Shiratori Yuriko (白鳥百合子)? is a minor character from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure. She's a third-year student and the student council president of Aozora Middle School until episode 38.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Yuriko has dark blue hair that reaches her shoulders and brown eyes. She is mostly seen wearing her school uniform. Unlike the other students, she wears a maroon bow.
Personality[]
As the student council president, Yuriko is very strict. She can also get very competitive when she is desperate to win. Despite her cold exterior, she does care for her peers.
After making amends with Asuka, her cold and strict demeanor gradually fades completely and finally becoming a pleasant and gentle person.
Relationships[]
- Takizawa Asuka: Yuriko appears to have an unpleasant past with Asuka, which explains why they are cold towards one another. It is later revealed that she and Asuka used to be friends and double partners in the tennis club, until they seemed to have a fallout and stopped being friends as a result. However, she still secretly cares for Asuka to an extent. Eventually she and Asuka reconcile after she honestly expresses how she feels to her.
Etymology[]
Shiratori (白鳥)? means "swan"[1].
Yuriko (百合子)?: Yuri (百合)? means "lily"[2], while Ko (子)? means "child"[3].
History[]
Yuriko doesn't approve of Manatsu's club proposal but after Asuka tells her she isn't being fair, Yuriko gives Manatsu and her friends some time to find a club room. TRPC05 But she then again rejects Manatsu's club proposal two more times when she sees there is no solid theme for the club. She eventually allows the club to happen when former students of Aozora Middle School tell her the Tropical Club is fine just the way it is.TRPC06
When Asuka suspects Yuriko for allowing Kakuta Masami to target the Tropical Club, Yuriko clarifies that she and the student council have nothing to do with the Disciplinary Committee and explains that Masami only wants to make the school a better place, therefore she cannot accept Asuka's complaint. She also adds that she didn't expect Asuka to be passionate about club activities, which has an effect on Asuka.TRPC12
Yuriko is partaking in an interview of a televised program, when suddenly the Tropical Club's banner flies into her and the broadcasting crew, causing them all to fall into the water. With that, she summons the Tropical Club into the Student Council room and tells them that she plans to suspend the club, when the host invites her and the Tropical Club to participate in his quiz show. She immediately accepts the offer as she is desperate to promote the school and preserve its reputation, and challenges Asuka to a duel. During the program, both the Student Council and the Tropical Club compete quite intensely with each other, with the Council being more dominant, until both she and Asuka press the buzzer. After the Cures purify the Zettai Yaraneeda, the teams check the recorded footage and it turns out Asuka was faster, meaning the Council loses, much to Yuriko's displeasure but she has to keep her promise.TRPC24
Due to her approaching graduation, she is ready to hand over her title as president. She later congratulates Ichijo Riko, who is the vice president of the council, for being her successor after the election is over.TRPC30
During the graduation trip of the ninth graders, Yuriko is suspicious of Asuka who keeps trying to hide something. Later, according to Asuka who shares her past with Laura, Yuriko used to be her friend from elementary school despite their different personalities, and they joined the tennis club as double partners. However, after Asuka got into a violent confrontation with their opposing team who tried to damage Yuriko's racket, Yuriko chose to negotiate and withdraw instead of thanking how Asuka helped her, with the rest of the tennis club supporting her, which resulted in their fallout. Yuriko later catches Laura having violated the rules, but decides that evacuating the other ninth graders with Laura and Asuka is more important, until she gets hurt by the shaking of the train. She recognizes Asuka as Cure Flamingo, but afterwards choose to pretend that she was dreaming when things return to normal.TRPC31
Yuriko eventually retires from being the student council president due to her nearing graduation, and has chosen Phoenix Academy through a sports referral. Asuka later notices Yuriko practicing with a tennis coach, and Yuriko thinks that it is a shame that Asuka herself has chosen to quit playing tennis. She sees through Asuka's denial of wanting to enroll into the academy, and offers to have a match with her, wanting to use it as a means to move on her past with Asuka. As both she and Asuka get competitive with each other, she questions Asuka about why she resumed playing tennis again, to which Asuka replies that it is because her own new friends has given her the renewed motivation to carry on and trust others again. Hearing Asuka's answer, Yuriko finally gets to admit that she wants to play tennis with Asuka again. When Asuka's friends rush to deal with another Yaraneeda, Yuriko finally confirms that she has recognized Asuka as Cure Flamingo, but also wants Asuka to not give up the referral, though she respects Asuka's choice to help her friends. She later gets the referral, and although initially saddened that Asuka gave up the chance, she is glad when Asuka thanks her for helping her make up her mind and to prepare herself by playing tennis again to get another chance of the referral.TRPC38
As the Tropical Club prepares for the graduation festival, Yuriko meets up with Asuka and congratulates her for passing the entrance exam to attend Phoenix Academy. She later admits that Tropical Club is not as problematic as she thought, and hopes Asuka and the rest of the club succeed.TRPC42
When the world is in danger because of Butler, Yuriko tries her best to help the unmotivated students escape while also hoping that Asuka and the other Cures can save the world. She later congratulates Asuka for saving the world, though she can tell Asuka is denying her identity as Cure Flamingo. TRPC45
She later graduates from Aozora Middle School, and attends Phoenix Academy with Asuka. She is last seen trying to stop Asuka from arguing with the coach as an act to keep their friendship safe.TRPC46
Trivia[]
- Yuriko shares her given name with Yuriko, a minor character from Futari wa Pretty Cure and Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart.
- Yuriko shares her voice actor with Itsuki Sakuya, a minor character from Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure.
- In the Animage January 2022 issue, Nakatani Yukiko revealed that she initially modeled Yuriko after herself, then adjusted Yuriko's design to look like a "cold" character to match Asuka's "hot" personality.
- She is also being intentionally written to be a character that isn't exactly a rival but still has conflicts with Asuka and the rest of the Tropical Club, so the staff chose her to be the student council president, and that her concerns are justified.
- Yuriko is the only civilian character in Tropical-Rouge who is aware of Asuka's identity as Cure Flamingo.
Gallery[]
- Main Page: Shiratori Yuriko/Image Gallery
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