Kodama Himegami

Kodama Himegami, more commonly referred as Himegami, is a one of the main characters from the Maken-Ki! anime and manga.

Kodama is a member of the Student Council Security Division, a sophomore student at Tenbi Academy, and one of the main protagonists of the Maken-Ki! series. She wields shikigami that follow her around and call her "ojou-sama" ("My lady", or "Miss" in English). She needs element to survive, as she is an incarnation of her sealed soul. She has said to herself that she can't leave the Tenbi area because the element doesn't flow as fully elsewhere, though this is possible provided she has Magatama. She first considered Takeru Oyama as her mortal enemy after she saw the mark on his chest, but later started growing closer to him, and eventually realised that he was related to her father and brother.

She is the daughter of Yatsune Himegami, the former Yamata no Orochi, and Oousu no Mikoto, the first prince of the Yamato court. When their family is attacked by Oousu's brother, Yatsune and Oousu sacrifice themselves to defend Kodama and her brother Yabiko Himegami. Yabiko then seals Kodama, who has inherited her mother's powers, away on top of Mount Amanohara. Many years later, a gap opens in the seal, but with nothing to engage her she ignores it. At Minori Rokujou's arrival at Tenbi, Kodama becomes excited about the world and uses her element to manifest an incarnation of herself.

In the AWA fics, Kodama is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance
Himegami is a beautiful girl with long blonde hair styled into twintails, green eyes, and a slender body. Although she has small breasts, they can also be considered as an asset to her appearance.

Due to her element, the color of her eyes changes whenever she uses her shikigami, becoming cat-like. She is normally seen wearing gothic lolita dresses whenever she is casually going out.

Personality
Kodama's most obvious quality is that she tends to be very sensitive on the topic of breasts, something she has been sensitive about since childhood, due to her bro-con and her brother's preference for large breasts (the overwhelming number of large breasts at Tenbi doesn't help). She easily gets angered when someone talks or comments about "small boobs", even if it's started by her. She has been seen having feelings for Takeru, partially because Takeru has the same power and scent as her older brother, Yabiko. She also loves anything cute, particularly bears, a trait that she shares with Azuki.

Kodama's hobbies include shopping, especially for lingerie and rare stuffed animals. [Her tendency to collect bears leads her to buy the living bear Rudolf in the anime, a lecherous peluche who loves to grope and harass big-breasted girls and women like Inaho, Haruko, Aki.]

She also displays a caring facet, as she attempts to cheer Takeru and Inaho up, and goes into a towering rage when Akaya nearly kills Takeru. She also creates leaving gifts for the twins of Venus, despite outwardly saying she did not forgive them yet for their actions.

She is among the most straight forward within their household, not having Inaho's airheadness or Haruko's severe tsundere. She however usually punishes Takeru for his inappropriate pratfalls, ignoring or unaware that it is generally unintentional. This might be due to the fact that she encountered him attempting to spy on the girls changing room early in their relationship.

Kodama is also terrified of ghosts and scary stories in general, which is ironic given that her existence could be considered ghost-like as well.

Abilities
Yasakani - Himegami’s Maken allows her to create powerful beings from her imagination; these beings take the form of shikagami. These shikigami are eternally present i.e. Kodama does not need to release Yasakani to create them, and although usually these shikigami can only be seen by Hinegami, those with enough element can see them as blurry figures. The shikigami are the previous incarnations of her mother, Yamato no Orochi. Minerva has also been shown to be able to see them. If Yasakani is unreleased, her shikigami appear in chibi form, transforming to full giant form upon release. According to Akaya Kodai, this Maken is the only Maken to combine the power of eight other makens. This is due to Kodama inheriting her mother's maken, who, having been reincarnated 7 times, was granted 8 maken (one for each life).

 Shikigami 

Kaguzuchi
The shikigami of fire (Fire God). Using him allows Hinegami to use fire attacks. He has been shown to have a rather lax personality and at times seems to be a bit playful, although he is often the voice of caution to Kodama early on in the series. He has been shown to mock Kodama at times, though he stated he is afraid to be punished by her. He also seems to get excited when fighting a strong opponent. Kaguzuchi's summoning using the Maken: "The fire god who sits in the heavens, the blade of fire that dwells within me, come forth!! Kaguzuchi!". His attacks in released form are:
 * Daikokuen Benimaru - Kaguzuchi forms a large ball of fire through his pipe and throws it at his opponent.

Ikajichi
The shikigami of lighting (Lightning God). Using him allows hinegami to attack with electricity. He seems to be rather serious most of the time and tends to remain calm. Hinegami usually uses a small bit of his electrical powers to hurt Takeru when he looks at her perversely. Hinegami describes him as an ‘energy guzzler’.
 * God's Roar - Hinegami surrounds her fingers in electricity and attacks, shooting a large beam of electricity at the target and far into the sky. After seeing this attack Leo Hirata states that his own lighting attacks cannot be compared to hers. However, using this attack uses up a lot of element.

Nojichi
The third shikigami shown (Earth God). She seems to be able to control wood. She is very respectful to Hinegami, often times calling her Kodama-sama.

Jukon Kassei (Earth God Summon) - releases Nojichi when Yasakani is activated.

Shinmeiguu Daigenko (God's Shrine Great Fist) - Nojichi creates a giant fist out of nearby trees and smashs her opponent.

Sanshin Shoukan (Summoning of the Three Gods) - All three shikigami are released to fight for Kodama.

Sekiheki no Oozuku (Sekiheki's Eight Sword Cannon) - a combination attack between Kaguzuchi and Ikajichi.

Trivia

 * Her last name (Himegami) literally means god-princess.
 * A kodama is a spirit in Japanese folklore that inhabits trees. The term is also used to denote a tree in which a kodama supposedly resides.