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" I N F O R M A T I O N " On Sena, Weiss Gluhen, our site and Sena's associates. Questions or comments can be aimed here. |
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Sena is one of the protagonists of Weiss Kreuz Gluhen and in many ways, his story and his search for the answers to his past is one of the main plot points that propels the series. He is brash, impatient, and very kind-hearted (all of which translates into his amazing ability to land in all sorts of trouble). He also has a very strong idea of what's right and wrong, passionately committed to seeking justice for himself and others. Sena joined Weiss after witnessing the death of his father and sister at his mother's hands (and nearly being one of her victims), hoping to both give his life purpose and find out what happened to make his mother commit such an act. He and Aya are working in tandem throughout most of the series with Sena masquerading as a student and Aya as his history teacher at Koua Gakuen and it is with Aya he seems to feel the most admiration and kinship.
Real name: Kisaragi Takeru *info taken from shattered-crosses.net |
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Weiss Kreuz Gluhen is the animated sequel to the original Kapital series (following a slew of drama CDs detailing the further adventures of the Weiss boys). It begins several years after events in the original series with Aya and the newest Weiss team being sent to infiltrate Koua Gakuen (or roughly translated, Koua Academy) to investigate the rising suicide rates at one of the most promising (and now tightly secreted) schools in Japan.
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Weiss Kreuz Gluhen seems to be the bastard step-child of the Weiss juggernaut. Fans either love or hate it and when it first came out, it polarized and sparked furious debate (particularly over the new character designs). For whatever reason, it seems to be less popular or at least less well-known and loved than the original Kapital series perhaps because the franchise took a decidedly darker turn. The new characters in Gluhen, Sena and Kyou, seem doomed to obscurity given all of the above, most people consigning Sena to the role of pseudo-Omi knockoff (because he looks SO like Omi) and Kyou is all but forgotten which seems odd given the rather memorable way he exits the series. In fact, neither of the two are ever really mentioned beyond throwing out their stats on Gluhen information sites. Most fan fiction out there is devoted to the original Weiss team or ignores Gluhen entirely. To be honest, I found this horribly grating especially where Sena was concerned. The boy was in all of Gluhen, was Aya's touchstone, and only facilitated most of the plot of the story. All that and he managed to be endearing and the cause of the infamous yank-your-heart-out-and-stomp-it-on-the-floor scene of DOOM both. If that isn't reason enough then I don't know what is. |
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That particular phrase is from the song 'Dead Boy's Poem' by Nightwish, which seemed particularly apt where Sena was concerned... you all know why. ^_~ |
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Fujimiya Aya : Or Fujimiya-sensei as Sena is prone to call him. Aya is the closest to Sena in Weiss and the most visibly concerned for the boy's well-being. He spends most of the series either keeping an eye on Sena, getting him out of trouble, or imparting words of wisdom to him. For Aya, Sena becomes a symbol of what he's both fighting and searching for as a member of Weiss (even more so after Gluhen's final battle).
Aguri Kyou : The other new member of Weiss besides Sena; Sena seems to look up to and trust Kyou and for his part, Kyou seems to reciprocate that trust, thrusting some of his brother issues onto Sena. His death hits Sena particularly hard.
Miyazawa Nozomi : A kind-hearted student at Koua Gakuen that Sena finds himself drawn into protecting. His inability to do so, followed by her subsequent breakdown and death hit Sena very hard.
Hidaka Ken : Ken's relationship with Sena is adversarial at first, Siberian blaming the younger boy for Kyou's death. Eventually the two seem to come to some sort of peace, sharing quiet moments and an easy camaraderie that becomes more evident as Gluhen progresses.
Takatori Mamoru/Tsukiyono Omi : The newly appointed Persia. Sena follows Persia as the leader of Weiss but is completely unaware of the fact that he's little more than canon fodder and a stalking horse in Mamoru's attempts to both protect his former teammates and to uncover Esset's newest plot.
Kudo Yohji : Is the fourth member of Weiss and after Kyou dies; he has little involvement with Sena beyond what we're shown on screen during mission times.
Kisaragi Fumie : Sena's mother and the principle of Koua Gakuen. Brainwashed into murdering most of her family, Fumie is now working for Epitaph and is the reason Sena is a part of Weiss in the first place.