Mei

**Mei** is the main character you play as in the book Legend of the Willow.

Her name cannot be changed at the beginning of the story. In the beginning, you can personalize her appearance by choosing between 3 different facial features (Listed from Left to right): Northern province type, Southern province type, or Island province type.

Most choices you make for this character influence one of the following variables: Mei can develop a 💥 Passion personality (games description: her expressiveness and temperament) or she can develop a more ❄️️ Coldness in her personality (games description: her discretion and composure). Mei also has to decided what kind of magic fox she becomes: ✨ The Pearl fox who prefers various illusions or 🔥 The Amber fox who relates to fire in one way or another. These choices change the story, the interactions you have with other characters and the scenes you will be able to play.

## About Mei

This story follows a young woman who is learning to become a Geisha in a setting similar to feodal Japan. During an intimate ritual Mei accidentally transforms into a fox discovering that she is a Kitsune. Now she will have to learn how to control her new magic ability while being chased by humans and other mysterious forces.

## Relationships

* Kazu: A shinobi. Depending on your choices, you can develop friendship or romantic relationship with him. Their relationship revolves mutual trust and respect. He gives her freedom and choices during their romance journey but always there to support her.
* Takao: A sorcerer and the leader of the ninja clan. Depending on your choices, you can develop friendship or romantic relationship with him. Despite older, Takao is not experienced with woman, making their dynamic seems clumsy at first.
* Masamune: A ronin. Depending on your choices, you can develop friendship or romantic relationship with him. Mei often takes charge in their relationship, making their dynamic more equal compare to the others.
* Sumiko: Mentor.
* Grandpa Chongan: A kind elderly ninja who lets Mei live with him.
* Azumi: A kunoichi (female ninja) who lives in the ninja village and harbors jealousy toward Mei.
* Shino-Odori: A yokai who lives in the forest near the ninja village and a love interest. Depending on the player, Mei can have friendship or romantic relationship with her. Shino-Odori is very straightfoward and honest. She often makes funny yet true remarks about people or situation around her.
* Satoshi: A shinobi who is also her teacher on camouflages and disguise. Satoshi is sarcastic and often makes inappropriate remarks, much to Mei's discomfort and annoyance. But they've come to understand each other and work well together.
* Yasuhara Sawada. Shogun of the Noiryo Empire.
* Lady Eri Hatakeyama. The lady who is in charged of managing Shogun’s household; she has soft spot for Mei.

## CGs and in-game images

* Promotional Images
* In Game CGs

Romance Club Instagram ArtSpecial Halloween image (RC Instagram)

Ep. 1 Mei’s debut as geishaSeal on Mei’s hand as a babySeal in Mei’s hand as grown upFinal CG version 1Final CG version 2Final CG version 3
## Mei’s Appearance

* Human
* Foxes

**Starter looks**

Northern ProvinceSouthern ProvinceIsland Province

**Foxes**

S2E1 Amber Fox - Reflection of Fire (💎 18)S2E1 Pearl Fox - Glimmering Pearl (💎 18)S2E1 Normal Fox (Free)S4E6 Normal FoxS4E6 Pearl (💎 27)S4E6 Coal (💎 27)
## Mei’s Make up

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4

Ep.6 Makeup with Eyeliner (💎 10)Ep.6 Evening Makeup (💎 33)Ep.6 Light Makeup (Free)

Ep.2 Red Shadow (💎 8)Ep.2 Charcoal Lashes (💎 26)Ep.2 Cherry Lipstick (Free)

Ep.2 Fantasy Fashion (💎 34)Ep.2 Refined Fashion (💎 34)Ep.2 Fashionable (Free)Ep.8 Double Wings (💎 30)Ep.8 Bold Wings (💎 30)Ep.8 Current Make up (Free)

Ep.7 Bright Highlights (💎 34)Ep.7 Soft Shadows (💎 34)Ep.7 Fresh Face (Free)
## Mei’s Hairstyles

* Starter
* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4

Simple Bun (Black)Tall Bun (Light Brown)Simple Pin (Brunette)Tall Bun (Black)Tall Bun (Brunette)Simple Bun (Light Brown)Simple Pin (Black)Simple Pin (Light Brown)Simple Bun (brunette)Light brown debut (💎 9)Black debut (💎 9)Ashen debut (💎 22)

Ep.5 Loose black strands (💎 5)Ep.5 Loose chestnut strands (💎 5)Ep.5 Light brown Southern style (💎 8)Ep.5 Black Southern style (💎 22)Ep.5 Chestnut Southern style (💎 22)Ep.5 Loose brown strands(Free)Ep.8 Lightweight light brown locks (💎 4)Ep.8 Lightweight chestnut locks (💎 12)Ep.8 Black high ponytail (💎 12)Ep.8 Chestnut high ponytail (💎 19)Ep.8 Ash high ponytail (💎 30)Ep.8 Lightweight black locks (Free)

Ep.3 Northern motif light brown (💎 5)Ep.3 Northern Motif Black (💎 10)Ep.3 Loosely-tied Light brown (💎 20)Ep.3 Loosely-tied Ash (💎 20)Ep.3 Loosely-tied Black (💎 30)Ep.3 Northern motif chestnut (Free)Ep.5 Black with two sticks (💎 5)Ep.5 Chestnut with long bangs (💎 12)Ep.5 Ash with long bangs (💎 12)Ep.5 Light-haired with long bangs (💎 18)Ep.5 Black with long bands (💎 32)Ep.5 Light brown with two sticks (Free)Ep.8 Chestnut hair with Satoshi’s pin (💎 6)Ep.8 Light brown hair with Satoshi’s pin (💎 8)Ep.8 Black hair with Satoshi’s pin (💎 21)Ep.8 Ash hair with Satoshi’s pin (Free)

Ep.1 Black northern-style (💎 5)Ep.1 Ash northern-style (💎 5)Ep.1 Chestnut island-style (💎 9)Ep.1 Light brown island-style (💎 9)Ep.1 Black island-style (💎 22)Ep.1 Ash island-style (💎 27)Ep.1 Chestnut northern-style (Free)Ep.1 Light Brown northern-style (Free)Ep.3 Black southern-style (💎 5)Ep.3 Light brown southern-style (💎 5)Ep.3 Chestnut southern-style (💎 10)Ep.3 Southern style with accessory - ash (💎 20)Ep.3 Southern style with accessory - black (💎 20)Ep.3 Southern style with accessory - light brown (💎 30)Ep.3 Southern style with accessory - Chestnut (💎 30)Ep.3 Ash southern-style (Free)Ep.7 Reserved southern style - light brown (💎 5)Ep.7 Reserved southern style - Black (💎 9)Ep.7 Island style with braiding - Ash (💎 9)Ep.7 Island style with braiding - Chestnut (💎 20)Ep.7 Island style with braiding - Light Brown (💎 20)Ep.7 Island style with braiding - Black (💎 26)Ep.7 Reserved southern style - Ash (Free)Ep.7 Reserved southern style - Chestnut (Free)

Ep.1 Opals on Black (💎 5)Ep.1 Opals on Ash (💎 11)Ep.1 Opals on Light Brown (💎 11)Ep.1 Spinel on Chestnut (💎 18)Ep.1 Spinel on Black (💎 18)Ep.1 Spinel on Ash (💎 33)Ep.1 Spinel on Light Brown (💎 33)Ep.1 Opals on Chestnut (Free)Ep.4 Seaspray on Ash (💎 6)Ep.4 Seaspray on Black (💎 9)Ep.4 Seaspray on Chestnut (💎 9)Ep.4 Sea fantasy with Light Brown (💎 21)Ep.4 Sea fantasy with Ash (💎 21)Ep.4 Sea fantasy with Black (💎 29)Ep.4 Sea fantasy with Chestnut (💎 29)Ep.4 Sea drops on Light Brown (Free)Ep.8 Needles with amber in Black (💎 6)Ep.8 Needles with amber in Ash (💎 6)Ep.8 Needles with amber Light Brown (💎 8)Ep.8 Chestnut strands with amber (💎 8)Ep.8 Ash strands with amber (💎 21)Ep.8 Black strands with amber (💎 21)Ep.8 Light Brown strands with amber (💎 30)Ep.8 Needles with amber in Chestnut (Free)Ep. 8 Understated style in Light Brown (💎 6)Ep. 8 Understated style in Chestnut (💎 6)Ep. 8 Understated style in Black (💎 8)Ep. 8 Ash ponytail with hairpin (💎 8)Ep. 8 Light Brown ponytail with hairpin (💎 21)Ep. 8 Chestnut ponytail with hairpin (💎 21)Ep. 8 Black ponytail with hairpin (💎 30)Ep. 8 Understated style in Ash (Free)Ep.10 Casual southern style - Ash (💎 6)Ep.10 Casual southern style - Black (💎 6)Ep.10 Casual southern style - Chestnut (💎 9)Ep.10 Exquisite southern style - Fair-haired (💎 9)Ep.10 Exquisite southern style - Ash (💎 23)Ep.10 Exquisite southern style - Black (💎 23)Ep.10 Exquisite southern style - Chestnut (💎 29)Ep.10 Casual southern style - Fair-haired (Free)Ep.11 Solemn Blonde (💎 5)Ep.11 Solemn Black (💎 12)Ep.11 Solemn Ashen (💎 12)Ep.11 Ceremonial Chestnut (💎 20)Ep.11 Ceremonial Blonde (💎 20)Ep.11 Ceremonial Black (💎 33)Ep.11 Ceremonial Ashen (💎 33)Ep.11 Solemn Chestnut (Free)
## Mei’s Outfit

* Starter
* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4

Simple KimonoAutumn Leaf (💎 22)Raven’s Gift (💎 27)

Ep.1 Mirror in the sky (💎 27)Ep.1 Windy sunset (Free)Ep.2 Old Kimono (💎 12)Ep.2 Well-worn Kimono (💎 17)Ep.2 Tatters (Free)Ep.4 Men’s Grey Kimono (💎 19)Ep.4 Men’s Black Kimono (💎 31)Men’s Simple Kimono (Free)Ep.5 Flower Festival (💎 28)Ep.5 Song of the Wind (💎 22)Ep.5 Whisper of the Wood (Free)Ep.7 Warm Clothes (💎 9)Ep.7 Warm Clothes (💎 26)Ep.7 Warm Clothes (Free)Ep.9 Northern Fairy-tale (💎 10)Ep.9 Island Fairy-tale (💎 29)Ep.9 Southern Fairy-Tale (Free)

Ep.4 Practical Clothing (💎 9)Ep.4 Practical Clothing (💎 29)Ep.4 Practical Clothing (Free)Ep.5 Kimono from Kazu (you cannot pick the kimono as it depends on the fan you’ve picked in S1E6)Ep.5 Kimono from Kazu (you cannot pick the kimono as it depends on the fan you’ve picked in S1E6)Ep.6 Shinobi Outfit (💎 6)Ep.6 Shinobi Outfit (💎 10)Ep.6 Shinobi Outfit (Free)Ep.7 Training Outfit (💎 11)Ep.7 Training Outfit (💎 34)Ep.7 Training Outfit (Free)Ep.8 Sensual Persona (💎 21) (💥 +1 Passion)Ep.8 Dispassionate persona (💎 21) (❄️️ +1 Coldness)Ep.8 Inconspicuous persona (Free)Ep.9 Training Kimono (💎 10)Ep.9 Training Kimono (💎 18)Ep.9 Training Kimono (Free)Ep.11 Restless night (💎 20) (💥 +1 Passion)Ep.11 Bloody sunrise (💎 33) (❄️️ +1 Coldness)Ep.11 Rainy Day (Free)

Ep.2 Sensuous Garden (💎 95)Ep.2 Calm Sea (💎 95)Ep.2 Breath of Spring (Free)Ep.5 (Only appears if Mei saves Mori’s life) Take this and choose another (💎 22)Ep.5 (Only appears if Mei saves Mori’s life) Take this and choose another (💎 28)Ep.5 (Only appears if Mei saves Mori’s life) Take this and leave (Free)Ep.5 A Silk Nagajuban (💎 5)Ep.5 A Silk Nagajuban (💎 22)Ep.5 A Silk Nagajuban (Free)Ep.6 A Gift from Lin (💎 10)Ep.6 A Gift from Lin (💎 33)Ep.6 A Gift from Lin (Free)Ep.7 Boy’s Outfit (💎 9)Ep.7 Boy’s Outfit (💎 26)Ep.7 Boy’s Outfit (Free)Ep.9 Song Birds (💎 22)Ep.9 Spring Nights (💎 29)Ep.9 Delicate Flowers (Free)Ep.10 Shogun Southern’s Outfit (💎 17)Ep.10 Shogun Northern’s Outfit (💎 32)Ep.10 Shogun Island’s Outfit (Free)

Ep.1 Sun Flare (💎 11)Ep.1 Night Dream (💎 33)Ep.1 Spring Dream (Free)Ep.2 Travel Outfit (💎 23)Ep.2 Travel Outfit (💎 26)Ep.2 Travel Outfit (Free)Ep.3 North Wind (💎 10)Ep.3 Wind from the Island (💎 30)Ep.3 South Wind (Free)EP.5 North Over the Sea (💎 12)Ep.5 Sea Dawn (💎 32)Ep.5 Sea Sunset (Free)Ep.6 Forest Flower (💎 10)Ep.6 Mountain Flower (💎 27)Ep.6 Water Flower (Free)Ep.7 Windy Sunset (💎 34)Ep.7 Summer Garden (💎 11)Ep.7 Nocturnal Glow (Free)Ep.8 Dark Outfit (💎 8)Ep.8 Dark Outfit (💎 30)Ep.8 Dark Outfit (Free)Ep.10 Eri’s Outfit (💎 23)Ep.10 Eri’s Outfit (💎 28)Ep.10 Eri’s Outfit (Free)Ep.11 Empress’s Attire (💎 33) (Only appear if Mei ascends to the throne)Ep.11 Empress’s Attire (💎 70) (Only appear if Mei ascends to the throne)Ep.11 Empress’s Attire (Free) (Only appear if Mei ascends to the throne)
## Mei’s Trinkets and accessories

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4

Ep.3 Tall Hat (💎 10)Ep.3 Expensive Hat (💎 20)Ep.3 Simple Hat (Free)Ep.6 Kazu’s Gift (💎 10)Ep.6 Kazu’s Gift (💎 17)Ep.6 Kazu’s Gift (Free)Ep.10 Decoration from Masamune (💎 11)Ep.10 Decoration from Masamune (💎 32)Ep.10 Decoration from Masamune (Free)

Ep.2 Antique Fan (💎 6)Ep.2 Antique Fan (💎 8)Ep.2 Antique Fan (Free)Ep.5 Graceful parasol (💎 12)Ep.5 Graceful parasol (💎 18)Ep.5 Graceful parasol (Free)Shinobimask1.jpegEp.6 Shinobi Mask (💎 6)Ep.6 Shinobi Mask (💎 10)Ep.6 Shinobi Mask (Free)Ep.10 War FanEp.10 War FanEp.10 War Fan

Ep.4 Shogun’s Gift (💎 4)Ep.4 Shogun’s Gift (💎 11)Ep.4 Shogun’s Gift (💎 19)Ep.4 Shogun’s Gift (💎 31)Ep.4 Shogun’s Gift (Free)Ep.7 Wide hat (💎 9)Ep.7 Hat with scarf (💎 20)Ep.7 Hat with laces (Free)Ep.8 Eri’s Gift (💎 12)Ep.8 Eri’s Gift (💎 19)Ep.8 Eri’s Gift (Free)Ep.9 Fan from Satoshi (💎 5)Ep.9 Fan from Satoshi (💎 10)Ep.9 Fan from Satoshi (Free)

Ep.3 Beaded Hat (💎 10)Ep.3 Beaded Hat (💎 20)Ep.3 Beaded Hat (Free)Ep.4 Sun Shawl (💎 6)Ep.4 Sun Shawl (💎 9)Ep.4 Sun Shawl (Free)Ep.4 Pearl Earrings (💎 9)Ep.4 Pearl Earrings and Ring (💎 21)Ep.4 Pearl Ring (Free)Ep. 10 Staff with Pearl (💎 9)Ep.10 Staff with Amber (💎 9)Ep.10 Carved Staff (Free)
## Q&A about Mei

**Interview from the writer: Alexander**

**Why did you name the main character “Mei”?**

* I was looking for a name that exists in Asia, while it is present in different nations and will be euphonic for different language groups. In addition, it does not run counter to the character of the main character.

**How is the fox transformation process for Mei? Does it hurt for her?**

* Mei kitsune, and its transformation is directly related to magic, is painless.

**What happens to Mei's clothes when she transforms into a fox? Does it just subside?**

* It's magic, clothes are transformed with Mei.

**What kind of relationship did Mei have with other maiko / geisha? Did she have friends?**

* All I want to tell you - I will tell you in a story.

**What kind of relationship did Mei with Lady Sumiko?**

* When Mei was brought to Okiya, she was immediately assigned a mentor. Sumiko not only taught the protagonist the art of presentation and tea ceremony, but also spent a lot of time with her. The mentor was jealous of Mei's upbringing, avoiding any interference in every possible way, even from Mother Kinuyo. Despite the sometimes uncompromising character of the main character and Sumiko's severity, all strife remained strictly between them. Sumiko, in fact, was Mei's only close person.

**At the beginning of Episode 3 of Season 1, May knows who could help with her conversion, namely a prisoner. Where did she get this confidence?**

* She thinks about who will help her in the issue of disappearing from the city, not conversion. She had never seen any other criminals, perhaps knowledgeable in a similar matter.

**Why did Mei turn into a fox in the tunnel in episode 5 of season 1, fainted, and when she woke up, she was still fluffy?**

* Takao said about sleep: “Falling asleep, you calm down. Returning to the familiar human form. " It takes time. In the tunnel, May passed out briefly. She did not fall asleep, did not calm down, did not recover - she fainted.