Asanoha (麻ノ葉)[1] is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. She is the mother of Douji Asaha, who would later come to be known as Asakura Hao.
Appearance[]
Asanoha was a beautiful woman who had golden brown eyes and long blond hair tied in a long ponytail with a white ribbon. She is said to look like Kyōyama Anna.
Personality[]
She appears to be a loving mother but when mad and annoyed, she slaps Hao in the face, much like Anna. She is also quite wise, as she told her son that if he hated humans, he even hated himself, but if he shows mercy and pardons for what they have done, he is saved as well.
History[]
Past[]
She once lived in a village, where many people saw her talking to herself, although this was just because of her ability to see spirits. However, at that time, it was believed that such people were foxes in disguise, so they hired a monk named Densen Hoshi to deal with her.
When his men found her small hut, they decided to tie her down and burn her, believing it would make her reveal her true form. Asanoha, not being a fox, burned to death in the flames, leaving behind her infant son Asaha, who had been shunned as the "Demon Child" and "Son of the Fox".[2]
Invading the Plants[]
After Hao becomes Shaman King, Kyōyama Anna with the aid of other spirits located Asanoha within the Great Spirit and brought her to the Shaman King's Commune, where Hao had been fighting the Five Elemental Warriors.[3] Asanoha apologized to everyone over her son's behavior. While Hao was saying that humans are the ones who killed her, she slapped him and said, "When you hate people you hate yourself, but if you forgive them you are saved as well. Your mother is not as weak as you think she is." She then hugged her son, telling him that happiness, sadness, anger, hatred are what being alive means, and the first thing Hao should do as king is to love his people.[4]
Trivia[]
- She was based on Kuzunoha, the mother fox of Abe no Seimei.
- Her name, "Asanoha", means "hemp leaf".
- According to Lyserg and Hao himself, Kyōyama Anna greatly resembles Asanoha, especially after Anna reached adulthood and much like Anna, Asanoha has a "legendary" left-handed slap.
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