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07-Ghost
セブンゴースト (Sebun Gosuto)
Genre	Action, Fantasy, Supernatural
Manga
Author	Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara
Publisher	Ichijinsha
English publisher	Go! Comi
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Monthly Comic Zero Sum
Original run	November 25, 2005 – ongoing
Volumes	8 (List of volumes)
TV anime
Director	Norihiro Takamoto
Studio	Studio Deen
Network	TXN
Original run	April 6, 2009 – ongoing
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
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07-Ghost is a fantasy manga written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. It is currently serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum published by Ichijinsha. Seven bound volumes have been released as of January 2009. The manga has been licensed by Go! Comi for release in North America. 07-Ghost has been adapted into a drama CD.

An anime adaptation of 07-Ghost was produced by Studio DEEN and premiered in April 2009.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Setting 2.1 Zaiphon 2.2 07-Ghosts and Verloren 2.3 The Three Dreams 2.4 The Eyes of Mikhail and Raphael 2.5 Style 3 Characters 3.1 Main characters 3.2 Minor characters 4 Terminology 5 Media 5.1 Manga 5.2 Drama CD 5.3 Anime 5.3.1 Episode list 6 Reception 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Plot

Teito Klein is a former slave sent to attend the Barsburg Empire's military academy due to his ability to use Zaiphon, a type of supernatural power. The ability is rare, and thus highly prized. Teito is an amnesiac and doesn't remember anything of his origins—what he does learn of his past comes from his recurring and often traumatizing dreams.

After a year at the academy, Teito takes the graduation exam; it is notoriously difficult, with a pass rate of one in twenty-five. Teito and his best (and only) friend, Mikage, pass easily. That night, in their shared dorm room, they each promise to help the other at any cost. The next day, Teito is delivering papers to a professor when he overhears his name. He stops to listen and realizes that the speaker, a man named Ayanami, is the man who killed his father in his dreams. Teito is found eavesdropping and tries to attack his father's murderer, but is quickly brought down by one of Ayanami's subordinates and sent to prison. Mikage comes to help him escape, only to find that Teito has managed to fight past the guards by himself. The two flee the building, but are cornered on a balcony. Teito pretends to hold Mikage hostage, threatening to kill him; and tries to escape when Ayanami sends a Zaiphon attack after him, which Teito manages to partly deflect. A Bishop in the nearby 7th District brings the injured Teito to the church to recuperate. Since Teito is still in chains, the Bishop, Frau, mistakes him for a slave and comments that if Teito had been a soldier in the Imperial army, he would have killed him immediately. Because of the law of "sanctuary", Teito may stay in the church without fear of the Empire or Ayanami.

Teito carries the Eye of Michael, the powerful artifact that his home country, the Raggs Kingdom, was ransacked for. The tragic death of a loved one catapults him into his quest for revenge against the Barsburg Empire and knowledge about his past, while he becomes entangled with the Gods, Verloren, and the 7 Ghosts.

His best friend's fate spurs Teito into trying to master the Bascule—a powerful weapon that can harness and focus his innate power. Friends become enemies and rivals become allies as Teito begins to fulfill his destiny, and protect his fallen country from the minions of his former masters.^[1]

[edit] Setting

07 Ghost takes place in a fantasy world with many different laws, kingdoms, gods, and magic. Common forms of transportation, for example, are hawkziles, winged motorcycles that are actually live birds. There are also many different creatures, such as the Fyulong dragons. There are 7 districts in the land, each with their own cities, rulers and culture. Each district also has a House of God that is protected by an 07 Ghost; one Ghost for each of the seven districts. The food is also quite unique; common dishes at the church include eyeball fish and edible flowers.

[edit] Zaiphon

Zaiphon is the "magic" of 07-Ghosts's world; Zaiphon is the ability to convert a life source into various forms of energy. It is mainly controlled by writing words in the air with the hands, though people may use weapons to channel Zaiphon. Those who have the ability to use Zaiphon are rare and thought of as blessed by God. Every user's capabilities are different, and in many cases, reflect their nature. Zaiphon is generally categorized into three types:

• Healing Zaiphon: People with this type of Zaiphon are able to heal wounds and share their Zaiphon with others or transfer their Zaiphon to others. A character who primarily uses this Zaiphon is Labrador. Another character who uses healing Zaiphon is Assistant Archbishop Bastien.
• Offensive Zaiphon: Those with this kind of Zaiphon have the ability to attack their enemies and protect themselves from attacks directed to them. Teito, Mikage, Hakuren and Frau are examples of characters who primarily use the offensive branch.
• Manipulation Zaiphon: This type is particularly special and rare. Those with Manipulation Zaiphon are able to move things at will. Characters who use this is Castor.

There is also a variety of weapons used to manipulate Zaiphon, the most commonly known being the bascule. With the bascule, people may attack Kor. However, the healing branch cannot directly attack a Kor, but it can restrict and remove it from a person. The offensive branch is different and attacks a Kor outright. According to Castor, people may learn how to use the different branches of Zaiphon.

[edit] 07-Ghosts and Verloren

According to a centuries-old myth, the God of Death Verloren committed a crime (of killing the chief of heavens' daughter) in the heavens and was forced to escape to the earth. As a result, the hearts of people were invaded by this evil god and they slipped into despair. Lamenting over their suffering, the Chief of the Heavens dispatched seven heavenly lights in order to punish the evil Verloren. Called "The Seven Ghosts", they are said to have sealed the detestable Verloren on this earth and are the guardians of the Empire. Mothers tell their children that if they're naughty, the Seven Ghosts will come to take them away.

Since Verloren has been sealed away, his messengers, the Kor, find and contact humans to bring them under his influence. If a contract is made, a mark appears on the person's chest. This is known as Verloren's curse, and indicates one's heart being eaten by darkness. The 07-Ghosts work is to fight against Verloren and his curse and try to stop contracts from being fulfilled. Only the Bishops can remove Verloren's curse, in a complicated ceremony.

Kor that grant 3 wishes become "Wars", people who can control them are called Warsfields.

The 07-Ghosts are humans with such extraordinary Zaiphon abilities that they are considered to be blessed by God. Each of the 07-Ghosts has died. Frau, Castor, Labrador, Fia Kruez, and Lance have been revealed to be Ghosts thus far; all should have the mark of their Ghost on their hand. The Ghosts' names are Zehel, Fest, Profe, Randkalt, Rilect, Ea, and Vertrag. Each of the Ghosts has a specific power; Zehel cuts a persons ties with misfortune, Fest binds souls together, Profe is capable of foresight, and so on. Their names, when written with kanji, give clues to this power.

Even though Verloren had been sealed away in Pandora's Box for over 9000 years, he is freed and once again begins to invade the hearts of men. f i

[edit] The Three Dreams

When a person is given a life from the Chief of the Heavens, they are told that over the course of their lifetime, they will have three dreams to complete. When all of the dreams are granted, their souls will be called back to the Chief and be reincarnated. However, when people are born they don't remember the dreams they chose, and finding out the dreams is supposedly the joy of life.

There are evil beings that want to interfere with this process; among them are the Kor, who steal the dreams and drag humans into darkness. When a human comes under a Kor's power, the first dream is granted, but the person's heart becomes unstable and unable to be satisfied no matter what one does. When the second is started, the person falls into a state of starvation, or addiction. When the third dream is granted by the Kor, the soul has indulged in too much darkness and will forever be unable to go back to the Chief of the Heavens. The Kor then takes the body to increase its number of comrades waiting for their master Verloren's return. A possessed body with all three dreams fulfilled by the Kor is called a Wars.

It is the duty of the church to protect people from the Kor; because addiction isn't easily removed, there is a correction center where people are helped to overcome themselves. There are cases when a Kor may grant a wish that is not one of the three dreams, but it upsets the equilibrium and the Kor may be punished for it.

[edit] The Eyes of Mikhail and Raphael

A set of stones embedded into a person's hand, they allow the Gods Mikhail and Raphael to descend into their host's body for a limited time. The eyes are undetectable until the God possesses their host's body, in which case the host's eye colour usually changes and he or she has godlike prowess with Zaiphon. The royal family of the Kingdom of Raggs held the Eye of Mikhail and the Barsburg Empire held the Eye of Raphael. A pact was established between both countries never to search for the other's eye, though it was broken by the Empire ten years prior to the story's beginning.

[edit] Style

The overall style for 07 Ghost fits into the fantasy genre of manga. Although the plot is serious and the characters wield dangerous weapons, there is a lot of comic relief so that the story maintains a lighthearted tone. The characters are all complex, varied, and entertaining, and the story is extremely emotional. It is often disputed as to whether it is a shōnen or shōjo manga, since it has qualities that appeal to both demographics. 07 Ghost has lots of action while it focuses heavily on character development.

"Character designs tend towards the bishōnen type. Even within our circle of bishops, [there's] the naughty rebel, the eyeglass character, and the lolishouta type. Despite the angst filled and mysterious storyline, the manga also includes quite a bit of humor from Teito's and Mikage's horseplay and our three bishops' quirks, and chibis and deformed expressions are used for these scenes."

—Sakura Eries, Mania.com Review^[2]

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main characters

Teito Klein (テイト·クライン, Teito Kurain^?) Voiced by: Saiga Mitsuki

The protagonist of the story. A former slave captured by the Barsburg Empire and considered to be the military academy's star pupil. His homeland is the former Kingdom of Raggs, and he was raised as an orphan in a church. It is later revealed that Teito had been entrusted with the Eye of Mikhail when the Empire invaded his home country, and he is the son of the former king of Raggs, Weldeschtein Krom Raggs, thus, a prince.

At the start of the manga, Teito makes a promise with his best (and only) friend, Mikage, that they would die together.^[3] Unfortunately, Mikage gives up his life to save Teito from the Empire. Teito, shaken, swears revenge even though Mikage told him not to. At the 7th District Church he starts studying to become a priest so he can gain a priest's advantages on his way to revenge- free room and board at any inn in the Empire, and less stringent inspections at borders. However, he becomes entangled in the affairs of the Gods along the way because of the Eye of Michael.

Teito is often teased because of his short stature by Mikage, Frau, and others who always treat him like a child, or mistaking him for one, which annoys him to no end. While training with Mikage using Zaiphon, Mikage even engraves the word 'chibi' to tease him. It is later revealed in a flashback that the reason for his shortness is probably because he only took pills instead of eating proper meals while he was a slave and a student at the military school.

At the beginning of the story, Teito is a cold and serious student, even to Mikage, although the two are good friends. This is understandable, as his only memories were of being a combat slave whose only purpose was to kill criminals when he was very young. Even so, the chairman (Miroku), once said that Teito's compassion is his greatest 'weakness', despite all the hardships he has gone through. This is shown during the first military exam, when the requirement was to kill a condemned criminal in order to pass; Teito refused to do so, stating that there is no reason to do so, until Ayanami intervened and killed the criminal in front of Teito. While he was a slave, he often saw other children with their mothers and couldn't remember ever having a family. The only person who cared about him as a slave was a mute maid (who was also a slave) in the manor where he lived. Before leaving to go to military school, Teito brought her a feather, promising that someday she would be free as well. It is shown at the end of the flashback sequence that she still has a framed picture of Teito and is shown looking at it fondly.

We later find out that Teito was the heir to the throne of the Raggs Kingdom, his real name being Wahrheit Tiashe Raggs. However, he was the son of a concubine, causing the queen to despise him. She later makes a deal to the Pope and gives Teito's body to him. The Pope seals Verloren's body within Teito, making him 'The Pandora's Box' that seals Verloren as well as the vessel for a being that is practically a source of all evil. The king, Teito's father was not aware of this, as the queen and the pope constructed a fake replica/body to make it seem like Teito had died from falling off a balcony, thus concealing the fact that he was made into the Pandora's Box. Their plan is somewhat foiled by Fia Kruez, or 'The Father' that Teito is often referring to. He used his power as one of the Seven Ghosts (the Ghost of the Raggs House of God, Vertrag) to subdue Verloren's body, sealing it temporarily.

The identity of any one of the Seven Ghosts must remain a secret, however, so nobody believes Fia Kruez's word against the Pope. This is the origin of the 'lie' that Kruez committed the unforgivable act of stealing the Pandora's Box, who was actually Teito, although no one knew that. In order to make sure Teito's soul won't be overcome by what was sealed in him (Verloren's body) and thus save his life, the King makes Teito also become the Vessel of the Eye of Michael very early in life; interestingly, the Eye of Michael protects Teito from Verloren while simultaneously being the one thing that can open Pandora's Box. At this time, the Barsburg empire comes to attack Raggs, under the impression that Raggs made a declaration of war since the messenger that Raggs sent to tell Barsburg about the Pope was killed, making Barsburg believes Raggs stole Pandora's Box.

It's revealed that Fia Kruez is the younger brother of the King—making 'The Father' Teito's blood uncle, though he is a Ghost. This explains why Fia has been around since the beginning with Teito. At this point, Fia takes Teito, and the King is still alive. It also brings up the possibility that Teito himself may become a Ghost, as he is the last of the bloodline of the Raggs God House.

Teito has a slave tattoo on his back from when he was first captured and wears a slave collar around his neck, put there by Ayanami. However, Frau accidentally invoked a blood contract when he tried to get the collar off and became Teito's 'master.' This enables him to use three commands that Teito must obey: Sleep, Bind, and Pain. In a humorous scene, Castor states that he shouldn't have informed Frau about the commands, implying that Frau will probably abuse this power. However, in actuality, Frau has only used the command 'Sleep', and even then has only used it twice—both times in a form of self-defence. The collar will explode if Teito is separated from Frau, the collar's master, for over 48 hours.

Teito is very skilled with the Baculus, exceeding the Zaiphon limit for it during training in one incident.^[4] He is very agile and an excellent runner after having trained with Castor's puppets, and manages to get through the examinations on his first try with Hakuren. His slave number was 2741.

In Hausen House Arc, Teito found out Castor, who is really Xinglu, is actually dead and still couldn't figure out why he saw he was still alive back at the church. He was later attacked by a Wars in the doll of Xinglu's mother. Teito poses as Xinglu and forgave her, then defeated Wars. As Teito left, Fest/Castor appeared and asked if Teito had the courage to accept the "curse" -- that is, the first of the seven 'cursed ticket' needed to reach the land of Seele^[5].

Right now he is in the 5th District, the Raggs Kingdom. He later met the Imperial princess and owner of the Eye of Raphael, Ouka. He seems to have some feelings for her, regard that she's part of the Empire.

His birthday is the 1st of December, and is around 15–16 years old. He ranked first in the latest popularity poll in Monthly Comic Zero Sum.^[6]

Mikage (ミカゲ, Mikage^?) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

Teito's best friend, Mikage comes from a family of stewards. Despite the fact that his closeness with Teito makes him a target of ill will, he remains a bright and cheerful person, sticking with Teito even if others make fun of him. Their relationship as friends involves a lot of Mikage teasing Teito about his short stature, and Teito beating him up in retaliation. Even so, they are still very close, promising each other that they will die together and will always be "the best of friends". Mikage also teaches Teito a lot about having being friends and having compassion for others. After learning of Castor's family's grief for their son, he tells Seilan "Mikage had told me... that if two people were together sadness would also be halved..."^[7]

Mikage often tries to get Teito to loosen up, telling him that if he smiles and laughs more, he'll grow taller. After his death, Teito still finds it hard to go on without his best friend, even stating that "When Mikage died... I felt like a part of me died as well". Because of him, Teito begins his quest to all seven "Houses of God" in order to receive the 'cursed tickets', which will enable him to travel to the land of souls and trade his life for Mikage's, discovering more about his forgotten past and about the Seven Ghosts in the process.

When Mikage's soul is taken by Ayanami and he dies, he begs Teito not to look for revenge, but instead to keep walking towards the light. This shakes Teito's beliefs, because Mikage was his 'light'.^[8] Later, Mikage becomes reincarnated as a small pink dragon (called Burupya) because he wished to protect Teito, no matter what form.

Burupya is a Fyulong dragon who apparently fell from his nest. Frau managed to find him and bring him to Teito so that they could be together. While traveling to another House of God, Teito comes across Burupya's mother who demands to have Burupya back (the dragons can talk and grow to a huge size, which surprises Teito quite a bit). She tells him that even though Burupya is the reincarnation of Mikage, he has no memories of his previous life and doesn't belong with people. She also states that it is strange how Burupya is unable to talk or fly like his siblings. Right before letting Burupya go, Burupya changes into a young Mikage for a few seconds, before leaving with his family. The (child) Mikage points up to the words on the walls that say "We'll always be the best of friends", his last words. At the last minute, however, the dragons leave and Burupya drops from the sky, tackling Teito to the ground, staying by Teito's side instead leaving with the rest of the dragons.

Even after his death, Teito still cares about Mikage very much; when Teito is struggling with learning how to use the Baculus, Bastien tells him that he needs to think of his feelings for God in his heart. Teito then thinks "Though I don't really know anything about God, I'm thinking of you... Mikage."^[9] Then, using his Baculus, he blows up the training grounds (accidentally).

Mikage is easily recognizable by the small X shaped scar on his chin; he got it a long time ago when he was sparring with his older brother.^[10] Burupya also has a similar scar on his head as well. Mikage also has a little sister. His birthday is the 3rd of March, and he is 15 at the beginning of the story. He is also quite a popular character having ranked third in the latest popularity poll in Monthly Comic Zero Sum.^[6]

Frau (フラウ, Furau^?) Voiced by: Suwabe Junichi

A perverted Bishop, he saves Teito's life when Teito falls from his hawkzile. He is the member of the 07-Ghosts and is known as 'Zehel'^[11]. He finds Mikage (as a small pink dragon) for Teito and accidentally becomes Teito's 'Master' when he attempts to remove Teito's promise collar, invoking a blood contract. This collar gives Frau the ability to use three commands on Teito: bind, sleep and pain. For all his teasing, Frau also keeps Teito's spirits up with impromptu pep-talks. Because of this, Teito sometimes makes associations between Frau and his late 'Father'. His relation with Ayanami is as of yet unknown. Frau is the only Ghost who can wield Ayanami's scythe. His catchphase he says before every battle is "may god be with you".

Frau was adopted by the church and became Bastian's disciple when he was caught in the large scale 'thief subjugation' across the empire. All of his friends died and he didn't believe in God; nevertheless he was so powerful with Zaiphon that it was rumored he was a child blessed with God's strength. While Frau was a wild child, constantly getting into trouble, he and Bastian ended up having a good father-son like relationship. When he was very young, Frau used to sneak out of the church at night and remove Kor from those afflicted by it, something extremely difficult that only trained bishops are usually capable of doing.

Frau was so talented that he holds the all-time highest score for the examination—in fact, all of those being tested that day had to be regraded separately, as Frau's light completely erased everyone's darkness^[12]. When Frau and Castor are reminiscing about when they took the exam, Frau says how he got stuck with the worst partner ever. Castor is infuriated by his comment, saying that that was his line, which implies that they were partners in the examination.

He enjoys teasing and annoying Teito about how he looks like a small child. Although he is very tall and intimidating, the church orphans adore him, often getting him to play games with them. Frau is also quite the ladies' man, flirting with the nuns and any pretty women he sees.

Despite his tough looks and rough exterior, Frau's is actually very caring and cares very much for people especially Teito, showing some hints like protecting him from danger and carrying him when he's hurt. He even says that his meeting with Teito for the first time is not a coincidence but actually is fated for them both to meet. He has also said that Teito was the "shining rays" he meet in one of the chapter.

After Bastien's death, Frau pretends not to be bothered since he has seen many deaths before, but Teito scolds him for not properly feeling sad because Bastien was so important to Frau. A little while after the funeral, the nuns find that a new sprout had grown from one of the trees at the church; it is implied that this is Bastien's reincarnation. At the end of the chapter, Frau is shown sitting in the tree, reunited his mentor.

He has a cross-shaped tattoo on the small of his back. Frau was ranked second in the latest popularity poll in Monthly Comic Zero Sum.^[6]

Castor (カストル, Kasutoru^?) Voiced by: Chiba Susumu

Another bishop, he convinces Teito to take the examination to enter the priesthood. The training he puts Teito through is vigorous and often involves his 'dolls', life-sized puppets he controls with Zaiphon. One of the 07-Ghosts, he is 'Fest'.

His name used to be Xing-lu, and he was the thirteenth head of the family in a House of God. His father often ignored him and he felt neglected, so Castor spent most of his time inside his room making replica dolls of his mother, who "was the only allowed to spoil him". He was so talented, that he was widely recognized as a genius.^[13]

After a successful mission, Castor hears someone singing and finds Razette, a young mermaid, in a tank. He frees her and she immediately is taken with him. The two become friends and companions, with Razette continuously trying to cheer Castor up; using her power to replicate any face, she changes her appearance to that of Castor's and smiles, causing him to burst into tears. After that day, Razette taught him how to smile.^[14]

Although he was the next heir in the God House, he had no interest to become the head of the family, telling Razette, "I'd like to become a puppet master. You'll sing, and I'll use my puppets. We'll perform on a grand stage, and travel the world together like that."^[15]. Their plan, however, was interrupted when the Raggs War began; their side was on the Raggs kingdoms and fought against the Barsburg Empire, resulting in their loss. In order to save their families, they had to bring the head of their house's master. Castor's father reveals that he actually cares about him a lot, saying that he can't give up his only beloved son. His father suggests that Razette changes her face to Castor's, and they'll execute her an bring the head to the empire. Just as he is about to kill Razette, Castor intervenes, and is mortally wounded by the sword.

Upon being told the story by Seilan, Xinglu's butler, while visiting the House of God, Teito is stunned because he recognizes Castor from the photos of Xinglu. Teito asks him if Xinglu survived the stab wound and is told that the young heir died, which stuns Teito because he knows Castor and Razette are living quite happily back at the church. It turns out that when he died he became a Ghost; this explains why he never told his family that he was still alive because the identity of the 07 Ghosts must remain a secret. After he became a Ghost and "woke up" after his death Razette was lying dead by his side, apparently having taken her own life in grief over Castor's death. As her Soul was still in her body, he was able to use his new Ghost powers to tie his body together with her soul, allowing her to live again by sharing his life force.

After Teito discovers that Castor and Frau are both one of the Seven Ghosts, Castor decides to wipe away Teito's memories of the incident, because their identities must remain a secret. Frau, however, stops him, telling him that if he takes away Teito's memories of when Frau revealed himself as Zehel, Teito will not remember Mikage's last smile (Frau transformed to save him when Mikage was possessed by Ayanami).

His powers as a ghost is that he can tie together the souls of living beings. With this it means he can resurrect dead bodies, on the condition that the soul is still in the body, and it was not a natural death. He was seen doing this to a dead dog, tying it and its owner's souls together, letting it live on by sharing the life force with its owner. He used this power the first time right after becoming a ghost, resurrecting Razette. This let her live on, as well as be with him, as their souls were now bound together, bypassing the rule that the Ghosts can't contact people from their past.

His birthday is the 24th of December. He was voted fourth in the latest popularity poll in Monthly Comic Zero Sum.^[6]

Labrador (ラブラドール, Raburadōru^?) Voiced by: Miyata Kouki

A bishop whose hobby is gardening, he gives Teito a flower of protection at the start of the manga which later saves his life during an encounter with a Kor. He also gives Teito a drink made from sweet flowers to heal his 'wounds of the heart'. During battles, he is able to use flowers and vines as weapons. An omake has confirmed that he is a Ghost, known as 'Profe'. His powers as a Ghost grant him the gift of foresight, which allowed him to aid Teito before Teito's first encounter with a Kor.

Hakuren Oak (ハクレン·オーク, Hakuren Ōku^?) Voiced by: Fukuyama Jun

Teito's roommate at the church and, at first, his self-proclaimed rival for the priesthood exam. They first meet soon after Mikage's death and Hakuren is walking by Teito in the church. Teito mistakes him for Mikage since they look somewhat similar, but upon looking closer, realizes it is someone else. Upon seeing that Teito is training to become a bishop a well, he states that Teito is now his rival. Teito is thinking that there is something about Hakuren that is a bit familiar to him until Hakuren asks Teito whether middle school children were starting to take the exam as well. Teito suddenly realizes that Hakuren sounds a lot like Shuuri Oak, his tormentor from the military academy.

It turns out that Hakuren is related to Shuuri and he and Teito immediately despise each other, even thinking "if this wasn't a sanctuary, I would beat him up".^[16] After trading insults, Teito asks Hakuren why someone from the noble Oak family, having a reputation for being in the military and the government, would pursue a life at the church. Later in the day, upon hearing that they are roommates, both of them demand a change, but are unable to. Because they are roommates, they are also assigned as partners for training and the examination.

Eventually, they apologize for being so rude to each other and become friends. After Teito tells him about how Burupya is the reincarnation of his friend, Hakuren tells him about why he came to the church to become a bishop. When he was very young, his mother was taken by a Kor. His father was ashamed and simply locked her up in her room so that no one would know about it, but Hakuren suggested asking the Church for help exterminating the Kor. His father refused, but later Frau came to his house and healed his mother.^[17] Hakuren believed that he was God who answered his prayers and since that day, wanted to become just like Frau. After telling Teito his story, he felt embarrassed, but they became good friends. Their friendship is further developed when a Wars attacks the two of them after training and Teito grabs Hakuren's hand to stop him from falling.^[18] They both end up falling out of the building and have to be saved by Frau.

After that incident, Hakuren offers Teito a handshake, calling him a 'comrade'.^[19] Teito hesitates, remembering how he became friends with Mikage but ended up being unable to protect him. He then tells Hakuren he'll be friends with him when he's strong enough to protect him. Eventually, they become best friends, and before parting ways to begin their apprenticeship after completing the exam, promise each other that when they next meet they'll be much stronger. He is now working as an apprentice bishop for Castor, sending Teito mail whenever he can. He later became bishop. By his own words he dislikes women(He views his mother as a separate being and Razette as a child)^[20].

Later on, he got a mail from his father and he asked him to come back to the Royal family to serve as a tutor to the princess. At first, Hakuren denied it. However, Castor asks him to visit before making his final decision. After seeing & hear the things that were covered up by the military, he decided to go in order to let the voices of the weak be heard to the royal family.

His birthday is the 15th of October. Hakuren was ranked fifth in the latest popularity poll in Monthly Comic Zero Sum.^[6]

Ayanami (アヤナミ, Ayanami^?) Voiced by: Hayami Shou

The main antagonist. He is the man who killed Teito's 'Father' and seeks the Eye of Mikhail, though he seems to also be searching for 'Zehel'. His relationship with the 07-Ghosts is unknown, but he seems to be working for Verloren. It has been revealed that Ayanami is the owner of Frau's scythe; however, how his scythe came into Frau's possession is still unknown.

He is a cold and merciless character, and will not hesitate to kill someone without remorse. The sometimes crazy antics of his subordinates annoy him to no end. He is very dedicated to his country. His cruelty really shows when he holds Mikage in for questioning after Teito's escape; he gives Mikage the choice between telling him where Teito went or he would kill his family. He then possesses Mikage's soul and when Mikage finally finds Teito, takes over his body and forces him to attack Teito. In the end, Teito and Frau are forced to kill Mikage, which takes its toll on Teito emotionally. Ayanami later states that it was necessary to kill Mikage in front of Teito's very own eyes so that Teito would come after Ayanami in revenge.

In one of the more lighthearted official doujinshis/omakes, Ayanami is shown trying to find a pet, but all the animals are afraid of him.

It is later revealed in chapter 46 that Ayanami is indeed the reincarnation of the spirit of Verloren. Usually this would have been okay, as Verloren reincarnates within a human body every time one dies, but the case is different in Ayanami as he has remembered that he is Verloren. He confirms to Labrador that he wants his "body" and his power back, and will stop at nothing to get it. He also reveals the Seven Ghosts are actually fragments of his body and that he shall get them back as well.

Mikhail

A god that possesses Teito's body through the Eye of Mikhail. When in control of Teito's body, Teito's irises become red and his pupils become slits. He is very fond of Teito, and is put out by the slave collar that limits his strength. Though extremely powerful, he tends to act like a petulant child and often makes undignified faces when talking with the Bishops. Later in the series, the Eye of Michael is stolen.

[edit] Minor characters

Miroku (ミロク, Miroku^?) Voiced by: Mitsuo Senda

The chairman who had Teito as his favorite student. Although that is how it looked at first, but later it's revealed that he just put Teito in the academy because he's the owner of The Eye of Mikhaill and Raggs successor. That you can take form the conversation with Ayanami, at chapter 10 in the anime, with the sentence: "Ever since the beginning, I did not plan to have 'that' as a military toy or anything trivial."

Shuri Oak (シュリ·オーク, Shuri Ōku^?) Voiced by: Miyu Irino

A student from the prestigious Oak family, he often bullies Teito because he was a slave. During the final exam, Teito saves his life even though he has a grudge against him. Later, through connections with his father, he becomes a subordinate to Ayanami. Because Konatsu saved his life, he idolizes him greatly.

He is very cowardly, conceited, and spoiled. He annoys the other Black Hawks so much that Hyuuga simply throws him out of the aircraft on a battlefield, claiming he was just sending him on the front lines. He is about to be killed before Konatsu saves him. His birthday is the 3rd of February.

Razette (Razetto^?) Voiced by: Saori Hayami

A noel mermaid, who grew up with Castor, is resurrected after taking her own life in grief over Castor's death. She currently sings and plays the organ in the church. Razette can also freely change her face into that of other people. Her scales also people to breath underwater.

In the anime, she seems to fear Frau, as shown when she cowers behind Teito after Frau greets her. This fact does not exist in the manga.

Fia Kruez (フェア·クロイツ, Fea Kuroitsu^?)

Originally only known as "Father" to Teito, he took Teito into a church and raised him. When Teito was a child, he taught him many things, including the majority of the church's writings. Fia Kruez was excommunicated from the Church shortly after Teito left, for escaping with Pandora's Box.

He cared for Teito very much, having raised him and being his primary father figure. He is actually the King's younger brother, making him Teito's blood uncle. Although there are many differences between him and Frau, Teito is still reminded of Kruez a lot when Frau is being serious. It is later revealed in chapter 39 that he was the one who sealed Teito's memories in order to protect the Eye of Mikhail and hide the location of where he hid the Pandora's Box.

Fia Kruez is also another of the 07-Ghosts, Vertrag.

Sister Athena

One of the nuns of the church. She has blue hair and violet eyes.

Sister Rosary

One of the nuns of the church. She has blonde hair and brown eyes. She is a bit clumsy.

Sister Libelle

One of the nuns of the church. She has pink hair and blue eyes.

Jio (ジオ, Jio^?)

An elder Arch-bishop at the church with one scarred eye. He is the leader of the seven Bishops and suspects spies in the church.

Bastien (バスティン, Basutin^?) Voiced by: Daisuke Kirii

A high-ranking priest, he oversees the teaching of acolytes (people who will take the exam to become a priest). He was Frau's teacher in the past, and is his most important person. Ironically, he is revealed to be a spy under Ayanami. He was killed by Frau in his Ghost form for his crime of using black magic to kills murderers who seek salvation. It is implied he was reincarnated as a sprout in the church's garden.

Hyuuga (ヒュウガ, Hyūga^?) Voiced by: Kenji Hamada

One of Ayanami's subordinates. He refers to Ayanami as 'Aya-tan'. He is almost never seen without a lollipop (or candy apple thing) in his mouth and is always wearing dark sunglasses. He is always joking, being silly and never acts serious. This is shown in an omake when he and Frau attend a parent teacher meeting and embarrass Konatsu and Teito. Hyuuga is also very skilled with the sword.

His birthday is the 8th of July.

Konatsu Warren (コナツ, Konatsu-Wōren^?) Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio

Hyuuga's subordinate, he often gets exasperated at Hyuuga for failing to do his work. Recently, he also has to put up with Shuuri, who idolizes him. He is often the 'normal one' in a group full of crazy people and is shown 'reaching his limit' when no one is doing any work and are just playing around. This is interesting as it humanizes the villains.

Konatsu was born to a prominent family known for being gifted with warsfeil users. However, as Konatsu was born without the powers of warsfeil, he was shunned by his entire family, save for his grandfather who taught him swordsmanship under the instruction that if he could join the Black Hawks he might be accepted by his family. As such, Konatsu is an excellent swordsman, achieving had top marks in the examination ^[21] and having never lost a battle.

With these merits, Konatsu applies for a spot on the Black Hawks and is rejected because, despite his skill, he lacks the power of warsfeil. Upon receiving his rejection, he sees Hyuuga practicing with his sword and is challenged to a match. The conditions are that if Konatsu can land one "hit" on Hyuuga, Hyuuga give him a sword.

The match is easily one-sided, with Hyuuga breaking Konatsu's arm and several of his ribs. Yet despite his clear disadvantage, Konatsu refuses to give up. After he has passed out from his injuries and Hyuuga is checking his body, Konatsu lashes out at him, unconsciously, grabbing Hyuuga's throat and scoring a "hit." When Konatsu wakes up in hospital, Hyuuga is there and rewards him with a sword and a spot in the Black Hawks.

Kuroyuri (クロユリ, Kuroyuri^?) Voiced by: Chiwa Saito

The youngest of Ayanami's subordinates, Kuroyuri often goes on missions with Haruse. He/she is fanatically devoted to Ayanami and hates the Ghosts (particularly Frau)^[22]. He/she seems to make a hobby of killing things and otherwise making things gory, as seen when Kuroyuri sits on mountains of corpses^[23], mutilates bodies^[24], and frequently asks for permission to kill things^[25]. He/she seems to have a strong relationship with Haruse^[26].

Kuroyuri's gender is actually a point of contention in the manga. In one omake panel, Konatsu asks for an answer to which Kuroyuri's response is that it's a secret. When Hyuuga prods him/her again for an answer, Kuroyuri asks "Do you want to die?"^[27]. In the anime profiles, Kuroyuri is noted to wear his/her hair like a woman's (a woman's braid), but his/her gender is unknown^[28]. In the manga and anime, Kuroyuri refers to his/herself as "boku", which is a submissive form of "I" used by both younger boys and tomboyish girls in Japan.

His/her birthday is the 25th of September.

Haruse (ハルセ, Haruse^?) Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

Kuroyuri's subordinate, who often accompanies Kuroyuri on missions. Later in the story, it appears his soul was 'taken' by the Eye of Mikhail when he separated Mikhail and Teito.

Lance (ランセ, Ranse^?)

A flamboyant Bishop who organizes the priesthood examination and oversees it. He considers Frau his rival. It has been revealed that he is one of the Ghosts, Rilect. His powers revolve around viewing the past.

Capella

A child who was sold into slavery by his mother. He is rescued by Teito and Frau as they flee the Barsburg Church, and joins them in their journey to the 'Land of Seele'. Capella gained the ability to use the offensive style of zaiphon after being told by Teito that they were going to the Fourth District in search of his mother.

Kurena

A servant who took care of Teito during Teito's days of being a slave, Teito said that once he enters the military he will free her. She has a scar on her neck as punishment for her carelessness under her previous master. To the present, she still keeps a picture of Teito and all the little things (sparkly stones, flowers, etc) that Teito had given her, which goes to show how much she still cherishes Teito. She is the only female character in the series so far who's truly important to Teito, as she is the closest thing he has to a mother.

Ouka

The imperial princess. She's the owner of the Eye of Raphael and she runs away from the Royal Palace to reach her dream to be free, in order to don't follow the King's orders to become someone that she wouldn't be, since she wants to be a doctor. She also has a little dragon called Kururu, whom she considers to be like a sister to her. Though she doesn't seem to remember it, she was the one who invoked the Eye of Raphael upon Raggs, destroying Teito's home. She admires Teito for his courage and agreed to visit the next God House with him, before they were attacked by Wars. At first, she mistook Teito as a God House member because of his clothes, but the issue was quickly cleared up.

Fyulong

A breed of dragon that Mikage's reincarnation belongs to, they have ancient knowledge surpassing humans and are capable of telepathic communication, the head dragon was able to determine Frau was Zehel and understand the chief of heaven's actions. She wanted Mikage back and blames Zehel for taking him, but understands how precious life was to them, even showing Teito Mikage's past life memories. Upon ascertaining that the child was happy she left him with Teito.

[edit] Terminology

• Kor translates as 'familiar' (as in a 'familiar' to a mage) - Serves Verloren and grants humans their wishes in exchange for their souls.
• Verloren is a German/Dutch word, meaning 'lost' or 'missing'. He was the former God of Death sealed away by the Seven Ghosts. Now, he is freed again.
• Verloren's Scythe as it is called, it is Verloren signiture weapon. Its appearance is demonic and more complex than the scythes of the seven Ghosts. It seem to has a will of it own. Frau is currently in possession the weapon, and it is unexplained how he got it.
• Wars translates as 'darkness' - A Kor that gains a human soul from granting three wishes.
• Warsfeil translates as 'black magician' - Someone who can control Wars by using dark magic.
• Begleiter is a German word meaning 'attendant' - Attendant to a higher officer.
• Klein is a German word meaning 'small' or 'little'.
• Frau is a German word meaning 'woman' or 'Mrs'.
• Kreuz is a German word meaning 'Cross'.
• Wahrheit is a German word meaning 'truth'.
• Vertrag (one of the Ghosts aka Fia Kreuz) is a German word meaning 'contract'.
• Fest (one of the Ghosts aka Castor) is German word meaning 'celebration' or 'feast'.
• Seele is a German word meaning 'soul'.
• Castor translates as 'beaver'. (Also, the word 'Castor' means "cask for storage and transport of radioactive material". It's a container where highly radioactive waste is storaged and transported. It's also a common german word for that.)
• Baculus translates to 'staff', and is used by bishops to face Kor. There are different variants of Baculus. It can be used to wield the power of light and darkness equally, as seen in Chapter 16; all that's required is to say the scriptures in reverse as an incantation. Incidentally if someone using a Wars or black magic touches a baculus, it will become tainted, and will turn black.

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

07 Ghost is currently serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum published by Ichijinsha. Seven compilation volumes have been released as of January 2009, and the manga is ongoing. It has been licensed in North America by Go! Comi.^[29] The North American release has taken much care for the quality of the licensed version; the production team was nominated for Eisner Award for Best Presentation of Japanese Material last year, with the finest translation and the highest production values.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Drama CD

A drama CD was also released in 2007, known as Kamisama ni Todoku Koibumi. It features many of the same voice actors that will be reprising their roles for the anime.^[30] Following the success of the first CD, a new drama CD was released in February 2009 entitled "07-ghost: "Seventh District" (Limited Edition)".^[31] It is priced at 2500 yen, is 70 minutes long, and features the same voice cast for the previous cd and the anime. A bonus track of the cast's comments and a specially drawn jacket/cover by the mangaka are also included.^[31]

[edit] Anime

07 Ghost has been adapted into an anime by Studio DEEN. Directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto, the anime premiered on Chiba TV on April 6, 2009.^[32] The series uses two pieces of theme music. "Aka no Kakera" by Yuuki Suzuki is the opening theme, while "Hitomi no Kotae" by Noria is the ending theme.^[33]

[edit] Episode list

#	Title	Original air date
01	"The Future of Painful Thoughts is" "Setsunaru Omoi no Yukusue wa" (切なる想いの行く末は)	April 6, 2009
Teito Klein is a young student at the Barsburg Military Academy living with his best friend Mikage. They are close and have the strong desire to pass their final exams using their abilites, the Zaiphon. On the day of the final exam- that is, the test that one must pass in order to become a full officer of the Barsburg military, both Teito and Mikage manage to succeed. After passing however, Teito stumbles upon a dark secret pertaining to his hidden and mysterious past (which he is unable to remember) and attempts to escape from the Academy. Not only does he find out that the general of the Black Hawks, Ayanami, killed his father, but that he was a member of the now ruined kingdom of Raggs. Attempting to assassinate Ayanami, he is captured and sent to a cell. However, he escapes with the help of Mikage, flying away from the school. Teito escapes scathed, as before he fully leaves the Academy, Ayanami sends a Zaiphon attack and nearly kills him. The episode concludes with a short scene of three men riding on their hawkziles while Teito slowly begins to fall from his hawkzile.
02	"Nostalgic Memories Accompany Pain" "Natsukashiki Kioku wa Itami to Tomo ni" (懐かしき記憶は痛みと共に)	April 13, 2009
Teito begins to fall from his hawkzile, his injuries severe to the point where he has become unconscious. As he falls, one of the men riding, named Frau, carries him back to the Church. Teito wakes up, and perceiving the three men as his enemies, attempts to escape, only to be brought back into the church again. The three men introduce themselves as Frau, Castor, and Labrador- all bishops of the Church, which lies in the 7th District of the Barsburg empire. They tell Teito that while he is in the Church he cannot be harmed by the government itself as the Church lies outside of Barsburg government's boundaries. As he rests, Teito wonders about the condition of Mikage, who had helped him escape from the Academy. The next day, he wakes up and watches as Castor, Frau, and Labrador cure a sick boy who is under the influence of a curse. Teito wanders around the Church and enters the Library, wishing to know more about his murky past and his connection to the Raggs Kingdom. He decides with the help of Frau and the other bishops that he will find out the real truth about the Raggs Kingdom, and hopefully his past in the process. Meanwhile, back at the Academy, Mikage is questioned by Ayanami as to whether he helped Teito escape or not. When he refuses to answer, Ayanami gives him a choice: either to save his family, which he treasures, or to save Teito.
03	"My Innocent Child, Sleep Within The Light" "Watashi no Mujaki na Kodomo, Hikari no Naka no Suimin" (私の無邪気な子供、光の中の睡眠)	April 20, 2009
Teito decides to leave the Church and help Mikage. Along the way, he is prodded by nurses for his well being. The Bishops and nurses have a feast and there is a slightly humorous scene in which Teito is exposed to the delicacies of the Church: eyefish and edible plants. Teito then stumbles upon an old man who tells him that if he wishes to have his wish granted, he must come to the courtyard at midnight when the bells toll. Teito then decides to run off by himself, hating the fact that he might be a burden to the Church. Frau interrupts his thoughts, telling him that it might be his fate that he came to the Church. Frau and Teito fight using Zaiphon powers, but Frau manages to dodge every single one of Teito's attacks. It is then that Castor realizes that Teito is a member of the Academy (as only those people have the ability to wield the Zaiphon) and Teito creates a large blast. Before Frau knocks Teito unconscious, Teito finally screams out "I'm not a brat! I'm Teito Klein!", thus revealing his name. Teito then wakes up at his bed, and decides to go to the courtyard, where he sees the old man from before. Frau, when feeding a cat, realizes something is wrong. In the meantime, Mikage at the Academy is still unsure of which side to choose: either saving Teito or his family (namely his sister).
04	"To the Depths of the Earnest Prayer" "Tada Hitasura naru Inori no Hate ni" (ただひたすらなる祈りの果てに)	April 27, 2009
Teito begins to talk with the old man, talking about how badly he wishes to see Mikage. The old man then says "He will grant your wish", placing an odd symbol on Teito's neck while Teito has a vision of running toward Mikage. Just as he is about to reach his hand, the flower that Labrador gave him from before stops him in his tracks, and he realizes that the Bishops are there in front of him. Frau demands that Teito shouldn't give into the darkness, and grows a scythe from his hand and begins to attack the old man, who turns out to be a "Kor". The Bishops fight the man, and while Teito wants to help, Castor tells him that he is unable to use Zaiphon as he would only hurt the old man's soul. The Kor in the meantime, demands that he wants Teito's soul as he is satisfied with it and that his "master" would be happy to know if he got his hands on it. Frau however, manages to release the Kor from the old man's soul and then drags Teito to his room to get rid of the symbol on his neck. Frau is surprised to see that Teito is able to see the scythe he wields and also the fact that he is mentally stable even after receiving the Kor's curse. Teito then wakes up in the morning, and asks Castor what a Kor is. Castor explains that before one is born, he is granted three wishes by God Himself- however, when he is born into the world, he forgets these wishes. Kor are creatures that tamper with men's desires- they grant the man's wish, but he or she is then put into a string of dark events in which the person is never satisfied with his or her wishes and eventually falls into darkness, becoming a host for the Kor. Castor then tells Teito that the purpose of being a Bishop is to eliminate Kor. Teito then asks why men forget about their three wishes, and Castor replies that it's "fun" that way- finding your happiness and your own wishes according to your own strength and beliefs. When man has found, or has been granted his three wishes, he will die and once again will come back to God's side, and be reincarnated. Back at the Academy, Mikage makes his final choice: he won't betray his best friend, knowing that his family would understand that a guy like him could never betray a friend. An enraged Ayanami releases a surge of Zaiphon at Mikage, ending with a cliffhanger.
05	"Hot Tears, Gently Fill His Heart..." "Atsuki Namida, Yasashiku Kare no Kokoro o Mitashi..." (熱き涙、やさしく彼の心を満たし…)	May 04, 2009
06	"The Path of Justice Leads to Light" "Hikari ni Tsūzuru Tadashiki Michi wa" (光に通ずる正しき道は)	May 11, 2009
07	"Does the Soul that was Devoured by the Wings, Dream of Its Beloved Child?" "Tsubasa ni Kuwareta Tamashii wa Itoshii Waga Ko no Yume o Miru?" (翼に喰われた魂は愛しい我子の夢を見る?)	May 18, 2009
08	"Half of His Soul Arouses a Sad Awakening" "Hanbun Dake no Tamashii ga Kanashiki Mezame o Yobiokosu" (半分だけの魂が悲しき目覚めを呼び起こす)	May 25, 2009
Mikage and Teito talk about what they will do in the future. As they have their discussion, Labrador predicts that the “storm” will come very soon, and right now is the “calm”. Mikage suddenly feels something inside of himself awaken, and tells Teito that he’s sorry that he’s been such a bad friend and as one last favor...asks Teito to kill him. Teito pleads for Mikage to tell him what’s wrong as Mikage begins to scream in pain. As his last words, Mikage tells Teito that he loves him and that he’s always considered Teito to be just as important as his family. Ayanami’s words ring in his head (“Which will you choose- your family or Teito?”) and Ayanami possesses Mikage, releasing only one Kor wing. Teito and Ayanami fight, but Teito is injured and escapes with the help of one of Castor’s doll. Meanwhile, at the main Church, while doing the regular ceremony, Castor senses that his doll has lost signal and Frau senses that a half Kor has entered the church. He departs the Mass and goes off to find Teito. Teito in the meanwhile, has been found by Ayanami. They fight and Teito pleads for Ayanami to give Mikage back. Ayanami laughs and tells Teito that Mikage can never come back again, and puts a restraining collar on his neck. Teito attempts to commit suicide, only falling unconscious as he does so. He finds himself near a wall, and begins to bang on it frantically, screaming that he needs to save Mikage as it was their promise. A guardian appears, and there is a flash of light as Teito’s eyes open, revealing his pupils to be a blood red. Ayanami looks down in surprise as Teito asks “Who are you to hurt my master?”
09	"The Color of His Soul Will Be Forever..." "Tamashii no Iro wa Eien ni..." (魂の色は永遠に...)	June 1, 2009
Mikage controlled by Ayanami is still fighting Teito while Frau is on his way. Teito finally awakens with his eyes bloody-red and the Eye-of-Mikhail on his hands. The Battle continues. The Collar on Teito's neck is close to burst. The two are starting to fight. The Power of Teito is growing stronger and stronger reaching Level 10. Half out of control Teito sends out multiple shots of Zaiphon damaging mass of the room. Ayanami is not allowed to kill Teito so he is using a Binding-Zaiphon to strangle him and stop him, so he can't do much damage. While Teito is strangled Frau finally appears recognized by Ayanami as the God "Zehel", one of the Seven Ghosts. Frau cuts off the strangling Threads from Teito and tries to stop Ayanami. Ayanami and Frau have a little discussion: Ayanami is talking about Frau's Scythe that will come back to him soon. Teito comes to consciousness begging Frau to save Mikage. Frau knows he can't cut off the Kor Wing because this would be the End of Mikage. In a short period of time where the scythe is close to Mikage, Ayanami takes action and pushs the Scythe away. At that Moment a short part of the Wing is cut off. Ayanami stops controlling Mikage, while Mikage's Wing is going to shatter. Teito, Only thinking of their oath is running to Mikage and hugging him. Feathers are appearing and Mikage is going to vanish. Frau then takes Teito bringing him in his dorm. Nostalgic Moments appear, where Teito and Mikage befriended and some things what happened. After this nostalgic Moments, Frau kicks off the door of Teito's Dorm telling him to stop crying and to eat breakfast. Teito isn't hungry but he notices the cute pet which is crawling close to him. Teito asked about that. Frau then is telling him that this pet is Mikage who got to be reborn cause all of his wishes are fulfilled. He is referring to be Mikages last wish could be: I will protect all of those who are close to me, even If I am being killed. Teito is now happier knowing that he has somehow Mikage by his side. Castor and Labrador are giving Teito good breakfast too. Comically Frau tries to remove Teito's collar but ends up making pact with him meaning Frau has become Teito's master, if the two are apart of each other for more than fourty eight hours the collar will explode.
10	"That is But One Form of Atonement" "Sore wa Tada Hitotsu no Tsugunai" (それはただひとつの償い)	June 8, 2009
Teito decides to leave the church believing he should not cause anyone anymore trouble, on the way he meets Castor who asks him if he knows the shinigami Zehel. Teito replies saying that it was Frau and states that he can also smell the same scent coming from Castor. Castor replies that he is correct and puts him to sleep, getting ready to erase his memories, but Frau interferes and says that if he is to erase his memory of seeing him as Zehel, then he will also forget Mikage's last smile. Castor scolds Frau for not erasing Teito's memories commenting that he could lose his position as one of the seven ghosts. Frau ignores this then suddenly the scythe goes out control and tries to attack an unconcious Teito, who awakens as the god Mikhail. Mikhail then uses illusions to try and threaten Castor and Frau but the two seem fine, Mikhail realising that they are the seven ghosts says that if they were normal humans then their minds would have drove them crazy. Castor tells Frau that the collar on Teito's neck has three commands: Bind, Sleep and pain. Frau puts the god to sleep with the sleep command. Teito regains concisousness and is taken to a place showing Mikage's last words.
11	"Atonement for Loved Ones is..." "Itoshiki Mono e no Tsugunai wa..." (愛しき者への償いは...)	June 15, 2009
Teito now staying in the church and wonders what can he do to atone for Mikage's death. Castor said to him that "If you want to take revenge, you must plan everything out first" and advises him to take the Bishops Exam. If he passed it, he can get the free pass for all lodges and transports around the world. Teito decided to take it, and then Castor says he must pass the written exam first: memorize 7700 chapters from 77 volumes of Barsburg Bible in half a month. Frau said he doesn't want to see them again, because he's taken 3 years to do it, and Castor said he is an idiot. Teito took a look at one nearest book, and realize he has read those before. Castor said "Let's see how much you can remember." and Teito remembered most of it. Then to the second exam, it tests the ability to use Zaiphon technique. Teito didn't seem to get more progress with using the Bascule (means "staff"), then Castor gave him a Frau doll with Kor's wings attached and incredible speed. Teito got really angry with this thing but can't do anything. When the three sisters passed by, the doll ran in front of them and started acting like a random pervert. Teito then activated the staff and blew the doll up. Unfortunately it didn't break, and with Castor's seal broken, it ran after Teito like hell. Labrador rescued Teito and after that, asked Teito if he wanted a flower. He tasted it and said that "It's sweet.". Labrador said: "Injured children find it sweet." After talking to Labrador, Teito decided to fulfill his destiny and expose the truth of the world. Hearing this the Eye of Mikhail activated. Castor said "This is your start line." Frau smiled and said: "But first he's gotta become clergyman." While wandering in the hall, he saw a person looks like Mikage, but unfortunately he bumped into Hakuren Oak. Hakuren saw the Bishops Exam Participating Mark on Teito's neck claims that they are rivals.
12	"The Darkness Called "Pain" Treads Ever Closer..." "Itami to Iu Na no Yami wa Hitahita to..." (痛みという名の闇はひたひたと...)	June 22, 2009
13	"Down the Path of Light I See..." "Hikari Aru Michi no Saki ni Miru Mono wa..." (光ある道の先に見るものは...)	June 29, 2009

[edit] Reception

The seventh volume of '07 Ghost was ranked 23rd on the Tohan charts between November 26 and December 2, 2008.^[34] Sakura Eries from Mania.com comments that the manga contains "supernatural shōnen action title with a complex plot" and "emotional moments between Teito and Mikage" for shōjo readers.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Yukimachi's (illustrator) official site (Japanese)
• Go! Comi's official 07-GHOST site
• 07 Ghost (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• 07 Ghost (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia