Shiho Hinomori is an uncoming playable custom character in Fraymakers. She is being created by Mizu, being the second character revealed as their creation, with An Shiraishi being the first one. Shiho Hinomori originates from the mobile video game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage, released in 2020 in Japan and 2021 globally. Shiho Hinomori was finally finished and released on October 8, 2023. A playtest version was used a week before the official release.
Description[]
Shiho Hinomori is a first year that attends Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy as a student. She attends Class 1-A, along her friends Minori Hanasato and Kohane Azusawa. Shiho is introverted and dislikes interacting with others, instead using her time to immerse herself in her hobbies. She's blunt and straightforward, not being afraid to criticize something, striking fear into the minds of many of her peers. Because of this, multiple rumors have spread throughout her life claiming Shiho to be a bully. Despite these claims, Shiho is only trying her best to not drag those around her down. Despite her introverted status, Shiho is kind and willing to lend a hand to those that she could help.
Outside of Miyamasuzaka, Shiho can be seen hanging around Scramble Crossing, a huge central area right in the middle of Shibuya, using looking for a place to relax and have a nice bowl of ramen. She can also be seen with her childhood friends Ichika Hoshino, Saki Tenma, and Honami Mochizuki. The four of them have created their childhood band, which they call Leo/Need, named after the Leonids the four of them saw together staring at the night sky at a playground. Shiho can also be seen attending and working at a live house, preparing the venue for performances.
Playstyle[]
Shiho Hinomori is a Brawler/Spacing hybrid. She is not the fastest character, and her jump height is lacking as well. She struggles to approach, and her moves have quite a bit of lag to them. However, what Shiho does have is strength and range. Many of Shiho's attacks rely on her trusty bass guitar sitting on her back. Most of Shiho's moves involving her bass guitar have a sweet spot on the base. This gives Shiho huge, hard-hitting disjoints, allowing characters to also struggle approaching, as well as being knocked far away if their attempt fails.
Strengths:
-Shiho is incredibly strong, allowing her to knock opponents away further and quicker than usual.
-Shiho's bass (and in Back Air's case, a sword) gives her a massive disjoint on some of her moves, allowing for safe anti-airs and general spacing.
-Shiho is also rather small and skinny (she's shorter than An!), giving her a smaller hurtbox for opponents to capitalize on.
-Despite being small and skinny, Shiho is a bit heavier than expected, mostly due to her bass guitar.
Weaknesses:
-Shiho is rather slow on the ground and in the air, making it hard for her to approach when she needs to.
-Shiho does not use her bass for some of her attacks, giving her less range and giving opponents an easier chance to counter.
-Moves that do use Shiho's bass are also rather slow and laggy, giving her less opportunity to avoid counter attacks.
Moves[]
| Attack | Animation | Description | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jab | Shiho performs a 3 hit combo. First, Shiho brings her right arm back and punches forward. Second, Shiho kicks forward with her left leg. Finally, Shiho retrieves the bass off her back with her right hand and swings it in front of her. | Jab 1: 2.5
Jab 2: 3 Jab 3: 5.5 | |
| Forward Tilt | Shiho retrieves her bass and thrusts it forward. | Sweet Spot: 10
Sour Spot (Handle): 7 Sour Spot (Arm): 5 | |
| Up Tilt | Shiho uses her bass to swing it in an arc above her. This move hits behind her first. | Sweet Spot: 9
Sour Spot: 6.5 | |
| Down Tilt | Shiho takes out a paintbrush and swipes upward. | 5 | |
| Dash Attack | Shiho runs up and slides on the ground. Upon hit, this move can be jump cancelled. | Sour Spot: 5
Sweet Spot: 7 | |
| Forward Strong | Shiho uses her bass guitar to slam it on the ground in front of her. This move has a ton of knockback, leading to some quite early stocks. | Sweet Spot: 15
Sour Spot: 10 | |
| Up Strong | Shiho takes out her paint brush and swipes it in an arc above her. | Sweet Spot: 13 | |
| Down Strong | Shiho picks up a broom and sweeps the floor below her, sweeping the front first and scooping the opponent, before sweeping in the back, launching the opponent. This attack is a reference to the Shiho Hinomori: Hurtful Words (Untrained) card found in Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage. | Hit 1: 2
Hit 2: 9 |
| Attack | Animation | Description | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Air | Shiho strums her bass and a shockwave emits around her. | 5.5 | |
| Forward Air | Shiho picks up her bass and swings it in a downward arc in front of her. Towards the tip and the end of the move, there is a spike hitbox that knocks opponents down. | 11 | |
| Back Air | Shiho pulls out a...a sword?? Shiho pulls out a sword and slashes it behind her in a sideways arc. While Shiho doesn't necessarily own one, the sword can be found in the Shiho Hinomori: Filled With My Thanks (Trained) card found in Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage. | Sour Spot (Blade): 9
Sweet Spot (Tip): 13 Late Hitbox: 6 | |
| Up Air | Shiho takes the bass off her back, turns it on its back, and thrusts it upwards. | Sweet Spot: 11
Sour Spot: 8 Late Hitbox: 5 | |
| Down Air | Shiho thrusts her bass guitar down, spiking the opponent if hit with the sweet spot. On hit, this move is jump cancellable. | Sweet Spot: 9.5
Sour Spot: 8 |
| Attack | Animation | Description | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Throw | Shiho kicks the opponent forward in a low angle. | 7 | |
| Back Throw | Shiho takes her left arm back, before turning around and chucking the opponent behind her. | 9 | |
| Up Throw | Shiho thrusts her bass upwards and knocks the opponent up. | 7 | |
| Down Throw | Shiho thrusts her bass into the ground and knocks the opponent up, setting up for combos. | 7 |
| Attack | Animation | Description | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Special: Cycle Of Strums | Shiho strums on her bass guitar, and a colored sound wave appears around her. This strum has three different properties, depending on what color the sound wave is.
Green (Hold): Stuns for a short period. Red (Flick): Knocks opponents upward. Blue (Tap): Hits opponents away. This move rotates between the three of these versions, going from Hold to Flick to Tap, before going back to Hold and repeating it. This move has a 1 second cooldown. |
All versions do 8. | |
| Side Special: Strokes Of Spelling | Shiho takes out her paintbrush and starts writing calligraphy in front of her. This move has three main parts to it, depending on how many times you hit the special button. The calligraphy Shiho spells is "small". | Stroke 1: 4
Stroke 2: 3 Stroke 3: 3 -> 5 Total: 15 | |
| Up Special: Phenny Plush | A Phenny plush spawns in front of Shiho, who is obsessed with these little phoenixes. Without hesitation, Shiho rushes forward to grab the Phenny, damaging anyone that gets in her way. On the ground, Shiho dashes forward. In the air, Shiho dashes directionally up and to the right. As Shiho dashes forward, there is damage based heavy armor on her body. | Grounded: 14
Aerial: 15.5 | |
| Down Special: Amp Kick | Shiho rolls an amp from behind her and kicks it forward. After a while, the amp lets out a sound and waves appear from the sides, stunning any opponent in the attack radius. The amp being kicked forward is also a powerful hitbox. In the air, Shiho instead kicks the amp below her, spiking anyone hit at the beginning of the move. The kick also gives Shiho a small vertical boost, aiding her recovery. This move has a 2 second cooldown. | Amp: 10
Shockwave: 8 |