Mrs. Ryougi is a member of the Ryougi family in Kara no Kyoukai.
Profile
Background
In her youth, Mrs. Ryougi was being harassed by a group of delinquents, so Mr. Ryougi, then a gang leader, decided to silently start walking her home on a daily basis.[1] They later married and had two children, Kaname Ryougi and Shiki Ryougi. Kaname was passed over as the next family head in favor of Shiki due to her multiple personalities taking root.[2]
Appearance
Personality
Mrs. Ryougi is described as "an aloof beauty that had a certain elegance like the setting sun."[1] They typically do not do things together as a family like eating meals together, but Mr. and Mrs. Ryougi often go on walks together.[3]
Role
Development
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« There have been a lot of questions about Shiki’s mom. Everybody must have felt a pretty big impact from her. Well, I had a pretty big impact, too. Also, self-reflection. She isn’t something you should cram your dreams into.[1] » |
| (Takashi Takeuchi) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 4: “The Hollow Shrine” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: Shiki’s mom is incredibly beautiful. I’m actually envious of Shiki’s dad. Tell me, how did those two meet and fall in love?Q: Shiki’s mom is incredibly beautiful. I’m actually envious of Shiki’s dad. Tell me, how did those two meet and fall in love? <Humanity>
Nasu: Shiki’s mom was an aloof beauty that had a certain elegance like the setting sun. Shiki’s dad was a leader in the reviled 23 Districts Gang (and also the cheerleading captain). Eventually, in order to protect Shiki’s mom, who was being harassed by a group of delinquents, Shiki’s dad started silently walking her home every day. And after that… Well? What do you think? No good?
Takeuchi: There have been a lot of questions about Shiki’s mom. Everybody must have felt a pretty big impact from her. Well, I had a pretty big impact, too. Also, self-reflection. She isn’t something you should cram your dreams into. - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai Special Pamphlet - Encyclopedia: Ryougi Shiki [Person's name], p.042-043 [T] Ryougi Shiki [Person's name]
A girl in her late teens. One of the main characters of the story, possessing the characteristic of Yin. A killer who could not kill.
She used a coarse male speech pattern, and used Ore as her first person pronoun. She had a cold personality and appeared to care about nothing.
She had only worn kimono up to the age of 16, but due to the comment of her high school peers, she bought a leather jacket. After that, she began this strange getup of wearing a leather jacket over a kimono during winter.
Although it seemed that she was concerned about her attire, but really she did not care.
She just wore what she wanted, but the result was consistently "always kimono", "laced-up boots or geta", "...red leather jacket".
Mean, heartless, and merciless, but occasionally she would react in a surprisingly feminine way. Like Mikiya said, it you want to compare her to an animal, it would be a rabbit or something like that.
She was the second child of House Ryougi, who artificially induced dual personalities in their offspring. Due to her confirmed multiple personality, her brother was abandoned as the heir in favour of her.
Because she was aware of her abnormality since childhood, Ryougi hated people as well as herself. Although she developed a cold personality as a result, secretly she wished to experience a normal person's happiness.
.... Ever since she encountered the materialization of that dream, her fate changed drastically.
She had a male personality known as "SHIKI", but he was lost due to an accident. Subsequently she developed the ability to perceive Lines of Death. Was it a compensation, or was it a sequelae of the accident?
After awakening from the coma, she did not have a realistic sense of living. Although in frustration she attempted to feel this sense of living through killing, due to various accidents and benevolent obstructions she never succeeded.
With a uncertain sense of living, this listless girl continued to come to Touko's office day in and day out.
By the way, Shiki's emotions towards people were quite animalistic.
Regardless of good or evil, Shiki first divided people into "those she can be with" and "those she cannot be with".
For those "she can be with", she would stay with them even if she hated them. Touko was "dislike", Azaka was "like", such were the categories.
As to Mikiya, in the words of Shiki, "I don't know".両儀式【りょうぎ―しき】【人名】
十代後半の少女。物語の主役の一人。陰性。人を殺せない殺人鬼。
男のような乱暴な口調で、一人称はオレ。冷めた性格で、万事がどうでもいいように振る舞う。
十六歳まで和服しか着てこなかったが、高校で出会った同級生のちょっとした台詞から皮のジャンパーを購入。以後、冬は着物の上に革ジャンを羽織《はお》る、という妙な服装になった。
服装に拘《こだわ》っているように見えるが、実は本人何も考えていない。
好きなものを着るだけという考えで、その結果として『いつも着物』『履物《はきもの》は編み上げブーツかゲタ』『……気に食わないけど赤い革ジャン』という格好になっている。
ぶっきらぼうで薄情《はくじょう》で容赦《ようしゃ》がないが、時折びっくりするほど少女らしい反応をする。幹也曰く、動物に例えるのならウサギだとか。
人為的に二重人格者を生み出す両儀家の次女として生まれ、多人格の素質を認められ、兄を差し置いて両儀家の跡取りとなった。
幼い頃から自分が異常だと知っていた為、極度の人間嫌い＆自分嫌い。それ故に冷めた性格になってしまったのだが、心のどこかで人並みの幸福を夢見ていた。
……その夢の具現に出会ってしまった事から、彼女の運命は大きく変動していく。
『識』という男性人格を持っていたが、事故によって失われた。その代償か事故の後遺症か、以後、死の線が視えてしまう体質になってしまった。
昏睡から目覚めた後は生の実感がなく、人を殺す事で生の実感を得ようと躍起《やっき 》になるが、色々な偶然とか善意の妨害とかで上手くいったためしがない。
不確かな生の実感を抱きながら、今日も今日として橙子の事務所に通いつめるアンニュイ少女。
余談ではあるが、式の対人感情は中々に動物的。
好き嫌いに関係なく、まず一緒にいていい人間と一緒にいたくない人間とに分かれるのだとか。
一緒にいていい人間なら嫌いだろうと付き合っていくらしく、橙子は嫌い、鮮花は好き、というカテゴリーらしい。
幹也はと言うと、本人曰く「知らない」だそうで。 - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 2: “A Study in Murder (Part 1)” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: I noticed that there’s a bamboo grove near the Ryougi mansion. In the spring, do they ever do things like hunting bamboo shoots together as a family?Q: I noticed that there’s a bamboo grove near the Ryougi mansion. In the spring, do they ever do things like hunting bamboo shoots together as a family?
Takeuchi: …Probably not.
Nasu: But they at least go on walks, for sure! Though it’s really just Papa Ryougi and Mama Ryougi.
Occasionally, Shiki will see them spending time together out there from her room.Ｑ：両儀邸の傍にある竹林が気になります。やはり、春になると一家揃って竹の子狩りとかしているのですか？
武：いやだから、普通に考えたらないだろ、それ。
奈：でも散歩ぐらいはするよ、きっと！両儀父と両儀母の組み合わせだけだろうけど。
式はたまに、そういう両親を部屋から見かけたりしているんですよ。
| Main characters: Shiki Ryougi • Mikiya Kokutou • Touko Aozaki • Azaka Kokutou Secondary characters: Cornelius Alba • Daisuke Akimi • Fujino Asagami • Kirie Fujou • Lio Shirazumi • Mana Ryougi • Misaya Ouji • Mitsuru Kamekura • Satsuki Kurogiri • Shizune Seo • Souren Araya • Tomoe Enjou |