| “ | Now, let our date (battle) begin | ” |
—Kotori Itsuka
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| Kotori Itsuka |
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| Kanji | 五河 琴里 |
| Profile |
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| Age | 14 |
| Gender | Female |
| Species | Human
Spirit |
| Hair Color | Pink |
| Eye Color | Pink |
| Nicknames | Efreet |
| Personal Status |
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| Relatives | Shido Itsuka (Adopted Older Brother)
Unnamed Parents |
| Affiliations | Ratatoskr (Commander) |
| Occupation | Middle School Student
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| Voice Actor | Taketatsu Ayana |
Summary
Kotori Itsuka is Shido's adopted little sister; she also a middle school student as well as a commander to a secret organization known as <Ratatoskr> that deal with extraordinary beings known as spirit through peaceful means.Summary
5 year prior to the main story of "Date of Live," the young naïve Kotori was tricked by a mysterious "being" that turn her into a spirit. Not long afterward she was told about the method how to seal her power by the same being that given her that power; when all said and done and her power was sealed, Kotori and Shido, who seem to have the ability to seal Kotori power, have their memories suppress of that event. It was until the present time, 5 year later, when Kotori personally for the 2nd time in her life uses her spirit power in order to save Shido from
Kurumi when he was battling it out in a sense on his school rooftop. It was until Shido re-seal Kotori's spirit power that they finally remember that event, and soon afterward they later Dub that mysterious “being” unofficially with the code name "Phantom."
Kotori as the commanders of <Ratatoskr>, would know certain information's that only a selective <Ratatoskr> members would know, while the rest would not.
Appearance
A middle school girl with twintails. She uses white ribbons while in 'sister mode'. Also, while in 'sister mode', she is not often seen wearing too much clothing that contains red. In 'commander mode', she uses black ribbons. She also wears a red coat, black tie with red sidelines, a red skirt with white cloth-like sticking out and a pair of black boots. Her most noticeable part of her appearance falls under how she's constantly occupied with a lollipop in her mouth. Her height is stated to be 145 cm in the
anime.
In her "spirit form," she wears a white kimono and has a pair of horns sticking out from her ribbons.
Personality
Kotori has three different personalities depending on the situation at hand. As a human, her personality changes according to the color of the ribbons she's wearing: when wearing white ribbons is that of her "weak self," a delicate little sister who is very dependent upon her big brother; and when wearing black ribbons, she becomes her "strong self," a charismatic and sometimes cynical leader able to successfully command the airship, Fraxinus. According to Reine, the Kotori with white ribbons is the one that can honestly say how she feels, which would mean that the Kotori with black ribbons is simply putting a strong front because the situation requires so.
In her spirit form, Kotori acts the same as her ribbons' current color indicates. But if she stays in her spirit form for too long, her third, "Spirit personality," takes over and she becomes an aggressive and merciless killing machine, who only cares about battling enemies to death. It could be said that battling strong opponents (and utterly destroying them) is her only interest.
In all three cases, Kotori seems to have a 'S' side. Also, her deep feelings for
Shido are always present, regardless of her current personality and, furthermore, they even help her remember who she truly is, no matter what the situation is: Shido's little sister.
History
Kotori was born in the Itsuka household as the only child until her parents adopted Shido when she was still very little; 5 years ago (before the main story) Kotori somehow became a
spirit while, at the same time, her brother somehow gained the ability to seal spirits' powers, but neither of them could remember about that incident. Not long after that incident, Kotori was invited to join <Ratatoskr>, unknown to anyone in her family at the time.
Powers and Abilities
Cannon Mode: Megiddo
Kotori Itsuka is born as a human and still is a human per se. However, she receives the powers of a Spirit during an incident five years before the main story of the novels started. Her powers are centered on the manipulation of flames that erupt from her body and can be used in close or ranged combat.
In her Spirit form, Kotori's clothes change into her Astral Dress Elohim Gibor, which resembles a goddess's robes from Japanese folklore, with a revealing neckline, a translucent sash and black ribbons tied around a pair of horns. Her angel Camael comes in the form of a large red halberd, but can be dismantled into Megiddo, a cannon powered by Kotori's own flames. Megiddo fires powerful energy beams that can overwhelm even the defenses of other Spirits. Kotori also has a powerful regeneration ability, which Shido uses/borrows on many occasions when he is trying to make spirits fall for him. Basically, it is an ability that protects the user from certain death as long as the user has enough "mana". It also reverses all physical damage done on the person as if it never happened but only covers the recipient's body.
The nature of Kotori's powers makes her prone to losing control over the urge of defeating another Spirit, and has caused widespread damage during the two times it was unleashed. For this reason, Kotori sees her Spirit powers as a last resort that she only chooses to use when desperate times come..
