Morihito Otogi

**Morihito Otogi** (乙 (おと) 木 (ぎ) 守仁 (もりひと) , *Otogi Morihito*?) is the main male protagonist of the *Witch Watch* series.

He is Nico's childhood friend and familiar. He is an ogre belonging to the Otogi clan which were one of the surviving Ogre clans.

## Etymology

* The name **Morihito** means "*guard/protect/defend*" (守) (**mori**) and "*compassionate*" (仁) (**hito**).
* Morihito's surname **Otogi** means "*witty/chic/quaint*" (乙) (**oto**) and "*tree/wood*" (木) (**gi**).

## Appearance

Morihito has dark colored hair and black eyes. He wears a striped shirt and dark colored pants.

He is also often seen wearing a Kan Nico Channel shirt.

After training with the ogre masters, Morihito has developed large muscles.

## Personality

Morihito is a serious person in any situation, he is usually so serious that some people believe that he is expressionless despite this he is very reliable.

His inexpressiveness is due to his training since he was a child and according to him during the battle the enemy should not know what you are thinking.

This training has helped him to have an extreme positivity since he is usually attentive to everything around him, so things like bad luck do not usually affect him.

Due to his personality and being an ogre he is unable to make friends on his own since he doesn't usually trust people and doesn't know how to get along with them. This attitude has been decreasing due to the intervention of the otogi family in his life, coming to consider them as his best friends and second family.

He usually takes his responsibilities very seriously like taking care of Nico, doing housework and cooking.
His personal tastes are often considered weird as he is often obsessed with things like denim clothes and marbles, and he is usually very meticulous about them. He usually doesn't care about popular trends or use social networks as he considers them stupid.

## History

Morihito was born as a member of the Ogre clan on his father's side and human on his mother's side. In his childhood, he would enter into a fight where he would find out about his special offspring, convinced that this was part of Moi's destiny, he would concentrate all his talents on protecting his sick mother, after a while his mother would die due to the disease. Morihito, enraged by the death of his mother, would curse fate for giving him useless power, at that moment he would meet Nico, a girl descended from a witch who could not control her magic, from that moment Morihito would try to protect her.

A few years later due to her training as a witch, Nico would leave the city promising Morihito that he would return when she could control her magic, this would encourage Morihito to undergo training to ensure that he protects Nico in the future.

Some time later, his father would bring another ogre, this would make Morihito very happy since he was able to train and improve his skills by fighting another Ogre. This would only last two weeks.

Years later he would find out that Nico would return to the city and that hers would become her familiar due to having ogre blood, although at first he would refuse after knowing that some people would come to harm Nico, he decides to protect her.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Reiji Otogi

Morihito has a good relationship with his father. His father would teach him Ogre Qigong Fighting Arts and control his emotions.

#### Unnamed Mother

Morihito loved his mother, he always worried about her even though most of the time she was in a bed. His mother was the reason why Morihito would learn to cook, do his chores and do exercise because she wanted him to have as little worry as possible. Morihito took care of his mother until her death, lamenting the fact that he could not do anything to protect her, she together with Nico would be the reasons for Morihito to become stronger.

### Friends

#### Nico Wakatsuki

Moi would meet Nico after helping her out of a situation, from that moment they would both be together, Nico would be Moi's motivation to train his Ogre skills since not having been able to protect his mother he would try it with Nico. Some time later, Nico would start her witch training so she would say goodbye to Moi, it is at that moment that Moi would try to polish his skills to protect Nico in the future. Nico is a special person for Moi being his first and best friend. Moi tends to overprotect Nico by behaving like her father or her older brother. Over time and with the help of his friends, Moi would realize that he has romantic feelings towards Nico that he has been repressing due to his work as her familiar.

#### Kanshi Kazamatsuri

At first there was a rivalry between the two, this because the tengus and the ogres used to hate each other and have death matches in the past, but due to Kanshi's sociable personality their problems were quickly resolved. Although they usually have some arguments due to their very different personalities, they usually get along well and have a great friendship.

#### Keigo Magami

Keigo used to be just a classmate for Morihito so he didn't usually have contact with him until it was discovered that Keigo is actually a werewolf so Morihito had to fight him. After saving Keigo from death, he would let Keigo become Nico's familiar along with him and Kanshi. Currently both usually have discussions about movies, actors or directors although according to them these discussions usually make neither of them speak for a few weeks. Despite fighting over trivial things, they get along trusting each other.

#### Wolf

After discovering that Keigo is a werewolf, Morihito had to fight with his counterpart; Wolf. After the battle, Keigo becomes Nico's familiar, so Wolf also becomes Nico's familiar. This makes Wolf obedient to Morihito until Wolf is able to win him in battle. Currently both usually fight as a form of training.

#### Nemu Miyao

Morihito used to pet Nemu in her cat form without Morihito knowing. Upon formally meeting Nemu, Morihito did not trust her for being an unknown witch but due to Nemu's help during the **Dogs and Raindrops** prophecy, Morihito began to trust her even letting her come to his house. Currently both are good friends.

#### Miharu Kiryu

During the Otogi family's trip to Kanhachiya Mountain, they meet Miharu who they later discover is a vampire. Upon discovering the truth and seeing that Miharu had to spend his life moving away from people due to his condition, he invites him to move in with them so that he could become a Nico's familiar. Morihito usually considers Miharu as a younger brother.

#### Momo Kuramochi

Morihito has a good relationship with Momo due to being a witch and Nico's friend.

#### Tenryu Kiyomiya

Morihito finds Tenryu a strange person so he tries not to run into him during class. Although Morihito tries to ignore him, Tenryu always manages to find him and persuade him to enter the student council. After seeing Tenryu as president of the council, Morihito would begin to respect him a little due to his concentration and the seriousness with which he does things, although Morihito does not admit it, he feels that Tenryu and he are similar to being the parents of their respective groups of friends.

### Enemies

#### Ran Otake

Ran and Morihito meet when Ran goes to Reiji Otogi's house to challenge him. Reiji decides to have Morihito face Ran due to his abilities. Ran and Morihito would spend two weeks training in which both would strengthen a bond of brotherhood. Morihito would come to consider Ran as his older brother. After Ran left, Morihito would continue training to face him again one day. Years later, both would meet again so they decide to fight, during this fight Morihito discovers Ran's true intentions which makes Morihito break his friendship with Ran.

## Abilities

### Ogre Qigong Fighting Arts

* **Metal Club**
* **Ogre Wisp**
* **Kaigoku Muscle Tail:** It's a technique developed by Tsunotora. This technique allows the user to control their muscles as well as when and how to show their true strength. If the user keep their strength hidden, they can reduce the energy they use, however when they release their true strength it can be given as a great explosion of power.
* **Cloud Wave:** It's a technique developed by Yumejiro Asuka. It's a technique that combines ninja techniques with the quick step technique. It consists of taking steps that serve to disorient the enemy, however the user must constantly change direction to confuse them. This allows creating residual images of the user to go unnoticed.
* **Brighteyes:** It's a technique developed by Mogari Otake. It's a technique that uses experience as a strong point. It allows you to see through the target, showing all its weak points and attacks through blind spots, it also allows you to see hidden enemies. The technique depends on the user's skills as well as speed and decision-making ability. The more experienced the user is in combat, the better the technique will be used.
* **Chu In Ga Imu:** It's a technique developed by Zanjinsai Otogi. It allows it to concentrate the smallest amount of magic that flows through the user's body, allowing it to be released with an explosion.

## Trivia

* Morihito is a fan of the idol group Coan Loafer Babies.

## References

1. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 71, Page 2
2. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 125, Page 7
3. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 125, Page 9
4. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 125, Page 10
5. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 125, Page 12
6. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 125, Page 11
7. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 106, Page 12