Mikoto Minagi (美袋 命) is one of the main characters in the Mai-HiME series. She attends Fuuka Academy's middle school division in Class 3-G, being classmates with Nao Yuuki.[1] 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.
She first appears in episode 1 as a nearly drowned girl and is rescued by a passing ferry and resuscitated by Mai. She fights off Natsuki Kuga, eventually cutting the ship in half and causing Mai to rescue her again. Mikoto reappears in episode 2, as Mai's roommate and telling i her purpose for coming to Fuuka Academy is to search 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, Midori Sugiura, and Shiho Munakata. The deaths of Takumi Tokiha and Yuuichi Tate resulting from the HiMEs' defeats drive Mai into depression, subsequently causing unhappiness for Mikoto.
In episode 26, Mai and Mikoto finally face each other in battle. Their battle ends when Mai openly states her love for Mikoto, 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.
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She has semi-length black hair. Her HiME mark is on her upper right arm.[2]
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