The little rice and harvest goddess Sakuna is banished to Hinoe Island, Sakuna begins as a spoiled high-ranking goddess who refuses to so much as even help out on the farm in the belief that a high-ranking goddess such as her should even work, and has little respect for the children of men she is forced to live with. Over time she learns the value of work, the power of rice, and the true value of friendship.
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Kokorowa is a high-ranking goddess residing in the Lofty Realm; her overall demeanour is calm and collected in direct contrast to her best friend Sakuna; Kokorowa is both literally and metaphorically the blue to Sakuna's red. She has worked hard to reach where she is as a high-ranking goddess despite her low birth, and is keen to gain the favour of Lady Kamuhitsuki.
As an inventor goddess, one of Kokorowa's well-known inventions are the automatons standing guard over the Mihashira Capital.
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Guideau (ギド Gido) is the main protagonist of the story. She is a young "human" who travels with the high mage Ashaf in search of the witch who cursed her into her current female form.
Guideau's true form is that of a Beast and is considered the only natural enemy of witches. This form is contained within the coffin carried by Ashaf, keeping it in check. Guideau can only release it temporarily if she kisses a witch, which partially breaks the curse.
Appearance
Guideau has the appearance of a petite young woman with fair skin and long, straight blonde hair, complemented by bangs. She has thick black lashes and striking yellow eyes with vertical slit pupils. Guideau sports six piercings—three on each ear—and sharp, long fangs. Her attire is always stylish, and she changes outfits frequently.
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Personality
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Guideau is short-tempered, impulsive, violent, and vindictive. Her focus is singular: finding Angela, the witch who cursed her, and seeking revenge. Despite her aggressive nature, Guideau is also quite obedient to Ashaf, often complaining but still following his orders. Her relationship with Ashaf is complex, as she frequently threatens to kill him once she gets Angela to lift the curse, though they share a bond of mutual reliance.
Though her violent tendencies are strong, Guideau shows a caring side, especially when she is entrusted with the Nameless Seed, a forbidden instrument. She takes care of a young boy, alongside the Cursed Doll, until the time comes to part with him. The boy grows attached to her, a testament to Guideau's nurturing, albeit unrefined, nature.
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Plot
Crimson/Sanguine Lotus City Arc
Guideau and Ashaf arrive at Sanguine Lotus train station and inquire about the Witch's whereabouts. They meet Marie, who claims to be the Witch's apprentice. Their conversation is interrupted when the station is attacked. A witch named Ione, renowned as the "Heroic Witch," appears and subdues the attacker. Guideau, agitated, tries to confront Ione but is captured. Ashaf rescues her, and they retreat.
They later visit the Witch's house, where they are greeted by Marie, who turns them away, explaining that an important event is happening. Ashaf reviews the data he requested from The Order and discovers that the event is related to the Witch’s plans.
The duo rushes to confront the Witch, but on their way out of the hotel, they are confronted by the local police who wish to arrest them for their earlier confrontation with Ione. Guideau and Ashaf quickly overpower the police and reach the Witch’s home, where Ione is preparing a ritual involving the severed limbs of several girls, including Marie. Guideau breaks through the building’s glass roof to engage Ione in a battle. Ashaf forms a protective barrier around the girls, but Ione overwhelms them.
Ione reveals that she has collected the girls as "keys" to release the hellfire that once engulfed Sanguine Lotus City. Her goal is to bring chaos and revenge for the prejudice her family faced. Guideau manages to outwit Ione and kisses her, temporarily lifting the curse. Guideau’s true form is unleashed, overpowering Ione. However, since the curse is only temporarily lifted, Guideau reverts to her female form.
Powers and Abilities
Guideau possesses a vast array of unique abilities, both in her current body and in her true form. The abilities tied to her female body stem from a curse placed upon her by a powerful witch, which keeps her in her present state.
Female Body
While Guideau’s current female form is not as powerful as her original body, she is still incredibly formidable. Notably, she is unable to use any form of magic despite being in a witch’s body.
Superhuman Strength: Guideau excels in close combat, using her immense strength to overpower opponents with ease.
Superhuman Durability: Her body is incredibly tough, capable of withstanding magical attacks and physical blows without armor.
Superhuman Reflexes: Guideau is agile and highly skilled in close-range combat, dodging magical attacks and getting in close for strikes.
Superhuman Speed: Her current form is faster and more nimble than her original body, making her more agile in combat.
Beast Form
Guideau’s original form, when the curse is lifted, is extremely powerful. In her true form, Guideau is capable of battling witches and other powerful beings with ease, often overpowering them despite their magical prowess.
Immense Strength: Guideau’s strength in her original body surpasses that of her female form, allowing her to destroy powerful magic with sheer physical power.
Immense Durability: Her original body is incredibly tough, shrugging off magical attacks with ease and continuing to fight.
Chilling Aura: Guideau’s true form emanates an intimidating aura that causes fear in humans, witches, demons, and even great elementals.
Cursed Right Arm: Guideau's right arm is a potent Forbidden Instrument with immense power. She uses it only against the most formidable of foes.
Armored Left Arm: In battle, Guideau uses her left arm to minimize damage, though it still delivers powerful blows.
Deflection: Guideau’s left arm can generate a shield that deflects incoming attacks.
Equipment
Brass Knuckle: In her female form, Guideau uses a black metal brass knuckle to enhance her punches, delivering devastating damage. However, it remains unclear whether the brass knuckle is the source of her "inhuman strength," as suggested by Matt Cugat.
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Kukuri-Hime-no-Kami (菊理媛大神, Kukurihime ōgami), better known simply as Kukuri (くくり, Kukuri), is the resident God of the Land of the Hakusan Shrine. She is one of many gods known as Kukuri, with this incarnation residing over Kamioka. She guards over the region, dispersing curse and assisting Kazuya in his job as an exorcist.
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Kukuri is an affable and cordial individual that keeps an amiable disposition towards those around her. Despite her status and position, she's always broke as she lives entirely on donations from the local population and barely receives any offerings for living, resulting in her living an extremely humble life with barely any comforts. For a long time, she and her assistant Kokuyou lived in very poor conditions. After the destruction of their temple, during the appointment of Kazuya as Kamioka's Exorcist, they found themselves homeless and having to spend what little money they had for its repairs, even having Kokuyou work on part-time jobs in order to get money, forcing them to live an even more vagrant life by eating grass and living on a children's park. While she puts up with it, she's always frustrated and distressed by their lack of money. However, Kukuri herself is a very humble individual that treats everyone with respect regardless of their position, inherently lowering herself to living a life akin to that of average human beings.
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Despite her demeanor making her come off as pitiable and miserable, at moments of crisis, she proves to be a very reliable ally and she's still highly regarded and respected by allies in such situations, who have complete faith in her knowledge and abilities. She cares deeply about Kazuya, who she grows to love very much throughout the series. Their relationship appears to be closer to that of an elder brother and sister, but there's shown strong implications of being romantically interested in him on more than one occasion. Naturally, she's willing to do anything within her power in order to protect him, even going as far as placing a barrier throughout Kamioka in order to prevent Azami's entrance, which severely weakened her in the process and left her vulnerable. She also greatly values her subordinate Kokuyou and will be thrown into a binding rage if she was hurt. She has a rocky relationship with Kiriha, as their personalities directly contrast with the other and they're constantly competing with the other. Kiriha finds great amusement in making fun of her prudish nature, which greatly irritates Kukuri.
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When using the Mask to its full potential, Kukuri is able to employ several techniques that would otherwise be unable to in her weakened state:
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Without the use of her Masks, Kukuri's weakened state presents her with a lot of limitations, like her Purification of Curse being more exhausting and lacking in effectiveness. She also becomes incapable of employing most of her more powerful techniques without being ridiculed to pathetic extents, with the tremendously powerful Minazuchi being reduced to a tiny water spray that would kill little more than a fly.
However, while her weakened state would suggest that she's in a vulnerable and helpless position, Kukuri still remains a formidable opponent that very few people could potentially defeat.
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She's an extremely skilled martial artist, with inhuman reflexes and mobility. During the Assassination Arc, Kukuri employed this combat style to defeat six Tsugumomo on her own, all of which wielded power comparable to an experienced Exorcist. After reading her, Mimane claimed that even eight of Mayoiga's Elites would be unable to defeat her in her current state.
When Kukuri is at full strength her fighting ability skyrockets to extraordinary levels, gaining access to all the techniques she would wear the Akujou Mask. Her combat style primarily revolves around the use of the Water God Fist as well, occasionally combining it with other large-scale attacks like Minazuchi as well. During this state, she becomes nearly unbeatable to the point she was able to swiftly and effortlessly defeat the Legendary Tsugumomo Miurahi who had a Stone Shard embedded inside his body. She was also able to quickly dispatch the corrupted Obi Tsugumomo Azami in a brief encounter, despite the latter having been strong enough to inflict fatal wounds on lesser Gods like Kaneyama. The only one that was able to give Kukuri an even fight when at full strength was the extraordinarily talented Exorcist Kanaka Kagami.
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