Ito Shizu

Ito Shizu (伊東閑) is a Lily who attends Yurigaoka Girls' Academy. She is the captain of Legion Schwarz Grail. Her Schutzengel is Kemmochi Noriko.

History[edit | edit source]

Shizu has attended Yurigaoka since kindergarten. By the time she was in the third year of Yurigaoka's junior high school division, Shizu was recognized as one of the most promising Lilies of her age, and nicknamed one of the "Three Princesses" along with Kudo Sakua and Tachihara Sayu^[1].

When the two of them entered high school, Yurigaoka chose Shizu to be Riri Hitotsuyanagi's roommate, seeing her as well qualified to help Riri learn to become a Lily^[2]. She often helps Riri with studying^[3].

Shizu was under too much emotional strain at the time of the junior high school reserve team evaluation to take part in it^[4], and was not present when Kaede Johan Nouvel lead St. Mercurius to victory over Yurigaoka. Kaede nonetheless sees her as a rival, due to Riri and Shizu being roommates^[5]. According to Kaede, whenever she tries to sneak into Riri's room at night to get a look at Riri's sleeping face, Shizu catches and stops her^[6].

Shizu also has a friendly rivalry with her fellow Princess, Tachihara Sayu^[7]. This is despite the fact that during junior high school, Shizu was a candidate to become Takegoshi Chihana's Schild, but Chihana chose Sayu instead^[8].

Family[edit | edit source]

Shizu's family manages a large business conglomerate.

Shizu's half-sister, Ito Naehi, once attended Yurigaoka's junior high school division together with her and the two were close. Because of their family situation, Naehi had to transfer to Sagami and they can't keep in touch, which has been upsetting for Shizu^[9].

Although not a blood relative of hers, Maekawa Kina was born into a family that has served the Ito family for generations, and grew up together with Shizu. She calls Shizu "Miss" in the manner of a servant^[10].

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Shizu's hobbies are drinking tea and collecting miniature teddy bears^[11].
Shizu likes bears because they are cute. (Although she has not asked Shizu, Futagawa Fumi is pretty sure she only means teddy bears, not real bears^[12].)
Shizu has recently started learning Arsenal work, specifically CHARM maintenance^[13].
Shizu is considered a Lily otaku and is very knowledgeable about other Lilies. Her main interest is in Lilies' battlefield abilities, rather than gossip^[14].
In Assault Lily: Last Bullet, Shizu mentions getting "friend chocolate" for many people on Valentine's Day, while giving a more special chocolate to her Schutzengel, Noriko. She says that she was indebted to Noriko even before becoming her Schild.
Shizu's given name means "quiet". The characters in her surname, Itou, literally mean "that one" (伊) and "east" (東).
- Shizu's surname may be a reference to the real-world architect Ito Toyo.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Shizu's design in Assault Lily: Bouquet
Shizu's design in Assault Lily: Last Bullet

References[edit | edit source]

↑ @assault_lily twitter, February 22, 2021. "The Three Princesses is a respectful term coined to refer to Kudou Sakua, Tachihara Sayu and and Itou Shizu. all of them studied in Yurigaoka from the kindergarten years, is deeply ingrained with the spirit of Yurigaoka, and have high prospects of becoming a future member of the student council". Translation by Hắc.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, April 1, 2020. Multiple tweets.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, September 25, 2021. "Q: Does Shizu help Riri with studying" "A: Yes". Translation by Hắc.
↑ Assault Lily Setting Materials: Special Feature on Radgrid, pg. 13
↑ @assault_lily twitter, March 20, 2022. "Q: Due to being in the same room with Riri, Shizu is seen as a rival by Kaede. However in terms of the Command tower position, who does Kaede compete with" "A: Kaede has a friendly rivalry with Sayu. However per Fumi's opinion, as her capability is similar to Sakua, later she may compete with her". Translation by Hắc.
↑ Assault Lily: Last Bullet, Agents in the Dead of Night event story
↑ @assault_lily twitter, September 17, 2021. "Q: Sayu and Shizu are rivals (two of the Three Princesses), so are they at each other's necks in terms of relationship" "A: No, they're on good terms actually, a healthy rivalry". Translation by Hắc.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, May 13, 2021. "Q: any info about Shizu pls, I'm crying tears of blood" "A: for a time she was Chihana's Schild candidate i.e. being Sayu's rival. though Foomy thinks that Shizu is closer to Chihana in terms of style of power." Translation by Hắc.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, February 27, 2021. "Shizu and her sister Naehi had a good relationship when they're both in Yurigaoka's junior high school department. But because of family situation, they have to part way. Naehi can't be contacted and it troubles Shizu who is close to her sister." Translation by rluka.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, February 27, 2021. "Maekawa Kina is born from family who served the Itou family for generations and she is raised together with Shizu. She is the only one who would call Shizu as Ojousama. Her rare skill in Phantasma. For personality, she can be hedonistic like Araya. Even so, she has many fans". Translation by rluka.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, March 31, 2021. "Q: what does Shizu like" "A: she likes tea drinking, so the teacups she use are all high-quality items. also under the influence of Takahashi Yayori in her legion (LG Schwarz Grail), she's also into collecting miniature teddy bears". Translation by Hắc.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, July 19, 2021. "Q: Shizu's favourite animal?" "A: Shizu said Bear is cute, but this means teddy bear, not real bear like Tomoshibi's. Fumi never confirmed about it, but she's quite sure about this." Translation by rluka.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, March 12, 2021. "Q: Can Shizu do Arsenal work" "A: Recently she started learning it. She's a fast learner, so she apparently will get proficient in maintenance soon" Translation by Hắc.
↑ @assault_lily twitter, May 31, 2021. "Q: What is Kayo’s lily otaku genre?" "A: Lily data otaku. Kayo is somewhere between Kureha and Shizu. Kureha is more specialised on the gossips. Meanwhile Shizu is more specialised on the specs/abilities." Translation by rluka.

[1] @assault_lily twitter, February 22, 2021. "The Three Princesses is a respectful term coined to refer to Kudou Sakua, Tachihara Sayu and and Itou Shizu. all of them studied in Yurigaoka from the kindergarten years, is deeply ingrained with the spirit of Yurigaoka, and have high prospects of becoming a future member of the student council". Translation by Hắc.

[2] @assault_lily twitter, April 1, 2020. Multiple tweets.

[3] @assault_lily twitter, September 25, 2021. "Q: Does Shizu help Riri with studying" "A: Yes". Translation by Hắc.

[radgrid_pg13-4] Assault Lily Setting Materials: Special Feature on Radgrid, pg. 13

[5] @assault_lily twitter, March 20, 2022. "Q: Due to being in the same room with Riri, Shizu is seen as a rival by Kaede. However in terms of the Command tower position, who does Kaede compete with" "A: Kaede has a friendly rivalry with Sayu. However per Fumi's opinion, as her capability is similar to Sakua, later she may compete with her". Translation by Hắc.

[6] Assault Lily: Last Bullet, Agents in the Dead of Night event story

[7] @assault_lily twitter, September 17, 2021. "Q: Sayu and Shizu are rivals (two of the Three Princesses), so are they at each other's necks in terms of relationship" "A: No, they're on good terms actually, a healthy rivalry". Translation by Hắc.

[8] @assault_lily twitter, May 13, 2021. "Q: any info about Shizu pls, I'm crying tears of blood" "A: for a time she was Chihana's Schild candidate i.e. being Sayu's rival. though Foomy thinks that Shizu is closer to Chihana in terms of style of power." Translation by Hắc.

[9] @assault_lily twitter, February 27, 2021. "Shizu and her sister Naehi had a good relationship when they're both in Yurigaoka's junior high school department. But because of family situation, they have to part way. Naehi can't be contacted and it troubles Shizu who is close to her sister." Translation by rluka.

[10] @assault_lily twitter, February 27, 2021. "Maekawa Kina is born from family who served the Itou family for generations and she is raised together with Shizu. She is the only one who would call Shizu as Ojousama. Her rare skill in Phantasma. For personality, she can be hedonistic like Araya. Even so, she has many fans". Translation by rluka.

[11] @assault_lily twitter, March 31, 2021. "Q: what does Shizu like" "A: she likes tea drinking, so the teacups she use are all high-quality items. also under the influence of Takahashi Yayori in her legion (LG Schwarz Grail), she's also into collecting miniature teddy bears". Translation by Hắc.

[12] @assault_lily twitter, July 19, 2021. "Q: Shizu's favourite animal?" "A: Shizu said Bear is cute, but this means teddy bear, not real bear like Tomoshibi's. Fumi never confirmed about it, but she's quite sure about this." Translation by rluka.

[13] @assault_lily twitter, March 12, 2021. "Q: Can Shizu do Arsenal work" "A: Recently she started learning it. She's a fast learner, so she apparently will get proficient in maintenance soon" Translation by Hắc.

[14] @assault_lily twitter, May 31, 2021. "Q: What is Kayo’s lily otaku genre?" "A: Lily data otaku. Kayo is somewhere between Kureha and Shizu. Kureha is more specialised on the gossips. Meanwhile Shizu is more specialised on the specs/abilities." Translation by rluka.

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