A to Z Challenge 2017 -- Xingese Prince #atozchallenge

Xingese Prince Ling Yao is the twelfth crown prince of Xing and is from the Anime Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. Ling Yao is one of the new character that was introduced in this remake of FMA. 

 He comes from the kingdom of Xing, which is in a state of crisis and chaos.  He becomes involved with the Elric brothers and with the homunculi when he fuses with the Homunculus Greed. 

He ends up becoming a pivotal character in the series.

He travels from his home country of Xing to Amestris for the Philospher's Stone, which has similar characteristics as the one of fable. But to make this stone, it requires to a horrible sacrifice.  People in FMAB fight and die to find and have this stone.

He is highly trained in martial arts, which definitely comes in handy during the show. He also has studied the Xingese version of alchemy, which led him west to find the Philosopher's Stone. 

A to Z Challenge 2017 -- Ryuk, Roy Mustang #atozchallenge

What can I say about my next favorite character? He's not human. He's extremely bored. He has skulls everywhere.  He's a type of god. Um, oh and he will take your life when it's time, but will never go to Heaven or Hell because you've written down names in a notebook.

If that's not a huge clue, right?  He is Ryuk. The Shinigami catalyst of Death Note.  He drops the Death Note into the human world to kill the boredom. He enjoys every minute on Earth, especially the apples.  Withdrawal symptoms of his apple addiction causes him to twist into a pretzel shape.

He and Light get along as well as can be expected for a serial killer genius and snide death god.

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Roy Mustang is my second character. He is a Colonel in the Amestrian State Military as well as a State Alchemist.  He is the Flame Alchemist and can produce different types of fire with the gloves decorated with transmutation circles on his hands.

He is the one to get revenge for Maes' death by burning alive the homunculus that killed him.  To say you have to be powerful to do this is an extreme understatement.

He comes across as a ladies man and a procrastinating slacker who is also power hungry, but that is a facade for his true character. He uses his power to protect those that cannot protect themselves.

His time in the Ishval war haunts him.

Edward is his direct subordinate and they both have a mutual respect for each other while having a rocky relationship.  

A to Z Challenge 2017 -- Kyoya Ohtori, Obi, Olivier Armstrong #atozchallenge

She takes command like no other. She is fierce and will not give up. She leads her fort with a do or die attitude that takes no crap from anyone.

She cannot forgive weakness and has no respect for those that give up too easily. She is the Fort Briggs commanding officer Olivier Mira Armstrong from the Anime Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Olivier (o-liv-ee-ay) meets the Elric brothers and doesn't like them but when the homunculus Sloth breaks into her fort, they help her defeat him.

She and Izumi Curtis are both feared and respected by the brothers.

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Obi is the the mysterious character from Snow White with Red Hair. He worked for one of the nobles of the court that did not like Shirayuki's friendship with Prince Zen.  He ends up becoming her bodyguard and friend.

His past is fogged in mystery, but the visible scars tell that it wasn't a
pretty one.  He is quick and agile, and his personality, though lighthearted most of the time, hints that he is dangerous.

As the show progresses more of his personality comes out as he lets his guard down and befriends those around him.

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My last character from today is from Ouran High School Host Club.

Imagine being the only poor person on scholarship at an ultra-elite school catering to the rich. This is what Haruhi has to face. She ends up in Music Room 3 where all she wants is a quiet place to study, but she ends up breaking an 8,000,000 yen vase.

Haruhi 

And in comes our Shadow King himself, Ohtori Kyoya, to tell her she must pay the Host Club back by becoming a host.  He is the first to realize that Haruhi is a girl and not a boy.

He is the quiet, behind the scenes kind of guy that can manipulate things his way with the best of them in the reverse harem comedy.

Tamaki calls him "Mommy" in his dramatic way when the twins flirt with Haruhi or if something doesn't go his way.  In response, Kyoya (kyo-yah) will call him "Daddy" through gritted teeth.

A to Z Challenge 2017 -- Migi, Maes Hughes #atozchallenge

Migi is the alien spore parasite that infects Shinichi  Izumi (shee-nee-chee ee-zoo-mee) right hand instead of his brain in the Science Fiction Horror Anime Parasyte. Migi (mee-gee) is ruthless when it comes to his survival and will even threaten his host and Shinichi's friends.

He and Shinichi become allies against other parasites who are human eaters as well as the government agencies trying to find and destroy infected human bodies.

Migi is not a flesh eater since he failed to attach to the head. He gets nourishment directly from the bloodstream.

Migi has the ability to morph and will turn into blades to kill others.  He is intelligent and reads extensively while Shinichi sleeps.

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Maes Hughes. One of the nicest characters I have ever watched. He loved his wife and adored his daughter to the point of obsession.  And he has one of the saddest moments to ever have been shown in an anime, in my opinion.

Maes is one of those characters you invest your heart and soul in and then said parts are torn from your body, shredded, burned, stomped on, and cast into the pits of hell.  The tiny bits of ash that are left are given back to you to only lose them to the next scenes of misery and despair.

In Full Metal Alchemist and in FMA Brotherhood, he is friends to Roy Mustang and to the Elric Brothers.  He works at Central and keeps Mustang apprised with the going on there.  He gets too close to the truth and is murdered.

His death is a driving force for Mustang to become stronger and to get to the truth behind the things not right within there government.

A to Z Challenge 2017 -- Izumi Curtis, Itami Yoji #atozchallenge

Izumi Curtis is the 'simple housewife' of Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood.  She is anything but. Izumi is one of the toughest characters on FMA and FMA:B. She is the one who teaches Edward and Alphonse Elric alchemy and martial arts.

They are terrified of angering her. They are respectful to her and her abilities as an alchemist. She taught them the true meaning of Equivalent Exchange when she left them on an island to fend for themselves.

Just like the Elric brothers, she too performed the taboo alchemy of Human Transformation. This is trying to bring back a human from the dead.

Her price was similar to the the brothers. Alphonse lost his body, Edward his leg and gave up his arm to keep his brother's soul, and Izumi lost her ability to bear children and will spew blood if she overexerts herself.

The gain is that she can use alchemy without a Transmutation Circle.

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Itami Yoji is the slacker of the JSDF who just wanted to go to the doujinshi convention but was thwarted by the appearance of a ginormous gate in the middle of Tokyo. From this gate a force of soldiers appears with dragons and horses and medieval weapons. Itami (ee-tah-mee) saves lives and instructs the police as the threat is taken care other military personnel in the Anime Gate.

He becomes one of the soldiers in the newly formed Recon Division that entered the gate and one of the driving forces behind the JSDF's (Japanese Self Defense Force) positive reception from the citizens of the Special Region.  Of course, he just wants to slack off and procrastinate.

In this haremish dramedy, he rescues an Elf from the wreckage of her village, becomes friends with demigod (who flirts with him) and a wizard, and has a dark elf given to him by the the elf's tribe.  There is even a warrior princess that comes to respect him.

They all face the rage of an idiot prince as the empire crumbles around them.

And Itami still only wants to get to go to the doujinshi convention at the end.