Character

Katou Keiko

加東圭子

Katou Keiko (加東圭子) is a Witch from Fuso and attached with the Fuso Imperial Army. During her period in the 1st Fighter Squadron, she received the nickname "Higashi" (ヒガシ), based on an alternative reading of the second character of her family name. Back then, Katou Takeko was part of the same team, so Keiko was called like this to distinguish the two "Katou". When together with Takeko, the two are collectively called "Fujitou" (藤東). She is also commonly known as "Lightning of the Fuso Sea" (扶桑海の電光). While on Europe and Africa, she was called by the pet name of "Kei" (ケイ). Because her powers as a Witch manifested themselves since before the invasion of the Kaii, Keiko volunteered for the army and matriculated into a military academy. Upon graduation, she was appointed as a Pilot Officer and assigned to the Army's 1st Fighter Squadron, under the command of Wing Commander Etou Toshiko. In this squad, in which exceedingly excellent Witches were sent to, she participated in the Fuso Sea Incident and displayed a performance that turned her into the top ace of the Fuso Army. Because of these services, she and her teammates Katou Takeko and Anabuki Tomoko were called the "Fuso Sea Triumvirate". It seems that, around that time, she interacted with the Navy's flying corps and became friends with the famous Sakamoto Mio, who would later turn into one of the "Libau Triumvirate" and 501st Joint Fighter Wing's combat commander. She was also an acquaintance of Kuroe Ayaka. An ace of the Fuso Sea Incident who shot down 23 units, of which the first six were consecutive. This score makes her the top ace of that incident. The reason why she was not made the protagonist of the movie "Flash of the Fuso Sea", despite being the top ace, was because someone decided that her combat-style - which specializes in mid-range preemptive fire - would not look good on screen.