HANABISHI
RECCA
What
isn't there to know about Recca...that adorably cute star of the show?
He's a 16 year old high school delinquent. Run-of-the-mill male anime character
if you ask me ^_^. He's no candidate for a teacher's pet and uses the classroom
as a bedroom. His fate was twisted when he laid eyes on a particular pretty
freshman by the name of Sakoshita Yanagi. In an attempt to save Yanagi
from his own mother, the devious Kage Houshi, Recca unleashes the power
of the red flames from his right hand. And thus begins the storyline of
Flame of Recca.
In
the task of developing his powers, Kage Houshi manipulates Recca's friends,
to fight him. She hypnotizes Fuuko and gives her the fuujin to whip Recca
from pillar to post. Kage Houshi also convinces Tokiya that Recca had been
involved in the murder of his sister Nefumi. Until Recca proves otherwise
by beating Tokiya the second time they encountered.
Other
than Yanagi, Recca's interests involve ninjas. He's particularly fond of
his teacher Fumio Tatesake who is an expert on ninjas. On one occassion
where Recca and company visited his professor, they get attacked by Mokouren
and Kaoru. They kidnap Yanagi and bring her to Mori Kouran who performs
tests on her to find out the source of her power. This is where Recca first
encounters Kurei, who he didn't know was his half-brother. Kurei makes
mincemeat of the Hokage Team until Recca's 8 flame dragons make an appearance.
Of ocurse they almost made dessert out of him first. Then they help. Kurei
makes his exit and the beautiful hime is rescued!
A
blast from the past occurs in the following storyline, as Kage Houshi invites
the Hokage Ninjas to her house. She tells Recca of his true identity and
his story with Kurei and all that. Recca rejects this initally and turns
his back on Kage Houshi, whom he finds out to be his real mother. When
one of the Three Idiots captures Kage Houshi/Kagero, Recca rescues his
mother, and with this finally accepts his life. he also finds out that
Shigeo Hanabishi, a firecracker maker who raised him as his own son, was
actually single. The mother Recca thought was his real one, i.e, Shigeo's
supposed deceased wife, was actually a movie star.
Recca
then takes a rehearsal in the mountains, trying to tame his dragons. This
he does with the help and moral support of his hime. For every dragon that
is tamed, a tattoo appears on his arm. At this point, he has tamed two
dragons, Nadare and Saiha. Genjuroh makes an appearance and tells Recca
of Kurei's invitation to the Urabutousatsoujin. Recca accepts this and
the Hokage Team joins the tournament of the Arena of Death.
During
registation day, it was made clear to Recca and company that they had to
put a stake for the tournament. Yanagi had become their bet, though the
Hokage Team was not too happy about this. On the opening round against
the Kuu Team, Recca defeats Saicho and his Shikigami. He also wins their
leader Kukkai. However, he becomes friends with the Kuu and its members,
and they supported the Hokage Team all the way.
From
the Uruha Maboroshi, Recca faces Menou Sakura, a pretty girl who was forced
by Genjuroh to fight. Genjuroh had imprisoned her father in an hourglass
and in return for his freedom, a madougu was implanted in Menou that would
control her hair. Recca destroys Genjuroh's mugen and frees Menou's father.
In an agreement done before the match, Genjourh promises to release Menou
from the implanted madogou, which he honors later on.
In
a unique team match, Recca reluctantly teams with his "best buddy" Tokiya
to face the sisters Neon and Miki. They bickered at lot at first, but is
later given the knock by Domon. They were then able to effectively team
and beat the duo. However, Neon unleashed her "requiem." Fortunately, Tokiya's
Tsurara Mai breaks through this and almost kills Neon by means of the gigantic
icicles which she almost falls through. Recca saves her by shielding her
with the power of Madoka. Recca doesn't really like killing anybody ya
know ^_~...one of the things I like best about him.
He
battles Kashumaru in the quarterfinals against Uruha Ma. This opponent
of Recca imitated his dragons. Of course we know how Recca creamed him.
The Recca, while trying to find Fuuko (who gets sent to the Great Nowhere
by Magensha) finds that his beloved hime Yanagi was about to be abducted
by Magensha. He uses all his might against this giant, utilizing the combo
dragon technique. He rescues Yanagi and with the help of Kaoru and Saicho
breaks the mask of Magensha.
In
the final bout of the Urabutousatsoujin, Recca faces his half-brother Kurei,
who has been tracking him down since childhood to eliminate him. It is
in this match (*tears trickle down my face*) which kind of gets emotional,
as brother turns against brother. Both Flame Masters unleash their ultimate
power and give the other one the beating of a lifetime. On watch during
this match is Recca's eighth dragon, Reisshin/Obashi, who happens to be
the soul of their common biologic father Ohka. He remains neutral in the
battle between his sons. It is also during this match that Kurei realizes,
thanks to Recca, his mistake in blaming all his misfortunes to his younger
bro. Kurei, realizing this, turns against his foster father Mori Kouran.
Mori Kouran then unleashes a Kurei clone that went against the brothers.
Kurei and Recca then combine forces to beat this evil clone. Recca wins
the final bout of the Urabutousatsoujin and his hime is saved from being
Mori Kouran's guinea pig. This is the point where the anime tapers off.
What happens in the manga? Yeah I'm still waiting for those manga summaries
from Dream World, but apparently Recca and company have brand new enemies
in the form of the new assassin troup of Mori Kouran (man, that @$$hole
never gives up, does he?)
Recca's
power consists of eight dragons (ryuu). They are as follows:
Nadare...
one of the first flame dragon that Recca tames. She comes in the form of
multiple fire balls. One of the nicer flame dragons, if not the nicest.
She kinda looks like Tokiya in human form.
Saiha...he
comes in the form of a blade that cuts through anything and everything.
One of Recca's favorite attack weapons
Homura...his
flames are crooked, so they attack like a whip. I think he's the fat one???
Madoka...a
fire dragon which protects rather than attacks. He forms an impenetrable
shield. Saved Neon's hide from being an ice popsicle.
Setsuna...the
meanest, cruelest, most arrogant, dragon of them all. He's got an attitude
problem and the Hokage Ninjas aren't too fond of him. They rejected him
even when he still walked the earth. Doesn't like being oggled, so he kills
anyone foolish enough to look into his eyes. Poor Genjuroh stole him and
gets fried. He's my favorite dragon, actually. Why? Because he's so, so
mean ^_^!
Rui...the
dragon babe. She creates illusions using flames. Few people know what she
really looks like because she's always changing forms. Helps Recca only
if he can answer her riddles.
Kokuu...the
old man in the horrendous glasses and shorts. He kinda looks like one of
those characters in Dragonball Z (the name escapes me though). He apppears
the night prior to the final bout of the Urabutousatsoujin and gives the
Hokages tips on their respective matches. He also trains Recca how to use
the dragon combo technique, and convinces Recca to fight his dragons first
to totally tame them. Is a pervert in the tradition of Happosai, and loves
harassing them, especially Fuuko-sama!
Resshin...the
last of the dragons who also happens to be the spirit of Ohka, Recca and
Kurei's biological father. Althought in the local dub, Recca calls him
Obashi. Anyone out there with an idea what it means?
Whew!
I think that's enough for Recca. I've told nearly the enitre series on
his profile alone *_*;;;. If you want to find out more about Recca-san,
then kindly visit those shrines dedicated to him in the links
section. Now, before you forget whose shrine this is, click
here or visit the other Hokages!
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