Template:Project improve adTemplate:Character infoboxUmi Template:Jap-name is a character in Ōkami. He runs a segregated restaurant in North Ryoshima Coast.
Appearance
Umi is a man of his 30-40's. Uni has a cat-like motif, like Yama, in which his face does looks like a cat. His eyes are Template:Tt, his nose is triangle-shaped, and on each of his cheek are 3 stripes which resemble a cat's whiskers.
Umi wears a typical grey tall cap, a sea blue colored happi which has the embroidering of a darker blue wave on it. On his shoulders, there are some red strappings which helps in folding his sleeves to his upper arms. On his apron, the kanji for "sea" Template:Jap-name is present, also spelling his name. Also, he is always seen holding a pair of kitchen knifes.
Story
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Ōkami
After bringing the Template:Dl3 the Template:Dl and helping him catching the Marlin, he delivers it to Umi, who uses his "Cyclone Slice" to make some Template:Wp. Amaterasu must use the Celestial Brush to draw three horizontal lines and learn the Template:Scbt of Galestorm, Whirlwind. Amaterasu can then eat the sashimi that Umi has prepared to fill her Astral Pouch.Template:Spoiler end
Trivia
- Umi and his restaurant, along with Yama and his cafe, are based on the Japanese story of Template:Wp Template:Jap-name.
- The story was created by Template:Wp. Although not a commercial success, the work came to the attention of poets Template:Wp and Shimpei Kusano, who admired his writing greatly and introduced it to the literary world.
- "Umi" Template:Jap-name means "sea", which is a reference to where his restaurant is located.
- Both Umi and Yama have a cat motif, along with their waitresses. No other people in the Ōkami series have such features.
- Umi is the counterpart of Yama, since his restaurant is by the sea, while Yama's restaurant is in Template:Ttlink. Their name also relates with their locations respectively.