| 1 | This page lists the characters of ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi'' and the tropes associated with them. Be warned; there are '''unmarked spoilers ahead.''' |
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| 4 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 5 | |
| 6 | !!Main characters |
| 7 | [[folder:Kureha Tsubaki]] |
| 8 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Nozomi Yamane (Japanese), Creator/AlexisTipton (English) |
| 9 | [[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kureha.png]] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | A second year student at Arashigaoka Academy. She has a strong hatred of bears, which only grows stronger when the bears appear to eat her girlfriend Sumika. |
| 12 | ---- |
| 13 | * AllTheOtherReindeer: |
| 14 | ** Students from the academy ostracized Kureha for being different, and advise people not to be friends with her. [[spoiler:Ginko's]] {{flashback}} in episode 11 reveals that Kureha has been a victim of this since her childhood. And as it turns out, [[spoiler:Yurika had been pulling strings for years to get Kureha to be isolated so that she can eventually eat her.]] |
| 15 | ** She also has shades of this in the manga where all of the other students don't seem to acknowledge her existence. Subverted in that it's due to the wall she put up herself, and she's surprised at how normally everyone treats her once she decides to open up more. |
| 16 | * AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:She becomes a bear at the end of the series, and her wish is granted by Lady Kumaria herself.]] |
| 17 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Possibly. [[spoiler:In the end, it's said that no one knows what happened to Kureha and Ginko, but they are somewhere, together.]] |
| 18 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: In the manga, her skills for reading body language and facial expressions are so good that they border on mind reading. She is often able to tell what Ginko is thinking about and answers her questions before Ginko herself asks them. She was also able to tell that the math teacher was planning a pop quiz for the following day and even figured out what questions would be in it! |
| 19 | * BadLiar: Her attempts to keep Lulu and Ginko alive by denying her friendship with them in the final two episodes are called out as such. |
| 20 | * TheBigDamnKiss: The "promised kiss" between her and Ginko is central to the story. [[spoiler:She finally kisses Ginko in the finale.]] |
| 21 | * CatchPhrase: "I'll never forgive bears. I'll ruin bears!" |
| 22 | * CharacterDevelopment: Goes from a hardened sniper who wanted to kill her mother's murderer to a kind girl who helps to break the CycleOfRevenge. |
| 23 | * ConvenientlyAnOrphan |
| 24 | * DeclarationOfProtection: She swore to protect Sumika and blames herself for her death. |
| 25 | * {{Determinator}}: No matter how badly the world tries to hammer her down, Kureha absolutely refuses to give up on love. Eventually, this is what causes her to essentially [[spoiler:''will Lady Kumaria back into existence.'']] |
| 26 | * DisappearedDad |
| 27 | ** In the anime, there's absolutely no mention made of her father or other parent. One is left to assume that Reia may have gotten a donor instead. |
| 28 | ** In the manga, Kureha's father is mentioned to be abroad. |
| 29 | * FlowerMotifs: Camellia flowers, making her stand out from every other character. |
| 30 | %%* TheGlassesGottaGo: In the manga, courtesy of Ginko. |
| 31 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: She forgot about [[spoiler:Ginko]] because [[spoiler:she traded her memories to make Ginko a human girl.]] |
| 32 | * LettingHerHairDown: In the manga, at Ginko's suggestion. |
| 33 | * MeaningfulName |
| 34 | ** "Kureha" is spelt with the kanji for "red wing/feather", as explicitly stated in the anime. This refers to how Kureha is visible -- she sticks out from the rest of the herd. |
| 35 | ** Her family name "Tsubaki" is the Japanese name of the camellia flower. Images of camellias can be seen all over her house and her belongings. Camellias can mean love, longing, grace and elegance, and femininity. |
| 36 | * MinorLivingAlone: An high-school student living by herself, and later with Ginko and Lulu, without any legal adult around. |
| 37 | * NonUniformUniform: Her uniform is ''just'' different enough from the other girls, notably her dark stockings and longer skirt. This highlights how she's different from everyone else at school to the point of being ostracized, but unlike Ginko and Lulu (who wear {{Custom Uniform}}s) she hasn't accepted this about herself. |
| 38 | * PalsWithJesus: Possibly, given that [[spoiler:Sumika may be Lady Kumaria/a part of Lady Kumaria.]] |
| 39 | * ParentalAbandonment: Her mother Reia is dead and there is no word on her father. |
| 40 | * ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:It summons Lady Kumaria to grant her wish, and turn her into a bear.]] |
| 41 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Her uniform is far more modest than the others' due to her stockings. |
| 42 | %%* PurelyAestheticGlasses: In the manga. |
| 43 | * SecondYearProtagonist: The main character, and in her second year at Arashigaoka. The fact that she's a second year means the students have had enough time to build up cliques and exclude her using an elaborate voting process. |
| 44 | * ShooTheDog: [[spoiler:She tells Lulu she isn't her friend and will kill her next time they meet, to protect her. Ginko tries the same on her, but she sees right through it.]] |
| 45 | * ShowgirlSkirt: [[spoiler:In her humanoid bear form, she has a flowing white skirt.]] |
| 46 | %%* ShrinkingViolet: At the start of the manga. |
| 47 | * SmallGirlBigGun: Keeps a rifle in her locker and practices in a shooting gallery under her house. She kills her first bear in [[spoiler:episode 3.]] |
| 48 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks exactly like her mother. This is half of what causes [[spoiler:Yurika]] to lose herself to her long-awaited desire to eat Kureha, and also the reason that [[spoiler:she mistook Kureha for Reia on her death throes.]] |
| 49 | * SympathyForTheDevil: She shows sympathy for [[spoiler:Yurika]], even giving her a "burial" of sorts, despite all the horrible things the latter is directly and indirectly responsible for happening to Kureha. |
| 50 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Before her mother was killed she was a good-hearted kid [[spoiler: that willingly traded her memories so Ginko could be human]]. |
| 51 | * WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler:Yurika]] refers to her as her "bride", and has been awaiting the day when she can [[spoiler:eat her.]] |
| 52 | [[/folder]] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[folder:Ginko Yurishiro]] |
| 55 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MihoArakawa (Japanese), Creator/MonicaRial (English) |
| 56 | [[quoteright:214:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ginko.png]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | A bear who takes human form to infiltrates the human world. She transfers to Arashigaoka Academy, where she sets her sights on Kureha. |
| 59 | ---- |
| 60 | * AccompliceByInaction: She saw [[spoiler:Sumika getting eaten]], and ''knew'' it was going to happen and who was going to do it before the fact, yet did nothing to stop it. Though she failed to act because of [[spoiler:[[GreenEyedMonster her jealousy towards Sumika]]]], [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the guilt still eats away at her]]. |
| 61 | * AllTheOtherReindeer: She was excluded during her earlier years by other bears due to being a DoorstepBaby, then later during the conflicts between humans and bears after she was too injured to keep fighting. |
| 62 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Possibly. [[spoiler:The narration suggests she's somewhere with Kureha, and happy.]] |
| 63 | * AttemptedRape: Her sexual assault of Kureha in episode 2 may have become rape if it'd been allowed to escalate. |
| 64 | * BecomeARealBoy: [[spoiler:She made a pact with the Court of Severance that in exchange for administering LaserGuidedAmnesia on Kureha, she would be given the chance to reunite with her later, and if she managed to prove their love with a promise kiss, she would become a true human in order to be able to be with Kureha--except that they didn't tell her that ''Kureha'' was the one who willingly gave up her memories in exchange for giving Ginko the chance to become human.]] |
| 65 | * TheBigDamnKiss: The promise kiss she's been seeking from Kureha. [[spoiler:They finally kiss in the finale.]] |
| 66 | * BoyishShortHair: In fitting with her tomboyish nature. |
| 67 | * ContrivedCoincidence: Somehow managed to [[spoiler:survive getting shot in the chest and off the rooftop of a very tall building]] with absolutely no consequences whatsoever, despite [[spoiler:Mitsuko]] somehow dying from [[spoiler:getting her arm grazed by a bullet and falling off the same building]]. At least [[spoiler:Konomi]] had the excuse of [[spoiler:getting shot in the head.]] |
| 68 | * CustomUniform: Her uniform is pink and white, as opposed to the blue and white worn by everyone else. She also wears high-heeled boots instead of the school's standard loafers. |
| 69 | * {{Determinator}}: Much like Kureha, Ginko refuses to give up on [[spoiler:her quest to [[BecomeARealBoy become a true human girl]] and]] her love, no matter what she has to face or how long she has to wait. |
| 70 | * DoorstepBaby: She was found on the doorstep of a church on a snowy day as a cub. |
| 71 | %%* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: For [[spoiler:Kureha.]] |
| 72 | %%* FantasySequence: Has a few of these in episode 5, all involving Kureha showing her affection. |
| 73 | * GirlOfMyDreams: In the manga, she starts appearing in Kureha's dreams after her transfer to Arashigaoka Academy. |
| 74 | * GreenEyedMonster: What caused her to become [[spoiler:Mitsuko's AccompliceByInaction in Sumika's murder.]] |
| 75 | * IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: In the manga. [[spoiler:When Ginko was a child, she stole Reia's rifle and went outside during a winter night to find Kureha, who was lost. Reia approached them, Ginko mistook her for a bear from a distance, and shot her to her presumed death]]. |
| 76 | * LittleBitBeastly: In her "humanoid" bear form, she has ears and a tail as well as bear paw gloves and boots. |
| 77 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: Briefly, during episode 11, where she is overcome by her desire to eat Kureha. The results are ''terrifying''. |
| 78 | * MeaningfulName |
| 79 | ** The "Yuri" in her last name indicates that she's a bear in disguise. |
| 80 | ** She was named "Ginko" due to it snowing on the day she was found at the church as a baby -- "gin" being written with the kanji for "silver", the colour of the snow (it is described as a "silvery" blizzard). |
| 81 | ** She is nicknamed "the Lone Wolfsbane" in the bear world. This symbolizes how she's abandoned and unwanted by others, but also how she drives others away from her, as the wolfsbane is a toxic plant. |
| 82 | * MsImagination: She tends to have {{daydream surprise}}s about Kureha reciprocating her feelings. |
| 83 | * ObliviousToLove: While she's definitely into Kureha, she doesn't seem to notice or reciprocate Lulu's affection. It turns out she's well aware of Lulu's feelings, as well as the reason that Lulu's helping her, but [[spoiler:has been resolved for far too long to see her own love through to the end to reciprocate]], and so ignores them. |
| 84 | * ParentalAbandonment |
| 85 | ** In the anime, she was abandoned on the doorstep of a bear church during a blizzard, and does not appear to have any adoptive parents. |
| 86 | ** In the manga, however, she has a mother who lives over in a foreign country due to her illness. No mention is made of another parent. |
| 87 | * PrettyFreeloaders: She and Lulu move into Kureha's house in episode 6. |
| 88 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Pink variation. Becomes a much more serious and literal example when [[spoiler:acting under the influence of the basest and most selfish manifestation of her feelings for Kureha; eating her so "they'll always be one"; which manifest as an apparition of [[{{Yandere}} Mitsuko]].]] |
| 89 | * ShooTheDog: [[spoiler:She denies caring about Kureha, in a desperate attempt to save her]]. It fails big time. |
| 90 | * TragicKeepsake: A star pendant she has with her for most of the series, though its importance isn't made apparent until later. [[spoiler:It belonged to Kureha's mother, who gave it away to Ginko willingly, calling it a "love charm".]] |
| 91 | * VerbalTic: Often tacks "growl" onto the end of her sentences. |
| 92 | [[/folder]] |
| 93 | |
| 94 | [[folder:Lulu Yurigasaki]] |
| 95 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshikoIkuta (Japanese), Creator/JamieMarchi (English) |
| 96 | [[quoteright:302:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lulu_1.png]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | A bear who infiltrated the human world by following her crush, Ginko. |
| 99 | ---- |
| 100 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 4 tells her backstory and how she met Ginko. |
| 101 | * AloofBigSister: She had a younger brother whom she despised for taking attention away from her and spurned his attempts to win her love. [[spoiler:But when he died, she realizes too late that she loved him after all.]] |
| 102 | * AnimalMotifs: Besides being a bear, her WholeEpisodeFlashback has a bee constantly circling her. [[spoiler:In the finale, the bee circles around Milne as well, finally accepting her brother's love.]] |
| 103 | * TheBigDamnKiss: She gave up the chance for this, in order to become human. [[spoiler:In the finale, when she's reunited with her brother in the afterlife, he finally kisses her cheek and points out he realized ''he'' could have kissed her all along.]] |
| 104 | * CatchPhrase: "Lulu's so clever!" |
| 105 | * CustomUniform: Like Ginko, she wears a very different uniform from everyone else; hers is green and white, unlike the standard blue and white uniform. She also wears a bow instead of a necktie, as well as knee-high boots like Ginko. |
| 106 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:She dies in Ginko's arms, after saving her.]] |
| 107 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Has them for a brief while when she hung out with Milne. |
| 108 | * FallenPrincess: [[spoiler:Once the princess of a bear kingdom, she abandoned it all to follow Ginko.]] |
| 109 | * GirlishPigtails: Indicating her romantic and playful nature. |
| 110 | * GirlOfMyDreams: In the manga, she starts appearing in Kureha's dreams after her transfer to Arashigaoka Academy. |
| 111 | * GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She dies cheerfully in Ginko's arms, smiling and calling herself clever for salvaging the end of Reia's ripped up picture book.]] |
| 112 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She clearly loves Ginko and tries to help her in her efforts to get close to Kureha. [[spoiler:She briefly contradicts her own efforts, by her own admission, when she reveals Ginko's crime to Kureha, but regrets it and supports their love to the end.]] |
| 113 | * LittleBitBeastly: In her "humanoid" bear form, she has ears and a tail as well as bear paw gloves and boots. |
| 114 | * MeaningfulName: The "Yuri" in her last name indicates that she's a bear in disguise. |
| 115 | * OutOfFocus: Suffers this somewhat later on in the anime despite being one of the main characters. |
| 116 | * PrettyFreeloaders: She and Ginko move into Kureha's house in episode 6. |
| 117 | * RedheadInGreen: She's the only girl to wear a green uniform. |
| 118 | * [[RomanticWingman Romantic Wingwoman]]: Despite her love for Ginko, Lulu attempts help Ginko in her romantic endeavors towards Kureha. |
| 119 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Ginko's companion, and a former princess. |
| 120 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Doesn't die in the manga.]] |
| 121 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:She ends up taking one for Ginko, resulting in her death.]] |
| 122 | * TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:A family version. It's implied she's reunited with Milne, her younger brother.]] |
| 123 | * ThirdPersonPerson: To demonstrate her childish nature. |
| 124 | * TheUnfavorite: After her brother was born, she instantly went from the kingdom's crown princess to [[HeirClubForMen just his big sister]]. [[spoiler:After Milne dies she gets lavished over again, but it just rung hollow for her now.]] |
| 125 | * VerbalTic: Tacks "growl" onto the end of her sentences, as well as various other onomatopoeic sounds. |
| 126 | [[/folder]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | !!Secondary characters |
| 129 | !!!School |
| 130 | [[folder:Sumika Izumino]] |
| 131 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiOgura (Japanese), Creator/LindsaySeidel (under Elaine Wagner) (English) |
| 132 | [[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sumika.png]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | Kureha's classmate and girlfriend. She suddenly disappears one day and is later apparently eaten by bears. |
| 135 | ---- |
| 136 | * BespectacledCutie: She stands out from the other characters with her cute glasses, and she's a sweet, caring person whom Kureha is very attached to. |
| 137 | * GodInHumanForm: [[spoiler:Turns out she's actually Lady Kumaria. Maybe. It's unclear if its really her or Lady Kumaria appearing as her.]] |
| 138 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Sumika, as Kumaria, is the one who grants the yuri approval for Kureha to turn into a bear and be with Ginko.]] |
| 139 | * LittleMissAlmighty: Maybe. [[spoiler:Lady Kumaria takes on her guise, but it's unclear if Sumika was a goddess to begin with.]] |
| 140 | * TheLostLenore: For Kureha; Sumika's death early on in the anime drives much of Kureha's angst and hatred of bears. |
| 141 | * MeaningfulName: "Sumika" is written with the kanji for "pure" and "flower". |
| 142 | * NonUniformUniform: She wears a bow instead of a necktie; like Kureha, her uniform being slightly different from everyone else's highlights how she's different from everyone else at school, but still keeps her relationship with Kureha a secret. |
| 143 | * OnlyFriend: She was this to Kureha as well as her girlfriend. |
| 144 | * SenselessSacrifice: She did her best to ensure Kureha would not be alone if she disappeared but she chose the biggest BitchInSheepsClothing in the school for the job--which, while it does point Kureha in the right direction ([[spoiler:towards Ginko]]) in the end, it still caused Kureha to have to suffer one '''hell''' of a birthday party. |
| 145 | * TakeMeInstead: [[spoiler:She voted to not exclude Kureha, and thus was excluded herself.]] |
| 146 | [[/folder]] |
| 147 | |
| 148 | [[folder:Mitsuko Yurizono]] |
| 149 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AoiYuuki (Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (English) |
| 150 | [[quoteright:163:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mitsuko_2.png]] |
| 151 | |
| 152 | The class representative of Kureha's class, she's a caring leader and appears to be one of the few people who has no issues with Kureha and Sumika's relationship. |
| 153 | ---- |
| 154 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Her kind demeanor masks a ruthless true nature. |
| 155 | * ClassRep: Her initial role is being the class president of Kureha's class. |
| 156 | * DudeShesLikeInAComa: Sexually assaults an unconscious Kureha in episode 2, though she stops herself before getting very far. |
| 157 | * HoneyTrap: She uses seduction as part of her manipulation, as seen with [[spoiler:Konomi]], [[spoiler:Eriko]], and [[spoiler:Ginko]]. Emphasizing it even further is how her given name contains the kanji for "honey". |
| 158 | * KillTheGod: [[spoiler:Since Sumika turned out to be part of Lady Kumaria, that makes Mitsuko killing her this.]] |
| 159 | * ManipulativeBitch: She manipulated [[spoiler:Kureha, Sumika, Konomi, Eriko]], and, in a way, [[spoiler:Ginko]]. She's directly and indirectly responsible for [[spoiler:the deaths of several characters.]] |
| 160 | * MeaningfulName |
| 161 | ** The "Yuri" in her last name indicates that [[spoiler:she's a bear in disguise.]] |
| 162 | ** Her first name contains the kanji for [[spoiler:"honey"]]. Although Mitsuko isn't directly associated with [[spoiler:honey]] in the show (aside from a shot in the OP), it could refer to how [[spoiler:she wears a facade of a kind, sweet person]] and definitely refers to her [[spoiler:using seduction to manipulate others]]. Notably, [[spoiler:honey is a food that's [[StockAnimalDiet often associated with bears]].]] |
| 163 | * NecroNonSequitur: Her [[spoiler:death]] is incredibly contrived, especially compared to the other incidents. Somehow, Mitsuko [[spoiler:died]] as a result of [[spoiler:Kureha's bullet grazing her arm, ripping through her armband, and knocking her off the rooftop of the academy building]], even though [[spoiler:Ginko]] got [[spoiler:shot in the ''chest'', fell off the building, and outright survived with no consequences whatsoever]] -- at least [[spoiler:Konomi]] had the excuse of being [[spoiler:shot in the head.]] |
| 164 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:She comes back as a personification of desire; specifically, Ginko's desire to eat Kureha.]] |
| 165 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Her red eyes hint that she's more dangerous than she first appears to be. |
| 166 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Doesn't die in the manga.]] |
| 167 | * VerbalTic: As [[spoiler:a bear]], she often says "[[spoiler:grawr]]", which highlights her [[spoiler:more vicious nature]] compared to [[spoiler:other bears.]] |
| 168 | * {{Yandere}}: She believes that love is most strongly expressed by [[spoiler:''literally'' becoming one with your beau -- by ''eating'' them]]. And since [[spoiler:ones who refuse to back down from their love and become invisible among the masses are so rare]], she falls ''hard'' for, and is extremely invested in [[spoiler:eating, Kureha.]] |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Konomi Yurikawa]] |
| 172 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmiKoshimizu (Japanese), Creator/AnastasiaMunoz (under Staci Moon) (English) |
| 173 | [[quoteright:166:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/konomi_9.png]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | A girl from Kureha's class who seems to have feelings for Mitsuko. |
| 176 | ---- |
| 177 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Got turned into a cyborg by the students to power up an Anti-Bear Beam.]] |
| 178 | * CatchPhrase: "Nasty!", in [[spoiler:bear form]] only. |
| 179 | * {{Flanderization}}: She suffers this after [[spoiler:being revived as a cyborg bear]]: all she ever says is her catchphrase, and shows no traces of (what little is seen of) her former personality. |
| 180 | * GreenEyedMonster: She wants Mitsuko all for herself. |
| 181 | * KilledOffForReal: Shot in the face by [[spoiler:her beloved Mitsuko.]] |
| 182 | * MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:With Uchiko]]. |
| 183 | * MeaningfulName |
| 184 | ** The "Yuri" in her last name indicates that [[spoiler:she's a bear in disguise]]. |
| 185 | ** "Konomi" can mean "nut", "fruit", or "berry". Fitting, since Konomi looks a bit like a squirrel, and that she has a hair decoration of leaves and a berry. |
| 186 | * RankUp: Was left in charge of the Invisible Storm ceremony once [[spoiler:Katyusha]] disappeared. |
| 187 | * SecondLove: Gets another chance at love at [[spoiler:the very end of the show]] with [[spoiler:Uchiko.]] |
| 188 | * SkintoneSclerae: An unusual trait, compared to the other characters. |
| 189 | * YouthfulFreckles: Hinting at her immature nature. |
| 190 | * WeCanRebuildHim: [[spoiler:Made into a cyborg to power the Anti-Bear Beam.]] |
| 191 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets [[spoiler:killed off]] in the very episode she is introduced in. Even when [[spoiler:she comes back later]], very little is explored about her. |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Katyusha Akae]] |
| 195 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikuItou (Japanese), Mariela Ortiz (English) |
| 196 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4ee632a630eb3081d46a50141094712f.jpg]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | One of Kureha's classmates, who is seen putting down bear warning signs. She's a member of the Invisible Storm, like everyone else at school. |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * MeaningfulName: Katyusha is literally named after the item that defines her character. |
| 201 | ** "Katyusha" means "headband" (specifically an Alice band). |
| 202 | ** Her last name contains the kanji for "red", referring to the colour of her headband. |
| 203 | * RankUp: Was previously in charge of the Invisible Storm. |
| 204 | * SignatureHeadgear: Her distinct red headband. |
| 205 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Practically nothing is explained or expanded on about her, despite being named and given a distinguishing trait and some focus, before she's unceremoniously eaten off-screen, and even her time of death isn't explicitly seen or mentioned, unlike other victims. |
| 206 | [[/folder]] |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[folder:Eriko Oniyama]] |
| 209 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariyaIse (Japanese), Creator/FeleciaAngelle (English) |
| 210 | [[quoteright:289:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/720ee196aab1af54398531d4461d94d8.png]] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | Another one of Kureha's classmates. She's a member of the Invisible Storm. |
| 213 | ---- |
| 214 | * AssholeVictim[=/=]LaserGuidedKarma: Gets eaten by bears soon after officiating an Invisible Storm ceremony to exclude Kureha from the rest of the students. |
| 215 | * DemotedToExtra: Gets only a cameo and a few lines in the manga compared to her just-slightly more significant role in the anime. |
| 216 | * RankUp: Was left in charge of the Invisible Storm ceremony once [[spoiler:Konomi]] died. |
| 217 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Doesn't die in the manga.]] |
| 218 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Mitsuko]]'s, who basically seduced her into following her suggestions. |
| 219 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: She only gets a few scenes before she's eaten by bears. |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder:Kaoru Harishima]] |
| 223 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa (Japanese), Creator/JadSaxton (English) |
| 224 | [[quoteright:145:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaoru_6.png]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | A girl from Kureha's class who used to reject her like the rest, but suddenly offers Kureha her friendship one day. |
| 227 | ---- |
| 228 | * AssholeVictim: She really got what was coming to her. |
| 229 | * BaitTheDog: The audience is led to believe she is the first girl to honestly apologize to Kureha for ostracizing her and try to make amends, but that's all destroyed when we see her in the Invisible Storm ceremony with the rest of the students shortly afterwards. |
| 230 | * BatmanGambit: She knew Ginko and Lulu were bears, and pretended to be just another innocent girl to try and lure them into a trap. |
| 231 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: She pretends to be friendly towards Kureha and apologizes for treating her badly -- but it's all part of a set-up by the Invisible Storm. It's later revealed that she also did something similar to Sumika. |
| 232 | * CrocodileTears: She cries when she pretends to feel bad about all the things the students from the Academy have done to Kureha. |
| 233 | * DemotedToExtra: Gets a mere cameo in the manga compared to her much more significant role in the anime. |
| 234 | * {{Gayngst}}: Possibly, as her desire to [[spoiler:become an important person]] is probably tied to her [[spoiler:fear of being excluded for being lesbian]]. |
| 235 | * HotForTeacher: Engaged in sexual activities with [[spoiler:Yurika]], and loved her for "[[spoiler:finding [Kaoru] among the crowd]]". It's not known how long this has been going on for. |
| 236 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Engages in [[spoiler:sex with another woman]] despite being an active part of the Invisible Storm. Becomes even more so when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Kaoru loved her romantically as well.]] |
| 237 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: Her main motivation is to [[spoiler:become an important person who won't be excluded.]] |
| 238 | * ManipulativeBitch: She tricked Sumika into writing a break-up letter to Kureha, falsely promising to Sumika that she would take care of Kureha. She herself was following the will of an even bigger ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:Yurika.]] |
| 239 | * MeaningfulName: Kaoru can be read as "sweet-smelling", which could reference her putting up a nice and cooperative facade to deceive others. |
| 240 | * NonUniformUniform: The most prominent example of this in the anime; she doesn't wear a vest, has her collar popped, and wears garters to hold up her socks. It's implied that [[spoiler:her illicit relationship with Yurika, a teacher]] is what allows her to get away with wearing her uniform so casually. |
| 241 | * RankUp: Was left in charge of the Invisible Storm ceremony once [[spoiler:Eriko]] disappeared. |
| 242 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Doesn't die in the manga.]] |
| 243 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Physically resembles [[spoiler:Yurika's adoptive father]] quite a lot, which might be an explanation for [[spoiler:why Yurika found her]]. It's worth noting that [[spoiler:Yurika ends up eating Kaoru]], just like what she did to [[spoiler:her father.]] |
| 244 | * TeachersPet: Her more casual attire compared to the other students and [[spoiler:illict relationship with Yurika]] suggests she is this. |
| 245 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Less so compared to her fallen comrades, but still a victim of this. She gets [[spoiler:eaten by Yurika]] mere seconds after revealing her true feelings, with no exploration given to them. |
| 246 | [[/folder]] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | [[folder:Choko Oki]] |
| 249 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RieMurakawa (Japanese), Creator/LeahClark (English) |
| 250 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chouko.png]] |
| 251 | |
| 252 | A girl who takes up the leadership of the Invisible Storm in the second half of the anime. She is almost entirely focused on exterminating bears from Arashigaoka Academy. |
| 253 | ---- |
| 254 | * AdaptedOut: Doesn't appear in the manga at all. |
| 255 | * BigDamnHeroes: She and the Invisible Storm save [[spoiler:Kureha]] from [[spoiler:being eaten by Yurika.]] |
| 256 | * IronicName: Her name contains the kanji for "butterfly", which can be seen as this, because butterflies can symbolize change and yet Choko remains pretty much the same homophobic jerkass throughout the series, without any hint that a HeelFaceTurn could happen in the future. |
| 257 | ** Choko leading the Invisible Storm does show a severe shift in how the Invisible Storm operates. The Invisible Storm goes from passively excluding girls to be given up to the bears to actively hunting bears. Instead of "Let's Search Evil" the Storm Ceremony is now about "Let's Search Bear". |
| 258 | * {{Jerkass}}: Stands out quite considerably compared to many other characters, mainly due to her ''very'' strong and prominent homophobia. |
| 259 | * MeaningfulName |
| 260 | ** Her first name contains the kanji for "butterfly"; Choko wears a butterfly decoration in her hair. |
| 261 | *** Ironically, butterflies can symbolize change, whereas Choko is firm in her beliefs and refuses to change. |
| 262 | *** The Invisible Storm changes dramatically under her leadership. No longer are they run by the interests of bears looking for victims (Mitsuko and Yuriika), the Invisible Storm now actively hunts all bears. |
| 263 | ** "Chou" is also the word she uses to emphasize her phrases. |
| 264 | ** "Oki" is spelt with the kanji for big tree -- Choko is very rooted in her beliefs. |
| 265 | * RankUp: She becomes the new head of the Invisible Storm. |
| 266 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Choko vs. Chouko and Oki vs. Ohki vs. Ooki. Funimation translates her first name as Chouko, yet translates her last name as Oki, despite them both being long vowel names and otherwise consistently translating the other long vowels with the extra character left in. |
| 267 | * ValleyGirl |
| 268 | ** Uses "way" to emphasize many of her phrases in the Funimation sub, suggesting this. |
| 269 | ** Her speech is like, totally rendered this way in the English dub, using all the usual, like {{Verbal Tic}}s: [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], way, totally, even when it way wouldn't make much sense. She even has the accent to boot. |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[folder:Uchiko Ai]] |
| 273 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Aina Yasukuni (Japanese), Creator/BrinaPalencia (English) |
| 274 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a59b1c9e44b6b8b9ec0084de6f98c598.png]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | A member of the Invisible Storm and the girl who's in charge of the beam cannon used to exterminate bears. |
| 277 | ---- |
| 278 | * AdaptationDistillation: Doesn't appear in the manga at all. |
| 279 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Ends up quitting the Storm after Choko lies about killing Kureha and Ginko.]] |
| 280 | * FreezeFrameBonus: Her name can be seen listed close to the top of the Invisible Storm's exclusion list, which foreshadows [[spoiler:her quitting in the finale.]] |
| 281 | * MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:With Konomi]]. |
| 282 | * MeaningfulName |
| 283 | ** Uchiko contains the kanji for "attack" or "shoot", referring to her position as the manager of the beam cannon. |
| 284 | ** Her last name is one of the most common readings for the kanji "love". |
| 285 | ** Her last name is made up of the kanji for "consequently" and "come after", which refer to her [[spoiler:quitting the Invisible Storm]] and thus [[spoiler:becoming the next person to defy it.]] |
| 286 | ** Her name in full appears to be a play on the term ''uchiai'', meaning a gunfight. |
| 287 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Fumination translates Uchiko as Uko. |
| 288 | [[/folder]] |
| 289 | |
| 290 | [[folder:Yuriika Hakonaka]] |
| 291 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KikukoInoue (Japanese), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English) |
| 292 | [[quoteright:169:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yurika_6.png]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | A teacher from Arashigaoka Academy, she was a close friend of Kureha's mom. In the manga, she is Ginko's paternal aunt. |
| 295 | ---- |
| 296 | * AlienGeometry: Her office has an engraving with an Escher-like pattern that combines both her [[AnimalMotifs animal motif]] and her [[FlowerMotifs flower motif]]: a pattern that starts as a set of birds that transform into lilies as it goes downward. |
| 297 | * AnimalMotifs: Often associated with birds. |
| 298 | * AttemptedRape: Her [[spoiler:eating Kureha]] is framed as this. |
| 299 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She acts helpful and supportive towards Kureha but she is actually very jealous of her for "stealing" Reia's love. She also uses students to enforce staying in their "boxes".]] |
| 300 | * ClingyJealousGirl: [[spoiler:A deadly version. Kills Reia for believing she threw away her love for her.]] |
| 301 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:She dies in Kureha's arms, mistaking her for her mother.]] |
| 302 | * TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:She doesn't take a really active role in the plot until later on, so at first she only appeared to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.]] |
| 303 | * DoorstepBaby: [[spoiler:As a cub she was found on the steps of the school by the headmaster.]] |
| 304 | * {{Ephebophile}}: Has sex with [[spoiler:Kaoru]] and her wish to [[spoiler:eat Kureha]] is framed as sexual desire. |
| 305 | * {{Expy}}: Practically a copy-paste of ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'''s Yuri Tokikago. |
| 306 | * FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:The man who found her raised her believing that only "pure" things were precious and that they should be "boxed" in to prevent them from being unsullied]]. It led her to [[spoiler:killing him when he left to seek something even "purer" than her. Reia brought her out of it for a time, until she had Kureha. Then things just went to hell.]] |
| 307 | * GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Towards Kureha, for Reia. She blamed Kureha for stealing Reia's love away from her. Since eating Reia failed to bring her fulfillment, she sought to eat Kureha in order to attain the fulfillment of Reia's love that she poured into caring for Kureha.]] |
| 308 | * HappilyAdopted: At first. [[spoiler:Then her adoptive father abandons her to pursue something "even purer" than Yurika, which leads to Yurika killing him and to the start of all of her problems regarding relationships with others]]. |
| 309 | * HiddenDepths: Yurika is talented at origami, shown when she makes an origami lily [[spoiler:with a photo of her and Reia, as she recounts to herself (and lets the audience know) what happened in the night Reia died]]. |
| 310 | * IJustWantToBeLoved: [[spoiler:After her only caring guardian walked out of her life, she felt unwanted until she met Reia.]] |
| 311 | * IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:Then I'll ''Eat'' You, and [[WifeHusbandry Your Daughter Too, Once She Grows Up]].]] |
| 312 | * JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:She seemed willing, if extremely pained, to allow Reia to pour all her love into Kureha, while she was unable to be with Reia the way she truly wished -- but after seeing Reia give the star pendant Yuriika gave her to Ginko, and mistakenly assuming that Reia threw away her love, she ''snapped''.]] |
| 313 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler:She ''ate'' Reia out of possessiveness, jealousy, misplaced anger and heartbreak. Kureha being the focus and recipients of Reia's love since her birth, combined with her StrongFamilyResemblance to Reia, also drove Yurika half-mad with lust when she attempted to eat her.]] |
| 314 | * TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:She was the one pulling Kaoru's strings.]] |
| 315 | * ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:She's essentially been manipulating Kureha and nearly everyone in some way related to her, all in order to set the stage for Kureha's isolation so that she can eat her and finally, as she believes, be fulfilled with Reia's love.]] |
| 316 | * MeaningfulName |
| 317 | ** The "Yuri" in her first name indicates that [[spoiler:she's a bear in disguise]], though indirectly in this case, as it is spelt in katakana rather than the usual "lily" kanji. |
| 318 | *** Her having the "yuri" in her first name rather than her last name, like the others, might reference how [[spoiler:she gives up on love]] -- in Japan, the family name has much more significance than the given name does, and all those with the "yuri" in their last names [[spoiler:do not give up on love (or can be assumed to not do)]], unlike Yurika. |
| 319 | ** Her first name can be read as "Eureka", which means "I have it/I found it". "I found you" is a phrase particularly important to her character development. |
| 320 | ** Her last name contains the Japanese word for "box". "Hakonaka" could be read as "inside box", referring to her habit of boxing things up (and being a box herself). |
| 321 | ** "Yurika", using a short vowel "i", can mean "lily flower" or just plain "lily". |
| 322 | * OnlySaneMan: In the manga, she serves as Ginko's mom's caretaker and gets annoyed at the wacky things she says, and is the most responsible adult in general, keeping an eye on Ginko. |
| 323 | * ParentalSubstitute |
| 324 | ** In the anime, she appears to be this for Kureha, albeit a rather distant one. |
| 325 | ** In the manga, Yurika is Ginko's paternal aunt and appears to take care of her in place of her overseas mother. |
| 326 | * RaisedByHumans: [[spoiler:A bear raised by a human man]]. |
| 327 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Doesn't die in the manga.]] |
| 328 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Yuriika vs. Yurika, another victim of the long vowel situation. Funimation translates it as Yuriika. "Yuriika", in katakana, can also be read as "Eureka". |
| 329 | * TreacherousAdvisor: [[spoiler:She's been Kureha's go-to person to talk about her problems, before and after Sumika, and it turns out she's also the cause of most of them.]] |
| 330 | * VerbalTic: "[[spoiler:Purrowr]]" when in [[spoiler:her bear form.]] |
| 331 | * WalkingSpoiler: She's ''a lot'' more important to the series than she seems to be at first. |
| 332 | * WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler:After eating Reia, she watched over Kureha while pulling nearly everyone's strings in order to make her into the bride that Reia could not be for her--and ''eat'' her.]] |
| 333 | * {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:To Reia and most likely her adoptive father since she killed both of them to "box them up and keep them forever". Due to believing that she'll only feel fulfilled by eating Kureha, the daughter to whom Reia gave all her love, and the former's ''very'' StrongFamilyResemblance to the latter, she develops into one for Kureha too.]] |
| 334 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Pulled this on Kaoru.]] |
| 335 | [[/folder]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | !!!Families |
| 338 | [[folder:Reia Tsubaki]] |
| 339 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaEndo (Japanese), Creator/CynthiaCranz (English) |
| 340 | [[quoteright:199:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reia.png]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | Kureha's mom. She died before the beginning of the series, something Kureha hasn't quite yet moved on from yet. She used to be a teacher at Arashigaoka Academy. |
| 343 | ---- |
| 344 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Reia was kind to bears even when it was considered terrible to do so. |
| 345 | * MeaningfulName |
| 346 | ** Her first name contains the kanji for "love". |
| 347 | ** "Tsubaki" is the Japanese name of the camellia -- see Kureha's entry above for the meanings. |
| 348 | * MissingMom: She died before the beginning of the series. That said, she's very important to the events surrounding [[spoiler:Kureha, Ginko, and Yurika]], so she still appears several times later on in the story in {{Flashback}}s. |
| 349 | * NeverFoundTheBody: In the manga, [[spoiler:her body disappeared after she was shot by Ginko during her childhood. Fittingly, in the last chapter, it's revealed she's alive]]. |
| 350 | * NiceGirl: Far too kind for her own good. [[spoiler:It ended up getting her into a huge misunderstanding with Yurika, with her getting killed and eaten when all was said and done.]] |
| 351 | * PosthumousCharacter |
| 352 | ** Despite starting the story dead, she turns out to be a very influential character in the story, and some of her story is told in the {{flashback}}s. |
| 353 | ** Is also dead in the manga, right down to [[spoiler:being eaten]]. The only differences so far are [[spoiler:who ate her and why]]. |
| 354 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Kureha looks a lot like her. |
| 355 | [[/folder]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | [[folder:Milne]] |
| 358 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiOgura (Japanese), Creator/LaraWoodhull (English) |
| 359 | [[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/milne9.png]] |
| 360 | |
| 361 | Lulu's younger brother, who loved her dearly despite her clear dislike of him. He died some time before the story begins. |
| 362 | ---- |
| 363 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Lulu, even though he never meant to be annoying her. |
| 364 | * [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]]: [[spoiler:In the final chapter of rhe manga, its revealed that Milne never died and was taken away by his grandparents for unknown reasons. The last panel shows him being reunited wifh Lulu when they spot each other.]] |
| 365 | * BearyFriendly: Not an ounce of malice in his heart, which sticks out among almost every other named bear in the series. |
| 366 | * BigSisterWorship: He loved his older sister Lulu very much and did everything he could to gain her approval. |
| 367 | * TheCatCameBack: No matter how many times Lulu tried to get rid of him, he'd always come back. [[spoiler:Until the one day he didn't.]] |
| 368 | * CheerfulChild: ''Very'' cheerful. Not even Lulu's repeated attempts to get rid of him could get him down. |
| 369 | * ImprobableInfantSurvival: Played with; he survives Lulu's many attempts to kill him, but what ultimately killed him was [[spoiler:being stung by bees]]. In the manga, he [[spoiler:gets hit by a truck]]. Played straight in the manga when its revealed that [[spoiler:he never died and was simply taken away to live with his grandparents.]] |
| 370 | * MeaningfulName: He's named after the creator of ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'', A. A. Milne. |
| 371 | * PosthumousCharacter: Died before the events of the story. |
| 372 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Funimation's sub initially translated Milne's name as "Mirun" (which is the romaji spelling of his name) in episode 4, before changing it to "Milne" in episode 12. The uncut version rerecords the episode 4 lines that mention his name. |
| 373 | [[/folder]] |
| 374 | |
| 375 | [[folder:Ginko's mother / [[spoiler:Kale Yurishiro]]]] |
| 376 | [[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ginkomother5.png]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | A manga-exclusive character. Ginko's mother lives in a foreign country due to her illness. |
| 379 | ---- |
| 380 | * TheFaceless: Before she's properly introduced, she's shown as this, with only the sides of her face or portions of her face being shown at a time. |
| 381 | * IfICantHaveYou: She killed Reia because she couldn't bear to see her with someone else (pun not intended). [[spoiler:Subverted; while she tried to strangle her, she didn't go through with it]]. |
| 382 | * LadyLooksLikeADude: When her hair's short, she looks like a handsome young man. Both Yuriika and Lulu were startled during their first meetings with her. |
| 383 | * LittleBitBeastly: Shown with the usual bear ears and paws when conversing on the phone with Ginko. |
| 384 | * NoNameGiven: Her name isn't given at first; she's only referred to as "Ginko's mother", or "Mama" by Ginko. |
| 385 | * ParentalNeglect: Is very distant from her daughter, right down to not even remembering her age. |
| 386 | * {{Yandere}}: She holds similar views to Mitsuko regarding love and eating, supposedly [[spoiler:ate Reia]] out of her love for her, and encourages Ginko to do the same to Kureha. |
| 387 | [[/folder]] |
| 388 | |
| 389 | [[folder:Yurika's adoptive father]] |
| 390 | The former school headmaster that found Yurika when she was abandoned as a baby. |
| 391 | ---- |
| 392 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: Has a very feminine appearance, not helped by the fact the he wears high heels. |
| 393 | * IdenticalStranger: He bears some resemblance to [[spoiler:Kaoru]], which may explain why [[spoiler:Yurika "found her in the crowd"]]. |
| 394 | * MeaningfulName: His given name is never stated, but if we assume he shares his last name with his adoptive daughter, "Hakonaka" could be read as "inside box", referring to his obsession with boxes and with boxing things he considers pure. "Hakonaka" also contains the Japanese word for "box". |
| 395 | * ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:He ends up abandoning Yurika to pursue something "even purer" than her, which leads to Yurika eating him]]. |
| 396 | * PosthumousCharacter: Has been dead for decades before the events of the story. |
| 397 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He's only on screen for a few minutes, but what he does during that time explains why Yurika turned out the way she did. [[spoiler:More specifically, his obsession with pureness and his abandonment of Yurika ended up leading her to believe that whatever and whoever she doesn't put in a box will end up leaving her eventually]]. |
| 398 | [[/folder]] |
| 399 | |
| 400 | !!!Others |
| 401 | [[folder:Lady Kumaria]] |
| 402 | -->'''Voiced by:''' [[spoiler:Creator/YuiOgura]] (Japanese), [[spoiler:Creator/LindsaySeidel (under Elaine Wagner)]] (English) |
| 403 | [[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kumaria.png]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | A god of both the human and bear world. She was scattered over the world when the meteor exploded. |
| 406 | ---- |
| 407 | * AdaptationDistillation: Doesn't appear in the manga at all. |
| 408 | * LittleBitBeastly: She has bear ears and a tail, but doesn't have the same paw "gloves" and "boots" as other bears. |
| 409 | * GodInHumanForm: Maybe. [[spoiler:At least part of her was Sumika.]] |
| 410 | * HaveYouSeenMyGod: The other characters are unsure where she is. Most seem to believe that she is dead. [[spoiler:She briefly returns in the ending to grant Kureha's wish to become a bear.]] |
| 411 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Funimation's sub initially translated Kumaria's name as "Kumalia" before changing it to "Kumaria" later in the show's broadcast (and fixed the earlier lines before the DVD release). |
| 412 | [[/folder]] |
| 413 | |
| 414 | [[folder:The Life Judgement Guys]] |
| 415 | A trio of bears with human form who reside in the Court of Severance. They hold yuri trials to either approve or deny the yuri of the defendants, though they are never seen denying yuri during the show. |
| 416 | ---- |
| 417 | |
| 418 | !!Tropes applying to all three |
| 419 | * CatchPhrase: All three have some kind of catchphrase (that also doubles as their VerbalTic), which ironically contradicts their set "lifestyle". |
| 420 | ** Life Sexy: "That is sexy." ("That is the sexy way" in the Funimation sub) and "Shabadadoo." The latter is not exactly a very sexy thing to say. |
| 421 | ** Life Cool: "[I'm] so cool." (Often refers to himself, but sometimes uses it when referring to other people/things) and to a lesser extent, "[they are] guilty!" Calling yourself cool is generally not regarded as a cool thing to do. |
| 422 | ** Life Beauty: "Sparkle!" Which is often accompanied by a less-than-beautiful face or expression. |
| 423 | * DidntSeeThatComing: When [[spoiler:Yuriika]] declares that she'll give up on love, they're stunned. |
| 424 | * FreudianTrio: Sexy is the ego, Beauty is the id, and Cool is the superego. |
| 425 | * GodInHumanForm: [[spoiler:They are revealed in episode 12 to be fragments of Lady Kumaria.]] |
| 426 | * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: In their bear forms. Life Cool doesn't think it fits his image though. |
| 427 | ---- |
| 428 | |
| 429 | !!Life Sexy |
| 430 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe (Japanese), Creator/JMichaelTatum (English) |
| 431 | [[quoteright:249:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/life_sexy.png]] |
| 432 | |
| 433 | The president judge of the group. He rules whether the yuri of the defendants is approved or denied. |
| 434 | |
| 435 | ---- |
| 436 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He seems to be the most eccentric of the three, but he takes his duty seriously, and his judgments are handed down not simply by method of following a law, but on what the ruling relates to on the matter of the unyielding pursuit of true love. |
| 437 | %%* LadykillerInLove: In the manga he is a womanizer who seems to have genuine feelings for Ginko. |
| 438 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the judge in Severance Court, he asks for confirmation on each character's decision before announcing the verdict. |
| 439 | %%* StudentCouncilPresident: In the manga. |
| 440 | * VerbalTic: His "shabadadoo", with him even making a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32yDw0sqjDc "shabadadoofied" version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor]]. |
| 441 | * YuriFan: He shamelessly spies on two girls having sex in the school's infirmary, but is notably prevented from seeing them finish when the time on his binoculars run out. He promptly asks for another coin. |
| 442 | ---- |
| 443 | |
| 444 | !!Life Cool |
| 445 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherBevins (English) |
| 446 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/life_cool.png]] |
| 447 | |
| 448 | The prosecutor of the group, Life Cool is in charge of arguing against the approval of the bears' yuri. |
| 449 | |
| 450 | ---- |
| 451 | * ButtMonkey: He typically gets shafted by Life Sexy whenever Life Beauty objects to his prosecutions. He has also never won a yuri trial during the anime. |
| 452 | ---- |
| 453 | |
| 454 | !!Life Beauty |
| 455 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazutomiYamamoto (Japanese), Creator/JoshGrelle (English) |
| 456 | [[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/life_beauty.png]] |
| 457 | |
| 458 | The defendant of the group, he justifies what the bears do in whatever way he can in order to get their yuri approved. |
| 459 | |
| 460 | ---- |
| 461 | * VerbalTic: "Sparkle~" |
| 462 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: His defense arguments basically boil down to "[[Franchise/AceAttorney OBJECTION!]] They're bears, so ''of course'' they have to eat humans. [[MemeticMutation Your argument is invalid]]." |
| 463 | ---- |
| 464 | [[/folder]] |
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