Fumi Himeno

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My-HiME

Fumi is a maid serving Mashiro Kazahana, the Director of Fuka Academy. Since Mashiro needs a wheelchair, she is almost always accompanied by Fumi, who propels the wheelchair.

Fumi makes her first appearance, unnamed, in episode 2, when Mai Tokiha runs into her and Mashiro in the flower garden, looking for Mikoto Minagi. Fumi, having apparently mistaken Mikoto for a cat when she ran past them, points Mai in the direction Mikoto went. After Mai leaves, Fumi and Mashiro discuss her being the latest HiME with Nagi Homura, who has been eavesdropping. Fumi formally introduces Mashiro to Mai in the next episode.

Throughout the series, she is normally always seen at Mashiro's side, pushing forward her wheelchair or preparing tea for her and her guests. One notable appearance of Fumi without Mashiro is in episode 10, when she is invited by Midori Sugiura to help students in the cooking re-examination. Fumi is teamed with Mai, Shiho Munakata and Miyu Greer to prepare a cake. During the contest, she demonstrates her agility and skills as a maid by, first, catching an airborne teapot and capturing all of the spilled tea back into it, and then stopping Mikoto running on rampage by hitting her forehead with a spoon, knocking her unconscious.

In episode 18, Fumi reveals herself as a HiME when Midori, annoyed at Mashiro's unwillingness to provide satisfactory answers about her past and the HiME's fate, threatens the Director. The battle between Fumi and Midori is not shown, but Midori is shown defeated afterwards.

In episode 21, she follows Mashiro to confront the Obsidian Lord. It is revealed that the "Mashiro" in the wheelchair is Fumi's Child, Suishou, through which the real Mashiro (encased in a crystal star) speaks. The Child is killed by Mikoto, and Fumi spends the rest of the series at Mikoto and the Obsidian Lord (using the body of Reito Kanzaki)'s side in a zombie-like state.

When Mashiro resurrects the fallen HiME and their most important persons, Fumi returns to normal. After the Obsidian Lord is defeated, she parts ways with Nagi and Mashiro, who leave through a gate at the far end of the library to "go back where they belong". Just before leaving, Nagi hands Fumi his book, which is seen to have the words "Fuka Academy" and the academy logo on its cover, and later, during the graduation ceremony, Fumi addresses the students as the new Director.

Element and Child

Fumi's Element takes the form of large scythe, and her Child in the anime is actually Mashiro, called Suisho (meaning crystal) in her Child form.

My-Otome

Fumi is not initially seen or mentioned in the "My-Otome" anime. However, in episode 3, during Shizuru Viola's materialization sequence, her initials are briefly seen on Shizuru's GEM ("S. V. connected F. H."), implying that Shizuru is contracted to her.

In episode 7, when Arika Yumemiya and Princess Mashiro Blan de Windbloom are stranded in the depths of Fuka Castle, they stumble upon a statue of Fumi in her "My-HiME" maid outfit. Mashiro explains to Arika that Fumi, called Shinso in Garderobe, was the first Otome, who ended the War of the Twelve Kings and founded Garderobe 300 years ago. Her GEM was the means "princess", and the acronym "HiME" is an often-referred-to pun on it. Thus, "Himeno Fumi" can be read as "HiME no Fumi", or "Fumi of the HiME", possibly referring to her status as Mashiro's guardian.

In "My-Otome", Fumi's GEM, the nihongo|Pure White Diamond|真白なる金剛石|Mashiro naru Kongōseki is a reference to Mashiro Kazahana; the first two kanji (真白) are the same ones used in Mashiro's given name in "My-HiME", further reaffirming the link between Mashiro and Fumi.