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Seven Gods of Good Fortune
Or Seven Gods of Luck of Japan. Shichi Fujukin. They ride the Takara-bune, Treasure Ship, on New Year's Eve. They appear in one of the Ranma 1/2 movies.
| Original Name | Original role of deity | Name in Movie | Role in Movie |
| Benten | goddess of beauty and the arts among many other things, shown playing stringed instrument | Monlon | like Benten, Monlon is the only goddess of the 7, she is shown playing upon the biwa and guards the 4th gate of the castle |
| Bishamon | warrior, god of war | Bishamonten | depicted as warrior, guards first castle gate |
| Daikoku | patron of farmers, deity of wealth | Kirin or Daikokusei | Kirin carries a rice bowl and chopsticks, is the leader; Daikokusei is one of the twins |
| Ebisu | patron god of the sea | Ebiten | guards 5th gate of castle, very loyal to Kirin |
| Fukurokuju | Shinto god of longevity | Daikokusei or Daihakusei | twins who guard the 2nd gate which is of a Go Board; as Fukurokuju & Jurojin or similar deities, the twins may stand in for them |
| Hotei | deity of laughter, happiness, and shown with a fat belly | Wu | fat deity but happy, befriends Lychee's elephant, guards third gate of castle |
| Jurojin | Shinto deity of old age | see above | see above |