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In the visual novels, she has a distinct laugh (くすくす・ kusu kusu), which the MangaGamer version translates as "Hee hee hee." She tends to speak in a very condescending and patronizing fashion which makes various characters dislike her at times, like Keiichi, Shion and Rika, even before her true nature is revealed. She once tells Hōjō Satoko that Oyashiro-sama originated from sea creatures, while in another story arc she gives Rena her research which contains the theory about parasites controlling people's minds, she also fuels Shion's distrust for her family in Meakashi-hen. She is infamous for her fascination of the history and mythology of Hinamizawa, though Sonozaki Mion explains to Keiichi that Takano presents a different interpretation of Hinamizawa's mythology to every person. She views people such as the inhabitants of Hinamizawa as guinea pigs for her research, and only truly cares for the memory of her grandfather. She enjoys frightening people with tales of Hinamizawa's past. While very popular at the Irie Clinic where she works, her real personality is eventually revealed to be quite twisted. In the original sprite as well as in the anime, she retains the gold cross over the gold-green ribbon. While it varies with updates to the sprites, it consistently consists of a black beret, a black cape over a military uniform or black suit, and a black skirt. Her other signature outfit is the black uniform she wears when she takes charge and acts as her rank of major. She will occasionally wear a dark suit when visiting her superiors.
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Outside she dresses casually with dark-green slacks with a light-green sweater over a light pink blouse. Over her left breast she wears her signature yellow cross on a gold-green ribbon. In the clinic she usually wears a traditional nurse's uniform with hat. She is also quite buxom, which serves as occasional comic relief in the manga and the anime OVA arcs. As an adult, her brown eyes are more "droopy" or closed than those of other characters. She has long, blonde hair which she has had since a child. Miyo's appearance in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai During Tatarigoroshi-hen, she gives Maebara Keiichi a ride after he finishes his business with Satoko's uncle, and the subsequent revelation of her "death" prior to this incident shocks him. According to the police, her charred remains are found in a drum in the mountains however, the autopsy later reveals that she had died twenty-four hours before the Watanagashi Festival had even occurred. She is one of the consistent victims of the curse in 1983.
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Takano Miyo is a nurse at the Irie Clinic. 3 Kaidan to Odorō, Soshite Anata wa Kaidan de Odoru.