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Niijima Ibuki (新島衣舞紀?) is a character in the D4DJ franchise, and is the leader of the group Photon Maiden. She is also the current producer of the group.[1]
Appearance[]
Ibuki has grey hair tightly pulled into a ponytail. Her front bangs are parted, and she has blue-grey eyes with light skin.
Description[]
Ibuki loves to move her body and has participated in many sports since childhood. In junior high, she became hooked on the joy of dancing and singing and started attending a show production school. Never forgetting to care for others, she is leader in both title and the fact that she always supports her unit.[2]
Personality[]
The unusual personality of Ibuki lies in the fact that she can be both a gentle, caring "big sister" and an energetic, athletically developed mentor, which often helped her friends and unitmates. Because of this, she is successful both in developing the physical fitness and dancing skills of her groupmates, and in helping them find and develop their understanding of themselves as independent musicians. Especially Saki, Ibuki's help for who in finding new colors is given an important part of the plot in the game and anime.
She also has a modest side to her, as shown in Doki Dokiss -Fall into Love's Dream, Tonight-, where she denies that she possibly couldn't attract customers, even when Hiiro states that Ibuki is the type that's definitely popular with younger students and Kyoko adds that she has a dedicated fan club in Yoba Academy.
Etymology[]
Niijima (新島) can be split into two parts. Ni (新), meaning new, and Jima (島) meaning island.
Ibuki (衣舞紀) can be split into three parts. I (衣) meaning clothes, Bu (舞) meaning dance, and Ki (紀) meaning record.
- The alternate reading of her name, (息吹）means "breath" or "vigor", which is related to her athletic nature.
Trivia[]
- Ibuki serves as the manager for her school's track and field team.[3]
- Ibuki prefers to be very veganized.
- Her family owns a shrine and she sometimes helps them out as a miko.
- In side:origin -Photon Maiden-, Ibuki becomes Yoba Academy's new student council president.
- She is able to eat a ton, at the level of competing with others in a speed eating contest. However, she seldom does that as it is a trouble burning the calories afterwards.[4]
- Ibuki has been featured in the following collaboration events:
- In Adventure Awaits Us (Part 1), her armor was based on the Deviljho and her weapon type was the Hammer.
- In Quintessential Thoughts, her character design was based on Nakano Itsuki.
- In Fantasia Groove!! -1st Half-, her character design was based on Yatogami Tohka.
- In That Time I Got Reincarnated as a DJ -1st Half-, her character design was based on Shion.
References[]
- ↑ ROAD TO D4 FES. Story Chapter 2
- ↑ Official Profile
- ↑ D4DJ Groovy Mix Character Illustrated Book Vol. 1
- ↑ Yatogami Tohka Card Episode
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