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| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | !The Kushinada Maidens |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[folder:Momiji Fujimiya]] |
| 11 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fujimiya_momiji.jpg]] |
| 12 | -> Voiced by: Music/MegumiHayashibara (Japanese), Creator/AmandaWinnLee (English, TV series), Creator/MonicaRial (English, OVA series), Creator/MariaFernandaMorales (Latin American Spanish) |
| 13 | ---- |
| 14 | * ACupAngst: Momiji is teased about it constantly in the series [[spoiler: until she grows a pair in the OAV]], though there is this exchange from episode 2 while she and Kusanagi are trying to escape from Orochi: |
| 15 | -->'''Kusanagi:''' [[BridalCarry Hold on tight, ]] Momiji!\ |
| 16 | '''Momiji:''' Okay! (She squeezes Kusanagi)\ |
| 17 | '''Kusanagi:''' Wooah, didn't notice ''those'' before.\ |
| 18 | '''Momiji:''' Didn't notice what before?\ |
| 19 | '''Kusanagi:''' There's a nice body under that sailor suit. B-Cup, am I right? [[InASingleBound Let's go!]]\ |
| 20 | '''Momiji:''' PERVERRRRT!!! |
| 21 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Averted, Momiji and Kaede bear little physical resemblance. |
| 22 | * ApocalypseMaiden: If she dies, she'll emit an energy wave that will seal away the all the Aragami in Japan for centuries. Thanks to the experiments performed on her sister, Kaede, however, the Aragami have found a way around this. Besides this, no one in the modern age is particularly jazzed about [[HumanSacrifice killing a sixteen-year-old girl]]. |
| 23 | * BarrierMaiden: In theory her blood could be used to create a ward against the Aragami, as her mother does so. |
| 24 | * BodyGuardCrush: With Kusanagi. |
| 25 | * HiddenDepths: In one alternate universe the IdolSinger contest she was entered into without her knowledge ''wasn't'' interrupted by an Aragami attack, and she went on to be a smash hit in the industry thanks to her singing and acting skills (just like her voice actor). |
| 26 | * HumanSacrifice: Used both for drama and humor. One of Momiji's nicknames is actually titled 'The Sacrifice'. |
| 27 | * MsFanservice: She has many and many PantyShot scenes during the series. |
| 28 | * PluckyGirl: One of Momiji's best qualities is her determination and stubbornness. |
| 29 | * PolarOppositeTwins: Momiji's GenkiGirl personality in comparison to Kaede's TheOjou. |
| 30 | * PsychicPowers: In the past the Kushinadas were powerful psychics, however over time their powers degraded into the ApocalypseMaiden powers outlined above. [[spoiler:Though who knows what the power of science can accomplish]]? |
| 31 | * RecklessGunUsage: Koume lectures Momiji about this more than once |
| 32 | * SeparatedAtBirth: From her twin sister Kaede. |
| 33 | * TagalongKid: Averted, she specifically states early on in the series that she does not want to be this |
| 34 | %%* TeamPet |
| 35 | [[/folder]] |
| 36 | |
| 37 | [[folder:Kaede Kunikida]] |
| 38 | [[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kunikida_kaede.jpg]] |
| 39 | -> Voiced by: Creator/MitsukiYayoi (Japanese), Creator/AmandaWinnLee (English), Creator/ElsaCovian (Latin American Spanish) |
| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: averted, Momiji and Kaede bear little physical resemblence. |
| 42 | * ApocalypseMaiden: Like her sister. |
| 43 | * BarrierMaiden: Thanks to her more developed powers she can do this. |
| 44 | * BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Lord Susano-Oh and herself using Murakumo's hatred of humans to their advantage, before getting rid of him.]] |
| 45 | * BodyGuardCrush: On Kusanagi. |
| 46 | * BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Very, VERY bitter and depressed since Kunikida and the other members of the T.A.C tended to see her only as Kushinada and not as the human girl she yearned to be.]] |
| 47 | * DubPronunciationChange: Her name is supposed to be pronounced "Kah-eh-deh", but with this being a 90's anime dub and ADV's own spotty track record with name pronunciation in their dubs, her name is pronounced "Katie" in the dub. [[note]] ADV would later repeat this same mistake in their dub of ''Manga/AngelicLayer'' [[/note]] |
| 48 | * LadyAndKnight: With Kusanagi at first. |
| 49 | * TheLostLenore: Believed to be dead, and her loss strongly impacts everyone who knew her. |
| 50 | * MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: How the series begins. |
| 51 | * TheOjou: Kaede was adoringly known for her calm, graceful demeanor. This is in stark contrast to her sister, Momiji. |
| 52 | * PolarOppositeTwins: Momiji's GenkiGirl personality in comparison to Kaede's TheOjou. |
| 53 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: or in this case, going dormant with a god]] |
| 54 | %%* TheMole |
| 55 | * SeparatedAtBirth: From Momiji |
| 56 | * TeamPet: Before the start of the series |
| 57 | * TroubledBackstoryFlashback: We get to see an experiment performed on her at one point, and it's not exactly comfortable. |
| 58 | %%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans |
| 59 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Wants to restore the balance of nature that mankind has destroyed. Too bad it involves killing a lot of people and turning a lot of others into plants. |
| 60 | %%* YamatoNadeshiko |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | !The T.A.C. |
| 64 | |
| 65 | [[folder:Daitetsu Kunikida]] |
| 66 | [[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kunikida_daitetsu.jpg]] |
| 67 | ->Voiced by: Creator/AkioOtsuka (Japanese), Creator/RobMungle (English), Creator/GerardoReyero (Latin American Spanish) |
| 68 | ---- |
| 69 | * AgeGapRomance: After some dithering, he hooks up with the fifteen-years younger Takeuchi. |
| 70 | %%* BenevolentBoss |
| 71 | * FatherToHisMen: And specially to his adopted daughters he's sworn to protect. |
| 72 | * MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler: Develops one with Ryouko by the end of the series.]] |
| 73 | * ObliviousToLove: He seems not to notice Takeuchi's feelings for him, but he actually thinks she'd be better off with someone younger. |
| 74 | * PatrioticFervor: He really loves Japan. One of the Omakes has him going on and on about it. |
| 75 | * PraetorianGuard: [[AllThereInTheManual Secondary sources indicate]] that he used to be a ranking member of the IGH, who provide personal security for the Royal Family of Japan. He's still got high-level connections, too. |
| 76 | %%* TeamMom: A male equivalent |
| 77 | [[/folder]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[folder:Azusa Matsudaira]] |
| 80 | [[quoteright:217:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/matsudaira_azusa.jpg]] |
| 81 | ->Voiced by: Creator/YoshikoSakakibara (Japanese), Sharon Shawnessey (English), Creator/RocioGarcel (Latin American Spanish) |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * ForScience: While she cares for Momiji, she overall has this attitude in regards to studying her and the Aragami. |
| 84 | * MarriedToTheJob: Causes her divorce and is presumably also the reason why she does not have custody of her child |
| 85 | * ScienceHero: She is the team's badass biochemist |
| 86 | * SelfDeprecation: She calls herself a bad wife and a worse mother, but both her ex and her son seem to love her. |
| 87 | * TheSmartGuy: Trades off with Yaegashi in this role depending on the episode. |
| 88 | * {{Workaholic}}: Will sometimes work herself to physical exhaustion |
| 89 | [[/folder]] |
| 90 | |
| 91 | [[folder:Ryouko Takeuchi]] |
| 92 | [[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/takeuchi_ryouko.jpg]] |
| 93 | ->Voiced by: Creator/AiOrikasa (Japanese), Marcy Rae (English), Circe Luna (Latin American Spanish) |
| 94 | ---- |
| 95 | * TheAce: Is known to be a great sharpshooter |
| 96 | * TheGunslinger: Carries large caliber guns (usually 10mm) even during her off hours, and has much better aim than the TAC's weapons specialist |
| 97 | * IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: She's in love with Kunikida, and he ''seems'' unaware at first, but when it comes up, he gently tries to encourage her to find a younger guy for her own sake. They're married by the epilogue. |
| 98 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: Her aiming skills are so good she manages to embarrass Koume in one of the omakes when they practice at a shooting range |
| 99 | * TheLancer: She's Kunikida's second-in-command. |
| 100 | * LikesOlderMen: Kunikida's forty to her twenty-five. |
| 101 | [[/folder]] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[folder:Koume Sakaguchi]] |
| 104 | [[quoteright:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sawaguchi_koume.jpg]] |
| 105 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (Japanese), Creator/TiffanyGrant (English), Mónica Villaseñor (Latin American Spanish) |
| 106 | ---- |
| 107 | * ActionGirl: The TAC relies on her to embody this trope when they're out in the field. She does not disappoint. |
| 108 | * TheBigGuy: The female version of this, she is the TAC's muscle. |
| 109 | * BulletProofVest: Has been known to sport one of these on occasion |
| 110 | * CoolBigSis: Momiji tends to see Koume as this |
| 111 | * GirlsWithGuns: She is the weapons specialist of the TAC. |
| 112 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Koume knows how to throw down when she's off the clock. |
| 113 | * MoreDakka: Her personal motto is, "If you have bullets, keep shooting!" |
| 114 | * NerdsAreSexy: Despite what she says to the rest of her co-workers. |
| 115 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: When she tearfully admits to Yaegashi that she's utterly terrified of losing to the BigBad at the end of the series, you know things are looking very bad for the protagonists]] |
| 116 | * PetTheDog: Koume has a soft spot for puppies. |
| 117 | * RealWomenDontWearDresses: In the main series, she's the only female in the TAC not to wear a skirt. This changes in the OAV sequel. |
| 118 | * SmallGirlBigGun: Quite literally. She loves to haul around bazookas, rocket launchers, and semi-automatic weapons |
| 119 | * TriggerHappy: Her aim is about 50/50, so she will usually make up for it by shelling the entire vicinity. |
| 120 | * WeaknessTurnsHerOn: |
| 121 | ** The first boy she had a crush on was slim, and while he first she scoffed at how weak he looked, she slowly found herself falling for him...but by the time she had the courage to confess, he was taken. |
| 122 | ** In Yaegashi's case it helped that she had several occasions to see his inner strength and courage. |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Yoshiki Yaegashi]] |
| 126 | [[quoteright:203:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaegashi_yoshiki.jpg]] |
| 127 | ->Voiced by: Creator/YujiUeda (Japanese), Kurt Stoll (English), Creator/BenjaminRivera (Latin American Spanish) |
| 128 | ---- |
| 129 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: He developed a short-lived crush on Momiji as a result of her efforts to boost his confidence. |
| 130 | * ChivalrousPervert: [[spoiler:He created his own computer game where he tries to guess what panties Momiji is wearing everyday. However, he really cares for Momiji.]] |
| 131 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Gives up on Momiji once he sees how much she loves Kusanagi. But he gets Koume in the end, however.]] |
| 132 | * NerdsAreVirgins: [[spoiler: Until the OAV that is]] |
| 133 | * RapidFireTyping: He's the computer scientist of the group. |
| 134 | * {{Salaryman}}: Feels like this is his fate at the start of the series when he is transferred against his will to the TAC. |
| 135 | * ScienceHero: He is the team's computer scientist. |
| 136 | * TheSmartGuy: Trades off with Matsudaira in this role depending on the episode. |
| 137 | * TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Gets really irritated in the beginning of the series when his new colleagues don't add the honorific "Mr." to the end of his name and tries on more than one occasion to correct them. |
| 138 | * TookALevelInBadass: Goes from a cowardly techno-geek to a hardened member of the team, ready to take on Susano-Oh himself. |
| 139 | [[/folder]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:Sakura Yamazaki]] |
| 142 | [[quoteright:222:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yamazaki_sakura.jpg]] |
| 143 | ->Voiced by: Creator/SakikoTamagawa (Japanese), Creator/AllisonKeith (English), Creator/IsabelMartinon (Latin American Spanish) |
| 144 | ---- |
| 145 | * ButNotTooForeign: Born in Japan to Japanese parents but brought to America as a child by the CIA [[spoiler: after her mother dies fighting an aragami]] |
| 146 | * GratuitousEnglish: Since she was raised in America, but her Japanese VA is clearly struggling with it. |
| 147 | * IdolSinger: She wants to be one of these, and she has the chops for it, but avenging her mother comes first. |
| 148 | %%* LargeHam: Occasionally |
| 149 | * {{Malaproper}}: In the original Japanese, since she left the country as a child, her Japanese isn't all that great, for example, she calls Momiji "orifice girl" when she means "sacrifice girl". Unfortunately, this is LostInTranslation. |
| 150 | * NakedFirstImpression: How she introduces herself the first time she meets Kunikida. |
| 151 | %%* MsFanservice |
| 152 | * SelfMadeOrphan: Ultimately she has to destroy the Aragami her mother fused with, as the elder Yamazaki is rapidly losing control of its instincts. |
| 153 | * SummonMagic: She can summon Shikigami. |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | !Susano-oh and his entourage |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[folder:Lord Susano-oh]] |
| 159 | ---- |
| 160 | * AntiVillain: [[spoiler:He was basically created by powerful psychics of the Kushinada line to give humanity a focal point to worship so that the Kushinada clan could use the power of their faith to feed their natural psychic abilities and aid them by growing food (apparently turning people into edible plants if necessary). Kaede wants to use his power to wipe out humanity, but it's show that he can give life as well as take it.]] |
| 161 | * PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:When reborn as a human baby.]] |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | [[folder:Murakumo Yagami]] |
| 165 | [[quoteright:259:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/murakumo.jpg]] |
| 166 | ->Voiced by: Creator/JojiNakata (Japanese), Aaron Krohn (English), Creator/SalvadorDelgado (Latin American Spanish) |
| 167 | ---- |
| 168 | * BigBad: Plans to use the Aragami against humanity. |
| 169 | * TheBigGuy: With eight mitama, he's as powerful as an Aragami can get. His fights with Kusanagi are depressingly one-sided as a result. |
| 170 | * {{Kaiju}}: In his monstrous form he's roughly the size of a group of skyscrapers. |
| 171 | * PlantPerson: Aragami are plant-based creatures that take over organic bodies. |
| 172 | %%* TheRival: To Kusanagi |
| 173 | * WrongGenreSavvy: He thinks he's there to help the Aragami's god, Susano-O destroy/subjugate humankind and lead the Aragami into dominance over the earth. He's right about the first part, but he's in the dark about Kaede's real plans, and even the nature of the Aragami and Susano-O. |
| 174 | [[/folder]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[folder:The Aragami]] |
| 177 | ---- |
| 178 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: No matter what monstrous form they've altered their host body into, their true self is the mitama, which is relatively easily destroyed. |
| 179 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: When they take over arthropods, this is the result. |
| 180 | * ManEatingPlant: The Aragami can eat humans. |
| 181 | * TheMindIsAPlayThingOfTheBody: Weaker Aragami are influenced by the instincts of the body they inhabit. |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | !Others |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[folder:Mamoru Kusanagi]] |
| 187 | [[quoteright:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kusanagi_mamoru.jpg]] |
| 188 | -> Voiced by: Creator/KazuhikoInoue (Japanese), Jason Lee (English, TV series), Matt Kelly (English, OVA series), Creator/RicardoMendoza (Latin American Spanish) |
| 189 | ---- |
| 190 | |
| 191 | * AntiHero: Starts out willing to kill Momiji at first, and continues working independently in his search for Kaede. |
| 192 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: His parents were murdered and he was empowered and compelled by their killer, Orochi, to become the bodyguard for newborn Kaede Kunikida. This was at the grand old age of ''three''. |
| 193 | * HalfHumanHybrid: Not born as one, but made so when he was a toddler. |
| 194 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: He spent his life devoted to protecting Kaede from people who wanted to kidnap/sacrifice her to stop the Aragami early. There must have been countless incidents and adventures where he intervened, not to mention his own interactions with her from a distance. |
| 195 | * IllKillYou: [[spoiler: Repeatedly says this to Momiji at first, since he feels killing her would release him from the obligation implanted in him by Orochi to protect her. He decides he'd rather kill Orochi in the end.]] |
| 196 | * InASingleBound: [[spoiler:Upgraded to {{Flight}} after he gets the eighth mitama.]] |
| 197 | * LadyAndKnight: Kaede and Kusanagi's relationship, before she ran away. It continued somewhat with Momiji. |
| 198 | * LightningBruiser: Having received 7/8ths of one of the most powerful Aragmi's strength, he's decidedly superhuman. |
| 199 | * TheLostLenore: The loss of Kaede Kunikida--the lady his life literally revolved around--left him very troubled and upset, unable to fully forgive the TAC for dropping the ball with her and unable to move on from his grief, until Momiji came into his life. |
| 200 | * MindlinkMates: With Momiji, who has Orochi's eighth mitama in her chest. |
| 201 | * MoreThanMindControl: From the time he was a toddler, he was ordered to secretly protect Kaede Kunikida. While at least partially a compulsion on Orochi's part, Kusanagi grew to love Kaede as he watched over her. |
| 202 | * PhysicalGod: He starts out powerful, but after [[spoiler:Obtaining the eighth mitama]], he's slugging {{Kaiju}} into skyscrapers. |
| 203 | * PlantPerson: Implanted with the seven mitama/seeds of the Aragami Orochi, he's part plant. |
| 204 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: He's taller than Momiji, has a pretty grim backstory, and isn't half bad looking at least according to Sakura and Momiji. |
| 205 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: After he sprouts armor plates, shirts become a bit problematic. |
| 206 | * WolverineClaws: He can pop large scythe-like plant-blades from his wrists. |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[/folder]] |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[folder:Momiji's grandmother]] |
| 211 | -> Voiced by: Terue Nunami (Japanese), Sharon Shawnessey (English), Creator/RocioGarcel (Latin American Spanish) |
| 212 | ---- |
| 213 | %%* AncientKeeper: Somewhat, she acts this way towards Momiji with regards to their Kushinada heritage |
| 214 | * CoolOldLady: In one omake, this grandmother is shown to go to a nightclub and tear up the dance floor, catching the eye of a young guy. |
| 215 | %%* MiniatureSeniorCitizens |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:Shunichi Sugishita]] |
| 219 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KeiichiNanba (Japanese), Matt Greenfield (English), Creator/EduardoGarza (Latin American Spanish) |
| 220 | ---- |
| 221 | %%* LargeHam: Trades off with Sakura in this role |
| 222 | * NewOldFlame: Used to constantly flirt and ask out Ryoko when they worked together on the police force |
| 223 | %%* NumberTwo: In the OAV. |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | %%[[folder:Valencia Tachibana]] |
| 227 | %%---- |
| 228 | %%[[/folder]] |
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