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Shinigami-Sama (死神様 Shinigami-Sama?), whose real name is Hakubo (薄暮 Hakubo?) is a supernatural haunting Kamome Gakuen on Urabon (盂蘭盆 Urabon?), a day where several come together to weave baskets without succumbing to sleep. He is the current representative of the Sixth Mystery. He is also known as The Reaper from the rumors and rules the boundary closest to the Far Shore. However, he can only appear once each year for this Urabon event.
In Chapter 67, it was revealed that he was the caretaker of the Kannagi Akane Sumire when they were younger, having taken cared of her since she was six. In Chapter 88, it was revealed that he was an ancient oni who was a child when Minamoto Yorimitsu found him and adopted him as his servant, having done various tasks for him and the Minamoto Clan that descended from him, including the aforementioned caretaker role for Sumire, which proved to be his last job as he was killed by the clan after he was enraged at the people following her sacrifice, having killed them in cold blood.
Appearance[]
Shinigami Appearance[]
His initial appearance when meeting Nene and Akane portrayed him as a tall figure with immeasurable strength. He has furry arms with sharp fingernails, and wears a mask similar to a goat's skeletal head (with two small horns protruding upwards and two others curling to the sides). It contrasts with his supposed appearance from the rumor, where he is seen as a giant skeleton being.
While he and Aoi are riding a gondola, he finally reveals his face after taking his mask off. He has a human-like appearance; with fair, dark skin; short, scruffy hair; and fangs. There are thin lines drawn below his eyes, in addition to him possessing pointy ears and curling horns.
Past Appearance[]
In the past, his appearance wasn't much different from how he is now, other than his height and the clothes he wore. He wore a simple white kimono decorated with beads and tassels and seldom wore his mask around Sumire. It was revealed that he was a young child when he was found by Minamoto Yorimitsu, thus revealing that as an Oni, he ages very slowly, only reaching a young adult's appearance by the present.
Gallery[]
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Personality[]
According to the meeting with the other existing School Mysteries, Kako states that No.6 may take extreme measures, when they were configuring a solution to deal with the feral supernaturals seeking a seat as School Wonder.
He holds a great sense of duty while disregarding others' opinions, evidently shown as he kidnaps Aoi but promptly apologizes after disappearing. He is seen to have polite mannerisms but occasionally makes blunt statements, such as his wanting to eat Nene and Akane. This is due to centuries of being the Minamoto Clan's servant, having done various kinds of tasks for them, ranging from defeating supernaturals to disabling the Kannagi to prevent them from running away.
After kidnapping Aoi and taking her to his Boundary, he attempts to make amends under a gentle façade, but failed to do so when the flower wilted in his hold.
From Chapter 67, he shares a history with Sumire, stating that he was her caretaker due to his master's orders. He rarely shows many emotions aside from seriousness, stunned, or remorse, especially when Sumire noticed his look of indifference when they were preparing her for the sacrifice. When Sumire was awakened as his supposed yorishiro to repeat the events of her wedding ritual, she said that No. 6 has never visited her once.
The true extent of his feelings towards Sumire came to a head on the night following her sacrifice, as he in his anger for how the people celebrating treated her death, killed them all save the children, all the while remembering what Sumire had said to him abut wanting someone to mourn her death. It was because of this rage that Hakubo was eventually killed by the Minamoto Clan.
Abilities[]
Strength[]
After releasing Akane and Nene from his grip, he mercilessly kills the youkai which just attacking Nene and Akane. He also rebounds quickly after Akane's attack when he used Time Stop, slamming Akane's head to the ground when he became distracted with Aoi, and he still can move even Kou just stabbed him in the heart and electrocuted him with Minamoto's katana specialized for killing demons.
Exorcist Capabilities[]
In his youth, Hakubo was personally trained by Minamoto no Yorimitsu in dealing with powerful supernaturals, having been sent to deal with them for him, and for the Minamoto Clan numerous times throughout the centuries. It was also him who had presumably trained Akane Sumire in Exorcism as well, as while under his care, she proved to be a capable exorcist herself. In fact, they often teamed up together in order to defeat supernaturals that neither the Misaki Clan or the Minamoto Clan can handle. However, due to the former's nature as an Oni and the latter's nature as a Kannagi, plus how late they are to show up at the scene, they get nothing but the ire of the villagers instead.
Withering[]
As the God of Death, living things are susceptible to wilt or weaken under his touch. As he kidnaps Aoi and carries her to his Boundary, she falls unconscious within his hold, waking up to find herself in a boat in the next scene.
Luring[]
According to the rumor, sixth of the School Wonders will play the flute, signaling when someone is close to their death. Nene becomes frightened, having been reminded of her close death's day when she hears the sound of the flute while they were prepping for camp. For those who heard the flute, they were susceptible to being taken away by the Reaper when they fell asleep, prompting others to protect them by not sleeping.
Subordinates[]
The assistants of No.6 are small yokai(s) with flowers budding on top of their heads. He can partly understand them through charades, and he tasked them with surveying the school's occurrences and preparing the Kannagi (the one chosen for the sacrifice). He believes that by offering the Kannagi's soul and blood, he can prevent the rogue supernaturals from entering by blocking the Boundary connecting the Far and Near Shore.
He also has subordinates who are big bugs, and allowed Aoi to control them, he also and use them to fight with Kou, Akane when they are at the boundary, first appearance at Chapter 64.
Resurrecting[]
According to Natsuhiko, No. 6 can bring the dead back to life.
Longevity[]
As an Oni, Hakubo is very long lived, as when he was a child, he was found by Minamoto Yorimitsu, who lived a thousand years before the present. This longevity also comes with a slow growth, as in the intervening time period, he had grown from a small child to a young adult appearance. Given that he was killed by the Minamoto Clan after his rage following Sumire's sacrifice, had he remained alive up to the present, he would very much remained the same in appearance.
Trivia[]
- In Volume 0, an unnamed bird-like apparition had the spot of No.6.
- In his rumor, he is depicted as a Gashadokuro, which is a giant skeleton-like yokai that feeds on humans. He is later revealed to be an Oni, the last of his kind, and in fact, his execution by the Minamoto Clan spelled the Oni's physical extinction for good.
- The official appearance of Shinigami-sama was made in Chapter 60 when Nene and Akane were held captive by his arms at the end of the chapter. Although it doesn't correlate with No.2 or No.5, the other School Wonders aside from Hanako have been introduced in their numeric chapters respectively.[1]
- Shinigami-sama has no reaction to snowy weather. [2]
- Given that he was alive and is a child around the time Minamoto Yorimitsu found him, Hakubo is among the oldest known supernaturals at about a thousand years old.
- This longevity technically makes him the eldest of the Seven Mysteries, as Kako, Mirai and Yako hails from the 18th or 19th Century, Hanako hails from the latter 20th Century (1968), and both Shijima Mei and Mitsuba Sousuke hails from the 21st Century (2001 and 2013 respectively). The possible ages of Tsuchigomori and the original Number 3 remain unknown.
References[]
- ↑ Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Manga: Chapter 60
- ↑ Aidairo's Twitter Post: Jan. 2nd, 2023
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