Aya Tsuji

“

I didn't open this salon for the money. It's because I wanted to make people happy like the fairy godmother in Cinderella.

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—Aya Tsuji, Chapter 352

Aya Tsuji (辻 彩, Tsuji Aya) is a supporting character featured in Diamond is Unbreakable. She features centrally in the arc Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella and in a key role at the finale of Sheer Heart Attack.

She is the manager of and sole aesthetician in the Cinderella beauty salon. When Yukako Yamagishi enters her salon, Aya modifies her face to be more attractive. Aya is a Stand User, and works though her Cinderella.

Appearance

Aya is a woman of average to above-average height and slim build. Of fine features, she wears her light hair in an arrangement between a slight beehive and a ponytail; her bangs divided in two, in a clean arch reaching cheek level. Her dark eyebrows rest high on her forehead.

She wears a pink dress with a thick corset belt at her waist, two smaller belts buckled around it. She is depicted with a more notable cleavage in the anime.

Personality

Aya owns and runs a beauty salon in Morioh, with many qualifications in her profession. At heart she is a romantic, expressing her aspiration to be like the fairy godmother in Cinderella. However, she is strict on her beliefs and duties as a "fairy godmother" and feels that people who wish to change must show dedication, as shown when she was disappointed Yukako broke her promise to wear lipstick every 30 minutes to improve her love luck, saying Yukako wasn't dedicated enough to find her love and shouldn't have underestimated her luck, even willing to have Yukako lose her fingerprints and eyes forever as punishment. However, she is just as capable of recognizing someone's worth, as shown when she recognizes Koichi's love for Yukako and agrees to give her back her face, because she didn't want to involve or harm Koichi, who was an innocent person, in the mess.

She seems to be a good businesswoman, who at the same time really wants to help people to find love (including Yukako Yamagishi). She rarely loses her cool even during life threatening situations, as shown when Yukako attacked and threatened to kill her after her face began falling off. It is shown that she dislikes those who force her to use her Stand's abilities for selfish purposes, in her last words to Koichi Hirose. On a side note, she seems to like beautiful people as she seemed to enjoy looking at Yukako's face and examining her body.

She ends many of her sentences sighing because she has low blood pressure.

Abilities

Main article: Cinderella

Aya's Stand is Cinderella, able to change a person's appearance in part or in total (normally in a beautifying way), either temporarily and conditionally, or permanently.

History

Background

Aya Tsuji is a talented aesthetician who won her cosmetic certificate in England, inspired by Cinderella´s story, and won many cosmetic contests around the world. She opens a beauty salon called Cinderella in Morioh and, with her Stand Cinderella, helps women to bring love.

Diamond is Unbreakable

Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella

Aya is introduced as a cosmetologist that helps women be loved by the person they love. Yukako Yamagishi, depressed that Koichi Hirose isn't interested in her, seeks the help of Aya to get a new face so that she will be able to charm Koichi. Aya claims that she will need to change Yukako's whole body to catch love, and to maintain the change she will need to use a lipstick every 30 minutes. Yukako discovers that Aya's ability comes from a Stand, but agrees nonetheless. Yukako, however, doesn't use the lipstick and has her face deformed as a result. Furious, Yukako returns to the salon to attack her, but Aya gives her the chance to restore her face if she can correctly identify her face among dozens of faces Cinderella has copied. Secretly, none of the faces are actually Yukako's. Suddenly, Koichi enters the shop after following Yukako and Yukako asks him to choose which face is hers, not caring which one he chooses in the end. Impressed by Koichi's genuine care for Yukako and willingness to go blind in exchange for picking the wrong face, Aya restores Yukako's appearance and smiles, knowing that she found love and found a man who would give her true love.

Sheer Heart Attack

Aya appears again after Josuke Higashikata's attempts to find Yoshikage Kira. Kira attacks Kosaku Kawajiri and drags him toward her store. He kills the man and forces her to switch their faces. The group finds a wounded Aya, turned into a bomb by Killer Queen, and she explodes after telling them that she switched his face.

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

• Chapter 348: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 1
• Chapter 349: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 2
• Chapter 350: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 3
• Chapter 351: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 4
• Chapter 352: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 5
• Chapter 353: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 6
• Chapter 359: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 6 (Cover only)
• Chapter 364: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 11 (Death)
• Chapter 420: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 3 (Flashback)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

• Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 20: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella
• Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 22: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 2
• Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 24: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 2 (Death)

in Video Games

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4)

Similar to Daniel J. D'Arby in the previous game, Aya will guide the player through the Customize Mode menu.

Gallery

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  Aya showing her products
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  Aya Tsuji's fashion boutique named after her Stand
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  Chapter 349 cover; working with her Stand Cinderella on Yukako
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  On phone
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  Using her Stand
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  Aya Tsuji's death

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  Aya's initial appearance.
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  Aya inspects Yukako's face.
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  Aya explains her high-tech esthetician equipment.
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  Aya prepares to enhance Yukako's beauty.
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  Aya explains her favorite story, Cinderella.
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  Being attacked by Yukako.
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  Aya comparing herself to the fairy godmother in Cinderella.
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  Proud of her accomplishment in helping Yukako and Koichi fall in love.
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  Aya and the other warriors of Morioh.
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  Aya lies dying in a pool of blood after Yoshikage Kira's attack.
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  Aya Tsugi's death, exploding from Killer Queen's bomb.
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  Aya featured in the second opening, chase.
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  Aya (with other deceased Morioh citizens) featured in the third opening, Great Days.
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  Aya's Key art.