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Plot
Prétear is about a girl named Himeno Awayuki who aims to live a happy life especially after the death of her mother. Himeno meets Hayate, and eventually discovers that he is one of the seven Leafe Knights. The group consists of Hayate (Knight of Wind), Sasame (Knight of Sound), Goh (Knight of Fire), Kei (Knight of Light), Mannen (Knight of Ice), Hajime (Knight of Water), and Shin (Knight of Plants). The knights explain that Takako (aka Fenrir), the 'Princess of Disaster' in the ADV translations, escaped and sent Demon Larvae (monster worms in Odex translations) to Himeno's town, and that the Leafe, which the Demon Larvae are absorbing, is the energy for all life itself. The only way to destroy the Demon Larvae is for Himeno to become the Prétear and fight them alongside the Leafe Knights.
Differences between the Anime and Manga
- In the anime Himeno met Hayate first.
- In the anime Hayate was clearly in love with Himeno, though he never said it, while in the manga he admits he loves Himeno to Sasame. In the end Hayate and Himeno are seen going on a date, while Sasame threatens Hayate that he will steal Himeno away.
- In the anime Sasame went on the Fenrir's side.
- In the anime, Himeno became the White Prétear once, with a faint/questionable appearance at an earlier point. In the manga, Himeno became the White Pretear twice.
- In the manga, while Himeno was talking with Shin he grabbed her hand and she fainted. When she woke up, the knights were there to greet her and told her the story of the pretear.
- In the manga, Sasame was in love with Himeno.
- In the manga, Sasame was never on Takako's side.
- In the manga, Shin was the one to die and then be brought back to life by Himeno.
- In the manga, the evil one was Himeno's stepmother. Takako remains sealed away.
- In the manga, Himeno's stepmother was very unkind to her all the time and was angered very easily by the mention of Himeno's former mother.
- In the anime, Himeno nearly died because she gave too much of her leafe to Fenrir, and was brought back by Hayate's kiss in the end.
- Several of the characters look slightly different in the anime than they do in the manga. The most drastic of these is Kei, who in the manga has blonde hair and hazel eyes, while in the anime he has long, white hair, and a tan. Also, Sasame wears glasses in the anime, while he does not in the manga.
Characters
- Himeno Awayuki (淡雪 姫乃, Awayuki Himeno?)
- Prétear
- Age: 16 years old
- Birthday: July 9
- Sign: Cancer
- Blood type: O
- Job: None (Prétear)
- Favorite drink: Apple-flavoured tea
- Hobbies: Martial arts (karate, kendo, aikido, tai chi), Gardening
- After her mother's death and her father's remarriage, Himeno is thrust into a high-class society life. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. However, Himeno has great difficulty adjusting to her new life, and is picked on both by her new family, and by her peers at school. Himeno's alienation grows, and she begins to question her place with her new life, she meets Hayate and the other Leafe Knights, who tell her that she's the Prétear who is needed to save the world. Himeno usually feels distant from her family, like Cinderella. Fittingly, the 'Hime' in Himeno's name means 'Princess'.
- Changes from manga to anime: No major differences.
- Voiced by: Sayuri Yoshida (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)
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- Hayate (颯, Hayate?)
- Knight of Wind
- Age:18 years old
- Birthday: April 27
- Sign: Taurus
- Blood Type: A
- Job: Works at a messenger/delivery service, in anime later as Kaoru Awayuki's assistant. is a female Japanese voice actress who is currently best known for voicing Himeno Awayuki in Prétear and Inaba Mizuki in Louisa Michelle "Luci" Christian (born March 18, 1973 in Hamilton, Texas) is an American voice actress working Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- Favorite Drink: Coffee (with a little milk)
- Hobbies: Going long distances on bike or motorcycle
- Weapon when fused with Prétear: Kaze no Sword/Wind Sword
- Hayate is the Knight of Wind. Hayate is initially hostile towards Himeno, refusing to acknowledge her as the new Prétear due to a past experience. After testing Himeno through various means, Hayate gradually begins to accept her as the Prétear and ironically falls in love with her. In an attempt to watch-over and protect Himeno, Hayate takes a part time job with his father working on the mansion grounds.
- Changes from manga to anime: No major change, but his hair gets a little shorter in the anime. Also, in the manga, his hair was considered black; in the anime, his hair was a dark, midnight blue.
- Voiced by: Kousuke Toriumi (Japanese), Illich Guardiola (English)
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- Sasame (細, Sasame?)
- Knight of Sound
- Age:16
- Birthday: December 30
- Sign: Capricorn
- Blood Type: AB
- Job: Works as a radio personality on Sasame's Gate. is a Seiyū employed by Arts Vision. Profile Sometimes credited as Fube Tomomi * Nickname,, Notable Illich Auyapah Guardiola (Born July 5, 1974 in Honduras) is an American Voice actor and Actor for ADV Films Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St (Also known as Sasame's Words-Gate)
- Favorite Drink: Brown rice tea
- Hobbies: Singing and playing instruments
- Weapon when fused with Prétear: Oto no Arrow/Sonic Arrow
- Sasame is the Knight of Sound and has a job as a radio personality, addressing people's problems on the air. Sasame enables Himeno to strengthen her abilities as Prétear, by not only teaching her how to use her powers, such as the Sonic Arrow, but by also providing her with advice. Sasame later becomes Fenrir's Knight of Darkness after confessing that he was in love with Takako 16 years ago, pitting him against the Leafe Knights and the Prétear. He starts to change around episode 8.
- Changes from manga to anime: Sasame's hair went from light blonde to Grey, and he gained glasses. Sasame's outfit changed slightly. He was apparently in love with Himeno in the manga, though there were a lot of fans who, after both reading the Manga and watching the anime said that it seemed that it might have been possible that he had liked Takako as well. Sasame is deeply in love with Takako.
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Chris Patton (English)
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- Kei (蛍, Kei?)
- Knight of Light
- Age:16
- Birthday: February 1
- Sign: Aquarius
- Blood Type: B
- Job: Works for an electronics design/gaming company for web design
- Favorite Drink: Earl Grey tea
- Hobbies: Anything with computers, reading, himself
- Weapon when fused with Pretear: Hikari no Chakram/Chakram of Light/Scepter of Light
- Kei is the Knight of Light and works at an Electronic Gaming Company. is a Voice actor who was born in Aichi. He is a member of 81 Produce. Christopher David Patton (born March 15, 1971 in Houston Texas) is an American actor who been acting since early childhood and voice acting for Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Kei is the most practical and direct of the Knights, which sometimes leads to confrontation. Kei is also a narcissist, as illustrated by the numerous self-depicting toys and pictures in his work cubicle. Narcissism describes the trait of excessive Self-love, based on Self-image or Ego.
- Changes from manga to anime: Kei's Knight of Light outfit changes dramatically. Kei's skin gets darker, and his short blonde hair gets longer and is tied up in a sideways ponytail.
- Voiced by: Makoto Naruse (Japanese), Victor Carsrud (English)
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- Go (豪, Gō?)
- Knight of Fire
- Age:16
- Birthday: August 22
- Sign: Leo
- Blood Type: O
- Job: Waiter/Delivery boy
- Favorite Drink: Hot chocolate with milk
- Hobbies: Riding his motorcycle, cooking
- Weapon when fused with Pretear: Hono no Axe/Axe of Fire
- Go is the Knight of Fire and works at a restaurant. Makoto Naruse is a Japanese seiyū His birthname was. Profile Hobbies Playing guitar playing soccer swimming watching movies Skills Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Adopting a tough-guy technique, Go is typically the one assigning the younger members of the Leafe Knights tasks and threatening them for any misdeeds. He often uses reverse psychology as a tactic to get the younger members to do what he wants. Reverse psychology is a persuasion technique that involves the false advocacy of a belief or behavior contrary to the belief or behavior that is actually being advocated When Himeno assumes Go's power, she can utilize the Fire Axe.
- Changes from manga to anime: Go's Knight outfit changes drastically from a shawl-like robe and spandex to a red jacket, pants, and even armour. His hair also goes from wild and wind-blown to completely spiked up.
- Voiced by: Shotaro Morikubo (Japanese), Spike Spencer (English)
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- Mannen (万年, Mannen?)
- Knight of Ice
- Birthday: November 25
- Age: 10
- Sign: Sagittarius
- Blood Type: B
- Job: None
- Favorite Drink: Cream Soda
- Hobbies: Good at sports
- Weapon when fused with Pretear: Ice Javelin/Ice Arcubus
- Mannen is the Knight of Ice and is the leader of the younger members of the Leafe Knights. is a Japanese voice actor ( Seiyū) who has voiced characters in Anime, Drama CDs and Video games. Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer (born on December 21, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is an American Actor best Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Mannen often comes up with clever ideas to solve the Leafe Knight's problems, including using Shin as bait to find the Prétear. The older Knights usually get mad at him and claim that he's too young to help majorly, which only drives Mannen to disobey them more. With his two followers, Hajime and Shin, Mannen died while fighting the Princess of Disaster sixteen years ago and came back as a child.
- Changes from Manga to anime: Mannen's Knight outfit changes slightly, as he has trousers in the anime and shorts in the manga.
- Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English)
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- Hajime (初, Hajime?)
- Knight of Water
- Age:7
- Birthday: April 8
- Sign: Aries
- Blood Type: O
- Job: None
- Favorite Drink: Orange Juice
- Hobbies: Making models, practical jokes
- Weapon when fused with Pretear: Mizu no Flail/ Water Flail/Water Whip
- Hajime is the Knight of Water and is the second youngest member of the Leafe Knights. ( May 4, 1967) is a female Seiyū from Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. Gregory Scott Ayres (born December 7, 1968 in Richmond Virginia) is an American Voice actor best-known for voicing anime characters Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian He is almost always seen with Mannen and Shin. When Himeno assumes Hajime's power, she can utilize the Water Flail.
- Changes from manga to anime: Hajime's Knight outfit changes slightly. Like his friends Mannen and Shin, Hajime died and came back as a child after dying while fighting the Princess of Disaster.
- Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese), Hilary Haag (English)
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- Shin (新, Shin?)
- Knight of Plants
- Age:3
- Birthday: April 8
- Sign: Aries
- Blood Type: A
- Job: None
- Favorite Drink: Royal tea (very sweet) with milk
- Hobbies: Gardening, playing with Tipi
- Weapon when fused with Pretear: Not shown in either anime or manga. is a Seiyū born on January 10, 1982 Outline career and person Formed a vocal group called TAMAGO in Hilary A Haag (born December 3, 1973 in Mount Horeb Wisconsin) is an American voice actress, often providing English dialogue for Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian
- Shin is the youngest member of the Leafe Knights and is the Knight of Plants. He uses his abilities to seal away Demon Larvae, as well as using the spell 'Beyondios' to create a separate dimension so that when the knights and the Prétear are battling Demon Larvae, they do not harm the surrounding environment. Like the other two younger Knights, Shin died sixteen years ago while fighting the Princess of Disaster and was reborn.
- Changes from anime to manga: No appearance changes to Shin occur, however, he dies (and is brought back to life) in the manga after preting with Himeno, but doesn't in the anime. Shin does not pret with Himeno in the anime, though the form it would have taken is shown briefly in a short sequence within the final episode.
- Voiced by: Tamaki Nakanishi (Japanese), Sasha Paysinger (English)
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- Mayune Awayuki (淡雪 繭根, Awayuki Mayune?)
- Age: 16 years old [same as Himeno]
- Mayune is the same age as Himeno and is the eldest daughter of Natsue and holds a pretentious attitude toward Himeno for coming from an impoverished family. Tamaki Nakanishi (仲西環 Nakanishi Tamaki) is a Seiyū who was born on February 13, 1976 in Urasoe Okinawa. Sasha Paysinger is a voice Actress for ADV Films for English-dubbed Anime titles Mayune often plays practical jokes to demean Himeno, including tampering with the dining room chairs and setting traps throughout the mansion grounds. Mayune's spiteful attitude comes from her great jealousy of Himeno. By the end of the series however, Mayune and Himeno reconcile after Himeno saves Mawata from the Great Tree of Fenrir. She is named after the character 'Mayune' in Kaoru Awayuki's book, 'The Twin Princesses'.
- Mayune falls in love with various leafe knights during the anime, but they always manage to escape before she can seduce them. When she sees them (especially Hayate) later in the story, she does all that she can to make them mad. She is often labeled as 'annoying'.
- Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino (Japanese), Shelley Calene-Black (English)
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- Mawata Awayuki (淡雪 真綿, Awayuki Mawata?)
- Age: 14 years old
- Intelligent and composed, Mawata is the seemingly perfect child of the family. better known by her stage name, is a popular Japanese voice actress. Shelley Calene-Black (born April 30, 1979) is an American voice actress working with ADV Films, known for her roles in the English-language However, her outwardly calm demeanor is used as a facade to hide her loneliness and mask her own sense of loss as a result of her father's death. Her only outlet for her emotions are the postcards she sends to Sasame, under the pen name "Miss Silk". A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Ultimately, Mawata's grief is used by Fenrir to fuel the Great Tree of Fenrir. Named after the character 'Mawata' from Kaoru's book, 'Twin Princesses'. Mawata is also deeply in love with Sasame.
- Voiced by: Akemi Kanda (Japanese), Mandy Clark (English)
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- Kaoru Awayuki (淡雪 薫, Awayuki Kaoru?)
- An author of romance novels, before marrying Natsue, Kaoru spent much of his time drinking sake while Himeno balanced the budget and cooked their meals. is a Seiyū who is affiliated with Aoni Production. She was formerly a member of the seiyū unit DROPS, which included fellow seiyū Ai Nonaka, Tomoko Mandy Clark (born June 9, 1982) is an American voice actress, primarily noted for her role as Tomo Takino in the English-language A romance novel is a literary Genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries Budget (from French bougette, purse generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues He stopped writing due to Himeno's mother's death. After he married Natsue, Kaoru spends much of his free time sculpting. In particular, after a comment by Hayate calling Himeno "Tulip Head", Kaoru set out to sculpt a Tulip in dedication to her, which Himeno laments, and ultimately destroys.
- Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), Jason Douglas (English)
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- Natsue Awayuki (淡雪 夏江, Awayuki Natsue?)
- Age: 38
- A powerful executive, after her marriage to Kaoru Awayuki, much of the town's businesses were also renamed. Not to be mistaken for Yōji Ueda, a similarly-named seiyū is a popular Japanese Seiyū. For the Canadian 2002 Commonwealth boxing champion see Jason Douglas (boxer. Natsue runs a large make-up company. At the death of her former husband, Natsue relied on the strength of her daughter Mawata. Natsue fell in love with Kaoru at a young age, loving his shōjo-genre books. She only exposes her soft-side to Kaoru while dealing with everyone else with a strict decorum. Natsue even named her two daughters, Mawata and Mayune, after the characters in her favorite book by Kaoru, 'Twin Princesses'. In the Manga, Natsue is possessed by the Princess of Disaster; her hatred is fueled by her jealousy of her husband's ex wife and daughter. Natsue feels she can never live up to Himeno's mother because Kaoru only wrote romantic novels for her, and stopped after her death. In the Anime, however, she is strict with Himeno, but cares about her wellbeing.
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Lauren Goodnight (English)
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- Mr. (her birth name is, pronounced the same as her stage name is a popular Japanese Seiyū (voice actress and Singer born on September 25, 1964 Lauren Goodnight (born May 19, 1980) is an Anime voice actress for ADV Films, as well as a Webcomic artist currently based Tanaka (田中, Tanaka?)
- Age: 38
- Mr. Tanaka is the Awayuki's butler/chauffeur. A butler is a senior servant in a large Household. In the Great houses of the past the household was sometimes divided into departments with the butler A chauffeur is an individual who operates any self-propelled vehicle ( Automobile) for a profession. He and Natsue used to go to school together, with Mr. Tanaka harbouring a crush on Natsue while she pursued other interests. He once offered Natsue a ride, which lead to his employment as the Awayuki's chauffeur. Tanaka is constantly losing his hair, due to the stress of not being able to tell Natsue of his love for her, later then being from his love marrying an 'idiot' like Kaoru.
- Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Paul Sidello (English)
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- Yayoi Takato (高斗 弥生, Takato Yayoi?)
- Yayoi is Himeno's schoolmate and friend. is a very popular and prolific Seiyū ( Voice actor) Career According to the Anime News Network, as of April 2008 Koyasu is the most prolific She is a hopeless romantic and openly goes on wild daydreams about the pursuit of love. Yayoi adores romance novels, as is illustrated by her attempt to publish her own novel based on Mr. Tanaka's unrequieted love, and her hopes of becoming Kaoru's apprentice, which is shut down by Himeno.
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)
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- Takako (貴子, Takako?)
- a. born on February 27 1976 in Fukuoka, is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress ( Seiyū) who works for I'm Enterprise. Monica J Rial (Born October 5, 1975 in Houston, Texas) is an American voice actress for ADV Films and Funimation k. a. Mikage (美景, Mikage?)
- a. k. a. Fenrir, the Princess of Disaster (災妃フェンリル, Saihi Fenriru?)
- Mikage is one of the maids at the Awayuki estate. Maid is also a shortened form of " Maiden " an archaic word for an unmarried woman or a Virgin. She is often seen throughout the series helping Himeno, including providing advice. However, she is found out by Sasame that she is in fact Takako, the former Prétear.
- Takako was the former Prétear and was in love with Hayate. When Hayate confessed that he did not reciprocate her love, Takako's powers as Prétear turned towards evil, thus becoming Fenrir, the Princess of Disaster. As Fenrir, Takako's ultimate goal was to destroy the world by taking away the Leafe that preserved all life. She employs the use of Demon Larvae, Transport demon (which look like dark purple Butterflies), and eventually Sasame, when he became her Knight of Darkness, to obtain her goal. After she comes back to her senses after Himeno preaching to her and becomes 'good' again, Takako returns to being a normal human, and is assumed to be an item with Sasame.
- Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese), Kaytha Coker (English)
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- Tyipi
- Tyipi is a kind of bird found in Leafania, and the only sort of animal we see in either the manga or anime. is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. Horie's real name is, and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans Kaytha Coker is an American Voice actress. She is known for dub voice work for ADV Films. They seem to be most attracted to Shin, the Knight of Plants- we don't know why. In the opening anime theme a tyipi flies towards Hayate.
- Manga description: One of the creatures of Leafania. Most Tyipi are pink, but there are many colour variations like red, blue, and yellow. The rainbow colour, gold and white tyipi are rare. They love black tea, and it has the same effect on them as catnip does on cats.
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Episode List
- The Wind of Fate
- Let Me Hear Your Heart Flutter
- The Way of Becoming Prétear
- A Promise Made Under Sunlight
- Smile of Darkness
- Secret of Rouge
- Can't Protect Anyone Anymore
- Moment of Awakening
- Unreaching Melody
- The Furthest Ends of One's Emotions
- Eyes of Glass
- Warmth, Once More
- The Legend of White Snow
Theme Songs
Opening Theme
- "White Destiny"
- Lyrics by: Masumi Īzuka
- Composition and Arrangement by: Toshiyuki Omori
- Song by: Yoko Ishida
Closing Theme
- "Lucky Star"
- Lyrics by: Masumi Īzuka
- Composition and Arrangement by: Toshiyuki Omori
- Song by: Sayuri Yoshida
External links
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