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Model Student Minamino


"Sorry. I don't have time for this right now."

Kurama,although he appears human, is actually a youko, originally named Ryouko, who is many hundreds of years old. He had a reputation as the best thief in the Makai, but he was shot by a "hunter" and to save himself, he tore his soul from his dying body and fled to the Ningenkai. Kurama's youko soul took over the body of the child a human woman, Minamino Shiori was carrying in her womb. When the baby was born, she named him Shuichi.

Kurama only planned to stay with his "mother" for the fifteen years it would take for his soul to heal, but over the years, she taught him what it meant to care about someone unconditionally and he couldn't bring himself to leave her. In fact, when Shiori was ill and dying of some mysterious disease, Kurama joined up with Hiei and another youkai, Gouki, to steal the Mirror of Utter Darkness, one of the three treasures of the Reikai, and trade his life for Shiori's. He was saved when Yuusuke offered up his own life as well so that Shiori wouldn't lose her "son" and the mirror spared them, impressed by Yuusuke's noble sacrifice. Kurama joined the reikai-tantei, like Hiei, rather than going to jail, but he was glad to do it to repay Yuusuke for his life.


Kurama is very intelligent and caring and he is a horrible tease, but he can be very cold and brutal when he needs to be. Kurama has not told Shiori who he really is and only the Urameshi team knows about his youko soul. Kurama is, unfortunately, often mistaken for a girl. He also has a very close relationship with Hiei. He understands Hiei's feelings and is the only one brave enough to tease him. A lot of people see this as a yaoi situation. Maybe only Kurama knows the truth.

Minamino Shuichi's seiyuu is Ogata Megumi


By the way, just so you know, I am the official keeper of Kurama's secret about his true youko nature according to theYYH Keeper's List, so we won't tell him I just told you all.

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Youko Kurama
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