Anju

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Not to be confused with Cucco Lady.

Anju is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series.[6]

Biography

Majora's Mask

In Majora's Mask, Anju is the inn keeper at the Stock Pot Inn and the best friend of Cremia, the owner of Romani Ranch.[7] She is engaged to Kafei, Mayor Dotour's son, and they planned to have their wedding on the day of the Carnival of Time. However, certain circumstances have caused Anju to start doubting her fiancé.[8] Although her father, Tortus, has passed away, her mother and grandmother live with her in the inn.[2] She is one of the characters in the game with an entry in the Bombers' Notebook.

Anju is portrayed as apologizing quite often and appears somewhat nervous. She is not very good at cooking and, according to Kafei's Diary, tends to leave things until the last minute.[9][1] She also seems to have trouble remembering customers' faces, which can cause her to deliver reservations to the wrong person.[10]

Reuniting Kafei and Anju

Anju on her wedding day

The Anju and Kafei sidequest is the only sidequest in the Bombers' Notebook that takes an entire 3-day cycle. When they were children, Anju and Kafei promised to marry each other on the day of the Carnival of Time, exchanging the Sun's and Moon's Masks during the event.[11] However, Kafei disappeared with his wedding ceremony mask one month before the wedding. After he was turned into a child by the Skull Kid,[12] his Sun Mask was stolen by Sakon as he was on his way to see the Great Fairy about his desperate situation.[13] Despite Kafei's terrible fate, Anju does not know what has become of him or why he disappeared. She is afraid to meet his fiance and hear the reason as to why he escaped, for she fears his disappearance might have been because of her.[14]

When Link intervenes to help reunite Kafei and Anju, the young hero meets with the inn keeper in the kitchen at her request.[15] She then asks him to deliver a letter to the Mailbox in her stead, hoping to get a description of her fiancé if Link is to meet with him.[16] Anju is too afraid to do this on her own, so she tells Link to pass on the message that Anju is waiting for him.[17] Link meets Kafei, who explains his situation and hands over his pendant to him.[18]

On the Night of the Second Day between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM, Anju's Mother talks to her daughter about fleeing to Romani Ranch. If Link had obtained the Room Key on the First Day, he can eavesdrop on the conversation by listening through the thin walls of the Knife Chamber. Anju's Mother puts ideas into Anju's head that her fiancé might have run off with her best friend Cremia, who actually has a crush on Kafei.[19] Since Cremia needs strength from a partner and business support from Kafei's mother Madame Aroma to run Romani Ranch, Kafei running off with the ranch owner would allow her to have the stability she needs.[20]

Once Link delivers the pendant to Anju, she will once again believe in Kafei and decides to wait for his return despite her mother's wishes.[21][22]

On the night of the Final Day, with just a few hours left until the Moon falls, Anju is desperately waiting for Kafei in her room. The two lovers at last reunite and exchange their masks and oaths when Kafei returns from having retrieved the Sun Mask that was stolen from him.[23] In return for witnessing this event, they grant Link the Couple's Mask.[24] Even though the Moon is just hours from destroying Termina, they urge Link to take refuge, for they will stay and greet the morning together.[25]

During the ending credits, Anju can be seen outside Clock Town having her wedding ceremony.

Schedule

Anju's schedule changes depending on the completion of certain stages of the Events "Anju's Anguish" and "A Testament of Love". On the First Day, after Anju receives a Letter from Kafei, Link can speak to her wearing Kafei's Mask to initiate a meeting with her at midnight. At the meeting, she asks him to mail a Letter to Kafei. If Link mails the letter in time for the Postman to collect it on the Second Day, Kafei will receive the letter later that day and leave the door to the Curiosity Shop Back Room unlocked, allowing Link to meet with him. Kafei gives Link receives the Pendant of Memories to give to Anju. Doing so causes Anju to stay in Clock Town on the Night of the Final Day and wait for Kafei, rather than flee to Romani Ranch with her family.

After having spoken to Kafei on the Second Day, Link can help him retrieve the Sun Mask from Sakon's Hideout on the Night of the Final Day. Kafei then runs back to Clock Town and is reunited with Anju at the Stock Pot Inn, provided Link gave her the Pendant of Memories on the Second Day. The couple exchange their wedding masks as promised and face the falling Moon together.

TimeLocationAction(s)
Dawn of the First Day
6:00 AM

Stands at the front desk.

10:55 AM

Leaves the front desk and heads towards the kitchen.

11:10 AM

Prepares lunch.

11:30 AM

Takes a lunch tray to Granny's room.

12:00 PM

Argues with Granny over her refusal to eat.

12:15 PM

Gives up trying to feed Granny. Bearing a saddened expression, Anju takes the lunch tray up the staff room.

12:55 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room

Enters the staff room with the lunch tray.

1:15 PM

Emerges from the staff room without the lunch tray and walks back to the front desk.

1:50 PM

Stands at the front desk.

2:08 PM

Receives a Letter from the Postman written by Kafei.

4:10 PM

Checks in the travelling travelling Goron named Link, or turns him away if the Hero of Time had already claimed the reservation.

Night of the First Day
7:50 PM

Walks to the front door.

8:20 PM

Stands outside the front door.

8:30 PM

Locks the front door and walks to the staff room.

9:05 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room

Enters the staff room.

  • Anju asked Link to meet after he spoke to her wearing Kafei's Mask between 2:18 PM and 9:05 PM
  • Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
10:55 PM[note 1]
Condition: Anju asked Link to meet after he spoke to her wearing Kafei's Mask between 2:18 PM and 9:05 PM
Leaves the staff room and walks to the kitchen.
11:45 PM[note 1]
Condition: Anju asked Link to meet after he spoke to her wearing Kafei's Mask between 2:18 PM and 9:05 PM
Asks Link to put the Letter to Kafei in a Mailbox and meet with Kafei.
  • Link meets with Anju and accepts her Letter to Kafei
  • Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Dawn of the Second Day
6:00 AM
Condition: Link meets with Anju and accepts her Letter to Kafei
Appears at the front desk.
10:55 AM
Condition: Link meets with Anju and accepts her Letter to Kafei
Leaves the front desk to make lunch. Granny again refuses to eat.
1:50 PM
Condition: Link meets with Anju and accepts her Letter to Kafei
Returns to the front desk.
11:03 AM
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Emerges from the staff room bearing a saddened expression.
11:30 AM
East Clock Town
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Exits the Stock Pot Inn through the front door. Takes out an umbrella and walks towards South Clock Town
12:30 PM
South Clock Town
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Enters South Clock Town and continues walking towards the Laundry Pool.
1:45 PM
Laundry Pool
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Sits on the bench at the Laundry Pool.
1:50 PM
Laundry Pool
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Begins to sob when she speaks to Link about Kafei. Admits she's afraid to meet him and wonders whether she should wait for him.[14]
1:50 PM
Laundry Pool
Condition: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Mentions to Link how she came to the Laundry Pool in search of Kafei.[26] Admits she's afraid to meet him and wonders whether she should wait for him.[14]
3:25 PM
Laundry Pool
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Gets up from the bench and walks back to Stock Pot Inn.
5:25 PM
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Enters the Stock Pot Inn and puts away her umbrella.
5:55 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Enters the staff room.
Night of the Second Day
6:00 PM
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Appears at the front desk.
7:50 PM

Walks to the front door.

8:20 PM

Stands outside the front door.

8:30 PM

Locks the front door and walks to the staff room.

9:05 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room

Enters the staff room.

9:30 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room

Speaks with her mother about fleeing to Romani Ranch.

11:00 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room

The conversation between Anju and her mother ends.

Dawn of the Final Day
6:00 AM

Sweeps the bunk room while Anju's Mother mans the front desk.

11:00 AM

Walks back to the staff room.

11:50 AM
Stock Pot Inn staff room

Enters the staff room.

Night of the Final Day
  • Link helps Kafei retrieve the stolen Sun Mask from Sakon's Hideout and previously gave the Pendant of Memories to Anju on the Second Day
  • Link gave the Pendant of Memories to Anju but fails to help Kafei retrieve the Sun Mask
  • Link did not deliver the Pendant of Memories to Anju
6:00 PM
Condition: Link did not initiate the interaction that would have led to Anju's request to meet
Or: Link does not meet with Anju despite her request
Or: Link did not deliver the Pendant of Memories to Anju
Flees to Romani Ranch with her family. Sits in the bedroom with her head in her hands, wondering whether she made the right decision.[27]
6:00 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room
Condition: Link gave the Pendant of Memories to Anju but fails to help Kafei retrieve the Sun Mask
Unlocks the staff room. Waits in vain for Kafei to appear.
6:00 PM
Stock Pot Inn staff room
Condition: Link helps Kafei retrieve the stolen Sun Mask from Sakon's Hideout and previously gave the Pendant of Memories to Anju on the Second Day
Unlocks the staff room. Waits for Kafei to appear.
4:30 AM
Stock Pot Inn staff room
Condition: Link helps Kafei retrieve the stolen Sun Mask from Sakon's Hideout and previously gave the Pendant of Memories to Anju on the Second Day

The Minish Cap

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Anju
This young woman tends to her cuccos in Hyrule Town.
If you help her gather her loose cuccos, she'll give you a reward.

Anju can always be found standing outside of her Henhouse in Hyrule Town in The Minish Cap. If spoken to, she will ask Link to help her catch her escaped Cuccos.[28]

Each time, Link must collect at least a certain number of Cuccos within a certain time limit. They are scattered across Hyrule Town, and must be picked up and thrown into the pen. Each time Link completes the challenge, Anju rewards him with a number of Rupees depending on what kinds of Cuccos he retrieved; each white Cucco is worth 10 Rupees, and each gold Cucco is worth 50 Rupees. Anju will also either reward him with Mysterious Shells or a red Kinstone Piece depending on which stage of the challenge he is on; in addition, once the tenth challenge is complete, Anju will give Link a Piece of Heart.[29]

The challenge becomes more difficult each time, with the number of Cuccos needed, their distance from the pen, and the time available to catch them all changing. After a certain point, the challenges become impossible to complete without the Pegasus Boots, and the last round requires the Flippers to complete.

Challenge Cuccos Time (Seconds) Reward
1 2 25 10 Mysterious Shells
2 3 25 10 Mysterious Shells
3 4 30 20 Mysterious Shells
4 5 45 20 Mysterious Shells
5 5 50 30 Mysterious Shells
6 5 45 30 Mysterious Shells
7 6 50 Red Kinstone Piece
8 7 60 Red Kinstone Piece
9 2 55 Red Kinstone Piece
10 3 55 Piece of Heart

Anju is one of the potential characters to have a random Kinstone Fusion available.[30] After fusing Kinstone Pieces with Spekter in the Royal Valley for a second time, Spookter will disappear from in front of Anju's Henhouse, allowing Link to go inside while Minish-sized and climb the chimney to reach a Cucco on the roof. If Link fuses Kinstone Pieces with it, it will mention that it took a Kinstone Piece belonging to Anju;[31] however, if Link has already fused Kinstone Pieces with Anju, the Cucco will be astonished that the Kinstone Piece has disappeared.[32]

Other Appearances

Majora's Mask (Himekawa)

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Anju atop the Clock Tower

In the Majora's Mask manga by Akira Himekawa, Anju plays a different role than she does in the game. Link first meets her after he is transformed into Deku Link by Skull Kid. She finds him and brings him home to care for him. She also informs Link that he is no longer in Hyrule. Soon, Skull Kid attacks her and chases Link throughout Clock Town. She is also called by Tatl while Link is fighting Skull Kid with Kafei atop the Clock Tower on the Final Day.[33]

The Minish Cap (Himekawa)

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

In the The Minish Cap manga by Akira Himekawa, Link first meets Anju when he is transformed into a Minish and accidentally traps himself in her chicken coop. The chicks attempt to eat Link while he is Minish-sized, as they mistake him for a bug.[34] Anju then comes in time to save him by distracting the baby chicks by feeding them.[35] Link tries to look up her skirt as a Minish, but instead nearly gets stepped on.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNames
Japan
Japanese
アンジュ (Anju) (MMMajora's Mask | TMCThe Minish Cap)[36][37]
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Anju (MMMajora's Mask | MM3DMajora's Mask 3D)[38][38]
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Anju (MMMajora's Mask | TMCThe Minish Cap)[39][40]
The Italian Republic
Italian
Anju (MMMajora's Mask | MM3DMajora's Mask 3D | TMCThe Minish Cap)[41][42][43]
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Anju (TMCThe Minish Cap)[44]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 In the original version of Majora's Mask Anju leaves the staff room at 11:10 PM and arrives in the kitchen at midnight for her meeting with Link. In Majora's Mask 3D, these events occur 15 minutes sooner.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 It might be early, but I finished my wedding mask. I wonder if Anju has made hers? She tends to do things at the last minute, so probably not. — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grandmother...I am Anju! Tortus was my dad... And you haven't had lunch yet! — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  3. I think I'll take several of Gampy's favorite books. — Granny's Diary (Majora's Mask)
  4. If Kafei is there, your mother will give him a smack. — Anju's Mother (Majora's Mask)
  5. Isn't her bridal dress lovely? We promised each other when we were children that we'd marry on the day of the Carnival of Time. ...But my promise... I couldn't keep it. — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
  6. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 245 (MMMajora's Mask) & 270 (TMCThe Minish Cap)
  7. Cremia will take us in. She is your best friend, right? — Anju's Mother (Majora's Mask)
  8. I wonder if Kafei is really at Cremia's place... — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  9. What is Anju, the innkeeper, bad at doing? Cooking — Keaton (Majora's Mask)
  10. My mother is always telling me to remember our customer's faces, but I tend to forget them... — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  11. We promised each other when we were children that we'd marry on the day of the Carnival of Time. — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
  12. I was turned into this by a strange imp wearing a mask... — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
  13. When I was turned into this, I went to see the Great Fairy in the shrine near the North Gate... But on the way, my precious mask--a wedding ceremony mask--was stolen from me by some prancing man with a grinning face! — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 I'm...actually...afraid to meet him...and to hear the reason why he wanted to disappear... It might be because of...me... There are only two days until the carnival... Should I wait? Kafei... — Anju (Majora's Mask 3D)
  15. Tonight at 11:30, please come to our kitchen. We'll talk then... — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  16. Here is my letter. Please put this in a postbox. When this is delivered...When he receives my letter... You should be able to meet him! — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  17. Please tell him that Anju is waiting for him. And please, after you've seen him... Tell me how he looked. I'm scared...I...I can't go. — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  18. This pendant... Give it to Anju. — Kafei (Majora's Mask)
  19. Romani knows... My sister, Cremia, has someone in town she likes... But that person is supposed to get married the day of the carnival. It's hard for my sister... Going into town... — Romani (Majora's Mask)
  20. Besides, think about Cremia. She needs strength from a partner and business support from Madame Aroma. If Kafei really has run off with Cremia, she'll get both. — Anju's Mother (Majora's Mask)
  21. I have decided to wait for him. I've made my promise... I'm fine with this. I believe him. — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  22. Anju stayed in her room to wait for Kafei... It's foolish to believe a man like that. I too believed my husband would return out of the blue... Oh, Anju... That child's naive sense of trust may be my fault. — Anju's Mother (Majora's Mask 3D)
  23. Let us exchange the promised masks. We have exchanged our oaths and have become a couple. — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  24. You are our witnesses. Please accept this mask. — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  25. Please take refuge. We are fine here. We shall greet the morning... together. — Anju (Majora's Mask)
  26. I came here thinking I would look for him myself, but... — Anju (Majora's Mask 3D)
  27. Perhaps I was wrong... But he said so... The morning of the ceremony... He'd come meet me in my room... And I promised him I would wait... But...already...it's too late, isn't it? — Anju (Majora's Mask 3D)
  28. Oh, no! This is horrible! My cuccos have gotten out! Can you catch them for me? — Anju (The Minish Cap)
  29. Thanks! Here's your reward. — Anju (The Minish Cap)
  30. You want to fuse Kinstones, don't you? Well, OK! Let's give it a try. — Anju (The Minish Cap)
  31. I have secretly taken possession of Anju's Kinstone piece! Hm? No, I didn't steal it, you rude boy! I just borrowed it...secretly. — Cucco (The Minish Cap)
  32. Wha--? The Kinstone piece fused and disappeared, BRRKAWK! Now, I can't give it back to Anju! — Cucco (The Minish Cap)
  33. That fairy told me to come. (Majora's Mask (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. [which page?])
  34. Wha-? A bug? I love bugs! And I'm hungry! (The Minish Cap (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. [which page?])
  35. Here, cucco chicks! It's dinner time! (The Minish Cap (Himekawa), VIZ Media, pg. [which page?])
  36. Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 243
  37. Hyrule Encyclopedia, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., pg. 268
  38. 38.0 38.1 Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 245
  39. Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 245
  40. Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 270
  41. Anju — Bombers' Notebook (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version)
  42. Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 245
  43. Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 270
  44. Enciclopedia, Norma Editorial, pg. 270
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