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Mutsumi Otohime (Otohime Mutsumi) is a very gentle, very frail, clumsy and soft-spoken 21 year old girl
who lives in Okinawa. Keitaro and Naru meet her while taking some time off for a brief vacation after
flunking their entrance exams. (In the anime, Keitaro has a brief and near-fatal encounter with her on his way to the entrance exam.)
Like Keitaro and Naru, Mutsumi had just flunked her entrance exam for Tokyo U, and was also taking a trip to
get a hold of herself again. And like Keitaro, she too is a third year Ronin.
The young Mutsumi played matchmaker to Naru and Keitaro after it became clear that
Naru wanted to go to Tokyo University with Keitaro. She deliberately lost a game of Janken
(rock-paper-scissors) which was to decide who out of Naru and Mutsumi would become Keitaro's wife.
She then made a promise with Naru that both she and Naru would later go to Tokyo University, so that
Naru would remember the promise (she was too young to be able to remember when Keitaro made the promise).
Despite being clumsy in small things and anemic, Mutsumi generally has good luck when it comes to life-changing
matters and always seems to come out all right, even if she gets a few bruises along the way.
Even more than Keitaro, Mutsumi has the tendency to fall down, run into things, and generally get
into injurous situations while recovering quite quickly. She also frequently has near-death experiences.
Her outlook on life is somewhat disconnected with reality, a point reinforced by her worldly
goods consisting of watermelons, her test study techniques consisting of random chance guessing,
and her almost unrealistically optimistic outlook on life. As something of a counterbalance to her
inability to do things anyone could do, she has a number of unusual qualities.
She can speak "turtlese" (though she claims she can't), and her guessing method for test taking,
involving the sides of a pencil, actually got her through the Tokyo U entrance exams.
Her surname, Otohime, comes from the legend of Urashima Taro, where Otohime is the beautiful daughter
of the Sea King and the eventual wife of Urashima. Otohime first appears in the legend as
a beautiful five colored sea turtle, providing the basis for Mutsumi's association with supernatural turtles.
Her character design was supposedly modelled on Aeris of Final Fantasy fame.
The portrayal of the Naru/Keitaro/Mutsumi relationship is somewhat different and more bluntly depicted in the anime.
She gave Narusegawa her Liddo-kun doll when she left Hinata when she was young.
It's a strange way how things turn out. If you were to put Keitaro and Mutsumi face to face, it'd almost be
like putting a mirror in their face. As Naru pointed out once, Mutsumi is practically a female version
of Keitaro. Like he, she's generally good natured, if clumsy and funny at times, and having a lot of Keitaro's habits.
Also like Keitaro, she seems to have made a childhood promise to someone to get into Tokyo University...and again
like Keitaro, she's a two-time Ronin, though not because she has trouble with the test persay. She could easily pass...
if she didn't faint the day of the test...or forget to write her name on the thing...you get the problem.
Her big failing is her tendency to choke when it really counts. She's anemic and prone
to fainting (the first time she and Keitaro met, they literally ran into each other, and she ended up catatonic for several minutes),
and she forgets things now and then.
Mutsumi has a tendency to kiss friends and acquaintances she happens to run into (friendly ones only, mind you).
She also has a pet turtle named Onsen Tamago (Tama for short), who she eventually gives to the Hinata residents as
a pet. She seems to be able to communicate with it.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Yesterday morning, "Hai... dochira sama desu ka?"
"I have a package for Otohime, Mutsumi-san."
It appears that mom sent me ingredients today. And they're chocolates. Powdered coco to be exact. Hmm... Why? Ah!
Tomorrow's Valentine's Day, isn't it? I totally forgot.
"But to who shall I give my chocolates?" And it looks like a good chance to make one. There's a lot of cocoa in this box. "Okay, I think I know who." I just hope I don't mess it up. Chocolates are very tricky.
I wish mom also sent me some recipes along with the ingredients.
Perhaps, I should send them chocolates as well? How much is shipping nowadays?
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- otohime mutsumi
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The truth is, I hate waking up and finding myself all alone. I guess I never really noticed it until today. For me, it has become hard to live alone. Others think it's exciting, because you can do whatever you want. You can live by your own rules at your own pace. But loneliness will creep in after some time. Like me, people will eventually want to share this space with someone else. Or the other way, loneliness will make them start looking for some place else where they can live with someone.
I wonder why I feel this way. I've never felt this lonely before. When I saw this movie on my cable about a modern Japanese family going on a roadtrip, I started to feel down. And it was a comedy. So how can I get sad from a funny movie? Maybe I miss home. I felt a tear trail down on my cheek. Maybe I should make a phone call. But I don't want to make them worry. It's been a while since the last time we talked on the phone or talk at all. Will they get worried if I call them? The truth is, my life here is pleasant. There should be no sign of sadness, because I really am doing fine. But I can't help feel sad.
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- otohime mutsumi
Monday, October 22, 2012
I think it's silly to dwell on the things that we don't like. Why couldn't we dwell on the things that we do like? For example, why don't we think about the good things in life? I don't think we can be happy if we focus our attention on the bad things. Problems will always be there. But if we can't even appreciate the good things, how can we become happy? Since when did it become brilliant to do the things that we'd like to do in life? It's silly, isn't it? Is 'enjoying' hard to do? These thoughts are just making me crave more, so I am going to eat the ice cream in the freezer.
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- otohime mutsumi
Thursday, July 05, 2012
I feel like it's silly to write about how there's nothing much going on in life. Everyday's been peaceful lately. I'm doing well. Pretty well actually. I won some tickets from a lottery -- you know, from the market district. The mister said I get to roll one marble and I was surprised I've drawn up the winning marble. I wasn't expecting anything, really. At first, I was pretty much confused why he asked me to draw from the lottery, because I just bought a cute necklace. Still, I won. I've never won something before. They're tickets to a hotspring. No, it's not from the Hinata Sou -- although that would be fun too. I made a rhyme. Anyway, it's a trip for four people three days, two nights. So I'm thinking who I might ask to come with me.
"I wonder."
Around this time of the year, mom and dad would send over a box of cantaloupe. Or avocado. It's what I've observed. When you think about it, their package is meant to be shared. It's a big box. I mean, they'd send a box of fruits to one girl-- my my-- I mean how would I be able to finish all of them?
"I wonder."
Time passes by so fast, doesn't it? Everybody knows. But it's still amazing. Amazingly fast. I remember that we've just celebrated Christmas and we're over past the half of the year again. As the world spins, is it possible that a person can feel left behind from the spinning? If I get left behind, would there be anyone that would go back for me?
"I wonder."
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- otohime mutsumi
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
if you feel insecure. it's okay.
Image is everything? I wonder. I really wonder. This happens to me often. Insecurity is a disadvantage. However, we can turn things around and use it to our advantage. Let's see:
Believe it or not, a person with insecurity brings a bit of charm to others. It makes them somewhat loveable. However, we shouldn't overdo this point of view -- it might spell trouble. Too much of insecurity can also lead to frustrating both ourselves and other people.
If we don't become comfortable with ourselves, then chances are we'll work it out to make ourselves better, faster and stronger, and it could make us grow in the process. Growing up and getting used to things is a process. I know change is the only permanent thing in this world -- mmm... right. -- but let's not forget that adapting to change is also a process.
Maybe being insecure makes you understand other people's emotions. In turn, it gives you a slight orientation of the depth of that person.
Jumping to conclusions? Stop it. Write it down and laugh at it later.
I shouldn't compare myself with other people. I mean, I couldn't. We can become very disappointed, jealous, and bitter to ourselves when we realize 'how good' other people are. It's really just a myth. My friend, a math major, told me that,
"let A be yourself. Let B be a person. Let C be another person. If A > B and B > C. Does it mean that A > C. No, because people are not numbers. So we can also say that C > A is possible."
We should learn to accept our potential and develop it. Enjoy your work. You have your own plans. Enjoy them. Don't forget that you have your own achievement.
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- otohime mutsumi
