What is a Fanlisting?

A fanlisting is simply an online listing of fans of a subject, such as a TV show, actor, or musician, that is created by an individual and open for fans from around the world to join. There are no costs, and the only requirements to join a fanlisting are your name and country.
- From thefanlistings [dot] org.

About Ryuuren (this section may contain SPOILERS!!)

Kanji name: 藍龍蓮
Seiyuu/Voice Actor: Hidenobu Kiuchi (Japanese); ?? (U.S.)
He's 18 years old and is the youngest of five children in the Ran family. He definitely doesn't act or look like a genius, but he is one nonetheless. He likes to travel to various places, which he usually plays cards while doing so. He's a lot more free spirited and laidback, which attributes to how he really isn't chained down to anything. Of course, the reason that he was even allowed to travel freely like he does, is because it was the thing that he got, in exchange for taking the Offical Exams and got into the top three. He ended up getting the 2nd highest score, which is the "Bougen" spot and as soon as he did that, he went back to traveling; he didn't even bother going to the ending ceramony for the exams.

Personality:
He's quite laidback as he does things at his own pace. He's also extremely unpredictable and quite implusive, so it's quite difficult to tell what in the world he's thinking, let alone manipulate him. That aspect makes him an important necessity in the Ran family. Despite that, many people find that part of his personality and behavior strange and annoying, so people tend to avoid him.

Appearence:
Under construction. Please check back later. ^^

Family:
He has four older brothers, though he never calls any of them by their given names as he thinks that all of them are foolish. For example, with his older brother Shuuei, he calls him "foolish elder brother the fourth." This concept works with all his older brothers; just change the fourth to whoever brother he's talking to (first, second, etc.).

Relationships:
Under construction. Please check back later. ^^

Where did the name "Ryuuren" come from?
Out of his brothers, he was the one who was the most deserving of the name "Ryuuren Ran" as he's a genius. Having said that, the name "Ryuuren" is a name that isn't given at birth, but rather is given once every few years or so, to the member who's worthy of the name. They say that the person who inherts the name will eventually become the head of the Ran clan. It's kinda funny and ironic as Ryuuren doesn't exactly show any interest in becoming an official, let alone becoming the head of the Ran clan.

Why Ryuuren?:
Out of all the characters in this series, a few of them stood out to me and Ryuuren was one of them. When I first saw him in the anime (haven't read the manga, but probably will sometime in the future), I had to say he was quite bizarre, which made him different off the bat from the other characters. That was something that I liked, as well as the fact that we both have something in common: we're both uber, uber laidback~! XD; I also loved his implusive behavior as it made things pretty funny and added a whole lot a comic relief to the series. Even in his odd and interesting attire, he's actually pretty attractive as well (as the pic in the current layout shows. *nods* <33333)

I usually get attracted to the good looking characters anyway, but it's pretty much their personality throughout the series, will determine if I'll like, hate, or love a character. ^^ For Ryuuren, it was his personality that really caught my initial attention and it was only in the series that I noticed his handsomeness. :P I was actually pretty shocked that no one made a shrine, let alone a fanlisting for him, so I thought that he could use more love, so that's when I decided to make one for him. ^^

Credits

Layout and Site © Kaitou Icery
Ryuuren Ran and Saiunkoku Monogatari © Sai Yukino, Kairi Yura, Kadokawa Shoten, Beans Ace, and Madhouse Studios
Images from Bishounen Paradise and Althea SaDiablo, Textures from Aethereality [dot] net
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