It's hard to tell Tokiya Mikagami's story without giving the entire plot away. After all, the entire story of why he wants to fight revolves around his past.

Anyway, Mi-chan (as we fangirls call him) first decided to learn how to use the Hymon Ken when his sister was murdered by a few men. He and his sister believed that they were attacked for his elemental weapon, the Ensui. Mifuyu (his sister) did not know what the Ensui was, she had only treated it as a good luck charm. On her dying breath, she gave the handle to Mi-chan and told him to take good care of it.

Mi-chan and his sister lived alone, and so, at the tender age of 7, he went to learn the Hymon Ken off one of the greatest teachers around at that time, Meguri Kyozan. Mi-chan had gone through some serious trauma, and now, he devoted his entire life to avenge his sister.

And so, the story goes on. One shall not tell you who the murderer is, (yes, we do find out in the end) nor shall I tell you how he got to know Recca and the rest, but Mikagami was persuaded to join Urabatousatsujin only because he believed he would find his sister's killer there. Dying to know more about Mi-chan? Read the manga, watch the anime (which won't tell you much) or click on the other links below.


Mikagami's Ensui and the Hymon Ken
Ensui Mikagami's madogou is the Ensui, which enables him to use attributes and properties of water. It is a handle, but Mikagami can use water to form a blade for Ensui to become a sword. The sword style he uses with his Ensui is called the Hymon Ken.
Tsurara Mai One of the moves that the Ensui can make is the Tsurara Mai or the "Dancing Icicles". The Ensui uses water from underground to form icicles, which attack the enemy through the floor. They rise into the air and hit the ceiling. The icicles use water from there and the humidity in the air to form yet more icicles, which rain down. The cycle continues until the enemy is destroyed. Used to destroy Neon's Fukyo Waon.
Tsunami Hebi Another is the Tsunami Hebi or the "Water Snake". Gathering water from the four directions, Mikagami forms the liquid into a snake. First used against Kai, who countered it with an "Ice Snake".
Earth Snake One of the moves that Mikagami invented with is the "Earth Snake", which combines the Tsurara Mai with his Tsunami Hebi to form an icicle snake. Also first used against Kai, but Kai managed to stop the snake from killing him with an ice shield that covered his whole body.
Absolute Zero Yet another move of the Hymon Ken is the Zettai Reido, or "Absolute Zero". This enables him to freeze whatever object that he wishes to.


Being as kawaii as he is, Mi-chan naturally has a few character shrines around on the net. One of them is the Ensui: A Mikagami Tokiya Shrine. Another is Tokiya's Ice and last but not least, I also found Still Waters Run Deep. Do you have a Tokiya shrine as well? Fill up the form to nail me and tell me about it!

  • picture of Ensui thanks to Aileen at blaze