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Mio Amakura
DCB Mio-Amakura
Japanese name 天倉 澪
Romaji name Amakura Mio
Age 15 (Born in 1973) (Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly)
17 (Born in 1971) (Fatal Frame II: Deep Crimson Butterfly)
Hair color Dark Brown (Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly)
Brown (Fatal Frame II: Deep Crimson Butterfly)
Eye color Brown
Occupation The Remaining
Status Alive (Promise Ending, Hellish Abyss Ending)
Spirited away (The Lingering Scent Ending)
Deceased (Frozen Butterfly Ending)
Family Dr. Kunihiko Asou (Ancestor)
Misao Amakura (Father)
Shizu Amakura (Mother)
Kei Amakura (Uncle)
Mayu Amakura (Twin Sister)
Appearances Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
Fatal Frame II: Deep Crimson Butterfly (Wii Edition)
Voice actor (Jp) Akemi Kanda
Voice actor (Eng) Kari Wahlgren (CB)
Daphne Alexander (DCB)
We might not ever be able to be one, but...I'll never let you go again.

—Mio to Mayu Amakura


Mio Amakura (天倉 澪 Amakura Mio) is the main protagonist in Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly and makes a cameo appearance in Fatal Frame III: The Tormented. She is the younger twin sister of Mayu Amakura and a direct descendant of Dr. Kunihiko Asou, the creator of the Camera Obscura and Spirit Stone Radio.

Mio and Mayu have always been together, but as the two become trapped in the Lost Village and the events of the past unfold, Mio must face incredible darkness if she and her sister are ever to escape.

Appearance[]

Mio dresses in similar manner as Mayu Amakura as they have same brown hair, brown eye color, basic color scheme and they retain the red bow at the center of their shirts, alluding to the crimson butterflies central to the plot, but there are noticeable differences:

  • While Mayu's bangs are limp and straight, Mio's bangs are swept to the left side of her face.
  • Mio wears a more open shirt, white skirt with leggings that look like pants and socks with black Mary Jane shoes.

Although she isn't shown for an extended amount of time, Mio appears inside the Manor of Sleep in Fatal Frame III wearing similar clothes to her previous role. During the second ending, however, she is shown being introduced to Rei and Miku wearing a different shirt and skirt, and if looked closer, her outfit bears a slightly to strong resemblance to her school uniform.

Alternate costumes[]

Including those exclusive to the Xbox version, Mio has a total of 14 unlockable costumes and 5 extra accessories. How to unlock each one on both consoles is provided as well.

Costumes[]

  • Type A: Pink Yukata - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox and PS2)
  • Type B: Butterfly Yukata - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox and PS2)
  • Type C: Short Green Yukata - Beat the game once on Hard mode (Xbox and PS2)
  • Type D: Yae Kimono - Beat the game once on Hard mode (PS2), Beat the game once in Nightmare mode (Xbox)
  • Type E: Zero 1 Heroine - Complete Mission Mode with all S Ranks (PS2) or Complete Survival Mode with an S rank (Xbox)
  • Type F: School Uniform - Complete Mission Mode with all S Ranks (Xbox and PS2)
  • Type G: Gothic Lolita - Clear all Missions in Mission Mode (PS2) or Spirit List: Complete (Xbox)
  • Type H: Bondage Suit (Black) - Beat the game on Nightmare mode (PS2), Beat the game on Fatal mode (Xbox)
  • Type I: Pink Bikini - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox only)
  • Type J: Deception Costume - Beat the game once on Hard mode (Xbox only)
  • Type K: DOA Costume - Complete all missions in Mission Mode (Xbox only)
  • Type L: Flower Bikini - Beat the game once on Nightmare mode (Xbox only)
  • Type M: Gold Bikini - Beat the game once on Fatal mode (Xbox only)
  • Type N: Red Bikini - Complete Survival Mode with any rank (Xbox only)

Accessories[]

  • Type A: Red Glasses - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox and PS2)
  • Type B: Visor - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox only)
  • Type C: Halloween Witch Hat - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox only)
  • Type D: Fox Mask - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox only)
  • Type E: Hachimaki (Headband) - Beat the game once on Normal mode (Xbox only)

Note: Accessories B-E must be purchased in Extras mode in order for the player to be able to wear them.

Biography[]

Background[]

Young Mio and Mayu in forest

Mio (right) and Mayu (left) running in the woods.

Mio and Mayu grew up in the Minakami region, where they frequently played in the forest. One day, while running down a high forest path, her younger twin sister, Mayu, slipped off the path and fell, injuring her leg. Since then, Mio has been very protective over her sister, blaming herself for the accident. It was also in the Minakami forest that Mio and Mayu's father disappeared, a mystery that compelled their mother, Shizu Amakura, to move the family away from the region.

Years later, Shizu fell severely ill, and was subsequently hospitalized. Shizu asked her younger brother, Kei, to look after the girls in her stead, and it is then that they hear of the scheduled building of a dam in the area of their childhood home.

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly[]

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Mio and Mayu talks with each other in the forest.

Mio and Mayu are introduced as they reminisce of their childhood in the forests surrounding the Minakami region. A dam will soon be built to flood the region, and so the sisters spend one last day remembering their time there, including the day of Mayu's accident. Suddenly, Mayu leaves Mio's sight as she hypnotically chases a crimson-colored butterfly. After following her sister, the forest grows dark and the two find themselves in All God's Village, a "Lost Village" rumored to spirit away those who come near and trap them under the village's eternal night.

Mio decides to investigate, and after entering the nearest house and exploring, they come across the Camera Obscura and are then attacked by a ghost of a woman who previously became trapped in the village.

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A hostile spirit attacks Mio.

With the camera's help, Mio is able to exorcise the spirit, however, she is separated from her sister after the attack, and Mio must search for her and a way to escape the cursed village.

Although Mio is able to fend off the hostile ghosts, Mayu is vulnerable to their calls, and she is lured into becoming the next Twin Shrine Maiden to be sacrificed in the village's Crimson Sacrifice Ritual. Mio learns that the ritual consists of the sacrifice of the younger (the first born according to the village's custom) twin, who is thrown into the Hellish Abyss to prevent darkness from entering the world. The ritual is carried out in order to protect the village and ensure peace, but when the last ritual failed, it caused the Repentance, killing all the villagers and wiping the village off the map.

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Mio about to sacrifice her twin sister Mayu to fulfill the ritual.

In order to free the village from darkness, the ghosts seek to repeat the ritual using Mio and Mayu. Mio hopes to retrieve her sister so that they may escape the village; however, the ghost of the last Twin Shrine Maiden, Sae Kurosawa, has possessed Mayu and is bent on performing the sacrifice through her body. With the help of a white-haired boy named Itsuki Tachibana, Mio is able to follow her sister and uncover the village's history and customs.


Ending[]

Ignoring Itsuki's warnings, Mio follows the possessed Mayu deep into the underground tunnels of the village, where the ritual physically occurs. When she gets there, Mayu is convinced that she must complete the ritual to save the village, and to become one with Mio. Reluctantly, Mio is made to wrap her hands around her sister's neck, strangling her until she is lifeless. Mayu's body is then cast into the Hellish Abyss, and the ritual is complete. Mio, in utter disbelief, cries out for her sister and follows the crimson butterflies that rise from the abyss. Mio chases after the butterflies, saying to her sister that she is sorry, while they break the sky and make way for the sun.

Later, Mio is shown sitting on a bench before the newly formed lake. A close-up reveals the mark of the crimson butterfly appearing on her neck, symbolizing her becoming one with Mayu.

Alternate endings[]

There are three alternate endings to Mio's story in Fatal Frame II that are achievable. One, the Promise Ending, is only available in the Xbox release of the game.

Hellish Abyss ending[]

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Mio permanently blinded.

If the player has beaten the game at least once and the game is set to "hard" difficulty, the "Hellish Abyss" ending is achieved in the end. After reaching the abyss, Mio confronts her sister, who has become fully possessed by Sae. Mio battles with the insane ghost, and after the final shot, Mio quickly pulls her sister away from Sae's grasp. Sae falls yet again into the abyss, while Mayu hangs on to her sister's hand. While trying to pull Mayu up, Mio accidentally glimpses into the abyss and is permanently blinded by sight of the writhing, tormented souls at its bottom. Later, both sisters are shown looking towards the newly formed lake, and Mayu comments on how it is her turn to look after Mio from now on.

Promise Ending[]

This ending is achieved by playing at Nightmare difficulty on the Xbox version of the game. After pursuing her sister and reaching the abyss, the ghosts of the Veiled Priests suddenly disappear, and Yae Kurosawa's spirit emerges from Mio's body. Mayu, now possessed by Sae, turns to face her, and after apologizing, Yae joins with her sister and the two decide to complete the ritual together. Before they jump into the abyss, Mio quickly pull's her sister's body away from Sae. The Kurosawa twins fall and later emerge as a single crimson butterfly, uttering a thank you to Mio and Mayu. As countless other butterflies flutter out of the abyss, the skies above the village clear, and the souls of the villagers are finally at peace. Mayu tells her sister how afraid she was and how she now realizes that Mio has always been with her. Mio adds that she will never let Mayu go again.

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Mio recalls Itsuki's advice not to look back.

The Lingering Scent Ending[]

Another ending is available on both systems; however, this one results in a Game Over rather than completing the game. Mio chooses to leave her sister behind and escape through an underground passage beneath Kureha Shrine.

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Mio calling out for Mayu.

As she runs through the tunnel, she hears Sae's voice asking, are you leaving me again? Mio hesitates at first but remembers that she must not look back. Suddenly, she hears Mayu's voice uttering their promise to stay together. Mio turns around, is rushed by Sae and passes out. After waking up, Mio finds that she has returned to forest where she and her sister were in the beginning.

She calls out for Mayu but sees that she is nowhere to be found. As the screen fades to black, Mayu's voice can be heard, saying that she will wait for her sister forever.

Fatal Frame III: The Tormented[]

Since escaping the Lost Village and becoming a Remaining, Mio has been wrapped in guilt and grief over losing her sister. Her uncle brought her to meet his friend Yuu Asou to learn about what happened in the Lost Village and what happened to Mayu only for Mio to give Yuu a hard time.

Sometime after escaping the Lost Village, Mio went to an abandoned manor with Kei Amakura and found a broken Camera Obscura. According to Kei, seeing the camera frightened her since it reminded her of that day in the Lost Village. Mio felt so much regret that she soon began to enter the Manor of Sleep in her dreams, hoping to be able to join her sister. Mio has been trapped in the dream since, unable to wake up, and her uncle, Kei Amakura, becomes desperate to find a cure. Kei eventually seeks the help of Rei Kurosawa, who has been looking for a way to break the manor's curse since she too, began to dream of it. Kei continues to find out as much as he can about the mysterious manor, and with Rei's help, he hopes to put an end to the fearsome curse and rescue his niece.

Fate[]

Mio's ultimate fate has not been specified as there are two endings for Fatal Frame III. In the first ending, Kei is taken by the Tattooed Curse and Mio is not shown waking up from the curse.

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Mio is introduced by Kei to Rei and Miku.

A second ending is available where Kei does survive, and after Rei breaks the curse, Mio is shown in the credits to have broken free as well. Kei later introduces Mio to Rei and Miku Hinasaki, bringing the protagonists of the first three games of the series to a positive ending.


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Etymology[]

  • Her name Mio means "waterway, water route, shipping channel" (澪).
    • The kanji "澪" contains the character used for the game's Japanese title, 零.
  • Mio's surname Amakura means "heaven/heavenly, sky, imperial" (天) (ama) and "warehouse, storehouse, barn, treasury, granary, cellar, magazine, godown, depository, elevator, storage place, repository, supply shed, grain elevator, stockpile, arsenal" (倉) (kura).

Trivia[]

SSB4-WiiU - Mio & Mayu Trophy

Mio and Mayu as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

  • Mio, along with Mayu Amakura, make an appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a Trophy with their Trophy's description reads:
The twins Mayu and Mio are guided to a lost village in the woods by a red butterfly. They explore the village, fighting off the spirits that have been there since a tragic event took place. The unending night leads Mio closer and closer to the truth about the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Trophy Description


  • In the original Japanese, Mio calls Mayu Amakura Onee-chan (お姉ちゃん), a term of endearment for the elder sister. This is lost in the English translation, however, where Mio simply calls Mayu by her name. This is particularly significant to the village's Crimson Sacrifice Ritual, where the first-born twin is sacrificed, much to Mio's surprise.
  • In Fatal Frame III, Mio can be photographed inside of the Kurosawa House cell. The photograph reveals Mayu's spirit watching over Mio.
  • Mio and Mayu make an appearance in the Nintendo Wii game Super Swing Golf. They aren't playable, but can be seen through the game's concept art.
  • Despite being a descendant of the creator of Camera Obscura, Mio and Mayu as well as others descendant are completely clueless about the origin of the camera as well as the identity of its creator.
  • According to the director's comment, Mio joined a local ballet class because she was predisposed to gain weight easily.
  • It is mentioned in the Guidebook that Mio was going to be the 3rd protagonist in Fatal Frame III: The Tormented. However, Kei Amakura was chosen instead.
  • In the mobile game Identity V, costumes of Mio and Sae Kurosawa were available from November 24, 2022, to December 23, 2022, to buy with the paid in-game currency Echoes. Mio’s costume was for the character Perfumer and had a matching Memo accessory that turned the effects of Perfumer’s perfume into a silhouette of Mayu.

Gallery[]

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly[]

Fatal Frame II: Deep Crimson Butterfly[]

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