The series is popular for its fast-paced battle scenes with horrifying and bizarre characters, and for the youthful tales of high school students, which have been featured in various media outlets and won various comic awards. The anime adaptation of this work will finally be broadcast in October 2024.
In this article, we will provide you with all the information about Momo, a high school girl who awakens to her psychic powers! We will introduce you to the characteristics of her psychic powers, her personality, her relationships with other characters, and more.
*This article contains spoilers.
A high school girl whose grandmother is a medium. She doesn’t believe in aliens, but she does believe in ghosts. She likes tough guys, and her ideal is the actor Takakura Ken. She may be foul-mouthed, but she’s kind at heart, and cares deeply for her grandmother, who raised her. After helping Okarun, who is being bullied, she goes to a UFO spot, where she is kidnapped by a Serpo alien, and there she awakens to her psychic powers.
Momo’s psychic power is the ability to grasp the flames (aura) that reside in objects. Flames can be found not only in living things such as humans, but also in supernatural beings such as monsters and aliens, as well as in inorganic objects such as stones and basins, and come in a variety of colors.
Momo can grab things with telekinesis in the form of large hands and move them freely, but the range she can reach is not that wide. She can lift or grab cars and buildings with power greater than her own physical strength, but if the other person is too strong, she can be pulled right through.
According to her grandmother, Hoshiko, her powers have not yet been fully utilized. Even though they are psychic powers, they are not all-powerful and there seems to be a limit to their powers.
Momo was trained by Hoshiko to emit “ki” from a young age. When she is kidnapped by the Serpo aliens and finds herself in a difficult situation, she remembers this and awakens to her psychic powers.
It is not clear what the direct cause was, whether it was the stimulation of his brainwaves by the Serpo aliens or the desperate situation he was in, but it appears that the “ki” that Hoshiko taught was related to it.
When Ki is flowing, even if someone pushes your body, it doesn’t easily waver, and it’s as if you have roots in the ground. It is said that you can use psychic powers at this time.
Although Momo is usually foul-mouthed and rude, she has a bright, straightforward personality and is very honest. She also has a sense of justice and kindness, as seen when she helps Okarun, who is being bullied, even though it’s their first meeting.
Even when it comes to the monsters and aliens with whom he has fought fierce battles, he is able to empathize and sympathize with them once he learns their backgrounds.
Another strength of hers is her incredible courage, which allows her to face strange phenomena and monsters beyond human comprehension head on without losing her cool. Furthermore, she has excellent wits in battle, coming up with various strategies to get out of difficult situations.
On the other hand, she doesn’t seem to have much experience in love and is easily flustered by feelings of love that she is not used to. Momo bravely fights monsters, but when it comes to love, she is still a young girl of her age.
Their relationship began when Okarun helped Momo when she was being bullied by her classmates, and they became friends after fighting Turbo Granny and the Serpo Aliens. Okarun cares deeply for Momo, who protected him from the bullies and became his first friend.
Meanwhile, Momo, who idealizes a tough guy like the actor Ken Takakura, slowly starts to become aware of Okarun, who has the same name and tone of voice as Ken Takakura. Momo also gave her the nickname “Okarun” because hearing her real name made her feel excited. Okarun, who was happy to have his first friend, also begins to notice her after Momo.
As the two of them battle various supernatural phenomena while holding onto their newly budding love, their feelings for each other gradually grow stronger. However, as both of them are inexperienced in romance, even though they gradually realize their feelings for each other, it is difficult for them to become a couple. What will become of this pure high school romance?
Momo used her psychic powers to punish Aira for her mocking attitude towards Okarun, and Aira, who could see into the world, believed Momo to be a demon and tried to defeat her. Even after the incident was over, the two continue to exchange hateful words, but they don’t really hate each other.
モモは霊力を得たアイラのことを頼もしく思っており、素直になれないアイラの性格をよく理解しています。一方のアイラも普段はモモを罵りながらも、本心では怪異関連の事件に巻き込まれるモモの助けになりたいと思っています。つまりモモとアイラにとって口喧嘩はコミュニケーションのうち。2人はケンカ友達なのです。
モモの幼馴染で初恋相手のジジ。現在は特に恋愛感情があるわけではなく、モモは友達としてジジと接しています。しかし、ジジはそうではなくモモに好意がある様子。自分と同じようにモモに好意を抱くオカルンを意識しています。
不器用で奥手なオカルンと違い、コミュニケーション能力の高いジジは、度々モモへストレートにアプローチ。ジジの存在はモモとオカルンの関係にどのように影響していくのでしょうか……。
本作の主人公でありヒロインでもあるモモ。さっぱりしたショートヘアとぱっちりしたつり目がよく似合う美少女で、オカルンやジジだけではなく同じ学校の男子生徒にも人気があります。しかし、彼女の魅力は可愛さだけではありません。
普段のモモはとにかく男前。男勝りな口調だけではなく、行動そのものがとても格好良いのです。クラスメイトにいじめられているオカルンを助けたことももちろん、ゾッとするほど不気味な姿の妖怪や宇宙人にも取り乱したり怯んだりすることなく勇敢に立ち向かっていきます。
常に勝ち気なモモですが、恋愛のこととなると一気に乙女の表情に。オカルンの言動にときめくと顔を赤らめて普段の威勢がどこへやら。さらに、オカルンが他の女の子と仲良くしているとヤキモチを焼いてしまいます。
普段の格好良さとふいに見せる乙女な表情のギャップがモモの魅力なのです！
モモを演じるのは若山詩音さん。2月10日生まれ、千葉県出身。『SSSS.DYNAZENON』の南夢芽役をはじめ、『リコリス・リコイル』の井ノ上たきな役など、多数の人気キャラクターを演じています。
勝ち気で正義感が強く、常人離れした胆力で、仲間とともに次々に妖怪や宇宙人を倒していくモモ。明るく優しい彼女の元にはオカルンをはじめ多くの友達や仲間が集ってきます。まるで正義のヒーローのような格好良さの合間に見せる恋する乙女の表情は多くのファンを虜にしています。イケメン美女ヒロインの活躍を刮目せよ！
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