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Himeko Kurusugawa (来栖川 姫子(くるすがわ ひめこ) Kurusugawa Himeko?) is the main protagonist and heroine in both the anime and manga. She is the Solar Priestess, as well as the childhood friend of Sōma Ōgami.

In both versions, regardless of their reincarnated forms, Himeko is reunited with Chikane Himemiya.

Appearance []

Himeko is a beautiful teenager of medium height with thigh-length honey blonde hair that is held back with a big red ribbon and big purple eyes. She has the sun mark on her chest.

She is often shown wearing a school outfit at which is a crimson dress, black stockings and tall brown shoes. Though when she's on her date with Ogami, Chikane offers some clothes for her to wear.

Her priestess outfit is very much akin to that of a miko. The color scheme being red.

Personality[]

Himeko is a shy, innocent, and timid girl who has the sweetest voice out of everyone, but she is uncertain of her own worth and abilities. This is mainly because she was orphaned at an early age in an unknown manner after her parents’ deaths. She was initially adopted by several relatives before being moved to other relatives. At school, Himeko seems to have only one friend, named Makoto Saotome (Himeko's roommate).

Despite her timidity, Himeko gradually becomes more determined and courageous, realizing and accepting her feelings for Chikane Himemiya during the last few episodes.

History[]

In her childhood, Himeko's parents passed away under unknown circumstances. It can be inferred that before that, her life with them was fairly happy as at the start of Episode 3, a flashback reveals that her father offered to turn a seashell into a pendant.

After their deaths, she was raised and abused by unnamed relatives. She ran away and started living in a boarding school. In the manga, Himeko was not actually born in the village and was shipped in with a bunch of other orphans.

Story[]

In Episode 1, Himeko is woken up by Makoto Saotome (Himeko's roommate). At school, on the stairs, she almost fell but Chikane Himemiya caught her. After this, Chikane invites her to the rose garden in the afternoon. Here, Himeko and Chikane had lunch together, took pictures, drank tea and Chikane invited her to her birthday.

Himeko tags along with Sōma Ōgami to go shopping and bought Chikane a present. When the Orochi arrived, she separated herself from the others and returns to her room to rescue Chikane's present. She is captured by an Orochi, Soma, and became unconscious. After Soma came to his senses, Himeko receives her solar symbol on her chest and falls, but Chikane catches her. When she became aware, she and Chikane shared a kiss.

In Episode 2, Himeko and Chikane learned about the priestess and when Kazuki Ōgami revealed the fact that Soma is one of the Orochi, Himeko faints. When she came back to her senses, Himeko remembers Makoto and visited her at the hospital and blamed herself for her injuries. With nowhere to go, she contemplates on leaving the town, and when she talked with Chikane about this, Girochi attacks, but Soma saved Himeko and Chikane.

In Episode 3, Himeko comes to live with Chikane. At school, Izumi and her group (Misaki and Kyoko) act jealous toward Himeko and pushed her down the stairs, but Soma caught her before she fell. Chikane witnessed this and gives Izumi a "look" that made her afraid. Himeko tries to visit Makoto but turns around. They started training but Himeko hesitated and Chikane wound up injured as she protected her. After they spent time together, Chikane promised her that she will protect her. When Nekoko attacks, Himeko is separated from Chikane underwater, but Soma arrives in time to save them.

Etymology[]

  • The name Himeko means "princess, young lady of noble birth" (姫) (hime) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Himeko's surname Kurusugawa means "coming/come, next, since, due, cause, become" (来) (kuru), "nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den" (栖) (su) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa/gawa).

Trivia[]

  • She's based on Kurusu Shinjou from The Cross Triangle, a previous work of the author, down to having the same appearance and personality.
    • She's best friends with Kiraha (whose design inspired Chikane) and is in love with Ogami (whose design inspired Sōma), but she's afraid to confess her feelings because she mistakenly believes he and Kiraha are dating.
    • While Kiraha has a crush on her, Kurusu only sees her as a friend.
  • Himeko carries the solar symbol on her chest.
  • Her birthday is on April 12th.
  • She later ends up with Ogami at the end of the manga.

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