Himeno

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Himeno
Name
Japanese	姫 (ひめ) 野 (の)
Romaji	Himeno
Alias(es)	Barf Woman (by Denji)
Biological Information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
height	175 cm (5'9")
Status	Deceased
Professional Information
Occupation	Public Safety Devil Hunter
Affiliation	Public Safety Devil Hunters Tokyo Special Division 4
Relatives	Unnamed father Unnamed younger sister
Contracted Devils	Ghost Devil
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 10
Anime Debut	Episode 4
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Mariya Ise
English Voice	Katelyn Barr

"D-Don't you die, Aki. I want you to cry for me... When I... die..."

Himeno (姫 (ひめ) 野 (の) , Himeno^?) is a supporting character in the Public Safety Saga. She was a Public Safety Devil Hunter working under Makima's special squad, partnered with Aki Hayakawa.

Appearance

Himeno was a very tall, voluptuous and beautiful young woman with smooth and slightly unkempt neck-length black hair, turquoise-colored eyes where she wore a black eyepatch over her right eye.

She was usually seen wearing her suit with a black tie.

Past

In the past when Himeno and Aki Hayakawa were assigned as partners through Kishibe, she used to have longer and straight hair that touched her shoulders, bandages over her right eye as well as a sling on her right arm (which she removed right after they began working together, but she still kept her hair to shoulder-length) and she was slightly skinnier back then.

Personality

Himeno was shown to be a mature and experienced superior to the new recruits working under her. She generally carries herself with upbeat body language and was capable of staying calm under extremely stressful situations, such as the initial phase of her group's battle against the Eternity Devil. Himeno motivated Denji by offering him a french kiss, implying that she's at least somewhat perceptive of the people around her and was willing to take unorthodox approaches in order to ensure the best possible results from him.

Himeno was shown to be very efficient and blunt in her duty as a Devil Hunter. She responded to a small and seemingly insignificant Devil by almost immediately using her Ghost Devil to subdue it. She was shown to have a more stern side and little tolerance for behavior from new recruits that would endanger or harm her subordinates, as she swiftly took out Kobeni Higashiyama when the latter attempted to stab Denji.

Himeno was shown to be a rather caring and empathetic person as she cared for the well-being of her fellow Devil Hunters, as shown by her desire to not betray Denji during their first mission together. In a brief flashback scene, Himeno was shown to be very patient and tolerant to those that are suffering when a late partner's former girlfriend lashed out and slapped her out of grief.

However, despite this cheerful presentation, Himeno also held an extremely pessimistic worldview as a result of having witnessed multiple partners die suddenly in her line of work. This knowledge that Devil Hunters typically die as a result of their career combined with the teachings of her master eventually lead to her developing a nicotine addiction as a coping mechanism. Himeno even went as far as to pressure Aki Hayakawa into taking up smoking as a new recruit, citing the fact that Devil Hunters don't usually live long enough to suffer from the negative side effects of prolonged use of tobacco anyway.

Himeno had strongly internalized another old teaching of her master: that only Devil Hunters "who have a couple of screws loose" are ultimately successful, due to the general sense of unpredictability presented by their willingness to do unusual things to take down opponents.

Himeno cared deeply for Aki whom she trained as a new recruit and had a close personal bond with. In fact, Himeno considered the side effects of Aki using his sword bad enough that it would be worth sacrificing Denji to prevent. This puts into perspective how much she valued Aki's well-being.

Relationships

Aki Hayakawa

Upon being assigned as partners, Himeno's feelings for Aki were just those between teammates at first and she simply didn't want him to die. However, after a long time working together, she began to gradually develop feelings for Aki and she states that she likes Aki simply because he is cool, and most of all, he is a normal person.

It was implied that Himeno had kissed Aki back when he was a new recruit.

Denji

Himeno and Denji met after he was assigned to work with Aki Hayakawa's squad and they immediately develop a good relationship with Himeno promising Denji to give him his first kiss if he completes the mission. While witnessing Denji's power as a hybrid facing the Eternity Devil, she remembered the words of his mentor about the devil hunters the demons are afraid most are those who can't understand, believing Denji could be capable of defeating the Gun Devil and assists him pulling his cord to give him mote strength.

After the mission succeeds, the team goes to drink that night and a drunk Himeno kisses Denji, but also throws up on his mouth. Later, she takes him to her apartment and asks him if he wants to lose his virginity with her and starts taking off his clothes, but ultimately stops after realizing he is not interested due to having a crush on Makima. The next morning while having breakfast, they form an alliance to make Aki fall on Himeno while Makima falls on Denji, thus becoming friends.

During her final moments, she uses her remaining strength to help Denji recover pulling his cord one last time.

Makima

Himeno seems to despise Makima.

Abilities

Devil Contract

• Ghost Devil Contract: Himeno had the ability to use the power of the Ghost Devil; in exchange for sacrificing her right eye permanently to the Devil, Himeno could summon and control the right arm of the Ghost Devil by making the desired motions with her own right arm, which the ghost will mimic. The hand is invisible and intangible. This arm was strong enough to gouge large wounds into the Eternity Devil's flesh. During the fight with Akane Sawatari, Himeno, in exchange for her whole body, fully summoned the Ghost Devil to attack and overwhelm her opponent.

Skillset

• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Himeno was a skilled fighter, instantly incapacitating Kobeni Higashiyama after she had been disarmed.

Chapter Appearances

Bat Devil arc
5. A Way to Touch Some Boobs	Absent
6. Service	Absent
7. Meowy's Whereabouts	Absent
8. Chainsaw vs. Bat	Absent
9. Rescue	Absent
10. Kon	Debut
11. Compromise	Appears
12. Squeeze	Absent
13. Gun Devil	Appears

Eternity Devil arc
14. French Kiss	Appears
15. Endless 8th Floor	Appears
16. The First Taste	Appears
17. Kill Denji	Appears
18. Chainsaw vs. Eternity	Appears
19. Nobel Prize	Appears
20. Drinking	Appears
21. Taste of a Kiss	Appears
22. Cola-Flavor Chupa Chups	Appears

Katana Man arc
23. Gunfire	Appears
24. Curse	Appears
25. Ghost, Snake, Chainsaw	Death
26. The Gun is Mightier	Absent
27. From Kyoto	Absent
28. Secrets & Lies	Absent
29. Perfect Score	Flashback
30. Bruised & Battered	Mentioned
31. The Future Rules	Mentioned
32. Over and Over Again	Absent
33. Mission Start	Absent
34. Full Team	Absent
35. Minor	Flashback
36. Katana vs. Chainsaw	Absent
37. Train, Head, Chainsaw	Absent
38. Easy Revenge!	Mentioned

Bomb Girl arc
39. Tearjerker	Absent
40. Love, Flower, Chainsaw	Absent
41. Before the Storm	Absent
42. Teach Me How to Swim	Absent
43. Jane Fell Asleep in the Church	Absent
44. Boom Boom Boom	Absent
45. A Fine Day for Explosions	Absent
46. The Melody of a Massacre	Absent
47. Luck With Women	Flashback
48. Kaboom Kaboom Kaboom	Absent
49. Shark Hurricane	Absent
50. Sharknado	Absent
51. Dark Diving	Absent
52. Lost Love, Flower, Chainsaw	Absent

International Assassins arc
53. In a Dream	Absent
54. To Go to Enoshima	Absent
55. Let's Go	Absent
56. A Curse and A Fist	Absent
57. Suddenly	Absent
58. Yutaro Kurose	Absent
59. Mess	Absent
60. Quanxi and Fiends' 49-Person Massacre	Absent
61. News Reporter	Absent
62. Super Mess	Absent
63. Trip To Hell	Absent
64. Welcome To Hell	Absent
65. The Darkness Devil	Flashback
66. Woof!	Absent
67. The First Devil Hunter	Absent
68. Dark Power	Absent
69. Shining Power	Absent
70. Pinch	Absent

Gun Devil arc
71. Bath	Absent
72. All Together	Absent
73. Everyday Life No More	Mentioned
74. What the Waves Say	Absent
75. 9,12	Absent
76. Don't Open It	Absent
77. Ring Ring Ring	Absent
78. Snowball Fight	Absent
79. Play Catch	Absent

Control Devil arc
80. A Dog's Feelings	Mentioned
81. Paw	Absent
82. Always Eat A Hearty Breakfast	Absent
83. Death, Resurrection, Chainsaw	Absent
84. Hero Of Hell	Absent
85. Bloody Good Gut Feeling	Absent
86. Date Chainsaw	Absent
87. Chainsaw Man vs. the Horrifying Weapon Humans	Absent
88. Star Chainsaw	Absent
89. Go Get 'Em, Chainsaw Man	Absent
90. Super Power	Absent
91. Power, Power, Power	Absent
92. Zombie, Blood, Chainsaw	Absent
93. You & Crappy Movies	Absent
94. Chainsaw Man vs. the Weapon Humans	Absent
95. Chainsaw Man vs. Control Devil	Absent
96. This Kind of Taste	Absent
97. I, Love, Chainsaw	Absent

Anime Appearances

Season 1
1. Dog & Chainsaw	Absent
2. Arrival in Tokyo	Absent
3. Meowy's Whereabouts	Absent
4. Rescue	Debut
5. Gun Devil	Appears
6. Kill Denji	Appears
7. The Taste of a Kiss	Appears
8. Gunfire	Death
9. From Kyoto	Flashback
10. Bruised & Battered	Flashback
11. Mission Start	Mentioned
12. Katana vs. Chainsaw	Flashback

Etymology

• The name Himeno means "princess, young lady of noble birth" (姫 (ひめ) , hime^?) and "field, wilderness" (野 (の) , no^?), possibly referencing her nature as both gentle and wild.

Trivia

• Himeno's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
  • Himeno ranked 11th in the First Popularity Poll with 7,167 votes.
  • Himeno ranked 8th in the Second Popularity Poll with 27,612 votes.
• Himeno's role in the original Chainsaw Man plotline was considerably different than what it actually turned out to be:
  • She was supposed to be Aki Hayakawa's sister and Denji's buddy (presumably instead of Power).
  • Tatsuki Fujimoto also says he thought she would live much longer in the story.
• Himeno is noticeably one of the few characters who is normally referred to by a name written in kanji while everyone else has their names written in katakana, even if the names themselves are Japanese.