Oguni Ayame (
Appearance[]
Ayame is a small six-year-old girl with brown eyes and long brown hair with two braids in the front. She wears a green kimono with a pink sash. Also always has a smile.
Personality[]
Ayame is usually carefree and happy, finding enjoyment out of life most of the time and knowing the importance of hard work. She does, however, notice if someone is sad or angry and will usually try and help as best she can. She is a role model to her little sister.
Relationships[]
- Oguni Suzume - Suzume is Ayame's little sister. Both of them are always together playing, and they never get angry towards each other.
- Oguni Gensai - Gensai is Ayame's grandfather, and he is very caring towards Ayame and Suzume. He usually arrives to the Dōjō with treats and toys for them.
- Himura Kenshin - Ayame specially cares about Kenshin and always asks him to play with her and Suzume.
Abilities[]
Ayame is a young energetic girl who has no overall special abilities.
History[]
Tokyo Arc[]
When Kenshin arrives at Tokyo, meets Kaoru and is invited to stay at the Kamiya Dōjō, Ayame meets Kenshin alongside Suzume and Gensai. Both sisters take an instant liking to Kenshin, and they usually ask Kenshin to play with them. They are also usually seen going with the rest of the Kenshingumi to the Akabeko to eat traditional food like Gyūnabe.
When Sagara Sanosuke is hired by Hiruma Gohei to fight Kenshin, Sanosuke initially goes to the Kamiya Dōjō at evening to challenge Kenshin. But before they can start the fight, Ayame and Suzume appear. That stops Sanosuke who says he does not want to fight in the presence of children, and he retreats.
Some time later, the Kenshingumi go to the region of Izu on vacation to visit Oguni Hana, Gensai's sister. Ayame and Suzume enjoy their stay at Izu with activities like going to the hot springs, to fishing, and eating food.
Kyōto Arc[]
At the beginning of the spring, when Kenshin starts having memories from the past, Ayame and Suzume try to cheer up Kenshin on their way to the Akabeko, and ask him to go to watch the fireflies at night.
After Kenshin leaves Tokyo to go to Kyōto to fight Shishio, Ayame and Suzume are crying inconsolable because they miss Kenshin. Although Gensai tries to make them feel better, they still keep crying for days. When Kaoru and Yahiko finally decide to go to Kyōto to follow Kenshin, Ayame and Suzume (alongside Gensai and Megumi) bid them farewell.
And after Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko and Sanosuke return to Tokyo after the fight with the Juppongatana, Ayame and Suzume (alongside Gensai and Megumi) greet them back home.
Trivia[]
- Ayame (alongside Suzume) is a 1996 anime original character.
- Oguni means "small" (小) (o) and "country" (国) (kuni/guni).
- Ayame is written in hiragana (あやめ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (菖蒲), it could possibly mean "iris (flower)".
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