Our heroine, the Girl of the Legend; and the other "odango atama"...
Profile:
Name: Yuuki Miaka
Age and Birthday: 15 (at time of the story), May 12, 1977 (cool,
she'd be 22 now)
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
First appears in: Episode 1 of the anime series
Blood Type: B
Height: 158 cm --> 5'2"
Family: Mother, father (they are divorced and she lives with her
mom), older brother
Miko Power: Apparently speed. That and the ability to eat
out a small country ^_^
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Greenish-brown, sometimes looks gold
Personality:
(From Tasuki no Miko's manga translation, this is what Watase Yuu
had to say about Miaka):
"Cheerful and easy going. Gets along with anyone. Easily
becomes impulsive when spiritless. Naive and very trusting, but
sometimes she surprisingly talks and acts very grown up, so she
should not be taken lightly. Open minded and brave but not too
bright. Seems to be the type who has to be around other people.
She is always looked after by someone. When left on her own, she
uses the spirit in people (It seems)."
What's so special about her,
anyway?
Well, the obvious reasons first; without her there would be no
story, plain and simple. Miaka has this special touch that
literally brings out the best in people, whether they know it or
not (and whether they want her to or not). So she really helps
her shichiseishi, these seven individuals from all walks of life,
to come together and learn to love her and each other and to look
out for one another. I'll never understand it, but the girl has a
gift.
Thoughts:
As far as series heroines go, I must admit that I Love Miaka the
most. I admire her strength, for she goes through an awful
lot of distressing events in the course of the series that I
think would have me sucking my thumb and had me calling for my
Big Brother (If I had one) a long time ago. It's pretty unnerving
that the Miko-type person manages somehow to turn the heads and
hearts of practically every individual in the series with a drop
of testosterone in their blood... don't you think so? I mean,
having 5 guys (count 'em...including the OAVs) in love with me
would seriously freak me out. But I think it would totally be Awesome.
Over all I guess the thing that would bother me (besides her voice) about Miaka is the stupidity of some of the decisions she makes in the course of the series. I'll agree that Miaka is, as Watase-sensei says, "not too bright", but she's not a complete moron. But sometimes you couldn't guess based on her judgment. And that's letting a lot of things slip due to her probable emotional duress.
What else? Well, I'm tempted to say that she rubs me the wrong way, but that's not entirely true. I'd *love* to have a friend in Miaka, and I'd accept her quirks as just that - quirks.
Famous quote: "Tamahomeeeee!"