Karakawa

Karakawa
Japanese Name	カラカワ
Weapon	Spear
Race	Beast
Nationality	Nishiki
Birthday	July 16
Constellation	Cancer
Talents	A wide range of spear techniques
Likes	Cute girls, High vantage points
Dislikes	Shallow men
Strengths	Able to withstand mental attacks
Weaknesses	A bad habit of punching guys when they touch her
Hobbies	Throwing her spear to ride it around in the air

Karakawa

I'm a member of the Ooe Big Four, Karakawa. I'm not so good around... men. What if they touch me? Someone could get hurt. Their life would be in danger. When a man touches me, I get a little bit scared. But you are fine, Conductor-san. We can be friends. That's all.

Layers

Icon	Title	Release Date	Where to Obtain
	[Ooe Big Four's Spearwoman] Karakawa	2021 August 30 (EN)	Premium Gacha
	[Strongest Man-Hating Handmaid] Karakawa	2021 October 21 (EN)	[Ancient Lake Cool Knight] Pick Up Gacha, Premium Gacha
	[Hammering Love at Ushi no Koku] Karakawa	2022 October 31	[Harz and the Dreaming Nightmare] Limited Gacha
	[Not Untouchable] Karakawa	2023 October 13	[Tokimeki Date Memorial] Event Reward
	[Lit Up by the Light of the Fireflies] Karakawa	2021 July 30	[Happy Happi Festival] Limited Gacha
	[A Step Towards a Dream] Karakawa	2023 October 13	[Tokimeki Date Memorial] Pick Up Gacha, Premium Gacha
	[Death Squad's Sharp Brunt] Karakawa	2024 March 22	3.5 Anniversary Limited Gacha 2

Skills

Skills
Skill Name	SP Cost	RP Cost	Power	Element	Range	Effect
Normal Attack	-	-	E		Short/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce).
Cleave	3 (2)	-	D		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and rarely inflicts Stun (Moderate) for 1 turn.
Cure Water	4 (3)	1	D		Ally/Single	Heals a single ally's HP. *Can revive. In Auto gameplay, this skill is used automatically when any train knight's HP is less than 50%.
Shikisai	5 (4)	-	D		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and decreases MATK (Moderate) for 2 turns.
Gekkou Hanafubuki	6 (5)	-	E		Long/All	Attack all enemies with physical damage (Pierce) and rarely inflicts Confusion (Moderate) for 2 turns.
Kantsuu Yari	6 (5)	-	D		Mid/Vertical	Attacks vertically with physical damage (Pierce) and rarely inflicts Stun (Moderate) for 1 turn.
Stun Lance	6 (5)	-	C		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and rarely inflicts stun (Moderate) for 1 turn.
Suitotsu	6 (5)	-	C		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and additional magical damage (Water).
Flash	7 (5)	-	C		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce).
Aqua Charge	8 (6)	-	D		Long/All	Attacks all enemies with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Water).
Flame End	8 (6)	-	B		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Fire).
Hakuryuu Geki (Link Skill)	8 (6)	-	A		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Water).
						Link Condition When Hakuryuu Geki is selected, select other Pierce Element or Water Element skills total 2+ excluding self on the same turn. Activated Effect Increases self and linked Layers Condition by 50%. Effect lasts only for the turn it is used.
Oborozuki Yari (Link Skill)	8 (6)	-	D		Long/All	Attacks all enemies with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Light).
						Link Condition When Oborozuki Yari is selected, select other Pierce Element physical attack all-target skills total 2+ excluding self on the same turn. Activated Effect Increases ATK by 50%. Effect lasts only for the turn it is used.
Shibuki Yari (Link Skill)	8 (6)	-	D		Long/All	Attacks all enemies with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Water).
						Link Condition When Shibuki Yari is used, select other Pierce Element or Water Element skills total 2+ excluding self on the same turn. Activated Effect Increase the ATK and MATK of self and linked layers by 15%. Effect lasts only for the turn it is used.
Yuuzuki Yari (Link Skill)	8 (6)	-	A		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Dark).
						Link Condition When Yuuzuki Yari is selected, select other Pierce Element physical attack skills total 2+ excluding self on the same turn. Activated Effect Increases self hostility (Major), heals self HP (Minor) after being attacked. Both effects last only for the turn it is used.
Lightning Speed	9 (7)	-	A		Long/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce). *Always acts first. If this skill is not in a Connect or Trance Connect chain, this skill activates immediately after the Connect chain ends.
Yanagitsu	9 (7)	-	A		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and decreases MATK (Moderate) and LUK (Extremely Minor) for 2 turns.
Ardua Aqua	10 (8)	2	D		Ally/All	Heals all allies' HP. *Can revive. In Auto gameplay, this skill is used automatically when any train knight's HP is less than 50%.
Kaiou Tsukishou	13 (10)	-	S		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and additional magical damage (Water).
Kaiou Issen	13 (10)	-	S		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Water) and increases all allies' Pierce Element Resistance (Moderate) for 2 turns.
Gekkou Sentsuki (Link Skill)	13 (10)	-	B		Long/All	Attacks all enemies with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Light).
						Link Condition When Gekkou Sentsuki is selected, select other Pierce Element physical attack all-target skills total 2+ excluding self on the same turn. Activated Effect Gain buff 'When using a Light Element skill, increases Condition by 40%'. Effect is permanent for the rest of the battle.
Storm Road	13 (10)	-	D		Long/Vertical	Attacks vertically with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Wind) 2 times. [Total Power Rating:S]
Tenebula	13 (10)	-	S		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and magical damage (Dark) and decreases target's SPD (Major) for 2 turns.
Yonaga no Daishin (Link Skill)	13 (10)	-	SS		Mid/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) or physical damage (Dark).
						Link Condition When Yonaga no Daishin is selected, select other Pierce Element physical attack skills total 2+ excluding self on the same turn. Activated Effect Gain buff 'At the end of a turn, heal self HP'. This effect is permanent for the rest of the battle.
Keikou Hitotsu			A		Long/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce) and decreases Pierce Element Resistance (Major) for 2 turns. [Effect changes with the number of charges]
Hinomoto Fuyuu			SSS		Long/Single	Attacks a single enemy with physical damage (Pierce). If this Special Skill is activated at Charge 4+, heal all allies' HP. [Effect changes with number of charges]
Yuukei - Gekkou Hinomoto			-		Long/All	Attacks all enemies with physical damage (Pierce). If this Special Skill is activated at Charge 4+, increases ATK (Very Major) for 1 turn. [Effect changes with number of charges]

Trivia

• Karakawa's birthday is the opening date of Karakawa Station in 1988.
• Karakawa's beast motif is the cat.
• Karakawa is a member of the Ooe Big Four (大江山四天王) - the second generation elite train knights of Nishiki. Her role references the Shuten-dōji and Four Heavenly Kings (四天王). The other members are Amanohashidate, Futamata, and Shimoamazu. Ooenomiya serves as the leader and guardian of the Ooe Big Four. All members of the Ooe Big Four have their counterpart train stations on the Kyoto Tantetsu Railway Miyafuku Line.
• Karakawa's introvert nature and androphobia is likely a reference to the daily commute traffic for the real life counterpart Karakawa Station, as it is rarely used and is classified as a secluded station.
• The Iris Cloud version of Hinomotogo (ヒノモトゴ) is a legendary spear that allows Karakawa to fly rapidly and freely. Hinomotogo (日本号) in real life is a famous omi-yari spear that was once used in the Imperial Palace. Hinomotogo later found its way into the possession of Fukushima Masanori, and then Tahei Mori. The spear is currently under possession of the Fukuoka City Museum.
• Karakawa is the second Train Knight to achieve accessibility to five Elements, the first being Akihabara.

Counterpart

Karakawa Station (辛皮駅) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway). Opened on July 16, 1988, Karakawa Station is a station of the Miyafuku Line, and is located 21.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuchiyama Station. The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is categorized as a halt and is unattended.

The number of users for Karakawa station is extremely small (less than 3 passengers a day on average). On March 16, 2013, the timetable for the line was revised to have one rapid train bound for Fukuchiyama to stop here in the evening for the convenience of high school students who attend school from this station to Miyazu station. Rapid "Oeyama" No. 2 stops only for Fukuchiyama. There are no more users for Karakawa station, and thus there are no trains that stop by this halt starting from the timetable revision on March 4, 2017 unless upon request by travelers.

Ownership of Karakawa station is transferred from Miyafuku Line to Willer Trains on April 1, 2015, becoming a station on the Kyoto Tantetsu Railway Miyafuku Line.

On the west side of the station, the Higashi River of the Yura River system flows north-to-south, and there are fields on both banks of the river, where private houses are scattered. The Kyoto Jukan Expressway (Ayabe Miyazu Road) runs along the railroad track on the mountain slope on the east side of the station. Wikipedia

Karakawa station is famous in Japan as a "Hikyō station" (秘境駅). Hikyō station is the Japanese language name for railway stations that are little used and isolated. The Japanese term hikyō eki was invented by Takanobu Ushiyama and his friends when he began a website in 1999 dedicated to these stations. He subsequently wrote two books: "Hikyo-eki e Iko!" (Let's go to hikyo-eki!), published by Shogakukan Inc. in 2001 and "Motto Hikyo-eki e Iko!" (Let’s go to more hikyo-eki!), published in 2003.

Hikyō stations are generally located in areas that previously had a sizeable human population due to mountain climbing and related activities, but currently have very few inhabitants and houses. Because of this lack of population, the trains no longer make regular stops, and train and rail fans have adopted these as popular locations for visiting. Because of the lack of regular passenger custom, the stations see little use these days, and many are being considered for closure.

In order for a train station to be classified as a "Hikyō", all of the following requirements have to be met:

• Unexploredness - The surrounding area is surrounded by cliffs, deep forests, and desolate wilderness, and there are no or almost no houses.
• Atmosphere - The station building, waiting room, and surrounding buildings appears to be old or worn down.
• Difficulty of reaching via trains - There are very few trains that stop, and/or it is difficult to reach the unexplored station by train.
• Difficulty of reaching via car - High grade is granted when there are no roads to reach the station, followed by difficulty in visiting the unexplored station by car or motorcycle, such as only sidewalks and unpaved forest roads.
• Railroad Heritage Index - There are railroad remains such as switchbacks, loop lines, drop lines, and abandoned railway tracks. This requirement was added after the 2012 revision of the ranking criteria. Wikipedia

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