Kouji Shigemoto

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**Kouji Shigemoto** (重 (しげ) 本 (もと) 浩 (こう) 司 (じ) , *Shigemoto Kōji*?) is a major character in Magilumiere Co. Ltd. series, written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki.

He is the president and founder of Magilumiere. Before founding Magilumiere he was a respected engineer until an unknown accident caused him to retire and found the company.

## Etymology

* The name **Kouji** means "*prosperous*" (浩) (**kou**) and "*officer/boss*" (司) (**ji**).
* Kouji's surname **Shigemoto** means "*multilayered/folds*" (重) (**shige**) and "*base/root/origin/source*" (本) (**moto**).

## Appearance

Shigemoto is a tall person being the same height as Kaede.

His hair is black and he usually wears it in a ribbon holding his hair at the back and a lock that covers his face. He has also been seen wearing his hair in a ponytail on the left side of his hair. He usually wears his hair long.

He is always seen wearing dresses of different colors and sizes although he usually wears a pink dress with white ornaments. During important meetings he usually wears a formal suit, being considered unusual for him and his employees.

In the past he would decide to wear a ribbon in the back using short hair although years later he would decide to wear a beret and ornaments in his hair with different dresses than today.

In the past, he used to wear a suit and tie and short hair.

## Personality

Shigemoto is considered to be a serious person and takes his job as president very seriously. It is common to observe that he tends to act seriously in any situation even when he is in his daily life, although his serious personality does not limit him to being kind to his employees and friends.

He often trusts the new employees and his abilities being a source of inspiration for them and a trustworthy person. He also treats his employees like his family so he is kind but stern when they need it and often takes pride in them when they improve.

Despite his serious personality, he also tends to cry when he gets excited. This can be seen during Sakuragi's first transformation or when Nikoyama was able to communicate with others during the magical technology expo.
He usually gets emotional when it comes to magical engineering or magical girls in general, which is why he is considered a fan of them.

Unlike other CEOs, he usually treats his employees like family and friends, giving them all his trust.

## History

15 years ago Shigemoto used to work as an magical engineer and technical manager together with Koga and Manao but due to an unknown accident he decided to retire and found a magical girl company. From that moment Shigemoto would start dressing in dresses as a memory.

After that at an unknown time, he along with Kaede would found Magilumiere and spend the next 3 years looking for magical girls to start their company where they would meet and hire Koshigaya as his first official magical girl.

From that moment on, Shigemoto would hire several employees and begin the implementation of the Alice system to facilitate the work of the magical girls. Contrary to Iroha, Akane and Hibiki to be his new employees.

After the mission in Tokyo Bay, Kouji and Magilumiere would be accused of causing the accident which would cause the dissolution of the company, to save their employees Kouji would say that he is guilty of placing the Kaiii making his employees be forgiven.
Currently and according to an Akane's client, Kouji works for Kamakura under the supervision of Kaede.

## Relationships

**Magilumiere Employees:**

* Kaede Midorikawa: Shigemoto and Kaede were Magilumiere's first official employees and are considered the founders of the company. Shigemoto seems to trust Kaede a lot, telling her about his old job as a magical engineer and being the only one who apparently knows the real reason why Shigemoto wears dresses. Shigemoto trusts Kaede a lot and appreciates him as a member of his family.

* Hitomi Koshigaya: Although they initially had a professional relationship, Shigemoto eventually considered Koshigaya as a friend. Shigemoto knows Koshigaya's personality so he always tries to control her when she does something risky. He usually trusts her as a magical girl so he trusts her abilities and rarely reprimands her.

* Kazuo Nikoyama: Shigemoto is confident in Nico's abilities as a coder, so he always tends to encourage and support him when he feels insecure. He knows Nico's personality so he always tries to calm him down and help him overcome his shyness issues.

* Kana Sakuragi: Shigemoto knows about Sakuragi's self-confidence problems, so he always tries to challenge her and encourage er to overcome her situation. From her first day, Shigemoto decided to trust her and her abilities to understand situations and act accordingly, so he always congratulates her when she makes a breakthrough.

* Hibiki Yamimori: Kouji and Hibiki have a good relationship.

**Allies and Friends:**

* Hana Ginji: During his first years as president of Magilumiere, he would go and meet Hana Ginji who he would commission to create easy-to-use magic broomsticks. From that moment Hana and Shigemoto often collaborate together.

* Nishina: When heading towards Hana's place, he would meet her assistant Nishina, although the first meeting would not be the friendliest, with time both came to understand each other and collaborate together.

* Miyako Asou: Shigemoto and Miyako have been friends for an unknown time, they both broke up and met again years later. Due to Miyako's request they both remain friends and allies.

* Director Koshigaya: Both have known each other since Shigemoto used to be an engineer, so they both tend to respect each other. Despite not having a relationship other than co-workers, the director seems to trust Shigemoto's abilities enough to trust him with his daughter.

**Rivals:**

* Kei Koga: In the past they both used to be good friends supporting each other and trusting their decisions but due to an accident and their opposite personalities they both ended up moving away. Currently, being the CEOs of rival companies, they maintain a rivalry with each other.

* Sho Manao: In the past they both met when Koga hired Sho to help Shigemoto but due to their very different ways of thinking Shigemoto mistrusted him for a while, although even working with him, after a while Sho would disappear.

## Trivia

* Shigemoto is a fan of the anime **Singer Sugar: Singing Angel** cosplaying its protagonist: *Shiori Sugar* .
* According to Magilumiere employees, Shigemoto has great singing ability.
* Shigemoto is considered a fan of everything related to magical girls as well as magical engineering.

## References

*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 41 (p. 1).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 20 (p. 3).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 60 (p. 19).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 61 (p. 1).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 2 (p. 42).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 21 (p. 15).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 28 (p. 15).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 61 (p. 2).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 10 (p. 16).
*Magilumiere Co. Ltd.* Manga: Chapter 10 (p. 8).