personal life. Although she never says it directly, it is very obvious that Sayuri is greatly infatuated with Tokio, even though Juna, her best friend, is dating Tokio. She tries to fight her own feelings, swinging between pushing Tokio away by setting him and Juna up, and raging at Juna for not appreciating his kindness. With Juna absent off fighting Raaja, Sayuri can't help herself from moving in on Tokio, but Tokio's response to her is minimal. A member of SEED. Sayuri's little sister. Sayuri's little brother. Juna's math teacher. Tokio's father. Tokio's stepmother. Sayuri's father. He dies during the Raaja outbreak. Juna's older sister, who becomes pregnant more than halfway through the series. Juna's mother. Juna's estranged father. Themes As is clear from the title, Arjuna, the series is highly influenced by Hinduism, as well as Indian culture in general. The story was inspired by the Bhagavad Gita, most notably in the character of Chris, who is modeled after Krishna. Note that the series is set in a pantheistic vision in which it emphasizes the connection between all elements of the Earth. In episode two, Chris's chakras are shown on the monitor screen which are also adapted from the Hindu concept of seven chakras inside the human body. The antagonistic "Raaja" (while mispronounced in the anime) refer to "Roga" the "disease" caused by the wound on earth itself. Arjuna's bow, "Gandiva", is the real name of bow used in Mahabharata by Arjun and her mechanical guardian "Ashura" is based on the "Asura" spirits of hinduism. The setting for the show, Kobe, was chosen by creator Shoji Kawamori for his personal fondness of it, and the city itself plays a prominent role, with famous buildings such as the Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel and nearby Ferris wheel showing up as common backdrops. The idea of living in a city is a main theme, with both Juna and the Raaja rebelling against how removed from nature modern life is. An idea which Kawamori presents, although in a problematic and sometimes contradictory form, is natural farming. Not to be confused with the mere absence of chemicals that is often meant by "organic farming", natural farming involves letting nature grow as it will, not removing weeds or bugs, or using any fertilizer. The old man Juna encounters in episode four explains the need for this return to nature in order to sustain life