"Your mistake was underestimating me because I'm a woman." |
Mamiya | |
---|---|
![]() Mamiya as she appears in the manga. | |
Name in Kanji | マミヤ |
Name in Romaji | Mamiya |
Fighting Style | Yo-Yos, Emeici, Crossbow |
Allegiance(s) | Kenshiro |
Family | Kō (younger brother) |
Position(s) | Village Leader |
Appearances | Manga (ch. 26-82, 146, 160, 237-245), Anime (ep. 23-58, 65, 114), Ten no Haoh and more. |
Voice actor(s) |
Toshiko Fujita Naomi Shindō (Hokuto Musou, Shin Hokuto Musou) Yui Horie (DD Hokuto no Ken) Miyuki Kawasho (Hokuto ga Gotoku) Hitomi Nabatame (Legends ReVIVE) Karin Nanami (Fitness Boxing: Hokuto no Ken) Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (TV series dub) Laura Bailey (Hokuto Musou dub) Lauren Landa (Hokuto ga Gotoku dub) |
Mamiya (マミヤ) is a female warrior who is allies with Kenshirō & Rei where she fights using bladed yo-yos, Emeici spikes and a bowgun.
Manga & TV Series
On her twentieth birthday, Mamiya's parents were slain by Yuda and she was kidnapped by him, having his brand (UD) tattooed on her back. She escaped and started a new life, rejecting her femininity and becoming a warrior to lead her village.
When the Fang Clan threatened her village, she hired Kenshiro and Rei as mercenaries for protection. The Fang Clan attack resulted in the death of her little brother Kō, her last remaining relative. Mamiya was initially attracted to Kenshiro, but he did not reciprocate her feelings. She helps Kenshiro to find Toki, discovering that he is imprisoned at Cassandra. Rei falls in love with her and kills Yuda during his dying days to avenge Mamiya's honor. To respect Rei's last wishes, she gives up her life as a warrior and embraces her womanhood.
After this, Mamiya reappears in the manga sporadically, during the Gento arc and again during the final arc of the manga. She reappears in Episode 114 of the sequel TV series.
Appearance
In the story, it is referenced multiple times by characters (like Kenshirō & Toki) that Mamiya bears a "striking" resemblance to Yuria.
In the TV series, Mamiya's hair is red compared to brunette in the manga and she wears an orange-tan warrior outfit with red linings, yellow-armored pauldrons, red sleeves, a red belt, yellow pants and red boots.
Trivia
- Mamiya is loosely based on Saki Asamiya from the manga Sukeban Deka.
- Asamiya (麻宮) can also be read as Mamiya.
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Mamiya's English voice actress) is married to Steve Blum (Shin's English voice actor).
- Mamiya also shares her English voice actress with Yuria.