Yuzu Midorikawa

**Yuzu Midorikawa** (緑川 ゆず *Midorikawa Yuzu*) is a character in Kandagawa Jet Girls.

## Appearance

She has shoulder-length, large styled, olive-green hair with curls at the sides of her head.

### Casual

Her casual attire is a Japanese schoolgirl uniform. A white short sleeved top with striped white and blue patterns around the collar and end of sleeve parts. Her top is mostly open, secured by just one strap covered by a green tie with a heart buckle, which shows off deep cleavage in a pink with black frills bra along with her belly button. She also wears a blue mini skirt, short baggy socks up and black shoes. As well as lots of accessories with a necklace, purple cloth bangle, ear piercings and rings, and painted nails. She wears a pair of white rimmed sunglasses in her hair.

### Racing

Her racing attire is Western beach wear. A lime green short top with cut outs to expose the shoulders and cuts across the chest to expose cleavage, she wears small Daisy Dukes jean shorts, tied with string at the front with straps over the hips with heart hoops giving the impression she's wearing a thong. She has sandals on with heart designs, showing her painted toenails that match her fingernails. In the anime, she also wears a row of three pink flowers above her sunglasses in her hair and changes her bangle for a golden bracelet. In the video game, she does not wear the flowers and keeps the bangle.

## Personality

Yuzu is a friendly girl to strangers like Rin Namiki upon meeting her for the first time, and enjoys going shopping and cute things. She is a follower of the Japanese Gyaru fashion subculture, as shown by her clothing choices, hairstyle, hair color and her frequency of using over the top Western/American teenage slang when she talks. Although she loves fame, fortune and attention she cares for others feelings and emotions. Shown by how much she cares about those at the old people's home she volunteers at - an activity she greatly enjoys.

## Background

Yuzu attends the Shinjuku Takadanobaba Girls School with Manatsu Shiraishi. She and Shiraishi volunteer at an unnamed old person's home.

## Kandagawa Jet Girls Plot

### Episode 1: The Kandagawa is Calling

Yuzu is enjoying taking photos with Manatsu Shiraishi at an event.

## Video game

Midorikawa teams with Manatsu Shiraishi as MKHU. In their story, they take up jet racing out of boredom in the hopes of gaining fame and fortune. Entering the Kandagawa Cup in order to do that. This puts them at odds with the Sea Serpents when they visit their shrine to pray for luck. The Serpents object to them using jet racing as just a means to another end. As time passes, they realize that they enjoy racing for other people - especially for those at the old people's home that they volunteer at - a bit more than just racing for attention and money. Towards the end they make up with the Sea Serpents who are pleased at their change of heart. The eventually win the Cup but vow to continue racing to make others happy.

They also play roles in the other stories. Often appearing to tease other teams for their closeness or trying to stop them from falling out. In the Unkai Surfers story they remark that one of the people at the old folks' home is a manga artist the Surfers love, and agree to take them to meet her when they beat her and Midorikawa in a race.

## Teams

* Team: MKHU
* Jet: Xuiver
* Teammate: Manatsu Shiraishi

## Relationships

### Manatsu Shiraishi

As well as being teammates, Midorikawa and Shiraishi are best friends, as well as both being Gyaru. They speak in similar Western terms and share common loves of fame and fortune. They both however care about those at the old people's home they volunteer at.

## Etymology

* The name **Yuzu** is written in hiragana (ゆず), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (柚, 柚子, 柚寿, 柚朱, 由子, 由寿, 由珠, 有珠, 優珠, 優寿 or 友珠), it could possibly mean:
	+ 柚 - "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit".
	+ 柚子 - "citron, citrus fruit".
	+ 柚寿 - "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" (柚) (**yu**) and "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life" (寿) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 柚朱 - "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" (柚) (**yu**) and "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life" (寿) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 由子 - "reason, cause" (由) (**yu**) and "child" (子) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 由寿 - "reason, cause" (由) (**yu**) and "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life" (寿) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 由珠 - "reason, cause" (由) (**yu**) and "bead, pearl, gem, jewel" (珠) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 有珠 - "exist" (有) (**yu**) and "bead, pearl, gem, jewel" (珠) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 優珠 - "excellence, superiority, gentleness" (優) (**yu**) and "bead, pearl, gem, jewel" (珠) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 優寿 - "excellence, superiority, gentleness" (優) (**yu**) and "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life" (寿) (**su**/**zu**).
	+ 友珠 - "friend, companion, pal" (友) (**yu**) and "bead, pearl, gem, jewel" (珠) (**su**/**zu**).
* Yuzu's surname **Midorikawa** means "green" (緑) (**midori**) and "river, stream" (川) (**kawa**).

## Trivia

* Yuzu is follower of the Gyaru Japanese fashion trend. Although shown more by her fashion choices, hairstyle and use of slang compared to Manatsu Shiraishi's clearer darker skin tone.
	+ **Gyaru** is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word 'gal' ("girl").