A polite, refined girl who has attended Fujigaya since elementary school. Many people come to her for advice as she has an air of maturity that they others do not possess; despite this, she has a fairly immature side to her that only those who are very close to her are allowed to see.    She is the first friend Akira makes in the Academy. She is seen as a great beauty (described as &quot;sexy&quot; by Akira) and has the attention of girls even from the middle school. Kyouko however seems very disinterested in other people save for her friends and for her love interest, who Akira correctly guesses is another female.     It is revealed that the person who Kyouko is in love with is Yasuko, with whom she shares a history. However, not only are Kyouko&#039;s feelings spurned, but she is also unenthusiastically engaged to her cousin Kou who she treats coldly as she says they are connected by &quot;name only&quot;. Later on, it seems she warms up to him and begins accepting his company rather than consistently pushing him away.     Throughout the series, Kyouko does not give up on her feelings for Yasuko, always hoping that they will someday be returned despite Yasuko&#039;s numerous warnings that her attempts are futile.     Kyouko accepts Fumi as an acquaintance even though she &quot;lost&quot; Yasuko to Fumi. However, being close to Akira and knowing how important Fumi is to her closest friend at school, Kyouko gracefully begins a slow, awkward though emotionally supportive friendship with Fumi as they have mutual interests.     Kyouko appears to have a very strained home life. She has severe and deep issues with her mother; she feels ashamed of herself for even having these problems. 

Fumi and Akira were close childhood friends until Fumi had to move away. Ten years after losing touch with each other, the two girls meet again as high school freshmen. The two struggle to reconnect after so much has changed, and both deal with the trials and tribulations of high school &mdash; sometimes independently and sometimes with each other&rsquo;s help. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 155 cm

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She is a voice actress and singer currently affiliated with vims. She hosts a radio show called "Horie Yui no Tenshi no Tamago" (堀江由衣の天使のたまご "Yui Horie's Angel Eggs") and is the founding member of the singing group, Aice5. She is also a member of the band Kurobara Hozonkai, with the name YUIEL. Her hobbies include shoulder massaging, reading and eating. She has been affectionately nicknamed "Hocchan" (ほっちゃん) by her Japanese fans.

**Non-anime roles:** 
- Faruzan - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Freesia - Memento Mori (VG)
- Miranda - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Maiden - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Wagon - Ressha Sentai ToQger (Tokusatsu)
- Mine Aomori - Blue Archive (VG)
- Cotton Cookie - Cookie Run: Kingdom (VG)
- Surtr - Arknights (VG)
- Ai-chan - Honkai Impact 3rd (VG)
- Charlotte Corday - Fate/Grand Order (VG)

Fumi and Akira were best friends when they were little, with Akira always looking after the crybaby Fumi, but that all ended when Fumi's family moved away. Several years later, Fumi's family returned, and she and Akira happened to bump into each other on their way to school. They became friends again, quickly slipping back into old patterns. Shortly after, Fumi began dating a cool, attractive upperclassman who, coincidentally enough, had ties to Akira's current school, the prestigious Fujigaya Girls' Academy. 
(Source: Lililicious; updated from an early misreading of the school name Fujigaya, called Fujigatani in initial translations of the first chapters)
 
Note: Includes 10 extras chapters from the volumes.

Kyouko Ikumi