Kannazuki no Miko/Characters

Miko

Himeko Kurusugawa

Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya (JP), Stephanie Sheh (EN), Ana Lobo (LA Spanish)

The Solar Priestess. Himeko is a very shy, innocent 16-year-old girl. She has known Chikane for many years without knowing Chikane's affections towards her.

Associated tropes:

• Abusive Parents: Her guardians (aka her uncle and aunt) abused her, as seen in a flashback when one of them pulls on her hair.
• Apologises a Lot
• Bi the Way
• Break the Cutie
• Clothing Damage
• Cute Clumsy Girl/Dojikko
• Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday
• Even the Girls Want Her
• First Kiss: From Chikane.
• Hair Decorations
• Hair of Gold
• Heroic Self-Deprecation
• I Can't Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me!: Himeko is positively puzzled about what Chikane sees in an "ordinary girl" like her.
• Meaningful Name
• Moe
• Nobody Touches the Hair: She has an extreme sensitiveness to anyone touching her hair as a result of Domestic Abuse in her childhood.
• Ordinary High School Student
• Purple Eyes
• Rape as Drama
• Rapunzel Hair
• Reincarnation
• Shrinking Violet
• You Are Worth Hell: In the manga, Himeko joins Chikane in the shrine on the moon where the latter was supposed to be imprisoned in alone.
• Yuri Fan

Chikane Himemiya

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (JP), Michelle Ruff (EN), Ana Elizabeth "Analiz" Sánchez (LA Spanish)

The Lunar Priestess. Chikane is a very commanding girl of the same age. She has a very noble and elegant aura, lives in a large mansion with many maids, and is considered to be of the highest standing at their school; she has a considerable fanbase following of both genders and is the frequent target of love confessions. She has been in love with Himeko since they first met. She is later revealed to be the The Eighth Neck of Orochi, however the truth behind her actions is more complex than at first meets the eye.

Associated tropes:

• Action Girl
• The Archer
• Batman Gambit: After recalling having killed Himeko in her past life, she rapes Himeko, steals Soma's Orochi mech, kills the other Orochi Heads and awakens Orochi herself. All this in order to get Himeko to kill her for the world rebirth ritual to be complete and to push her far enough to summon a god by herself since a memory of her old self implanted a hatred for said god in the back of her mind.
• Berserk Button: Don't dare to hurt Himeko in front of Chikane.
• Betty and Veronica: The Veronica to Souma's Betty for Himeko's Archie.
• Big Fancy House
• Blue Eyes
• Boobs of Steel
• Broken Ace
• Cry Cute: In the finale.
• Curtains Match the Window
• Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday
• Even the Girls Want Her
• Face Heel Turn: Seemingly...
• Gayngst
• Hair Decorations
• I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Chikane tries to pair Himeko up with Souma.
• I Will Protect Her
• Jerkass Facade: After her apparent Face Heel Turn.
• Knife Nut: Uses knives a lot in the second half of the anime.
• Lady of War
• Lipstick Lesbian
• Love Makes You Evil: To the point of violating her beloved Himeko... so Himeko will be willing to kill her.
• Meaningful Name
• The Ojou
• Psycho Lesbian: Played with. After all, a girl who rapes her love interest to "save" her can't be normal, no matter her sexuality
• Rape Is Love: A somewhat marginal example. She does it as part of a plan to destroy the Big Bad without killing Himeko Because Destiny Says So.
• Rapunzel Hair
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Souma's Red.
• Reincarnation
• Ret-Gone: After defeating Orochi and restoring the world, Chikane was apparently erased from existence. However, in The Stinger, we see her and Himeko reunited at some unspecified time in the future.
• Single-Target Sexuality
• Spoiled Sweet
• Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
• Violently Protective Girlfriend
• You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Orochi

Tsubasa

Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (JP), Liam O'Brien (EN), Alan Prieto (LA Spanish)

The First Neck, he is considered the leader and the most powerful of the Orochi. His mecha is Take no Yasukunazuchi.

Associated tropes:

• Abusive Parents: He had one and killed him to protect his brother Souma
• Aloof Big Brother
• Badass Long Hair
• Big Brother Instinct
• Bishonen
• BFS
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He genuinely loves his younger brother, Souma, enough that he's willing to go against Orochi by freeing Soma from being petrified.
• Evil Counterpart: For Soma.
• Good Smoking, Evil Smoking
• Hot Wings: His mech.
• Knife Nut
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy
• Nietzsche Wannabe
• The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: To Soma.
• Rapunzel Hair
• Red Eyes, Take Warning
• Self-Made Orphan
• Troubled but Cute
• You Gotta Have Green Hair

Sister Miyako

Voiced by: Ikue Ohtani (JP), Melissa Fahn (EN), Rosalinda Márquez (LA Spanish)

The Second Neck. She is a nun who is the first Orochi to appear and attack, having lost her faith due to living through a terrible war. Her mecha is Yatsu no Onokoshizuchi.

Associated tropes:

• Ambiguously Brown
• Boobs of Steel
• Broken Bird
• Eyes of Gold
• Hair Decorations
• Idiot Hair
• Meganekko
• Naughty Nuns
• Rapunzel Hair
• You Gotta Have Purple Hair

Girochi

Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (JP), Kirk Thornton (EN), Julio Bernal (LA Spanish)

The Third Neck, he is one of the first Orochi to attack the miko. Girochi is said to be Miyako's younger brother. Presumably, the same war that destroyed his sister's church claimed the life of their parents and left Girochi traumatized and disillusioned. His mecha is Hi no Ashinazuchi, nicknamed Gungal.

Associated tropes:

• Ambiguously Brown
• Big Ol' Eyebrows
• The Brute
• Chain Pain
• Eyes of Gold
• Used to Be a Sweet Kid
• You Gotta Have Green Hair

Corona

Voiced by: Kana Ueda (JP), Rebecca Forstadt (EN), Iarel Verduzco (LA Spanish)

The Fourth Neck. She is a delusional pop idol whose dismal sales are partly responsible for her becoming one of the Orochi. Her mecha is Ooube no Senazuchi, nicknamed Final Stage.

Associated tropes:

• Bare Your Midriff
• Broken Bird: The poor girl's past in the industry left her SHATTERED. Especially because she either was raped or forced to prostitute herself in these days
• Femme Fatalons
• Girlish Pigtails
• Green Eyes
• Idol Singer -> Evil Diva
• Zettai Ryouiki

Reiko Ota

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (JP), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (EN), Leyla Rangel (LA Spanish)

The Fifth Neck. She is an antisocial manga artist of few words. Reiko continues her "day job" as a member of the Orochi and has in fact done better on the market since joining, though her manga have taken on very dark themes since then. Her mecha is Ho no Shuraizuchi.

Associated tropes:

• Curtains Match the Window
• Meganekko
• Not So Stoic: She's seen weeping in a flashback
• The Stoic

Nekoko

Voiced by: Ai Nonaka (JP), Sandy Fox (EN), Ellie Rojo (LA Spanish)

The Sixth Neck. She is a small Catgirl who is often seen wearing a nurse's outfit and wielding a giant syringe. It is later revealed that she was the subject and victim of horrible medical experiments, which is most likely what made her an Orochi follower. Her mecha is Izuhara no Tamazuchi, nicknamed Meow Meow (Nya Nya).

Associated tropes:

• Afraid of Needles
• Blue Eyes
• Blush Sticker
• Broken Bird
• Catgirl
• Genki Girl
• Playing with Syringes
• Verbal Tic: "~nya!"

Souma Ogami

Voiced by: Junji Majima (JP), Steve Staley (EN), Héctor Mena (LA Spanish)

The Seventh Neck, he is the only Orochi who was able to resist becoming completely evil and the first to be purified. Like Chikane, he is in love with Himeko and is extremely protective of her. His mecha is Take no Yamikazuchi.

Associated tropes:

• Abusive Parents: His dad.
• Betty and Veronica: The Betty to Chikane's Veronica for Himeko's Archie.
• Brown Eyes
• Cool Bike: His motocycle.
• Dark Is Not Evil: He's a Neck of Orochi, sure, but that doesn't mean he isn't one of the good guys.
• Happily Adopted
• Heroic RROD: His Orochi-granted powers eventually petrify him.
• Heroic Sacrifice: Until Tsubasa saved him.
• Hot-Blooded
• Idiot Hair
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
• I Will Protect Her
• Meaningful Name
• The One Guy
• The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: To Tsubasa.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red to Chikane's Blue.
• Romantic False Lead
• Token Good Teammate
• Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Himeko.

Other characters

Ame no Murakumo

Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (JP), Karen Thompson (EN), ?? (LA Spanish)

The god of swords. When Orochi rises, it is prophesied that only the god of swords will stand against it and be able to undo the damage that Orochi causes.

Associated tropes:

• BFS
• Humongous Mecha

Kazuki Ogami

Voiced by: Moichi Saito (JP), Lex Lang (EN), Eleazar Muñoz (LA Spanish)

Souma's adopted older brother and legal guardian, as well as priest of the temple of the Solar and Lunar Miko.

Associated tropes:

• The Mentor
• Parental Substitute: However, he's not Souma's biological brother. Tsubasa is.

Yukihito

Voiced by: Omi Minami (JP), David Keifer (EN), Héctor Ireta (LA Spanish)

The temple assistant, his duties are to assist the priest and Miko in readying the weapon that will defeat the Orochi.

Associated tropes:

• Peek-a-Bangs

Otoha Kisaragi

Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura (JP), Kate Higgins (EN), Vanessa Olea (LA Spanish)

Chikane's personal maid. She is in love with Chikane, but is sadly aware that she cannot love her back.

Associated tropes:

• Clingy Jealous Girl: To Chikane.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
• Meido
• Princess Curls
• Unrequited Tragic Maiden: Also to Chikane

Makoto Saotome

Voiced by: Ikue Ohtani (JP), Julie Ann Taylor (EN), Azucena Miranda (LA Spanish)

Himeko's friend and roommate.

Associated tropes:

• Bully Hunter: No one shall bother Himeko!
• Hair Decorations
• Plucky Girl