Saotome
Wikimedia disambiguation page
In ancient Japan, the saotome (“early maiden” 早乙女) were unmarried girls tasked with planting rice in paddies for Ta-no-Kami.
Saotome is also a Japanese family name. It may refer to:
People
Mitsugi Saotome, aikido master instructor
Taichi Saotome, traditional Japanese stage actor
Yuki Saotome (早乙女 友貴; born 1996), Japanese actor
Fictional characters
Ako Saotome from Aikatsu Stars!
Alto Saotome from Macross Frontier
Genma, Nodoka, and Ranma Saotome from Ranma ½
Haruna Saotome from Negima! Magister Negi Magi
Jin Saotome from Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
Junko Saotome, a supporting character from the manga series NANA
Makoto Saotome from Kannazuki no Miko
Mary Saotome from Kakegurui
Mondonosuke Saotome a.k.a. Bored Hatamoto from the series of movies starring Utaemon Ichikawa and later his son Kin'ya Kitaōji
Otome Saotome from Shimoneta
Rei Saotome from Yu-Gi-Oh!
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