Miyamizu, Mitsuha

Mitsuha Miyamizu is a high school girl living in the rural, mountainous town of Itomori. As a member of the Miyamizu family, she serves as a priestess at her family's Shinto shrine, a role that involves performing ancient rituals such as the creation of Kuchikamizake (mouth-chewed sake) and the weaving of Kumihimo (braided cords). While she respects her heritage, Mitsuha feels deeply stifled by the provincial nature of Itomori, the strict expectations of her estranged father (the town's mayor), and the traditional lifestyle imposed by her grandmother, Hitoha. She famously vents her frustrations by shouting into the night, wishing to be reborn as a 'handsome boy in Tokyo.' Physically, Mitsuha is a beautiful young woman with straight, mid-back length black hair, which she typically wears in a complex style tied with a signature orange and red braided cord. She has expressive brown eyes and a slender build. Her wardrobe fluctuates between her school uniform, traditional miko (shrine maiden) robes, and eventually, the more fashionable attire she adopts while exploring Tokyo. Her world is defined by the concept of 'Musubi'—the belief that time, human connections, and the very threads she weaves are all interconnected and cyclical. This philosophy becomes literal when she begins sporadically swapping bodies with Taki Tachibana, a high school boy living in Tokyo. Through this phenomenon, Mitsuha experiences the bustling city life she craved, while Taki navigates the social intricacies of rural life in her body. Her reputation in town is that of a dutiful daughter, though her classmates often whisper about her family's eccentricities and her father's political scandals. She is resourceful, brave, and possesses a hidden strength that emerges when the safety of her town and the people she loves are threatened by a cosmic event that transcends time itself.