The following is a list of characters from the anime and manga series Shinzo.
Main characters
Yakumo Tatsuro
is the last surviving human and the female protagonist of the series. She has celestial powers as a result of absorbing one of the four gems from the meteor that held Lanancuras. She hates violence and follows the path of peace, until she eventually learns violence is required to achieve that peace. She's in love with Mushrambo but Mushra attempts to show his love several times for her and she responds kindly in turn but it is unconfirmed as to whether she loves him as well. Yakumo is extremely powerful, able to match any of Lanancuras' minions. She is also considered to be the biggest threat to Lanancuras. Yakumo is exceedingly stubborn and even after Mushra, Kutal, and Sago discover their origins as the evil Mushrambo, she doesn't give up faith in them. Yakumo's gentle nature and kind heart have the ability to change those that are around her long enough for the better and she's always trying to protect those she loves. Yakumo seems to be at least semi-capable with a sword, able to duel with Black Mushrambo and even outmatch him momentarily. In one episode, it is shown that Yakumo can play the piano when it came to finding out King Nipper's connections with her father. Her powers activate during their encounter with Rusephine, and she very rapidly gains mastery over them. Immediately after she discovers them, Rusephine fires several energy bolts at her which she blocks, though her shields rapidly drain her strength. Her powers also appear in the first timeline to be more telekinetic as she uses them to hurl a massive rock at Satan Mushrambo. In spite of her kind nature and after believing her three friends in the form of Mushrambo to be dead, she informs Satan Mushrambo "All my life, I have tried not to be a vengeful person. But that is over! I cannot forgive you!" As the series progresses she becomes more and more powerful to the point where she can easily eliminate many enemies which Sago, Mushra, and Kutal struggle with even in their hyper-forms.
In the second timeline, as they near the meteor where Lanancuris is imprisoned, her powers begin to dwindle due to her constant use, since she uses them to maintain the seal even while asleep. In spite of every one else telling her to stop and to rest, she insists on using her power to weaken Lanancuras as much as she possibly can, and even though they try to distance her from the fight she continues to send her power. After a tear-filled conversation with Binka, she dies at sunset which all of the characters immediately sense. Yakumo's power is so great that even after her death, she uses her power to revive Mushrambo's EnCard so that he can fight against Lanancuras, in spite of it being burned and scattered. Her spirit joins Mushra as he carries Lanancuras into the flare from the sun, presumably to comfort him in his final moments (though he's shown later alive). Her spirit informs Mushra that she has finally reached Shinzo. Yakumo deeply impacts the lives of Mushra, Saago, Kutal, Binka, and the kittens, and they are nearly overwhelmed by her death. However, she also gives them the hope to continue on and live for the future in anime.
In the manga version, her fate is different she marries Mushra, they have a daughter together, and lives happily in a village with her friends.
Yakumo is a loose nod to Tang Sanzang from the Chinese classic novel, Journey to the West.
Mushra
is an Ex-Celestial Guardian and the male protagonist of the series. He is a human-type Enterran with fire-based powers. Mushra is a stubborn and at times naive; unlike Yakumo he believes that violence is necessary. He can transform into , a phoenix-themed knight warrior by quoting "Hyper Flame." Hyper Mushra eventually received a boost by King Nipper, giving him orange bird-like wings. Originally a Celestial Guardian, he became an Enterran so he can try to stop Lanancuras, without memory of his previous life. He eventually resumed original form at the end of the series into . He is in love with Yakumo ever since she freed him from being hanged over the waterfall.
In the manga version, he marries Yakumo and the two have a daughter.
Mushra is a loose nod to Sun Wukong from the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West.