Mimirin Midorihara

* 2012+
* 2010-2012
* 2008-2010 (new outfit)
* 2008-2010 (old outfit)
* 2002-2008
* 2000-2002
* 1997-2000
* 1993-1997
* 1991-1993

**Mimirin Midorihara** (みどりはら みみりん, *Midorihara Mimirin*) is one of the four main characters in the Shima Shima Tora no Shimajiro anime series, and in the Kodomo Challenge franchise. Her family owns a flower shop called "Midorihara Flower Shop".

## Bio

### Appearance

Mimirin is a rabbit with white fur, black ear tips, a white bucktooth, a pink nose, pink inner ears, and a ball-shaped tail. Mimirin wears a pink ribbon on her left ear, as her original head accessory was a red flower ornament.

When debuting in April 1991, Mimirin wears a yellow long-sleeved shirt with puffy sleeves under a red overall dress, white socks, and pink shoes. During the summer, her outfit remains the same, but her shirt becomes shorter-sleeved, and she wears a sunhat with a red ribbon.

In October 2009, Mimirin wears a cyan dress, a pink long-sleeved top with a yellow collar and a marigold button, baby pink socks, and pink shoes. During the summer, she wears a sunhat with a red ribbon, a yellow t-shirt with a pink trim and darker pink buttons, a light blue skirt, white socks, and pink shoes.

Starting in April 2012, Mimirin wears a gray dress with white polka-dots and a brown belt, a pink cardigan, long blue socks, and pink Mary Janes. During the summer, she wears a sunhat with a pink ribbon, a pink sleeveless dress, gray short leggings, and her socks become white and shorter.

### Personality

Mimirin is cheerful and can get along with anyone, but she is a bit clumsy, selfish, spoiled, and has a habit of crying easily. She loves singing and performing her own songs on the karaoke set that her mom brought. She dreams that she wants to be a princess, but she also wants to become an idol as well.

## Relationships

* **Shimajiro Shimano**: Mimirin was the first friend that Shimajiro met. She helped Ramurin by pulling the elevator to get him down at the secret base in the early days.
* **Torippii Sorano**: When Torippii tries to do something suspicious, Mimirin becomes annoyed and frustrated.
* **Ramurin Makiba**: Ramurin is Mimirin's best friend. Before Ramurin left Challenge Island to move to France with her parents, she gave Mimirin her favorite ribbon.
* **Nyakkii Momoyama**: When Mimirin finds Nyakkii at Doki Doki Forest, she and the others realizes that she moved to Challenge Island with her family.
* **Kumakkii Mashiro**: Kumakkii is Mimirin's friend at Kindergarten.
* **The Three Black Cat Brothers**: One of the Cat Brothers who became love interest with Mimirin in early season is non-other than Paisley.

## Etymology

* **Midorihara** (みどりはら, *Midorihara*): **Midori** (みどり, *Midori*), which can also be written in kanji (緑, *Midori*) means "green", which is a secondary color of the color wheel. **Hara** (はら, *Hara*), which can also be written in kanji (原, *Hara*) means "source" or "origin". This makes the surname translate to "green source".
* **Mimirin** (みみりん, *Mimirin*): **Mimi** (みみ, *Mimi*), which can also be written in kanji (耳, *Mimi*) means "ears". **Rin** (りん, *Rin*), which can also be written in katakana (リン, *Rin*) means "phosphorous". This makes the surname translate to "phosphorous ears".

## Trivia

* Mimirin's birthday is on October 10th, making her zodiac sign Libra.
* Mimirin's ears rarely bent down every time she gets tired or sad.
* Mimirin is one of the two main characters to not have any brothers or sisters, the other one is Ramurin.
	+ However, after Ramurin left Challenge Island with her parents and retired in April 2012, she became the only one.
* Mimirin's original house was a green house with a yellow roof, before she moved to a flower shop in episode 381.
	+ Also, the collar on her shirt in her oldest outfit was shaped like a flower until it got changed to a straight point collar mid season.
* Mimirin's had a character song in the early season called 'With a Wish..."