Fairy Navigator Runa facts for kids

Fairy Navigator Runa
First book of the novel series
Quick facts for kids 妖界ナビ・ルナ (Youkai Navi Runa)
Genre	Magical girl
Manga
Written by	Miyoko Ikeda
Illustrated by	Michiyo Kikuta
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	Del Rey Manga (North America)
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Original run	2008 – 2010
Volumes	7

Fairy Navigator Runa (妖界ナビ・ルナ (Youkai Navi Runa)) is a fun children's novel series from Japan. It was written by Miyoko Ikeda and published by Iwasaki Shoten.

Later, the story was also made into a manga comic series. Michiyo Kikuta drew the manga, which was published in a magazine called Nakayoshi by Kodansha. In North America, the manga was licensed by Del Rey Manga.

Main Characters

This series follows the adventures of a special girl named Runa and her friends. They meet many interesting characters, both human and fairy.

Runa Rindo

Runa is a ten-year-old girl in fourth grade. She often seems to be dreaming and can be a bit clumsy. A strange thing about Runa is that she can always guess what's for lunch!

Runa is actually a "Legendary Child." Her mother was a fairy, and her father was human. When a special "Third Eye" on her neck opens, Runa gains amazing powers. Her eyes even look like swirling vortexes!

Runa's big mission is to send bad fairies back to their own world. These fairies came to the human world after an earthquake opened a path between the two worlds. Runa also has a mysterious link to a boy named Tai. She seems to be the only one who knows where the important "Jewel of Everlasting Time" is hidden.

Fairy Friends

Runa gets help from two fairies who are sent to protect her.

Mokke

Mokke is one of the fairies helping Runa. He can appear as a boy or an owl. He is a bit loud and can be bratty sometimes. But Mokke is also very brave and once stopped Runa from doing something she might have regretted.

Suneri

Suneri is the other fairy protector. She often looks like a beautiful girl or a white cat. Suneri acts like a kind older sister to Runa. She also has special powers to heal others.

Mysterious Connections

Some characters have a deeper, more mysterious role in Runa's story.

Tai

Tai is a mysterious boy who seems to be connected to Runa in some way. He also appears to be working with an evil fairy. Tai has his own special powers.

Kazan

Kazan is the dog that Tai is always with.

Runa's Family and Mentors

Runa has important people in her life who cared for her and taught her valuable lessons.

Ms. Towako

Ms. Towako used to work at the Children of the Stars School, where Runa grew up. She raised Runa almost like her own mother. Ms. Towako taught Runa to "keep an open heart and to love the people around her."

Renmei-sama

Renmei-sama is Runa's mother. She had the special power to travel between the human world and the fairy world.

Seigo-sama

Seigo-sama is Runa's father. He was a master of yin-yang, a type of magic. He helped Runa keep her "Third Eye" closed for a while. He also left Runa at the Children of the Stars School when she was young.

School Friends

Runa has friends at the Children of the Stars School who support her.

Sae

Sae is a strong girl who sometimes scolds Runa when she does something wrong. Runa calls her Chae. Sae once helped Runa send a bad fairy back by giving her a special pendant.

Mit-chan

Mit-chan is a sweet little girl who is Runa's friend. She always carries a teddy bear. Runa once saved Mit-chan from a dangerous situation.

Mana-chan

Mana-chan is another friend who praises Runa for her amazing ability to guess lunch every day. She worries about Runa a lot and is friends with both Runa and Sae.

Other Characters

Runa meets many other interesting characters on her adventures.

Kamachi

Kamachi is a fairy who causes trouble. He once took Sae hostage to try and get the "Jewel of Everlasting Time" from Runa. Mokke had to step in to stop Runa from harming him, and Kamachi was sent back to the fairy world.

Shizuku

Shizuku is a mermaid. Runa enjoyed listening to her sing in the park. Shizuku later found Runa when she was unconscious. Shizuku is also in love with a character named Ryoo.