is a character in the manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series Tenjho Tenge

Tenjho Tenge

is a Japanese manga authored by Ito "Oh! great" Ōgure. The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body of a high school that educates its students in the art of combat...

. She is a recent addition to the Executive Council.

Character outline

Mitsuiro is the current head of the Shōjō Family, one of the Red Feather Families of the Takayanagi Family Flying Phoenix. She is the 17th person to be the head of the Shōjō Family. She seems to be named after her ancestor in Feudal Japan, Tokuan Shōjō, and seeks to continue his work. Despite her last name and place as the Shojo Family's head, she is actually a member of a Shojo branch family. Since Sōhaku Kago

Sohaku Kago

is a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge. He is the true head of F, and Souichiro Nagi's estranged father.- Character outline :Sōhaku is the first and only person to ever be head of the Kago family, as he has lived for several centuries because of his unique power. He also is the true head...

 took over Tokuan's body it ended the Shojo family bloodline. Mitsuiro's family was a relatively weak family that uses inter-family marriages to strengthen their powers back to the true Shojo Family's level over time.

Mitsuiro is one of the three female characters in Tenjho Tenge that has a small chest (the others being Madoka Mawari

Madoka Mawari

is a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge. She is a member of F, but now sides with the Juken Club.- Character outline :Madoka is a middle school student, so unlike most of the characters she is not enrolled at Todo Academy. She is the current head of the Mawari family, a White Feather Family...

 and Raika Rotsukaku). She has a tattoo/pattern on the left side of her face that extends all the way across to the other side of her nose. She is in love with Hirohiko Myouun Kabane

Hirohiko Myouun Kabane

is a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge. He is a recent addition to the Executive Council.- Character outline :Hirohiko is a male with a fairly effeminate face . He is the current head of the Kabane Family, one of the Red Feather Families of the Takayanagi Family Flying Phoenix...

; they also both share the goal of continuing their ancestors work. Sadly she is unable to marry Hirohiko given her family tradition obligates her to marry within the family. However, she doesn’t like being referred to by her last name, she even threatened to slap Hirohiko for using it.

While she typically seems to be a rather calm and laidback person, Mitsuiro seems to have no problems killing things, as Emi Isuzu

Emi Isuzu

is a character in the manga and anime series Tenjho Tenge. She is the current Vice-president of the Executive Council.- Character outline :Emi is a third year student at Todo Academy. Not only is she Mitsuomi Takayanagi's second-in-command, but she also harbors a deep respect and love for him...

 notes she even smiles when she kills a bull that she was training with in Mitsuomi's form. She also has a sense of humor since she mocked the size of Aya Natsume

Aya Natsume

is a character in the manga and anime series Tenjho Tenge. She is a member of the Juken Club.- Character outline :Aya is the younger sister of Shin Natsume, and Maya Natsume. She is a freshman at Toudou Academy. She has brown hair...

’s breasts when she impersonated her.

Hirohiko indicates to Aya that he and Mitsuiro are not her enemies, but after he and Mitsuiro make an appearance in a limo with Dōgen Takayanagi

Dogen Takayanagi

is a character in the manga and anime series Tenjho Tenge. He is the former head of the Takayanagi Family.- Character outline :Dōgen is the father of Mitsuomi Takayanagi and Masataka Takayanagi. He typically wears a hat, that casts a shadow over his face and glasses. He is a bald, elderly appearing...

 and Mitsuomi Takayanagi

Mitsuomi Takayanagi

is a character in the manga and anime series Tenjho Tenge. He is the president of the Executive Council.- Character outline :Mitsuomi is a tall, very muscular man with short White hair and long bangs. He has a scar on his chest and back, but usually wears very tight fitting clothes covering them....

. Later, Hirohiko appear on the Executive Council’s roster, and while Mitsuiro may not be on the roster, this could indicate is that she is going to take Mitsuomi's place in the tournament. So her real stance on the Juken Club is unclear.

Read and Imprint Ki

Mitsuiro’s Red Feather Power allows her to read a person’s ki and imprint it on herself or others. By reading and imprinting someone’s ki on herself, Mitsuiro can take on the physical appearance (likely the voice as well), skills, and techniques of others. This is a powerful and versatile ability in the series as she can copy all the person’s strengths without their weaknesses, such as copying Mitsuomi’s abilities without the time limit restraint. The more interesting the face, the better the ability can be performed.

The weaknesses of this ability that the user cannot show any of their own emotions. It is also not known if she can permanently retain the traits of others after returning to normal (i.e. can she shape shift back into the person without re-reading their ki) or if returning to normal causes the loss of the traits and abilities.

Much of the understanding of this family power comes from its use by Mitsuiro’s ancestor; however, it is unknown whether or not Mitsuiro's family tradition of inter-marrying has strengthened their power enough for the comparison to be accurate.

Assumptions Based on Tokuan

• She can steal techniques without ever seeing them as Tokuan stole Yoshikatsu Shinjirō Yagyuu’s secret technique despite never seeing it (this took assistance from Reiki, so it's apparently not easy to do).
• The different physical forms can be sustained for very prolonged periods. It is unclear if there is a time limit at all as Tokuan maintained it for weeks; in fact he was only shown in his true form on one page of the entire Feudal Japan Arc.
• Mitsuiro should even be capable of imprinting the ki of more than one person at a time on herself; as Tokuan read and imprinted Yoshikatsu’s ki to use his own technique against him despite retaining the appearance of Tadaaki Jiroemon Ono (this was also done with Reiki's assistance, so it too may be difficult).
• Mitsuiro may also be able to imprint ki onto others, altering their physical form and possibly their abilities as well. Tokuan also managed to imprint Tadaaki’s ki onto Yoshikatsu; thus giving Yoshikatsu, Tadaaki’s face.

Mitsuiro’s ability to mimic and replace people may not be as good as her ancestor’s ability to do so, as the pattern on her face sometimes appears regardless of who’s form she is taking. This would likely give her away if she tried to kill and replace someone like her ancestor frequently did. This could also be a conscious action to make it easier for the other people to distinguish which one was the real Mitsuomi.

Manga

Mitsuiro was never animated as the anime and OVA's didn't get that far into the storyline. She appears solely in the manga and rather late into it at that. She has yet to play much of a role; however, she will likely increase in importance quickly.

Tournament Arc

Misuiro first appears alongside Hirohiko in the Juken Club’s room; Mitsuiro has a long slender case with her (presumably containing a sword). Hirohiko leans over Aya, as she lies on the floor unconscious after the visions of Feudal Japan Reiki

Reiki (Tenjho Tenge)

is a character/object in the manga and anime series Tenjho Tenge.- Overview :Reiki is actually a ceremonial Nodachi, and the heirloom of the Natsume Family. Despite its length classifying it as a nodachi, the characters tend to refer to it as a katana. It is very long, with a red sheath and hilt wrap...

 gave her which exhausted all of her ki. When Aya awakens, she throws Hirohiko, initially thinking he was an enemy. With all her ki expended, she can’t do much else but lay on the floor. Aya calms down when Mitsuiro takes on her appearance and Hirohiko’s says that they are not enemies. After their introductions Aya thinks of them in comparison to their ancestors from Feudal Japan and the two say they are there to complete their ancestors fight.

Mitsuiro and Hirohiko later appears in a limo with Dogen, Mitsuomi, Shirō Tagami

Shiro Tagami

is a character in the manga and anime series Tenjho Tenge. He is the 3rd in command of the Executive Council.- Character outline :Shirō Tagami is a third year student at Todo Academy. He is a tall and very skinny man with long black hair, he is usually referred to by his family name as opposed to...

, and Emi. Shiro points out that this is highly unusual as Mitsuomi tends to dislike members of Red Feather Families, but is more concerned with Dogen’s presence. Mitsuiro conversely seems to be more concerned with the state of affairs that "ripped up" the Flying Phoenix, as the Natsume Family has broken off from the rest of the Flying Phoenix Feathers.

Later Emi notices Mitsuomi has trained with a bull for over 30 minutes (he can only go 3 minutes without his heart rupturing), and even smiles when he kills the bull. She then realizes it is in fact Mitsuiro with Mitsuomi’s ki imprinted on herself and notes that Hirohiko has just been added to the Executive Council’s Roster. Emi notes that Mitsuiro was not on the starting roster to her recollection, this seems to indicate the plan is for Mitsuiro to secretly replace Mitsuomi. Mitsuomi comments that when Mitsuiro killed the bull she was only able to reach 80% of his power. Hirohiko points out that they are inducing the Red Wing Resonance Effect from himself to allow Mitsuiro to use her power (apparently it’s not that effective, but Hirohiko says there was no one else to use at the time). Strangely Mitsuomi appears in a wheelchair, whether or not Mitsuiro reading and imprinting his ki during this time is related to that is unclear. He later appears fine as he asks Emi if she had anything to do with the strange occurrences during the tournament.

The Executive Council’s plan for the tournament isn’t exactly clear, but it has something to do with Nokimi Mayutsubo

Nokimi Mayutsubo

is a character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge. She is a trusted Confidant of Sōhaku Kago.- Character outline :Despite having a different last name, Nokimi is a member of the Rikudou Family, which is a branch of the Kago Family...

, and it is implied Mitsuiro may be replacing Mitsuomi in the tournament. If so determining when it actually is Mitsuomi and when it is Mitsuiro in disguise will be rather difficult. Emi Isuzu postulates that Mistuiro may be taking Mitsuomi's place after he dies.

It is later revealed, Mitsuiro and Hirohiko have been in love since childhood she is however older than he is. Hirohiko wants to end the war so that the strength of Mitsuiro's family won't matter and she will be free to marry him. This seems to be the motivation that made Hirohiko as strong as he is today.

As Hirohiko tries to crush himself and Souichiro/Sohaku beneath the Takayanagi mansion, she rushes to his defense, striking Inue with her weapon before being speared and apparently killed by Sohaku's henchmen.