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Pronunciation:
Kee-kee-yoe
Age: Not counting the 50 years dead, Kikyo is either 17 or 18.
Status: Miko (Priestess)
Alias: Lady Kikyo, Miko Kikyo
Siblings: Kaede, her younger sister
Weapons: Miko Powers (these powers are odd and hard to explain),
Soul Skimmers, and bow and arrows
Love Interest: Inuyasha, the one who "betrayed" her
(Paragraph taken from Shrine
Maiden)
Appearance: Kikyo's Miko outfit consists of a white top known as a "hakui",
and long red skirt like pants that are called a "hakama".
Her hair is styled in what is referred to as a "tarashigami",
which is basically a straight ponytail hang down the back, tied with
a white ribbon. Her shoes are wooden sandals worn with white cut off
socks. Sometimes when she is summoning her Shinidamachuu (dead soul
insects), the ribbon is removed and her hair flows freely.
Information:
Kikyo is the one who sealed Inuyasha to the tree after being tricked
by Naraku. After sealing Inuyasha to the sacred tree, Kikyo died
almost instantaneously. 50 years later, her bones and graveyard soil
is stolen by the evil witch Urasue who uses it to revive her. After
getting back her soul from Kagome, Kikyo starts to furiously fight
Inuyasha exclaiming he betrayed her. Kagome eventually takes back
most of her soul, leaving Kikyo only with her hatred of Inuyasha to
keep moving on. She later learns that it was not Inuyasha that
betrayed her, but Naraku (a.k.a Onigumo). After learning this, Kikyo
has dedicated her life to sending Naraku to hell.
The name means...
Kikyou means "Chinese bellflower". Kikyo name also came
from the principles of Yin and Yang. The name "Kikyo"
symbolizes five fundamental elements in the principle. (There are 2
ways to spell Kikyo, Kikyou or Kikyo. I will use Kikyo on the site.)
(Next
paragraph taken from Inuyasha Companion)
Voice Actresses: Most Takahashi fans will know Noriko Hidaka, the
voice of Ranma ½'s Akane Tendo. Noriko also played Jean in Nadia
of the Blue Water and Satsuki in My Neighbor Totoro.
Equally well known to English speaking Takahashi fans is Willow
Johnson, Kikyo's English voice. Willow was also on Ranma ½
as Kasumi Tendo. She also played Mobile Suit Gundam's
legendary Lalah Sune and Lily McGuire in Fatal Fury. |
