If my killer is caught, Morioh will finally stop being the playground of this maniac and go back to normal. We must stop this monster as soon as we can!
Reimi was Yoshikage Kira's very first victim in his life as a serial killer. As a ghost, she haunts a hidden street of Morioh in the hopes of meeting someone willing to help her bring Kira to justice. Having saved an infant Rohan Kishibe from Kira, Rohan takes it upon himself to close this case by finding the killer.
Reimi is a 16-year-old girl of average height and slight build, with sympathetic, youthful features and large, light eyes. She has chin-length light-colored hair, kept back with an Alice band. Having slightly dark hair in the manga, Reimi is portrayed as being brown-haired in the colored version of the manga and pink-haired in the anime adaptation.
She wears a choker and a short sleeveless dress with bows at the front. Bands at her upper arms taper in a crisscross pattern at the top of her forearms. She wears platform sandals and pale nail polish.[1] Her outfit is generally portrayed as pink.
As a ghost, she has massive, perpetually fresh knife wounds on her back, as a remnant of her murder. These scars are not shown to the reader, with the impression that they are too horrific. She is invisible to those without Stands.
Reimi is composed, genial, and caring. She is firm in a voluntary responsibility to bring Kira to justice. Reimi is normally alone with her dog Arnold.
She is shown to be analytical of others as she playfully tells Rohan his "pocky horoscope", a fortune-telling method where she asks Rohan to hold onto the other end of the pocky and then she sees how the pocky breaks. After teasing that he is self-centered and would get dumped by a girl, Rohan retorts with a psychological analysis that based on the color of her pale pink nail polish, she is "afraid of love" and liable to back out of relationships at the "critical stage", to which she responds with innocent concern.
She weeps hurtfully when she implores Rohan and Koichi for their help in finding her killer. She cares deeply for Rohan's well-being, revealing that she bravely saved his life while babysitting him as a toddler, just before her murder. Her concern extends further to everyone in Morioh targeted by Kira, as she is evidently saddened when she sees Shigekiyo Yangu's spirit crossing to the afterlife.
Living as a ghost in the hope of bringing Kira to justice, she ascends to the afterlife in peace after his death. Reimi understandably demonstrates some scorn towards her murderer, and stated that she had prepared carefully for his eventual demise, setting Arnold in an ambush position to condemn him into being taken away by the spirits of Ghost Girl's Alley.
Abilities
Reimi survives as a Ghost, generally restricted to Ghost Girl's Alley in Morioh and the surrounding area.
History
Background
Reimi the night of her murder
Reimi Sugimoto was born and raised in Morioh. She was the neighbor of Rohan Kishibe when he was four years old. One night, she babysat Rohan at her house while Rohan's parents had urgent matters to attend to, and that night the murderer Yoshikage Kira entered the house to kill her. Woken up by a dripping sound, she found Arnold's corpse and realized her parents were killed, so Reimi saved Rohan by throwing him out of the window while she received a gruesome wound in the back and died.
Remaining as a Ghost bounded to a ghost alley serving as a passage to the afterlife, Reimi and her deceased dog Arnold awaited the day they could find someone who could hear their story and report the murderer to the police before more teenage girls are killed. Over 15 years, Reimi accustomed herself to the alley and its dangers, and also witnessed the spirits of Kira's victims go to heaven.
One day, Reimi finally finds someone with a supernatural ability who can see her: Koichi Hirose and Rohan, who had come back to his native town. The two have accidentally stumbled upon Ghost Girl's Alley thanks to their affinity for spirits and Reimi eventually greets them. However, Rohan then uses Heaven's Door on her and reads her bio, stopping when he gets personal and Koichi tells him to stop. Rohan erases Reimi's recent memory and the three can have a proper introduction. Even though Rohan doesn't remember her, Reimi initially hides her status as a ghost and presents her story as a horror story before finally revealing her true nature. She manages to calm Rohan and Koichi and asks them to signal whoever can help about her killer, showing her horrible wounds and stating that the killer is still operating in Morioh. Koichi and Rohan agree to help. Reimi proceeds to show Koichi and Rohan how to get out of the alley, warning them about the malicious spirits that try to make them turn back. Thankfully, Koichi and Rohan safely get out of the alley with Reimi, who stays posted besides the Owson store.
At one point Reimi sees Shigekiyo Yangu's soul go to heaven after his death by Kira. When the Stand Users in town gather near the Owson, she confirms Shigekiyo's death.
During their search of Kira, Rohan and Koichi enter Ghost Girl's Alley's to get rid of Cheap Trick. The photos Rohan has taken of the commuters are scattered on the ground during this fight and Reimi incidentally makes the connection between Hayato Kawajiri, and the commuter Kosaku Kawajiri. This tips the heroes in the right direction.
Reimi witnesses Kira's demise
Reimi goes to Heaven
After Kira's death, his soul is transported to Ghost Girl's Alley, Reimi confronts her killer and makes him realize that he's a ghost now. She tries to trick him into looking back and be dragged to the afterlife by exposing her wounds. Although Kira guesses her trick because he knows of the alley, Arnold is the one who forces him to look back and be dragged by hundreds of hands. Finally in peace, Reimi ascends to Heaven along with Arnold after a heartfelt goodbye to the Stand users of Morioh.
The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.
In the live-action film, Reimi was a source of encouragement for Ryohei Higashikata. She was always cheerful and greeted him. Ryohei was devastated after the mysterious murders of her and her parents, Takashi and Kazuko Sugimoto. He kept a sketchbook with cutouts from a newspaper detailing their deaths and how no clues had been found. Frustrated that he couldn't even protect Reimi, Ryohei smashed his watch he got as an award for his 20th year of service, thinking that he's a failure as a policeman. He made it his goal to catch her murderer with his own hands and desperately wanted to protect Morioh.
The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.
In the spin-off novel "JORGE JOESTAR", villain Pucci resets the universe a total of 36 times, creating 36 different universe iterations. Because of this, it appears Reimi was among the souls regenerated and in the universe seen in the Jorge Joestar manga, Reimi is alive, and is a Stand. Despite this, she also has a Stand, Arrow Cross House (アロークロスハウス, Arō Kurosu Hausu), which functions as a time traveling tesseract. As every iteration of the universe behaves differently, but certain elements of "fate" are retained, it is likely in other universes she remains with Rohan and the Part 4 characters in other arrangements.
If my killer is caught, Morioh will finally stop being the twisted playground of this maniac and go back to normal. We must stop this monster as soon as we can! Right now, his shadow is looming over a new innocent victim, and here I am, powerless to act! Who?! Who's going to fall for this sick pervert's tricks this time? You need to restore peace and dignity to this town! Please! I beg you, for the sake of those who still live! Only you guys can put an end to this madness once and for all!
15 years ago, you didn't have a Stand ability to destroy the corpses you left behind... so even the papers reported my death. Do these wounds on my back ring a bell?! Or did I not leave much of an impression because you forgot to take my hand on your first murder!?
Reimi guides the player through the Story Mode menu. She also appears on the Morioh stage, as part of the Situation Finish. When the defeated character lands in the Ghost Girl's Alley, she tells them that it is time for their judgement.
Heaven's Door reveals several details about Reimi. Among others her address: Kotodai neighborhood, Block 3, Section 12. Reimi stated that she had her first period at 11 years and 9 months of age and that her first kiss was a french kiss.
The story she tells about the night of her death bears a similarity to the "The Licked Hand" urban legend, in which the protagonist also finds her dog hanging in a closet with its throat slashed.
A character also named Reimi appears in the spin-off novel "JORGE JOESTAR".
Manga Appearances
Anime Appearances
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