✿ Јαραи------ -------------------------------------Land of the rising sun... ☀
------------【日本】 ❀❀❀
-----------------------------------кιкυ нσиɗα ✿ 本田菊
Name: Kiku Honda
Represents: Japan
Gender: Male
Birthday: February 11
Age: Secret
Height: 5'4" (165 cm)
Eye & Hair Color: Black hair, brown eyes
Biography:
A quiet and hard-working man, Kiku doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man" and was a hikikomori for a long time (Kiku had spent approximately 200 years in isolation). Though he appears horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books. Kiku also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to Arthur, Heracles, and Francis in one strip, hinting that he has an otaku side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a Shonen Jump magazine in his preparations for the New Year.
Kiku seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to Yao's fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off Ludwig's diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Vargas brothers' ahoges due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that earwigs are one of the things that Kiku hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them. Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest". However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling".
He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called Pochi that resembles an Akita or perhaps a Shibu Inu, both Japanese breeds. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig, which he loves because they are soft and fluffy. He also loves cute things.
Kiku yearns for the older generations, as the modern ones seem to overwhelm him a bit. He seems to like to spend time alone on occasion as well, and he has a habit of cleaning constantly, even when he is at another person's residence, like Ludwig's. Kiku was once the passenger while Feliciano was driving, leaving Kiku forever traumatized by the latter's horrendous skills on the road, though this caused Kiku to invent safer cars. Kiku also does a lot of economical business with Alfred, and despite the tragic history between them due to WW2, they're very close in modern times.
He also seems to be very timid at times, and almost always has a blush on his face. Kiku is sometimes seen with a digital camera at his disposal, such as when he went on a tour of Italy with Feliciano, and when Alfred showed him American cakes.
Fun Facts:
- His given name, Kiku, comes from the Japanese word for the Chrysanthemum flower. Honda is a common Japanese surname that includes the kanji 本 hon, as in 日本 Nihon (Japan).
- Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret", Japanese fans consider Kiku to be approximately 2,670 years old.
- According to Himaruya, Kiku would most likely have the blood type A (due to it being a common blood type in Japan).
So this is the Japan thread of the guild. Kiku is my third favorite character, because I find him to be irresistibly adorable and interesting, though some may consider him boring. Talk about Kiku or anything else relating to him, but remember, if it's about ships concerning him, please make a thread about that ship in the Pairing subforum!
