Hevn

Hevn is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Getbackers. In the original Japanese version, she is voiced by Natsuki Rio.(First appearances - manga act 1 part 3, anime episode 3)

Character

First of all, the name "Hevn" is merely a codename for this buxom and enterprising young woman who is at times an ally to the Get Backers - and sometimes at odds with them. Hevn is a "chuukaiya" (仲介屋) or negotiator, a person who mediates jobs between high-paying clients and retrievers (such as the Getbackers or Shido Fuyuki). She hangs out at the Honky Tonk cafe, and shares a good working relationship with Paul Wan, its owner. She's also fond of Ginji Amano, like most characters in the series. Similarly, like many of these characters, she dislikes his partner, Ban Mido.

Due to her status as a non-combatant, she's a little afraid of getting into fights. However, in the "Divine Design" arc, she was used effectively by Maria Noches to interfere with Lucifer's plans.

In the manga

Here, she is most known for her excessively revealing outfits which usually reveals her extremely large breasts (which Ban tends to take advantage of to cop a feel) and her sly, working-woman attitude. She's also fond of trading barbs with Himiko Kudo about her lack of figure - but in reality, Hevn respects Himiko for her spunk and professionalism and their catfights merely reflect their competitiveness as two very capable women working in the dangerous underground.

In the Kiryuudo arc, she tags along as a spectator, after the helicopter she was in (along with Ginji and Kuroudou Akabane) crashed.

It has been hinted that Hevn may know Masaki Kurusu, one of the Four Kings of VOLTs. In book 30, she requests Akabane to transport her to the top of Babylon Tower, after her first request of asking Akabane to transport the GB duo to the same place was turned down. (Akabane cited conflicting interests as his reason for turning down the first quest.) As Dr. Jackal left her, she wondered about the true nature of the "Lost Time", and hoped to see a man named Masaki at Babylon Tower, if he is indeed there.

As it turned out, Hevn and Masaki were lovers. Although Masaki tried to forget his feelings for Hevn (and tried to kill her as well), in the end, the couple embraced after Masaki's fight with Ginji.

In the finale, when Ban tried to do his usual cop of her bust, Masaki grabbed his hand in time.

In the anime

Here, she is gratuitously more clothed, although she is still not entirely decent. Also, her background is quite different from the manga version (This change also occurred to many characters who made their appearances in the manga as well, for their background information were not known when the anime was produced.). Episode 41 of the anime involves Hevn's background.

Trivia

*In a popularity poll in volume 14, she ranked in at 10th place with 256 votes.
*In the setting of GB, she has the second largest bustline, behind Maria Noches by 2cm. However, do note that Maria's appearance is largely an illusion. Also, the two busty women appeared together on the cover of volume 37.
*Episode 41 of the anime, which deals with Hevn's past, is the only episode to feature Hevn on the eyecatch.
*Interestingly, despite Akabane's reputation and Hevn's professional (and thus, neutral) stand, the doctor actually saved her twice.
**The first time was in Hell's Valley, where he jumped off a crashing helicopter while carrying her.
**The second time was in the Beltline, where he shielded Hevn from Kagami's attack.