Aya Kōda

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"I'm on the good guy's side! And I practice karate every day 'cos of that! If I wimp out and hide now, I'll never be able to forgive myself." — Aya Koda

Aya Kōda
Kanji	幸田 文
Rōmaji	Kōda Aya
Namesake	Aya Kōda (Japanese essayist and novelist)
Personal Information
Status	Alive
Gender	Female
Birthday	September 1
Age	10
Relationships
Family	Unnamed Father Unnamed Mother† Unnamed Sister†
Appearances
Manga Debut	Chapter 40
Anime Debut	Bungo Stray Dogs: Hitori Ayumu
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Minako Kotobuki
English Voice	Cassandra Lee Morris

Aya Kōda (幸 (こう)田 (だ) 文 (あや),, Kōda Aya^?) is a civilian who assisted Doppo Kunikida in a bomb-related case in Yokohama. She is later involved in the airport fiasco in the midst of the vampire infection outbreak, where she aims to prove the innocence of the Armed Detective Agency, who are framed for terrorism, and expose the true mastermind behind the worldwide incident.

Appearance

Aya is a young girl with red hair that is worn in a bob with hairpins on both sides of her hair.

She wears a tan duffle coat with two off-center fastenings. Underneath her coat, she wears a yellow dress with violet tights and pink shoes.

Aya as a baby

Personality

Aya is a spirited girl who calls herself a warrior of justice and practices martial arts every day. She is stubborn, refusing to take no for an answer, and makes fun of Doppo Kunikida often. She seems to value helping others and is willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of others.

Moreover, Aya is quite bright, able to deduce whatever is inside the coffin with Ōchi Fukuchi to be possibly the source of the global vampire outbreak, even by seeing it only for the first time. Along this process, she comes up with a way to expose the true mastermind of the terrorism plot without having to risk her life.

However, capturing Fukuchi's photo with a flash might show her shortsightedness in such a crucial scenario. Nonetheless, even amidst her presence partially found out, Aya's quick thinking allows her to evade Fukuchi at least twice.

Background

As a child Aya grew up with her parents and her sister, her sister died when she was eight and her mother when she was still a child. She grew up with a strict father who constantly compared her to her sister and her mother and treating her like a failure. Her father also made her to study karate as a means to build graceful conduct.

Appearances

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

The Guild Aftermath Arc

• Chapter 40 - Walking Alone

Sky Casino Arc

• Chapter 71 - Bungo Hound Dogs, Part 1 (flashback)

Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc

• Chapter 92 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 1
• Chapter 93 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 3
• Chapter 94 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 4
• Chapter 95.5 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 5.5
• Chapter 97 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 6
• Chapter 106 - In The Small Room, Part 3

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

Cannibalism Arc

• Episode 34 - Cannibalism (Part 1) (flashback)

Quotes

• "I'm on the good guy's side! And I practice karate every day 'cos of that! If I wimp out and hide now, I'll never be able to forgive myself."

Etymology

• The name Aya means "sentence, letter, writing" (文).
• Aya's surname Koda means "happiness, good luck" (幸) (ko) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Namesake

Main article: Real-life References#Aya Kōda

Aya Kōda (September 1, 1904 - October 31, 1990) Daughter of the Meiji-era author Rohan Kōda, her works mainly explore the themes of femininity and the roles of women in her era. She also wrote many biographical works about her father and her family. She was considered to be a literary daughter along with the likes of Mari Mori (daughter of Ōgai Mori) and Yūko Tsushima (Daughter of Osamu Dazai).

Trivia

• Aya speaks in the Kansai dialect.
• Prior to the anime OVA, Aya's family name was unknown. The anime revealed that she is also based on an author, Aya Koda.

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