Personality: An energetic and dorky young girl, Mato is the protagonist of the Black★Rock Shooter OVA, initially an eleven-year old starting her first year of junior high. Mato is shown to be enthusiastic about starting junior high, getting up early to get ready for school, though complaining about having to wake up her little brother; she's seen brushing her teeth while talking to her mother at the same time, and later juggling a piece of toast she took right out of the toaster. She almost misses the train due to making a sidetrip along the way, as well. When she first meets Yomi, she reads the other girl's family name as 'Kotoriasobi' (小鳥遊), and later chases her down after the opening ceremonies, only able to comment on the other girl's height. ("My height?" "Yeah, you're tall. Must be nice.")
Mato is fond of star-themed things, as evident by the decorations in her room; along with the decals on her wall, her pajamas and even her shoes have stars on them, and her calendar features an image of an unidentified planet. Even her cellphone strap has a star on it, which Mato later gives Yomi a matching one as a gift. ("I noticed your phone doesn't have a strap. I think it's rather lonely.") One of the other things she enjoys is basketball, and she expresses to Yomi that she had decided she would take up basketball in junior high, hoping that it would make her taller as well; Mato also attempts to convince Yomi to join the basketball club with her.
Of course, along with being a dork, Mato is also naive, and tends to be oblivious. When Mato and Yomi are placed in separate classes in their second year of middle school, Mato more or less tries to remain optimistic about this, visiting Yomi before and after classes each day. However, when Mato makes a new friend out of Yuu, a girl on her basketball team, she doesn't realize Yomi's growing jealousy towards this sudden rift in their friendship, and is caught off guard when Yomi goes missing.
At first, Mato is awkward around people she doesn't know, and is sensitive and meek. When detectives visit Mato's house to ask her about Yomi's disappearance, Mato breaks down crying. She stays up all night staring at her cellphone, waiting for some sort of message or sign Yomi is okay, and when she gets a blank text supposedly from Yomi's phone, Mato takes this as a sign, and takes her bike to go look for her. Over the course of the OVA, and by the time of her merging with Black★Rock Shooter, Mato gains the courage she needs to rescue Yomi from Dead Master's possession. Abilities: Aaaabsolutely none
Sample Entry: Anything in this journal; I've played her in Mayfield before!
Mato Kuroi | Black Rock Shooter 2/2
Mato is fond of star-themed things, as evident by the decorations in her room; along with the decals on her wall, her pajamas and even her shoes have stars on them, and her calendar features an image of an unidentified planet. Even her cellphone strap has a star on it, which Mato later gives Yomi a matching one as a gift. ("I noticed your phone doesn't have a strap. I think it's rather lonely.") One of the other things she enjoys is basketball, and she expresses to Yomi that she had decided she would take up basketball in junior high, hoping that it would make her taller as well; Mato also attempts to convince Yomi to join the basketball club with her.
Of course, along with being a dork, Mato is also naive, and tends to be oblivious. When Mato and Yomi are placed in separate classes in their second year of middle school, Mato more or less tries to remain optimistic about this, visiting Yomi before and after classes each day. However, when Mato makes a new friend out of Yuu, a girl on her basketball team, she doesn't realize Yomi's growing jealousy towards this sudden rift in their friendship, and is caught off guard when Yomi goes missing.
At first, Mato is awkward around people she doesn't know, and is sensitive and meek. When detectives visit Mato's house to ask her about Yomi's disappearance, Mato breaks down crying. She stays up all night staring at her cellphone, waiting for some sort of message or sign Yomi is okay, and when she gets a blank text supposedly from Yomi's phone, Mato takes this as a sign, and takes her bike to go look for her. Over the course of the OVA, and by the time of her merging with Black★Rock Shooter, Mato gains the courage she needs to rescue Yomi from Dead Master's possession.
Abilities: Aaaabsolutely none
Sample Entry: Anything in this journal; I've played her in Mayfield before!