Inaho Kushiya (櫛八 イナホ, Kushiya Inaho) is one of two tritagonists of the Maken-Ki! series (the other being Kodama Himegami). She is a member of the Student Council Security Division and a freshman student at Tenbi Academy. She is the adopted daughter of Tesshin Kushiya, having been raised by him but she was then taken in by Takeshi Ooyama and Atsuma Ooyama later on. Inaho has been a longtime friend of Takeru Ooyama and his self-proclaimed fiancée, competing against Haruko Amaya, who also holds romantic feelings for Takeru.
Appearance
Inaho is a very pretty girl with short, light brown hair tied in two ponytails on either side of her head. She has red eyes and a great figure for her age. She currently has an E-cup bust. At 150 cm tall, she is the second shortest girl in Maken-Ki.
She normally wears the Tenbi Academy first-year uniform.
Personality
Inaho has a very cheerful personality, for the most part appearing to be very innocent and focused on helping and spending time with Takeru , while still being somewhat of an airhead, generally. However, she shows herself to be very intelligent, or at least has great intuition not only in fighting, but also in Maken strategies.
She loves to eat snacks, and can devour anything sweet in a matter of seconds, even entire cakes.
History
Childhood
Inaho was an abandoned child who was left on the doorstep of Tesshin Kushiya's house. She was taught martial arts from an early age (the only thing Tesshin knew to teach). Inaho originally met Takeru when they were children, while she was practicing in the rain in the city. After a training session with her father that left her beaten up, Takeru hit himself against a tree to make himself just like her. She then promised to marry Takeru when they grew up, so they could be together forever. Takeru promised to always protect her, a promise he can't recall when they meet again at Tenbi.
Inaho was then captured along with Tesshin by Kamigari, and was left with the Ooyama family while Tesshin was imprisoned. Due to Atsuma Ooyama's comments during her fight with Tesshin, Tesshin decided to leave Inaho with Atsuma, while he went to train. However, due to Atsuma's death soon after and Takeru's subsequent flight from home, she grew up as the only child in the Ooyama household.
Plot
Maken/Abilities
Inaho is currently an A-rank maken user.
Kamudo - Inaho's maken where it takes the shape of a gauntlet that when brandished, greatly increases her strength and speed. However, overusing it puts enough stress on her body to knock her unconscious. It is one of the original eight Maken which was created by Yabiko Himegami upon his deification to defeat his uncle.
Her attacks with Kamudo include:
- Mitsuka Sen (Rotation) - Inaho grabs her target and rotates her gauntlet at high speed. This attack created enough friction to set a tree monster on fire.
- Hiken Hitotsuka - Inaho attacks with enough force to create a blast crater on the ground.
Relationships
Takeru Ohyama
Her self-proclaimed fiancé.
Monji
Her pet cat.
Haruko Amaya
One of her best friends and rival for Takeru 's affections .
Kodama Himegami
Friend and rival for Takeru 's affections .
Kengo Usui
Kengo shows his affection and concern for her, to the point that he hit Takeru when he made her cry. They are also always worried that the person they like (Kodama and Takeru respectively) are dating each other or with someone else.
Shiria Ootsuka
Friend and rival for Takeru 's affections. Unlike other rivals, they are very good friends and respect each other.
Kimi Sato
Friend.
Chacha Akaza
Friend.
Azuki Shinatsu
Friend.
Aki Nijou
Teacher and friend.
Minori Rokujou
Teacher and friend.
Trivia
- Inaho's surname Kushiya means "comb" (櫛) (kushi) and "eight" (八) (ya).
- Inaho 's measurements (Bust, waist, hip) are 85-57-86.
- Inaho is currently an A-Rank maken user.
- Despite being one of the smallest girls in Maken-Ki , Inaho has a very developed body for her age, compared to other girls her age like Kodama and Kimi .
- Inaho 's appearance is very similar to that of Makoto Nanaya , from the Blazblue video game series.
- In the manga, Takeru manages to remember the promise he made to Inaho when they were little, however in the anime he remembers the promise he made and it is never mentioned again.
- Inaho is similar to Hibari and Minori , both characters from Senran Kagura. They are young women with adorable and sweet looks, yet possess quite developed bodies, even for their age. They are also known for their love of sweets.
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Maken-Ki | Takeru Ooyama • Haruko Amaya • Kodama Himegami • Inaho Kushiya • Kengo Usui • Azuki Shinatsu • Chacha Akaza • Kimi Sato • Uruchi Minaya • Aki Nijou • Furan Takaki • Yuuka Amado |