fukuzawa yumi

She is the main character of the Japanese light novel and anime series "Maria-sama ga Miteru" created by Oyuki Konno. In the beginning of the series, Yumi is extremely bashful, very timid, and unsure of herself. She first meets Sachiko, the star of Lillian School, who fixes her tie, leaving Yumi mortified. Yumi's friend, Tsutako Takeshima, takes a cute picture of this moment and wants to display it at the school festival. Tsutako gets Yumi to ask permission from Sachiko. Other characters often comment on how Yumi's emotions 'show on her face'. After their first meeting, Sachiko is arguing with the Roses in the Rose Mansion. The Roses tell Sachiko that she cannot object to their plan because she does not have a petite soeur. Sachiko runs out of the meeting and knocks Yumi over. She asks if Yumi has a grande soeur and promptly offers Yumi her rosary. Sachiko thought that if she had a petite soeur, the Yamayurikai could not force her to play Cinderella alongside a male. Yumi refuses Sachiko's rosary, as she would be accepting it for the wrong reasons. Sei Satō offers a bet to Sachiko—if she could convince Yumi to be her petite soeur, the role of Cinderella will go to Yumi. If she could not, she must play Cinderella. Sachiko tells Yumi that she will definitely become Yumi's soeur. At a dress rehearsal for the play, it is revealed that the male playing the prince, Suguru, is Sachiko's cousin and fiancé. Sachiko accuses him of going too far and runs away; Yumi follows her to the greenhouse. Initially, Yumi thinks she cannot do anything for Sachiko, but Sachiko cries on her shoulder. Yumi offers to take the rosary, but Sachiko refuses. Sachiko tells Yumi about the arranged marriage, explaining that Suguru does not love her, but she loves him. After the play, there is a bonfire. Yumi sadly thinks she would not have an excuse to have anything more to do with Sachiko, but suddenly Sachiko appears and offers Yumi her rosary; this time, Yumi accepts. When the third years are about to graduate, Yumi asks Sei if she has anything to ask her, like taking care of the stray cat Goronta or looking after Shimako. Sei says Yumi is the type of girl who will help even if not asked, so she is not worried about Shimako. Instead, Sei asks for a kiss on the mouth as a parting gift; Yumi tries to run away, but Sei hugs her. Sei thanks Yumi for helping her pass her examinations, giving Sei a reason to live again. Sei also mentions that Yumi tried to run away so that it would not be Sei who was leaving her, but the other way around. Yumi realizes this is true. Yumi often gets hugged by Sei throughout the series, who finds her very cute, sometimes making Sachiko jealous. Yumi learns from Shimako that Sei would actually be attending Lillian's Girls' University, which is in the same area as Yumi's school. She gets angry at Sei for not telling her but is happy because Sei will not be leaving her after all. After the third years graduate, spring comes along with the arrival of Tōko, Sachiko's cousin. Yumi feels jealous of Tōko's closeness with Sachiko but does not say anything about it. Yumi later finds out the truth about Sachiko's grandmother dying. On the day of the funeral, Sachiko apologizes, and Yumi says that she loved her onee-sama very much. At the beginning of the OVAs, Sachiko invites Yumi to her summer home for a vacation. Sachiko's acquaintances cause trouble for them. They then invite Yumi and Sachiko to a party, which turns out to be Sachiko's grandmother's eightieth birthday party. The acquaintances ask Yumi to play a musical instrument. Yumi says she is no good at playing anything but sings the song "Maria-sama no Kokoro". Sachiko accompanies her with a piano performance. Afterward, Sachiko's grandmother congratulates Yumi, saying the song brings back memories. She calls Yumi a cute angel and asks her to visit next year. In the first season, Yumi is Rosa Chinensis en bouton petite soeur, with her grande soeur being Ogasawara Sachiko. In the second season, Yumi is Rosa Chinensis en bouton. She has no petite soeur yet, but fans speculate it might be either Matsudaira Touko or Hosokawa Kanako.