Yagami Yūko

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八神 裕子

**Yagami Yūko** (八神 裕子) is Taichi and Hikari's mother.

## Appearance

Yūko has brown hair and brown eyes. In 1995 she seem to have shoulder-length hair, and she wore a pink dress, yellow coat, and black high-heals shoes. At night, she wore blue pajamas.

By 1999, her hair is longer and always tied in a ponytail. She wears a blue shirt with a beige cardigan on top and light-blue pants. At home, she wears a blue and white striped top and khaki shorts. When doing chores, she mostly wears an orange apron with a frog's face on it over her clothes.

In 2002, she wears a white shirt with a yellow cardigan on top, beige pants, and white slipper sandals. In winter, she wears a buttones-up pink shirt, a brown sweater, a long yellow coat, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

In 2005, she wears a light yellow shirt with a dark peach cardigan on top, light-blue pants, and white slipper sandals. She also wears a blue apron over her clothes when doing chores.

## Personality

Yūko is a kind, supportive mother who loves her children and believes in them. She has an easy-going personality and does housework for her family every day energetically. In 1999, when Greymon appeared to fight off Bakumon, she thought that he was attacking her children, and was really worried. However, by 2002, she and her husband are completely accustomed to the existence of Digimon.

## History

Yūko, married to Yagami Susumu, and mother to Taichi and Hikari lived in Hikarigaoka. In 1995, Yūko tells Taichi she has to go out, asking him to take care of Hikari, not knowing that her daughter discovered a Digitama which later hatched into a digimon. When Yūko comes back home in the evening, she asks her children if they want to have some of the cake she bought, to which they answer approvingly. She later continues to make curry for dinner. At night, when Susumu comes back home drunk, Yūko tries to calm him down so he won't wake up their children, not knowing that they are already awake. Upon hearing the window breaks in the children's room, Yūko calls for them. She then calls after Taichi when he suddenly runs outside, not realizing the events unfolding. After the events of that night were reported as a terrorist attack, Yūko and her family moved to Odaiba.

## Digimon Adventure

On August 1, 1999, Yūko and Susumu went to visit Taichi and Hikari's grandmother, while Taichi was in camp and Hikari stayed home sick. Later that day she calls Hikari on the phone and tells her to take her medicine, saying their grandparents worry about her as well. However, she then hears Taichi's voice, but the line cuts off before she's able to figure it out. When they finally return Hikari says that her fever's gone, and shortly after Taichi comes back home. Surprised, Yūko asks him what happened and Taichi says that camp was canceled because it was snowing. When she asks about Koromon, Taichi says it's a souvenir for Hikari, and immediately after he hugs her and his father tearfully, confusing them both. Yūko then watches Taichi eat and remembers to turn off the bathwater. When she returns, Taichi asks for more food, and she notes that he eats three times that he usually does. Taichi tells her the food is good, which she mistakes for flattery to make her raise his allowance. Later, Kōshirō calls Taichi and Yūko answers him, saying that Taichi is asleep. Although Kōshirō tells her to not disturb him, Yūko later wakes Taichi and tells him that Kōshirō called and sounded a bit odd.

On August 2, 1999, Yūko washes the dishes when the door rings and Kōshirō arrives. She tells Taichi, and without her knowing he sneaks Agumon passed her, with Hikari covering them. The next day on August 3, 1999, Yūko asks Taichi about his soccer practice to which he answers that it is not the time. When the doorbell rings Yūko answers it, thinking it is his teammates, only to be attacked and kidnapped by Bakemon. Outside, with a horde of other people, Yūko watches as Greymon bursts out of the building carrying Taichi and Hikari. She mistakes him as another monster that kidnaps her children as she calls for them. Unable to do anything, she was taken to Big Sight and found her husband, however, she couldn't calm down and kept worrying about her children. Luckily, Sora found them and reassured them that the monster she saw was their friend. Later, along with Mimi's parents and some of Fuji TV's workers, they make a plan to break out. They finally reached outside, only to be blocked by DarkTyranomon. Even though Lillimon manages to defeat him, their plan fails as they are attacked by Vamdemon and recaptured. They are then put to sleep by PicoDevimon.

When they finally awake, Vamdemon has been destroyed. However, Yūko and Susumu step out of Big Sight they see the Digital World that showed up in the striped sky. Just then, Kido Shin shows up and tells them that their children are at Fuji TV Station. When Yūko and Susumu finally arrive at the site, their children are already on their way back to the Digital World as they say their farewells. Later, Yūko and the other parents watch the sky, as the children's final battle unfolds. When Apocalimon is finally defeated, the sky in the Real World clears, and the parents wait for their children came back home.

### Our War Game!

On March 4, 2000, Yūko comes back home after shopping, just as Hikari is leaving for a birthday party. Later, as Taichi complains there's nothing to eat, she suggests she bakes a cake and asks him for some eggs and proceeds to look for the flour. She then greets Izumi Kōshirō when he arrives to tell Taichi about the digitama. As she watches the reports of computer malfunctions on TV, she tries to enter Taichi's room to bring them Oolong tea, but Taichi comes out hurriedly to use his dad's computer, followed by Kōshirō, who stops for a moment to drink the tea. Later, when Taichi tries to contact his friends, Yūko asks Kōshirō if he wants some more Oolong tea and they engage in some small talk. At some point, she makes him help her make the cake, as Taichi asks her for Hikari's friend's number. Yūko tries to ask Taichi if he wants to invite more friends, as he makes Kōshirō call Takenouchi Sora, but he deflects the question. She then watches from the door, confused, as the Ferris wheel spins faster. Later, while the cake bakes, she watches TV on the phone system malfunctions, as Kōshirō suddenly leaves and Taichi seems to be discouraged. When Taichi tries to communicate with his friends again, Yūko suddenly remembers that they received a postcard from Tachikawa Mimi, saying she's on vacation in Hawaii, which further discourages Taichi. After Kōshirō comes back and the two boys return to their mission, Yūko enters the room asking him if he will be staying for lunch, but seeing he doesn't answer, she realizes she might be in the way, when she suddenly realizes Taichi isn't in the room with him. At the end, not realizing how close they came to destruction, her cake turned out burnt.

## Digimon Adventure 02

One day in 2002, when Hikari was trapped in the Digital World, Taichi receives a call informing him of the situation. Not wanting to make his mother worry, he lies to Yūko that Hikari is playing at a friend's house and that he is going to pick her up. Later that year, on August 2, she arrives home to find that Taichi and Hikari have friends over. When she knocks and opens the door to their room, the children hide their Digimon from her as she greets them. One evening, on December 26, Hikari comes home late escorted by Kido Shū, Kido Jō's brother, who apologizes to Yūko.

On December 31, Yūko and her husband, along with the other Chosen Children's parents and the children themselves, went to the Summer Camp site at Mikami Canyon in hopes of opening the gate to the Digital World and take Kawada Noriko to Oikawa Yukio. As gates start to open all over the world, Taichi and the others are transported to the Digital World, leaving the parents behind. Yūko shares with the other parents that she believes their children will definitely return, just as they did three years ago.

## Digimon Adventure tri.

One day, in the week before June 19, Yūko sees off Taichi, who is late for soccer practice. On June 20 morning, as she's hanging laundry again, she reassures Agumon and Tailmon that they are not scary, as people try to label them. On another morning, a few days after the school festival, she tells Taichi and Hikari they should get to school, and asks them to buy some eggs and milk on the way back. Several days later, she watches the TV reports about the digimon, and prays for her children's safety, while they are off in the Digital World. Believing they will be hungry when they return, she decides to make a big meal for them. When Taichi and Hikari finally return to the Real World, they are unable to come home because the media is there. Unfortunately, although the food was ready to eat, the children call Yūko from the school to tell her they are going to stay there for a while. After talking with Hikari she speaks with Taichi and asks him about Agumon and Tailmon's well-being, and asks him to take care of his sister and their digimon. She finishes the call, saying it's been a while since their summer has been so lively. Later, when Ordenimon attacks, Yūko and Susumu, along with Meiko's mother find shelter and try to contact their children to no avail. As the attacks continue, Yūko and her husband have faith that their children will prevail once again. Eventually, Ordenimon was defeated, and the city started rebuilding again.

## Last Evolution Kizuna

Yūko is mentioned by Hikari, who tells Taichi that their mother asks he calls once in a while.

## Gallery

* Appearance
* Guides
* Setting Material

Yūko, in 1999 and 2002.Yūko, with apron, 1999.Yūko, at home, 1999.Yūko in winter, 2002.Yūko, in 2005.

Yūko's profile in the Digimon Animation Chronicle Digimon Series Memorial Book.Yūko and Susumu's profile in the Digimon Animation Chronicle Digimon Series Memorial Book.

Yūko's character setting material.Yūko's character setting material.Yūko and Susumu's character setting material.Yūko and Susumu's character setting material.
## Trivia

* Yagami (八神) is a Japanese family name that means "eight gods". Yūko (裕子) is a Japanese female given name that means "rich child". She was likely named after her late Japanese voice actress, Mizutani Yūko, though they use different Kanji.
* In the English version, the Yagami family name was changed to "Kamiya" which is Yagami written backwards (神八).
* Yūko and her husband's faces were not shown in the 1999 movie.
* In *Digimon Adventure tri.* she refers to Agumon and Tailmon as "Agu-chan" and "Tail-chan".

## References

1. ↑ Digimon Animation Chronicle Memorial Artbook, page 68.
2. ↑ Digimon Animation Chronicle Memorial Artbook, page 144.
3. ↑ Digimon Adventure (movie)
4. ↑ Digimon Adventure, episode 29