Izumi Shimomura

Izumi Shimomura, also known as Youko Tanaka, is a character from the Ajin: Demi-Human series.
== Charactah Account ==
Izumi is a stoic and taciturn Ajin working for Yuu Tosaki at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Izumi is a rather quiet and reserved individual who talks mainly when informing Yū Tosaki about something. Her answers are usually short and to the point. Even though she is an Ajin, she chose to live with humans in secret and doesn't seem to be consumed completely by resentment towards humans despite her background. She seems to be quite intelligent and understanding, for example towards Tosaki and when interrogating Kei Nagai's younger sister, Eriko Nagai. However, despite her initial stoic appearance, she can get embarrassed easily (for example when she said too much to Eriko and when Tosaki commented on her casual clothes).
Due to her past trauma caused by both of her parents and love life, Izumi became very depressed and suicidal, often cutting herself and eventually trying to commit suicide.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Ajin: Demi-Human
* Ajin: Demi-Human 2nd Season
* Ajin: Demi-Human Movie 1 - Compel
* Ajin: Demi-Human OVA
=== Manga ===
* Ajin: Demi-Human
== Trivia ==
* Izumi affectionately refers to her “black ghost” as “Kuro”.
* Izumi's personality is similar Rin Shimotsuki from HinaBitter♪ song series by Konami, with both of them being calm and composed. Interestingly, Rin also has beauty mark on her left eye like Izumi.
* Izumi's real name and her assumed last name ("Yoko" and "Shimomura", respectively) are a direct reference to legendary video game composer Yoko Shimomura, who created the soundtracks for such games as "Legend of Mana", "Super Mario RPG", the entire "Kingdom Hearts" series, and most recently "Final Fantasy XV". This may be due to Sakurai Gamon's love for video games.
* The appearance of Izumi's IBM is very reminiscent of Pyramid Head from the Silent Hill series, with an elongated pyramid on its head and a muscular body.
== Gallery ==
File:Izumi Shimomura Render 01.png
File:Izumi Shimomura 01.png
File:Izumi Shimomura 02.png
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== External Links ==
* Izumi Shimomura at Ajin Wiki
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Category:Females
Category:Ajin: Demi-Human