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Shiki is not a hero. She kills easily and often feels nothing. Her only anchor to humanity is Mikiya Kokutou. The Garden of Sinners
Exploring the distinction between the mind, the body, and the "origin" of a person. (possible on rewatch only): Shiki is not a hero
It is impossible to ignore the uncomfortable sexual violence in The Garden of Sinners , particularly in Movie 3 ( Remaining Sense of Pain ). The antagonist, Fujino Asagami, is a character of tragic power. Raped repeatedly as a teenager, she awakens the power to "bend" anything—including human bodies—as a result of her trauma. Exploring the distinction between the mind, the body,
What makes Shiki fascinating is her internal duality. Or rather, triality . She was born into the Ryougi family—a clan of demon hunters—with three personalities: the feminine "Shiki," the masculine "SHIKI" (a violent, protective killer), and a third, hollow personality known as the "Void" (or "Ryōgi Shiki"). Following a two-year coma after a traffic accident, the masculine SHIKI dies, and Shiki loses her connection to murder as a joyful act. She is left with only the "Void"—an emptiness that grants her connection to Akasha, the root of all creation.