Miyu (
Appearance[]
Like all of Tenjin's shinki shown thus far (excluding Saku), Miyu has the appearance of a young woman. She has light blue eyes and light brown hair that is slightly curly. She ties her hair in a ponytail, leaving one lock hanging over her left ear.
Miyu is dressed in a white kimono with a red hakama over it - the common set of clothing for shrine maidens worn by Tenjin's other female shinki, as well as Tsuyu.
History[]
Miyu first introduces herself when Yato and Yukine, along with Hiyori, come to accept Tenjin's request to eliminate a phantom that has settles in a certain railroad crossing.[1]
Some time later, when Daikoku visits various shrines to find a shinki who would agree to take part in Yukine's purification ceremony, Miyu is once again seen along with the other "Tenjin Sisters", expressing unease over the possible consequences of a failed ceremony.[2]
Miyu's mental state deteriorates as a result of an "aftershock" caused by Yukine's corruption, causing her to try slitting her wrist - blighting Tenjin in the process. Her fellow shinki perform a purification ritual on her, with turns out successfully. In spite of her confessing her misdeeds and repenting through the ceremony, Tenjin - differently from Yato - decides to revoke her name and banish her nonetheless.[3]
Trivia[]
- The character used for Miyu's true name, 実 (chosen reading unknown), means "truth" or "reality", and also "fruit" and "to bear fruit".
- The character added for her given name, 喩 yu, means "metaphor".
- Miyu's shinki form and alternative names as Tenjin's shinki have not been revealed.
- Possible "true" name readings could be mi, minoru or minori, and less plausibly makoto (considering this name is "taken" by Mayu).
- Her most probable vessel name reading is 実器 jikki.
- Miyu's Japanese voice actress, Yuki Takao, portrays Mineha in the second season of the Noragami anime.
References
- ↑ Chapter 4: A Few Godly Perspectives (Vol 2)
- ↑ Chapter 11: A Name (Vol 3)
- ↑ Chapter 12: To Cut, or Not To Cut (Vol 4)