Alumi Niumbirch

Alumi Niumbirch (アルミ・ニウムバーチ, Arumi Niumbaachi) nicknamed "Anna the Itako III" (三代目イタコのアンナ, Sandaime Itako no Anna) is a fictional character in the manga series of Shaman King. She is a member of the Patch Tribe and the daughter of Silva.

Appearance
Anna III has tanned skin and long messy dark blond hair with a single braid in front of her left ear. She wears a black dress, white boots and white wristwarmers all with frills lined at the bottom and has tied a patterned red bandana around her head. As a part of the Patch Tribe, most of Anna's clothes exhibits traces of Patch craftsmanship.

Personality
She appears to be very proud of her ancestry and has proclaimed herself to be the strongest Itako of her generation.

She is also very self aware over her own bust size as she gave Hana a kick after he complained about how ridiculous the idea is that he is going to marry a "flat chest". When she left the hospital room after knocking him out she asked Amidamaru, Umemiya Ryunosuke and Tokagero to tell Hana that if he calls her a "flat chest" again, she will "slaughter" him.

Abilities and Powers
Possessing the bloodline of Patch Hao she is well-versed in the traditional Patch crafts. Anna was trained as an Itako by Anna I and is gifted with considerable Furyoku.

Spirits

 * See More: Silver Arms

Anna III has five guardian ghosts, who are luminous totems. They were originally five animal spirits that have trained and refined themselves for over five hundred years eventually becoming nature spirits. They were inherited from her father.


 * Silver Horn - An American Bison spirit. He rarely talks, and stutters a lot.
 * Silver Rod - A snake spirit. In the anime it is revealed she is a female.
 * Silver Shield - A turtle spirit. He is often seen talking reason.
 * Silver Tail - A coyote spirit. He usually just agrees with the other spirits.
 * Silver Wing - An eagle spirit. Appears rather arrogant. Says that human spirits cannot form an oversoul because of their large ego.

Past
She was born in the Patch Tribe during the Shaman Fight to Silva of the Ten Patch Priests responsible for overseeing the tournament. She was taken in by Anna I and lived in Los Angeles where she was trained as an Itako.

Flowers
She makes her debut in "Shaman King: Flowers" at the age of 15. After Asakura Hana is beaten by his relatives from the branch Asakura family, and is about to be killed by them, she suddenly appears and pulls Hana away from their attack, leaving their Over Soul stuck in the garden. After being threatened by Asakura Luca, she goads them into trying to hit her and fly around them to prove her skills. After blocking an attack that would have annuled her Over Soul with Silver Shield, she uses Silver Horn to destroy their Over Soul and she introduce herself as Hana's fiancé.

Anime/Manga Difference
Anna III is a manga-only character.

Trivia

 * Her appearance and clothes are similar to Anna I, and Asakura Anna with the main difference being the Patch Craftsmanship design.
 * Anna III's real name makes reference to how the Patch Tribe is named after metals and elements of the Periodic Table. In her case, she is named after element of aluminium.  Her name also references Silva and the silver birch tree.