Shiemi Moriyama

## Actors

**Shiemi Moriyama** (杜山 しえみ, *Moriyama Shiemi*) is one of the main characters of the series and a member of the Ghost Hunting Team.

## Appearance

Shiemi is a fair-skinned girl with straight, shoulder length platinum-blond hair that is occasionally curled at the ends, and she is usually seen with a clip or headband in it and green eyes. In her initial appearance, Shiemi wore brightly colored kimonos with equally colorful haori and occasionally went barefoot. She later changes into the school uniform, which consists of black Mary Jane shoes, a short, pink skirt with a black belt, tight white thigh high socks, and a white colored shirt. She also wears the female version of the school tie, which is tied with a large bow. Shiemi also has noticeably large breasts despite her figure, which shocked all of the guys when they first saw her in the school uniform as the kimonos she usually wore concealed her figure.

## Personality

When Shiemi first appeared, she was a very shy and quiet girl at school. This is because when she was younger, she was awfully shy and sick, so she wasn't able to attend school, which made it hard for her to have friends of her own age.

Shiemi is also very naive - most of her life was spent within the premises of her home, therefore she is rather clueless when it comes to typical adolescent experiences and grew up without any real friends. Her desire to make friends gets to the point that she considers herself to be too young for romance, saying that she just doesn't have the time or comfort level for a boyfriend, especially since she really wants to focus on being a ghost hunter.

However, she is incredibly loyal, patient and hardworking; she would do anything for her friends, even if it would make others feel uneasy. In one episode, when she aimed of having friends at school, she humbly asked Izumo then, but instead of hanging out with her and having fun, Izumo took advantage of her kindness by always asking her to run errands, turning her into a servant. This came to an end when Rin Okumura enlightened her that friendship isn't supposed to be that way, respecting one another is more than loving a friend. Her exceptional kindness, immense willpower, and good nature has made her popular with everyone at school.

Shiemi also has a number of odd habits, such as giving nicknames to various herbs and other plants. She once failed a test because she didn't use their real names.

## Etymology

* Shiemi's name is written in hiragana the meanings could be depending on the kanji being used. “Shi” could mean (志) "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", (支) "branch, support, sustain" (資) "assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to", (蒔) "sow (seeds)" or (七 ) "seven”. "E" in her name could mean (咲) "blossom", (恵) "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", (衣) "garment, clothes, dressing”. “Mi” 美 "beautiful"
* According to the kanji used for her surname, Moriyama means "grove mountain".

## Trivia

* Her favorite food is her grandmother's herb cookies.
* Her favorite pastimes are gardening, making herbal teas, naming plants and flowers, baking cookies, and lying under the sun.
* She is slightly allergic to pollen.