Characters: Yukimura Keiko
 
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Keiko Yukimura is Yusuke's childhood friend.  In some ways, she is his girlfriend, but unofficially.  Even though they don't quite admit it, they do have some feelings for each other.  Yusuke has a habit of doing things to her such as touching her behind which gets him one or two mean slaps from Keiko.  In fact, she slaps so hard, that for her, it's a punch.  When Yusuke "died," she was one of the three people who got a dream to kiss Yusuke to bring him back.  Her mother became ill; however, so Yusuke had to possess Kuwabara's body to remind her of her dream.  During the beginning episodes, she pretty much lugged around Yusuke's body because of her dream, therefore showing how she cares for him.

  She is the class president/leader of her and Yusuke's class and always scolds Yusuke about this and that.  Her parents work at a restaurant and Yusuke's a good friend of her family.  In age, she is the same age as Yusuke.  At the beginning of the series, they are both 14.  Also in the beginning, she seems to get picked on a lot too.  For example, Hiei kidnaps her and tries to make her one of his first "slaves," and when Yusuke goes on his first mission after returning from his first training session with Genkai, Suzaku sends a bunch of zombie-like, possessed humans after her and MAKES Yusuke watch.

  *SPOILER*

At the end of the series, it's pretty touching.  Before Yusuke goes to Makai, he goes to Keiko's family's restaurant and tells her that he'll be back in three years to marry her.  Keiko is, well, pretty happy I guess, but kind of sad that Yusuke'll be away for so long.  Her parents, on the other hand, are ecstatic!  They're celebrating and practically throwing a party in the back (maybe I'm exaggerating...).  After the Makai Bujutsukai and everyone else is back from Makai, they all go to the beach and Keiko stands alone facing the sunset when suddenly, she yells out "Baka Yusuke!!!!"  After that, she goes on complaining about how he said he'd be back in three years, get married, and then calls him "baka" once again.  Then, she hears a familiar voice calling from several feet to her left.  She turns around and sees that it's Yusuke.  She's VERY happy.  Keiko walks to him at first, and then begins a running jump and falls on Yusuke, knocking him to the ground.  Next, she kisses him to the "excitement" of some of the onlookers (ie.  Botan, Kuwabara, etc), but their view is cut short as a tidal wave splashes over the two, blocking the view of the romantic scene.  When the tide leaves, you see Keiko and Yusuke just staring at each other and then Yusuke smiles.  The theme song plays and Yusuke chases Keiko into the tides and they begin a water fight.  The onlookers begin laughing at the cutle little scene until Yusuke kicks some water in Kuwabara's face.  Kuwabara goes over to give Yusuke a noogie and the water battle continues.  Keiko shows Yukina how to splash water on Yusuke and Kuwabara.  Isn't that a nice ending?  *shniffle*

Age: 14 (18 by the end)

Birthday: January 31

Seiyuu: Yuri Amano

For more pictures of Keiko, go to Keiko's Image Gallery.


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