Miu Fūrinji

is the main female protagonist of the series. She is a descendant of both the Fūrinji Clan and the Kuremisago Clan (which are both considered to be infamous tribes of martial artists who were known for their physical superiority), the daughter of Saiga Fūrinji and Shizuha Fūrinji and a disciple/member of The Ryōzanpaku who was formerly in The School of Shouchiku Gakuen before she transferred to Kōryō High School in class 1-E where she met Kenichi Shirahama and a mutual love interest with him began.
At the conclusion of the series, Miu became the wife of Kenichi, changing her name to Miu Shirahama (白浜 美羽 Shirahama Miu).
==Physical Appearance==
Miu is a slender fair-skinned young teenage girl of average height who is consistently viewed as very pretty and attractive with hip-length blonde hair that has short bangs, bright blue eyes and a beauty mark under her left eye. Despite being lean and athletically well-defined in musculature, her most noticeable physical trait is her surprisingly developed and curvaceous frame, especially for a teenage girl: In it, she sports very well-endowed breasts with a slim waist, flared hips, firm round buttocks and shapely legs.
Initially, she styled her hair, so a few strands form a thick antenna-like bang hanging above face. Also, she would wear non-corrective glasses and braid her hair at school in an attempt to look plainer and blend in with people. However, when Chikage Kushinada accuses her of not being true to herself, Miu discards her glasses and let her hair, including her bangs, flow freely. When at home, she is usually seen in a purple-spandex outfit and other various articles of clothing (including a yellow apron) over her outfit. She also constantly wears two red hairclips, one that flips to reveal a small blade and the other a lock-pick, which were gifts from her mother. On occasion, she would also wear her purple spandex under a coverall like a sweater for casual wear.
When brainwashed into Bulu, her hair becomes rather unruly, and her eyes are emotionless. During this time, she wears a light blue, one-piece Tidat outfit, without any undergarments along with a light hat and leg guards, while the feet are left bare. The outfit is completed by a bird mask with a long beak and feathers on top to conceal her face.
==Personality==
Despite her arduous past and her numerous chores, Miu is a very upbeat and cheerful girl who has constantly shown herself as kind-hearted, gentle and polite, always caring for other people and helping in their needs. Unfortunately, in contrast to her gentle nature, Miu's intense training from her grandfather has conditioned her to by instinct throw people who sneak up behind her; a trait that her grandfather claims to be unintentional on her part, which is something of a running gag of the series.
She is arguably the only one who worries about Ryōzanpaku's financial situation and as such, she can become quite fierce when monetary issues are brought up (so much so that her own grandfather was afraid of the idea of her finding out he spent 100,000 yen). When her fears are finally realized and Ryōzanpaku becomes bankrupt, she becomes determined to push the masters to teach little children in an attempt to gain some income, even intimidating Shio Sakaki into helping despite his protest he doesn't teach kids. Miu's worries about finances can, at times, come across as being greedy; shamelessly asking Kenichi Shirahama to sell the gold medals he received from defeating YOMI members, flabbergasted at Akisame Kōetsuji's refusal to sell a statue he carved for a high sum of money, and immediately deciding to pilfer Rimi Kokorone's pure gold shoes after defeating her, considering them the "spoils of war".
Despite her drive and passion, she has low self-esteem when it comes to social interaction. Growing up with never making any friends, due to her constant traveling and training with her grandfather, Miu initially felt nervous in meeting people. As such, she truly cherishes each friendship does happen and gets very upset if she perceives them as angry at her. In her previous school, all the other girls were jealous of her high grades, athletic ability, and especially her looks. It is because of this that Miu attempted to moderate her appearance to be as plain as possible. Although she eventually discarded them after attempting to convince Chikage Kushinada to be true to herself only for Chikage to accuse Miu of not being true to herself as well, as Miu now appears as her natural self.
Despite being very intelligent in school and martial arts, Miu has shown a bit of a naive and thoughtless side, such as in certain situations, she notices minor things despite how serious the situation is. Such as when she and Kenichi were on Diego Carlo's ship and there was a bomb, Miu just noted how pretty the view from the ship. Possibly due to her grandfather's continuous training all her life, her constant travels, and life-threatening situations keeping her from doing normal girl things, Miu has a very childlike personality when it comes to events that she's always wanted to do, such as wanting to ride a merry-go-round. Her childishness is shown when she went to the aquarium for the first time, she completely forgot she was supposed to look for Kenichi and instead focused on all the fish and acted very excited and childish.
much Like Kisara Nanjō, Miu loves cats such as playing with Renka Ma's hair as it makes her look like a cat and wears the badge of a cat that Kenichi gave her when they were little. She constantly plays with cats any chance she can get and acts in a very silly and lovable manner towards any kind of cats or people with cat-like features, which tends to be a running gag of the series, especially with Renka's hair. Her love for the cat goes overboard when she is feeling lonely (because Kenichi isn't there).
Despite her kind and friendly nature, when angered, Miu is surprisingly terrifying. Such as whenever her friends are hurt, Miu enters a berserker mode and can't seem to control herself and attacks in a blind rage. Words don't seem to reach her and only by incapacitating her or as shown with Kenichi, groping her breasts seem to help her regain her senses. Kenichi refers to this side of her as "her other personality" that comes out when she loses control of herself. Kenichi noted Miu fears this side of her and tries to suppress it due to her fear of hurting someone.
Miu is a romantic at heart, as she noticed how Kōzō Ukita, Kisara, and Freya were in a "love Triangle" as she puts it and acts very energetic in regard to romance or people in a relationship. However, she herself is very flustered and shy when it comes to her romantic life and her feelings for Kenichi. Miu truly treasures the friendships she has made, especially with Kenichi greatly, but seems oblivious to his true feelings for her. She has, however, repeatedly hinted deeper feelings for him, such as getting embarrassed and flustered when they are called a couple, not being able to understand the relief she feels when Kenichi refuses to go to China with Renka and even more, becoming jealous and rather possessive of him whenever another girl shows affection for him. She was also very happy and blushed when she heard Kenichi talk about how much he cares for her. After Kenichi saves her life on the school ski trip, she becomes much more open and physically receptive to him, tearfully hug and thank him for saving her and staying alive. Every time Kenichi is left severely injured or returns even safely from a dangerous mission, she's always hugging him admitting how glad she is that he's alright. Eventually, Miu began realizing her own feelings for him, going as far as kissing him on the cheek. While they didn't get to discuss the matter any further, several people at school have since noticed Miu being more cheerful and energetic, as well as more eager to be around Kenichi. As stated by Jenazard's observations of her around him even under his control, Miu's feelings for Kenichi have developed even further and have fallen in love with Kenichi. Miu has even stated she does not mind dying for Kenichi so he can live and placed his hand on her heart stating she has the utmost faith in his ability to protect her.
Throughout her entire life, Miu has always wanted the answer to one question: who her parents are. Having lost her mother as an infant and her father missing, Miu grew up in the Elder's care while questioning about her family. Although Miu never receives her answers from her grandfather or the other masters, she gradually begins to suspect who her father really is. Her desire to learn about her father was so great she was willing to leave with Shō Kanō to Yami to get the answers she wanted. The Elder seems to be hesitant to tell her about her father, mentioning to himself it's a path she must follow herself. Once she finally learned who her father was, Miu expressed little surprise, realizing he may have killed her mother. Once Miu finally met her father for the first time, Miu, though overwhelmed at this, did attempt to embrace him. However, after hearing her father tell her that he was the one that killed her mother Miu flew into a rage and she attacked him with enormous Killing Intent. It would later be revealed that her father was being framed, and the real murderer was Senzui, the head of the Kuremisago Clan. Learning the truth, Miu finally found peace seeing that her father always loved her with all his heart and happily accepted him in her family again.
==Skills==
Despite Miu's gentle nature, she has consistently proven herself to be a very strong and talented fighter nearing Expert-level. Kenichi Shirahama has never once been able to hit her in a sparring match (although his vow to never hit women much less Miu may contribute to this, as well as his unwillingness to fight unless to protect others). Even after Kenichi defeated various YOMI disciples, she has revealed to only begin to spar seriously with Kenichi. Even more so, Silkwat Jenazad, a master of Yami known for having exceedingly high standards for accepting students, was greatly eager to make Miu his disciple. Since her training under Jenazard, Kensei has noted that her skills have increased greatly to the point that even when she tries to hold back, she can take out most people with little effort.
* Hybrid Martial Artist: Miu's training in martial arts does not seem to focus on any single discipline, nor is her style completely known, outside of it being her family's developed style, because of this she is classified as a hybrid martial artist. While her fighting style is mostly fluid with aerial and kicking-based attacks, Miu has shown proficiency in jabs, takedowns, throws, body-locks, counter strikes, and so on. Miu has also used her skills in gymnastics as a focus point in her style, often using the flexibility she has gained from gymnastics to perform movements and contort into positions that not only makes her a difficult opponent to catch but allows her to attack in ways that take advantage of her flexibility and unique fighting style at the same time. Miu's overall flexibility and fluid agility in her fighting style areas such that many observers describe her as "being like a feather that can slice through the wind" and a bird soaring through the sky. Her style of combat also is more unorthodox, regularly able to adapt to any situation, and use any item or part of the battlefield to her advantage. As a hybrid martial artist, Miu has knowledge of multiple fighting disciplines, as a result, she is able to use techniques from multiple martial arts styles simultaneously despite not having any singular training in those styles. During her time as Bulu, Miu was brainwashed and forced into learning the martial art style of Silkwat Jenazad, Supreme Silat. While unable to complete the training, she did manage to advance quickly and master the style's basic notions, adding those skills to her already extensive martial arts repertoire. As a descendant of the Kuremisago Clan, Miu has the ability to use the instinctive/defensive body style of the clan, but unlike the other descendants, she has no actual training, therefore she is only able to use a basic, makeshift version of the style.
*Innate Talent: Born from two famously powerful bloodlines, Miu quickly showed herself a true prodigy; since young childhood, Miu has been able to quickly learn and improve at seemingly anything she puts her mind to. has repeatedly shown to be highly capable in a large variety of areas; far more than one would expect of a teenager still in high school. Even then, she was able to fight off several full-grown men with relative ease. Furthermore, in just one week, she perfectly mastered the basics of Pencak Silat and several of its techniques, becoming able to easily defeat multiple highly skilled fighters purely with Pencak Silat. In addition to her natural aptitude for martial arts, she also excels in all forms of sports and has also taught herself a number of household skills to help make her home better maintained.
*Keen Intellect: Miu has regularly shown intelligence and instincts much keener than her looks and demeanor would suggest. Even with the constant training she undergoes and chores at home, Miu has maintained a perfect academic score. Outside of basic school studies, Miu has shown highly honed battle instincts and cunning from experiencing countless fights and extensive training by her grandfather since early childhood. Miu is able to quickly comprehend the situation of a battle to quickly decide on the proper method to handle it. Having trained and learned extensively from her grandfather, Miu has accumulated an extensive and detailed understanding of combat in its various forms. She is also highly perceptive; simply from observing her opponent's body stance or physical build, she can deduce the nature of her opponent's fighting style.
*Great Physical Prowess: Miu's constant training has pushed her body to the peak of physical condition, well beyond what her feminine build would suggest. She is a highly accomplished gymnast and acrobat, making her the ace of her gymnastics club since day one and which she uses to her advantage in battle. She possesses seemingly inhuman flexibility and dexterity, able to contort herself to effortlessly maneuver through most terrains. Her agility and balance also border on impossible. Repeatedly, she is shown able to nimbly scale any obstacle, jump across town from rooftop to rooftop, never losing control, and being able to effortlessly shift her body position even in mid-air.
**Enhanced Strength: While certainly not the most intimidating in appearance, Miu has also shown deceptive raw strength, able to easily break apart a punching pole rooting in the ground and send it soaring. In battle, Miu is seen regularly holding back a considerable amount of strength, as she wishes to avoid injuring her much weaker opponents as much as possible. Her strength from Silkwat Jenazad's training has grown to the point that now she can cause heavy injuries even when she tries to hold back.
**Immense Speed: One of Miu's most noticeable battle traits is her speed, able to react against incoming threats at a moment's notice, dodge unscathed, disarm her opponents without their noticing, and maneuver as if disappearing from unfocused eyes. Even against master class fighters, Miu is able to follow their movements to just avoid damage. Her attacks are shown to be swift and accurate, able to take down weaker opponents in an instant. After her training from Silkwat Jenazad, her speed is great enough to now easily surpass Rimi's speed at her best while still considerably holding back, despite the latter claiming she's gotten much stronger since last time.
**Enhanced Endurance: Despite her slender and womanly frame, Miu has constantly shown to have a strong number of stamina. Such instances have been shown when she was kicked in the side by Boris Ivanov multiple times and only sustained a minor rib fracture and even a kick from Christopher Eclair only sent her backward. Even after having taken numerous blows from Rimi Kokorone in their third fight, several of which caused Miu to lose blood and possibly break some bones, Miu was still able to fight with considerable strength. After taking even further damage from Rimi while she was using Seidō Gōitsu, Miu was able to stay conscious and even attempt to attack Isshinsai Ogata and even managed to survive a strike from S-class master, although the damage knocked her out.
* Immense Dou Ki: Despite her young age, Miu has been noted to have a very high level of Dou Ki and is capable of having a powerful aura around her when she lets her emotions get the better of her. Such as when Shō Kanō tried to kill her friends, she lost control of herself and her Dou Ki caused her to enter a Berserker Mode, attacking everyone around her allies or enemies and is unable to control herself unless someone is able to calm her down. The Elder claims because of her high Dou Ki, she is capable of inflicting great pain to those around her should she lose control of herself. Since her training under Silkwat Jenazad, any small fluctuation on her emotions causes her to lose control and she can cause heavy injuries even when trying to hold back. After her training with Kensei Ma and Akisame Kōetsuji, Miu now finally has gained some control over her Ki and can use it effectively in battle without it controlling her. However, should she use it for too long and lose control of her emotions again, her Ki would take control of her again. Kenichi Shirahama states when she loses control, she becomes the "other personality" Jenazard made when training her. Once Kenichi told her not to be afraid of her Ki and he'd be there for her, Miu seems to have finally mastered her Ki, having no longer has a berserker like look in her eyes when fighting and seems to be in control. The peak of her control was when Miu was able to defeat 2 Kuremisago fighters with her Dou Ki while in control, though she was exhausted afterward. However, if her anger gets the better of her, she is capable of losing control again, such as when Senzui told her he killed her mother.
* Expert Spy: Having assisted her grandfather on missions for years, Miu has developed considerable skill in espionage. She can skillfully enter any stronghold undetected, pick locks, hide necessary accessories of person and disarm bombs.
* Killing Intent: Thanks to The Demon God Fist training her Killing Intent has become even stronger than most people to the point now that she will kill someone if she loses control for her emotions and enters her berserker mode.
* Anatomy Control: Unlike her grandfather who controls his entire body, Miu is only able to regulate the energy flow in her body. She is able to transfer energy at will, from her speed into her strength and vice-versa. Also, she is able to suppress her energy entirely to hide her presence from others.
==Other Skills==
*Master Homemaker: While only a teenager, Miu excels in all areas of housekeeping. From sewing and laundry to cooking and cleaning, Miu has shown expert skills in each of them. She has become somewhat famous for her culinary skills, able to prepare any kind of meal with great presentation and highly edible.
==See Also==
*Miu Fūrinji (Tatakae!)
==References==
Category:Female
Category:Dou
Category:Ryōzanpaku Family
Category:Ryōzanpaku
Category:Katsujinken
Category:Pencak Silat Users
Category:Kisara's Rivals
Category:Hybrid Martial Arts
Category:Ninjutsu Users
Category:Shirahama Family
Category:Disciple
Category:Fūrinji Family
Category:Fūrinji Fighting Style Users
Category:Shinpaku Alliance