Himeko

Biodata

Appearance

Himeko has fiery red hair adorned with golden accessories. Her grey-and-black modified pilot uniform is layered over a white high-slit dress, giving her an elegant and noble appearance 48.

• Red hair likened to flames
• Golden hair accessories
• Modified pilot uniform
• White high-slit inner dress

Personality

Himeko is composed, welcoming, and discreet about the secrets carried by Astral Express passengers. She eases tensions rather than prying into Fang Jie's past, accepting him as part of the crew before his joining ceremony is complete 48 49.

She approaches uncertainty with calm optimism. When Fang Jie worries that his existence may be an illusion, she encourages him to believe in the possibility of good outcomes across the vast galaxy 50.

Abilities & Skills

Memory Painting

Himeko can “paint” memories and perceive conflicting versions of events. She possesses memories of two different versions of Jarilo-VI: one in which Fang Jie is present and another in which he is absent 49 50.

• Uses her perception of memories to investigate deviations surrounding Jarilo-VI 49.
• Shares her findings with Fang Jie while questioning whether his presence is real or illusory 50.

Equipment / Items

• Small projector — Used to display evidence and images concerning Jarilo-VI 49.

Relationships

• Fang Jie — Welcomes him aboard the Astral Express, presents evidence concerning Jarilo-VI, and offers guidance when he questions reality and his own existence 48 49 50.
• Welt — Works alongside him in observing Jarilo-VI’s abnormal Imaginary reaction; later helps defuse the tension between Welt and Fang Jie 47 48.
• Pom-Pom — Intervenes when the Train Conductor suspects Fang Jie of being a Masked Fool, reassuring him that new passengers are welcome 48.
• Rin and Yae Sakura — Fang Jie leaves them in Himeko’s care when he returns to Jarilo-VI 50.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jarilo-VI Anomaly

Himeko observes Jarilo-VI’s abnormal changes alongside Welt and Pom-Pom, including a powerful Imaginary reaction 47.

Fang Jie's Arrival on the Astral Express

When Pom-Pom and Welt question Fang Jie’s identity, Himeko welcomes him aboard and offers to show him around the Astral Express 48. She subsequently treats him as one of the crew despite the unresolved questions surrounding his past 49.

Conflicting Memories

Himeko shows Fang Jie evidence of a deviant on Jarilo-VI and reveals that her memories contain incompatible versions of the planet’s events 49 50. Fang Jie later entrusts Rin and Yae Sakura to her before departing the Express for Jarilo-VI 50.

Notable Quotes

“Believe that beautiful things will always happen.” 50

Trivia

• Himeko is explicitly distinguished from Murata Himeko, an A-rank Valkyrie; while both have fiery red hair, the Astral Express Himeko is described as more elegant in demeanor and attire 48.