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Houjou Arei (北条彩鈴 Houjou Arei?) is a student of Tokiwadai Middle School, who appears in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Astral Buddy.[4][1][5][6][7]
Appearance[]
Arei has red eyes and messy black hair which she ties in ponytail. In her first appearance, she wore a Tokiwadai jacket. Underneath she wears her full body suit along with her skirt.[4][6]
Personality[]
Normally stoic in her expression, she is however quite merciless when it comes to her enemies, beating down Makigami Komaki so much that even Yumiya Iruka showed concerned that she was overdoing it.[4] She also enjoys it when her opponent is strong enough for her in battle, as with the case with her fighting Hokaze Junko, after she momentarily bested her and making her bleed from her nose.[5]
In spite of this she does value her friend Iruka, as she concedes to her wishes even if interrupts her love for battle,[5] and shows concern over her well-being especially when it came to their plan against Junko and Shokuhou Misaki.[8] After her escape and Iruka's capture with their mutual defeats from Junko, Arei tries to fulfill Iruka's wishes of wanting people to admire Junko, and describes her as an older sister who loved her little sister. Indeed, she hoped that Iruka would take a different path than her and her boss.[8]
Later during her interactions with her older brother, Houjou is shown to have a more tender side to her personality, as seen where she was mildly annoyed and embarrassed by her brother's teasing and care for her and even blushed slightly as she annoyingly told him that she wasn't a child anymore, showing a close familial relationship with him.
Background[]
A young Houjou Arei with her older brother Seigo
Not much is known about her past, though it is shown that she practiced using kunai on target practices when young.[3] According to Nogi Yasuhito, she belongs to certain ninja clan which has been exterminated and is extinct in the present.[2][Notes 1]
Before entering Tokiwadai, she belonged to another middle school. Despite being a Level 2, she was accepted into Tokiwadai as a technical exchange student because her highly specialized skills and abilities were considered equivalent to a Level 3.[3]
Chronology[]
Astral Buddy[]
Astral Buddy Arc[]
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Abilities[]
Her ability is called Whisper Bell (
Equipment[]
During her last battle with Hokaze Junko, she made use of Hard Taping Custom (
In her battle against Shirai Kuroko and Shokuhou Misaki, she utilized kunais.[9]
Notes[]
- ↑ Nogi says the Houjou family name is a hint. Based on her name, Houjou is a "Fuma" (風魔?) ninja since they served the Houjou clan in Feudal Japan.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nogi Yasuhito, Twitter. Retrieved on 18 October 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 026
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 006
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 007
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 009
- ↑ Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 010
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 018
- ↑ Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 025
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