Hone Onna serves as one of Enma Ai's assistants, presenting herself as a striking woman in traditional kimono—specifically wearing her obi tied in front, a deliberate choice that signals her former life as a prostitute. When the situation calls for it, she transforms into the red straw doll by looping that same red obi around her neck.
She works alongside Ichimoku Ren to investigate the people who hire Enma Ai and those they're seeking revenge against. For fieldwork, Hone Onna blends into the human world in everyday clothes under the alias "Sone Anna," getting close to targets and gathering information. She's a capable fighter—particularly skilled with throwing knives that carry a supernatural edge, letting her take down otherworldly enemies efficiently. Fans often note her contortionist abilities let her slip into tight spaces, though getting back out is apparently less her strong suit.
Her name literally means "bone woman," and she can expose her skeletal structure to terrify her marks, which tends to be pretty effective. She carries a bit of vanity and gets genuinely upset if called "obaasan" (the polite Japanese term for middle-aged or older women), taking it as an insult. In one comedic moment from Futakomori, she casually mentions she's 200 years old—though whether that's true is left deliberately ambiguous.
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