Shizune Seo (瀬尾 静音, Seo Shizune?) is a student at Reien Girl's Academy and Azaka Kokutou's roommate. In "Future Gospel", she takes a prolific role.[1]
Profile[]
Background[]
A top student of Reien Girl's Academy and Azaka Kokutou's roommate.[1] She has a collie dog named Akira. Her family handles a wine cellar.
Appearance[]
Personality[]
A timid, introverted girl.[1] She shares the same hobby as Akira Seo and she works on it passionately.[2]
Development[]
She was first mentioned in the 6th chapter "Oblivion Recorder", but doesn't appear in person until the novel. She was incorporated into the story since the early draft in preparation for acting as the protagonist of "Future Gospel". Although she was not very active in the main story of Kara no Kyoukai, a character of similar concept emerged in the side story of Tsukihime.[1]
The animated feature featured her in a speaking role near the end of the film, to Kinoko Nasu's surprise, as he thought Shizune would have a non dialogue appearance.[3]
Role[]
Kara no Kyoukai[]
Future Gospel[]
Shizune becomes an acquaintance of Mikiya Kokutou before she becomes roommates with Azaka and before Shiki and Mikiya becomes involved with Kirie Fujou's case. Mikiya was the first person to change a future predicted by Shizune as she predicted the death of a collar worker and Mikiya managed to pull him out from the danger at the last minute. Due to this Shizune sought friendship with Mikiya and disclosed her ability and circumstances to him; Mikiya on his part gives her warm advice about how she should change the way she sees herself and how she handles herself, thanks to this Shizune develops a slight attraction to Mikiya.
However, the moment she sees Shiki Ryougi Shizune understands, not only with her powers; but herself as a woman understands that she can't "surpass" Shiki's strong presence and gain a side next to Mikiya's heart. After a short interaction with Shiki, Shizune predicts that she will be the cause of Mikiya's death and decides to warn him (with no ill intention) that he should evade Shiki if he desires to live a long life. Mikiya tells her to stop her comments there; not because he thought that it was something insulting to Shiki, but because he didn't want to erase the possibility that he had to fulfill an important fate in his future. Mikiya understood perfectly that if he was going to push himself towards his own death, then he was doing so for Shiki's sake; and thus he decides to proceed forward to that fate without backing down. Seo could only watch how her "crush" walked bravely towards his future.
When Shizune actually meets Azaka for the first time and shakes hands with her, she actually predicts that they would become inseparable friends for all eternity and that they will have a marvelous time together. She thought that the fact that Azaka had the last name "Kokutou" was a coincidence.
Chapter 6: Oblivion Recorder[]
Shizune thanking Azaka
When Shizune went back to her room once school resumed, she offered words of gratitude to Azaka as she had already seen that Azaka would solve a case during the break, even if she didn’t know the exact details.[4]
Chapter 7: Murder Speculation Part 2[]
Mikiya later discloses to Shiki on how Shizune predicted that he might meet a hideous end if he stayed next to Shiki after he is nearly killed by Lio Shirazumi and loses his eye.
Final Record[]
Abilities[]
Shizune is gifted with special eyes that grant her the ability to see future events; a fact that she usually keeps a secret in order to avoid being mistreated by those who would doubt of her ability. Due to her power she carries complex feelings, for example she is bad at studying, but with her power, obtaining first place in every school exam is easy, since the image of the answers will automatically come to her when ever she wants it to. She also feels guilty since whenever she reads the future of a person, it equates to reading a part of that person's life without their permission. Her biggest complex however is her belief that whenever she foresees a disaster, she can't mend it at all; she strongly believes the future that she sees is absolute and unchangeable, and thus sees herself as someone "cursed" to witness events without been able to do anything about it. However thanks to Mikiya that belief changes, and she now has a more positive outlook of her ability.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
[] Kara no Kyoukai Special Pamphlet - Encyclopedia: Seo Shizune [Person's name], p.034 [T] Shizune Seo [Person's name]
A girl in her late teens. A student of Reien Girls' Academy. Kokutou Azaka's roommate. Future sight.
A timid, introverted girl. She was incorporated into the story since the early draft in preparation of acting as the protagonist of Gospel of the Future.
Although she was not very active in the main story of Kara no Kyoukai, a character of similar concept emerged in the side story of Tsukihime.
Gospel of the Future would be a story about her chat with Mikiya. The setting would be Ahnenerbe. The planned length was about 30 pages.
In terms of chronological order, Gospel of the Future would take place before Paradox Spiral. In it, Shizune would advice Mikiya "if you keep going like this, you could die very soon". In Paradox Spiral, the content of Mikiya's reply to Enjou Tomoe was the exact opposite of that. It seemed Mikiya was lying there.瀬尾静音【せお―しずね】【人名】
十代後半の少女。礼園女学院の生徒。黒桐鮮花のルームメイト。未来視。
おどおどした引っ込み思案の少女で、プロット段階で予備の話として組み込まれていた『未来福音《み らいふくいん》』の主役。
『空の境界』本編での活躍はなくなってしまったが、同じコンセプトのキャラクターが『月姫』の番外編で登場している。
『未来福音』は彼女が幹也と軽いお喋りをするだけの話。場所はアーネンエルベで、三十｜頁《ページ》程度の閑話《かんわ 》として予定されていた。
時期は矛盾螺旋の前の話で、幹也は彼女から「今のままだと、近いうちに死んじゃうかもしれません」と忠告されている。矛盾螺旋において、幹也が臙条巴に返答した内容はまるっきり反対、幹也らしいウソなのだった。 - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 6: “Oblivion Recorder” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: Does the Seo Shizune that appeared briefly in Chapter 6 also have “that” hobby, just like Seo Akira? She does, right!?Q: Does the Seo Shizune that appeared briefly in Chapter 6 also have “that” hobby, just like Seo Akira? She does, right!? <Very Goooooooood!>
Nasu: She works on it passionately!
Takeuchi: And with enthusiasm alone, she’s able to… - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 6: “Oblivion Recorder” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: Was there some kind of ulterior motive to having Seo Shizune appear in this version? It’s making me anticipate further developments…Q: Was there some kind of ulterior motive to having Seo Shizune appear in this version? It’s making me anticipate further developments… <karl>
Nasu: All I’d heard was that there was just going to be a glimpse of her at the end. I never expected her to actually have lines.
Takeuchi: Wasn’t it decided relatively early on that, since her character design was finished, she absolutely had to make an appearance even if she didn’t say anything? - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 6: “Oblivion Recorder” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: After the case was wrapped up, Shizune offered words of gratitude to Azaka. Could it be that she had foreseen everything that happened?Q: After the case was wrapped up, Shizune offered words of gratitude to Azaka. Could it be that she had foreseen everything that happened? <Willow>
Nasu: She had been able to see that Azaka would solve a case during the break, at least, even if she didn’t know the details.
Takeuchi: I see what you did there!
Nasu: That reasoning falls apart at the end, stop it.
(TN: I think they just devolved into throwing around quotes from Trick at the end…)
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