ANNA MIKACHI
(Lo edité XD)
Alright, so here’s my OC’s description! My english isn't the best, so I asked Gemini to help me with the translation. Sorry if there are any typos or grammar mistakes.
CW: Suicide, death, and self-harm scars.
Age: 26 (April 6, 1974)
Nationality: Japanese (Anglo-Japanese descent)
Height: 1.53 m (5'0")
Occupation: Physiotherapist
Personality
Anna is quiet, shy, and extremely reserved. The trauma of losing her family led her to develop an almost unflappable "poker face," projecting an outward serenity that masks her deep emotional fragility. However, she possesses a relentless severity regarding her patients' health, displaying a firm character that few would expect. She avoids unnecessary verbal contact, reserving her more vulnerable and relaxed side exclusively for the intimacy of her home.
Appearance & Attire
She has very pale skin, a petite upturned nose, thin lips, and amber eyes with a permanently tired or "dimmed" gaze. She has a distinctive mole under her right eye and another on her chest. Her hair is black, very long, and wavy, framed by wavy bangs and short, face-curling strands at cheek level. Her hands, almost always hidden, bear several extensive old scars—the result of an emotional breakdown involving broken glass.
At Work: She wears a two-piece clinical uniform (blue), sized loosely to avoid drawing attention to her figure. Beneath it, she always wears a long-sleeved turtleneck to keep her skin covered. She wears white ergonomic sneakers.
Outside of Work: She opts for a demure and formal style, consisting of long skirts, tights, sweaters, and heels.
The Constant Accessory: Black leather gloves. These are her armor; she wears them at the gym and on the street to hide the marks on her hands.
At Home: She allows herself more freedom with comfortable clothes and loose hair. It is the only space where she removes her gloves.
Backstory
Anna was born from the union of two worlds: the vitality of Alexander Fuller, a charismatic English boxer, and the serenity of Yoko Mikachi, a Japanese physician. Out of pure devotion, Alexander left his career in England to follow Yoko to Kyoto, adopting not only her country but also her surname. Alexander continued his boxing career in Japan under the name "Alexander Mikachi," becoming a renowned world-title challenger.
In their home, boxing was not violence, but a language of love and a shared heritage. From her father, Anna inherited an inexhaustible "spark" and a fierce fighting instinct; from her mother, she learned to view the human body as a machine of absolute precision.
Starting at age five, Anna forged an aggressive and technical in-fighter style under Alexander’s tutelage. Her true competitive advantage lay in her clinical intelligence: thanks to Yoko's medical lessons, Anna knew exactly where to strike for maximum damage and how to move her body to minimize wear and tear. Guided by her father’s motto—"Strength, Intelligence, and Courage"—she became an absolute prodigy. Under the alias "Mika" or "The Golden Woman," she achieved an undefeated record of 13-0 (13 KOs), crowning herself the national bantamweight champion at age 19. Her future shone as brightly as her belt, but that light was about to be extinguished.
Shortly after her 20th birthday, Anna’s existence shattered. From the front row of the ring, she watched human desperation destroy her hero. In the eighth round of a world title fight, Alexander’s opponent, finding himself outclassed, resorted to a series of illegal rabbit punches that the referee failed to stop. Alexander died right there on the canvas, offering one last smile to his wife and daughter before passing away.
Anna’s retirement was immediate; she returned her title without defending it once, as boxing no longer made sense without her guide. However, fate held one final blow. Months later, while trying to be a pillar for her melancholic mother, Anna returned home with a bouquet of sunflowers—a desperate attempt to reclaim some of the sunlight Alexander had left them. Upon entering, the scene extinguished her spirit forever: she found her mother’s body (having passed by suicide), leaving behind only an apologetic note.
With her world reduced to ashes, Anna’s disappearance was not just a retirement, but a spiritual exile. In the void of her grief, an emotional crisis forced her to confront her own reflection. In the glass, she saw the features of Alexander and Yoko fused in her face, and hatred erupted. She hated the resemblance, she hated boxing, and above all, she hated her hands for being the tools of a sport that had robbed her of her home. But deep down, the truth was more painful: what she truly despised was her own inability to stop loving the very thing that had destroyed her.
In a frenzied outburst, she shattered the mirror with her fists. The shards sank deep into her knuckles and palms, etching permanent scars into her skin that serve as a map of her pain to this day. The injuries prevent her from even considering a return to boxing, though her hands remain functional.
Determined to bury "The Golden Woman," Anna used what remained of her inheritance to travel to England and study physiotherapy, seeking traces of her mother in medical science. After years of training, she returned to Japan and settled in Tokyo to specialize. Unable to cut the invisible thread connecting her to the ring—the only link that echoed her parents—she channeled her clinical genius toward the sport.
She studied anatomy and recovery with almost religious devotion, becoming an exceptional expert. This dedication caught the attention of Dr. Yamaguchi (whom she met at a conference). Knowing that the Kamogawa Gym was looking for a staff specialist, Dr. Yamaguchi did not hesitate to recommend her.
At 26, Anna enters the Kamogawa Gym as a ghost of her former self. No trace remains of the charismatic, radiant girl who emulated her father; she is now a woman of absolute silence who hides her hands beneath black leather gloves, protecting the world from her marks and herself from her past.
Only in the solitude of her apartment, before the portraits of Alexander and Yoko, does she allow herself to be real. Her mission now is technical and sacred: to prevent young dreamers from becoming another "extinguished smile." And perhaps, in the process, she might restore the spark of confidence to a certain boxer (Ippo) who, like her, has forgotten how to shine.
Character Details
Public Perception: Alexander’s career and death are well-known, as the controversy of his passing made major headlines. Anna was locally famous as "The Golden Woman," though as a female boxer, her fame was limited. Only veterans and true aficionados remember her career.
The events following Alexander’s death are not public knowledge. No one knows of Yoko’s suicide, Anna’s self-inflicted injuries, or her exile to England.
The Conflict of Love/Hate: Anna does not hate boxing; she still carries the passion for the ring in her heart. She became a physiotherapist at a boxing gym because she couldn't stay away. She hates herself because she is unable to repudiate the sport that took everything from her.
Philosophy of Boxing: She views boxing as an art of precision and study. She loathes "unstable" boxing—fighters who show no interest and attack wildly, or those who rely on illegal moves (the kind that killed her father).
Trivia
•Contrary to her serious personality, she has an obsession with cakes, sweets, and cookies.
•She loves sunflowers because they are the color of her and her father's eyes, and they were her mother's favorite.
•She maintains a very formal, sophisticated, and upright posture. She only speaks with fluency and firmness when correcting techniques that could cause injuries.
•She gets along terribly with Takamura.
More
The Ippo Case: Anna becomes obsessed with Ippo’s retirement. Initially, his submissive and clumsy personality irritated her, but as she sees the "ferocious" Ippo in the ring, she sees her father in him. She cannot understand why a man in his physical prime is content being a second. She investigates his case through Yamaguchi and Kamogawa but finds no satisfying answers. She eventually oversteps, indirectly pushing Ippo to find his "spark" again. When she finally confronts him, his standard excuses leave her feeling empty, though she continues to believe his "retirement" is a physical contradiction.
The Best Friend: Her only close friend is Minako Nashita. They met in Kyoto when Anna was 14 and Minako (then a gyaru) was 13. Minako joined the gym just to see Anna’s handsome father, but after Anna nearly broke her nose in a light sparring session, Minako became obsessed with her. They were inseparable until Anna fled to England. Upon her return, Minako scolded her fiercely before embracing her. Minako is currently a lightweight boxer in Kyoto and frequently visits Anna in Tokyo unannounced. Notably, Minako has no idea what Anna did to her own hands.
Anna's anthem...
