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#REDIRECT [[List of My-HiME characters#Mikoto Minagi]]
{{in-universe|date=January 2009}}
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! colspan="2" style="color: white; background: DimGray;" | Mikoto Minagi
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" |[[File:Mikoyo minagi hime.JPG|200px|My-HiME's version of Mikoto Minagi]]
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! colspan="2" style="color: white; background: DimGray;" | Character Information
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| '''DOB:''' || November 4
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| '''Height:''' || 147 cm (4' 9.9")
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| '''Weight:''' || 37 kg (85 lbs)
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| '''Blood type:''' || B
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| '''Constellation:''' || Scorpio
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| '''B/enwiki/w/H:''' || 65/54/74
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| '''Child:''' || Miroku
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{{nihongo|'''Mikoto Minagi'''|美袋命|Minagi Mikoto}} is a [[fictional character]] from the [[My-HiME]] and [[My-Otome]] [[anime]] and [[manga]] series. Her name is simply '''Mikoto''' in My-Otome. She is voiced in both series by [[Ai Shimizu]] in Japanese and [[Caitlynne Medrek]] in English.

== Common characteristics ==

Mikoto is depicted with very short black hair with braids, along with yellow eyes. She is usually very physically strong and agile. She is always paired with [[Mai Tokiha]] as a roommate or close friend. Common running gags are Mikoto burying her face in Mai's chest and possessiveness of Mai; her catlike actions, occasionally causing her to be likened to a demon; her huge appetite, especially for Mai's food; her tendency to collapse when hungry; and her seeming naivete.

== My-HiME anime ==
Mikoto Minagi plays an important role in [[Mai Tokiha]]'s story, while she has her own plot as well. She is a third-grade middle school student in the same class as [[Nao Yuuki]].<ref>My-HiME anime, episode 7</ref> She loves to be with Mai, often at her side or clinging to her. She also has a problem with spicy food, and consuming it often sends her into rampages while looking for water. Mikoto is usually seen with her [[two-handed sword]], Miroku, either in hand or in a black sword bag.

Mikoto first appears in episode 1 as a nearly drowned girl rescued by a passing ferry and resuscitated by Mai. She fights off [[Natsuki Kuga]], eventually cutting the ferry in half and causing Mai to rescue her again. Mikoto reappears in episode 2, taken in by Mai. Mikoto tells Mai her purpose for coming to Fuka Academy is to look for her older brother.

During the next episodes, Mikoto aids Mai and [[Natsuki Kuga]] in battling the Orphans that appear while also continuing to search for her brother. Mikoto's main conflict is first hinted at in episode 12, when she realizes that she likes Mai, conflicting with her love for her missing brother. During a flashback it becomes apparent that she killed her grandfather as part of a test before she left for Fuka, for which he commended her. In episode 18, Mikoto's pendant glows for the first time, and her brother's command to defeat enemies is revealed in a flashback. Mikoto becomes torn between defeating enemies and protecting Mai, or obeying Mai's order to not fight the other HiME.

Under the command of her brother (revealed to be [[Reito Kanzaki]], the Obsidian Lord), Mikoto protects Mai and fights the other HiMEs, resulting in the defeat of [[Akira Okuzaki]], [[Fumi Himeno]], [[Midori Sugiura]] and [[Shiho Munakata]]. Due to Akira's defeat, [[Takumi Tokiha]] is killed because he was Akira's most precious person, causing Mai distress and a large rift to form between herself and Mikoto. It is later revealed in episode 24 that Mikoto was not the one to defeat Akira, but Shiho and her Child Yatagarasu, which relieves Mikoto for a short moment as that would suggest she was not the one to kill Takumi and hurt Mai, whom she still deeply cares for. However, she quickly remembers the facts that she had already defeated Fumi and Midori, which does not soften the blow. After she defeats Shiho and thus kills [[Yuuichi Tate]], who was also Mai's dearest person, the rift between Mikoto and Mai grows and causes great emotional distress for the both of them.

In episode 26, Mai and Mikoto finally face each other in battle. Their battle ends when Mai openly states her love for Mikoto, in a sisterly context, breaking the Obsidian Lord's control over her. Mikoto breaks the pendant around her brother's neck, also freeing him from the Obsidian Lord's control. Since Mikoto was never defeated as a HiME, there's no evidence as to who her most precious person could be. One can only assume it was either Mai or her brother.

=== Element and Child ===
Mikoto's Element is Miroku, a black claymore or two-handed sword. She is able to strike with great force, open portals of dark energy and has cleaved a ferry clean in half. Mikoto is often seen dragging Miroku's tip along the ground while wielding it, creating showers of sparks in the process. She is also able to summon Miroku when physically separated from the sword. Her HiME mark is on her upper right arm.<ref>My-HiME anime, episode 1</ref> (One thing to note is that this location differs from that of [[medical astrology]] which is generally followed with the HiME's birthmarks; the body part associated with Virgo are the abdomen.)

Mikoto's Child is also named Miroku, and is a large giant ogre with an equally large spiked club. It is first fully shown on screen in episode 23, though it does appear in earlier episodes causing spikes to come out of the ground at Mikoto's command. Mikoto herself does not appear to completely control the Child, who is referred to as the protector of the Obsidian Lord and attempts to block an attack against him during the final battle.

In the manga, Mikoto wields Miroku and is capable is using an attack that can split the ground. Mai states that Mikoto is the strongest of the HiMEs and can defeat the other HiMEs' Childs. Mikoto's Child and Key are not revealed; in fact, Mikoto herself states in chapter 11 that she doesn't have or need a Key, although this might just be boasting on her part.

== My-HiME manga ==

Mikoto plays a smaller role in the [[My-HiME (manga)|My-HiME manga]] as Mai's current roommate/bodyguard and the Anti-Orphan Squad's strongest member. She lacks any family or past, being given to Mai by Mashiro to take care of. She is generally just a minor character, fighting with the rest of the Anti-Orphan Squad. Her sword Element - Miroku - stays 'on' all the time and can activate into an even more powerful form with its blade of energy reaching tens of meters into the air.

Mikoto has two chapters that focus on her. In chapter 11, which is named after her, Mikoto fights [[Akira Okuzaki]] and wins, although Mikoto is defeated in the next chapter. In chapter 20, Mikoto is shown with an Orphan as a pet, which she later is forced to fight when Nagi discovers it and forces it to attack. When Mikoto and the Orphan, which she named Pochi, meet each other again, she refuses to fight the creature and tries to persuade it to change back. Pochi kills itself, rather than attack Mikoto.

Mikoto falls under the control of [[Shiho Munakata]] in chapter 30, forcing Mai to fight her. Later, Mikoto, Akira, and [[Nao Yuuki]] face off against [[Yang Guifei]] in chapter 39. The three and the QUEEN are absorbed by the HiME Star, but are freed when the HiME Star's Child is defeated.

== My-Otome anime ==
=== "The cat" ===
Mikoto the cat is depicted as a fat black cat with a bell collar, a ring in its left ear, and a white x-shaped marking on its forehead. It is mostly seen lounging around [[Mashiro Kazahana#My-Otome anime|Mashiro Blan de Windbloom]] or [[Arika Yumemiya]]. In episode 23, one of the cats is called Jubei by the Cat Goddess.

Other fat black cats are shown throughout the series; one with a crescent-shaped marking appears at the end of episode 22, and one with a z-shaped marking is with the Cat Goddess in episode 23. Another cat with a crescent shaped marking makes its first appearance in episode 22 relaying a message to [[Miyu Greer]] and is later seen in [[My-Otome Zwei]] accompanying [[Nao Yuuki#My-Otome Anime|Juliet Nao Zhang]].

Mikoto the cat first appears in episode 1 in Aoi's arms, and is named in episode 2 when it leads Aoi to Mashiro. The cat plays a minor role in the anime as a source of comedy and a guide to Mashiro and [[Arika Yumemiya]], accompanying one of the two in their journeys. In [[My-Otome Zwei]], Mikoto the cat is mainly seen by Arika's side, traveling with her in episode 2 to find Mashiro.
[[Image:Mikoto's materialize.jpg]]

=== The goddess ===
[[Image:Mikoto MO cropped.gif|thumb|left|120px|Mikoto the Cat Goddess]]
Mikoto the Cat Goddess is a separate entity from Mikoto the cat. She appears childish, similar to her My-HiME incarnations, but shows a better knowledge of combat and technology. She wears [[Buddhist]] robes and [[Buddhist prayer beads|prayer beads]] around her neck and carries a traditional bronze staff shaped like a cat's head. She is inseparable from her Otome, [[Mai Tokiha]]; Mai herself states that despite attempting to escape, she was never successful.<ref>My-Otome anime DVD special 8</ref>

Episode 23 is the first appearance of the Cat Goddess. She helps train [[Arika Yumemiya]] to utilize her Robe's powers more efficiently and in episodes 25 and 26 helps Arika and Mashiro in their battle to reclaim Windbloom.

In the first episode of [[My-Otome Zwei]], the Black Valley has been renamed the Cat God Mountain Park in Mikoto's honor. While Mashiro is visiting Mai's ramen shop, Mikoto senses the presence of a shadow being, though she inexplicably falls asleep. After activating Mai's Robe, Mikoto is taken to the top of the Cat God Mountain Park, which disappears with at the end of the episode. Images from the [http://www.my-zhime.net/ third episode] picture Mikoto the Goddess asleep with Mikoto the cat.

=== Powers ===

Though unable to fly like other Otome, Mikoto the Cat Goddess is able to swing her staff powerfully and is very nimble. Mai states she has never defeated Mikoto in battle, even when materialized. Miyu states that Mikoto is the last person with natural materialization powers and calls her the "Crystal Princess." The Cat Goddess has a HiME mark in the same spot as her My-HiME incarnation.<ref name="MOA23">My-Otome episode 23</ref>

In the Black Valley, Mikoto has a series of [[Maneki Neko|cat statues]] which enable her to observe the world. She also had maintained a shadow version of herself to protect the Harmonium; the shadow form was defeated by [[Nina Wáng]].<ref name="MOA23" />

In one of the DVD [[Omake]] chapters, Mikoto the cat is shown to be an Otome. Its "GEM," the ring in its left ear, displays "Cat No. 10" with an "Unknown" contract. It has a Coral GEM and fights in a Coral Robe, and does not appear to require contract confirmation<ref>My-Otome anime DVD special 7</ref> and this cat appears as an Otome in the My-Otome PS2 game.

== My-Otome manga ==

In the [[My-Otome (manga)|My-Otome manga]] Mikoto is a being who can switch between human and cat forms at will<ref>My-Otome manga, chapter 20, page 8</ref>. She retains her catlike and curious aspects, but she is generally more malevolent.

Mikoto makes her first appearance in chapter 14, disrupting Windbloom's weapons examination. She seems to work for Schwarz in the following chapters, freeing [[Midori Sugiura|Midori]] in chapter 17 and taking Arika and her companions to the Black Valley in chapter 20. When the HiME [[Mai Tokiha#My-Otome manga|Mai Tokiha]] is resurrected, Mikoto reveals her true allegiance to Mai alone. Mikoto's spirit disappears with the spirit of Mai after the latter is defeated by Mashiro in chapter 42, although the cat is still shown hanging around Garderobe in chapter 44.

=== Powers ===

Mikoto, in addition to the ability to transform, is able to summon a Slave that resembles a cat form of the Child Miroku.<ref>My-Otome manga, chapter 20, page 14</ref> She also can summon her real Child and is a capable fighter with her claws, on par with a Meister Otome.<ref>My-Otome manga, chapter 30</ref> Mikoto also retains her sword Miroku, which she never fights with, and her HiME symbol is initially shown on her upper left arm.<ref>My-Otome manga, chapter 33, page 8</ref> The symbol is moved to her tail when the rest of the HiME are revived.<ref>My-Otome manga, chapter 38, page 18</ref>

== Name origins ==
*The name Mikoto has several meanings, among them a divine being, and the word is often added to the end of the names of ''[[kami]]'' (such as [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]]), and can also mean destiny, fate and luck alternately.
*[[Miroku]] is named after the Japanese name of [[Maitreya]], the future [[Buddhahood|Buddha]].

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