Higashidani Uki is the middle child of the Higashidani family and the younger sister of Higashidani Sanosuke.
Appearance[]
Uki has long black hair that extends to the bottom of her neck and the fringe in front are parted to the sides, and thin eyebrows.
Uki wears a kimono with scribe patterns all over it, white socks, and sandals.
Personality[]
At the age of sixteen, Uki is the cornerstone of her small family in rural Shinshū, acting as a disciplinarian for her father Kamishimoemon and protector of her younger brother Ōta. Apart from her serious and short-tempered side, however, is a young girl with her head in the clouds and a pronounced confidence in her own looks; she frequently misunderstands situations, believing that any conflict that arises around her is some duel for her hand and that young men who insult or ignore her are merely doing so to hide their passionate adoration of her beauty.
In her youth, Uki was known as a cute little girl who would follow her older brother around wherever he went, but when Sanosuke left home to join the ill-fated Sekihō Army never to return, and her mother fell ill and passes away, Uki became incredibly depressed and afraid of losing more family members. As such, she has become rather uptight about Ōta's safety and orders him to hide immediately when trouble arises.
Relationships[]
- Higashidani Kamishimoemon: Kamishimoemon is Uki father. After Sano has left and her mother had died, Uki will discipline her father for his wild behavior.
- Higashidani Naname: Naname is Uki's mother. After Naname's death and Sano had left, Uki took up the position of caretaker of the family.
- Sagara Sanosuke: Sano is Uki's older brother. Uki uses to follow Sano around when they were younger, but after he left, she became more protective of her family.
- Higashidani Ota: Ota is Uki's younger brother. Uki is very protective of Ota, and has him hide when trouble happens.
Abilities[]
It is unknown what Uki is capable of, but she has shown some sewing skills.
History[]
Jinchu Arc[]
Uki and Fudosawa get into an argument, when Sano suddenly arrives and breaks it up. Once Fudosawa leaves, Uki introduces herself and her brother Ota, who was hiding, which Sano kicks Ota for hiding. Uki gets angry at Sano, which Sano simply leaves while also insulting her. Afterwards, Uki and Ota return home, which she complains about Sano to her father. The next day, Uki and Ota continue to make hats when their father heads out to fight Sano. When their father returns, which Uki notices that her father is usually happy and they continue to make hats.
The next day, they finish making the hats and head out to sell them in town. Along the way, they encounter Sano in their field, which Uki yells at him but her father invites him for lunch. Once they reach town, Uki, Ota, and Sano go to get lunch, while their dad heads off to sell the hats. While ordering their food, Uki decides to not let Sano order but misunderstands the situation and lets him order. After they finish eating, they hear their father yell and head out to investigate. Uki watches as Fudosawa confronts her father and Sano stepping in to break it up. After the situation has been defused, Uki yells at her father and Sano when they get into a fight. Later Uki is preparing dinner and wonders why Sano is in their home, which Sano tells her that her father had dragged him along. Uki then hands Ota a bowl of rice to put on their mother's shrine, and the two start to pray. When they finish praying, they have their dinner.
After dinner, the villagers arrive and offer them food, which Uki is glad about. Kamishimoemon decides to throw a party with the food so that the villagers won't be targeted by Fudosawa, and has Uki hand out the chopsticks. During the party, Kamishimoemon asks Uki for more alcohol but Uki decides to cut him off. Kamishimoemon decides to have Ota drink his share, but Uki hits him. After the party is finished, Uki is cleaning up with Ota and complaining about the mess when she notices that her father has left. Uki heads out with Ota to look for their father, but they run into Sano. Uki explains the situation, which Sano asks where Fudosawa lives and Uki tells him. Uki then heads back home with Ota, and ends up falling asleep while waiting.
The next day, Uki is stitching the evil character onto Ota's shirt, when she wonders if Sano is her long lost brother. After she finishes with the shirt, she watches as Ota heads out to play.
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Trivia[]
- Like the rest of the Higashidani family, the origin of her name comes from a direction, in her case the kanji U means "Right".