1 | '''Basic Trope''': In traditional sense, a girl who tends a (Shinto) shrine and appeases the deities it houses. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Himiko, the girl who tends Asamiya, the local Shinto shrine in the neighborhood. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': The Asamiya is a head shrine dedicated to Amaterasu-ookami, it has thousands of believers, and Himiko is regarded as the head miko and as a living goddess. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': |
5 | ** The Asamiya is a ''hokora''[[note]]miniature Shinto shrine either found on the precincts of a larger shrine and dedicated to folk kami, or on a street side[[/note]] dedicated to Kannon, and Himiko is simply one of the caretakers of the shrine. |
6 | ** The Asamiya is a minor shrine in a style of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiyoshi-zukuri Sumiyoshi-zukuri]], with Himiko being the "part-time miko" caretaker. |
7 | * '''Justified''': Himiko's family has been tending the Asamiya since the antiquity. |
8 | * '''Inverted''': |
9 | ** Himiko is a kannushi. |
10 | ** Himiko is a nun. |
11 | * '''Subverted''': |
12 | ** Himiko isn't really a Miko, she's just a CosplayOtakuGirl. |
13 | ** Alternatively, "Himiko" turns out to be [[DudeLooksLikeALady a very effeminate guy...]] |
14 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
15 | ** But when she's at home, she's actually a Miko. |
16 | ** ... who then [[SexShifter changes gender]] and keeps tending the shrine. |
17 | * '''Parodied''': Himiko is a CuteClumsyGirl and she didn't pay attention to her training, so instead of performing a ritual properly, she just does go like "Tori-kami, Tori-kami!" in a begging way. |
18 | * '''Zig Zagged''': |
19 | ** Himiko isn't really a Miko, she's just a CosplayOtakuGirl. But when she's at home, she's actually a Miko. Except that the "shrine" is a tourist attraction. But then, she is often NotHerself... |
20 | ** Setting wise, the show isn’t even set in Japan, the producers are just finding the closest thing to compare to [[DubNameChange Hailey]]’s relationship with the local [[EldritchAbomination Ancient Being]]. |
21 | * '''Averted''': Despite having ShrinesAndTemples, not a single Miko is in sight. *sigh* |
22 | * '''Enforced''': The work panders to Otaku who has Miko fetish. |
23 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Magical ShrineMaiden Himiko! With the power of the gods, I shall cleanse thy impurities!" |
24 | * '''Invoked''': Bob, visiting a Shinto shrine to find authentic ShrineMaiden "like in those {{Moe}} animes". |
25 | * '''Exploited''': Himiko has a boring life, and she decides to be a miko and gets training, and she becomes a miko. |
26 | * '''Defied''': The chief priest of Asamiya forbids women from tending the shrine. |
27 | * '''Discussed''': |
28 | --> Bob: Hey, Himiko. How's your job of being a ''miko''? |
29 | -->Himiko: Oh, it's great. I get money from selling ''onuri''s. |
30 | -->Bob: Interesting. |
31 | |
32 | * '''Deconstructed''': Himiko doesn't like being a ShrineMaiden. It's outdated, and most people see her as a weird oracle of some sort. |
33 | * '''Reconstructed''': The gods are [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly highly responsive]] [[VideoGame/TouhouReiidenHighlyResponsiveToPrayers to prayers]], so Himiko keeps the job. |
34 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Himiko's friend, Ruri, a CosplayOtakuGirl, tries being a Miko for a week. |
35 | * '''Unintentional Troping''': The clash between the old and the new is depicted when Himiko walk the streets of Tokyo in Miko attire. |
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37 | Back to ShrineMaiden, and don't forget to buy the official lucky charm! |
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39 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
40 | %% |
41 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
42 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
43 | %%* '''Played For Drama''': ??? |
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