Posted by Nina on 7/18/2005, 12:12 am, in reply to "Bio of Troopers (O) and some (K)" Mother - has a weak heart, and is often ill.("Encyclepedia of YST") Shin's father is the president of a company in the first draft of Sunrise, that's why Shin in Japanese Doujinshi ususally gives an image of a wealthy second-generation. The basic bio of the other characters.
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Mouri Shin
TV series (14 to 15 years old), OAV Message (17 to 18 years old)
Birthday
Mar 14,1973 (*Note: He's the eldest of all troopers. Shin's birthday is White Day, the day when boys return gifts to their girlfriend's chocolate/presents received on Valentie's day. Japan's school system begins in April, thus Shin is one schoolyear elder than the others. He was the only high school student (10th grader) in TV series. *)
Blood Type
A
Height
164 cm (TV series); 174 cm (OAV Message)
Weight
54 kg (TV series), 63 kg (OAV Message)
Family
Father - died when Shin was young.
Elder sister - Sayoko (*Note: literally means 'little night'*), engaged to Shizuka Yuusuke who works at Marine Research Institute in Hagi when Shin was 10th grader (Official Novel "Yoroi Gaiden"). Probably married already at the time of Message OAV.
Armor
Shin found his armor in a cave inside the sea in Hagi with the help of another grampus (Whose name is Suiki, named by Shin (Official novel "Yoroi Gaiden"). By the way, the one in TV episode #6 is called "Chappy". ("Encyclepdia of YST")
Life
He grew up in a traditional family which even has a "A Room that cannot be open"(*Note: famous topic of Japanese ghost story in which an old house is haunted and one of the room cannot be opened.*)
Sports and Hobby
Shin is good at basketball. His large breathing capacity of lung helps him with sports that requires active moving. His hobby is cooking. There is no rule saying that only girls could cook. Cooking is a great art. It's a creative working to find new taste and the taste that one likes. Shin also practices tea ceremony, spear, and rod since childhood. He learns them in order to rear the Heart, as the future leader of Mouri clan/family. ("Encyclepedia of YST")
Hobbies: swimming, English conversation. (OAV Message)
Not good at
fishes with head(*Note: This means that he doesn't like/unable to eat them*) Of course, since Shin is someone who loves the ocean. ("Encyclepedia of YST, CD drama 'Suikoden').
People who he respects
Takasugi Shinsaku (*Note: similar to Sakamoto, he's also a person who helped Japan to end the Shougunate period, and enhanced the modernization of Japan. Takasugi is from Hagi, Yamaguchi, where Shin lives.*)
Senno Rikyuu (*A famous master of tea ceremony*)
Family origin
Mouri Motonari, (*a famous general in South Japan, he is most famous for sea battles. By the way, ancestors of all Troopers lived in about the same period in history (except Shuu's). Mouri family and Date family still have descendents in current Japan. *)
Place
Hagi, Japan (in Yamakuchi province)(*Note: a place near Japan sea. Haki is a place where Hagiyaki (name of a kind of pottery) is famous. Shin's family runs a pottery factory, too. Hakiyaki is very good for tea ceremony.*)
Additional Info
It's said Shin's hobbies are tea ceremony and flower arrangement (Song
"Midnight Party" included in vocal album "kimi o nemurasenai"). Sayoko
would inherent the pottery factory in the future. (Official novel "Yoroi Gaiden")
After TV series, Shin went to High school in Tokyo, and lived in a big apartment by himself. Shin also planned to go to college in Tokyo. (Cassette Book Collection #3)
(*Shin was reared up in a family where other family members are all females. So it became the topic of a lot doujinshi in Japan, like how Shin learned to cook, arrange flower, and have tea ceremony. *)
The following info is from the "YST Memorials" and "Encyclepedia of YST"
Nasuti Yagyuu
TV series (17 to 18 years old), OAV Message (20 to 21 years old) She is three years older than the troopers
Birthdate
May 15, 1970 ("YST Memorials"), May 28, 1970 ("Encyclepedia of YST")
(both are official...*sweatdrop*)
Bloodtype
AB
Height
168 cm (TV series)
Weight
"secret" (according to "Encyclepedia of YST")
Family
Father (Japanese) Mother (French) and (Paternal) Grandfather (Professor
of Sengoku University, major in "Study of Legend") Nasuti was reared in France until she came back to Japan recently.
Hobby
"Study of Legend" (influenced by her grandfather), Drive. She got her driver's liscence in France, therefore, she was able to drive although she was 17 year old in TV series (session I). The rumor said that she uses "Leaner's Permit" in Japan rather than using "International Driver's Liscence" ("Encyclepedia of YST")
People who she respects
Grandfather and Shaporion (?)
Things not good with
"Sec-ret!!"
Place
Odawara city of Kanagawa Province
Sports
She is said to start practicing "long-handled sword" recently.
Yamano Jun
TV series (8 to 9 years old), OAV Message (11 to 12 years old) He is six years younger than the troopers.
Birthdate
June 30, 1979
Bloodtype
O
Height
118 cm (TV series)
Weight
25 kg (TV series)
Family
Father (business man) Mother (housekeeper). It seems that they're pretty rich since they have a house in the countryside (near Tokyo). BUT, the plants' container in the house looks cheap...They must run out of the money because of the mortgage. The YST appeared to be a very realistic creation...maybe. ("Encyclepedia of YST")
Hobby
Skateboard
People who he respects
The troopers
Things not good at
Youja, Study, and Carrot
Place
Machida city in metropolitan Tokyo
Sports
Tiger-riding(?)
Most info are based on 'The Encyclepedia of YST'. All the information on how the troopers get their armors are based on the book 'Yoroi Gaiden' written by Kawahara Yoshie (one of the script writer of YST) published by Genbunsha. Other info comes from OAVs, cassette book collections,
drama CDs, and other magazines of YST.
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