List of S-CRY-ed characters
The plot is set in an alternate time where an earthquake known as the Great Uprising has divided a city in two sections: the Mainlands and the Lost Ground.
Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi (Japanese); Steven Blum (English) Kazuma (カズマ) is the main Protagonist of the story and is first portrayed as a reckless Alter user who'll do anything for money.
[Episode 1] While Kazuma has a temper, but also cares about his friends, putting his life on the line when they're in danger, most importantly Kanami Yuta, a girl he lives with.
In the Animage's Anime Grand Prix 2002 awards, Kazuma took second place, being defeated by Inuyasha's title character.
[1] Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese); Jason Spisak (English) At eighteen-years-old, Ryuho (劉鳳, Ryūhō) is widely regarded as the strongest agent of HOLY.
Ryuho develops a strong rivalry with Kazuma, the only Native Alter on Lost Ground to escape HOLY, continuously foiling their plans afterwards, and is one of the few people who's fought him one-on-one without being defeated instantly.
Ryuho's personality changed after the death of his mother and his pet doberman at the hands of Crystal, leading to him being driven by his desire to bring that Alter user to justice.
[Episode 12] When suffering from amnesia, Ryuho starts caring for the Lost Ground, to the point he and Kazuma become allies in order to protect it.
His Alter ability is called "Zetsuei", which takes the form of a short, humanoid that uses flexible, purple, ribbon-like tendrils to attack his opponents and defend himself.
Ryuho can upgrade Zetsuei into its true form; a larger humanoid with a snake-like lower body, reminiscent of a Nāga.
However, due to Kazuma's future fights to protect the Lost Ground, he says he'll return to her-(giving it a possibility that he's reciprocated her feelings).
[Episode 25] Voiced by: Masayo Kurata (Japanese); Lara Jill Miller (English) At fifteen years old, Scheris Adjani (シェリス・アジャーニ, Sherisu Ajāni) is a former native Alter who was rescued from gang members by Ryuho in a HOLY raid as a child.
However, despite the advantages his Alter offers, the refinement process has caused it to rapidly age his body, and as such he dies shortly after a pitched battle with Ryuho.
[Episode 22] Voiced by: Kyōsei Tsukui (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English) At twenty-one years old, Straight Cougar (ストレイト・クーガー, Sutoreito Kūgā) is a laid back member of HOLY.
[Episode 7] After settling their rivalry with one last battle, in which Kazuma again emerges victorious, he decides to make a living as a broker, helping to merge the poor and metropolis.
[Episode 6] Asuka can control the minds of living beings using his Eternity Eight by attaching the orbs to his targets, although Kazuma can resist this effect by force of will.
[Episode 5] Voiced by: Takayuki Inoue (Japanese); Tony Oliver (English) Elian (イーリャン, Īryan, Yi Lian) is the cloned son of Martin Zigmarl.
[Episode 26] Voiced by: Bin Shimada (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English) Urizane (瓜核) is a laid back HOLY member who is never seen without a watermelon in hand.
Outwardly appearing as a fat, balding teenager with a short temper and a quick trigger finger, Urizane is shown to be dedicated to his friends.
[Episode 6] Urizane's Alter ability allows him to use watermelons for a variety of purposes, such as bombs, shields, platforms, and teleportation devices.
Urizane and Elian form a watermelon farm near the end of the series and then soon after use their Alter abilities to broadcast the final battle between Kazuma and Ryuhuo all over the Lost Ground.
Voiced by: Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English) Unkei (雲慶) is a HOLY member that specializes in mind control.
Voiced by: Tetsu Shiratori (Japanese); Michael Lindsay (English) Kyouji Mujo (無常 矜侍, Mujō Kyōji) is the primary villain of the series.
[2][3] DVD Verdict's Mac McEntire said that while the first volume lacked depth, its action scenes made the series appealing as well as it characters despite their tendency to shout their attacks.
[6] Don Houston from DVD Talk enjoyed how was developed the relationship between Kazuma and Ryuho similar to "buddy films" as both, while still clashing against one on another, they came to respect them too.
[8] Danielle D'Ornellas from Animefringe noted how many characters the anime covered including both the protagonists and the antagonists, making the viewers to pick which side would they root for.
[9] Bryan Morton liked that Kazuma's character started being developed as he not only used it to fight Ryuho, but to protect people from the Lost Ground.
