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| Age | 11 (anime) |
| Born | November 28 1993(Sagittarius) |
| Blood-Type | A |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 122cm (4’0”) |
| B.W.H | 53-47-57cm |
| Hair | Black |
| Eyes | Gray |
| Family and Relatives | Mr. Katsura (father) Manami Katsura (mother) |
| Seiyuu | Megu Ashiro (until Shiny Days; credited as "Aoi Kamizuki" in the games) Natsumi Yanase |
Kokoro Katsura (桂 心, Katsura Kokoro) is a minor character in most of the Days games save for Summer/Shiny Days, where she is a sub-heroine.
Background[]
Kokoro is the younger daughter of Mr. and Manami Katsura, as well as the younger sister of Kotonoha.
Appearance[]
As the younger sister of Kotonoha, Kokoro shares similarity with her like violet hair, fair skin and a pair of lovely eyes. Unlike her, Kokoro has two hair strands tied with beads (ribbons in Island Days) and her hair is only shoulder-length, similar to Sekai Saionji's. Kokoro has a short stature, being the second shortest character in the franchise save for Itaru Itou.
In Kokoro's routes, featured in Summer Days/Shiny Days, Makoto states her secondary sex characteristics (breasts) are emerging when attempting to have sex with her on beach.
Personality[]
Unlike her older sister, Kokoro is peppy, talkative, full of curiosity, and worries that her older sister has no social life. Despite being very young, her knowledge of intimacy far outclasses her older sister's and she feels sorry for Makoto when she learns that he and Kotonoha aren't doing anything indecent. She can also be somewhat manipulative, such as threatening to lie to their father that Kotonoha and Makoto are doing something indecent to make him play with her or arranging for Makoto and Kotonoha to have sex in Summer/Shiny Days.
It was never stated what happened to Kokoro, or how she reacted, in the bad endings where Kotonoha dies; however, in the manga, she calls Makoto in a tearful panic after coming home to find Kotonoha bleeding out. Also, in the aftermath of the ending I Love You and Forever, Kokoro is shown to have left a drawing of her sister at her grave, blessing her to be happy in heaven, showing that her sister's death in any route brings great sadness to her and her mother.
School Days[]
Visual Novel[]
Kokoro serves only as a minor character and is generally seen with Kotonoha at her home. She frequently teases Kotonoha about having a boyfriend and immediately demands to meet him.
Anime[]
Kokoro is delighted to discover her older sister has a boyfriend and is unaware of the problems their relationship faces. Her desire to talk about their relationship and telling her friends about it puts pressure on both Makoto and Kotonoha.
Manga[]
As with the anime, Kokoro's glad that her sister has a boyfriend. However, she also witnesses Makoto holding hands with Sekai and after the events of the school festival, blames the latter especially for her sister's depressed state. She is last heard calling a hospitalized Makoto in a panic after finding Kotonoha bleeding to death (having been stabbed by Sekai).
Cross Days[]
Visual Novel[]
Kokoro's role is much the same as in School Days. However, in the Disappointment ending, she is implied to have gone with Yuuki Ashikaga on a double date with Kyouichi Kasannoin and Yae Kanroji.
Manga[]
Kokoro appears briefly in a flashback of Makoto's.
Summer/Shiny Days[]
Kokoro's role is greatly expanded in Summer Days, and further still in Shiny Days. She can be in a relationship with Makoto.
Strip Battle Days[]
Grown-up Kokoro
In her route, it is revealed that Kokoro, after several years of sexual abuse by Makoto, grew from a cheerful child into a silent and reserved girl. When the protagonist threatens to rape Kotonoha's daughter if Kokoro won't obey him, she breaks completely and submits to the protagonist.
Etymology[]
- Her given name, Kokoro, (心) means "heart, mind and/or soul". This meaning is lampshaded by Kokoro herself in Shiny Days, and her magical girl identity also comes from this meaning.
- On its own, her surname Katsura (桂) means "cinnamon tree, Japanese Judas-tree". It's also an allusion to Tarō Katsura (桂 太郎), a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician and three-time Prime Minister of Japan.
Trivia[]
- In the English version of Shiny Days, the sex scenes between Kokoro and Makoto were removed from the initial release. Three months later, a patch was made available with all those scenes included.
- Despite having a busty mother and older sister, the older Kokoro featured in Strip Battle Days has only an average chest. However, her character introduction in the "JIVE Fan Book" says she has the potential.
- Kokoro's first seiyuu, Megu Ashiro, also voiced Youko Saionji and Kazuha Nijou.
- Kokoro's age is given as 11 years old in the anime[1]
- ↑ デイズシリーズの登場人物 - Wikipedia