Yurika Kurihara

Yurika Kurihara (栗原 ゆりか) is one of the main heroines and protagonists of the web novel series Kindred Hearts. After her marriage with Alfredo, she changed her name to Yurika Takahitsuji (高羊 ゆりか).

## Appearance

Yurika is a teenage Esper girl with a twin-tailed pink hair with cyan tips, pink eyes with sparkle-shaped irises, a pretty well-endowed body and rosy cheeks. Her outfit consists of a bluish grey sailor uniform paired with a pair of black checkered miniskirt and matching pantyhoses, which happened to be her uniform from her days back in Aomori, prior to her transfer to Rurigaoka. In her Broken Wings days, she wears a jacket-like uniform reminiscent of early Heisei-era schoolgirls. As Yurika ages, her hair becomes longer and her breast size becomes larger.

## Personality

Yurika is a rather klutz and kind-hearted girl. She's a deredere and she sometimes gets things wrong or even gets into accidents if she loses her focus for a while. Despite being airheaded, she cares a lot for her best friend Alfredo (who also happened to be her childhood friend since kindergarten), and she's also afraid of losing friends. As a former idol, Yurika knows how to steal the hearts of Esper boys with her cute charm and voice, but she knows that Alfredo's the only one for her. Yurika's also a good cook, and pretty intelligent despite her clumsiness, though she doesn't fare well in athletics, given that she tires easily. After the events of Zero, she grew up into a motherly person who always spoils her cute son Izana, though at times her airheadedness can cause embarrassment to her son.

## Family and relatives

* Juno (progenitor and creator of Earth/Main World and its inhabitants)
* Hana Kurihara (mother and owner of Kurihara-ya)
* Junichiro Kurihara (father and former governor/prefect of Fukui)
* Sakuya Kurihara (brother)
* Hairi Kurihara (aunt and current prime minister of Japan)
* Alfredo Takahitsuji (fiancé)
* Izana Takahitsuji (son)
* Himeko Takahitsuji (daughter)

## Abilities

* Angelic Voice: A Sigil that gives Yurika the ability to manipulate soundwaves and her voice. She could imitate someone's voice with it, and it comes in handy whenever she has to unlock something that requires voice activation or to deceive enemies. She's also able to heal other Espers with Sigil, or banish Deviants and other beings of darkness. Her Sigil does not come with EX Skills.
* Bitch-slap: Despite being a cute and clumsy girl, Yurika will not hesitate to slap someone who dares to call her with derogatory and offensive remarks. Her bitch slap is able to send her enemies flying, almost as strong as Rachel's Blitz Kick.
* Motherliness: Yurika is well-trained in everything that a housewife needs, from basic skills such as cooking, laundry, knitting and housekeeping, as well as advanced skills such as nurturing children. She is well-prepared for her future with Alfredo as the next Mrs. Takahitsuji.

## Etymology

Her name means "lily flower" or "friend, hometown, fragrance", whilst her last/family name means "chestnut field". True to her name's alternate meaning, she was Alfredo's childhood friend, and someone who he could call home when he lost everything to Shinzo and the Blood Gear gangsters.

## Trivia

* Yurika's outfit resembles a Yasogami High School uniform. One of Yurika's nickname, Yurishii is a tribute to the retired voice actor and singer Yurika Endo.
* Yurika's appearance and personality are inspired by Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4, Yayoi Takatsuki from The Idolmaster, Ruby Kurosawa from Love Live Sunshine, Tsubame Murota from Magical Girl Raising Project, Hibari, Minori and Tamaki from Senran Kagura series, Yusa Nishimori and Nao Tomori from Charlotte, Kirara Onisaki from Action Taimanin, USS Bremerton from Azur Lane, Lydie Delacroix from Tales of Luminaria, Daqiao and Lianshi from Dynasty Warriors series, Charlotte Corday from Fate/Grand Order, Ai Hoshino from Oshi no Ko, Yukimi Igarashi from Kamen Rider Revice, Asuna Karino/Poppy Pipopapo from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Emiri Sanjyou from Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger, Isola from Luminous Avenger iX and Saiko Bichitaru from SMG4's web series. She also shares the last name as Haruka Kurihara, a character from Kamen Rider Blade.
* Yurika has a sweet tooth and really loves desserts, especially ice cream sundae, shaved ice with red bean paste, baked sweet potatoes, fluffy pancakes and cheesecakes. She also loves to bake cookies and pastries during her pasttime.
* Yurika was born in the rural town of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture. It is reowned for its paleontological discoveries and dinosaur-themed memorabilias in Japan. Notable dinosaurs from Fukui Prefecture are Fukuiraptor and Fukuisaurus. She moved to Aomori somewhere prior to the events of Kindred Hearts, back when Alfredo was still in kindergarten to pursue better education.
* Yurika is a member of an idol unit called Lucky☆Colors, produced by a tarento agency named 11/5 Produce. She retired from the group when her producer was blackmailed by Shinzo and his Kamiyama clan for a while, and returned after the Kamiyama clan's demise at the hands of her boyfriend and future husband. She retired after the events of Broken Wings to take care of her son and firstborn Izana, looking after her elderly parents and inherit her family's business.
* The Kurihara family are pretty influental in Japan, and most (if not all) of them has political backgrounds or occupations like Hairi and Junichiro. People hailed them as the "Children of Juno". Junichiro himself might be inspired by Zhang Lu from Dynasty Warriors series while Hana might be inspired by Toki from Senran Kagura series.
* Yurika's cyan tips are not Sigil residues. She dyed her hair as part of her idol career. Later on after her retirement from her idol career, she loses her cyan tips and her hair returned to its pure pink color, like all Kurihara women.
* Both Yurika's Japanese and English voice actors (Maaya Uchida and Kayli Mills) are good singers. Maaya Uchida is also best known as an Anisong singer and voiced several idol characters such as Ranko Kanzaki from The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls, Urara Hasumi from Battle Girl High School and Yusa Nishimori from Charlotte, while Kayli Mills voiced Kasumi Nakasu in the dubbed version of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. She's also a YouTuber who does English covers of various Anisongs under the handle name MewKiyoko.