Otohime, Mutsumi

乙姫　睦美

Mutsumi Otohime is a gentle, frail, clumsy, and soft-spoken 21-year-old woman living in Okinawa. She suffers from catatonic fainting spells that make her appear as though she has died. Others describe her as sisterly, kind, and caring, yet also a ditz. Like Keitaro, she is a third-year ronin attempting to enter Tokyo University. Her failures stem from simple errors, such as omitting her name on the test or succumbing to anemia and fainting during the exam. In both the manga and anime, she and Naru were childhood friends of Keitaro, with whom she promised to attend Tokyo U together. Mutsumi has an affinity for watermelons and turtles; she gave the latter, Tama-chan, to Keitaro and Naru as a gift. She has eight siblings and bears a striking resemblance to her mother. Due to their shared clumsiness, she is called the "female version of Keitaro." When Kanako begins running the Hinata house, Mutsumi disguises herself as Keitaro to test the girls' hostess skills; the resemblance is so uncanny that even Naru is momentarily fooled.