Mei

Mei is a major supporting character of Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku. She is a Tensen that was formerly affiliated with Lord Tensen but escaped after disagreeing with Rien's methods to unlock immortality. She was soon found by Hōko and chose to live out her life being raised by him as his daughter. Mei eventually became an ally of Gabimaru and his group in their attempt to retrieve the elixir known as Tan from Lord Tensen and escape Kotaku. Mei is a child with pink eyes and hair that she wears in two braided Chinese-style buns at the back of her head. She wears a red, long sleeve robe, a skirt, and walked around barefoot. Originally, Mei started off as a full grown woman and wore a lavender robe. However, after defying Rien, she received a scar-like mark that ran down across her back and had her body reduced to that of a child's. After her first use of Tao, Mei's face and body started to mature and grew about the same height as Fuchi. Her body eventually grew back to what it original was after releasing her Tao for the second time to save Gabimaru. After honoring Hōko's wish by extracting his remaining Tao to rejuvenate herself, Mei reverted back to her former child body. In her Kishikai state, Mei's body turned into a giant moth; with feathery antennae, vines of anthers emerging from her thorax, and five large petals with eye patterns that acted as wings. After several years passed since the Edo Period, Mei is revived back to her former child body and is shown wearing similar clothes as she did in the past. Mei is a shy, quiet, and innocent girl who becomes easily frightened when harm comes to her. She is especially kind and caring to the people around her that she views as her allies and is also accepting of others when seeing their good qualities. When they first met, Mei was afraid of Gabimaru because of his intimating demeanor but, after showing signs of respect towards her, she wasn't afraid to come near him. Mei also has a sense of knowing what's right from wrong, believing that Rien's cruel research on the Hōko needed to be stopped. Unlike the Tensens, Mei does not have a low opinion on humans, or have any reason to look down on them, and was willing to help the survivors who came to the island in any way she could.