Marie Itami

Marie Itami is a character in the BNA: Brand New Animal series by Studio Trigger. She is a Mink Beastman and is well-connected and rooted in the society and culture of Anima City. She comes to Michiru's aid in several instances and helps Michiru acclimate to life in Anima City. Marie is a mink but gets confused for a weasel or a mongoose. In her human form, she has a brown skin tone, mauve dreadlocks, and green eyes. She sports a dark gray sweater, pale gray hooded overcoat, brown belt, and cerulean skinny jeans tapered at the end, and black high-heeled boots. For accessories, she dons a pair of green visor sunglasses over her forehead and gold hoop earrings. In her mink form, she has a longer, broader neck, a square face with small outward-facing ears perched atop her head. She grows claws on her hands and a long, bushy tail in the back. Her clothes remain the same in both forms. Marie's personality is very sly, cunning, opportunistic, and greedy, always finding a way to repay back when she does favors for other people. She seems to be very Machiavellian in nature, often forsaking relationships and connections as a means to an end to reach a goal, usually to the detriment of her peers. She is driven by greed and money as an incentive. In the case of smuggling Michiru to the city, she only agreed to the task when guaranteed monetary compensation from both her client and Michiru. Despite being compensated by Michiru, Marie still abets the theft of her wallet. Despite all this, she does seem to have a good heart. She comes to aid Michiru during times of need and helps guide her through the harsh society of Anima City. Like a tough parent, she lets Michiru learn bitter lessons the hard way but in the end, Michiru adapts for the better. She was indispensable in Michiru's process of acclimating to the city.