Miwako Kirigaya
From Firefly Wedding
Miwako Kirigaya is a supporting character in Firefly Wedding and Satoko's stepsister. Beautiful and healthy where Satoko is sickly, she treats the heiress as an embarrassment to the house, and her coldness at home helps explain why Satoko's bargain with an assassin begins to look like freedom. She is voiced by Hika Tsukishiro in Japanese.
About Miwako Kirigaya
Miwako Kirigaya is Satoko's stepsister, part of the step-family that treats the sickly heiress as an embarrassment to be married off and forgotten. In the Kirigaya house, beauty and health are currency, and Miwako has both, which makes Satoko's existence a standing insult in her eyes. Her coldness at home is part of what makes Satoko's dangerous bargain with Shinpei understandable: the assassin, at least, chose her.
Appearance
Miwako is a beautiful young woman in the full bloom her stepsister will never have, and she knows it. In the Kirigaya house, beauty and health are currency, and Miwako dresses and carries herself like someone who holds plenty of both.
Personality
Miwako is cold toward Satoko and quite open about it. In her eyes, the sickly elder daughter is a standing insult to the family: the girl who should have been its pride, taking up space that healthy daughters could fill better. It is an ugly attitude, but the house raised her in the same marriage market that priced Satoko, and Miwako learned its lessons well. If Satoko were gone, Miwako would stand first among the Kirigaya daughters.
Background & Story
Miwako is part of the step-family that surrounds Satoko in the Kirigaya house, where the sickly heiress is treated as something to be married off and forgotten. Satoko grew up under that contempt, told in a hundred small ways that her worth was her marriage value and little else. Readers who wonder how a sheltered count's daughter could propose to an assassin should start here: at home, nobody had ever once chosen her.
Key Relationships
- Satoko Kirigaya: Her stepsister, whose illness and place as eldest daughter Miwako resents. Their home life is a large part of why Satoko runs toward danger.
- Jubei Kirigaya: Satoko's father and head of the house, whose favour and plans both daughters are measured against.
Quick Answers
Who is Miwako Kirigaya?
Miwako is Satoko's stepsister, beautiful and healthy where Satoko is sickly. Her contempt at home is part of what makes Satoko's dangerous bargain with Shinpei understandable.
Who voices Miwako Kirigaya?
Miwako is voiced by Hika Tsukishiro in the Japanese version of the Firefly Wedding anime.
