Shimano

Shimano
Kana	シマノ
Rōmaji	Shimano
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 360
Characteristics
Gender	Female
State	Alive
General Status
Affiliation	Kakin Empire Oito Hui Guo Rou
Occupation	Queen Oito's Maid

Shimano (シマノ, Shimano) is one of Queen Oito's maids during their voyage in the Black Whale to the Dark Continent.

Appearance

Shimano has long hair tightly tied back, an oval-shaped head, and dresses in a standard maid's robe.

Personality

Shimano presents herself as a quiet and reserved lady. Still, she's also very observant and opinionated towards not only the other Royal Princes but also those she comes in contact with, even for a brief moment.

As seen from the assistance she provided Kurapika, Shimano has a healthy fear of death and a strong sense of survival. She was able to assist the latter in dealing with the Royal Family of Kakin and provide a rational consul to Kurapika to help him deal with them and ensure her, Oito, and Woble's survival.

Background

Shimano is an only child. Her family has served the Kakin Royal Family for generations. Her grandparents were able to fulfill their duties before they died, but Shimano's parents passed before completing their duties. They asked Shimano to dedicate herself to the Royal Family until her own death, which explains Shimano's loyalty to Queen Oito.

Plot

Succession Contest arc

As one of the four maids interrogated by Kurapika after the mysterious deaths of four bodyguards, Shimano claims she knows nothing about the Succession War between the Kakin Princes. Afterward listens to the explanation from the two traitorous Royal Bodyguards about the Succession War and the tactics had for keeping surveillance on Princes born from the 2^nd to the 8^th. After Sayird's murder of the other bodyguards and tries to attack Kurapika, the Kakin Army takes Sayird for questioning while the two other maids quit, leaving only Shimano and Sandra to serve Queen Oito and Prince Woble.

Kurapika finds out Shimano connected him to Zhang Lei instead of Benjamin

When Vincent, one of Prince Benjamin's Private Soldiers, kills Sandra, Shimano is the only remaining maid in the service of the Queen. She witnesses the fight between Vincent against Kurapika and Bill and is shocked when Kurapika uses one of his chains on Oito. Shimano later answers calls from Prince Benjamin, Prince Zhang Lei, and Prince Tubeppa. Despite Kurapika's order to answer the First Prince, Shimano directs the call to the Third Prince instead. She explains to Kurapika that she believes Benjamin to be a cold-hearted person who is not swayed by any negotiations and would probably kill them all. While in her opinion, Zhang Lei might be generous, he would find it disrespectful to have him waiting. Lastly, she explains that Tubeppa would use his influence to defeat the higher-ranking princes while negotiating amnesty for the lower princes, but Tubeppa would not answer the phone himself. Kurapika asks for her advice about Babimyna, Vincent's substitute, and Shimano suggests that they should let him it. Kurapika thanked Shimano for the advice and asked for her help in the future, which she accepted.

Later, Shimano helps the Queen and her bodyguards locate a cockroach. Once they find it, Queen Oito entrusts Woble to Shimano. While the Queen pretends she is exhausted, though she is actually manipulating the cockroach to spy into Prince Marayam's room. Shimano continues to stay by Woble's side even after the Queen's outburst about the death of Prince Momoze.

Shimano by the Queen's side

After Kurapika faints, somehow causing Queen Oito to also faint, Shimano stays by the Queen's side for the entire nine hours she's unconscious. When the Queen awakens and asks where her daughter is, Shimano informs her she's in her crib close by the bed. Shimano shows concern when Kurapika suggests the Queen should use her ability to surveil Prince Tserriednich's quarters, to which Queen Oito questions if his motive is for his self-preservation. However, Kurapika gives good reasons to have surveillance on the Fourth Prince, and Shimano corroborates the facts. The moment Kurapika asks for the Queen's trust, Prince Woble gets up from her crib and reaches out for Kurapika, to which Shimano points out and smiles at Woble's gesture to reach out to Kurapika. Shimano continues to stay by the Queen's side as she uses her Nen ability again to try and surveil the Fourth Prince's quarters, only for it to be eaten by the Prince's Guardian Spirit Beast.

Bill and Kurapika confront Shimano

While setting the table, Shimano is startled to see Kurapika pointing a gun at her. He asks her if she is the user of Silent Majority due to her having been present also when Woble's bodyguards were killed. She protests that she is innocent and had never heard about Nen until the day before. Kurapika apologizes to her. She wonders if Woble's Guardian Spirit Beast could not be involved, but Kurapika and Bill explain why that is impossible. The lessons then resume, and Shimano remains with Oito and Woble in an adjoining room. Asked by the Queen about her motivation for remaining despite the risks, Shimano tells her of her Kakin loyal family. The two begin to chat about their respective families.

When the lesson finishes for the day, Shimano returns to Room 1014. That night, she answers the telephone and informs Kurapika that the Captain of the Guards of Prince Marayam wants to speak with him. She serves dinner shortly afterward.

Abilities & Powers

Shimano has proven herself tremendously knowledgeable about the thought processes of several princes and their bodyguards, and has demonstrated the ability to use that information to choose sensible courses of action.

Manga Appearances

Succession Contest arc
349. Worm Toxin	Absent
350. Prince	Absent
351. Battle to the Death	Absent
352. Troublesome	Absent
353. Cold-Blooded	Absent
354. Heat	Absent
355. Detonation	Absent
356. Unfortunate: Part 1	Absent
357. Unfortunate: Part 2	Absent
358. Eve	Absent
359. Departure	Absent
360. Parasite	Debut
361. Withdraw	Appears
362. Resolve	Absent
363. Nen Beast	Appears
364. Speculation	Appears
365. Choice	Appears
366. To Each His Own	Appears
367. Synchronization	Appears
368. Foul Play	Appears
369. Limits	Appears
370. Observation	Absent
371. Mission	Appears
372. Disappearance	Absent
373. Inheritance	Appears
374. Ability	Appears
375. Persuasion	Absent
376. Determination	Absent
377. Scheme	Absent
378. Balance	Absent
379. Collaboration	Absent
380. Alarm	Absent
381. Predation	Absent
382. Awakening	Absent
383. Escape	Absent
384. War	Absent
385. Warning	Absent
386. Hypothesis	Absent
387. Recreation	Absent
388. Reflection	Absent
389. Curse	Absent
390. Clash: Part 1	Absent
391. Clash: Part 2	Absent
392. Information	Absent
393. Plea	Absent
394. Hypothesis	Absent
395. Founding: Part 1	Absent
396. Founding: Part 2	Absent
397. Founding: Part 3	Absent
398. Search	Absent
399. Expulsion	Absent
400. Secrecy	Absent

Translations around the World

Language		Name
Chinese		岛野/島野* (Dǎo yě)
Korean		시마노