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Keywords T
- Tarot (タロット)
- A set of cards mainly used for fortune-telling. The typical set of 78 cards is composed of 22 major arcana cards and 56 minor arcana cards (divided into four suits).
Features and cards of three Tarot sets
Set | Hitomi's | Rider-Waite | Merlin | |
Designer | Sunrise/Shouji Kawamori | A. E. Waite | R. J. Stewart |
Artist | Kimitoshi Yamane | Pamela Coleman Smith | Miranda Gray |
Suits | Serpents/Dragons | Wands | Serpents/Dragons |
Birds | Swords | Birds |
Beasts | Pentacles | Beasts |
Fishes | Cups | Fishes |
Episode | Card | Card | Card |
1 | Fateful Confession | La Torre | XVI | The Tower | XI | (Blasted) Tower |
2 | Girl of the Mystic Moon | Il Fusco/La Luce | | Ace of Wands | | (Ace of) Serpents |
3 | Magnificent Swordsman | La Morte | XIII | Death | XII | Death |
4 | Demonic Bishounen | L'Impiccato | XII | The Hanged Man | XIII | Hanged Man |
5 | Stamp of Brothers | Il Giudizio | XX | Judgement | VI | Judgement |
6 | Capital of Intrigue | La Giustizia | XI | Justice | V | Justice |
7 | Unexpected Parting | La Carrozza | VII | The Chariot | IX | Chariot |
8 | The Day the Angel Flies | La Temperanza | XIV | Temperance | XVI | Temperance |
9 | Memories of a Feather | L'Aria/La Vita | | Ace of Swords | | (Ace of) Birds |
10 | Blue-Eyed Prince | La Ambizione | | Knight of Pentacles | | (Warrior of) Beasts |
| (Cards in Episode 10) | La Lotta | | Five of Pentacles | | Conflict |
| | Il Pericolo | | Eight of Swords | | Danger |
| | La Tensione | | Three of Wands | | Intention |
| | La Percezione | | Kinght of Wands | | (Warrior of) Serpents |
11 | Prophecy of Death | Il Diavolo | XV | The Devil | X | Guardian |
12 | Secret Door | Il Papessa | II | The High Priestess | XXI | Priestess |
13 | Red Destiny | L'Imperatore | IV | The Emperor | XVII | Emperor |
14 | Dangerous Wounds | Il Veggente | I | The Magician | VIII | Magician |
15 | Paradise Lost | La Stella | XVII | The Star | III | Star |
16 | The Guide | La Luota | X | Wheel of Fortune | IV | Fortune |
17 | End of This World | La Imperatrce | III | The Empress | XIX | Empress |
18 | Gravitation of Destiny | Il Monde | XXI | The World | XXII | Universe |
19 | Love's Golden-Rule Strategy | Il Pazzo | 0 | The Fool | VII | Fool |
20 | False Pledge | La Luna | XVIII | The Moon | I | Moon |
21 | Side-Effects of Fortune | Il Papa* | V | The Hierophant | XV | Innocent* |
22 | Black-Winged Angel | Il Sole | XIX | The Sun | II | Sun |
23 | Premonition of a Storm | La Terra/La Legge | | Ace of Pentacles | | (Ace of) Beasts |
24 | Choice of Destinies | L'Elemita | IX | The Hermit | XIV | Hermit |
25 | Sphere of Absolute Fortune | La Forza | VIII | Strength | XVIII | Strength |
26 | Eternal Thoughts | L'Amore | VI | The Lovers | XX | Lovers |
* The English name and Roman number of the Merlin Tarot version of this card appears briefly in episode 1.
- Tarot, Hitomi's (ひとみのタロット)
- Tarot card set Hitomi's grandmother bought at Yokohama for Hitomi when she was young. Not the typical set, it has several unique features:
- card designs by mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane
- Major Arcana designs based on traditional Tarot sets
- Minor Arcana cards based on Merlin Tarot set
- The Three of Serpents is La Tensione (Tension), instead of Intention as it is on the Merlin Tarot
- Italian writing with some unique spellings (the original Merlin Tarot set is in English, although Tarot is said to have been developed in Italy.)
- gold pentacle on the reverse
- blank card inexplicably inserted
- Some of the cards are not in proper Italian. Here is how they compare to proper Italian spellings:
Hitomi's | Italian | Literal English |
Il Fusco/Il Luce | Il Fuoco/Il Luce | Fire/Light |
La Ambizione | L'Ambizione | Ambition |
La Luota | La Ruota | Wheel |
La Imperatrce | La Imperatrice | Empress |
Il Monde | Il Mondo | World |
L'Elemita | L'Eremita | Hermit |
- Some of the cards use Italian translations of Merlin Tarot Number cards' elements and powers, or Italian translations of Merlin Tarot Court cards' keywords.
Hitomi's | Literal English | Merlin |
Il Fuoco (cf. Il Fusco)/Il Luce | Fire/Light | (Ace of) Serpents |
L'Aria/La Vita | Air/Life | (Ace of) Birds |
L'Ambizione (cf. La Ambizione) | Ambition | (Warrior of) Beasts |
La Lotta | Conflict | Combat (Five of Beasts) |
Il Pericolo | Danger | Danger (Eight of Birds) |
La Tensione | Tension | Intention (Three of Serpents) |
La Percezione | Perception | (Warrior of) Serpents |
La Terra/La Legge | Earth/Law | (Ace of) Beasts |
- Note: In Yuzuru Yashiro's shoujo manga version, Hitomi's set is a momento from her grandmother, although it was apparently not bought at Yokohama. It has its own unique features:
- card designs by artist Yuzuru Yashiro
- Major Arcana based on modern Tarot sets
- Minor Arcana based on modern Tarot sets
- English writing
- crest of Fanelia on the reverse
- In Katsu-Aki's shounen manga version, Hitomi does not use a tarot card set.
- Tarot, Merlin (マーリン・タロット)
- A type of tarot cards set inspired by Merlin, a magician in the medieval English legends. Compared to other sets, the order of Major Arcana is different, and the suits of the minor arcana are birds, serpents/dragons, fish, and beasts instead of swords, wands, cups, and pentacles.
Merlin | Rider-Waite |
Suits | Elements | Powers | Suits |
Birds | Air | Life | Swords |
Serpents/Dragons | Fire | Light | Wands |
Fishes | Water | Love | Cups |
Beasts | Earth | Law | Pentacles |
- Three Swordmasters of Gaea
- ガイア三剣豪
- The legendary trio whose swordfighting prowess is unparalleled in Gaea. Van's mentor Balgus is one of the three.
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Copyright © 1997 Sunrise, TV Tokyo/Bandai Entertainment, Inc./Egan Loo.
All rights reserved. Last Revised on 1997 June 28
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