| Mikage Shiraishi | |
|---|---|
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| Series | Jewelpet Sunshine |
| Alias | M-Kage of the Rose |
| Katakana | 白石 御影 |
| Romanji | Shiraishi Mikage |
| First Appearance | JPS01a |
| Voice Actor | Atsushi Tamaru |
| Biography | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 17-18 |
| Species | Human |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Dark blue |
| World | Earth |
| Birthday | Unknown |
| Family | Kanon Mizushiro (younger twin sister) Mr. and Mrs. Shiraishi (parents) Unnamed maternal grandmother |
| Magical Status | |
| Occupation | 12th grade student |
Mikage Shiraishi (白石 御影 Shiraishi Mikage?) is one of the central characters in Jewelpet Sunshine.
Personality[]
Mikage is a kind, highly tolerant and respectful boy. He is a little withdrawn when compared to his misbehaving classmates, due to his strict upbringing, but shows a snarky side when it comes to his roommates Masago and Jasper. He likes cleanliness and politeness and often clashes with Jasper because the latter stands for neither of those qualities.
Mikage feels fettered to his family due to the pressure of inheriting their flower arranging art, something he's not sure he wants. By the end of the season, however, he finally has figured out what he wants with his decision to turn into a Jewelpet for Ruby.
As M-Kage of the Rose, he turns into a suave, womanizing, elegant thief.
History[]
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He is the heir of the Shirashi family, known for their flower arrangement skills. He is also a student of the Plum class at the Sunshine Academy, and both Ruby and Kanon have crushes on him. Masago Kuroda is his best friend, with Jasper as his rival.
Since his birth, he was separated from Kanon when they were babies, because their grandmother believed Kanon would be a harbinger to the Shiraishi family. When he was a child, he met Kanon when she dropped her ice cream and was crying. They became friends, but ended up separating once more as Kanon had to return to the Mizushiros.
In episode 52, it is revealed that Mikage met Ruby in his childhood past while riding through the streets on a bicycle. He was initially trying to ride after the Muzhushiro family's car as he didn't want to be separated from Kanon, but he fell off his bike and couldn't catch up. When he was wailing, Ruby came across him and comforted him, which made him smile. This is where his hidden feelings began to bloom for Ruby.
Mikage first met Kanon again when they were first-years in Sunshine Academy when he saw and helped Kanon, who fell into a mud land. He later started to have feelings for Kanon after he told her that he loves her, unknowingly that he and Kanon are related to each other after being separated during their birth. He disappears when a masked man who looks like him appeared in episode 31b. The masked man's name was revealed in the next part, where he is known as "Phantom M-Kage," a villainous mastermind who works for the Dark Queen.
In episode 46, Mikage is shocked that Kanon has been his sister all along, but in the end accepts Kanon's decision to break up with him and resumes being her brother.
In episode 48, Mikage finally realizes feelings for Ruby, but when Tour confesses his feelings for her, Mikage is a little shocked and angry at the end of the episode. Because of this, he requests to Jewelina that he wants to become a Jewelpet himself, but she refuses to do so. After the final battle was over, Mikage approaches the queen again and asks her to turn him to a Jewelpet one more time. This time, she agreed and was touched because Mikage wants to be with Ruby, at the cost of making him lose his previous memories as Mikage. Labra and the fairy saw how he turned to a Jewelpet during the process. Because of this, Mikage was the only one who did not show up to the graduation event. Five years later, everyone was attending Iruka and Jill's wedding except Mikage, who still did not show up. After the marriage ceremony was over, Ruby was crying on the bridge until a grey-maned, white lion Jewelpet approached her. Ruby did not seem to know him at first, until he brings out a carrot, whom she immediately recognized is Mikage reincarnated as a Jewelpet named Granite. The series ends with Ruby and Mikage; now Granite, hugging and reuniting with each other.
Etymology[]
- The name Mikage means "control, honorable" (御) (mi) and "shadow, shade, other side" (影) (kage).
- Mikage's surname Shiraishi means "white" (白) (shira) and "stone, volume measure" (石) (ishi).
Trivia[]
- Mikage is the first human character in the series to be permanently transformed into a Jewelpet; in this case, Granite. This is only true in the Jewelpet Sunshine continuity, however, to maintain later's pure Jewelpet status.
- He likes sweet food.
- He prefers adding soy sauce and natto onto curry.
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