Kannazuki no Miko/Characters

Himeko Kurusugawa

 * Voiced by Noriko Shitaya (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)

The Solar Priestess. Himeko is a very shy, innocent 16-year-old girl. She has known Chikane for many years without knowing Chikane's affections towards her.


 * Apologises a Lot
 * Bi the Way
 * Break the Cutie
 * Clothing Damage
 * Cute Clumsy Girl/Dojikko
 * Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday
 * Even the Girls Want Her
 * First Kiss: From Chikane.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation
 * I Can't Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me!: Himeko is positively puzzled about what Chikane sees in an "ordinary girl" like her.
 * Meaningful Name
 * Moe
 * Nobody Touches the Hair: She has an extreme sensitiveness to anyone touching her hair as a result of.
 * Ordinary High School Student
 * Purple Eyes
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Reincarnation
 * Shrinking Violet
 * You Are Worth Hell: In the manga,.
 * Yuri Fan
 * You Are Worth Hell: In the manga,.
 * Yuri Fan



Chikane Himemiya

 * Voiced by Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)

The Lunar Priestess. Chikane is a very commanding girl of the same age. She has a very noble and elegant aura, lives in a large mansion with many maids, and is considered to be of the highest standing at their school; she has a considerable fanbase following of both genders and is the frequent target of love confessions. She has been in love with Himeko since they first met.


 * Action Girl
 * The Archer
 * Berserk Button: Don't dare to hurt Himeko in front of Chikane.
 * Betty and Veronica: The Veronica to Souma's Betty for Himeko's Archie.
 * Big Fancy House
 * Blue Eyes
 * Boobs of Steel
 * Broken Ace
 * Cry Cute:
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday
 * Even the Girls Want Her
 * Gayngst
 * Hair Decorations
 * I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Chikane tries to pair Himeko up with Souma.
 * I Will Protect Her
 * Jerkass Facade: After.
 * Knife Nut: Uses knives a lot in the second half of the anime.
 * Lady of War
 * Lipstick Lesbian
 * Meaningful Name
 * The Ojou
 * Psycho Lesbian: Subverted.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Souma's Red.
 * Reincarnation
 * Single-Target Sexuality
 * Spoiled Sweet
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Single-Target Sexuality
 * Spoiled Sweet
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Tsubasa

 * Voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese), Liam O'Brien (English)

The First Neck, he is considered the leader and the most powerful of the Orochi. His mecha is Take no Yasukunazuchi.


 * Abusive Parents
 * Aloof Big Brother
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Big Brother Instinct
 * Bishonen
 * BFS
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He genuinely loves his younger brother,, enough that he's willing to.
 * Evil Counterpart: For Soma.
 * Good Smoking, Evil Smoking
 * Hot Wings: His mech.
 * Knife Nut
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Nietzsche Wannabe
 * The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: To Soma.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Self-Made Orphan
 * Troubled but Cute
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Sister Miyako

 * Voiced by Ikue Ohtani (Japanese), Melissa Fahn (English)

The Second Neck. She is a nun who is the first Orochi to appear and attack, having lost her faith due to living through a terrible war. Her mecha is Yatsu no Onokoshizuchi.


 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Boobs of Steel
 * Broken Bird
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Hair Decorations
 * Idiot Hair
 * Meganekko
 * Naughty Nuns
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair

Girochi

 * Voiced by Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English)

The Third Neck, he is one of the first Orochi to attack the miko. Girochi is said to be Miyako's younger brother. Presumably, the same war that destroyed his sister's church claimed the life of their parents and left Girochi traumatized and disillusioned. His mecha is Hi no Ashinazuchi, nicknamed Gungal.


 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * The Brute
 * Chain Pain
 * Eyes of Gold
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Corona

 * Voiced by Kana Ueda (Japanese), Rebecca Forstadt (English)

The Fourth Neck. She is a delusional pop idol whose dismal sales are partly responsible for her becoming one of the Orochi. Her mecha is Ooube no Senazuchi, nicknamed Final Stage.


 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Broken Bird
 * Femme Fatalons
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Green Eyes
 * Idol Singer
 * Evil Diva
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Reiko Ota

 * Voiced by Mamiko Noto (Japanese), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)

The Fifth Neck. She is an antisocial manga artist of few words. Reiko continues her "day job" as a member of the Orochi and has in fact done better on the market since joining, though her manga have taken on very dark themes since then. Her mecha is Ho no Shuraizuchi.


 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Meganekko
 * The Stoic

Nekoko

 * Voiced by Ai Nonaka (Japanese), Sandy Fox (English)

The Sixth Neck. She is a small Catgirl who is often seen wearing a nurse's outfit and wielding a giant syringe. It is later revealed that she was the subject and victim of horrible medical experiments, which is most likely what made her an Orochi follower. Her mecha is Izuhara no Tamazuchi, nicknamed Meow Meow (Nya Nya).


 * Afraid of Needles
 * Blue Eyes
 * Blush Sticker
 * Broken Bird
 * Catgirl
 * Genki Girl
 * Playing with Syringes
 * Verbal Tic: "~nya!"

Souma Ogami

 * Voiced by Junji Majima (Japanese), Steve Staley (English)

The Seventh Neck, he is the only Orochi who was able to resist becoming completely evil and the first to be purified. Like Chikane, he is in love with Himeko and is extremely protective of her. His mecha is Take no Yamikazuchi.


 * Betty and Veronica: The Betty to Chikane's Veronica for Himeko's Archie.
 * Brown Eyes
 * Cool Bike: His motocycle.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: He's a Neck of Orochi, sure, but that doesn't mean he isn't one of the good guys.
 * Heroic RROD:
 * Heroic Sacrifice:
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Idiot Hair
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * I Will Protect Her
 * Meaningful Name
 * The One Guy
 * The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: To Tsubasa.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red to Chikane's Blue.
 * Romantic False Lead
 * Token Good Teammate
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Himeko.
 * Token Good Teammate
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Himeko.

Ame no Murakumo

 * Voiced by Atsuko Tanaka (Japanese), Karen Thompson (English)

The god of swords. When Orochi rises, it is prophesied that only the god of swords will stand against it and be able to undo the damage that Orochi causes.


 * BFS
 * Humongous Mecha

Kazuki Ogami

 * Voiced by Moichi Saito (Japanese), Lex Lang (English)

Souma's adopted older brother and legal guardian, as well as priest of the temple of the Solar and Lunar Miko.


 * The Mentor
 * Promotion to Parent: However, he's not Souma's biological brother.

Yukihito

 * Voiced by Omi Minami (Japanese), David Keifer (English)

The temple assistant, his duties are to assist the priest and Miko in readying the weapon that will defeat the Orochi.


 * Peek-a-Bangs

Otoha Kisaragi

 * Voiced by Chinami Nishimura (Japanese), Kate Higgins (English)

Chikane's personal maid. She is in love with Chikane.


 * Clingy Jealous Girl
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * Meido
 * Princess Curls

Makoto Saotome

 * Voiced by Ikue Ohtani (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (English)

Himeko's friend and roommate.


 * Hair Decorations