Miscellaneous Here is some miscellaneous information on Lantis that I felt didn't fit in the other sections. Name Origins: Lantis Like all the characters on Magic Knight Rayearth, Lantis gets his name from a car model... In his case, Lantis was named after a Mazda 5-door sedan (the Mazda Lantis is the European version of the Mazda Protege). To find out more information behind the name Lantis, click here to see the name origin, and check out the family crest. ^_^ Kail As aforementioned, in Cephiro, a Kail (or Kailu, in Japanese) is a Mahou Kenshin, which literally translates into English as "Magic Swordsman". I haven't been able to find any Japanese origins for this term, but it is interesting to note that in Escaflowne, they use a similar title; the Knights Kaili(sp?), of which Allen Schezar is a part of. This makes me wonder if there is indeed an old archaic Japanese term as kail, meaning a knight or swordsman of some sort... Or if it's just some amazing coincidence. ^_~ Voice Actors: As noted before, Lantis has the same voice actor(s) as Zagato; probably to accentuate their relationship as brothers... (It is also interesting to note that both Princess Emeraude and Eagle Vision share the same voice actors as well, I believe... Hmmm... ^_~) Jurota Kosugi (Japanese, series & OAV) Sometimes spelled as Juurouta or Yuurouta; perhaps the most notable of his voice credits is the manipulative, seductive Akio from Utena. Other voices: Akio Ohtori, "Revolutionary Girl Utena" Dryden, "Vision of Escaflowne" Lex Lang (English, series) Also known as Alexis Lang; in addition to voicing Zagato, he also did the voices for Rayearth and Windam in the Magic Knight Rayearth TV series. Other voices: Sanosuke Sagara, "Rurouni Kenshin" Goemon Ishikawa, "Lupin III" Dan Stevens (English, OAV) Other voices: Mitsuhide, "Ghost Sweeper Mikami" Songs: Here are the lyrics from a couple of the songs that Lantis sings from the Magic Knight Rayearth music CDs (I found these lyrics at the Anything-Goes Anime Lyrics Archive). Sayonara No Hanataba (Goodbye Bouquet of Flowers) From "Magic Knight Rayearth Original Song Book 2" Sung by Lantis Japanese: Tsuyoi hikari ni utareta you ni Kokoro wa yureta yo Kimi wo shitte Sonna kimi no akarui hitomi ni namida ga afureru Sore ga boku no sei nara Sayonara wo sotto hanataba no you ni Shizuka ni watasou Ai shite 'ru kara Deai no basho mo ano hi no sora mo Kioku wa kasumu yo kimi igai wa Kanashii hodo akarui kimi nara aenaku natte mo Kitto tsuyoku arukeru Kono ai wa zutto karenai hanataba Damatte watasou Tada kimi dake ni Soshite haruka naru arata na jidai ni Futatabi deaou Ai wo tabanete... English: Like being struck by a strong light My heart is shaken Knowing you Such cheerful eyes of yours brim with tears If it is all because of me Goodbye is like a bouquet of flowers Which I give softly For I love you Both the place where we met and the sky that day Memories fog up Except those about you Even if I cannot meet you so cheerful it's sad Surely I can walk on This love is a bouquet of flowers that will never wilt Which I give without a word Only to you And in the new era far away Let us meet again And bundle up our love... Across the Universe From "With Rayearth" (OAV CD) Sung by Lantis Japanese: Mata hitotsu nani ka ga umarete wa kieyuku Hiroi uchuu samayou iku-oku mono hoshi-tachi Nan no tame ai suru Dare no tame tatakau Subete wa mina mayakashi motomeru dake munashii Yorokobi mo ikari mo boukyaku no kanata e Ikiba no nai yaru se na sa Nothing's gonna change my world Kodoku dake ga shinjitsu sa Nothing's gonna change my world Kataku kokoro wo tozashite Nothing's gonna change my world Uchuu no hate yokotawaru Nothing's gonna change my world English: Another thing is born and disappears The stars wander the wide cosmos Why do you love For whom do you fight Everything is nothing but illusion If you seek it will be in vain Happiness and wrath all head for oblivion No destination Nothing's gonna change my world Solitude alone is truth Nothing's gonna change my world Shutting my heart tight Nothing's gonna change my world I drift till the end of the universe Nothing's gonna change my world Lantis and all other characters from Magic Knight Rayearth are property of Clamp and are used without permission.