Minami

Minami (御波) is a character appearing for the first time in Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea -Reboot-. He is the son of Wadanohara and Samekichi.
He was first captioned as "son" on Deep-Sea Prisoner's Twitter and "Wizard of the Sea" in Deep-Sea Prisoner's blog post. 
== Physical Description ==
Minami has short messy dark blue-green hair with two longer bangs in the front, raceless white skin and gray eyes. He wears a sailor-inspired outfit complete with a matching cap, suspenders, gray socks, and dark blue Mary Janes. He carries a shark purse with him resembling Samekichi as well. He also possesses a youthful appearance, suggesting he is a young child.
It has been said Minami's appearance is akin to his father's. Despite Samekichi being a shark, Minami cannot transform into one. 
=== Genderbend (AU) ===
Minami's genderbend has long blue-green hair, raceless white skin and gray eyes. She wears a blue dress, white stockings, black Mary Janes, and a blue sailor hat with a white ribbon.
== Personality ==
Not much is currently known about Minami, but he appears to be quite cheerful. Minami's personality is akin to his mother's. He is also said to have the pure character of her. Minami is said to be naughty, pure, and energetic as well. He uses the personal pronoun "boku" when referring to himself. Minami has a bad sense of direction as shown in a bonus room scene of the Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea -Reboot-. 
Some of Minami's likes include his mom and dad. He also likes drawing and enjoys drawing with his parents. As he grows older, his parent's cute pure love remains the same, causing Minami to have a tough puberty. If he goes through a rebellious phase, it would be a cute one. 
== Background ==
On a now deleted Twitter post, Deep-Sea Prisoner revealed Minami was born from an egg similarly to how his mother Wadanohara was. A now deleted Twitter post. However, he was conceived naturally. 
== Appearances ==
=== Minor ===
* Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea -Reboot- - Minami makes an appearance in a bonus room video.
== Relationships ==
=== Relatives ===
==== Wadanohara ====
Wadanohara is Minami's mother. They are very close and often seen together. Both have similar hobbies, interests, and even similar personalities. Minami is said to be pure like her. On a now deleted Twitter post, Deep-Sea Prisoner revealed Minami was born from an egg similarly to how Wadanohara was. A now deleted Twitter post. 
==== Samekichi ====
As his father, Minami has made several appearances alongside Samekichi as well as his mother, and it has been said Minami's appearance is more similar to his father's. Samekichi appears to be a loving but worried father to Minami, telling him to not run ahead lest he get lost.
==== Meikai ====
Meikai is Minami's grandfather. In a bonus scene in Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea -Reboot-, Meikai is shown to make an appearance as a spirit to Minami, who had gotten lost while running around. Meikai walks and talks with him along the way, until Minami can see the castle. Meikai disappears after, and Samekichi finds Minami. It seems Minami is unaware of who Meikai actually was.
==== Namiho ====
Namiho is Minami's great-aunt. In a bonus scene in the Reboot, she is finally able to meet him and his mother Wadanohara when Samekichi pays her a visit after many years. Namiho stated to Samekichi to bring Wadanohara and Minami around more so she could see their smiling faces.
=== Familiars ===
==== Killkill ====
Killkill is Minami's familiar, referring to him as "young master" or "Minami-kun." They get along well. The precise details of their relationship have yet to be revealed. A quote by Killkill in a now-deleted Sunahama caption of his first appearance mentioned Minami in a suggestive manner, hinting at their dynamic. In Deep-Sea Prisoner's Halloween 2020 livestream, she furthermore answered a Marshmallow question where she confirmed Killkill sexually harasses Minami, but the latter is oblivious to this. It has also been said they take naps together. 
If Minami were to go through a rebellious phase, he would still turn out okay since he has Killkill. 
==== Kras ====
Kras is Minami's familiar, and they get along well. The details of their relationship have yet to be revealed. However, it could be inferred the two are close, since Kras simply refers to him as "Minami" without any honorifics. 
==== Sakatsuki ====
Sakatsuki is Minami's familiar, referring to him as "young master" or "Minami-kun." They get along well. It has been stated he cares for Minami. Sakatsuki loves Minami in a platonic way; he is very close to and fond of him. 
==== Shisatsu ====
Shisatsu is Minami's familiar, referring to him as "young master." They get along well. It has been said Shisatsu makes a big ruckus when giving Minami a ride at super speed. 
=== Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea Cast ===
==== Memoca ====
Memoca and Minami can be seen interacting in a handful of artworks - two headers and a Sunahama update from March 18th, 2017 depicting her perched on top of his head. It should also be noted, excluding his father, Memoca is the only one of his mother's familiars he has been seen interacting with so far. The two seem relatively close. Memoca also calls him "Minamin" with her penchant for nicknames. 
==== Dolpi ====
Dolpi and Minami are acquaintances. Although they have not been shown interacting, it is inferred they are close as Dolpi refers to him simply as "Minami." 
==== Fukami ====
Fukami and Minami are acquaintances. Although they have not been shown interacting, it is inferred they are close as Fukami refers to him simply as "Minami." Fukami cares for Minami like a big brother. 
==== Nekoyama ====
Minami is seen holding Nekoyama in a header illustration. It is currently unknown what kind of relationship they have.
== Abilities ==
=== Skillset ===
* Witchcraft - Being a wizard, Minami is able to perform magic.
* Flight - Being a wizard, he has learnt the ability to fly on a broomstick.
* Drawing - Minami likes drawing and enjoys drawing with his parents. 
=== Natural Abilities ===
* Nigh-Absolute Immortality - Being a wizard, Minami cannot die from natural causes such as aging or disease. 
== Trivia ==
* Minami's name means "beautiful waves" in Japanese.
* His name is taken from his father's original name "Aonami." 
* In Japanese culture, the hexagram found in his design is known as the Kagome crest and frequently found in Shinto shrines to ward off evil spirits. Despite looking identical, it shares no history with the Star of David. 
* Deep-Sea Prisoner is considering a potential new design for Minami's symbol. 
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** He was the only character present in the top 25 to have no dialogue or quotes attributed to him at the time of the poll.
* Deep-Sea Prisoner has stated that she wanted to make a short and easy to read continuation of Wadanohara's game mainly focusing on Minami and one other character, though she did not specify who. 
== Artwork Gallery ==
=== Website Artwork ===
Touhyouw2017.png|Minami ranking 23rd in the 2017 Deep-Sea Prisoner popularity poll.
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