Maria Itsukushima (厳島 真里亜 Itsukushima Maria)[3] is a supporting character in the Shangri-La Frontier series. In SLF, she is known as Animalia (アニマリア Animaria)[1] and is the leader of the clan SF-Zoo. She takes an interest in Sunraku due to his access to the Vorpal Bunnies of Rabituza.[4]
Appearance[]
A lightly tanned female with messy medium length light-grey hair and purple color eyes. Wears a tan yellow sorcerer robe with a hoody, it's theme is gold, red and bright yellow line designs. Underneath the robe is a red sleeve skirt with a ring belt, tan black pants, two light-brown belt straps below the knee, yellow and white theme boots with furry covers above. Wears purple bandages wrapped around both wrist underneath the furry part of a turquoise color fingerless glove. On her hood are a pair of accessory small grey horns wrapped in bandages tied to the red band on top of the head. Carries a wooden staff with tied bandage designs, and at the top is fashion with a U and X shape style of bones.
Personality[]
She displays a unique love and fascination for monsters. Wanting to take photographic shots with them. And even hugging those that are cute and loving them up. And even when it comes to other players targeting cute little monsters she is fascinated with, she won't stand for it and intervene without fear.
Plot[]
Background[]
Maria is an animal lover who has had a severe allergy to various animals since childhood.[5] Throughout the years, she tried to interact with animals on many occasions and all of them had her end up hospitalized for long periods of time. All those times in confinement, she cried countlessly for the price she had to pay just to satisfy her desires.[3]
Abilities[]
Being the leader of SF-Zoo shows she is capable of leading a group and issuing commands. She was also able to fend off Arthur Pencilgon for a time to allow Sunraku time to escape into Thirdrema.
Her main job is Yin-Yang Master (陰陽大師 Onmyō Taishi) and her sub job is Sorcerer (魔術師 Majutsu-shi).[6] Her playstyle specializes in neutralizing targets rather than defeating them. She has mastery over various magic that inflicts debuffs and restricting her targets' actions, but her fighting power is rather low.[7] When it comes to taming animals, however, Animalia is second to none in the entire game.[8]
After reaching Level 99, she received the Arcanum "The Sun", which affects the strength of her magic and skills depending on the time of day:[9]
- From 6 am to 6 pm, her spells are boosted but her skills are weakened.
- From 6 pm to 6 am, her skills are boosted but her spells are weakened.
Skills[]
- Spell Memorize (詠唱丸暗記 Eishō Maru Anki)[10]
Magic[]
- Fellow Traveler (
冥府の旅路は汝と共に Ferō Toraberā): With the skill Spell Memorize and 1 HP remaining, she can exchange her life to apply an instant death debuff on an opponent, a murder-suicide curse. When wielding a sinister staff, releases six purple energy streams from the six fingers to engulf the target opponent, creating a large explosion purple pillar stream destroying enemy and the user together.[10] - Hands of Tartarus (
鷲摑む冥府の腕 Hanzu Obu Tarutarosu): Inflicts an immobility ailment to any living target for one minute. The Underworld Keystaff must be equipped to use this spell.[11]
Level Progress[]
| Level | HP | MP | STM | STR | DEX | AGI | TEC | VIT | LUC | Manga | Anime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 128 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
| 99[6] | 100 | 500 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 50 |
Equipment[]
- Head: Shamalite Hood (
呪灯霊装 ・髪紐 Shāmaraito Fūdo)[6] - Torso: Shamalite Coat (
呪灯霊装 ・胴衣 Shāmaraito Kōto)[6] - Waist: Shamalite Belt (
呪灯霊装 ・腰帯 Shāmaraito Beruto)[6] - Feet: Shamalite Pants (
呪灯霊装 ・細袴 Shāmaraito Zubon)[6]
Weapons[]
- Mysterious Dream Catcher (
怪夢の呪杖 Erudorīmu Kyatchā):[6] Resembles a wooden staff with tied bandage designs, and at the top is fashion with a U and X shape style of bones. Used to perform magic type attacks.[12] - Underworld Keystaff (冥府の鍵杖 Meifu no Kenjō):[11] A unique weapon that resembles a carved purple braid with a furry top and above it resembles a grip red demonic six finger hand. Used to cast dark and/or curse type spells.[7]
Accessories[]
- Deathdragon Horns (屍竜呪の角 Shiryū-ju no Tsuno)[6]
- Stealth Step (
不立荒の足音 Suteru Suteppu)[6] - Curseweave Ring (呪織の指輪 Majinaiori no Yubiwa)[6]
- Intelligence Ring (智者の指輪 Chisha no Yubiwa)[6]
- Logic Tiara (節理の円環 Setsuri no Enkan)[6]
Etymology[]
Her in-game name is a portmanteau of her real life name and the word animal, which represents her topic of interest.
Trivia[]
- Animalia was voted #12 in the manga's character popularity poll.[13]
- From her character profile in the Japanese edition of Volume 9:
- Nicknames: Director (園長 Enchō), the craziest of SF-Zoo (SF-Zooで一番やべーやつ SF-Zoo de Ichiban Yabēyatsu), and Cursed Hand (呪いの手 Noroi no Te)
- Likes: Animals, animals, non-human living things
- Dislikes: Her body, specifically her allergies
- Hobby: Watching animal documentaries
- Special skill: She can tell if a dog is a cross-bred just with a single glance.
- Favorite type of person: Someone who cares for animals
- Disliked type of person: Someone who does not care for animals
- Dream: Living with 101 dogs
- Favorite game: SLF and VR Animal Breeding Experience! (VRアニマル飼育体験！)
- Disliked game: Nephilim Hollow, because it has no animals
- Motto: "Mutual understanding comes from close contact." (相互理解は触れ合いから)
- Before knowing of Emul's existence, she was focused on acquiring the new Rider class which she felt had infinite possibilities.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manga Chapter 9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Japanese Volume 9; Character Profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Web Novel Chapter 119
- ↑ Manga Chapter 8
- ↑ Manga Chapter 84
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Shangri-La Frontier Strategy Forum Vol. 34
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Manga Chapter 12
- ↑ Web Novel Chapter 79
- ↑ Shangri-La Frontier Strategy Forum Vol. 42
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Manga Chapter 13
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Manga Chapter 83
- ↑ Manga Chapter 11
- ↑ Manga Chapter 81