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Iko Koishikawa

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“ Why would anyone be angry at someone who had done their best to save them? Shy did her best to save me, and she did... Just like you just did, Momijiyama. ”

— Iko Koishikawa to Teru Momijiyama in "The Mission of Heroes"

Iko Koishikawa (小 (こ) 石 (いし) 川 (かわ) 惟 (イ) 子 (コ) Koishikawa Iko?)[3] was saved by Shy during an incident in Himawari Land amusement park alongside her younger brother and some other people. She later transfers to Tanpopo Middle School since it was closer to her house (as such, easier for her to go due to her injured leg at the time) and became close friends with Teru.

Appearance

Iko is a beautiful young girl with light complexion and wavy medium-length, blond hair with bright, yellow eyes. She is always wearing a tiara with a crescent moon on the right side. After the incident with the rollercoaster, she gained a scar crossing her left eyebrow, and her right leg was left injured, so she had to use a black brace on her right knee and crutches to walk properly. She used to wear her old school uniform: a shirt buttoned with a bow, blazer, skirt, black socks on her calves and Mary Jane shoes. After receiving it, she started using Tanpopo Middle School's uniform.[4]

Personality

Iko is a very friendly and outgoing girl who can make friends easily. Unlike Teru, she doesn't have any problems to talk to people and is, actually, very charismatic, drawing attention to herself frequently. She is usually the one who makes Teru hang out with her, in addition to encouraging her in her decisions. Iko also tends to show a lot of concern for everyone except herself as when she tells Shy to save the other before saving herself, resulting in the accident which injured her legs.

It is revealed that, instead of hating Shy for her condition, she hated herself but for other personal motives: these were her parents' deaths, as she couldn't save them. She also didn't feel like she was a good sister to her brother without them. Stigma used his ring to create her corrupted form, outcropping her bad feelings from her heart. After being saved by Shy, however, she seems to have improved a lot psychologically and is much happier currently, including she could be friends with Teru and is the only one who knows her hero identity.

She develops a strong sense of justice and is always trying to help Shy even though she herself is not a hero and doesn't have any special ability like her and her fellows heroes. Iko feels useless if she is unable to help them in some way, be it with information about the Amarariruku or trying to cheer Shy on.

Since her parents died, Iko has taken care of her brother alone. Due to that, she is very good at taking care of children, shown when she was able to calm a lost child at the mall while hanging out with Teru once, helping him find his parents. Just like her brother, she is also very obsessed with superheroes, easily getting excited when talking about Teru's heroic identity, Shy, as well as other heroes like Stardust and Spirit.

Iko has shown to be quite perverted at times as she asked Teru if she ever gets naked when transforming with her Heart-Shift Bracelets and voluntereed to record it even if Teru was embarrassed. She also seems to get easily jealous of Teru, as she dislikes the idea of Ai Tennoji knowing her hero identity as well.[5]

Abilities

Efficient Children Care: Because she had to raise her brother alone,[6] Iko grew up to be really good with children. She could easily calm down a boy who was lost and find his parents quickly, at the same time, teaching him an important life lesson.[7]

Equipment

Heart-Shift Bracelets (転 (てん) 心 (しん) 輪 (りん) Tenshinrin?): Haru gave Iko a pair of Heart-Shift-Bracelets so she would be able to use her powers without the use of her ring.

  • Shadow Manipulation: As Shadow Girl, Iko is capable of controlling shadows at will.
    • Phantasmagorical Shadow Weave: Shadow Girl uses her katana to weave a person's shadow to a surface, making them unable to move.

Former Equipment

Teru witnesses Iko's corruption

Iko's corrupted form

Made in Heart (心遺物 (メイド・イン・ハート) Meido in Hāto?): She was forcefully transformed into a monster by Stigma, who put a heart conversion ring on her left index finger. It had a part of Stigma's own heart and released Iko's hatred for herself in the form of black crystals made by her own heart. It also allowed Iko to see Stigma's heart and help the heroes think about a way to deal with him and his group.

In her corrupted form, her hair became dark and her right arm and leg had a crystallized appearance, five clawed fingers and a birdlike foot with three sharp toes. Her left hand and thigh, and right cheek had crystallized fragments. The sclera of her eyes became black and appeared to be bleeding, while a single horn protruded from the left side of her forehead. In this form, Iko had immense strenght, physical durability, aprimored speed and agility. She could manifest her heart through crystal-like weapons and attack her enemies with them.

Shadow Girl's Ring: Iko received a ring from Shadow Girl which allowed her to switch personalities with her and use her powers.

Manga Appearances

Appearances
Volume 1
1. Because I'm Shy Debut
2. The Mission of Heroes Appears
3. Curse Appears
4. With All My Heart Appears
5. I Respect You Appears
6. Dinner-Table Meeting Appears
Volume 2
7. I'll Give It All I've Got Appears
8. Heartless Person Appears
9. Get Stronger Appears
10. I Hate Them Absent
11. Light It Up! Appears
12. Revolution in the Department Store Absent
13. In the Extreme Cold Absent
14. Ice Breaker Absent
15. Ice White Absent
Volume 3
16. Unchained Appears
17. Childhood Appears
18. Is Russia Cold? Absent
19. Don't Call Me an Alcoholic Absent
20. Surprise Absent
21. Jus' Kiddin' Absent
22. Meele Absent
23. Heart of Hearts Absent
24. Frozen Heart Absent
Volume 4
25. Lonely Ice and the Small Flame Absent
26. It's Not Cold Absent
27. Dear Mama Absent
28. What Is Conveyed and That Which Remains Absent
29. Power for the Next Fight Absent
30. When I Cough, I Am Not Alone Appears
31. Interview With a Hero Absent
32. A Wind from the West Appears
Volume 5
33. Secret Appears
34. Heartblade Appears
35. The Setting Sun Appears
36. Night, the Other Side of Dreams Background
37. Ninja, Water, and Me Appears
38. Cloud in the Dark Appears
39. The Job of a Leader Appears
40. What Has Been Entrusted Appears
41. Incursion Absent
Volume 7
51. In the Name of Love Absent
52. Cause and Effect Absent
53. Don't Dissapoint Me Absent
54. Woe to Thee! Appears
55. Kind Man Absent
56. Shell Absent
57. Abandon Your Heart Absent
58. The Vagaries of Ai and Mai Absent
59. Blade in Hand Absent
Volume 8
60. Purity Absent
61. I'll Trust You! Absent
62. All Things Lack Self Absent
63. The Realm Beyond Ego Absent
64. Clumsy Absent
65. Outstretched Hand and Chains of Sin Absent
66. I Shan't Forgive! Appears
67. Holy Mother Bear Absent
68. It's Open Absent
Volume 9
69. Like the Moon Away from the Clouds Appears
70. The Moon and the Sun Absent
71. Amaterasu Appears
72. Mission Complete Appears
73. Peace in Enlightment Absent
74. Fare Thee Well Appears
75. Space in the Spaceship Absent
76. My Little Mother Absent
77. Made in Heart Absent
Volume 10
78. Untouchable Absent
79. Standing for Myself Mentioned
80. Standing for Yourself Absent
81. Hello, Stranger Absent
82. Ghost in the Rain Appears
83. Heroes' High Absent
84. Till Love Do Us Part Absent
85. Engagement Absent
86. Electric Entry! Absent
Volume 11
87. Shining Six Absent
88. Before the Storm Absent
89. Cast a Shadow Appears
90. Under the Sea Absent
91. New Challenger! Voice
92. We Are in Luck! Absent
93. I Am Angry Absent
94. Gone with the Wind Absent
95. Uninvited Absent

Anime Appearances

Appearances
Season 1
1. I'm Shy Debut
2. With All of My Heart Appears
3. Conversation at the Dinner Table Appears
4. A Heartless Person Appears
5. Shine the Light Appears
6. Ice White Appears
7. Unchain Appears
8. Surprise Appears
9. Melee, Trembling Fingers Absent
10. The Lonely Ice and Small Flame Flashback
11. What is Conveyed and That Which Remains Absent
12. When I Cough, It's the Two of Us Appears
Season 2
13. Hero's High Appears
14. Wind Coming from the West Appears
15. Heartblade Appears
16. Cloud in the Dark Appears
17. Storming In Appears
18. Nothing Is Permanent Absent
19. Because of Love Appears
20. A Nice Guy Absent
21. Vague Flashback
22. Hand Reached Out Appears
23. With the Moon... ... Appears
24. Fare Thee Well Appears

Quotes

  • (To Teru Momijiyama) "Why would anyone be angry at someone who had done their best to save them? Shy did her best to save me, and she did... Just like you just did, Momijiyama."[8]

Trivia

  • Her name has the characters for "little" (小?), "stone" (石?), "river" (川?), "consider", "reflect", "think" (惟?) and "child" (子?). 子 is a common Japanese female name suffix, and Koishikawa is also a district of Bunkyo, Tokyo.
  • Iko likes superheroes (influenced by Daigo) and kinakomochi, a type of mochi stuffed with anko and topped with kinako.
  • She is a student of Class 2-4, alongside Teru.
  • Iko was a member of the rhythmic gymnastics club at her former school. Upon transfering to Tanpopo Middle School, she becomes a member of its rhythimc gymnastics club.
  • After Shy's visit to Russia, Iko was gifted a Matryoshka doll by Teru.[9]
  • In regards to her character, Nao Toyama commented:
“ My name is Nao Toyama and I will be playing Iko Koishikawa!
SHY is a passionate hero story that deals with the heart. This is a work that will make you feel some important feelings, whether you're touched by the honest words of the main character, Shy, or surprised by the backbone of the characters.
The character I play, Iko, is a bright and nice girl who can help others without hesitation. But not a hero! Iko is an ordinary girl, and she is a dear friend to Shy. They have such a wholesome relationship that makes me think it would be really wonderful if we all could think of one another like this.
Iko also has an unexpected darkness in her heart...
Please look forward to the anime broadcast! Thank you for your continued support!! 		”

— Nao Toyama[10]

References

  1. ↑ TVアニメ「SHY」キービジュ＆本PV公開！キャストに東山奈央、杉田智和、能登麻美子ら（動画あり / コメントあり）
  2. ↑ Deutsche Synchro zu SHY auf Crunchyroll angelaufen
  3. ↑ SHY Manga: Chapter 1, page 19.
  4. ↑ SHY Manga: Chapter 11
  5. ↑ SHY Omake: Volume 5
  6. ↑ SHY Manga: Chapter 5, page 11
  7. ↑ SHY Manga: Chapter 5, page 11-13
  8. ↑ SHY Manga: Chapter 2, page 22
  9. ↑ SHY Anime: Episode 12
  10. ↑ STAFF&CAST

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