Hyuuga Minori

Hyuuga Minori (日向みのり)^? is Saki's younger sister and a supporting character from Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star. She strongly admires her older sister and wants to grow up to be like her. She has also bonded with Mishou Mai and Kaoru.

Bio[]

Appearance[]

Minori is a little girl with big brown eyes and shoulder-length, brown hair worn loose, with some pulled back on each side into a braid held by a pink clip. She has evenly spread out pointed bangs.

Her attire is mainly pink and feminine, composed of a white blouse beneath a pale pink camisole with a butterfly design, a pale blue skirt with a white band on it, and a pair of pink and white slip-ons.

Personality[]

Despite being young, Minori is very responsible, capable of doing many tasks and helping out around the bakery. She can be annoying for Saki at times, which allows her to relate to Mai, as they are both the younger sisters in their families. She also has a strong bond with Saki and enjoys being able to share a bedroom with her. She is highly innocent and kind towards others.

Relationships[]

Hyuuga Saki: Minori really wants to be closer to her and enjoys baseball/softball like her, but during the earlier half of the series, she sometimes caused Saki grief. Later, on they are on better terms.
Kiryuu Kaoru and Kiryuu Michiru: Minori really looks up to these two, thinking that they are Saki and Mai's coolest friends. She likes hanging out with them and refers them as older sisters. While the girls were confused by Minori's behavior at first, they soon take a liking to her, particularly Kaoru.

Etymology[]

Hyuuga (日向, Hyuuga)^?: Hyuu (日) translates to sun, and ga (向) translates to "facing; toward". The two kanji can also mean "sunny place" or "in the sun" when used in normal speech rather than as a surname, in which case they are pronounced hinata.

Minori (みのり, Minori)^?: Usually either translates to "truth" or "beautiful harbor," which would fit in with the theme of Splash Star.

History[]

Minori accidentally damages the drawing Mai drew by spilling juice on it, which causes Saki and Minori to start arguing. Minori runs away to give back Mai's sketchbook, and speaks with Mai about her worries at the playground. Mai understands her feelings as she is a younger sister too and had a similar situation happened to her. The two are then attacked by Moerumba in which Minori is knocked unconscious. When she wakes up, Saki apologizes for snapping at her, and both Minori and Saki reconcile.^FwPCSS08

Minori later meets Kaoru and Michiru. She looks up to them and later becomes their friend. She temporarily forgets about Michiru and Kaoru when they have disappeared, but is happy after both have returned and stay with Saki and Mai.

Trivia[]

Minori is the second younger sibling character to have a major role in several episodes. The first was Misumi Ryouta from Futari wa Pretty Cure and Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart.
Revealed in episode 8, Minori's favorite place is the town's playground.
Minori shares her voice actor with Mofurun from Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!.
Minori shares her given name with Ichinose Minori from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure.