haired, red-eyed alichino who protects Tsugiri. She is in love with Ryoko. She and Ryoko saved Tsugiri when he was a child. She does not act like other alichino and loves to fight them. Although she cares for Tsugiri, she hates to act like it or for him to touch her. Enju, Tsugiri and Ryoko are her favorite people. Ryoko A man with great power who Myoubi calls "master." He and Myoubi rescued Tsugiri from a near-death incident ten years ago. Yui A male alichino and the ruler of an entire city. He is a different and unique alichino who lets his human targets live and worship him instead of eating their souls. Matsulika A female alichino who kidnaps Enju. She is working under the enigmatic Roushohki. She and Ryoko share a dark past. Publication Written and illustrated by Kouyu Shurei, Alichino was serialized in Home-sha's shōjo manga magazine from October 1997 to October 2001, when the magazine ceased its publication; the manga remains unfinished. Shueisha collected its chapters in three wideban volumes, released from November 25, 1998, to May 25, 2001. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Tokyopop, who released the three volumes from February 8, 2005, to September 13, 2005. Volume list References External links Official English Alichino website on Tokyopop.com Dark fantasy anime and manga Shōjo manga Shueisha manga Tokyopop titles