[Shoujo] 07 Ghost

Teito Klein is a former slave sent to attend the Barsburg Empire's military academy due to his ability to use Zaiphon, a type of supernatural power. The ability is rare, and thus highly prized. Teito is an amnesiac and doesn't remember anything of his past, but he has recurring and often traumatizing dreams in which he sees a grand church or castle and a man he feels he may know.

After a year at the academy, Teito takes the graduation exam; it is notoriously difficult with the average pass rate of one in twenty-five and rumor has it that candidates died in the exam. The night before Teito and his best (and only) friend, Mikage, take the exam, they swear they will never abandon the other when the other needs help. The next day, Teito is delivering papers to a professor when he overhears his name. He stops to listen and realizes that the speaker, a man named Ayanami, is the person who killed the man he sees in his dreams, who is his father, the king of the destroyed Raggs Kingdom. Teito is found eavesdropping and tries to attack his father's murderer, but is quickly brought down by one of Ayanami's subordinates and sent to prison. Mikage comes to help him escape, only to find that Teito has managed to fight past the guards by himself. The two flee the building, but are cornered on a balcony. Teito pretends to hold Mikage hostage, threatening to kill him if the guards pursue him, and tries to escape when Ayanami sends a Zaiphon attack after him, which Teito manages to partly deflect. A Bishop in the nearby 7th District takes the injured Teito to the church to recuperate. Because of the law of sanctuary, as long as Teito stays in the church the army cannot enter the place, hence cannot arrest him.

In fact Teito carries the Eye of Mikhail, a powerful talisman that his home country, the Raggs Kingdom, was ransacked for. The tragic death of a loved one catapults him into his quest for revenge against the Barsburg Empire and knowledge about his past, while he becomes entangled with the Gods, Verloren, and the 7 Ghosts.

His best friend's fate spurs Teito into trying to master the Bascule — a powerful weapon that can harness and focus his innate power. Friends become enemies and rivals become allies as Teito begins to fulfill his destiny, and protect his fallen country from the minions of his former masters.

Teito Klein (テイト·クライン, Teito Kurain)

The protagonist of the story. A former slave captured by the Barsburg Empire and considered to be the military academy's star pupil. His homeland is the former Kingdom of Raggs, and he was raised as an orphan in a church. It is later revealed that Teito had been entrusted with the Eye of Mikhail when the Empire invaded his home country, and he is the son of the former king of Raggs, Weldeschtein Krom Raggs, thus, a prince.

Frau (フラウ, Furau)

A perverted Bishop, he saves Teito's life when Teito falls from his hawkzile. He is the member of the 07-Ghosts known as 'Zehel'. He finds Mikage (as a small dragon) for Teito and accidentally becomes Teito's 'Master' when he attempts to remove Teito's promise collar, thereby invoking a blood contract. This collar gives Frau the ability to use three commands on Teito: bind, sleep and pain. For all his teasing, Frau also keeps Teito's spirits up with impromptu pep-talks. Because of this, Teito sometimes makes associations between Frau and his late 'Father'. His relation with Ayanami is as of yet unknown. Frau is the only Ghost who can wield Verloren's scythe. His catch phase he says before every battle is "May god be with you".

Frau was adopted by the church and became Bastian's disciple when he was caught in the large scale 'thief subjugation' across the Empire. All of his friends died and he didn't believe in God; nevertheless he was so powerful with Zaiphon that it was rumored he was a child blessed with God's strength. While Frau was a wild child, constantly getting into trouble, he and Bastian ended up having a good father-son like relationship. When he was very young, Frau used to sneak out of the church at night and remove Kor from those afflicted by it, something extremely difficult that only trained bishops are usually capable of doing.

Castor (カストル, Kasutoru)

Another bishop, he convinces Teito to take the examination to enter the priesthood. The training he puts Teito through is vigorous and often involves his 'dolls', life-sized puppets he controls with Zaiphon. He is one of the 07-Ghosts, 'Fest'.

His name used to be Xing-lu Hausen, and he was the thirteenth head of the family in a House of God. His father often ignored him and he felt neglected, so Castor spent most of his time inside his room making replica dolls of his mother, who "was the only allowed to spoil him". He was so talented, that he was widely recognized as a genius.

Labrador (ラブラドール, Raburadōru)

A bishop whose hobby is gardening, he gives Teito a flower of protection at the start of the manga which later saves his life during an encounter with a Kor. He also gives Teito a drink made from sweet flowers to heal his 'wounds of the heart'. During battles, he is able to use flowers and vines as weapons with his manipulation zaiphon. He is also able to communicates with flowers. It has been confirmed by an omake, and later in chapter 46 of the manga, that he is indeed a Ghost, known as 'Profe'. His powers as a Ghost grant him the gift of foresight, which allowed him to aid Teito before Teito's first encounter with a Kor. He doesn't wish to kill Veloren, only for him to live in the world as a proper human.

Hakuren Oak (ハクレン·オーク, Hakuren Ōku)

Teito's roommate at the church and, at first, his self-proclaimed rival for the priesthood exam. They first meet soon after Mikage's death and Hakuren is walking by Teito in the church. Teito mistakes him for Mikage since they look somewhat similar, but upon looking closer, realizes it is someone else. Upon seeing that Teito is training to become a bishop a well, he states that Teito is now his rival. Teito is thinking that there is something about Hakuren that is a bit familiar to him until Hakuren asks Teito whether middle school children were starting to take the exam as well. Teito suddenly realizes that Hakuren sounds a lot like Shuri Oak, his tormentor from the military academy.

Ayanami (アヤナミ, Ayanami

The main antagonist, he is the man who killed Teito's 'Father' in the war against Raggs and seeks the Eye of Mikhail. He is a descendant of a family whose nobility has been stripped of.

Hyuuga (ヒュウガ, Hyūga)

One of Ayanami's subordinates. He is almost never seen without a lollipop (or candy apple thing) in his mouth and is always wearing dark sunglasses. He is always joking, being silly and never acts serious. This is shown in an omake when he and Frau attend a parent teacher meeting and embarrass Konatsu and Teito. He has excellent swordsmanship and is vey good at fighting

Volume 1

* 1. "Escape"
* 2. "The Seventh District"
* 3. "Darkness"
* 4. "Kor"
* 5. "Violation"

Volume 2

* 6. "Awakening"
* 7. "Cycle of Rebirth"
* 8. "Mikhail"
* 9. "Atonement"
* 10. "Nightmare"
* 11. "Nightmare" (2)

Volume 3

* 12. "Nightmare" (3)
* 13. "Nightmare" (4)
* 14. "Nightmare" (5)
* 15. "Nightmare" (6)
* 16. "Nightmare" (7)
* 17. "Nightmare" (

Volume 4

* 18. "Nightmare" (9)
* 19. "Nightmare" (10)
* 20. "Song for Souls' Repose ~Requiem~"
* 21. "The Morning of The Bishop Exam"
* 22. "The Final Door"
* 23. "The Bridge of Tribulation"
* 23.5 "Extra Supreme Sugar"
* 24. "Light and Dark"

Volume 5

* 25. "Setting Off"
* 26. "antwort"
* 27. "slave trader"
* 28. "the 6th district"

Volume 6

Volume 7

Volume 8

Episode 1

"The Future of Painful Thoughts is"
"Setsunaru Omoi no Yukusue wa" (切なる想いの行く末は)

Episode 2

"Nostalgic Memories Accompany Pain"
"Natsukashiki Kioku wa Itami to Tomo ni" (懐かしき記憶は痛みと共に)

Episode 3

"My Innocent Child, Sleep Within The Light"
"Watashi no Mujaki na Kodomo, Hikari no Naka no Suimin" (私の無邪気な子供、光の中の睡眠)

Episode 4

"To the Depths of the Earnest Prayer"
"Tada Hitasura naru Inori no Hate ni" (ただひたすらなる祈りの果てに)

Episode 5

"Hot Tears, Gently Fill His Heart..."
"Atsuki Namida, Yasashiku Kare no Kokoro o Mitashi..." (熱き涙、やさしく彼の心を満たし…)

Episode 6

"The Path of Justice Leads to Light"
"Hikari ni Tsūzuru Tadashiki Michi wa" (光に通ずる正しき道は)

Episode 7

"Does the Soul that was Devoured by the Wings, Dream of Its Beloved Child?"
"Tsubasa ni Kuwareta Tamashii wa Itoshii Waga Ko no Yume o Miru?" (翼に喰われた魂は愛しい我子の夢を見る?)

Episode 8

"Half of His Soul Arouses a Sad Awakening"
"Hanbun Dake no Tamashii ga Kanashiki Mezame o Yobiokosu" (半分だけの魂が悲しき目覚めを呼び起こす)

Episode 9

"The Color of His Soul Will Be Forever..."
"Tamashii no Iro wa Eien ni..." (魂の色は永遠に...)

Episode 10

"That is But One Form of Atonement"
"Sore wa Tada Hitotsu no Tsugunai" (それはただひとつの償い)

Episode 11

"Atonement for Loved Ones is..."
"Itoshiki Mono e no Tsugunai wa..." (愛しき者への償いは...)

Episode 12

"The Darkness Called "Pain" Treads Ever Closer..."
"Itami to Iu Na no Yami wa Hitahita to..." (痛みという名の闇はひたひたと...)

Episode 13

"Down the Path of Light I See..."
"Hikari Aru Michi no Saki ni Miru Mono wa..." (光ある道の先に見るものは...)

Episode 14

"A Reason to Fight Together... The Right to be Called Brothers in Arms"
"Issho ni Tatakau Riyuu... Senyuu to Yoba Reru Kenri" (一緒に戦う理由… 戦友と呼ばれる権利)

Episode 15

"That Day, I Was Certainly With Him"
"Sono hi, Watashi wa Kare to Tashika ni Atta" (その日、私は彼と確かにあった)

Episode 16

"Truth Lies in the Dark Abyss Where the Light Cannot Reach"
"Shinjitsu ha Hikari no Todoka nu Yami no Soko ni" (真実は光の届かぬ闇の底に)

Episode 17

"The Family With Wings of Darkness, Enshrouded in Misery, Flies Down"
"Yami no Tsubasa no Kenzoku ha, Fukou wo Matoi, Mai Ori ru" (闇の翼の眷属は、不幸を纏い、舞い降りる)

Episode 18

"The One Who Must be Forgiven Drowns in Darkness...The One Who Loves Him is Filled With Tears"
"yurusa zaru mono yami ni obore ... aisu ru mono ha namida ni nure ru" (赦さざる者闇に溺れ…愛する者は涙に濡れる)

Episode 19

"The One-Sided, Yet Never Dying Love Finds Itself..."

Episode 20

"They Both Offer A Requiem"

Episode 21

"Therefore, You Pass Through The Door Of The Defeated"

Episode 22

"Led By The Light In The Water's Depth, He Spies Upon..."

Episode 23

"Beyond The Heart's Darkness"

Episode 24

"The Justice of Those Who Lack Love Is... Oh Heart That Is Stolen By Darkness, Forever..."