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The name Fuuko
means "wind child." Fuu=wind, ko=child. It may be spelled as Fuuko or Fuko
(with those two dots over the "u"). Kirisawa means foggy swamp. Though
she certainly doesn't look like a "swamp thing " ^_^ (remember that 80s
series?). To see another interpretation of the name
Fuuko, click here).Her birthday is on August 2nd and she's Leo (just
like me, hee hee ^_^). She's 16 years old and a second year high school
student. She goes to the same high school as Hanabishi Recca.
Her blood type is B (Aha!
Two things in common with Fuuko-sama @_@). In
the anime, she has purple hair and blue-violet eyes. In the manga, her
hair is brown and her eyes are green. I dunno how tall she is, but she
probably falls among the usual height for female anime characters (between
5'1" to 5'4").
Fuuko is introduced
in the second anime episode and in Book 1 episode
4 of the manga. She is Recca's neighbor and childhood friend (Er...sweetheart?
Not quite ^^;;). Since childhood, she's been trying to beat/outdo Recca
but to no avail. They would've been best friends if they had not been arguing
all the time. Fuuko is hellbent on beating Recca
so he would be her servant/lapdog. So when Sakoshita Yanagi shows up with
Recca on bent knee serving her, Fuuko is enraged. Now is this a show of
jealousy? Most definitely! Though whether Fuuko is jealous because she
had a crush on Recca or that Yanagi was a better
butt-kicker than she was (Fuuko thought Yanagi beat the hell out of Recca
for him to serve her like that), is beyond me. An early viewer of the series
would think that Fuuko had feelings (other than
annoyance) for Recca and that she was mad that Recca found another
girl to be his girlfirend. Of course this doesn't seem to be the case.
Since I had not seen the first few episodes of FOR, Fuuko had been described
to me as a friend/foe of Recca's.
Enter Kage Houshi
who tells Fuuko that she can help her beat Recca. The gift of the Fuujin
is given unto her. What Fuuko doesn't know is that it contained a stone
that put her mind under the control of Kage Houshi. She challenged
Recca to a fight one night and released the full strength of the Fuujin
on him. She almost gets herself killed in the process. Of course this doesn't
happen and she lives to overcome the power of the Fuujin and Kage Houshi.
At this point,
Fuuko role becomes more defined as Recca's ally. She is able to overcome
her resentment with Yanagi and becomes her friend. She even aids Recca
in rescuing Yanagi from the hands of Mori Kouran.
Fuuko's intelligence and fighting skills are revealed at this point, as
she outwits Kurei's firing statue. She also came
face to face with a living mannequin and her minions. This happened to
be merely a facade done by Ganko Morikawa, a
little girl who had control of these living dolls. Fuuko defeats her amidst
a long, tiring battle and later becomes her friend. They also meet in this
story arc, Kouganei Kaoru and Kurei himself.
When Recca learns
about his past while the group was visiting Kage Houshi, they were attacked
by The Three Fools, Kurei's henchmen. It is from defeating these three
assassins that Fuuko was able to acquire the Onitsume,
a weapon that she utilizes with her fuujin. Fuuko
then goes on a sojourn to the mountains with Domon to hone her skills in
facing Kurei (who had beaten her to a pulp the
last time they met).
Fuuko, together
with the rest of the Hokage Team were invited to the Urabutosatsojin. There,
she faced a number of adversaries. The first of which was Fujimaru
of the Kuu Team in the opening tournament. The second battle was supposed
to be against one of the Uruha Maboroshi team, but Fuuko was captured in
a trap set by Kurei. Domon and her fell into a pit and nearly drowned in
the pool of water that filled it. They were saved, however by Raiha,
another member of the Uruha Jyuushinshuu. He appears to be Kurei's right
hand man, as it is often showed that Raiha stands by Kurei when the latter
is viewing the tournament. Fuuko has then done battle in the quarterfinals
against a member of the Uruha Ma, Gashakura.
She beats him, using the newly-discovered power of the fuujin, the
spirit of wind. In the finals, Fuuko is pitted against the merciless
Mikoto and her living robot. Mikoto deals Fuuko-san her first ever loss
in the Tournament. However, this was mainly because of Fuuko got knocked
out of the ring. See my versus section for more
details of this battle. After the UBS, Fuuko faces another formidable opponent
in the form of Soukakousai and his magic cauldron.
This cauldron pulls people into it, and whoever it captures dries up turning
into nothing but a dry husk. This was not seen in the anime however, and
runs from volumes 17-20 in the manga.
Fuuko seems to
be one of the more popular members of the Hokage Ninja. Possibly after
Recca himself and the hunk Mikagami Tokiya (Hey, they're both bishounen!
No questions asked ^_~). She's everything I like
about a female anime character: rough, tough, gutsy, brave and can hold
her own with little if any help at all from the men (e.g. Kamiya Kaoru,
Hino Rei
and Makemuchi Misao- all of which I like ^_^). If it weren't for her voluptous
figure, you'd mistake Fuuko for a boy with the way she acts and carries
herself. Her rough-and-tumble demeanor and her devil-may-care attitude
says it all. And yet deep inside you know she's gentle, vulnerable and
caring. Traits she doesn't like showing too often as she doesn't want to
appear weak and dependent.
For some reason
she seems to like the color green, as you see most of her blouses appear.
She also has a tendency to dress like Ranma. No, not girl-type Ranma, but
boy-type Ranma *_*! Those short shorts and male undershirts. Fuuko also
seems to like gym clothes (cycling shorts, sweatshirts, leotards and torn-sleeve
tees). She dresses like a boy, alright. Seemingly oblivious to the fact
that the clothes she wears are rather...uhhm...provocative. They enhance
her curves, and tend to attract more attention that she wants. I guess
Fuuko-sama is a little naive in this aspect. At 16, she isn't as self-conscious
of appearance as other anime femmes. Does she show any change in the manga?
I dunno, really. Go figure :P. So what if she dresses like a 16-year old
boy instead of a 16-year old girl? Fuuko is Fuuko is Fuuko is Fuuko. She
rules my world! Want to see my top ten for Fuuko-sama?
Click here!
ANALYSIS
OF THE NAME FUUKO
(COURTESY
OF WWW.KABALARIANS.COM)
The name of Fuuko
creates an easy-going, good-natured personality, meeting and mixing easily.
You appreciate the company of others, to the point that you do not like
to be by yourself for very long. You are gifted with natural expression,
both verbal and musical, but you would find it tedious to study music and
practice theory.
Anything that involves concentration or just plain hard work, you prefer
to avoid as best you can. Although you have many creative, original ideas,
procrastination is your worst enemy because you can seldom make decisions
and carry them out. In your desire to gain the favour of others and to
keep peace, because you abhor friction, you change your opinion to agree
with those at hand. It is easy for you to express love and affection, but
you would have to watch that your emotional nature does not get the better
of you and
lead you to indiscretions
which you would later regret. A desire for sweet, rich foods could create
skin problems, overweight, or you could suffer weakness across the back,
or possibly a liver ailment.
Do you want to
know the story behind Fuuko's headband, Domon's mohawk hairdo and how the
latter fell for the former? Click here
for the special story on Fuuko-san!
Volume
11- Interview with Fuuko Kirisawa
This
interview happened on Volume 11 of the manga, translated by Firetigeress.
This interivew was originally taken from her site, Raging
Fire
Interviewer: Now we're
interviewing Team Hokage's lone female fighter - Miss Fuuko!
Fuuko: How do you do!
Interviewer: When did
you get your first kiss? And with whom?
Fuuko: I haven't been
kissed yet!
Interviewer: What's
your favourite colour for your underwear?
Fuuko: White, white,
white!
Interviewer: In the
summer do you sleep naked?
Fuuko: Sometimes!
Interviewer: [Are you
the type of person who doesn't like to wear a bra?]
Fuuko: Sometimes I
don't wear a bra... Hey! Why are you asking these weird questions? Hentai!
Interviewer: So...
sorry... Ah ah - - *heart*
(Even though the interviewer
was beaten half to death, he still feels very fortunate to have this interview)
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