Yukimura, Keiko

雪村螢子

Keiko Yukimura, known as Kayko Yukimura in the English anime produced by FUNimation, the English video games, and the English trading card game, is a straight-A student whose personality contrasts with Yusuke's. The name Yukimura literally means snowy village, while Keiko means firefly girl or respectful child. Her birthday is January 31. In the series, her blood type is A, and her hobbies include cooking and cleaning. Keiko's parents run a ramen restaurant called the Yukimura Diner. She is 14 at the beginning of the series and 18 at the end.
After Yusuke is hit and killed by a car, he is allowed to return to life on the condition that someone kisses him, which ends up being Keiko. Yusuke tries to keep her out of his spirit detective escapades, though interference from Hiei and the Four Beasts prevents this. Keiko asks Botan to explain Yusuke's situation to her after the ordeal is over. Botan instead withholds the full explanation, mainly for safety reasons, and tells her an almost unbelievable lie, which Keiko believes. Keiko discovers the rest during the Dark Tournament when she goes there with Botan and Kazuma Kuwabara's older sister, Shizuru. Since then, Keiko supports her friend in the adventures he goes on, staying by their sides during the Sensui arc for moral support along with Shizuru.

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