The sixth reincarnation of Chikane and Himeko, of Destiny of the Shrine Maiden and Shattered Angels fame, also drawn by Kaishaku. The manga ran in Young Ace from 2009 to 2011.
This time, Himeko is cast as a devout Christian priestess-in-training whose parents and "beloved" older sister Chika died in an accident some years ago. One day, after observing a total solar eclipse (taking place 46 years after the previous one), she finds a beautiful young woman pinned to the wall above the altar of her church with a katana. Astonishingly, the woman is still alive and utters Himeko's name but even more so, she is a spitting image of her late big sister Chika. With a little medical attention, the woman rapidly recovers enough to introduce herself as Chikane and explain that she doesn't remember anything else except Himeko's name and her own love for her. Said love manifests in repeated seduction attempts but also in the utter devotion to protect Himeko from all dangers.
Said devotion comes in handy when the villainous members of "Nine Days" show up, targeting Himeko, whom they believe to be the carrier of the "Absolute Sanctuary" and the "Dragon's Cry". Now Chikane is pretty much the only protector Himeko has got—not to mention that her resemblance to Chika repeatedly leaves her in a dazed state.
This manga provides examples of the following:
- All Men Are Perverts: A Yuri Fan priest (Oogami), a Creepy Crossdresser, etc...
- All Women Are Lustful: A lot of the female characters have an "akogare" problem.
- Ancient Conspiracy: The Nine Days. Apparently, they aim at nothing less that killing God.
- And This Is for...: "...Himeko." Seven times in a row.
- Anthropomorphic Personification: It is implied the "Nine Days" are the incarnations of the Navagrahas.
- Blessed with Suck: Hayate has to
dye her ribbons every time with her own blood to manipulate them. - Body Horror: Having a katana in you and surviving it.
- Having your feet caught in hot melted asphalt and running on leg stumps after cutting off said feet without any hands.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Chika and Chikane who are oblivious to everything that does not pertain to her/their love for Himeko, protecting Himeko, or Himeko herself.
- Continuity Nod: The manga possibly takes place 46 years after Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. The side story maybe Where It All Began in Destiny of the Shrine Maiden.
- Disproportionate Retribution: One fan did not show up at the cheering concert, suddenly every fans are responsible for Mashiro's death, despite the fact that the operation only had a 50% chance of success anyway.
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: Done deliberately.
- Easy Amnesia: It isn't titled "Amnesian" for no reason.
- The head injury from Nine Days' execution might explained Chikane's amnesia.
- Elemental Powers
- Blow You Away: "Aiming Stardust" Shizuku
- Playing with Fire: "Gules Grenade Tempest" Homura
- Shock and Awe: "Purpure Zeus Geyser" Misuzu
- Expy: The whole Chikane-Himeko-Oogami triangle.
- Interesting as it mirrored Destiny of the Shrine Maiden with Oogami fell for Chikane and being good friend with Himeko instead.
- Chikane to Chika and Setsuna to Himeko in-universe. Setsuna-Chikane's relationship to Chikane-Himeko's relationship with Chikane still as the protector.
- Eye Scream: A Nine Day has one eye now thanks to Chikane.
- Fanservice: Chikane to Himeko, even when a Nine Day is watching. The whole series is loaded with this.
- Flashback: The last chapter or two so far.
- From Bad to Worse: The severity of the situation seems to escalate, no matter what the Kagome does. Destiny of the Shrine Maiden is one-upped with not one, but both priestesses defecting to the dark side, with only an Anti-Hero wielding the power capable of fighting them. Said Anti-Hero has... serious issues.
- Gainaxing: Chikane, and Chika too.
- Girl-on-Girl Is Hot: Oogami seems to be quite a Yuri Fan.
- Girls' Love: Well, duh.
- Gorn: A lot of the violence leads to this.
- Government Agency of Fiction: Kagome Agency is supposed to protect Himeko but some of its members are really like Nine Days.
- Green Thumb: Abeno the Sephirot.
- Groin Attack: Misuzu.
- Handsome Lech: Chikane.
- Heroic BSoD: Chikane during those 16 m0nths of chapter 11's aftermath.
- Immortality: Via a Healing Factor for Date.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Chikane. Homura.
- Incredibly Lame Pun: Chikane's name minus the "E" gives you "chikan" or molestor.
- That is not how Japanese name work！
- Japanese Christian
- Knight in Sour Armor: Chikane to Himeko.
- Lightning Bruiser: Ougami the Bullet.
- Lovable Sex Maniac: Chikane. The role has since passed on to Setsuna.
- Meaningful Name: Chikane.
- Moral Guardian: One of the teachers.
- Nose Bleed: Oogami has a tendency to burst in whenever Chikane is molesting Himeko, with predictable results.
- Not What It Looks Like: Subverted. Chapter 8 is exactly what it looks like.
- Nuns Are Mikos: Himeko. Subverted perphaps?
- Nun Too Holy: Himeko, after she, uh, defected to the side of the Nine Days.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: Chikane maybe this as hinted in chapter 7.
- Oedipus Complex: Why the trap is so misogynistic.
- Pants-Free: Chikane. Setsuna.
- Playboy Bunny: Chapter 3.
- Punny Name: Sort of. Himeko refers to her late sister as "Chika-nee", so she is reasonably confused when her new acquaintance introduces herself as "Chikane", in addition to looking and acting exactly like Chika.
- Psycho Lesbian: Every single female character, except Himeko.
- Also Chikane still is one, but she is so mild in comparison to the others.
- Rank Inflation: There is mention of S-Class powers.
- Rated M for Manly: Hayami.
- Reincarnation Romance: A basic premise of the The Cross Triangle < Destiny of the Shrine Maiden > Shattered Angels > Hazama No Uta > Himegami No Miko > Zettai Shoujo Seiiki Amnesian > etc... series.
- Revenge Before Reason: Kuroi.
- Running Gag: Chikane being a chikan or jikan towards Himeko.
- Samaritan Syndrome: Setsuna was raised with this mindset.
- Say It with Hearts: Occasionally.
- Shades of Conflict: It is unclear whether it is Black-and-Gray Morality or Gray-and-Gray Morality or even Evil Versus Evil, but that there is no White to be spoken is definite.
- She Is All Grown Up: Himeko 16 months later.
- Shout-Out: A male Nine Day expresses that he is not into Chikane's Gag Boobs, reminds you of Destiny of the Shrine Maiden?
- Sister Sister Incest: Implied between Himeko and Chika in a flashback.
- Stupid Sexy Flanders: Hayami.
- Super Mode: Chikane gets one when fighting Chika-nee-san. Insert Super Saiyan jokes here.
- Super Speed: Hayami the Jet.
- Tempting Fate: "Don't worry, even if I'm just a clone, my feeling for Himeko is real." Cue not the next scene, but the next panel, Himeko figuring out that the real Chika-nee is with the Nine Days, and defects accordingly. It gets worse.
- Time Skip: Chapter 13 onwards happens after 16 months later.
- Unsettling Gender Reveal: "Th... This cute girl's "little bear"...!?"
- Unusual Euphemism: "Little bear," "Magnum," and "Justice."
- You Have Failed Me and You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: What happens to members of the Nine Days who attempt to divulge their secrets.
