Hoshina Youko (星奈 陽子 )? is a minor character who appears in Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure. She is the grandmother of Hoshina Hikaru.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Youko has grey hair tied up in a bun with a hairpin in the shape of a yellow star. She wears a pink sweater with a cartoon image of a cat's head, an orange dress, and blue sneakers.
Personality[]
Youko appears to be like any grandmother who is more relaxed compared to her husband.
Relationships[]
- Hoshina Hikaru: Her granddaughter. Youko cares for Hikaru, and hopes Hikaru to be able to find out and achieve her dream one day.
- Hoshina Harukichi: Her husband. They were friends in childhood, but later fell in love and got married.
- Sorami Ryoutarou: She and her husband are Ryoutarou's childhood friends.
Etymology[]
Hoshina (星奈 )?: Hoshi (星 )? means "star", while Na (奈 )? has no meaning when it is by itself.
Youko (陽子 )?: You (陽 )? means "light, sun, male", while Ko (子 )? means "child".
History[]
Prior to the season, Youko was friends with Harukochi and Ryoutarou. When Ryoutarou went to pursue astronomy studies, Youko and Harukichi developed a relationship and got engaged, getting married later on.
In episode 1, Youko appears with her daughter-in-law and husband to greet Hikaru in the morning. She packs a bento lunch for her granddaughter.
In episode 35, upon knowing that her granddaughter Hikaru is working too hard to be a potential student council president candidate, Youko advises Hikaru to not be obsessed with goals and focus on being her natural self instead.
She and her family watch her granddaughter being launched into space in the last episode 15 years later.
Trivia[]
- Youko is the only member of Hikaru's family who has never become a monster or had her Imagination stolen.
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