Other Title:
Arjuna
Synonyms:
Earth Maiden Arjuna
Earth Girl Arjuna
Type:
TV
Aired:
January 9, 2001 to March 27, 2001
Source:
Original
Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Magic, Sci-Fi
Synopsis:
Juna was just an ordinary high-school girl, right up until the day she died in a motorcycle accident. But there, in the twilight of death, she saw the future of the barren earth destroyed by the Raaja, and was offered a second chance at life if she would stop them. Now she must learn to cast aside her thoughtlessly destructive ways and face her destiny as the Avatar of Time, the one being who can decide the fate of the planet.
Characters and Voice Actors:
- Main:
Juna "Avatar of Time" Ariyoshi
Juna is a girl in the tenth grade, who is chosen by Chris to be the "Avatar of Time," to save the planet. Besides possessing powers due to her "Earth sympathy," she is an ordinary teenage girl. She has a difficult time understanding her purpose, and is unsure how she is supposed to help the planet. Her personal life is also distressed, both with her mother and sister, and especially in her uncertain relationship with Tokio, whose thoughts she cannot figure out, and who similarly never manages to understand her feelings. While she attempts to succeed in her job, she cannot understand the message Chris is trying to explain until the very end, when she realizes the meaning of "becoming one with the target" that she repeats from the beginning of the series.
- Higashiyama, Mami (Japanese)
- O'Hara, Maggie Blue (English)
- Kaufmann, Julia (German)
- Lima, Márcia Regina (Brazilian)
- Song, Do Yeong (Korean)
Chris Hawken
Chris is a powerful entity, who appears in the body of a young boy, crippled by expending his energy to revive Juna. He speaks only telepathically, and is able to leave his body at will, and often does so to help others. He is unerringly kind and patient to everyone, including Juna, despite her misunderstanding his words. He repeatedly admonishes her for trying to fight the Raaja, saying "Why do you kill?" and claiming he never asked her to do so.
- Ueda, Yuji (Japanese)
- Swaile, Brad (English)
- Pissardini, Adriana (Brazilian)
- O, In Seong (Korean)
- Ünal, Ozan (German)
Cindy Klein
Cindy is a young orphan whom Chris rescues, leading to her unwavering devotion to him. She acts as his translator, since she is telepathic, and can read his (and others) thoughts. She comes across as cold and rude to everyone other than Chris, most of all Juna, his disciple, who she feels can never replace him. She admits having psychological issues, which she claims stem from being able to read her mother's thoughts before her own birth.
- Shintani, Mayumi (Japanese)
- Keplermaier, Tatiane (Brazilian)
- Irvin, Brittney (English)
Tokio Oshima
Tokio is a stereotypical teenage boy, who plays video games and is addicted to fast food. He is greatly concerned with Juna's safety, and tries to protect her, not realizing he is powerless against the force she is trying to fight. He considers himself in love with her, but has a distorted view of what love is. Despite never having even kissed his supposed girlfriend, he attempts to both propose to her, and later have sex with her, neither successfully. Though he sees what Juna is doing, he understands her purpose even less than she does, and is quick to criticize her actions as needlessly obsessive. In his confusion, he ends up leading on their mutual friend, Saiyuri, leaving an uncomfortable love triangle.
- Seki, Tomokazu (Japanese)
- Francis, Andrew (English)
- Hasper, Kim (German)
- Monteiro, Dado (Brazilian)
- Hong, Si Ho (Korean)
- Supporting:
Sayuri Shirakawa
Sayuri is a classmate and friend to both Juna and Tokio. She knows nothing of Juna's other life saving the planet, but tries to help her friend deal with what she sees as nothing more than emotions from her confusing personal life. While she at first tries to help Juna and Tokio remain together, it becomes clear she has feelings for Tokio herself, evidenced by actions such as her removing her glasses whenever she sees him, after he mentions that she looks better that way at one point. When her family is destroyed in the "death of Japan," she and Tokio look after her dying younger siblings.
- Hisakawa, Aya (Japanese)
- St. Germain, Tabitha (English)
- Fernandes, Samira (Brazilian)
Teresa Wong
She is one of S.E.E.D. workers. She also helps Juna and tell her about her past when she was in some enviromental organisation.
Spoiler:
Later is found out that she is adrogynous.
- Soumi, Yoko (Japanese)
- Helena, Lúcia (Brazilian)
- Treger, Martina (German)
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