Minako Okura (大倉 美那子, Ōkura Minako) is a tertiary character featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable. During an investigation, Hayato Kawajiri witnesses her and her boyfriend Satoru Nakae being killed by Yoshikage Kira.
Appearance
Minako is a 19-year-old woman of average height and petite build. She is described as a first-year student at S-City M Community College[1] and is usually seen carrying around a large purse. She has an asymmetric flipped-out short bob cut and her attire consists of a zig-zag patterned spaghetti strap tank top, ruffled miniskirt and a pair of high heels.
Color Schemes
Personality
Minako gives off the impression of a spoiled young woman who doesn't care for the well-being of others. She and her boyfriend, Satoru Nakae, are quick to assume Kira is a thief despite the latter merely pushing Minako's bag off his lap. They are also willing to quickly shift blame onto Kira for bumping into them despite their carelessness being the cause. Minako also seems to be in the habit of sneaking out at night, resulting in her father becoming worried about her.
Despite their behavior, she and Satoru are intimate together as a happy couple.[4]
History
Background
Minako mentions that she would frequently sneak out of the house at night, making her father concerned and prompted into spying on her. Once Minako noticed him, she tried to teach him a lesson by stealing something on purpose just to let him see it. She subsequently ran away from home and moved in with Satoru. Though cut off from her father, she says that she still keeps in contact with her mother.
Diamond is Unbreakable
Minako is introduced as a young woman who is seen riding the train Kira takes home from work, complaining to her boyfriend, Satoru Nakae, about her father. As she tells the story about her running away enthusiastically to her boyfriend, they are unaware that Kira is sitting next to them, trying to control his killer instincts. Bothered by her bag being on top of his leg, Kira pushes it away, and the couple accuse him of trying to steal it.
As they get off the train, Satoru and Kira bump into each other, knocking Kira's possessions to the ground. Satoru yells at Kira again, and the couple proceed to mock his bowling pin nail clippers. Tired of the repeated confrontations, Kira follows the couple home.
Entering their apartment room, Minako asks Satoru to buy her a new pair of earrings, which he agrees. However, Kira suddenly barges in and blows up Satoru instantly with Killer Queen. Unable to resist his urges anymore, Kira forces Minako into cutting his fingernails, taking a liking to her hands. He then takes her boyfriend's ears and, to her horror, hangs them on her own, telling her that her boyfriend had left some earrings behind for her. He proceeds to use Killer Queen again to atomize her, leaving only her hand behind.[4]
Kira takes her severed hand as his new "girlfriend" and decides at first to take it with him to Kosaku's house; however, he is forced to destroy it after seeing Hayato leaving the scene with a camera.[5]
Jotaro Kujo visits her apartment during his investigation of reported missing people soon after Kira leaves. At the crime scene, he finds her bag and some blood left from her boyfriend.[2]
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
A year after the events of Diamond is Unbreakable, Kaoru and his mother move into the same apartment that Minako and Satoru were murdered in.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 410: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 1 (Death)
- Chapter 411: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
Anime Appearances- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 33: July 15th (Thursday), Part 3 (Photo only)
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 34: July 15th (Thursday), Part 4 (Death)
Novel Appearances- The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (Mentioned only)
Quotes
Quotes- “Hey, did you see that? He had a bowling pin nail clipper. A bowling pin nail clipper, in this day and age... What a geek.”—Minako Okura, Chapter 410: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 1
- “So, like, Mika got her boyfriend to buy her some expensive brand earrings. Buy some for me, too!”—Minako Okura, Chapter 410: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 1
Gallery
Minako's missing person report
Minako & Satoru on the train
Minako & Satoru confronting Kira
Minako & Satoru commenting on Kira's nail clipper
Minako after witnesses Kira eliminate her boyfriend
Kira asking Minako to cut his nails
Being questioned by Kira
Minako wearing Satoru's ears
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Trivia
- Minako's surname, Okura (大倉, Ōkura), was only revealed in the TV Anime.
- During DU Episode 33, Minako's age was mistakenly listed as 29. This was later corrected to 19 in the Blu-ray release.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 33: July 15th (Thursday), Part 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 34: July 15th (Thursday), Part 4
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DeneenMelody/status/1378816726624739333
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 410: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 411: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 2