History Characters / SHiki

** She also shares similarities with [[Film/ReAnimator Megan Halsey.]] Both are young women that end up entangled with zombies, [[spoiler:with their fathers becoming one of them and digging deep in rather than escaping. Unlike Megan, Kaori lives to the very end.]]

** She also shares similarities with [[Film/ReAnimator Megan Halsey.]] Both are young women that end up entangled with zombies, [[spoiler:with their fathers becoming one of them. Unlike Megan, Kaori lives to the very end.]]

* {{Expy}}: She's very similar to [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} Kirsty Cotton]]. Both are ordinary young women that get wrapped up in a major life-or-death situation against the supernatural, [[spoiler: lose their fathers, and end up as one of the few survivors. Both also become extremely dishevelled signifying how they’re past the DespairEventHorizon.]]

The Shiki[[note]]Implied to be a Jinro[[/note]] responsible for the Funeral services when Seishin ends up busy.

* AntiVillain: Despite turning into a Shiki, he’s still portrayed as a loving father and [[spoiler:his children are devastated by his death.]]

%%* MotorMouth

** He seems to be treated like this by his family, to the point they [[spoiler: let him die all alone while they look after his nephew]] and then later seem to have completely forgotten that he was [[spoiler: one of the Shiki's casualties to avenge]]. Although he does more-or-less seem to bring it on himself, and at least in the manga it's revealed that he used to be the favorite before his nephew came along.

* {{Expy}}: She's very similar to [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} Kirsty Cotton]]. Both are ordinary young women that get wrapped up in a major life-or-death situation against the supernatural, [[spoiler: lose their fathers, and end up as one of the few survivors. Both also become extremely dishevelled signifying how they’ve undergone the DespairEventHorizon.]]

* {{Expy}}: She's very similar to [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} Kirsty Cotton]]. Both are ordinary young women that get wrapped up in a major life-or-death situation against the supernatural, [[spoiler: lose their fathers, and end up as one of the few survivors. Both also undergo a ExpositoryHairstyleChange signifying how they’ve undergone the DespairEventHorizon.]]

* {{Expy}}: She's very similar to [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} Kirsty Cotton]]. Both are ordinary young women that end up wrapped in a major life-or-death situation, [[spoiler: lose their fathers and are forced against them in a way and end up as one of the few survivors]].

%%* {{Foil}}: To Seishin.

%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Seishin.
* HoneyTrap: [[spoiler: Pulls one on Chizuru, pretending to take her out on a date to expose her as a Shiki to the villagers and lead her to her death.]]

%%* TheMedic

* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Seishin's blue. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJ36l1llMc&hd=1 the second opening of the anime]], where a red specter rises from him whilst a blue rises from Seishin.
%%* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Seishin's Sensitive Guy.

%%* SlasherSmile: Has one in Episode 18.

%%* {{Foil}}: To Ozaki.

%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Toshio.

%%* TheQuietOne
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:After he rises as a Jinrou.]]
%%* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Toshio's red. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the second opening of the anime.

%%* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Ozaki's Manly Man.
* StoicSpectacles: Fits this extremely well, right down to wearing the small, half-framed style of glasses common with the trope.

%%* WarriorMonk: [[spoiler:After rising as a Jinrou.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Kenichirou Matsuda (JP), Chris Rager (EN)

* ElegantGothicLolita: Not exactly, as she's more into japanese Goth/Punk style.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: She rises as a Shiki.

* TeensAreMonsters: Literally!

* {{Yandere}}: Becomes one after rising as a Shiki, killing Tohru because, as his best friend, Natsuno likes Tohru more than her.

* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: He and Tohru’s father are shocked by how Tomio has no shame in killing his own son. Possibly done to contrast how he and Mutou had a good relationship with their children before their untimely deaths.]]

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:He is shown to still be alive at the end of the series, meaning he survived both Megumi's rise as a Shiki and her eventual second death at the hands of the villagers.]]

* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: He’d certainly kill a woman if said woman was his daughter’s killer.]]

* {{Expy}}: She's very similar to [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} Kirsty Cotton.]] Both are ordinary young women that end up wrapped in a major life-or-death situation [[spoiler: and end up as one of the few survivors]].

* GirlInABox: Tatsumi leaves Sunako inside a suitcase to protect her from sunlight [[spoiler:while Seishin helps her escape from the village]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Sunako was originally a beloved daughter of a well-off family. One day, she was bitten by a vampire Western noble, who was a guest of her family, and died. After she rose as a Shiki, her family kept her confined and sent her servants to feed upon. After some time, she finally escaped her "refuge" and, after discovering her family had moved, went on a journey to find them. For many years, she searched to no avail. As time passed, and decades went by, Sunako realized that, by now, all of her family must have passed. She lived many years alone, but slowly created a family of Shiki. However, they had to keep moving or were hunted.]]

The character page for ''Manga/{{Shiki}}''. There are an awful lot of them, so this list will probably not cover them all.

* BigDamnHeroes: He rescues Akira Hinata from being killed by a vampire after he was left tied to the support beam (By Tatsumi) of the house in which one of the shiki has taken residence. Natsuno arrived just in time, too, as said shiki was moments away from feasting on the child. After saving Akira, Natsuno brought him to a hospital outside of town to recuperate safely.

%%* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason why [[spoiler: Tatsumi sends Tohru to kill him]].

%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tohru.

%%* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Natsuno saved him in the anime and manga, but his fate remained unknown (possibly dead) in the original novel.]]

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Pink hair and eyes.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Due to his relationship with Tohru (who he calls Tohru-chan), particularly when he [[HoYay asked Tohru to ran away with him]] [[spoiler:to escape from Tatsumi and the Shiki]].

* BreakTheCutie: His entire rising is pretty much this.

* CreepyChild: Naturally, her being Shiki little girl, though she stands out even among others with her mannerisms.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Naturally, being Shiki, she has long straight black hair in anime and chalk-white skin like most Shiki.
* Really700YearsOld: Despite looking like a little girl (even younger than Sunako), Shizuka might be much older, if her speaking in old Japanese is any indication.
* UndeadChild: Naturally, being Shiki.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Naturally, being Shiki, she has long straight black hair in anime and chalk-white skin like most Shiki.