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Kazuko Suema (末真 和子, Suema Kazuko) is the tritagonist of the Boogiepop Series. She is a student of Shinyo Academy with a secret interest in criminal psychology and a friend of Touka Miyashita and Nagi Kirima.
Personality[]
To her classmates, Kazuko appears as a normal girl with an abundant amount of knowledge about very obscure subjects. However, in reality, Kazuko has a secret obsession with criminal psychology, born from the time she was almost chosen as the next victim in the serial killer incident. Ever since then, she has studied the mind of these kinds of individuals. As a result, she has naturally come into contact with Seiichi Kirima's books, who became Kazuko's favorite writer, despite her having never read any of his stories, only reading his non-fiction works. Kazuko keeps this hobby of hers a secret from her classmates because she knows that she would be ostracized for having such a "weird" hobby.
Kazuko has an admiration for Nagi Kirima after learning of her occupation, as she doesn't want to believe that someone can die or get hurt purely because of the whims of some evil individual, like the serial killer who planned to attack her years ago. And so, once she found out about Nagi's messiah complex, she found it inspiring that there is someone who can help victims like she almost was. Unlike the other girls in her school, Kazuko doesn't believe in the rumors about Boogiepop at first, being the type of person that only truly believes in things she can see with her own eyes.
Despite having such grim hobbies, Kazuko is a nice person at heart, proven by when she encouraged Aya Orihata to keep living when she mistook her for trying to jump off the roof of the school. Even though she didn't believe her own advice to be anything special, her kindness actually encouraged Aya to survive. Kazuko is also a good friend of Touka Miyashita, who she often helps with studying for exams, as her grades are far superior to her friend's. Kazuko has shown to put a lot of trust in Touka, even confiding in her with her secret hobby, something she usually keeps hidden from anyone else. Because of the abundant amount of time the two spend together, Kazuko has met Boogiepop several times, and although she never recognizes him, she can tell that there is something different about Touka at these times.
Appearance[]
Kazuko is a beautiful young girl with long black hair tied in braids, brown eyes and black square-rimmed glasses. She is mostly seen wearing the Shinyo Academy white female sailor uniform and a dark blue short skirt.
In the anime, Kazuko has long, straight black hair that has bangs hanging on the right side and black eyes.
She wears the Shinyo Academy female school uniform, consisting of a white shirt with a red tie around the collar, over which she wears a blue blazer, a pale white short skirt and knee-high white socks.
Background[]
Kazuko had her first encounter with the abnormal when she was the last target of the vicious serial killer Fear Ghoul, who killed many girls in Kazuko's town, framing the Towa Organization assassin Mo Murder. It was the killer's plan to target Kazuko next, but she was saved by Boogiepop and Nagi Kirima, who defeated Fear Ghoul before she could have a chance to target Kazuko. The story was covered up by the Towa Organization, who made it seem as if the killed hung himself before the police could catch him.
Kazuko later breaks through, becoming an MPLS with the ability Moon River (ムーン・リヴァー Mūn Ribā). After meeting Oxygen, she becomes the new Axis of the Towa Organization.
Abilities[]
Moon River (ムーン・リヴァー, Mūn Ribā) | ||
Debut: | No Oxygen, Not To Be Mirrored | |
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Type: | MPLS Ability | |
Effect: | 'Hiding' |
Kazuko's MPLS ability. Details are unknown, but it appears to be capable of 'hiding' both herself and others. It is described as an unreasonable ability, theorized to be capable of 'invalidating reality'. |
Story[]
See: Kazuko Suema/Story
Trivia[]
- The name Kazuko is written with the characters for 'harmony, peace' and 'child'.
- Kazuko's surname Suema is written with the characters for 'end, powder' and 'real, genuine'.
- The name of Kazuko's ability, Moon River, is a reference to the 1961 song of the same name by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, famously performed by Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
References[]
Gallery[]
See: Kazuko Suema/Gallery
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Boogiepop Series Characters
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Main Series
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Reocurring Characters | Boogiepop • Touka Miyashita • Nagi Kirima • Kazuko Suema • Keiji Takeda • Kei Niitoki • Masaki Taniguchi • Aya Orihata • Kentarou Habara • Suiko Minahoshi | |
Boogiepop and Others | Naoko Kamikishiro • Shirou Tanaka • Akio Kimura • Masami Saotome • Manticore • Echoes • Minako Yurihara • Kyouko Kinoshita • Akiko Kusatsu • Sachiko Noguchi • Jun Sakamoto • Haruo Nakayama | |
Boogiepop Returns | Jin Asukai • Spooky E • Kotoe Kinukawa • Shinjirou Anou • Gen Sakakibara • Mariko Komiya • Shizuko Imazaki • Sawako Nakadai • Yuriko • Misaki | |
Boogiepop in the Mirror | Kasumi Mikage • Kyouko Nanane • Mitsuo Kazumiya • Kouji Koumoto • Nozomi Tsuji • Yuu Tenjiki • Kit | |
Boogiepop Overdrive | King of Distortion • Kyouichirou Teratsuki • Zouragi • Shizuka Hashizaka • Makoto Hashizaka • Sakiko Michimoto • Hinako • Yuzuru Shinozaki • Takeshi | |
Boogiepop at Dawn | Shinpei Kuroda • Pigeon • Masanori Sasaki • Kyou • Makiko Kisugi • Chikao Shinokita | |
Boogiepop Missing | Tosuke Kigawa • Norisuke Kigawa • Rei Kusunoki • Suguru Semigasawa • Kageyama • Haruto Nonomura • Sonoko Furukita • Kazuo Mamiya • Ritsuko • Natsuko • Tezuka | |
Boogiepop Embryo | The Embryo • Tohru Takashiro • Lee Maisaka • Akiko Honami • Hiroshi Honami • Sidewinder • Pearl • Kazami Segawa • Sanpei Motoki • Minayo Kakizaki • Shigeki Taniguchi | |
Boogiepop Paradox | Akemi Kurenai • Chizuru Kurenai • Morito Uchimura | |
Boogiepop Unbalance | Seiko Hamada • Reiji Yuuki • Slim Shape • Doctor • Mitsugu Ujiki • Setsuko Amamiya | |
Boogiepop Staccato | Hiiragi • Kaleidoscope • Fujiko Narasaki • Shouzou Itouya • Masanori Sumiya • Ai Komiyama • Kimika Nakamura • Kousaku Tagaki • Mineko Takagi • Nomi Yoshinaga | |
Boogiepop Bounding | Brick • Mitsuko Amamiya • Akira Aoi • Kyousuke Hasebe • Zenji Yamashita | |
Boogiepop Intolerance | Harumi Suginoura • Midori Rokumine • Heizou Rokumine • Sadao Suma • Yasuko Aikawa • Mai Kuran • Koi Koryou • Kiyomi Tashiro | |
Boogiepop Question | Mikiya Mashita • Mutsumi Tachikawa • Tokie Komori • Mellow Yellow • Down Rodeo • Fix Up • Boomerang • Sepia Stain • Mezzanine | |
Boogiepop Darkly | Susumu Rindou • Io Makoma • Ako Aihara • Ren Mushiki • Scatterbrain • Thelonious Monkey • Ryouichi Itagaki | |
Boogiepop Unknown | Mitsuki Nakajou • Momota Matoba • Chiharu Yumihara • Yukino Utakami • Banki Yashima • Marisuke Dada • Bad Dance • Poom Poom | |
Boogiepop Within | Asuna Fuwa • Yukiko Hazama • Sayoko Narugi • Bargain Wagen Schwartz • Fumihiko Moroyama • Paradigm Rust • Saiko Seijou | |
Boogiepop Changeling | Juria Shiota • Yuuki Kishimori • Yuuto Amari • Yuma Kajiura • Mitsuru Hayami | |
Boogiepop Antithese | Mulan Magnolia • Lily Magnolia • Reiji Hien • Blue Dahlia • Stag Beetle • Nami Nanahoshi • Toshirou Shibata • Directions • Yousuke Koboshita | |
Boogiepop Doubtful | Sunao Shirato • Yuriko Suzumori • Boomkat • Panthalassa • Katyusha • Katsumi Narazaki • Kugito | |
Boogiepop Beautiful | Panic-Cute • Marrowbone • Polymoog • Serako Suga • Yasuyuki Enari • Yasuha Enari | |
Boogiepop Almighty | Dizzy Miss Lizzy • Ryouya Otsusaka | |
Boogiepop In Curse | Rian Minamino • Tetsuya Kinoshita • Junichi Mukai • Mutsurou Kawaue • Ryou Kinari • Mio Usuki • Eiji Ginoruta | |
Spin-Offs
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Beat's Discipline | Minoru Sera • Asako Asakura • The Mincer • Katsumi Narazaki • Zid • Mortal Gym • Diamonds • Rikki Tikki Tavi | |
Repent Walpurgis | Walpurgis • Alcestis • Koyomi Myouga • Takashi Muratsu • Kugito • Doberman • Truss South • Truss North • Truss West • Truss East • Truss Rear • Truss Front • Maxim G • Fay Risky | |
The Emperoider Spin | Kousuke Saiga • Sora Saiga • Jinpachirou Hidaka • Sakura Shimura • Shiika Shimura • Rio Midou • Akiko Minoyama • Kozue Muroi • Fumi Mitani • Kaede Kazahora • Midori Sorimachi • Kouyuu Nagareba • Minori Nijikami • Ikue Hishikawa • Panther • Brummbär • Serika Ishiki • Mahoro Saiga • Haetzelline • Masahiko Kaginohashi • Susumu Kobayashi | |
Non Canon Spin-Offs
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Boogiepop Phantom | Boogiepop Phantom • Manticore Phantom • Manaka Kisaragi • Mayumi Kisaragi • Poom Poom • Ichirou Kishida • Moto Tonomura • Misuzu Arito • Panuru • Hisashi Jounouchi • Mamoru Oikawa • Sayoko Oikawa • Youji Suganuma • Saki Yoshizawa • Akane Kojima • Officer Morita • Snake Eye • Youko Sasaoka • Yoshiki Tabata • Megumi Tooyama • Sachiko Wakasa • Shizue Wakasa • Officer Yamamoto • Miyo Kisaragi • Rie Takai | |
Boogiepop Dual | Takaya Akizuki • Motoka Igarashi • Kanou • Yukie Koga • Honjou |
Related Terms | Synthetic Human • MPLS • MCE • NP Cram School • Possestry Plan | |
Administration | Alcestis • Kaleidoscope • Oxygen • Kazuko Suema • Idioteque | |
Senior Executives | Reset • Limit • Fortissimo • Rains on Friday • The Mincer • Maxim G | |
Ocarina | Cold Medicine • Kyasha Mikagami • Toriko Shindou | |
Research Team | Fay Risky • Kugito | |
Boomerang Team | Boomerang • Sepia Stain • Fix Up • Down Rodeo | |
Truss Atlas | Truss South • Truss North • Truss East • Truss West • Truss Rear • Truss Front | |
Counters | Stag Beetle • Ladybird • Locust | |
Anti-Type | Mulan Magnolia • Lily Magnolia • Larkspur • Minimum | |
NP Cram School | Kousuke Saiga • Jinpachirou Hidaka • Kouyuu Nagareba • Kaede Kazahora • Sakura Shimura • Midori Sorimachi • Rio Midou • Kozue Muroi • Akiko Minoyama • Minori Nijikami • Fumi Mitani • Serika Ishiki | |
Other Synthetic Humans | Pete Beat • Manticore • Spooky E • Camille • Tarkus • Eugene • Kyouichirou Teratsuki • Scarecrow • Pigeon • Mo Murder • Notorious I.C.E. • Squeeze • Captain Walker • Sidewinder • Pearl • Swallow Bird • Mrs. Robinson • Tearjerker • Mellow Yellow • Thelonious Monkey • Melody Cool • Horny Toad • Bargain Wagen Schwartz • Footprints • Quiet Night • Boomkat • Panthalassa • Roundabout • Panic-Cute • Marrowbone • Polymoog • Dizzy Miss Lizzy • Mortal Gym • Snake Eye • Ventriloquist • Panther • Brummbär • Bullet Head • Hornisse • Katyusha • Schuberth • Bracke | |
Others | Yuriko Suzumori • Kunio Koryou • Utosera Mbyou • Paradigm Rust |