In Popular Culture
The proper name Himiko has been diversely applied, not only in Japanese popular culture but also in other realms such as astronomy.
- Himiko (卑弥呼) is a train on the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and a water bus of Tokyo Cruise Ship designed by Leiji Matsumoto.
- Himiko (film) is a 1974 Japanese drama directed by Masahiro Shinoda.
- House of Himiko (Mezon do Himiko メゾン・ド・ヒミコ) is a 2005 film starring Kō Shibasaki.
- Legend of Himiko ( Himiko-Den 火魅子伝) is an anime series, manga, and computer game.
- Himiko Kudo (工藤卑弥呼) is a character in the anime/manga series Get Backers.
- Himiko (ひみこ) is a character name in Dragon Quest III, Kyoshiro and the Eternal Sky, Ōkami, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, and Warriors Orochi 2.
- Himiko is mentioned as being a historical witch in the Japanese video game Bayonetta
- Himiko is featured as the mian character in the young adult novel Spirit's Princess.
- Himiko was seen in the final episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica with other magical girls.
- Himiko is the antagonist of the first book of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix series, where she is identified with the sun goddess Amaterasu and becomes the inspiration for various legends before dying of breast cancer.
- A clone of Himiko is a character in the manga series Afterschool Charisma, where she follows in her progenitor's footsteps as a shaman by leading a cult that worships the spirit of Dolly the clone sheep.
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