Template:Project improve adTemplate:Character infoboxKiku (菊波, Kiku) is Kagu's mother and also the wife of Tsuruya. She and her husband are the manager of the newly built Playhouse in Sei'an City.
Appearance
Kiku has a particularly flashy taste in clothing, with her being in the acting business. Her hair is short, slightly above her shoulders in length and dusty brown in color. It is stylized with her cantel swept to the back, with her bangs 'crooked' to her eyes. Her eyebrows are short and round, but fairly thick with some mascara put on. Her cheeks are cherry-pink blush. Her hair ornament, appears to be a fan-type Template:Wp which are worn to the back instead. The kanzashi is in fact, ornaments which consists an orange folding-fan with pink overrides and two other crysanthemum hairpins. The fans has the word Template:Tt.
She wears a particularly plain Template:Wp which are pink and yellow with metallic distinction. The prints on her kimono looks very much like tickets or a fever bandage. Her kimono has lavender okumi, with tangerine thin stripe. Her obi is yellow with green thin stripes which are very wide, with it being tied in a Washikusa musubi slightly to her left hip. The obi is tied with an lavender cloth while the Washikusa musubi knot part is partially overrided by a lavender in the middle part cross-over with some tangerine stripes. Lastly, she wears a Template:Wp which are dark grey with pink overrides by the tip.
Personality
Kiku is a very understanding mother. Although she felt that it was a vey heavy decision to have Kagu train at the training grounds and hardly see her again, she felt that she needs to use her powers and ability to help others.
She is also very caring, when she was struck by King Fury's darkness attack and he captured Kagu as his captive, she never really cared about her current condition, but rather worried about Kagu being kidnaped.
Story
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Ōkamiden
When Sei'an City has been overrun by demons, the playhouse was also overtook by the demon Sen and Ryo. When Kagu examines her father room, they noticed that Kiku's treasured hand-mirror was left on the table, leaving them with suspicion that she didn't bring it with her.
After the defeat of Renjishi, along with Sen and Ryo, the entire captive in the playhouse was freed. She and Tsuruya thanked Kagu for embracing her gift and used it in good will. Later, when Kagu asked permission from her to train in the Miko Traning Grounds, she allowed her happily, but not as encouraging.
When Kagu is in front of the training grounds with Miko Cho, Kiku and Tsuruya is also behind her. Although she finds it hard for them to unable to see her for a long time of training, they support her decision and keep her place as the number one actress in the troupe.
Later, when Kurow and Chibiterasu reach the entrance of Sei'an City, a dark ominous cloud has inflicted the citizens with a strange epidemic which Dr. Bluebeard himself cannot decipher. When Kagu arrived and tried to help her father, she was apparently unconscious. After Kagu ws abducted, Kiku came a bit to her senses and plead for Kagu be safe. Template:Spoiler end
Trivia
- In some translation, while Kagu's name means to "sniff" or "scent", Kiku's name means "listen" or "hear".
- Kiku's hairpin, closely resembles the Chrysanthemum Hairpin obtained by Amaterasu after defeating the 3rd race with Hayazo in Ōkami.
- Also, the man who lost the Chrysanthemum Hairpin also said that he wanted to give it to a woman named "Kiku". But he apparently didn't know that Kiku had already married and a child.