Botan
Name: Botan
Alias: Grim Reaper
Race: Spirit (later takes a human body)
Gender: Female
Age: Appears 14
Hair: Blue
Eyes: Pink
Height: 5'8"
Weight: Unknown
Botan is Yusuke's helper and Keiko's protector (during the invasion of the Saint Beasts). She also helps Hiei and Kuruma as they join the group, and Kuwabara as well.
When the group is hurt, she uses a healing power to recuperate them. Botan is also being wooed by Kuwabara, and is Koenma's messenger girl.
Please note that Botan is only called the Grim Reaper because, well, it fits her job description. She's the conveyor of the recently departed (such as Yusuke at the beginning of the series) to the Spirit World [Reikei]. Trust me, even Yusuke was surprised that the "Grim Reaper" wasn't what he expected. Instead of a robed skeleton with a scythe he encounters a young lady in a kimono riding an oar like a witch rides a broom (it's all based on Japanese tradition, even the oar: it symbolizes the boats that carry the departed souls away).
In any event, Botan helps Yusuke through his ordeal to regain his life. Once Yusuke returns to life and becomes a Spirit Detective, Botan becomes his assistant. While normally invisible as the Grim Reaper, as Yusuke assistant she becomes as real as you or me (she just doesn't change her appearance like Koenma), though she soon changes clothes to match the times. In addition to her insider's insight, she relays news from Koenma and provides various tools for Yusuke and his crew to use, such as the psychic spyglass (lets Yusuke see through objects) and the communicator. As people join Yusuke's crew, Botan helps them out as well (Kuwabara also has a crush on her), and she even helps to protect Keiko during the Saint Beast's assault on the Living World [Ningenkai].
|
