Outa Yuuko (太田優子)?, later Hoshino Yuuko (星野優子)? as in Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~, is Saki and Mai's fellow classmate, and a friend of Saki's. She is the softball team usually serving as its catcher.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Yuuko is slightly bigger framed than her friends. She has brown eyes, short hair worn loose with few bangs, and a small side-tail held by a scrunchie or baubles.
Besides her uniform, she is shown in sporty or tomboyish clothing, such as a pair of jeans with an orange shirt and a red and white sports jacket.
She no longer wears her hair accessories or loose bangs as an adult. She is also shown to wear a white shirt and orange suspenders, as well as a yellow skirt, brown trousers, grey socks, and light red flats. She sometimes wears a dark blue baby carrier to carry her child.
Personality[]
Yuuko is a friendly girl who shares a lot in common with Saki, and treats her friends kindly. Although she is tomboyish, she has a few feminine traits.
As an adult, Yuuko demonstrates a more assertive side, mainly scolding Kenta for messing around.
Relationships[]
- Hoshino Kenta: Throughout Splash Star, Yuuko is shown to have a crush on Kenta. She is later revealed to have married Kenta in episode 1 of Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~. She also had a child with Kenta, who runs a restaurant with her. Yuuko often scolds Kenta when he gets carried away, but loves him regardless.
- Hyuuga Saki: Yuuko and Saki are good friends, and both of them are from the softball team. To encourage Saki, Yuuko often makes a bet during practice to buy Saki ice cream or other snacks if she is capable of doing whatever she gives her as a goal.
Etymology[]
Outa: Likely means "prosperous" in Japanese.
Yuuko: From Japanese 優 (yū) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yū) "distant, leisurely" or 裕 (yū) "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
History[]
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star[]
Yuuko debuts as Saki's friend from the softball club in episode 1. She later joins the welcome party for Mai in episode 2.
When being criticized by Shinohara-sensei about not focusing on their opponents enough, Yuuko and the rest of the softball team fall into low spirits. To her and her teammates' surprise, Saki encourages Yuuko and the other members to be more optimistic about the opponents underestimating them after two years of losses. The softball team then wins the game, after Yuuko remembers Saki's encouragement and Mai's picture, which helps her give Saki the chance to land a successful turn.FwPCSS03
Yuuko, Saki and the rest of the softball team later participate in the finals of the area softball tournament. Despite their loss, Yuuko and her teammates have grown a stronger friendship with one another.FwPCSS35Fortunately, Yuuko and the softball team would later win in another tournament in their last year at Yuunagi Middle School.FwPCSS49
Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~[]
When Yumehara Nozomi and Natsuki Rin dine in Cafe and Bar Time, which is run by Yuuko and Kenta, Yuuko scolds Kenta for being too causal to their customers. She then scolds him for only listing seafood to Nozomi and Rin.KnCOPC01She later also serves the rest of the Yes! 5 girls when Nozomi and Rin take their friends to dine in the restaurant again.KnCOPC02
It is later revealed that Yuuko is still in touch with Saki and Mai. Yuuko later congratulates Saki on her engagement, although she scolds Kenta for grieving about having to let go of his former crush on Saki, saying that he is needlessly grumbling at the wrong time.KnCOPC04
She is last seen as one of the people who support the Cures against the Shadows, and continues running the restaurant with Kenta after the final battle.KnCOPC12
Trivia[]
- She shares her first name with Omori Yuko, a main character from Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!.
- Yuuko is the first known female character in the franchise to have changed her surname after marriage after a time-skip.
- Nono Hana has also gotten married by the last episode of HUGtto!, but it remains unknown if she has changed her surname.
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