Monday, August 10, 2009

Hanasakeru Seishounen

Anime Review
Hanasakeru Seishonen


Plot:
Fourteen-year-old Kajika Burnsworth, daughter of powerful industrialist Harry Burnsworth, gets talked into a "marriage game" directed by her father. In this game, she has to meet and choose a possible future husband out of three males that her father handpicked. According to the rules, if she picks one of them, then Harry will tell Kajika her true destiny. All three of men are unique in their own ways, and Kajika ends up liking each of them very much. As such, she makes all of them a part of her life.

Plot Summary:
Kajika Burnsworth is talked into a "Marriage Game" by her father, the mighty boss of the Burnsworth Company. She will meet three men he has chosen and decide which one to marry. If she does, he will tell her what her true destiny is.

Characters

Protagonists and Supporting Characters

Kajika Louisa Kugami Burnsworth (花鹿・ルイーサ・陸深・バーンズワース?) is the main protagonist and she is the sole daughter of World-renowned Burnsworth Corporation's owner, Harry Burnsworth. She inherited her father's charisma, and currently lives an uninhibited lifestyle. However, from the time she was very young, She lived on a solitary island in the Carribean for about ten years. Since she grew up in isolation, Kajika often lacks common knowledge about the world, and always becomes fascinated with her surroundings. Her Japanese mother died when she tried to protect Kajika from getting kidnapped. She makes her first appearance at age fourteen. Voiced by: Aya Endo

Li Ren Fang (倣立人 Fang Li Ren?) is the young leader of a large Chinese overseas merchant corporation. Ever since he was very little, he has been receiving special training and has been groomed for this position. As such, in order to make connections with the Burnsworths, Li Ren was introduced to Kajika when he was just a child. As he is a very shrewd businessman, is highly intelligent, good-looking and tall Chinese, he puts up a nice outer image. He makes his first appearance at age nineteen. Older: Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa, Younger: Voiced by: Marina Inoue

Haga Toranosuke the V (寅之介・V・芳賀 Toranosuke V Haga?) is Kajika's baby-faced second generation Japanese-American bodyguard. He is very skilled at his job, but he is very docile and has a somewhat childish personality. He makes his first appearance at age seventeen. Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara

Harry Burnsworth is Kajika's father. He naturally developed his own company, and is a charismatic industrialist that owns a first generation international conglomerate. There is a grave secret regarding his birth. Voiced by: Hozumi Goda

Kajika's Husband Candidates

Lumati Ivan die Laginei is the second prince of the Laginei kingdom, which was able to rapidly expand thanks to an abundant natural supply of oil. Resembling his grandfather Mahati in personality, Lumati is next in line for the crown after his older brother. Coincidentally, his eyes and face closely resemble that of Kajika. Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

Eugene Alexander du Vorkan is descended from French nobility and is the third son of the Volcan corporation. As a rare beauty possessing emerald green eyes and platinum blonde hair, Eugene often catches the attention of many women. However, Eugene is suicidal, and often toys with the emotions of these women in an attempt to get them to take his life. Sadly, he has driven many women to suicide as they can not bear to harm him. Viewing Eugene as the reincarnation of her pet leopard Mustafa, Kajika takes an instant liking to him. Voiced by: Daisuke Ono

Carl Rozenthal is a son to a competing corporation of the Burnsworth enterprise and therefore a third husband candidate in Kajika's game with her father. Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama

Burnsworth Relatives

Frederick Burnsworth is Harry's father, and Kajika's grandfather. His nickname is Fred, and he is a novelist. Older: Voiced by: Mitsuo Senda, Younger: Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima

Catherine Burnsworth is Harry's mother, and Kajika's grandmother. She passes away three years before Kajika visits Fred's house for the first time. Older: Voiced by: Tamie Kubota, Younger: Voiced by: Akiko Kimura

Laginei Kingdom

Quinza Hafez is a sharp and able chamberlain who serves Lumati. He sees qualities of a king in Lumati who is the second son of the current king and second in line for the throne. As such, he is scheming to instigate a bloody uprising in the Laginei kingdom with the intent of making Lumati king. Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

Isaac Noei is an officer of the Laginei kingdom's imperial guard. When he first appeared in the anime, he was a lietenant, but gets promoted to captain later on. Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida

Sezun Hafez is Lumati's sole attendant, and Quinza's younger brother. Voiced by: Miyu Irino

Najeera is the princess of Laginei kingdom, and is the cousin of Lumati and Izmal. Voiced by: Satomi Arai

Izmal is a prince of Laginei kingdom, and is Najeera's and Lumati's cousin. Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu

Somand is the crown prince of the Laginei kingdom, and is Lumati's older brother. While Lumati is out of the country, he is crowned king. Somand exiled Lumati from the Laginei kingdom on false charges. However, Quinza is plotting something behind the scenes to make Lumati king. Voiced by: Masahiro Yamanaka

Ioe is a chamberlain of the Laginei kingdom, and serves Somand. However, he is working with Quinza behind the scenes as well in a plot to dethrone Somand in favor of Lumati. Voiced by: Taketoshi Kawano

Fang Family Members

Monchen Shao (曹望青 Shao Monchen?) is a close associate and advisor to Li Ren. The Shaos have served the Feng family for generations, but Monchen did not intend to do so as well at first. However, upon meeting the young Li Ren, he decided to follow the Feng family as Li Ren's servant. Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Tonsen Fang (倣東旋 Fang Tonsen?) is the 5th senior executive of the Feng corporation, and is critical of the Burnsworth corporation and the newly appointed Li Ren. Voiced by: Deyuki Umez

Other Characters

Yui Yamate (山手由依 Yamate Yui?) is one of Kajika's classmates from when she was an international exchange student at a Japanese high school. After certain incidents occur, she becomes friends with Kajika. Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki

Eddie Roberts is a freelance journalist. He has been acquainted with Eugene for quite some time, and uses this to get close to Kajika and her friends. One year after Lumati is chased out of his country, he is successful in getting the sole interview from him. Voiced by: Yasuhiro Mamiya

Opening Theme:
"Change" by J-Min
Ending Theme:
"One" by J-Min


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