Hitomi Annette Anematsuri is a quarter French beauty known for her incredible fortune-telling accuracy, originally gaining fame as the “Shopping Mall Sister.” Although her predictions are uncannily accurate, her real secret lies in possessing the powerful shinigami tool “Peeping Orb.” Annette is, in fact, a substitute fortune-teller, with her real job revealed as an English teacher at the same school attended by Rinne Rokudo and Sakura Mamiya. Her easygoing and scatterbrained nature—combined with some questionable life choices—makes her a memorable figure. Despite her glamorous appearance, Annette’s life is a series of mishaps and miracles connected to her mysterious heritage and magical artifact.
Annette is known as a beautiful and glamorous woman.
She stands out with her striking appearance and stylish demeanor.
She is a quarter French, inheriting elegant features from her grandmother.
Despite her beauty, her room is notoriously messy and unkempt.
Annette has a laid-back and absent-minded personality.
She tends to go at her own pace and is somewhat scatterbrained.
Despite her charm, she is messy and struggles to tidy her room.
Her actions sometimes border on irresponsible, such as using her grandmother’s hidden pension fund to pay for a taxi after a party.
In social situations, she can be as much of a disaster as Sabato Rokudo.
Originally, Annette gained local fame as the “Shopping Mall Sister,” a fortune teller boasting a perfect accuracy rate.
However, the job was only a temporary side gig; her true profession is teaching.
She comes from a family living with her mother and her French grandmother.
Due to Japan’s employment difficulties, she found herself unemployed and lounging around after graduating from university, which led to her being kicked out of the house.
This prompted her to transition from fortune-telling to teaching.
Annette is a descendant of a “White Witch,” women who signed contracts with shinigami to help and guide people, performing good deeds.
She claims her family’s possession of the Peeping Orb is based on a legitimate contract made by her ancestor with a shinigami.
However, the Life Span Management Bureau considers it an unofficial, private deal from an unregulated era and denies the legitimacy of her claim.
The key to Annette’s fortune-telling success is the Peeping Orb.
Peeping Orb
This is a highly regarded shinigami artifact designated as a top-priority item for recovery by the Afterlife Life Span Management Bureau.
The orb can display both the past and future, making it invaluable for searching and crisis management.
It possesses a will of its own, recognizing Annette’s bloodline as its rightful master.
Even if the orb is taken from her, it will always find its way back, taking many twists and turns if necessary.
Using the orb causes the user’s eyes to spin in a unique fashion. Sometimes, it will reveal visions of past or future even without the user's intention.
Annette becomes the English teacher—specifically, the homeroom (or in the anime, assistant homeroom) teacher—of Rinne Rokudo, Sakura Mamiya, and their classmates.
Her students affectionately refer to her as “Miss Annette.”
Her connection to the Peeping Orb places her in a complex, often awkward relationship with Rinne Rokudo, who is interested in reclaiming the powerful tool.
From Fortune-teller to Teacher
Annette began her public life as the “Shopping Mall Sister,” earning admiration for her seemingly flawless fortune-telling.
The source of her uncanny predictions was not supernatural talent, but the shinigami artifact, the Peeping Orb—a relic inherited through her family line.
She only took up fortune-telling out of necessity, as a temporary job.
Facing Life’s Struggles
After failing to find a stable job post-graduation and repeatedly being rejected, Annette ended up idling at home.
Eventually, she was forced out and had to find work, taking on roles from fortune-teller to eventually securing a teaching position.
At School and Beyond
Annette’s true profession was revealed when she transferred to the school attended by Rinne, Sakura, and their peers.
She becomes their homeroom teacher and teaches English.
Her quirky habits, glamorous image, and disorganized lifestyle make her both endearing and exasperating to those around her.
Magical Heritage and the Peeping Orb
She is descended from the White Witches, women contracted with shinigami to do good deeds.
Annette claims her right to own the Peeping Orb stems from a legitimate contract between her shinigami ancestor and her family.
However, the Afterlife Bureau does not recognize her ownership as legitimate.
Despite the Bureau's stance, the Peeping Orb itself reads Annette’s blood as its master and always returns to her, no matter how many times it is taken away.
- Annette’s blend of beauty and clumsy living makes her both admired and sympathized with.
- Despite her ancestry, her attempt at doing good or guiding others is often unsuccessful or half-hearted.
- She lives with her mother and grandmother, and their complex family history influences her life.
- In the anime version, she is the assistant homeroom teacher, since Suzuki holds the main role.
- The trademark spinning-eye highlight in her gaze appears only in the original work, not the anime.
“Even if you take the Peeping Orb away from me, it will always come back. That’s just our family’s fate.”
Annette is a unique presence in her world—a glamorous yet messy English teacher, a fortune-teller through fate and necessity, and a descendant of magical lineage.
Her journey is a whirlwind of odd jobs, unfortunate luck, and a magical artifact that is never far from her grasp.
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