A N I M E / O T A K U : PART 6

Carried by the Wind Tsukikage Ran

Other Title:

Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran

Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran

Synonyms:

Wind-borne Moon-lit Ran

The Samurai Girl

Type:

TV

Aired:

January 26, 2000 to April 19, 2000

Source:

Original

Genres:

Adventure, Comedy, Historical, Martial Arts, Samurai

Synopsis:

In the Edo or Tokugawa period (1600–1868), Ran, a female wandering samurai whose skill with the katana is only matched by her taste for sake (rice wine), is joined by a chinese martial artist who calls herself Lady Meow of the Iron Cat Fist. Tsukikage Ran has individual episodes that are just short stories of their adventures.

Characters and Voice Actors:

- Main:

Myao "Lady Meow"

Myao is a traveling martial artist from China who, while she has a definite sense of justice, tends to leap into situations with little thought as to the consequences. She is basically a country bumpkin, described as having "the heart of a saint and the brains of an empty liquor bottle." She met up with Ran on her travels. Since then, the two tend to bump into each other. Often it's Myao who pays for Ran's food and sake.

- Okamura, Akemi (Japanese)

- Ruff, Michelle (English)

- Quinto, Letícia (Brazilian)

- Godoy, Citlalli (Spanish)

Ran Tsukikage

Name: Tsukikage Ran

Age: 20s

Gender: Female

Height: 175 cm (5 feet, 9 inches)

Status: Wandering ronin

Ran Tsukikage is a wandering female samurai who often describes herself as a "Beautiful woman". She is extremely skilled with the katana and is practically unbeatable. The only thing that matches her skill with the sword is her craving for sake (rice wine).

All we know about her past is that she learned the way of the sword from a samurai named Junzaburo Shiina. Apparently,this Shiina also gave Ran her first taste of sake. Shiina and Ran once had a relationship, but have since parted ways.

These days, Ran is often joined by Meow [Myao]

- Marshall, Mona (English)

- Yasuhara, Reiko (Japanese)

- Torrealba, Coralia (Spanish)

- Lemes, Cecília (Brazilian)

- Supporting:

Bandit

- Lang, Lex (English)

Bandit Chief

- Spellos, Peter (English)

Beninosuke

- Baily, Kirk (English)