List of Wedding Peach characters

This is a list of characters that appear in the Wedding Peach franchise.

Main characters

Love Angels

Momoko Hanasaki (花咲 ももこ Hanasaki Momoko)/Wedding Peach (ウェディングピーチ Wedingu Pīchi)

Voiced by: Kyoko Hikami (Japanese), Larissa Wolcott (English)

The central character of the series, Momoko is petite, cheerful and turtle-brained (as coined by her friends). She lived a fairly normal life until the start of the series, when she got targeted by the demon, Pluie, for the ring she is always wearing, a cherished memento of her mother. With Limone and Aphrodite coming to her aid, she is then given the power to transform into Wedding Peach, the legendary Love Angel. As Wedding Peach, she is tasked with fighting devils intent on destroying the Love Wave. As simply Momoko, she is a freshman of Hanazono Junior High, a photographer of the Newspaper Club, and like many other girls at school, has a massive crush on Yanagiba Kazuya, captain of the soccer team. She often bickers with Fuuma Yousuke, a fellow freshman, and irritatingly denies any romance blossoming between them, despite everyone (her friends and Yanagiba himself) believing otherwise.

Yuri Tanima (谷間 ゆり Tanima Yuri)/Angel Lily (エンジェルリリィ Enjuru Ririi)

Voiced by: Yukana (Japanese), Carla Witt (English)

One of Momoko's best friends, Yuri is known for being a high-class girl, speaking politely at all times, and is generally the most well-mannered in their group. She can be a little vain at times, but she is very sensitive when it comes to people's feelings, even able to sense from a distance when Momoko/Peach is crying or in danger - something her fellow Angels seem unable to do. In her previous incarnation as Lily, it is revealed that she shared a close relationship with Limone, a senior Angel, and the love they had carried over into her present life. Upon regaining her memories of this, Yuri becomes overjoyed at their reunion, but also feels herself torn because she holds feelings for Yanagiba as well. In the manga, Yuri is stated to be 1/4 French.

Hinagiku Tamano (珠野 ひなぎく Tamano Hinagiku)/Angel Daisy (エンジェルデイジー Enjuru Deijī)

Voiced by: Yuko Miyamura (Japanese), Heather Kafka (English)

Another of Momoko's best friends, Hinagiku is a short-haired, rough-speaking tomboy who practices judo. Her family consists of her mother, father and younger brother, and they all live atop their flower shop. Momoko, Yuri and Hinagiku would often compete for Yanagiba's affections, but she bowed out gracefully when Yanagiba's true identity is revealed, and eventually comes to care deeply for her childhood friend, Takurou. Like Yuri, Hinagiku is a Love Angel (Daisy) reborn on Earth as a human.

Scarlett O'Hara (小原 スカーレット Ohara Sukāretto)/Angel Salvia (エンジェルサルビア Enjuru Sarubia)

Voiced by: Yuka Imai (Japanese), T. Lynn Mikeska (English)

The fourth Love Angel to appear in the series, Salvia is a loner with a violent and unforgiving streak. She wishes to destroy devils rather than purify them like the other girls. A pure angel, she assumes the name of Scarlett O'Hara while in the human world. Salvia still carries emotional wounds from the time she lost her best friend, Freesia, to a devil's attack. It takes some time for the other Love Angels to wear down her difficult exterior, though she eventually joins forces with them.

Scarlett's history varies in the original manga. She is a reincarnated angel like Yuri and Hinagiku, and is a half-Japanese returnee student from America who gained the memories of being an angel as a young girl, the first Love Angel to do so. She moves to Japan in order to be closer to the other Love Angels. She holds a grudge against devils because they killed Celeste, the angel she, Lily and Daisy were tasked to protect. While she tries to be a friend to her fellow Angels, she still feels the need to warn Momoko away from Yousuke. Eventually, she comes to accept their love, and at the end of the series, looks forward to finding a romance of her own. In the manga epilogue, she marries her childhood friend from America, Dean Butler. Her name was inspired by Scarlett O'Hara from the novel Gone with the Wind.

Love Interests

Yousuke Fuuma (洋介風魔 Fuuma Yōsuke)/Viento (ヴィエント Viento)

Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), Gray Haddock (English)

The freshman goalie on the school soccer team. He enjoys teasing Momoko, calling her "Momopi" and making fun of her small stature and round face, but eventually begins to have feelings for her. Because they are both vehemently in denial of their feelings to each other, it takes quite a while for them to get together. When they finally did, however, their happiness is short-lived as it is soon revealed that Yousuke has inherited his late father's demonic blood.: Viento, as he is came to be known in the Demon World, is the heir to the Rafaal Tribe, and holds the power to destroy the Love Angels and what is left of the Angel World. Reine Devila aims to capture him for this very reason, but with Wedding Peach's help, he is able to break free from the evil within him, and through the love they share, they are able to purify the world of all demons, even Reine Devila herself. As requested by Wedding Peach, Yousuke's demonic powers get sealed by Aphrodite, and he restarts his relationship with Momoko as a normal human. In the manga, they marry ten years later along with their friends.

Kazuya Yanagiba (和也柳 Yanagiba Kazuya)/Limone (リモーネ Rimōne)

Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki (Japanese), Brian Jepson (English)

Yanagiba Kazuya is the captain of Hanazono Junior High's captain team, known throughout the school for his good looks, smarts and athleticism, thus capturing the hearts of many female students. Momoko, Yuri and Hinagiku would often resort to crazy means to garner his attention, but he remains blissfully oblivious to almost all of their attempts. For the most part of the series, Yanagiba plays the part of the kind senpai who seems to be way out of the Angels' league, until his true identity is revealed later on.

Limone (which means lemon in Italian) is a powerful Senior Angel sent by Aphrodite to watch over Momoko and the others, granting them assistance whenever he is able. To remain close to them, he takes the form of Yanagiba Kazuya, although in this form, he has no memory of the Love Angels or that he is one himself until later in the season. This is so he could evade the devils' detection. In the manga, he was always aware of the Love Angels' existence and took a different identity only to remain close to them.

A hundred years ago in the Angel World, he and Lily fell in love amid the war between Angels and Demons. Their romance was brief, but it was strong enough to continue into their present lives. In the anime, upon remembering their past relationship, Yanagiba and Yuri (with Momoko and Hinagiku's blessing) continued where they left off, but this again was cut short when Limone sacrificed his life to protect the Human World from a massive attack by a strong devil named Petora. Aphrodite was able to bring him back, but the shock has caused him to lose his memories as Limone and of Yuri, much to the latter's grief.

Near the end of the series, he is able to revert to being Limone, and together with the Angels and Viento, confronted Reine Devila for a final battle. In the aftermath, he expressed a desire to enjoy his life as simply Yanagiba Kazuya, which Aphrodite gladly granted. In the manga, he and Yuri marry ten years later.

Takurou Amano (雨野 たくろう Amano Takurou)

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese), Josh Meyer (English)

The smartest student at school, constantly placing the top spot on all class rankings, and is also Hinagiku's childhood friend. Desiring to be stronger and more confident, Takurou makes a pact with the demon, Igneous, who takes residence in his heart and controls his body at times. At first he saw it as a burden, but starts to see Igneous as a friend. When Igneous comes to him before he dies and breaks their pact, Takurou tries everything he can to save him, even going to the Love Angels for help. In the anime, he had a crush on Momoko, while in the manga, his constant stalking of Momoko led many to believe he liked her but in fact wanted to impress Hinagiku. In the manga, he later marries Hinagiku.

Dean Butler (ディーン・バトラー Dīn Batorā)

He is a childhood friend of Scarlett back in America. In the manga, he eventually marries Scarlett. He only appears in the manga. His name is a reference to Rhett Butler from the novel, Gone with the Wind.

Main Antagonists

Reine Devila (レイン デビラ Rein Debira)

Voiced by: Mika Doi (Japanese), Lainie Frasier (English)

The leader of the devil world (her name is French for "Queen Devil"). Her greatest desire is to destroy all love and subjugate the angel world. In the anime, it is revealed that years ago she ventured into the Angel World and fell in love with an angel at first sight, who later became another angel's husband. With that event, they both unknowingly banished Reine Devila from the Angel World. Ever since, Reine Devila has wanted to kill all those who love. Her backstory and subplot do not exist in the manga; she is simply depicted as a tyrannical ruler. In the anime, she is purified and lives as a normal devil, while in the manga, she is purified and put in a long sleep. It is hoped on waking that she will protect the Devil World the way Aphrodite protects the Angel World.

Pluie (プリュイ Pyuri)

Voiced by: Kazuki Yao (Japanese), Ben Wolfe (English)

The first of Reine Devila's primary henchmen to appear in the story. He enacts various schemes to both destroy love and lure out the Love Angels, but eventually is sucked into the vortex of destruction as punishment for countless defeats by Reine Devila (in the anime). He is destroyed by the angels in the manga. Before his demise, he appears to have hints of feelings for Aquella, protecting her before she was killed, and reaching out to save her when she was caught in the Angel's love wave.^[1]

Igneous (イグニス Ignis)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese), Nicholas Keene (English)

Igneous is the third of Reine Devila's primary henchmen to appear in the story. He is a fire demon from the tribe of Hima. He is a sneaky and manipulative demon who doesn't like to get his hands dirty and usually has his minions fight for him before he goes in for the kill. He makes a pact with Takuro and takes residence in his heart and controls his body. He starts to like peace and quiet and actually sees Takuro as a friend, though he doesn't admit saying he is a member of the fire demon tribe. He is later killed by Potamos. Before he dies he goes to Takuro and releases him from his contract. He then tells Takuro that he actually started to become fond of him. As he passes he looks at the moon and admits that it is beautiful.

Potamos (ポタモス Potamosu)/Hiromi Kawanami (川浪 ひろみ Kawanami Hiromi)

Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (Japanese), Jenny Larson (English)

The fourth of Reine Devila's henchmen to appear in the story. She comes to help Igneous and has a crush on him, but later in the series kills him for turning soft by the love angels and falling for Yousuke. Potamos is later turned good by Wedding Peach and becomes an ordinary school girl. She becomes a love angel during the second omake.

In the manga, Potamos tries to take revenge for Igneous but falls in love with Yousuke/Viento because of his devil energy, even calling him "V-kun". She eventually returns him to his father, but when Yousuke rebels against his father and Uragano attacks, Potamos shields Viento and Peach with her body and sacrifices her life to save him, leading Peach to realize she had truly loved him.

Supporting characters

Jamma-P (じゃ魔ピー Jamapī)

Voiced by: Miwa Matsumoto (Japanese), Bill Wise (English)

A cute and small devil that served as Pluie's sidekick until he was purified by Wedding Peach, and subsequently forced out of the devil realm. Jama-P is often humorously picked on by the Angels (mostly Hinagiku), but sticks around as their closest ally. He becomes a resident to Momoko's house, and pretends to be a stuffed toy when others are around.

Aphrodite (アフロディーテ Afurodīte)

Voiced by: Mako Hyōdō (Japanese), Catherine Berry (English)

Goddess of love and ruler of the angel world. She is unable to leave the angel world and must rely on Limone and the Love Angels to ward off the devils. She is the sister of Angel Celeste, Momoko's mother, which makes Aphrodite, Momoko's aunt. She erased the Love Angel's and Limone's memory in the final episode in the second season. In Wedding Peach DX she made the Love Angel's memories known because of the new evil that was coming.

Sakura Hanasaki (花咲さくら)/Celeste (セレーソ Serēso)

Voiced by: Chiharu Suzuka (Japanese), Marla Kanoff (English)

Celeste is the sister and guardian of Aphrodite. While fighting against devils with Angels Lily, Daisy and Salvia, she was knocked down to earth, losing her memory. She begins to use the name Sakura. On Earth she falls in love with Hanasaki Shouichirou, a young photographer. They have a child together, named Momoko. Three years later, Limone finds Celeste and restores her memory. Celeste says goodbye to her family and leaves. She vanishes, leaving behind her ring, which is part of the Saint Something Four, the Something Old. She then returns to the angel world to protect it and falls into a deep sleep.

Celeste returns after waking from the energies of the Saint Something Four to tell Momoko of her past. She is given permission by Aphrodite to spend one day on Earth. However, she uses up more energy saving Momoko from a brainwashed Viento, and again falls to sleep. In the OVA it is revealed she awoke and returned to a normal family life, although she is aware of Momoko's former identity as an angel.

In the manga, her past differs: she is killed along with Lily, Daisy and Salvia and reincarnated 100 years later. She falls in love with Momoko's father, but remembers her past and returns to the angel world. The barrier she erected, however, prevents her from meeting or contacting her daughter. Momoko initially has doubts about her mother as she traces Celeste's legacy, but her mother finally gets through and sends a brief message that she has faith in her and will be able to meet her if the threat of devils is removed and the barrier is dissolved. Eventually after the defeat of Reine Devila, Momoko and her mother have a tearful reunion.

Shoichirou Hanasaki (花咲 翔一郎 Hanasaki Shoichirou)

Voiced by: Kazuhiro Nakata (Japanese), Peter Malof (English)

Shoichirou is the husband of Sakura and the father of Momoko. He is a professional photographer. He met Sakura after she fell down to Earth and lost her memory. They fell in love and get married. They later have Momoko. Once Sakura regains her memory as Celeste, she leaves to go back to the Angel World, but not before telling Shoichirou to take care of Momoko for her. He has no knowledge about the angels and devils and doesn't know that his wife and daughter are also love angels.

References

1. Wedding Peach, episode 15 (1995)