Marina
Age: 9
Marina's got long blonde hair that she usually wears with a headband pushed back to show her forehead. She comes across as pretty hostile at first—manipulative, aggressive, the kind of kid who rubs people the wrong way. But there's actually a lot going on beneath that attitude.
Her meanness toward Shizuka, in particular, stems from real family trauma. Her father was unfaithful and emotionally checked out, and her mother put her through both emotional and physical abuse. That kind of stuff shapes how a kid treats other people, and in Marina's case, it's made her defensive and lashing out. Fans often note that her aggression reads as a survival mechanism more than anything else—she's learned to be hostile because that's what she's experienced at home.
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