She is both Kurama's wife and Mariko's biological mother who was in her mid-20's before she died. She only appears in episode 10 of the anime during the series of flashbacks that Kurama recalled to relive his first experiences with the Diclonius. Prior to Mariko's birth, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer during her last month of pregnancy. The doctors were forced to perform an emergency Cesarean section to save her life and the baby's, however, the operation resulted in the complete removal of her uterus leaving her in a delicate state of health due to massive blood loss. After Kurama found out the child was born a Diclonius, he told Hiromi that she (the baby) had to be disposed of. Hiromi immediately went hysterical upon hearing this, furthering aggravating her condition until she passed out.

Shortly afterwords, she walked into the nursery, drenched in blood, to find her husband there attempting to strangle their daughter. She approached him in a trance state (no doubt due to her fragile state of health and overwhelming concern about the fate of her daughter) and told him, "Why does she have to die? You always wanted to have a child, but/and I won't be able to bear you children anymore." Hiromi then tries to make Kurama promise her that he would keep their daughter (Mariko) alive, collapsing dead in front of him as a result of the strain the past events had on her body {It is to be noted, in the anime at least, she isn't shown to have committed suicide, but rather seemed to have died as a result of her failing health in attempting to eke the last promise out of her husband.



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