Chichiri

Chichiri, also known as Houjun Ri, is one of the main characters from the Fushigi Yuugi series.
== Charactah Account ==
Chichiri, a wandering monk, has trained for several years with Taiitsukun, the creator. A 24-year-old native of a village on the Shouryuu River (near the northern Koonan-Kutou border), he variously wields a shakujou staff, kasa hat, and kesa mantle to fight and employs various magical techniques taught by Taiitsukun, the first of which was the ability to form a barrier around himself.
Chichiri is a good-hearted man, always doing his best to be useful. He values his friends greatly, and goes through any length to protect them and ensure a bright future for Konan. He gives a lot of advice, helps the group and sticks the group back together when they seem to be torn apart; a very significant characteristic that reveals his wisdom and experience, natural seeing as he is the eldest of the group, older than Mitsukake by two years, and most of the others by about 6 years. Though he is actually very detached from the group when personal matters are involved and only opens up his feelings during extremely rare moments, he is, in general, cheerful and happy-go-lucky, and is the subject of numerous running gags in the manga and anime, making more jokes and acting funnier, much like Tasuki, than most of the other characters. Chichiri does show a very collected character, controlling his personal feelings and desires well, but in reality he is a very troubled man with a past that is tearing him apart from inside. He was never shown revealing his true emotions, but he explodes immediately when two people are mentioned; Hiko and Kouran.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Fushigi Yuugi
* Fushigi Yuugi OVA
* Fushigi Yuugi OVA 2
* Fushigi Yuugi OVA 3
=== Light Novels ===
* Fushigi Yuugi Gaiden
=== Manga ===
* Fushigi Yuugi
== Trivia ==
* Chichiri's Shakujo Staff resembles a Buddhist staff.
* Chichiri is the only warrior whose clothing hasn't changed in the series, or even in the OVA.
* In some respects, there is the practical lack of "na no da"/ "no da" (or "ya know") in the OVA 2 episode "Transience of a Water Mirror" (Ova 2, Ep 5)
* Chichiri's birthday is on May 21 and he is a Gemini.
== Gallery ==
File:Chichiri Render 01.png
File:Chichiri 01.png
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== External Links ==
* Chichiri at Fushigi Yuugi Wiki
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