OVA
Description
Hanna Mikage is a first-year high school student with long blonde hair and blue square-rimmed glasses. She is a skilled and established WIXOSS player who works as a freelance game writer, publishing reviews and articles in magazines as well as contributing to online message boards. Her expertise in card games and her systematic approach to the Selector system make her a formidable battler.
Hanna possesses a calculating, blunt, and analytical personality. She often speaks in a distinctive manner, beginning her sentences with a single summarizing word before elaborating. She has a strong passion for inquiry and pursues her interests with relentless focus. In battle, this translates to a methodical and ruthless efficiency, showing little regard for an opponent's circumstances as she works toward her own goals. Her confidence in her own abilities is high, though she is later shown not to be invincible.
The central motivation driving Hanna to participate in the dangerous Selector battles is her desire to recover lost memories of her younger brother, Yuuto. He died in a childhood accident, but Hanna had repressed the specific memories of the incident, unable to recall how it happened. She enters the Selector battles with the wish to use the reward to either retrieve or alter these forgotten memories, desperate to understand the truth about her brother's death. This quest is not merely academic; it is rooted in deep-seated guilt and a hope for closure.
In the story, Hanna initially appears as an antagonist-like figure to the protagonist, Suzuko Homura, whom she attends the same school. Recognizing Suzuko as a Selector, Hanna persistently challenges her to battles out of curiosity and a desire to understand the system's mechanics. However, their relationship evolves into a significant alliance. They bond over shared losses (Suzuko's mother and Hanna's brother), and Hanna becomes Suzuko's mentor in WIXOSS strategy, trading training sessions for rare sweets. This partnership is key to both characters' development.
Her most crucial relationship is with her LRIG, Nanashi. Hanna initially addresses Nanashi with respect, using the honorific "-chan," while Nanashi calls her "-sama". This polite dynamic is shattered when Hanna finally collects the five coins needed to claim her reward. After revealing the traumatic truth that she had taken Yuuto to a construction site to play, resulting in his fatal fall, Nanashi discards her respectful facade. The LRIG reveals a sadistically true nature, delighting in Hanna's despair and tormenting her before vanishing. This betrayal compounds Hanna's psychological devastation, leading to a complete mental breakdown.
Hanna's development is defined by her fall and gradual recovery. After reclaiming her memories, she is crushed by survivor's guilt, blaming herself for her brother's death. She isolates herself in her room, refusing to see anyone, including her concerned older sister. Her recovery is facilitated by the persistent kindness of Suzuko, who repeatedly visits with homemade cakes, and the wisdom of her older sister. Her sister comforts her, insisting Yuuto's death was an accident and acknowledging how hard Hanna fought for his sake, which helps Hanna begin to forgive herself. Emerging from her isolation, Hanna decides to stop living in the past and to move forward, reconciling with her sister and reaffirming her friendship with Suzuko.
In Lostorage conflated WIXOSS -missing link-, Hanna continues to research the true history of Selector battles. She participates in the new conflict with Kiyoi Mizushima, another skilled Selector, and works to uncover the mysteries behind the current system while providing support to her allies. Her abilities as a combatant are notable; she is an expert in WIXOSS with significant experience and tactical skill, and her LRIG, Nanashi, possesses Coin Bet Skills such as "Blind," which can obscure the opponent's field. She is shown to be a top-tier player, though she is ultimately outmatched by the powerful Kiyoi.
Hanna possesses a calculating, blunt, and analytical personality. She often speaks in a distinctive manner, beginning her sentences with a single summarizing word before elaborating. She has a strong passion for inquiry and pursues her interests with relentless focus. In battle, this translates to a methodical and ruthless efficiency, showing little regard for an opponent's circumstances as she works toward her own goals. Her confidence in her own abilities is high, though she is later shown not to be invincible.
The central motivation driving Hanna to participate in the dangerous Selector battles is her desire to recover lost memories of her younger brother, Yuuto. He died in a childhood accident, but Hanna had repressed the specific memories of the incident, unable to recall how it happened. She enters the Selector battles with the wish to use the reward to either retrieve or alter these forgotten memories, desperate to understand the truth about her brother's death. This quest is not merely academic; it is rooted in deep-seated guilt and a hope for closure.
In the story, Hanna initially appears as an antagonist-like figure to the protagonist, Suzuko Homura, whom she attends the same school. Recognizing Suzuko as a Selector, Hanna persistently challenges her to battles out of curiosity and a desire to understand the system's mechanics. However, their relationship evolves into a significant alliance. They bond over shared losses (Suzuko's mother and Hanna's brother), and Hanna becomes Suzuko's mentor in WIXOSS strategy, trading training sessions for rare sweets. This partnership is key to both characters' development.
Her most crucial relationship is with her LRIG, Nanashi. Hanna initially addresses Nanashi with respect, using the honorific "-chan," while Nanashi calls her "-sama". This polite dynamic is shattered when Hanna finally collects the five coins needed to claim her reward. After revealing the traumatic truth that she had taken Yuuto to a construction site to play, resulting in his fatal fall, Nanashi discards her respectful facade. The LRIG reveals a sadistically true nature, delighting in Hanna's despair and tormenting her before vanishing. This betrayal compounds Hanna's psychological devastation, leading to a complete mental breakdown.
Hanna's development is defined by her fall and gradual recovery. After reclaiming her memories, she is crushed by survivor's guilt, blaming herself for her brother's death. She isolates herself in her room, refusing to see anyone, including her concerned older sister. Her recovery is facilitated by the persistent kindness of Suzuko, who repeatedly visits with homemade cakes, and the wisdom of her older sister. Her sister comforts her, insisting Yuuto's death was an accident and acknowledging how hard Hanna fought for his sake, which helps Hanna begin to forgive herself. Emerging from her isolation, Hanna decides to stop living in the past and to move forward, reconciling with her sister and reaffirming her friendship with Suzuko.
In Lostorage conflated WIXOSS -missing link-, Hanna continues to research the true history of Selector battles. She participates in the new conflict with Kiyoi Mizushima, another skilled Selector, and works to uncover the mysteries behind the current system while providing support to her allies. Her abilities as a combatant are notable; she is an expert in WIXOSS with significant experience and tactical skill, and her LRIG, Nanashi, possesses Coin Bet Skills such as "Blind," which can obscure the opponent's field. She is shown to be a top-tier player, though she is ultimately outmatched by the powerful Kiyoi.