Kobeni Higashiyama(Japanese:東山コベニ) is aTatsuki FujimotoThe manga created byChainsaw Man" and its derivative works.
Introduction
Formerly a Devil Hunter for Tokyo Public Safety Special Division 4, she resigned after the Darkness Devil incident and worked at a burger shop. Before the final battle, she andDenjiTo evadeMakima's pursuit, she hid in Kishibe's safe house. Her status after the final battle is unknown.
She has medium-length bangs on the right side and two red hairpins pinned in her hair on the leftIssuing a card, with a total of four moles on her face (two at the corner of her left eye, one on her left cheek, and one below the right corner of her mouth), and wears her hair in a short ponytail. Denji once commented that she looks pretty. She has one older brother and nine sisters in total, and she usually wears her sisters' hand-me-down clothes.
Her hobby is eating delicious food. She has only eaten ice cream three times so far. The first time was on her birthday in elementary school; the first bite was so delicious she started running, but then she tripped and it fell on the ground (considering her later experience working at the burger shop, it was actually the Falling Devil), and the second time was a treat from her partner, the Violence Fiend.The third time was when the Chainsaw Devil took her on a date. Kobeni: "It doesn't taste like anything-meow!"
Her contracted devil is a secret.It might just be the Secret Devil.
Because her parents forced her to work to put her brother through college, and she didn't want to go into sex work, she had no choice but to become a Devil Hunter.Then how did you become a burger shop employee?
Strongest member of Special Division 4(The only person who did not suffer any injuries during the Darkness Devil incident, having survived many dangerous situations and always ending up unscathed), Himeno evaluated her as "timid but quite capable." Her brain gets a high if she fights excessively.
Had two partners: Arai (who took a bullet for Kobeni after being shot), and the Violence Fiend (who was torn apart by the Darkness Devil after letting Kobeni remove his gas mask to release his seal).
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History
First appeared on page 17 of Chapter 10, inAki HayakawaAppeared along with the rest of Division 4 after the Fox Devil was summoned to eat the Leech Devil.
Eternity Devil Incident
A devil was sighted inside the Morin Hotel, leading to the deaths of several private devil hunters responsible for extermination; thus, Public Safety was ordered to investigate. Six members of Special Division 4 (Denji、Power、Aki Hayakawa、Himeno, Arai, and Kobeni) were ordered to investigate.
During this time, the six discovered they were seemingly trapped on the eighth-floor stairs, unable to go up or down to other floors. To investigate this, Himeno andAki Hayakawahad Kobeni strike a peace sign pose on the spot as an experiment, concluding that everyone was trapped on the eighth floor by a devil. Kobeni was terrified and later knocked unconscious by Himeno after her brain short-circuited and she tried to drink toilet water.
After learning that the Eternity Devil's condition for releasing them was to kill Denji, she pulled out a kitchen knife intending to kill him, but was knocked out by Himeno hitting her in the abdomen. Because all the food wasPowereaten up, she suspected Power, and suspected Arai—who was defending Power—of being a spy and wanted to kill him.
When the devil tempted everyone to kill Denji again, she lunged at Denji with a knife, but ended up stabbing the one protecting DenjiAki Hayakawa。
After the incident, she and Arai were sent by Himeno to report the event, but the two felt guilty for repeatedly trying to kill Denji during the incident and decided to resign.Later, Himeno used an excuse to hold a newcomer's party, and everyone reconciled.
Shooting Incident
Together with Arai, she gave directions to an old lady. As the two were leaving after giving directions, the old lady pulled a handgun from her bosom and shot at them from behind, hitting Arai in the neck. When she shot at Kobeni again, Arai blocked the bullet, allowing Kobeni to survive and kill the old lady with a kitchen knife. Later, based on the walkie-talkie obtained from the old lady, she foundAkane Sawatari（）andKatana Man。
When facing Sawatari's snake tail attack, she was able to nimbly jump onto the snake's tail(Katana Man: "Is she a monkey?!"), nimbly sliced off Katana Man's arm, grabbed the handgun and shot at him, and when facing Sawatari's gunfire, she quickly dragged upDenji's upper body, using the chainsaw head to deflect bullets, forcing Sawatari and Katana Man to abandon Denji and flee.
Afterwards, she apologized to Denji's corpse which had not yet revived, and after experiencing these events, she decided to apply for resignation.(She resigned again)
AtAkiDuring the duel with Sawatari, she appeared behind Sawatari without being noticed.When Aki asked why she was still staying in Public Safety, she stated it was because the bonus was coming soon.Later, Sawatari used her ability to commit suicide.
Reze Incident
After the Violence Fiend was no match for Reze, he gave a retreat signal to Kobeni, but at this time Kobeni was unable to move because she was so terrified that her legs gave out, so she had to immediately to Rezedogezaapologized and stated she would definitely resign, begging Reze to spare her life.(She resigned yet again)
Denji Assassination Arc
The new car she saved up to buywasPowerwas taken to drive, and as a resultPower（）After critically injuring Denji and killing the eldest of the Immortal Brothers (who was disguised as Kurose) by hitting them with the car, she shifted the blame to Kobeni, claiming "This is your car."（Power（）later, after discovering Kurose was an assassin in disguise, she took the credit back for herself)
Kishibe and the youngest of the Immortal Brothers, respectively, during theirQuanxi,duel, were thrown from the building by Quanxi, and both landed onKobeni's carGo.Kobeni's Car【HP-999】
She was transported to Hell along with the Violence Fiend. To defeat the Darkness Devil, the Violence Fiend asked Kobeni to remove his poison mask, but he was ultimately torn to pieces by the Darkness Devil anyway.From being transported into Hell to being transported out, Kobeni remained completely unharmed throughout the entire process.
After the incident ended, Kobeni submitted her resignation letter.(She resigned yet again... this time she really quit)
Chainsaw Devil Incident
After resigning, Kobeni went to work at a burger shop, where she was slapped by the manager for her constant "ah ah" verbal tic.
After the Chainsaw Devil arrived at the burger shop and killed two staff members, she understood his desire to eat a burger, but she tripped twice while serving it. Finally, she picked up the burger that had fallen on the floor and placed it on the Chainsaw Devil's table.(And almost tripped yet again)
Later, the Chainsaw Devil, in order to satisfyDenjithe desire to go on a date, usedScarf（）to entangle Kobeni, making her float along with him, and took her to eat ice cream.The two ate ice cream with the ice cream truck, which had been sawn into pieces by the Chainsaw Devil, behind them.
Afterwards, Chainsaw Man forced Kobeni to dance on a dance machine and slashed open the coin exchange box to give her coins to start the machine.(And then Kobeni danced from Chapter 86 all the way to Chapter 89)
Kobeni forced to dance
Kobeni eventually achieved a perfect score on the dance machine, but suddenly forgot why she was dancing.(Her fear of the Chainsaw Devil was slowly fading), at which timeMakimaappeared before her and pointed out that her fear of the Chainsaw Devil was no longer as intense as before. Makima used the Angel Devil's ability to create a spear using a thousand years of lifespan and threw it at Kobeni, but Chainsaw Man stepped in to block the spear for her.
She was arranged by Kishibe to hide from Makima's pursuit in an empty house along with Denji. Upon learning that she might never be able to contact her family again to avoid Makima, she breathed a sigh of relief, stating she finally had a reason to leave her parents. Later, she expressed her fear of death and mentioned she greatly envied Denji's ability to resurrect. After listening to Denji's monologue, she remarked that Denji had lived a very ordinary life, and that a life without unpleasant things only exists in dreams.
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Popularity Polls
In the first "Chainsaw Man" character popularity poll, Kobeni ranked 8th.Just behind the 7th place,her own car.。
In the second "Chainsaw Man" character popularity poll, Kobeni ranked 10th.
In the third "Chainsaw Man" character popularity poll, Kobeni ranked 13th.
Facial expressions
Kobeni's facial expressions
Because she is essentially aordinary people（）, and becoming a Devil Hunter was a last resort, she often becomes so terrified that she borders on a mental breakdown when encountering various incidents. Scenes where sweat appears on her face are common Sweat Gland Devil, and she frequently makes veryLewdexpressions.
Notes and External Links
↑Katana ManCommentary on Kobeni's exceptional physical skills
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