Sho Manao

**Sho Manao** (真 (まな) 尾 (お) 笑 (しょう) , *Manao Shō*?) is one of the main antagonists of Magilumiere Co. Ltd. series, written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki.

He's a former co-worker of Kouji and Koga. After disappearing for a while, he appears as Kamakura's ally become him in one of the main antagonists of Magilumiere series.

## Etymology

* The name **Sho** means "*laugh/smile*" (笑).
* Sho's surname **Manao** means "*real/genuine*" (真) (**mana**) and "*tail/ridge*" (尾) (**o**).

## Appearance

Sho is a tall person.

He often wears his hair tied up in the back and streaked in front.

He currently wears vests with long-sleeved shirts.

In the past, Sho used to wear a suit and cut his hair short.

## Personality

Sho is a person who is confident in his abilities so he is usually confident in that aspect.

He tends to see things objectively without being guided by feelings, as well as taking the option that best suits him. Sho is very independent since he usually acts on his own when it is convenient, this has been seen when he increased the characteristics of the kaii in Tokyo Bay or when he gave a clue to the employees of Magilumiere to find Shigemoto in NMEA's Competition.

According to Koji, Sho is a gifted engineer, being able to use code in a language not commonly seen.

## History

Sho was hired by Koga to assist Shigemoto.

During his stay, Sho would have a conversation with Shigemoto which he would not like, so from then on Sho would stop saying that he was "joking" with him, but they would continue working together.

Some time later Sho would disappear at the same time that the Kaii Calamity occurred.

## Plot

### Act 1

#### Kyoto Arc

During Shigemoto's presentation at KMU, Sho would head to the presentation to see Shigemoto before heading to the Tonomori Shrine. At the shrine, Sho would wait for the festival to end so he could activate a magical barrier in the shrine and release a Kaii into it to test the Kaii's abilities. After the kaii was eradicated by Magilumiere with the help of Hibiki, Sho decides to leave the place and raises the magical barrier.

#### Tokyo Bay Arc

Sho would go to Kamakura's office who informed him that in 3 days they would deploy a new kaii to Tokyo Bay. 3 days after the meeting with Kamakura, Sho would be in Tokyo Bay in a restaurant to monitor the Kaii. However, when Magilumiere demonstrates that they can eradicate the Kaii, Sho proceeds to improve the Kaii's characteristics, thus giving it more arms that make it difficult the eradication, after that, Sho leaves the place.

### Act 2

#### NMEA's Competition Arc

After the competition, Sho appears in front of Iroha and formally introduces himself to her, telling her that he can tell them Shigemoto's location, which she refuses. After a Kamakura employee interrupts their conversation, Sho gives her a hint and tells her that they look for the Nationalization Era's Old Underground Research Facility and then leave the place.

## Relationships

**Rivals:**

* Kouji Shigemoto: Being hired as his assistant, Sho tried to talk to him but having opposing ideas decided not to talk to him about it. Apparently Sho has respect for Shigemoto due to his talent as an engineer.

## References

*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 61 (p. 1).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 61 (p. 7).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 61 (p. 14).