Toru Magami

Toru Magami
Biographical Information
Full Name:	Toru Magami
Age:	Unknown
Status:	Deceased
Allegiance
Family:	Tokiko Magami (sister) † Kamui Shiro (son)
Residence:	Tokyo, Japan
Physical Description
Gender:	Female
First Appearance
Anime:	Episode 0
Manga:	TBA
Voice Actors
Japanese:	Masako Ikeda (Movie) Kikuko Inoue (TV series)
English:	Liza Ross (Movie) Julie Ann Taylor (TV series)

Toru Shiro (司狼 斗織, Shirō Tōru), née Toru Magami (真神 斗織, Magami Tōru), is Kamui Shiro's mother and shadow sacrifice as one of the Magami clan in the X series who burns along with the house that she and Kamui lived in while on Okinawa.

Biography

Anime

In the anime, it is explained that Toru died to postpone or alleviate the disasters that would befall Kamui Shiro in the time leading up to the promised day (thus acting as his shadow sacrifice), and in the manga, that she acted as a sacrifice to prevent the premature destruction of the planet itself. Princess Hinoto attributes Toru's fiery death to the concentrated effect that global warming was having on the Earth. Originally, she was supposed to give birth to the first Sacred Sword, but Saya Monou took her place. Toru was personally in contact with the former Chairman of Clamp Academy — indeed, Toru was just ending a phone call with her when the effects of acting as shadow sacrifice of Kamui/the Earth were set into motion, igniting her flesh.

Manga

Toru's death occurs just prior to the beginning of the first volume of the manga (chronologically) and is what causes Kamui to return to Tokyo after a six year absence.

Movie

Toru dies in a similar fashion by being burned to death, but she was able to give Kamui Shiro his Sacred Sword while she was dying and her last words were for Kamui were for him to go to Tokyo for the final battle and informs him about the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth at the beginning of the film.

Appearances

X/1999 Episode List
A Reunion: Absent	A Nightmare: Absent	A Pledge: Absent	A Sacrifice: Absent	A Destiny: Absent	Kouya: Absent	Cyber: Absent	Gemini: Absent
Onmyou: Absent	Inuki: Absent	Border: Absent	Alternative: Absent	Return: Absent	Gathering: Absent	Guardian: Absent	Slaugher: Absent
Wish: Absent	Newborn: Absent	Inferno: Absent	Ripple: Absent	Current: Absent	Betrayal: Absent	Earth: Absent	Legend: Absent

X/1999 Manga Volumes
Prelude: Absent	Overture: Absent	Sonata: Absent	Intermezzo: Absent	Serenade: Absent	Duet: Absent	Rhapsody: Absent	Crescendo: Absent	Requiem: Absent
Fugue: Absent	Interlude: Absent	Movement: Absent	Lament: Absent	Concerto: Absent	Waltz: Absent	Nocturne: Absent	Suite: Absent	Inversion: Absent

Etymology

• The name Toru means "Dipper" (斗) (to) and "weave/weaving" (織) (ru).
• Toru's surname Shiro means "officer, boss" (司) (shi) and "wolf" (狼) (ro).
  • Her maiden name Magami means "real, genuine" (真) (ma) and "god, deity" (神) (kami/gami).

Trivia

Toru and Tokiko Magami are 'The Tower' in the tarot cards

• In the X Tarot set, Toru and her sister Tokiko Magami represent 'The Tower'.
• Toru's Japanese voice actress, Kikuko Inoue, provided the voice of characters from other anime adaptations of Clamp's manga series:
  • Tatra from Magic Knight Rayearth.
  • The Queen from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland.
  • Yelan Li from Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie.
  • Shuko Suzuhara from Angelic Layer.
  • Chitose Hibiya from Chobits.
• Toru's English voice actress, Julie Ann Taylor also voices Hokuto Sumeragi.

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