Momo Ayase

After forming a friendship with an occult fanatic at school named Ken Takakura, whom she nicknames "Okarun", leads to her awakening her psychic powers and the latter losing his kintama from being cursed by the Turbo Granny, Momo complies to help him find what he has lost and overcome any paranormal obstacles along the way.

Age:16-17 Hair Color:Auburn Eye Color: Brownish Crimson

Occupation: High School Student, Waitress Affiliation: Kami High (History and Culture Research Club),Family,Moe Moe Kikoho Residence: Kamigoe City (Ayase Residence) Combat Style: Psychokinesis

Relative(s): Seiko Ayase (Grandmother)

Seiko Ayase is a spirit medium and is Momo's grandmother with whom she lives with ever since she was a child. Their relationship was strained long ago when Momo accused her grandmother of being a phony spirit medium after Seiko forced her to perform a routine ritual out in public that resulted in her being humiliated by kids her age. Momo soon forgave Seiko after reflecting on how she was more mad at the kids making fun of her grandmother than towards her and chose to believe in her work as a spirit medium. As a family, the two deeply care and love each other.

Momo often has moments of being fed up with Seiko's foolishness directed towards her, such as being teased at or forced to do things for a favor. In light of this, she remains appreciative of the woman who took her in when she was a child and openly cares for her well-being, having expressed to Okarun her anger towards the Turbo Granny for harming Seiko with a curse and sought to avenge her. She has faith in Seiko's capabilities to protect her. After a bandaged-up Mr. Mantis Shrimp makes a sudden move from regaining consciousness, Momo confidently warned him to not get any bright ideas with her, Okarun, and Aira by pointing out that Seiko was present with them. She also heavily relies on her for help whenever the Family are faced with a problem involving the paranormal. She tried calling for Seiko to return from her trip in Hokkaido to help the Family stop the Kur from invading the Earth and made sure to leave a note asking for help at their residential area in case she came back. After being overwhelmed with the problem of trying to stop the Kur's main force from commencing their invasion on Kamigoe City and needing to get passed Reiko Kashima who suddenly appeared just as the invaders' whole army made it past the warp gate, Momo fell into despair and could only wish to see Seiko again. By the time the invasion ended, and she had returned from her trip, Momo affectionately clung to Seiko, in light of her grandmother's annoyance, as she was cooking for everyone. Momo disapproves of Seiko's tough attitude that makes her self-reliant when it comes to handling her own problems, as she worries that her grandmother is pushing herself too much by not asking their friends and allies for help.

Although she previously had not fully forgiven Momo for doubting her work as a spirit medium until she sincerely apologized, Seiko did not let it affect her care and protectiveness for her granddaughter. Knowing how dangerous the Turbo Granny was after she had fused with the Earthbound Spirit Crab, Seiko initially disapproved of having Momo getting involved with Okarun after he was cursed by the yokai but changed her mind in being supportive of her after hearing her resolve to help him. Before having her leave to face the Turbo Granny, Seiko embraced Momo as she requested that she come out of the situation alive and prayed to the gods to give her and Okarun protection.

Aside from Miko and Muko being her closest female friends at school, Okarun is Momo's closest male friend in and outside of school. While on the lookout to retrieve Okarun's missing kintama, the two support each other when dealing with the paranormal. Due to her massive admiration for the actor Ken Takakura, Momo finds it difficult to refer to Takakura by his real name, as she becomes flustered every time it's mentioned. She came up with a solution was that she would give him the nickname "Okarun" since he is an occult fanatic.

Friends and Allies

Miko and Muko

Aira Shiratori Momo and Aira

Jiji Momo and Jiji.

Evil Eye

Kinta Sakata

Bamora

Mr. Mantis Shrimp

Rokuro Serpo

Enemies: Serpo Acrobatic Silky Kito Family Others: Taro and Hana

Appearance: Momo is a teenage girl of average height with medium-length auburn hair that mostly frames the right side of her face and brownish crimson eyes. She is noted by Okarun and a few other male characters to be quite attractive.

While she can be seen wearing a variety of outfits throughout the series, her most common attire is her school uniform: a white undershirt underneath a long sleeved pink sweater with a loose red bow, a navy blue skirt, baggy white socks, and brown loafers. Her overall attire matches with the kogal style worn by gyarus. She also includes green circular earrings and a black choker around her neck that has a circular green item at the back that matches her earrings, which is an accessory that she sticks to wearing at all times when choosing to wear different outfits.

Personality Momo's aggressive side (Anime)

Momo comes off as a bold, confident, and fierce young girl, as there have hardly been instances where she is intimidated by others. She carries a no-nonsense attitude and often loses her temper when angered, mainly when being slighted or having to deal with the shenanigans of her friends and allies. She is prone to lashing out violently in a comedic fashion at the person responsible for invoking her wrath, however, if realizing her outbursts have gone too far, she will show remorse. In addition, she is also susceptible to making insults, as shown by her occasional bickering with Aira.

At the same time, Momo is kind, friendly, and cheerful around others. Her genuine compassion and empathy make her the type of person who cannot ignore misdeeds being committed or turn her back on others who are in an unfortunate predicament, with Okarun being a great example. Although she did not know him at the time, Momo chose to step in and shield Okarun from a few bullies harassing him and was willing to help him be free of the Turbo Granny's curse in light of him not wanting to draw her into his mess. She also saw no reason not to form a friendship with him after the sudden events of their bet. When it comes to family and friends, Momo's fury can be directed towards anyone who offends them, especially if they cause them harm. Upon overhearing how Aira intentionally messed with Okarun's feelings when they first met, Momo retaliated by using her powers to drop a basin on her head, as well as make a snarky remark.[2] Unlike her grandmother, Momo isn't opposed to asking her friends and allies for help. She can also lose her trust in people if they are greatly dishonest with her. Momo can also feel empathy for her enemies if she learns that they have redeeming qualities that is masked behind their wicked actions or if a tragic past led them to what they are.

Hailing from the way she generally carries herself with a bold attitude, Momo is fearless and strong-willed no matter what the odds are in front of her. In the few instances where her enemies had her outnumbered, Momo always showed no hesitation to stand her ground against them, having single-handedly defended herself against the Kito Family as they tried ganging up on her and steeled her resolve to fight the Kur that had passed through the warped gate by herself. Even after being low on power and was too heavily injured to move from her battle against the Imotako Kur, Momo remained unfazed by the Serpos crowding her as she lied on the ground helpless and dared them to try capturing her, as she believed that she had enough fight left in her to unleash a Moe Moe Tri-Beam on them. While this is the case, certain events and people can still frighten and shock her, although these instances have so far been minor.

Momo acknowledges herself as a smart person and has more often proven this to be true when trying to get herself and her friends out of sticky situations by using her deduction skills. Her allies have also vouched for her intelligence, with Okarun and Unji calling Momo out to be a genius. She can be quite proud of any accomplishments she makes. Momo is not above making attempts at manipulation to get what she wants, such as employing cutesy eyes to appear innocent to Okarun in order have him enter the Turbo Granny's tunnel before her as a precaution for any signs of danger ahead and tried to execute the "exploit the financial means of adults" tactic on Seiko through begging in order to have her grandmother buy her, Okarun, and Aira new uniforms. However, these tactics proved to be ineffective due to them being rather simple-minded and used on people who know her well. She is also prone to making hasty decisions if the well-being of her friends is in jeopardy, having intended on jumping into a pit of magma to save Okarun who was trapped down there.

Momo expressing her idolization for Ken Takakura.

Momo has a deep admiration for the actor Ken Takakura. She is a beloved fan but also obsessed to the point where she only went out with an ex-boyfriend because his appearance resembled the actor's.Merely hearing Ken Takakura's name and famous lines being spoken by someone is enough to have her feel flustered. Upon learning that an alien fanatic student from her school has the same name as her beloved actor, Momo refused to call Ken by his real name and decided on giving him the nickname "Okarun".

Although she takes matters seriously, Momo possesses a sense of humor and has moments of being childish and playful, a trait that is not unlike her grandmother. She plays along with the gaming process of putting Okarun's kintama back in his crotch, with the second game causing her to become too enthusiastic about winning against the Turbo Granny. Occasionally, she is prone to making dramatic expressions on top of her actions.

Much like her grandmother, Momo is susceptible to flattery, as she reacts with a happy expression whenever someone compliments her. Alternatively, she can also feel embarrassed whenever someone points out her good qualities as a person.

As a gyaru, Momo only chooses to wear clothes that she feels comfortable wearing, stating that the type of girl she is views style as combat gear. Before reaching the Turbo Granny's tunnel, Momo chose to change out of Seiko's spirit medium clothes and into her own despite them serving as bulletproof vest against evil spirits.

Background: Momo came to live with her grandmother Seiko Ayase when she was young. At some point, she became childhood friends with Jiji and had also developed a crush on him. While out in public, Momo was forced by her grandmother to perform a daily ritual to give her good luck. This unfortunately caused her to be bullied by the boys around her, including from Jiji, much to Momo's displeasure. Having subjected her to this humiliation, Momo blamed her grandmother and doubted her being a Spirit Medium. However, she soon came to realize that what she really disliked about the bullying was that it was mainly directed towards her grandmother than towards her and dismisses the hate she previously had towards her. After coming to truly love her grandmother, as well as her job as a Spirit Medium, Momo came to believe in spirits despite not being sure of herself that they are real or if her grandmother is truly a psychic.