<p>I'm not sure if it's explained in the manga but it's sort of like a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_%28mythology%29" rel="nofollow">Pygmalion</a> type of story. Seiji can't get a girlfriend because he's got a reputation as a tough guy and most girls are afraid of him, eventhough he's sort of got a noble quality about it all. So he wishes that he had a girlfriend and it just so happened that a Midori from another school likes him. So like Aphrodite did in the Pygmalion myth, his wish is granted through some divine/magical/freak-of-nature event where Midori's consciousness and likeness was transfered to Seiji's right hand. </p>

<p>There's extra meaning here because, being someone who (according to himself) will never find a girlfriend, the only "girlfriend" he'll have is "his right hand", a euphemism turned to reality.</p>

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  <p>“Three years high school, and the rest of my life for that matter are gonna end with no girlfriend but my right hand! I can’t take it anymore!”</p>
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<p>Additionally, he has a reputation for having a "Demon right hand" through his fighting prowess, and in probably the greatest possible contrast, his "Demon right hand" is turned into Midori (美鳥 <em>beautiful bird</em>). This essentially takes away his ability to punch with his right hand and forces him to change as a person.</p>

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2013-09-08T09:51:42.627Z
Does Midori mean "green" too?
Jesvin Jose
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2013-09-08T14:50:43.627Z
Midori can mean "green" but that is written as 緑 (I think), which is different than the midori from the title of the show: 美鳥
Jon Lin
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2013-09-08T16:30:49.443Z
I asked since her hair was green :-)
Jesvin Jose
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2013-09-08T17:02:17.860Z
@aitchnyu I wouldn't be surprised if that had something to do with it
Jon Lin
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2013-04-12T08:14:12.550Z
Jon Lin
<p>In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_Days" rel="nofollow">Midori Days</a>, Seiji woke up one morning to find his right hand to be Midori. Why is this so? Is it some kind of a curse? Was it explained in the manga or anime why? </p>

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Why did Midori become Seiji's right hand?
# Why did Midori become Seiji's right hand?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-04-11
In [Midori Days](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_Days), Seiji woke up one morning to find his right hand to be Midori. Why is this so? Is it some kind of a curse? Was it explained in the manga or anime why?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
I'm not sure if it's explained in the manga but it's sort of like a [Pygmalion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_%28mythology%29) type of story. Seiji can't get a girlfriend because he's got a reputation as a tough guy and most girls are afraid of him, eventhough he's sort of got a noble quality about it all. So he wishes that he had a girlfriend and it just so happened that a Midori from another school likes him. So like Aphrodite did in the Pygmalion myth, his wish is granted through some divine/magical/freak-of-nature event where Midori's consciousness and likeness was transfered to Seiji's right hand.

There's extra meaning here because, being someone who (according to himself) will never find a girlfriend, the only "girlfriend" he'll have is "his right hand", a euphemism turned to reality.

> “Three years high school, and the rest of my life for that matter are gonna end with no girlfriend but my right hand! I can’t take it anymore!”

Additionally, he has a reputation for having a "Demon right hand" through his fighting prowess, and in probably the greatest possible contrast, his "Demon right hand" is turned into Midori (美鳥 *beautiful bird*). This essentially takes away his ability to punch with his right hand and forces him to change as a person.
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2013-09-08): Does Midori mean "green" too?  
> **username_1** (2013-09-08): Midori can mean "green" but that is written as 緑 (I think), which is different than the midori from the title of the show: 美鳥  
> **username_2** (2013-09-08): I asked since her hair was green :-)  
> **username_1** (2013-09-08): @aitchnyu I wouldn't be surprised if that had something to do with it  
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