Yurie Norizuki

Yurie Norizuki (, Norizuki Yurie) is a character featured in Lost Judgment. She is a former member of the idol group Twinkles, and is now a student at Misaki High School and captain of its dance club, Milky Way.
==Profile==
===Attire===
While practicing, Norizuki wears a white tracksuit with lilac lines and a lilac shirt underneath, and white sneakers.
==Background==
Norizuki was the star idol of Twinkles. Her agency made her perform simple and cutesy routines to be fan-friendly, and she had no creative input. Around summer 2021, Norizuki witnessed the Seiryo Rabbits dancing. She was captivated by how much they enjoyed what they were doing, and decided to leave the idol industry because she could not get the same joy under her agency's restrictions, stating "I don't want to keep dancing just cutesy dances." 
She made efforts to distance herself from the image she created for herself during her time as an idol, and chose to compete in the National Dance Jam to earn the respect of her inspirations. She offered a deal to Sayaka Nishizono where whoever would win the Dance Jam can confess to Takumi Hiiragi.
==Involvement==
===Lost Judgment: 2021-2022===
Norizuki watches the Seiryo Rabbits perform at the Ijincho Citywide Dance Regional preliminaries. After the show, she tells Nishizono her team is lacking in talent without Maika Takanashi, and feels their technique is too lacking to pose a threat to Misaki High. She then goes to watch a movie with Hiiragi.
Ahead of the regional finals, she releases a video of her team's dance routine to intimidate the Rabbits. The day of the competition, she asks Nishizono if the saw the video yet, but gets no response. After the Rabbits are declared winners, Takayuki Yagami approaches her and asks for her opinion on them. She states she is impressed, and though the dancers aside from Takanashi are lackluster overall, their motto of "Dance like nobody's watching" makes them a threat. She then tells Nishizono that the weaker dancers may be weeds which need to be plucked out.
Misaki High qualifies for the finals due to being a seed, but Norizuki is still present to watch the Rabbits' performance. She is later told by Hiiragi that he has a girlfriend, but Norizuki continues practicing unhindered. While working out in Hamakita Park, Kyoko Amasawa warns her about a potential attack at the Dance Jam finals, which does not deter her in the slightest. Yagami later approaches her and informs her of Nishizono's depressed state after learning about Hiiragi, and request she cheer her up, but Norizuki is not sympathetic and continues training.
Norizuki changes her mind, and goes to Seiryo High School to see Nishizono's state for herself. Norizuki tells Nishizono of how she was inspired by the Rabbits and that she is training to earn their respect. At the Dance Jam, Yagami and Amasawa once again warn her about the attack, but she is still not wanting to back out, and gives them possible locations for an attack. After a fight breaks out, right before the hired thug injures her, Kaoru Komekado tackles him and saves her.
A police officer asks what happened, and Norizuki convinces him it was part of the show. Komekado explains he was the one who ordered the assault after he felt betrayed by Norizuki's retirement, and she recognizes him as one of Twinkles' devout fans from back in the day. Feeling partly responsible for his actions, she asks he not be turned to the police, and he is instead made to swear to resign from Seiryo High and never approach Norizuki again. Milky Way then performs, with the Seiryo Rabbits following after. The Rabbits win, and Norizuki and Nishizono shake hands and aim for a rematch next year.
==See also==
*Dance Club
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Lost Judgment Characters