Queen Otohime
Queen Otohime is a goldfish mermaid and the wife of King Neptune who served as queen of the Ryuguu Kingdom on Fish-Man Island. She regularly left the castle to address citizens directly and preached the importance of living in harmony with humans while gathering signatures for a proposal to attend the Reverie and move the kingdom above the waves. Her assassination ten years ago in broad daylight left her dream unforgotten among the people even as it shaped the lives of her daughter Shirahoshi and the kingdom's future.
Otohime endured present suffering in pursuit of long-term coexistence and confronted armed individuals to demonstrate empathy rather than retreat to safety. Her efforts included repeated rescues of shipwreck survivors and direct teaching of children about the surface world while her interactions with Fisher Tiger highlighted contrasting approaches to human-fishman relations.
Appearance
Queen Otohime possesses the features of a goldfish mermaid including a scaled tail and small stature relative to surrounding figures. She wears an ornate patterned kimono and displays long flowing curly hair often shown in motion during public addresses. Close views reveal wide eyes open mouth and heavy tears during emotional moments along with sweat drops on her face.12
During speeches Queen Otohime adopts dynamic postures with outstretched arms and intense facial expressions marked by emphasis lines. Her hair and ribbons flow outward while she stands before crowds or holds signature sheets with a weary yet determined face after years of collection.34
Personality
Queen Otohime chooses to endure present suffering for a better future rather than abandon hope as she continues advocating human-fishman understanding even after the Sun Pirates actions negatively impact her harmony dream. She requests signatures from citizens to present a wish at the upcoming Reverie council and promises a future for children's sake while teaching them about surface world trees.56
Otohime shows protective resolve by insisting only a physically frail individual such as herself should go to the surface and return safely to prove it is safe for her people. She declares she will go herself to negotiate if needed and emphasizes faith in both herself as the wife chosen by Neptune and in humans during a nationwide broadcast.78
Abilities and powers
Queen Otohime teaches her children about mermaid communication powers during time spent with them near the sea. She stands with long wavy hair and scaled tail while gesturing upward and explains the surface world to young fish-man children who gather around her.910
Otohime experiences a vision of multiple large sea kings with open jaws while in a dark underwater setting as a young silhouette. She maintains a serious gaze and profile during the encounter with the sea kings.10
History
Ten years later
Public advocacy and direct action
Otohime intervenes directly during a public incident by rushing forward with extended hand to treat a compound fracture on a giant sea king-like being while declaring she cares not about injury. She then confronts an armed fish-man thief who levels a pistol at her and weeps heavily while questioning his choice of thievery before receiving public cheers from citizens who observe her mingling directly with the crowd.12
Otohime addresses gathered citizens from a raised platform to request signatures for her Reverie proposal while explaining the ten-thousand-meter ocean distance separating cultures and noting that slave-buying humans represent only a small noble minority. She reunites with Shirahoshi and her three sons inside the palace where her hand remains bandaged and continues advocating for human-fishman understanding over five years of signature collection that yields around one hundred thousand sheets from a five million population.1314
Assassination and aftermath
Otohime is shot during a confrontation in the plaza after returning from successful negotiations with the Tenryuubito that produced a signed paper representing hope for Fish-Man Island. She lies wounded on the ground and receives urgent medical attention while her funeral procession later occurs in the Ocean Forest with a large framed portrait displayed on stage.1516
Relationships
Queen Otohime maintains a close bond with her daughter Shirahoshi who clings to her in relief upon her return home and later recalls Otohime's final promise against vengeance. Otohime affectionately calls Shirahoshi her haven of tranquility while apologizing for a delayed return and later asks her sons to protect their sister with their lives so they may grow into fine warriors.1317
Otohime shares a marriage with King Neptune who discusses her safety with the Minister of the Left and transforms into shark form during an argument over her plan to accompany a noble to the surface. Neptune assists her emotionally when she breaks into tears upon seeing massive signature support and expresses deep internal conflict after her death.618
Queen Otohime's harmony dream contrasts with Fisher Tiger's path as he forms the Sun Pirates after assaulting Mariejoa while she chooses endurance for a better future. She recalls an emotional encounter with him and references his support during marketplace addresses even as his actions bring the island further apart from humans.1920
Otohime shares an emotional encounter with Fisher Tiger in which they connect fingers. She recalls his path after he forms the Sun Pirates following the assault on Mariejoa and notes the contrast with her own choice of endurance for a better future.21
Otohime maintains a connection to her daughter Shirahoshi through a final promise against vengeance. Shirahoshi recalls the words that she would never wish for her to be consumed by anger and hatred on her account and protects that wish alone for ten years.22