Mitsuba Sangū 「三宮 三葉, Sangū Mitsuba」 is one of the main characters and a concurrent heroine of the manga series. She is a special duty second lieutenant of the and a member of 's squad in the .
Contents[]Appearance
She is a girl with long blonde hair tied up in pigtails (her hair appears longer in the manga) and large purple eyes.
She wears the standard JIDA uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black coat with a standing collar which has a red bow tie around it and has her sleeves rolled up. The coat has two rows of gold buttons on the front, light green details including the which has a passing diagonally over her right shoulder. Rather than the standard white gloves, she wears black gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. She also wears the standard black skirt (with black shorts underneath) and knee-high black boots. She sometimes wears the black cape.
Anime: In the anime, she wears the standard white gloves instead of black.ADVERTISEMENTPersonality
Mitsuba is shown to be a serious and by-the-book soldier, who dislikes those who break the formation and commit to individual action. She tends to have a fiery personality and may be the most talkative of the group. In her previous squad, she once broke the formation of her team in order to save a teammate, which lead to her squad's annihilation. This makes her value staying in formation and following the rules, which she enforces on the rookie soldiers below her. Also, because of this, she didn't want to save her when she was caught by the, thinking that he would die if he tried. However, Yu saves her life and Mitsuba learns to have more faith her in comrades instead of restraining their actions with her fear.
She is proud of yet hates being promoted for doing nothing just because of her family name. She considers that to be a grave insult. More so, feeling that she has an inferior complex in comparison to her older sister, Aoi. She also felt insulted when assigned to work under Shinoa, but she quickly takes her place as second-in-command. She takes it on herself to teach and guide the rookies.
History
Mitsuba joined the vampire annihilation force when she was thirteen. When her comrade Shirō was in danger, she broke formation to save him from a . When she slashed its arm to save Shirō, the monster used its other arm to strike her, but her squad leader saved her by using himself as a human shield, which caused his death. This still haunts her even today.
Story: Shinjuku Arc
Mitsuba and Shinoa fighting
Mitsuba first appears in yelling at for putting her on a squad of rookies and, better yet, assigning her to work under Shinoa. Mitsuba and Shinoa draw their weapons, and Guren scolds them. She makes it clear she hates short-sighted people who break formation when she attacks Yū right off for saying he will charge after a vampire no matter what. She is the fifth and final member of Shinoa's squad.
Despite her initial abrasion, she quickly starts lecturing Shinoa's squad on the world around them.
Mitsuba slapping Yu
When they see a chasing a human girl, she orders the squad to stay back, and Shinoa agrees. They explain that the girl is obviously bait. She regrets not being able to do anything, but she understands this is for the best. Yu disobeys and charges in anyway, and the vampires attack on cue. The squad supports Yu and saves the girl, but Mitsuba slaps Yu afterward for his insubordination. Shinoa advises Yu to not take it personally because Mitsuba also has a painful past. She refuses to divulge more information than that.
opens up to Mitsuba and Shinoa showering. Shinoa manages to cool down Mitsuba's temper. She tells Mitsuba that acting against orders was not the cause of her squad's demise. Mitsuba orders Shinoa to stay in her own shower, and Shinoa takes that as an opportunity to attack.
