Mion usually refers to her as "granny (ばっちゃ・ baccha)." When fighting with her, Shion repeatedly insults her with "Old Hag/Witch (鬼婆・ Onibaba)." In the Third Season's Tataridamashi-hen, the two freely refer to her by this nickname. She behaves similarly in Tataridamashi-hen. After maintaining a severe "face" against Keiichi and his friends pleas to help Hōjō Satoko in Minagoroshi-hen, she works on her behalf, including meeting with the mayor. In later arcs, her kindness becomes more apparent. Thus, in Meakashi-hen, Shion sees her as an unrelenting tyrant, while Mion tries to tell her later that Oryō accepted her apology and even accepts her seeing Hōjō Satoshi. Before the final answer arc of Matsuribayashi-hen, she is primarily "seen" through the understanding of other characters. She never intended for the treatment of the Hōjō parents to extend to their children, and certainly not for so long. The problem is that as head of the family she must maintain that tough façade, and cannot compromise her position. ![]() Although she comes off quite harsh and even cruel in public, she has been known to show quite a bit of kindness behind the scenes. All these acts were committed by others, but because of their power the family, and Oryō in particular, has been seen as the ones at fault.Īlthough not addressed in the anime, she has come to accept that she will take the ill will for the things that have been done by the family in her time, as she does not have too much longer to live one way or another. Ōishi Kuraudo, neither she nor her family had anything to do with the deaths that have occurred each Watanagashi, or even the kidnapping of the Minister of Construction's grandson during the war. However, despite the belief of some of the local people and Det. She disinherited her daughter after she married outside the family, and raises her granddaughter Mion to inherit her position as head after her eventual death.ĭuring the Dam War she was the head of the resistance, and it was her anger at the behavior the head of the Hōjō family showed, especially the disrespect he showed her, that fueled the town's negative attitude toward that family. Politicians, political groups, even the child protective services group, look to her for direction and approval. Oryō is the true power in Hinamizawa, although for appearances sake the Kimiyoshi family have been the town heads for generations. ![]() Sonozaki Oryō (園崎 お魎) is a character in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, and is the current head of the Sonozaki family, mother of Sonozaki Akane, and grandmother of Sonozaki Mion and Sonozaki Shion.Īs she is a family head, according to the tradition her name is chosen so that it contains the character for demon (鬼).
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