- For the mother of Oyamada Manta who is also named Keiko, see Oyamada Keiko.
Asakura Keiko (麻倉茎子 Asakura Keiko) is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. She is the wife of Asakura Mikihisa and the mother of Asakura Hao and Yoh.
Appearance[]
Keiko has long dark brown hair and brown eyes, a common trait that she passed down to her sons. She usually wears a woman's suit. When Yohmei explained her powers, she was seen dressed as a shrine priestess.
Personality[]
Keiko appears as a very kind and gentle person. She also understood the destiny and duty of her family and accepted that she had to sacrifice her twin children so that Hao would not be reborn. A woman possessing a strong ego, it was noticed by Tao Chin commends her for her wise courage when she approached the Tao Family on their estate in China as a messenger of the Asakura Family.[3]
Abilities and Powers[]
As a miko, Keiko can hear the voices of and communicate with the gods in order to foretell natural disasters and save people.[4] Tao Chin also remarks upon Keiko's divining abilities when she approached the Tao Family in China about a prediction regarding the Tao Family and who would become the next Shaman King.[3]
Spirits[]
Her Guardian Ghost is Ame-no-Tajikarao-no-Kami (天手力雄神), the god known for his work to open the Ama-no-Iwato.[5]
History[]
Past[]
Keiko was born on February 18, 1960 to Asakura Yohmei and Kino in Izumo, Japan. Strictly educated as a child to become a shaman, Keiko rebelled against the Asakura Family and went to Tokyo, where she found a job as a clerk in a company that turned out to be tied to her family. She also worked as a miko at the family's local shrine.
Keiko meets Mikihisa.
After her fiancé dumped her because she could see spirits, she met Maki Mikihisa at a train yard and asked him to play her a song. Standing there crying, she revealed that there was a spirit behind Mikihisa and noted how she would have to sleep alone again. She ended up inviting Mikihisa back to her home. After revealing her home to the shocked Mikihisa, she invited him in for coffee. It was love at first sight. Since the Asakura Family had no male heir in Keiko's generation, Mikihisa married into the family and took up the Asakura surname, allowing them to continue the family line.
When Keiko became pregnant, Yohmei foresaw that the child would be the rebirth of their ancestor Asakura Hao, and it was decided the child would have to be killed right after its birth. To make matters worse, Keiko was carrying identical twins and there would be no way to tell them apart. They would have to kill them both.[6] Giving birth after a painful labor, Yohmei attacked the child, but a single moment of hesitation was more than enough for Hao to summon the Spirit of Fire and attack not only Yohmei but also Mikihisa. After Hao escaped, she gave birth to her second son, Yoh.[7] Due to her schedule, Keiko was unable to raise Yoh and left that duty in the hands of her father.
Shaman Fights Second Round[]
During the second rounds of the tournament, she and Mikihisa went to see the Tao Family to tell them the truth about their children, Hao and Yoh, and to deliver the message that she had foreseen that someone named Tao would cling to the title of Shaman King. They also offered to train Ren and teach him the Chō-Senjiryakketsu.[3]
Near the end of the second rounds, Keiko and the rest of her family, including the returned spirit of Asakura Yohken had a final meeting with the Tao Family. Mentioning the incident at the beach earlier, Mikihisa presented the badly hurt Brocken Meyer to the Tao Family and explained his connection to Hao. They also hoped that they could learn something important by making him talk.[8]
Invading the Plants[]
When the Shaman Fights were moved to Mū, the Asakura Family, the Tao Family and the Usui Family had a barbecue at the beach, awaiting the results of the fight and hoping that their children would make it.
Anime/Manga Difference[]
Compard to the original manga and 2021 anime, Keiko plays a more minor role in the 2001 anime series, making only one appearance during her husband's flashback explanation of Hao and Yoh's birth.
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite (p.75)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shaman King Manga - Volume 17, Character File No.85
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 144
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 9
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 21 Extras; Shaman File 294
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 142
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 143
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 255
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