| Seraphim | |
|---|---|
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| Name in Japanese | セラフィム |
| Romaji Translation | Serafimu |
| Nickname(s) | Sera |
| Voice Actor (Japanese) | Shizuka Itō (Drama CD) Yōko Hikasa (Anime) |
| Voice Actor (English) | Morgan Garrett |
| Personal Info | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birthdate | September 27 |
| Classification | Vampire Ninja |
| Status | Active |
| Media Appearances | |
| Debut (Anime) | Episode 02 |
| Debut (Light Novel) | Volume 01 |
| Debut (Manga) | Chapter 01 |
| Appears in | Light Novel, Drama CD, Anime, Manga |
Seraphim (セラフィム, Serafimu?) is a vampire ninja, and is now living with Ayumu Aikawa, due to wanting to be Eucliwood Hellscythe's servant, although since Ayumu has taken the position, she is now surprisingly Ayumu's servant. However, she doesn't act, or like being called his servant at all.
She initially received a mission to take Eucliwood to her village. Later she received another mission to kill Eucliwood for luring out the Megalo into the Human World. However, the mission was later revoked, since the gates of the Underworld have been sealed. As such, she continued serving under Eucliwood.
Appearance[]
Seraphim is a girl with long black hair and green eyes. She ties her hair in a high ponytail and leaves a few locks of hair to dangle on either side of her face.
Sera possesses glamorous proportions, and is very well-endowed. She usually wears clothing that emphasizes her breasts, such as sleeveless blouses with thin shoulder straps.
Personality[]
Serpahim has an obsession over the Tsubamegaeshi Sword Style (Swallow Return Strike in the dub), and is constantly seen praising it. She is very honorable and chivalrous, and dedicated to her status as a ninja. However, she is also shown to be quite rude, especially to Ayumu, constantly calling him a "piece of shit" (クソ虫, kusomushi?, lit. "dung beetle"), or "disgusting", mainly because of him being both a pervert and a zombie. In the dub, she refers to him as a maggot. She is also repulsed by his Masou-Shoujo outfit, even saying at one point that a piece of her soul dies every time she sees him in it. However, Sera is fully aware that she's not a particularly nice person, and acts the way she does as the result of her village being at war for a century, saying that kind of thing tends to make someone 'less than friendly'.
Despite being rude, Sera does shown concern for Ayumu's well being when she volunteered to help fight with Ayumu twice against Kyoko and the King of the Night, as well as in episode 11 where she was worried if Ayumu would ever wake up after losing Eu. As time goes on, Sera starts to warm up to her housemates; after returning from a search for Eucliwood, she says she is glad to be home, clearly indicating that she considers Ayumu's house her home, and warmly smiles for the first time in the series; before then, she was constantly frowning.
Despite initially being sent to assassinate Eucliwood, and that vampire ninjas are always supposed to follow the rules given to them, Sera eventually grows to care for Eu deeply, to the point that she ultimately goes against her orders due to realising she doesn't want to kill her, albeit after Ayumu gets her to admit her true feelings, rather than her feelings as a vampire ninja. Inevitably, this results in her being hunted down and killed for defying orders, though she is revived by Eu shortly afterwards and ultimately forgiven when her mission is rendered moot.
Sera has a fondness for playing the violin and is very dedicated to learning how to cook. However, the food she makes always taste horrible and even causes Ayumu to faint at one point. In season 2, she turns out to be a tsundere and implies that she is in love with Ayumu, as she becomes more friendly than hostile, but she still believes Ayumu has dense perversions as she punished him in episode 9 (season 2) when Naegleria was on top of Ayumu accidentally.
Relationships[]
Main article: Seraphim's Relationships
Plot[]
The Vampire on Ayumu's Doorstep[]
Seraphim arrives at the Aikawa residence after a long time of searching for Eucliwood's whereabouts. She instantly states her purpose of coming over — requesting Eucliwood to take her in as a servant — but was quickly rejected. This does not stop Seraphim to stay overnight at Ayumu's house; in fact, she is careful about Ayumu stealing the position of Eucliwood's servant from her, so she wants to test Ayumu to see if he is worthy of getting such a position.
The fight between Seraphim and Ayumu concluded with Sera deciding to become Ayumu's servant instead. However, she is not ready to become friendly with him immediately. She soon joins Eucliwood and Haruna as Ayumu's companions in the Aikawa residence.
During the course of her stay, she helps in fighting against Megalo and hangs out with Ayumu and her fellow housemates.
Abilities[]
- Teleportation: She can disappear in a rustle of leaves and reappear elsewhere in another rustle of leaves, it also appears that she can carry this with her during the teleportation.
- Tsubamegaeshi Sword Style: She is a formidable swords-woman, keeping someone like Ayumu Aikawa on his toes, she has a preference of using the Tsubamegaeshi Sword Style (燕返し?, lit. "Swallow Reversal"). This sword style revolves on the usage of leaves in combat, including the use of a Katana made out of leaves and phasing through attacks using leaves.
- Ninjutsu: She is also knowledgeable in ninja techniques, including the usage of logs to escape attacks.
- Red Energy Blasts: She has shown the ability to create red crescent energy blasts to attack the opponent.
- Devil Wings: She can use devil wings to fly in combat and out of combat.
- Violin: After being given a violin by Haruna (who mistook the name of the violin for spaghetti), she uses the violin to destroy a large number of Megalo/spirits that appear after the King of the Night uses Eucliwood to open a gateway to hell. This ability is the outcome of her having sucked the blood of Eucliwood's.
- Lighting Spell: Dragon Fang Thunder Thrust.
Trivia[]
- She was killed by Yoruno in season 1 episode 10, only to be revived when Eu pricks her own finger to supply blood for her in which Eucliwood's blood will ultimately make her the key to sealing the gates of the Underworld.
- Her sword technique name is likely a reference to the famous Japanese swordsman Sasaki Kojirō and his famous technique, the Swallow Cut. It was said to be so quick and precise it could cut down a bird mid-flight. However, no description of the technique is given.
- Kyoko reveals, in her appearance in season 2 appearance, that Sera is "attached" to Ayumu, hinting to the viewer that she may be masking her feelings for him.
- Her name is likely a reference to the Hebrew word spelled exactly the same in the Latin Alphabet. Seraphim is the plural of seraph, which literally translates to "burning one," and is the name of the highest order of angels.
- She's a terrible cook and would often subject Ayumu to her food.
- Her favourite food is Miso soup.
- Though she is a vampire and does consume blood, Sera can be seen eating regular food.
- Sera is shown to be proficient in household chores and can be seen doing the laundry from time to time.
- Most of her clothes tend to reveal her large bust.
- She is a tsundere and very much hides her true feelings, especially when it comes to Ayumu.
- She stands 173 cm (5' 7") tall, and weighs 62 kg (141 lbs). Her three sizes are 100-62-98.
- Despite being a Vampire, she can see her reflection in a mirror, as seen in episode 8.
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