Fumi Himeno - Name Origins

Name Origins

Fumi's given name in My-HiME, written 二三 in kanji, literally means "two-three"; the kanji used are Chinese numerals. It can refer to her birthday, which she shares with Mashiro (February 3, or the third day of the second month). The first kanji in her family name hime (姫?) means "princess", and the acronym "HiME" is an often-referred-to pun on it. Thus, "Himeno Fumi" can be read as "HiME no Fumi", or "Fumi of the HiME", possibly referring to her status as Mashiro's guardian.

In My-Otome, Fumi's GEM, the Pure White Diamond (真白なる金剛石, Mashiro naru Kongōseki?) is a reference to Mashiro Kazahana; the first two kanji (真白) are the same ones used in Mashiro's given name in My-HiME, further reaffirming the link between Mashiro and Fumi.

My-HiME and My-Otome Characters

HiME	Natsuki Kuga Mikoto Minagi Mai Tokiha Akane Higurashi Midori Sugiura Nao Yuuki Akira Okuzaki Yukariko Sanada Yukino Kikukawa Alyssa Searrs Shiho Munakata Fumi Himeno Shizuru Fujino

Pearl Otome	Akane Soir Chie Hallard Shiho Huit Juliet Nao Zhang

Coral Otome	Arika Yumemiya Nina Wáng Erstin Ho Tomoe Marguerite

Meister Otome	Natsuki Kruger Shizuru Viola Haruka Armitage Mai Tokiha Lena Sayers Maria Graceburt

Other combatants	Miyu Greer Midori Rad Mikoto the Cat Goddess

Administrative/Political figures	Mashiro Kazahana Haruka Suzushiro Reito Kanzaki Mashiro Blan de Windbloom Mashiro Blan de Windbloom (impostor) Yukino Chrysant Nagi Dài Artai Sergay Wáng

Miscellaneous	List of My-HiME anime characters List of My-HiME manga characters List of My-Otome anime characters List of My-Otome manga characters My-Otome (manga) Yuuichi Tate Takumi Tokiha Nagi Homura Mayo Kagura Masashi Takeda List of My-HiMe Child and Elements

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