1st Rozen Maiden - SUIGINTOU

Suigintou is the first of the Rozen Maiden collection. Her desire to win the Alice Game is the strongest of all the dolls, and is primarily driven by her wish to gain the attention of their "Father", the fantastic doll-maker Rozen. Sadistic, spiteful, and arrogant, Suigintou has no inhibitions when it comes to the Alice Game. She will use any method available to her, regardless of how brutal it may be, to reach victory. Although she avoids socializing with all of her sister dolls, she has a particularly bitter hatred for Shinku(explain in overture). Initially, Suigintou's will to exist was so strong that she was able to move without actually possessing a Rosa Mystica. She hates being called "junk".

Suigintou has a number of unique traits and flaws amongst the seven Rozen Maiden. In the anime, she is missing her torso; Shinku explains that before Suigintou was completed, her design was erased. In overture, it is shown that Rozen abandoned her half-completed in two parts on his worktable. She was never assembled although her clothing was completed and as such, not given the life force that is Rosa Mystica. It was her love for Rozen that brought her to life, and she crawled off of the table to seek him out. Rozen does later provide her with a Rosa Mystica, after she is sliced in half by Souseisaki and presumably fated to fade out of existence. Curiously, after Suigintou is destroyed in battle by Shinku at the end of the anime's first season, she is restored midway through Rozen Maiden träumend. The identity of the person responsible for her restoration is never revealed, however it is strongly implied to be Rozen. In the träumend finale, she tells Shinku that "Father" had told her that even with her flawed body, she is also entitled to a part in the Alice Game. Later, Rozen is seen lovingly fixing Suigintou's neck ribbon as she sleeps, and even grips her gently around the waist afterwards, implying that he has mended her incomplete body.

In the manga, her body is flawed by wings—notably, she is the only Rozen Maiden with them—that have ravaged her back with cracks. Despite these flaws, her love for "Father" and willpower is so strong that she can use her powers independently of a medium.
Suigintou did not consciously make a contract with Megu, rather, Megu came upon Suigintou as she was reawakening. Suigintou's strong sense of independence, as well as disdain towards humanity, had her avoiding the perceived weakness of having a medium. She is also the only Rozen Maiden to have been defeated and revived three times.


Along with her artificial spirit, Meimei, Suigintou's weapons are her ragged black wings. With their arrow-like feathers, she can conjure up a shield, a large sword, or even twin black dragons. Suigintou can also create destructive blue flames as a last resort in battle. Suigintou's varied abilities, particularly when combined with her savagely cunning nature, make her a strong player in the Alice Game.

In Rozen Maiden overtüre, Suigintou and Shinku are shown to actually be friends, but the friendship sours significantly after Suigintou learns that Shinku only befriend her out of pity. Initially, Suigintou introduced herself as the 1st Rozen Maiden without knowing that she was erased from the collection. Without the 'Rosa Mystica', she did not know about the fight for being Alice. She was kind and soft in nature as Shinku teaches her how to walk properly(with her imperfect body). Until one day, she overheard about the Alice Game and out of curiosity, follows Shinku into a fight with Souseisaki. Suigintou was than slashed by Souseisaki and before she perished, Shinku explained to her that she was not a Rozen Maiden afterall since she's not perfect(junk).

When Suigintou was sinking towards her death, feeling sad that she's actually not a Rozen Maiden but an abandoned junk, Rozen appeared and gave her a 'Rosa Mystica' making her a qualified Rozen Maiden. Her memories of Shinku being embrace by 'Father' while he stitch a brooch for Shinku came back. Her jealousy and hatred for Shinku being the loved one turned her from her kind nature, not wanting to be abandoned again! She crushed the brooch that Shinku treasure as it was given and filled with 'Father''s love.


In the manga Megu and Suigintou seem to have a stronger "bond" than in the anime. Megu was also the reason Suigintou traveled to the alternate dimension and subsequently declaring a truce with Shinku so that the two may work together to bring down Kirakishou.
Her artificial spirit, "Meimei," is named for the Japanese word "Mei", meaning darkness.

• Medium: Megu
• Artificial Spirit: Meimei