| Minai Tomoe 南井 巴 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Age | 29 |
| Weapon(s) | Baton |
| First Appearance | Someutsushi-hen |
| Portrayed By | Nana Inoue |
Minai Tomoe (南井 巴) is a character introduced in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna (ひぐらしのなく頃に 絆, When the Cicadas Cry Bonds). She makes her first appearance in Someutsushi-hen and later in Kagebōshi-hen, Tokihogushi-hen, and the DS-port of Miotsukushi-hen. She is the main protagonist of Tokihogushi-hen, which is narrated from her point of view.
Tomoe is a new police officer and detective from Kakiuchi station who investigates the curse of Oyashiro-sama and the Great Hinamizawa Disaster. She later gets deeply involved in Natsumi's problems through her investigation. She has a sister, Minai Madoka, who is also a police officer. She was voiced by Nana Inoue.
In Someutsushi-hen, she replaced Akasaka Mamoru and Ōishi Kuraudo, who are both not present in this arc. At the end, Tomoe came too late to stop Kimiyoshi Natsumi from committing suicide, which causes her grief.
In Kagebōshi-hen, she aids Akasaka and Ōishi in their investigation, but she is assassinated by three unknown perpetrators because she got too close to the truth.
In Tokihogushi-hen, she is involved in the 1982 case of Ryūgū Rena (in which Rena attacked three of her male classmates, one of whom happened to be a boyfriend of Ozaki Nagisa, Rena's childhood friend).
In Miotsukushi-hen, Tomoe's story continues from Tokihogushi-hen. While trying to find the identity of the kidnapper of the late Ozaki Nagisa, she was able to help Natsumi overcome the Curse of Oyashiro-sama. Later, when Tomoe finds out that Hanada Shirō, her former subordinate, was Nagisa's kidnapper and her father's true murderer, she pursues and arrests him.
Etymology[]
- Minai means "south" (南) (mina) and "well, mine shaft, pit" (井) (i).
- Tomoe means "huge comma design" (巴).
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