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Himegami Shano (姫神紗乃?) is a secondary character in the D4DJ franchise. She is a member of the groups Lynx Eyes and Call of Artemis and the former producer of Photon Maiden.
Profile[]
A legendary diva who once stood on stage with Airi at D4 FES. On the surface, she is strict and cool, but she is compassionate and attentive. After a period of overworking, she left the public eye and worked behind the scenes as a producer for Photon Maiden, but is now back in active service as Call of Artemis.
Appearance[]
Shano has long dark brown hair that fades into pink near the bottom, and bangs that frame the sides of her face. The top half of her eyes are black with the bottom half being a bright shade of violet, and there is a small aegyo sal on her outer lower eyelids. She has a pale complexion and stands at a tall height, being one of the tallest characters. Shano is always depicted with lipstick on, and the majority of her outfits include high heels and some form of pants.
Background[]
Eight years prior to the events of the main story, Shano belonged to a unit comprised of Airi, Mana, and Toka. They were incredibly popular, which led to talent agencies contacting them. Both she and Toka had always planned on pursuing a career in the music industry, yet they were hesitant to go on without their newfound friends. However, they accepted the offer at the insistence of Airi and Mana, which led to the unit's disbandment and the formation of the professional unit Lynx Eyes.[1] Some time later, fate would bring Airi and Shano together once more when they performed together at D4 FES.[2]
Personality[]
Shano is a mature, cool and level-headed woman. Due to her formal personality she often comes off as strict and stoic, which can lead to misunderstandings about her as a person. In reality, deep down Shano is a very kind and compassionate individual who cares deeply for those around her. This is made especially obvious in the Voice of a Goddess -Sing for You- event, when her inner monologue shows her thinking very affectionately and fondly towards Airi, as opposed to the casual, yet close relationship they are shown to have. Outside of her affection and deep care for Call of Artemis and Photon Maiden, she manages to have a very heartwarming scene when she forms an unlikely friendship with Michiru (whom it is implied she sees her younger self in) as they bond over similar experiences.[3]
Despite her personality not giving off this impression, Mana states that she is shy, although said shyness is only shown around the fellow members of Call of Artemis.[4] Such as in the Call of Artemis main story when Shano admits she had to overcome her embarrassment in order to tell Mana she's happy that she's back, or in Airi's 2023 birthday conversation when Mana teases Shano for not knowing how to use a fryer and she becomes very embarrassed. Additionally Mana describes both Shano and Airi as competitive and sore losers, and Airi believes that Shano is neurotic, and that being her being too hard on herself is the problem.[5]
Etymology[]
Himegami (姫神) can be split into two parts. Hime (姫), meaning princess, and Gami (神) meaning mind or soul.
Shano (紗乃) can be split into two parts. Sha (紗), meaning gauze or gossamer, and No (乃) meaning belonging to.
Trivia[]
- Shano is bad at using electronics, especially newer models.[6]
- Shano is the tallest member of Call of Artemis, and her voice actress, Raychell, is also the tallest member of the live unit.
- According to Mana, Shano sleep-works.[7]
- Shano is the only character who has a small aegyo sal featured as part of her model.
- According to Shano's 2023 birthday conversation, she is currently in her late 20s.
- Shano believed in Santa when she was a high school student.[8]
- Shano is one of the characters who received a change to her in-game character code number.[9][10]
References[]
- ↑ Translated by iviachupichu
- ↑ D4DJ News
- ↑ To Where the Dancing Feathers Guide/Episode
- ↑ Birthday -Boudoir- (Mana)/Episode
- ↑ The RAVE (Shano)/Episode
- ↑ Navigation (Shano) Card Quote
- ↑ The RAVE (Mana) Episode
- ↑ Airi's special Christmas menu line (2023)
- ↑ 821 to 073
- ↑ The other characters who received the change are the rest of Call of Artemis and Kaibara Michiru.
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