Name: Tsuzuki Asato
Hair: Black
Eyes: Purple
DOB: 2/24 1900
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Tokyo Motto: What you can do tomorrow don't do today.
Interests: Gardening, Cooking (terrible)
Favorite Color: Light Green
Favorite Food: Apple Pie, sweet stuff, sake
The most powerful Shinigami in JuChoOh (Japan's bureau for processing the deceased) though he himself doesn't really know it. He takes care of the second block which covers mostly Kyushu. Tzusuki can summon 12 Shikigamis including Suzaku (Phoenix), SohRyu (Blue Dragon), and Byakko (White Tiger), and he generally uses Fuda magic. When he is really angry, Tsuzuki reveals another very fiercesome energy of unknown origin. He's worked as a Shinigami in the Shokan Division for the past 71 years and has gone through partners almost as fast as he goes through sweet food until Hisoka.
Tsuzuki has a rather care-free attitude (with no direction sense) but carries an enormous burden of guilt both from the work he does now and what happened before he died. When he was still alive, Tsuzuki was often persecuted because of his purple eyes. He desparately wants to be 'human' and that may be his reason for becoming a Shinigami.
He was born in the Meiji era (1866-1912). Tsuzuki had an older sister named Ruka who taught him both how to dance and how to cook. He is very good at the former but absolutely horrible at the latter (think Akane Tendo of Ranma 1/2). Tsuzuki died when he was 26 and little is known about his life but that he spent sometime in hospital as an adult, alternating between periods of insanity and sanity. Of everyone, only EnMaDaiOh and Konoe know about Tsuzuki's secrets though the Earl may know something as well.
Name: Kurosaki Hisoka
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes:Green
DOB: 10/18 1980
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Kanagawa Motto: Economy
Interest: Reading and Writing
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Lightly flavored finger food(?), meat and vegetable stew
Hisoka's family lineage stretches back into the Kamakura era (1185-1333) and had he lived, he would have been the 17th head. His family is very proud and old-fashioned and his father saw him more as a "thing" than a "person." Accordingly, Hisoka was trained as a bushi and is familiar with kendo, aikido, kyudo (japanese archery), naginata, and judo.
Hisoka is classified as an empath, able to sense others emotional states, however I think he is closer to a telepath as he can also sometimes read surface thoughts as well as "synchronizing" with people and "sharing" their mind and powers. Because of their old-fashioned strict attitudes, Hisoka's parents were absolutely against his supernatural powers. Whenever he displayed them, he would be thrown away and locked in an underground room.
Hisoka has a short temper and a smart mouth. Early in the series Hisoka couldn't stand being among many people for long periods of time because he hadn't had very much experience interacting with other people (and their unshielded emotions) both because of his power and his upbringing. After remaining partners with Tsuzuki, he seems to be opening up more. His reason for becoming a Shinigami was initially to find out why he was killed, and then later to get revenge on Muraki who killed him and dragged out his death for three years until he died at 16.
The kanji for Hisoka's name means secret.
Name: Muraki Kazutaka
Hair: Silver
Eyes: Silver
DOB: 12/4 1964
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Tokyo Motto: Lobster catch the red snapper. Otherwise progress human faults. (I didn't translate this very well.)
Interests: Antique doll collecting
Favorite Color: White
Favorite Food: Omelets
Muraki is a doctor in a Tokyo hospital. However he is also a sadistic killer who can drain other people's energy (killing them at the same time) to increase his own power. He is possibly still alive and his interactions with the Shinigami in the past dealt a lot with Tsuzuki whom he continually torments and sexually harasses (no I am not making this up).
Muraki killed Hisoka when Hisoka accidently came across one of his killings. Though Hisoka died that night, his death was stretched out for three years. Even after death, Muraki's mark is still on Hisoka and the doctor enjoys pulling the strings of his puppet.
Muraki's grandfather treated Tsuzuki in his hospital when Tsuzuki still lived and Muraki had inherited the data collected on Tsuzuki. Though Muraki displays an... ardent passion for Tsuzuki, he does have a girlfriend (fiancee?) who was his childhood friend.
More of Muraki's past was revealed in Volume 8 which held additional scenes and explanations that weren't in the bimonthly Hana to Yume magazine. One bit is that he put the blame of a crime on his father when the real perpetrator was his elder half-brother, possible same father different mothers. Saki, his half-brother, was last seen as a head and spinal column.
Name: The Earl
The reclusive, but very eccentric and often downright lecherous, occupant of the Castle of Candles in JuOhCho where he snuffs out the candles of life and makes up the list of the deceased. He has only appeared as a partial mask and a pair of gloves though in the interlude story between Kyoto and the Shikigami story, it was revealed that he does have a solid, human form.
His attentions to Tsuzuki rival that of Muraki's though the Earl has a better hold due to all of the favors Tsuzuki owes him for the numerous times Tsuzuki has asked for an extension on someone's life (like in "Last Waltz").
Name: Watari Yutaka
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Brown
DOB: 4/18 1953
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Kyoto
Motto: Smiles are free
Interests: Research
Favorite Color: Coral
Favorite Food: Italian
Watari is the Shinigami of the Sixth Block (Chiki) and serves as the Shoka Division's all around doctor and scientist. He declares himself a chemist though and seems to be trying to develop a sex-changing medicine... Though he has succeeded in an age regression potion (accidental, described in "The Child and I") and a mind switching potion he used liberally in a set of Valentine chocolates... Watari always has a cute plump owl around him and the one that is usually with him is called 003. He and Tsuzuki are on very good terms.
Watari has a rather strange power. He can give "life" to drawings and machines, basically inorganic objects. The "life" is given by granting the thing a spirit. However his drawing skills rate at about a preschooler's level.
Name: Tatsumi Seiichirou
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Blue
DOB: 12/27 ????
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Unknown
Motto: Time is money
Interest: Counting money
Favorite Color: Yellow Rose
Favorite Food: Fried Tofu(?)
Tatsumi is Konoe Kacho's secretary and the rumored real head of the Shokan Division. He was formerly a Shinigami as well, and served as Tsuzuki's third partner. They did not part on good terms (Tatsumi dumped Tsuzuki) but seem to have recently been able to patch things up.
Tatsumi is usually very harsh with Tzusuki and stern and distant with everyone else. Many of the Shinigamis are scared by his no-nonsense cold manner. Tatsumi nearly never loses his composure except when something concerns Tsuzuki. He is very tight with money and rather uncomfortable dealing with the opposite sex. (Reminds of Date Seiji of Yoroiden Samurai Troopers).
The only things known about Tatsumi's past life are that his mother was of noble blood who eloped and he had a younger sister. His mother was killed but I'm not sure if it was by him or someone else. Tatsumi has always wanted to protect his mother but always caused her to be sad.
Tatsumi left Tsuzuki for his own sake because Tsuzuki's own guilt made him feel his own guilt and also reminded him of his mother. Tatsumi does care very much for Tsuzuki as does Tsuzuki but I don't know how far that extends.
As revealed in the Kyoto story arc, Tatsumi's unique ability is that he is a 'Kagetsukai', a Shadow User/Shadow Magic User. He can manipulate the shadows to do just about anything. There are only two Kagetsukais in all of JuOhCho, Tatsumi and his teacher.
Name: Konoe
He is the chief of EnmaCho's Shokan division. Though he is often angered by Tsuzuki's lazy attitude, he knows Tsuzuki's capabilites and even some of his past as well. He is the most senior employee in this division with Tsuzuki being second. Konoe has a sweet tooth like Tsuzuki.
Konoe is the only person in Shokan who knows about Tsuzuki's past and gruff as he is with Tsuzuki, cares very much for him. You can see this in "Akuma no Toriru".
Name: GuShoShin
GuShoShin are the names of the twin gods who record the good and bad deeds of humans. In Yami no Matsuei, they serve as the librarians in charge of the library files about people, alive and dead. Sometimes either the elder or the younger brother is assigned to help a Shinigami.
Name: Torii Saya
One of the two Shinigami assigned to work the Ninth Area (Hokkaido), Saya appears as a quiet girl (especially next to her partner) with long light brown hair tied into two long tails down her front. In truth though, she can be just as 'in your face' as Yuma.
Name: Fukiya Yuma Saya's partner for the Ninth Area, Yuma's hair is also light brown but shoulder length. She is often nearly bursting with energy, enough for her partner even, and appears to be the more sophisticated of the two. Yuma and Saya are known for being quite forceful with their acquaintances, wanting to be all good friends.
Suzaku, better known as Red Sparrow or Phoenix, is the fiery bird of death and rebirth. Referred to as 'Nee-san' by just about everyone else close to her, her human form is that of a dark haired woman. Nearly everyday she picks a fight with Touda, another Fire type and another of Tsuzuki's Shikigamis, where she wields a huge sword. Suzaku cares deeply for Tsuzuki, even to the point where she will appear and willfully disobey his orders in order to protect him. Suzaku is the guardian beast of the south.
Name: Byakko
Type: Wind
Master: Tsuzuki
Also one of the top four and the Shikigami Tsuzuki calls the most, Byakko (White Tiger) appears to be the youngest of the top Shikigami and behaves much more like Tsuzuki when he is in his human form which appears to have white hair and his normal furry tail. He is known for cutting work by escaping to the nearby mountain ranges and catching a nap. (He and Tsuzuki really go together well. :P) Byakko controls both wind and air/atmosphere. He is the guardian beast of the west.
Name: SohRyu
Type: Water
Master: Tsuzuki
The representative of the Shikigami, SohRyu appears as a very stern, stiff-backed, long blue haired soldier. Most of the Shikigami view him with respect and even Tsuzuki is scared of him when SohRyu gives him the 'look'. In the Hokkaido chapter, the local lake dragon god was very startled that a mere human could summon a high ranking god dragon like SohRyu. Two of his children, Kijin and Tenkou, also serve Tsuzuki. Sohryu is the guardian beast of the east.
Name: Genbu
Type: Earth(?)
Master: Tsuzuki
Of the four great spiritual rulers, Genbu is the only one Tsuzuki can't summon. He appears as an old man who gets kicked around a lot, even by his own student Rikugou who is also one of Tsuzuki's twelve. One thing to note is that his form in the human world is probably that of a large black turtle. Genbu is the guardian beast of the north.
Name: Touda
Type: Fire
Master: Tsuzuki
Touda appears as a black snake-like creature with the black fires of hell that can even kill a Shinigami. As he says himself, he is a 'bad' Fire type, referring to his personality and general attitude toward his master. However, because Tsuzuki gave him peace (something to do with coaxing Touda out of his prison in Tenkuu for some crime), Touda is willing to do whatever Tsuzuki says. Of course, he'll only do what Tsuzuki says and practically never acts on his own.
Name: Rikugou
Type: ????
Master: Tsuzuki
Genbu's student is a scholarly young man. What he scared Hisoka with on their first meeting was his six eyes: the two normal ones, the two on his brow, and one in each hand. He is an astrologer.
Name: Kijin
Type: Water(?)
Master: Tsuzuki
Kijin is the elder of SohRyu's two children, Tenkou's older brother. He possesses blue hair like his father but unlike his father, he seems quite gentle. Kijin's speciality is divination, though he was previous introduced with the title "RaiTei" or "Thunder Emperor". Perhaps an honorific because of his father.
Name: Tenkou
Type: Water(?)
Master: Tsuzuki
Tenkou is the younger of SohRyu's two children, Kijin's younger sister (really young it looks like). She's a little shy but very cute young girl. It's suspected that she and Kijin should have some water related power because of their father. Her title is "KaiOu" or "Ocean Emperor".
Name: Taimou
Type: ????
Master: Tsuzuki
She(?) has no face but is called "Kinjushi" so I guess her(?) power has something to do with restricting things.
Name: Kouchin
Type: ????
Master: Tsuzuki
A Court Musician, Kouchin's power might be tied to the Biwa she carries. For the record, after the group introduction to Hisoka, both she and Suzaku glomped him.
Name: Tenkuu
Type: Building?
Master: Tsuzuki
Referred to as 'Tenkuu-ojisama' by Kijin, he apparently has no qualms about everyone going in and out of him, seeing as how he is a palace. I don't see how Tsuzuki can ever summon him or need to.
Name: Daion
Type: ????
Master: Tsuzuki
Tsuzuki's (gag?) Shikigami that is a pot. Of course, it's a mystery as to what lays inside of it.
Name: Shiisa
Type: Unknown
Master: None
A young Shikigami from Gensou Kai who fell through a wormhole between that world and the human world. Because he was 'shy' and 'naive' as he so loudly declared to Tsuzuki and Byakko, he didn't try to communicate with either the humans or the Shinigamis when they came but instead always lurked in the shadows and darkness as a large hairy feline (another form of Shiisa's).
Name: Riko
Type: Water, Defensive
Master: Hisoka This is Hisoka's first Shikigami. ^_^ Yes, it is a little cactus in a pot with a cowboy hat. He speaks a lot of english phrases and a few spanish words and his dialogue is usually very cheerful. He's mostly a defensive type but can also use the "10,000 Needle" attack (Cactrot! Cactrot!) and fire a pretty powerful hose of water from his arm. Unfortunately, he may have met a dismal end. (IYAAAAAA!)
Name: Kurikara RyuOh
Type: Fire
Master: None A Shikigami on par with a god not unlike Tsuzuki's top four Shikigamis, Kurikara is notoriously bad tempered and was locked away in a desert in Gensou Kai by the other Shikigamis. Long ago it was said that he and SohRyu fought each other. He may appear as a kid but he is a god of both dragons and forging, the most famous swords in Japanese history are tied to him (Matsushita-sensei made this up).