#mikanko

My opinion on Mikanko is they're lovely ladies and there's a lot of historical Japanese mythos at play behind the designs and names of them. tbh I only just learned about that second part when I pulled up the yugipedia page for the archetype.

Five Star Twilight // Ni-Ni the Mirror Mikanko

so yugioh is getting a new archetype called mikanko which are all about equip cards of various giant weapons and specifically crashing into your opponents big monsters to deal damage and nothing has convinced me more that this is, in fact, an anime girl Tom and Jerry reference i mean just look at this

Mikanko" is based on an alternative reading for mikannagi (御巫みかんなぎ), a court lady who serves in Shintō rituals. "Mikanko" also refers to mikanko (御神子みかんこ), another name for a miko (a Shintō priestess).

"Mikanko" is also a play on mikan (蜜柑みかん, a type of mandarin orange) and ko (子こ, lit. "child").

The theme’s name is written in Kanji as 御巫 (August/Divine Oracles/Mediums), but sounds like it could be “Orange Girls”, as in the fruit.

Meet Ohime

"Ohime the Manifested Mikanko" is named after the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu. The other "Mikanko" members are named after descendants of Amaterasu who inherited her three sacred treasures.

Ōhime 大日女, another name for Amaterasu

This is from the yugipedia.com and ygorganization.com which is where I get most of my info from.

She has two sacred treasures with her. The mirror and sword. The mirror has the power of reflection and purification. The mirror has the ability to reflect and absorb damage. She can make any fatal hit reverse it back to the opponent with an exponent of two with the mirror only. If the sword is included, it would be the exponent of four. If the other girls where fighting with her, it would be an exponent of sixteen but with another mirror it would be an exponent of 32. She realeses the damage via the sword or the mirror itself. She can use the sword and create the windblades with the damage tornados or any wind related technique with a sword. She can make a laser beam with mirror plates into reflecting sunlight or just smack them with the mirror. If she does smack someone with the mirror, It feels like being getting shot point black by a shotgun. She also has telekinesis. The mirror can dispel illusions and show someone's true form. If used on Yae, it would make Yae into her fox form.

She was taught dance by Ame no Uzume. Ame no Uzume also helped her get out of a really bad situation. Personality, she gives off this aura of respect. She is kind of excited to be in this new world. It feels like she can travel without having to deal with divine duties and not being pestered by other people. Fun fact: if this universe were to be a dating sim. She would be a bisexual dateable option.

Meet Nini

Nini is themed after a cat or more specifically, a Nekomata, a cat themed Yokai with two tails also the inspiration of Jibanyan from Yokai watch.

The Yata no Kagami is a mirror was when Ohime's brother sent Ohime into depressive state which caused the world to drown in darkness. They hung this mirror on a tree to lure her out of the cave. What actually got her out of the cave was Ame no izume who did a strip tease ( I am not kindling this is in actual Japanese myth) and Ohime heard the commotion and saw a rooster, the mirror and the half naked Ame no uzume. The God of strength closed the entrance to the cave which is called Amano Iwato.

She holds the Yata no Kagami, the mirror of Ohime. She uses the mirror in combat as an agility. She can teleport split the mirror into multiple pieces and report through them. (don't worry the mirror reattaches it's self when not being used). She do the stuff Ohime can do without the sword so she can reflect the damage but she cannot store power or gain more stored damage via sunlight. She can also use the mirror fragments to use as moving platforms which can make illusions of her. Her teleportation can activate via her reflection and she has hydro and cryokinesis.

Nini comes from Ninigi-no-Mikoto one of Ameterasu's grandsons. Nini does more foreign dances compared to her sister who does more traditional dances. Nini is trained in ballet, flamenco and tango besides the shrine dance. Nini is the older sister who acts as the respectable and calm sister but also becomes the most chaotic drunk. She would get arrested for public indecency cause she was dancing on a pole naked.

Meet Hare

Ha - Re

Hare is based of a rat/mouse.

Hare has the ability to change the swords height but not the weight meaning the sword is light despite its size. She can also use the sword to store attacks and release the attack via a beam or slash that can make a giant wave of fire.

Hare holds a blade known as the Kusanagi no tsurugi. A blade given as token of forgiveness to Ameterasu by her brother. The blade was found inside yamato no orochi think hydra but Japanese.

Her name comes from Iwarebiko-no-Mikoto a descendant of Ameterasu.

Hare is trained in more traditional Japanese dances. Hare and Nini used to own an orange stand to make money. Hare is the wild and free kind of girl also a sad depressing mess when drunk. Hare and Nini would become a wing woman for the other sister if the other has a crush on someone or she are dating someone.