OVA
Description
Himiko Shinobibe, the 13th-generation leader of the Shinobibe Ninja Clan, serves as a primary companion to the protagonist in the Mashin Hero Wataru series. She possesses turquoise hair tied with a large pink ribbon and wears a deep-pink ninja outfit featuring short sleeves, long pants, a white belt, white footwear, and golden dragon-scale shoulder pads and armbands.
Her personality radiates boundless energy, innocence, and fearlessness. Himiko displays a hyperactive, bubbly demeanor, almost always smiling and tackling challenges with intrepid curiosity. She embodies the belief that "children do not inherit evil," reflecting her pure-hearted nature and disregard for conventional logic. This allows her to perform unconventional ninjutsu based on viewer ideas without concern for practicality, accompanied by her signature incantation, "Himikomikomiko Himikomiko!" These abilities include transformation, object summoning, and animal communication.
As a Kunoichi, she utilizes a "Bag of Holding" containing utilities, weapons, food, miscellaneous items, and even miniature mecha. Himiko occasionally pilots mechanical units, acting as co-pilot for Genjinmaru in the first series and piloting the compact Moo-Moo-maru in the sequel. Beyond combat, she functions as a "Living Emotional Crutch" for Toraoh, stabilizing his volatile emotions, and serves as a "Morality Pet" for the morally ambiguous Kurama, indirectly guiding him toward better choices. She frequently bestows nicknames on others, a habit that sometimes influences her allies' speech.
While typically exhibiting a genki disposition, Himiko displays profound seriousness when friends are threatened. Key developments include her devastation upon witnessing Kurama and Toraoh's apparent deaths in the first series, marking rare instances of her crying or expressing fury. During Wataru 2, a "Hidden Purpose Test" revealed her reliance on fleeting fun for happiness; her future self taught her to value enduring bonds with family and friends, underscoring her growth in understanding emotional fulfillment beyond immediate excitement.
Her personality radiates boundless energy, innocence, and fearlessness. Himiko displays a hyperactive, bubbly demeanor, almost always smiling and tackling challenges with intrepid curiosity. She embodies the belief that "children do not inherit evil," reflecting her pure-hearted nature and disregard for conventional logic. This allows her to perform unconventional ninjutsu based on viewer ideas without concern for practicality, accompanied by her signature incantation, "Himikomikomiko Himikomiko!" These abilities include transformation, object summoning, and animal communication.
As a Kunoichi, she utilizes a "Bag of Holding" containing utilities, weapons, food, miscellaneous items, and even miniature mecha. Himiko occasionally pilots mechanical units, acting as co-pilot for Genjinmaru in the first series and piloting the compact Moo-Moo-maru in the sequel. Beyond combat, she functions as a "Living Emotional Crutch" for Toraoh, stabilizing his volatile emotions, and serves as a "Morality Pet" for the morally ambiguous Kurama, indirectly guiding him toward better choices. She frequently bestows nicknames on others, a habit that sometimes influences her allies' speech.
While typically exhibiting a genki disposition, Himiko displays profound seriousness when friends are threatened. Key developments include her devastation upon witnessing Kurama and Toraoh's apparent deaths in the first series, marking rare instances of her crying or expressing fury. During Wataru 2, a "Hidden Purpose Test" revealed her reliance on fleeting fun for happiness; her future self taught her to value enduring bonds with family and friends, underscoring her growth in understanding emotional fulfillment beyond immediate excitement.