![]() ![]() It is believed that Murasaki Shikibu’s character description was inspired by The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and her presentation, plotting and characterization all heavily inspired by The Tales of Ise. Her favorite stories are The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and The Tales of Ise. Normally acts as a “librarian with a composed demeanor” but merrily bursts into poem when the subject becomes certain particular stories, particular books, particular feelings. Is methodical and keeps a diary (a quite realistic diary). Also loves writing stories sparklingly with the elegance of love and poetry. The well-mannered “studious” type of woman. She also holds a fair amount of respect for fellow authors. She resents the existence of digital books and prefers paper books. She deeply enjoys reading, especially books that were written outside of her native country and time. Murasaki attempts to portray an air of elegance, though she is quite clumsy. The Cute Girl Seated Behind Me (後ろの席の可愛い奴 ?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Imigimuru. She now holds a fan in her right hand, depicting a bonsai tree. One of the long skirts of the layers of the kimono resembles a paper fan. Her glasses disappear, and now a glowing purple insignia floats above her head. Her dress is replaced by a multi-layered, multi-colored kimono, consisting of the colors: pink, red, orange, green, and many shades similar to those. Her hair goes from brown to black and the curls disappear, growing incredibly long and bending upwards like a wave. In her third Ascension, Murasaki changes radically. Around her upper body is now a purple rope tied around her. Murasaki now wears a pair of black rimmed glasses over her eyes and a chessboard-patterned cloak with wide sleeves over her body. In her second Ascension, the umbrella is discarded. Murasaki holds a black umbrella with a blue underside with her right hand. She wears a blue purse with a white diamond pattern tied around her waist by a string of beads. On her hips are a blue ornament with a purple spiral, attaching long black and blue strips of cloth to her body. ![]() The dress goes up to her neck, and it possesses an ornamental amethyst over her sternum. The under-chest area is clad in the same material as that of the torso, while the over-chest is composed of a brown material. The shoulder cloths are large and baggy, and the sleeves are large and open. The dress's skirt has a spiraled frill all around it. Her outfit is a beautiful gothic-style dress, the colors consisting mainly of black with blue and purple as complementary ones. She has bangs over her forehead, and hairbands decorated with large blue orbs with a purple spiral, tie her hair into cute, ear-like buns. Her incredibly long hair is brown, and splits into multiple long strands that curl rather unnaturally. ![]() Matching her name, her eyes are deep purple. From the little exposed skin, she appears to be rather pale. Murasaki is gracious and eloquent woman in appearance, curvaceous with her large chest as the most prominent feature. Kaoruko (Shikibu), who was thus widowed at a young age, started writing a story during the Autumn of that same year namely ――― her opus “The Tale of Genji”, which spans 54 volumes in total. Married to Fujiwara no Nobutaka WP – who was significantly older than her – in her twenties, she bore him a daughter, Kenshi (Kataiko), before he dies three years into their marriage. With her lineage on her father’s side renowned for being academics (Her paternal great-grandfather, Fujiwara no Kanesuke, was not only active as a poet, but also penned chronicles and other works like both volumes of “The Chronicles of Prince Shōtoku”, (and was known by the moniker of ’The Riverside Middle Counselor’), it would be obvious how she would be raised to be acquainted to books and texts. She was born to Fujiwara no Tametoki WP, a scholar in Han studies and a poet. Her poems are also selected for the “Later Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems” as well as subsequent poem anthologies. She has written works such as “The Tale of Genji”, “Lady Murasaki Collection” and “The Diary of Lady Murasaki”. The exact circumstances of her life is unknown. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 10. Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. 2.1.1 Valentine Event: Murasaki Shikibu and the Seven Cursed Books. ![]()
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