Matsurika Shinōji (汐王寺 茉莉花 Shinōji Matsurika) is the tritagonist of the story. She is Mariya Shidō's maid and the older twin sister of Rindō Shinōji who is also a servant.
Appearance[]
Matsurika's full body and facial expression
Matsurika has wavy hip-length silver hair that is tied in pigtails by two red ribbons with square bangs hanging over her forehead while she has chin-length hair strands hanging on either side and gold eyes.
She wears a red and white maid uniform.
Personality[]
Matsurika is generally silent, but she is usually quite rude when she chooses to speak and she delivers the vast majority of her lines with almost no facial expressions. The majority of her insults are directed at Kanako Miyamae and Mariya Shidō.
Background[]
When speaking to Mariya Shidō, Matsurika often delivers sharp remarks in regards to his cross-dressing tendencies or sexual perversions. Matsurika also attends classes with Mariya. She also stays hidden from the rest of the students, and follows Mariya's orders when told. She has O blood type, is 162 cm tall and her birthday is in September 16th. A student of Ame no Kisaki class 1-A, Matsurika is a constant attendant of Mariya. It's unknown how long they have been together, but she has been seen when Mariya was very young. She knows of Mariya's secret identity as a male in an all girl's Catholic school who is his closest friend, accomplice and the only one who can openly mock him without reprisal. Both seem to enjoy teasing Kanako Miyamae. Her hair color is gray with long, curled pigtails and her eyes are yellow. She is always seen in a maid uniform with wooden platform heels. She often seems to work as Mariya's emotional center. Questioning him about his relationships with Shizu Shidō (Mariya's twin sister); and Ayari Shiki (Mariya's elder cousin). She has a twin brother named Rindō Shinōji.
When Kanako discovered Matsurika dressing Mariya, she played the victim in Mariya's plan to blackmail Kanako for her silence. Mariya had ripped open her dress to expose her bra and breasts. She tends to tease and order Kanako around. When Kanako realized that Matsurika was a student in Ame no Kisaki she tried to demand some respect from as an upperclassmen, but this only caused Matsurika to giggle, to which Mariya showed great shock. Though in front of other students both Mariya and Matsurika play their role as underclassmen to Kanako.
Once, with no provocation from Mariya, she struck an unsuspecting Kanako with a basketball. When asked she told Mariya she felt the need to fix an error before it reached the point of no return.
When Ayari's dress accidentally ripped open, in the front, exposing her breasts to the festival crowd. Matsurika covered Ayari. Though what seemed like a generous action took a twist when she made Ayari understand just how embarrassing her exposure was, commenting on how it's not as if she was a child, but her large lumps of flesh, that are her breasts, were shown to everyone present. Ayari ran away, cursing Mariya; and locked herself in a room. This had shattered the near reconciliation between Mariya and Ayari. She seems to have the ability to read Mariya's mind, and the two communicate through telepathy at times.
Relationships[]
Kanako Miyamae[]
Matsurika refers to Kanako by such names as "Ms. Pig", "Eiffel Tower" and "Tokyo Tower" due to Kanako's tall stature.
Etymology[]
- The name Matsurika means "Arabian jasmine" (茉莉) (matsuri) and "flower, blossom" (花) (ka).
- Matsurika's surname Shinōji means "eventide, tide, salt water, opportunity" (汐) (shi), "king, prince, monarch" (王) (nō) and "temple" (寺) (ji).
Trivia[]
- Even though Matsurika is always with Mariya Shidō, it is unknown where she sleeps since there are only two beds in the dorm room Mariya shares with Kanako Miyamae.
- Matsurika has been shown with Mariya as a young child, but it is never explained when they first met.
- During Episode 11: An Offering to God (Kami e no Kumotsu), Matsurika breaks the fourth wall with Mariya; and comments on the notes that had been appearing throughout the whole episode saying "It's like a bad episode of Ghost in the Shell.", another anime series.
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