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This is the Four-hundredth-seventeenth week of using the "Perfect Anime Girl Sheet". Notice: This Blog may contain Unmarked Spoilers.

: Welcome back everyone! Last week was a really crazy one, and I'd suggest that you go and read it rather than spoil it for yourself!

Go read the other blogs too, I could always use more views. Not that I'm getting paid for any of them, but still.

: Don't worry, we'll be here when you come back.

*Koto and Topaz wait patiently.*

: Hey, do you think they're back yet?

I don't know, there's a lot of blogs to backlog.

: I suppose that if they're continuing to watch then this must mean that they have finished. Alright, so as you saw Aldra was finally defeated, but not before hitting Topaz with a powerful beam that shot straight through his body. However, the battle was not over as a new foe, Mukuro, came out by using Topaz's Shadow Elemental crystal.

: That's me! And I'll defeat Topaz now that I have no use for him!

That sounds terrible as I'm not disposable! And I have a blog to do!

: Do you really think I'll allow you to start your idiotic blog on me? I know I'll be weakened as a result!

Fortunately I only ask for permission from enemies like you as a formality. And as you've probably expected...



: Like heck I'll allow you to continue!

*Mukuro lunges at Topaz, with her fist outstretched and ready to punch him.*

???: STOP IT THIS INSTANT!

*Mukuro stops, and turns to see where that voice came from. Aldra, even if wounded, is starting to stand up.*

: Defeating Topaz is not part of our deal!

: Do you really think that a wounded failure like you can defeat me?

: I'm sure that you are just misjudging my skill....

*Aldra takes out a powerful sword.*

: But I'll let you see for yourself!

*The two clash, with Mukuro blocking the blade's attacks with her bare if demonic hands.*

: Wow, now it looks like Aldra is going to battle Mukuro herself! What wonder! I guess that as tournament head she can do whatever she wants as well, so the rules are out the window!

*Topaz thinks to himself as the two are battling: "Hmmm, this looks like as good a time as any to start blogging."*

Head
Hair: Mukuro's hair is... unique, I suppose the word for it would be. She looks like a bad aerobic trainer honestly, as she wears a fairly thick headband but her hair goes over it. The left side is far longer, though it doesn't reach her shoulders still which hurts. Her right side is shorter, sticking up at points. Her bangs are nonexistent on the right as well (or perhaps they're under the hairband, but still), though the left side makes it seem like she'd have a V-shaped bangs that somewhat frames her face. Color-wise Mukuro's hair is a red or orange mix with brown (or maybe a dark orange overall), not too bad but not exactly impressive either. As mentioned she also wears a headband, a plain green one in the anime though it seems the manga gives her a leopard print one (and her hair looks even more aerobic instructer-like. Overall, while her hair is really interesting I can't say I like it all that much. It doesn't help that she covers herself up so much when we first see her either.
Grade: C

Eyes: Ho boy... The main problem with Mukuro I'll get to in the next area, but do know that her eyes are mismatched. Her left one is actually fairly fine, being nicely narrow and fairly attractive. The blue is a bit boring, especially considering she's a demon, but I won't complain about that. I have much bigger things to complain about. Sadly the main eye we see at first is Mukuro's right one, which is merely a circle with a dot in it. It does really work for an otherworldly feel, but once the rest of her body is revealed it just looks silly. She does patch it up, as seen in the images, but she does place a fake glass curve over it as well. Overall I'm not a huge fan, not just because I prefer symmetry in general but Mukuro's eyes don't really fit her well.
Grade: C

Face: As mentioned before Mukuro does have a major problem. In order to make herself seem less attractive she splashed herself with acid. Her entire right side is disfigured as well, including her face. It's pretty brutally scarred, but she covers it with a patch so that the only thing you can see is a cool scar across her nose. Speaking of her nose it is somewhat mid-sized, not gigantic but it's still easily seen. In fact, her face in general looks a little masculine. Nothing wrong with it, that was the style back then I suppose, but I'm not a big fan of pointed chins like hers.
Grade: C

*Mukuro and Aldra continue to battle, having epic aerial maneuvers with many different attacks. Mukuro is steadily gaining the upper hand though, as her opponent's injuries are taking a toll on her.*

: Pant... Pant...

: UWAHAHAA! You should have known that you had no chance to defeat me!

: No... That was not my intention....

*Aldra smirks, making Mukuro curious. The demon then turns around and notices Topaz blogging.*

: WHAT?! You were only distracting me so that Topaz could get his blog done? No wonder I've been feeling so weak!

: How does it feel to have your plans foiled so completely?

: Foiled nothing! Topaz has but started his blog. All I have to do is make sure he's unable to complete it.

: I shall defend him with everything I've got!

: Unfortunately it seems you've just ran out!

*Mukuro uses her ability to crystalize Aldra.*

: A shame, since you were such a nice host I was going to be gracious and let you keep your freedom.... But now it's time for you to die, Topaz!

: Topaz! Look out!

*Thanks to Koto's help Topaz narrowly avoids a vertical blade-beam-style weapon.*

I'm sorry to see Aldra go like that... But I'll get other help regardless!

: Nonsense. I've stolen all of your precious special abilities. And with Ririchiyo's memory I know exactly how to use them too!

But my.. luck...

: It's been corrupted to the point where the only characters that will come here will wish you pain and suffering!

And my summons...

: About that... I noticed you were trying to focus your energy during that little bit of blog you managed to eke out. Don't worry, I'll put it to GOOD USE!

No! Don't misuse my summons!

: HA! You needed to learn how to create better summons anyway. All this nonsense about cute girls and their simple powers, don't you know that MONSTROUS ONES are the TRUE ability of being able to summon?

Like Monster Musume?

: No. Now, COME TO ME MY SUMMONS!

*The skies above the Colosseum starts to storm, with lightning flashing. Soon a large dimensional hole emerges, with the clouds making a spiral into it. Winds blow on the arena floor, with various newspaper pages making it difficult for Koto to referee.*

: Stop annoying me, you stupid paper! And it looks like Mukuro has opened a gap in space and time, what sort of monstrous things could be coming out of it?!

*A bolt of lighting comes out of the hole, and a humanoid bird animatronic appears where the lightning hits.*

: IS IT ME?!

Oh no! Not this again!

: And don't think that I'm done yet!

*Two more bolts hit, revealing a deformed nurse and a ghostly girl.*

: GWWEEEKKK

: Hush now my child, your safe now.

I doubt I am, but that's also terrible grammar you've got...

: Is it really the time to focus on such things?

Well, if all you're going to summon are some poor horror game girls I doubt this will go well for you.

: Ufufu, is the insect actually THREATENING me? Well then, I guess I better go for something more powerful... COME FORTH, MY CHAMPIONS!

*Mukuro lifts her arms and a gigantic tentacle fiend appears behind her.*

: *Wet slopping noises.*

: And that's not all!

*A multi-headed dragon lands on the left side of the Colosseum building, while a large amount of gas appearing as a female appears on the right.*

: RROOOOAAAAARRRR!

: UFUFU!

*Finally, the skies open up and reveal a large jellyfish-like creature hovering over not only the Colosseum but the entire city.*

: *High-pitched indecipherable noises that sound wet.*

: THERE! Now I have the powers of the heavens, able to destroy the entire city at my whim! I'll destroy those that sought to mock me, and there's nothing that Topaz can do to stop me! WAHAHA! AHAHA!

*Suddenly the sound of a motorized vehicle is heard, the sound growing louder and louder.*

: Who dares interrupt my attempts at gloating?

N-no, it can't be...

*A vespa-riding girl emerges from the interior of the Colosseum, flying out as if there was an explosion inside.*

: I've been looking for you, Topaz. Now, it's time to unlock your true potential!

*Haruko brings out her guitar and leaps towards Topaz.*

: WHAT?! But the only ones who should be able to break through the Cursed Unluck should be ones that are out to injure you!

*Haruko slams her guitar into Topaz's head, leaving a big lump and dealing 25 damage.*

: Well, I guess that answers that, but what plan could Haruko possibly have?

*Suddenly the lump grows and grows. Soon a large phoenix-shaped creature emerges.*

: Atomsk, I knew that you were hidden in the protagonist's head! All I needed to do was wait for Topaz to get a little stronger!

*Atomsk then creates a large black hole in the middle of his body, drawing the powers of the summons into it.*

: WHAT!

: It looks like Topaz's summon, to use the term losely, is using the space pirate ability to draw in all the copyrighted material that has been used today!

*Once finished Atomsk flaps his wings and starts to fly away into space. Haruko follows him.*

: Don't think you can leave me behind, I'll chase you to the ends of the universe!

*The two fly off so far they sparkle like stars in the distance. Mukuro falls to her knees.*

: All that work... My army that I was going to keep growing... was it all a failure.

*Topaz finally wakes up.*

Huh? Did something happen? Did I lose?

: Don't worry, the match is still going on. But I would say to take advantage of Mukuro being stunned and continue blogging.

Great plan, so here goes!

Body
Build: As mentioned before, Mukuro did splash herself with acid to make herself less attractive. However, before she revealed herself she kept her body hidden under many layers of clothing (much like a certain Final Fantasy mime). This, combined with the fact that she rode around on gigantic insects, made me initially think that she was a worm that walks. That's effectively a Dungeon and Dragons creature that is nothing but a bunch of insects (not necessarily worms, just more often those) that have combined to create a hive mind with intelligence and magical abilities. Though I guess that most are spellcasters that transform themselves into such a creature, but still. Anyway, back to Mukuro I was certainly surprised when she revealed herself for real. Not just because she had a very feminine build, but because she showed her bare butt. This was a great moment of unexpected sexiness, especially because the aforementioned acid seemed to leave her buttocks alone and kept the peach-like beauty. That said, the rest of the right side of her body is still horribly scarred. Not only that, but it seems that her right limbs are mechanical she was damaged so badly. The scarred flesh goes from her neckline downward, presumably onto her legs. Again, while her story and body are incredibly interesting it's not attractive for my tastes at all. Oh, I should mention that she is quite a bit taller than her love interest, so if nothing else she's got that and a fairly nice butt going for her here.
Grade: C+

Chest: Mukuro's chest is also affected by the acid. It nearly looks like it took the right one off completely, but from what little we see it's hard for me to tell. Regardless, her left breast is kept mostly intact and fits well with her body (and when she's wearing clothes it doesn't look like there's any noticeable difference. She's not too big either, if only other Shounen Jump series would follow a more modest approach. Oh, and while Mukuro did reveal her nude chest she does not have nipples.
Grade: C

Clothes: We first see Mukuro covered up in bandages and wards, covering her face and neck completely. Other than that she tends to just use one set of clothes (and even then from the shoulders down she wears the same thing); her main outfit consists of a purple tunic with a white shirt underneath, a white skirt which may be attached to the shirt (it's hard to tell if it's a gown or not), and a red belt that's somewhat loose. She seems to wear loafers, or similar lace-less shoes, as well. I do kinda like it, it gives Mukuro a sort of Chinese dress appeal on top and makes me think of Tao Pai Pai for some reason. As a child she wore almost nothing as she was a slave, getting only rags to dress herself in. She also had shackles on her wrists and ankles, and she continued to wear the ones on her wrist until Hiei broke them and proclaimed her connection to her past destroyed.
Grade: C+

*As Topaz states the grade in "clothes" Mukuro finally stirs.*

: No.. I can't let myself be beaten by an IDIOT like Topaz! I REFUSE! That was just a fluke, a FLUKE. Besides, it shouldn't be that hard to destroy him... He's already so injured...

You do know that I can hear you talking to yourself, right?

*She stands up, waving the hair out of her face with her hand in a great flourish.*

: Sure, not that it matters. I'll show you what a true demon can do... THIRD DIMENSIONAL CUTTER!

*Mukuro slashes the air, but the slash remains there afterward. Then she sends it flying at Topaz, who manages to avoid it.*

: It looks like Mukuro is putting her personal touches in the battle rather than just letting her minions do it for her.

*Mukuro presses her advantage, continuing to throw her cutter attacks at Topaz.*

If only I had more help...

*Mukuro continues to attack, eventually causing parts of the building to cave inward toward the arena. Within the rubble comes another animatronic. It starts to waddle towards the arena.*

: WRRAAAAARRRGGGHH!

: Looks like Atomsk missed one, or he was just going after the various summons cuz we totally have another invader into our massive grand battle! The title "Ultra Arena" certainly describes this battle!

: Looks like your time is done. There's no way that you can defeat me as well as this monstrosity!

*Springtrap turns towards Topaz, who nods at the animatronic.*

: WAHAHAHA-GWAK!

*Mukuro gets tackled from the side as she laughs victoriously. Springtrap then starts to claw at her, with Mukuro shoving it off before it makes any major attacks.*

: H-how are you able to control this?

It should be fairly obvious, but if you don't know I won't tell you...

*Topaz continues to think about the girl who is granting him this power.*



: Harumph. Even if you seem to be controlling this beast it is meaningless. There's nothing that I cannot cut- THIRD DIMENSIONAL CUTTER!

*Mukuro slashes at the animatronic.*

: Harumph, seems that I have cut another useless thing.

*It seems unaffected.*

: WHAT!

: Looks like this creature, whatever it is, is immune to Mukuro's attacks! Has Topaz found a way to claim victory yet again?

Perhaps, but since Mukuro is distracted how about we finish this blog?

Mind
Personality: Mukuro has one of the saddest pasts I've ever seen, though it depends on which version you watch. In the anime she's abandoned and "adopted" by a wealthy demon, while the manga has her born into slavery instead. Regardless she had an awful "father" as she was beaten and raped as a child (which includes having her "insides" changed surgically in the manga). Eventually, at the age of seven she decided to pour acid over her body to make herself seem less attractive and was thrown out, though Mukuro thought of that as a "rebirth". She then looked on her past with disgust, though due to a microchip implanted in her head she couldn't kill her "father" as it would create memories of illusionary sympathy instead. After that she decided to seek power, gained a reputation for violence, and for some unexplained reason hid her face with bandages and pretended to be a guy. She even uses "ore" to refer to herself too, and has an electronically reverbed voice (which makes it deeper). I suppose that may just be in the English version, considering she has a much deeper voice when disguised, but that's not to say that Minami Takayama is bad either (she also gives Mukuro an amazing low voice). Minami herself is probably more well known to be Conan the young namesake detective or Nabiki from Ranma, but for roles I recognize she was Dark Pretty Cure and Kisara the kicking girl from Ken'ichi.
Getting back to Mukuro, she eventually got her wish of becoming a strong demon. As she was able to draw her power from her hatred the memories of her past made her extremely strong and she became one of the three strongest demons that are constantly in a power struggle between the themselves. This made her a Superior S-class demon and likely the second strongest character in the series (though by the time we get to the arc the strongest is extremely weakened and on his deathbed). As far as her rule goes it's said that she's a traditionist, wanting to keep the demon world Makai as untouched as possible. She also believes that humans should only be eaten in moderation (being a compromise between the hungry Raizen and the eat-all-humans Yomi). Being fair, in the manga it seems that her battles were off-screen, so when it came to the anime they did have to create attacks. It seems that she's primarily a hand-to-hand combatant, using energy-based punches to cause explosions. She can also cut in the air, leaving the slash hanging in the air with an unnamed attack (Kurama unofficially calls it the "Third Dimensional Cutter" or "Space-Cutting Hand", which I used for the purposes of this blog). She can also create a force field of sorts using this ability, and has some ability with telekinesis as well due to being able to throw rocks. She's so powerful that, for the Makai tournament where the next leader of the world, she used less than HALF of her power and was STILL overpowering nearly every competitive number-wise (she lost as she had a few difficult battles that exhausted her).
Overall, Mukuro is definitely an amazing character with an incredibly sad backstory that deserves a lot of love. Sadly I'm not as big on sad backstories, especially when they are as brutal as hers, but the author really wanted us to feel sympathy and I really do for her. Though while Togashi stated that she was one of his favorite characters I'm not sure as he did desire to write more about her abuse before the series ended. Or perhaps, it's more that he wanted to make sure she got her redemption (if wondering, let's just say that Hiei, with Kurama's help, gave Mukuro a birthday gift that involved her "father", who in this blog I didn't name as he just doesn't deserve it, as well as a certain tree that the Elder Toguro knows well...). That said, I am in amazement at how powerful she is as well. She's easily one of the strongest women in anime, and while we don't see much of her she does have an incredible backstory.
Grade: B+

Libido: That said, the same past that made Mukuro so unique and interesting really hurts her in this area. Even ignoring her brutally injured body not being attractive it's extremely hard to feel lust towards a victim like she was. Especially with everything that had happened. As mentioned before, her love interest Hiei is shorter than her and that does help her from falling even further.
Grade: D

Age: Mukuro's age is technically unknown. It's possible that she's many, many years old due to being a demon. In fact that's pretty much implied as the reason she's so strong. Technically she's shown as a loli at one point as well, but considering how sad that story is I'd prefer to not count that.
Grade: B+

Total Grades: 52
Average score: 5.8
Final Grade: C+

*Mukuro attacks the animatronic with various energy punches but to no avail.*

: Huff... huff, to think, that my fiercest enemy would be some dumb DOLL! I guess I'll have to pull out even more of my hatred and destroy you!

*She wraps her entire arm with glowing energy and punches the animatronic. It blows up, with pieces raining down harmlessly. Mukuro pants further.*

: Looks like Topaz is fully exposed now! Even if she's low on energy Mukuro might still pull this off!

Don't worry, I have one other attack left. But like Mukuro, it will my last resort!

: You fool! With Ririchiyo's power I know every one of your attacks. I've stolen your summoning, your demon form, and so much more. There's nothing left to use against me.

Well then, I'll have to use an attack that even Riri hasn't seen before!

: Like one from before she joined? Fat chance! You weren't even battling back then!

True, and I hope that after you're destroyed I won't have to battle as much anymore.

*Topaz focuses energy.*

: What attack could Topaz be planning? A Genki Dama?!

: It couldn't be, he's nowhere near pure enough!

No, it's something else....

*Topaz does a certain movements and aims his hand at Mukuro. It glows with a lot of energy and eventually he speaks the spell's name.*