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Narumi Yatadera
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 Narumi Yatadera in Hidden Star in Four Seasons The Magical Jizo who Manifested in the ForestMore Character Titles | |
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Magician (animated Jizo statue) |
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Capable of using magic (control of life) |
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"My, what's going on? I'm practically overflowing with magic power... I've just got to try this out on the human in front of me!"
— Narumi Yatadera (Hidden Star in Four Seasons Stage 4)
Narumi Yatadera (矢田寺 成美 Yatadera Narumi) is a Jizo statue that came to life as a magician youkai due to the Forest of Magic's energy.
General Information
Narumi appeared as the Stage 4 Boss in Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
Personality
Narumi is shy and withdrawn. Upon meeting her, Marisa Kirisame, who apparently already knew her, describes her as a "shut-in introvert." [1] The Four Seasons Incident lured her out of hiding, as well as others who are otherwise solitary, and awakened her desire to fight. After being defeated, she loses her courage and is startled when a back door appears on her back. Although she lives solitary, she has some contact with Marisa and helps her make a plan against Okina Matara to avoid her trap.
Abilities
- Capable of using magic (control of life)
She can use magic and control life, as she embodies salvation through Buddha. According to her own statements, she can completely erase fairies that are made of life force; however, this has not been seen before and it is unlikely that Narumi would use this power.
Official Profiles
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○４面ボス 森で垂迹した魔法地蔵 矢田寺 成美 種族：魔法使い（地蔵）
魔法の森には存在その物を変容させる魔力がある。 魔力には敏感で、自分の背中の方から異常な魔力が湧き出ていることに気付いていた。 魔理沙から隠岐奈の話を聞いて、秘策を思いつき、魔理沙に託したのは彼女である。 |
Stage 4 Boss: Magical Jizo who Manifested in the Forest Narumi Yatadera Species: Magician (Jizo) A living creature who used to be a jizo statue in the Forest of Magic, but gained life from the forest's magic power. The Forest of Magic has the power to change the very nature of the beings within it. Because she's sensitive to magic, she noticed that an abnormal magic power was flowing forth from her own back. She's also the one who, after hearing about Okina from Marisa, came up with a secret counter-strategy to entrust Marisa with. |
Spell Cards
| Name | Translated | Comments | Games | Stage | ||
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| 魔符「インスタントボーディ」 | Magic Sign "Instant Bodhi" | HSiFS | St. 4: E/N | |||
| 魔符「即席菩提」 | Magic Sign "Instantaneous Bodhi" | HSiFS | St. 4: H/L | |||
| 魔符「バレットゴーレム」 | Magic Sign "Bullet Golem" | HSiFS | St. 4: E/N | |||
| 魔符「ペットの巨大弾生命体」 | Magic Sign "Gigantic Pet Bullet Lifeform" | HSiFS GoU |
St. 4: H/L — | |||
| 地蔵「クリミナルサルヴェイション」 | Jizo "Criminal Salvation" | HSiFS | St. 4: E/N | |||
| 地蔵「業火救済」 | Jizo "Hellfire Salvation" | HSiFS GoU |
St. 4: H/L — | |||
| 魔符「慈悲の地蔵」 | Magic Sign "Merciful Jizo" | VD | Wednesday - 2 | |||
| 地蔵「菩薩ストンプ」 | Jizo "Bodhisattva Stomp" | VD | Wednesday - 3 | |||
| 地蔵「活きの良いバレットゴーレム」 | Jizo "Lively Bullet Golem" | VD | Wednesday - 4 | |||
| 夢地蔵「劫火の希望」 | Dream Jizo "Kalpagni's Hope" | VD | Wrong Sunday - 5 | |||
| 「５６億７千万年の単純労働」 | "5.67 Billion Years of Menial Labour" | 100BM | 3rd Market | |||
Backstory
She was initially just an ordinary stone statue in the form of the Buddha. The magic in the forest eventually breathed life into her, [2] unlike Aunn Komano, who was a stone statue with consciousness and only gained a humanoid form through Okina Matara at the beginning of the incident.
Character Design
Origin
Narumi's snow-covered, hatted appearance is based on the popular folk tale of the hatted Jizo statue, wherein a poor man heads out to sell cloth on New Year's Eve, but notices a man selling five straw hats out-of-season. Taking pity on him, the poor man exchanges the cloth for the hats. On the way home, the man notices six Jizo statues sitting out in the cold. He decides to cover each one with one of the hats, and to the sixth, gives his own. He goes home empty-handed, but is visited by the six Jizo the next evening who reward him for his generosity.
Name
Her full name is Narumi Yatadera (矢田寺 成美). The kanji of 'Narumi' means 'to become/attain/grow into', referencing her magical transformation from a statue, and 'beauty', respectively. Her first name could therefore mean something along the lines of 'attaining beauty'. Yatadera is a buddhist temple in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, which is known for its jizou statues and in particular for housing the oldest jizou statue in Japan.[3]
Design
Narumi has black hair in two long braids, dark brown eyes, and long earlobes typical of Jizo statues. She wears a long gray dress with a stone texture, with red circular buttons on the front, and a red capelet covering her left shoulder. She wears black sandals with red socks, and has a frilly, snow-covered conical straw hat.
The capelet and hat are both items Jizo statues are typically adorned with to convey gratitude or to ward off evil. The capelet has the phrase "hikkyō jōbutsu" (畢竟成佛, meaning 'ultimate attainment of Buddhahood') written on it. The text on her hat is taken from a poem, and while partially obscured by the snow, it reads 「迷故三界城 悟故十方空 本來無東西 何處有南北 」, which roughly translates to 'Bewilderment [is akin to being lost] in the City of Three Realms. Enlightenment [is as if there] is emptiness in ten directions. Originally there was no East or West, so where do South and North exist?'.
The hat, including the poem text, is part of a traditional uniform for pilgrims undergoing the Shikoku Pilgrimage, a 1000 km route of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kōbō-Daishi. It was a dangerous journey, and pilgrims embarked on it aware of the possibility they may die. The poem on the hat was traditionally written on the coffins of priests, so by writing them on the hat, it could serve as their casket if they were to die.
Appearances
Games
Narumi meets the protagonist in the snowy forest of magic. She is so full of the desire to fight that she does not notice Satono Nishida, who disappears into the land of back doors through a back door in Narumi's back. After the fight, the protagonists point out the door on her back, whereupon, confused, she lets the protagonist pass through. Only in Cirno's scenario does the door appear on the protagonists back.
In Marisa's ending, Marisa speaks with her about what she found in her back and in the Land of the Backdoor. After Narumi asks her if everything will go back to normal now, Marisa couldn't say for sure.
Spin-offs
Narumi reappears as a potential boss of the 3rd Market. In Marisa's comments, it's mentioned that her job was to stand guard and make sure the stacked stones at Sai no Kawara didn't fall over.
Literature
Narumi makes only a brief appearance when Aunn Komano and Marisa Kirisame discuss the incident in Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
Again, only talked about, in this case by the fairys.
In chapter 31, Narumi arrives at Kourindou meanwhile Rinnosuke Morichika, Marisa Kirisame and Sumireko Usami were talking about the climate and the incident Marisa solved. After asking who was Sumireko and if she was in sale, all of them start talking. Marisa then starts saying exactly what the incident was about and about the secret god, to Rinnosuke's surprise.
Relationships
Minor Relationships
Narumi and Marisa knew each other before the events of Hidden Star in Four Seasons, and are on friendly terms. According to ZUN, Marisa's quote about Alice putting hats on statues before her fight against Reimu in Imperishable Night was a hint to this (although ZUN might not have been serious).
Gallery
Illustrations
Screenshots
Narumi Yatadera in Chapter 8 of Visionary Fairies in Shrine
Additional Information
- In Hidden Star in Four Seasons, she is also referred to as Naruko (成子), such as during Marisa's scenario as well as in the upper-left corner of the screen when fought as a boss. According to ZUN, Naruko was her original name and made it into the game originally (hence why it's still in some areas) but he later changed it to Narumi, partly because too many characters had names ending with 'ko'.
Fandom
References
- ↑ Hidden Star in Four Seasons - Marisa's Scenario
- ↑ Hidden Star in Four Seasons - Narumi's Profile
- ↑ Yatadera Temple website
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