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Yuri Tamura (田村 ゆり Tamura Yuri?) is Tomoko's classmate in her second then third year in high school. She first really meets Tomoko during class when the teacher puts her, Yoshida, and Uchi in Tomoko's group for the school field trip to Kyōto.

Overview[]

Prior to meeting Tomoko during their field trip, Yuri's apparent only friend was Mako. Through this field trip she becomes an acquaintance of Yoshida and meets Uchi. She remains very untrusting of people, and she often sets up obstacles that can push people away. She appears aware of this tendency, and she confesses to herself that it bothers her. Her development is similar to Tomoko's in that she has social anxieties and avoids interactions with others, particularly ones she does not know, or who do not persist in being with her despite the obstacles she raises.

Personality[]

Yuri initially appears calm and collected, often acting as mediator between Tomoko and Yoshida. She exhibits kindness when she tries to befriend Tomoko by inviting her to eat lunch, despite there being no obligation to continue a friendship. In recent chapters, it is shown that Yuri is an introvert who prefers to have a small group of friends. She used to rely solely on Mako for most of her social outings but now that circle has extended to include Tomoko and even Yoshida. Yuri appears uncomfortable sharing Tomoko, Yoshida, and Mako with others. In Chapter 124, Yuri reveals that she feels insecure and jealous whenever someone outside her small circle of friends seems to share a closer bond with either Tomoko or Mako. She is aware of this. After meeting Yū Naruse, Mako remarks that she seems like a "nice person," to which Yuri replies "unlike Kuroki-san and me." She tests her friends which seems to either satisfy her or drive them away.

Nevertheless, she becomes upset when others ignore her or slight her, which may explain her need to test her friends. She also becomes upset when others recognize aspects of herself she does not want to admit. As noted, she punches Mako in the arm when she explains to her how she is acting just like the mean-spirited gossip Minami. When Uchi wants to ride a roller coaster again, secretly hoping to sit next to Tomoko again, she ends up next to Yuri who hates roller coasters. Uchi ignores her and declares the ride boring to Yuri's irritation. The next time they ride together, Yuri angrily pinches Uchi's arm, making her scream. When Tomoko politely tells her she does not have to force herself, she reacts by elbowing Tomoko hard in her arm.

During the trip to the amusement park Yuri admits to Hina Nemoto that she does not really like her. Subsequent to that trip, Yuri develops an antagonistic relationship with her over their respective friendships with Tomoko. Both engage in petty sniping, such as Yuri interrupting Hina during lunch to reveal she does not know about Tomoko's brother. In Chaper 136, she borrows a manga from Tomoko that causes a number of other girls including Yoshida to cry over the ending. Despite reading it a few times at home, she does not cry, and she wonders if she is like Koharu Minami.

During the intramural ball tournament that takes place between Chapters 148 to 154, Yuri privately asks Tomoko to help her practice table tennis. She does succeed in winning a match, which she needles Hina and Tomoko with, then suggests to Tomoko, Hina, Katō, and even Shiki Futaki that they have other opportunities to share in class activities, only to retreat a bit back in her shell by claiming that she "does not care." In Chapter 163, she mentions to Tomoko and Mako that she has received text messages from boys wanting to ask her out, but she just ignores them.

Appearance[]

Yuri has black hair which she puts into two low pigtails. Her eye color depicted on the cover for Volume 13 is blue to purple. She is lean and the statistics contained in the Volume 18 Special Edition list her height as 160 cm or 5'3". Yuri usually maintains a calm to disinterested demeanor; however, when upset she can look stern.

Anime[]

  • None

Manga: WataMote[]

Manga: TomoMote[]

(Strikethrough episodes or chapters indicate the character was mentioned but did not make a physical appearance)

Relationships[]

Tomoko Kuroki[]

Tamura and Tomoko develop something of a friendship during their school trip, although at the time Tomoko does not consider her a friend. Tamura acts considerate and friendly towards Tomoko despite thinking that she is stupid for aggravating Yoshida by calling her a delinquent. On the third day of their trip, Tamura goes out of her way to invite Tomoko to hang out. Tamura's friendliness toward Tomoko extends to their return to school where she invites Tomoko to eat lunch with her and her friend. Yuri is happy to see Tomoko in her class in her third year.

In later chapters Yuri appears to value a small group of friends. In Chapter 120, after reluctantly attending a party, she admits she wants to spend more time with Tomoko, Mako, and Yoshida. She becomes strangely jealous when other friends intrude. Thus, when she encounters Yū Naruse with Tomoko, Yuri reacts by trying to embarrass Tomoko in front of Yū. It appears that Yuri either wanted to separate Tomoko from Yū or drive Tomoko away.

She continues this behavior during the trip to the amusement park. Rather than talk frankly to Tomoko, she tests her by demanding to know if Tomoko knows her first name. For her part, Tomoko recalls it with some mental searching. By the end, Tomoko can get Yuri to talk even if she, herself, finds Yuri's introverted personality frustrating to deal with. For her part, Chapter 136 reveals that Yuri knows she has issues with empathy and relationships. She borrows a manga with an ending that makes a number of girls cry, including Tomoko. When it will not make her cry, she fears that Tomoko is not like her, and that she, herself, is more like Minami.

In more recent chapters, Yuri appears quietly concerned that Tomoko seems to make new friends to even talking with people she does not know well at all as opposed to her own difficulty. This comes to a head in Chapter 144 where she observes Tomoko converse with Uchi then even converse with a boy, Wada. When she learns of Tomoko's interest in Katō's choice of a college, she addresses Tomoko as "Tomoko." Tomoko initially replies with a quiet "Yu-Yuri" which she corrects with a more emphatic "Tamura-san." While it appears that Yuri is hurt that Tomoko considers another school, she inwardly reveals that after Tomoko privately addressed her as "Yuri" in Chapter 138 she had finally summoned the courage to call Tomoko "Tomoko." When Tomoko tries to learn what upset her, Tomoko reacts to Yuri's refusal to discuss the real reason by accusing her of "embarrassing" her by calling her "Tomoko." Yuri retorts that she should find Hina and her and calling one another "Kuro" and "Nemo" embarrassing. Nevertheless, in a much later chapter, Tomoko will refer to her as "Yuri-chan" to Hina.

In a later chapter, after observing that Tomoko practiced table tennis with Shizuku, Yuri asks to practice with Tomoko. They spend the afternoon together, Yuri wins at darts, and Tomoko tells the story about how her mother overheard her listening to the erotic tape she made. Later, when Hina teases her for losing in the intramural table tennis matches, Yuri genially mentions that she spent a fun day with Tomoko to Hina's irritation.

At Tomoko's suggestion, she agrees to attend a Summer Study Camp. She ends up sharing a room with Emiri Uchi and Asuka Katō. One of Uchi's set of friends, Nagi, invites her to the hot spring. Yuri talks with her and other members of the "Emoji Group": Miyazaki, Kayo, and Kaede. Later, Yuri appears pleased that she is able to talk to a group of girls without Tomoko and Mako, and she gives some credit to Tomoko's influence. For her part, Tomoko still inwardly views her as "gloomy morose (ネクラむっつり・nekuramuttsuri)."

In subsequent chapters the two appear more open to playfully prod at one another. In the gathering with Yū where Tomoko returns the condom Yū gave her as a joke, Yuri does not recognize what it is, and Tomoko asks her if has "Yoshida's brain!" When Asuka makes up Tomoko as a "Land-Mine Girl," Yuri complains that it would appear bad if she hit Tomoko when she looks like that rather than her usual appearance!

Mako Tanaka[]

Yuri and Mako are close friends who eat lunch together very often. However in Chapter 69, Yuri becomes angry with Mako for joining someone else's group. After their reconciliation, they continue to eat lunch together at school with the addition of Tomoko. Mako tries to guide Yuri. When they meet Yū and Yuri starts trying to embarrass Tomoko, Mako takes her aside to suggest that she is acting like Koharu Minami. She takes Yuri in tow to console Yoshida after she is publicly humiliated. In Chapter 163 she reveals that Mako briefly had a boyfriend in her first year of high school.

When their teacher reveals that Mako is one of four students to receive a perfect score in human health, other students assume that she has a great deal of knowledge of such matters. When Tomoko muses on such topics regarding boys, Yuri suggests they consult Mako, to Mako's surprise and embarrassment. Nevertheless, in the same chapter, Masaki seeks her out to explain the difference between "raw," "rubber," and "XXX!" In a gathering with Yū, Tomoko returns the condom Yū gave her as a joke. Yuri does not recognize what it is, to Tomoko's rather condescending surprise, and she inwardly vows to ask Mako later. In the Christmas Party, Yuri not only inwardly reveals that she did, she compliments Mako on her expertise in such matters to Yū.

In a recent chapter during the School Festival Arc, Tomoko raises the idea of involving yuri in their film based on the genre's popularity. Yuri agrees to play such a role with any other actress, but she balks at the idea of Mako being her partner since doing it with her would be like doing it with her mother.

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Masaki Yoshida[]

Yuri and Yoshida have a stable relationship, but they do not appear close friends for much of the series. They hang out a few times after the school trip such as during the sports festival in Chapter 88 and walking to school together. Aside from those few instances, they return to their other friends, with Yuri choosing to invite Tomoko to have lunch almost everyday. Nevertheless, Yuri is happy to see Yoshida in her class in her third year. When they travel to the amusement park in Chapters 125-130.5, while she becomes reticent to offended that other girls enter the group with Tomoko, she neither resents nor opposes having Yoshida join their group. Indeed, in Chapter 151, after spending the afternoon at an arcade with Tomoko, Yuri suggests that they come back with others including Yoshida. During Yoshida and Tomoko's suspension, she texts Yoshida to see if she is alright and if she needs anything.

Yuri is aware of Masaki's innocence. When she does not recognize the condom, Tomoko demands to know if she has, "Yoshida's brain." When Sachi suggests that she is interested in Tomoki, Yuri contends that others, including Masaki, are closer to him. She freely lets out that Masaki was naked in his home, while consciously not mentioning that she spent the night there and had dinner with him as part of her study date with Tomoko. This leads Sachi to suggest that Masaki has "played" with Tomoki; Yuri imagines "Yoshida-san's play" to consist of her holding a tea party for her stuffed kitten and bunny. She further imagines Masaki punching Tomoko when Tomoko places the toys in a position that clearly violates their warranty. As of this edit, Masaki is not aware of Yuri spreading this story.

Hina Nemoto[]

Hina's aggressive personality appears to have alienated Yuri. The two spend the most time together during the field trip to the amusement park in Chapters 125-130.5. When the two are alone in Chapter 130.5, Hina frankly asks if Yuri hates her. Yuri responds that she does not, but she does not exactly like her either. Her dislike of Hina becomes clearer in Chapters 132-133 when she becomes upset that Tomoko agrees to have lunch with Hina, and she then refuses to join them. She ends up sitting behind Hina and interrupts her to show she knows more about Tomoko. For her part, Hina becomes progressively irritated that Yuri keeps interrupting her. She takes the opportunity to poke and tease Yuri. In Chapter 144, she tries to tease Yuri that she will be lonely when her new class seating separates her from Tomoko, Mako, and Yoshida. Nevertheless despite their apparent rivalry, in the same chapter she notices that Tomoko upset Yuri and instructs Tomoko to go to her to apologize.

Their rivalry persists. As noted above, Hina enjoys poking Yuri regarding her conception of status with Tomoko. This backfires on Hina when Yuri smugly informs her that she spent a fun day alone with Tomoko. When they meet after Summer Break, Yuri purposefully insults her, but inwardly admits that she does not hate her, she merely does not know how to relate to her.

In the fan-voted pairing vignette that occurs in the second part of the 200th Chapter, there is perhaps a bit of rapprochement. Due to Tomoko's lateness, the two end up studying together at a café. When Yuri immediately digs into her books, Hina asks her why she cannot wait for Tomoko. When Yuri explains that she has to study harder, Hina asks her what her dream is. Yuri denies having one, but asks Hina about her dream of becoming a voice actress despite the low pay and other hardships. Yuri seems slightly impressed that Hina explains she will pursue it despite those: she finally looks up from her notebook to look at Hina. Yuri then suggests a situation where various WataGirls share an apartment during college. Her imagination does not, however, include Hina, to which an Upset Chibi Hina demands inclusion.

Yuri relents but insists upon conditions which basically match those imposed upon idols and voice actresses: she must commit to five years; romance is forbidden; she should make as few new friends as possible; and even if she does not become a voice actress, Hina will not be allowed to return home to her parents. "Keep aiming for your goal." Some time later, after Hina argues with Tomoko over scripting her in her movie make erotic sucking sounds, Yuri takes her aside to confess to her that what she does not like about her is how she normally plays a character. She then explains that when Hina acted those scenes, it felt genuine and she liked it.

Nagi Ōtonari[]

As a member of Emiri Uchi's "Emoji Gang," Nagi does not have much direct interaction with Yuri until they both attend the Summer Study Camp during their third year. In class, Nagi invites Yuri to bath in the hotel's hot spring. Yuri ends up sharing the bath with Nagi and other members of the "Emoji Gang" sans Uchi, and she finds herself surprised that she can talk freely with the girls. Later, when Miho Narita encourages all of the WataGirls attending the Study Camp to shout out to the sea, Nagi smiles when Yuri blushes and mutters a "do our best," and she shares in that cheer.

Tomoki Kuroki[]

For much of the series, the two do not have any interaction. Yuri meets him when she stays at Tomoko's home to study during a typhoon. While she is reticent to have dinner with them, Tomoko's Mum insists, and Yuri actually enjoys the interaction. She talks with Tomoki at the table. After that, they have no interaction until they meet at a bookstore looking for guides on acting. The two have a pleasant talk with Mako at a café on the subject. Sachi will later confront Yuri with the suggestion that the two have dated. For her part, Yuri claims that she has no feelings for Tomoki and rejects the suggestion, but since that is as of the time of this edit, stay tuned!

Sachi Mima[]

For much of the series, the two have no direct interaction. It becomes clear that Yuri once was a part of a group of Sachi, Mako, and Koharu during their first year. She left the group seemingly over her disgust with Koharu's behavior. Sachi will remember her, and she even sits behind her on a train listening to Yuri's conversation. This all changes when she observes Yuri talking to Tomoki at a café. She approaches her after Tomoki leaves and tries, unsuccessfully, to dominate Yuri. She finds Yuri's lack of concern that others know she never had a boyfriend astounding and frustrating. However, she inwardly loses control when she overhears and understandably misunderstands Yuri tweaking Hina over the fact that she spent a night at Tomoki's home and had dinner with him. She confronts Yuri to suggest that they both have the same interest in the "-kun" to Yuri's surprise. Sachi suspects that Yuri is Tomoki's "sex friend (セフレ・sefure)."

Memorable Quotes[]

  • "Really? But then she'll make me get on my knees and beg for forgiveness in front of all the people at the temple and upload a video of it to the internet. She is a delinquent after all. . . ." – Tomoko Kuroki on apologizing to Yoshida
    • "She wouldn't go that far. I think. . . ." – Yuri
  • “I’m actually glad I don’t have to force myself to make awkward conversation with Kuroki-san. But I can’t help but wonder how she feels about all this. Come to think of it, it’s been ages since I hung out with anyone other than Mako…”
  • "She's making hers karintō shaped?! Wait . . . no . . . this is Kuroki-san we're talking about, so it's most likely. . . ." – Yuri to herself.
    • "Hey, what are those supposed to look like?" – Yuri
    • "Just poop." – Tomoko
    • "SO IT WAS CRAP AFTER ALL!" – Yuri to herself.
  • "Sorry, I can only give you crap chocolate in return," . . – Tomoko
    • "Huh? Oh, I don't mind. I'll happily take your chocolate." – Yuri
    • "You're okay with crap?" – Tomoko
    • "Could you please not say that over and over." – Yuri
  • "What kind of friend gives someone shit-shaped chocolate?!" – Yoshida
    • "T-That's just because Kuroki-san's a bit of an idiot. . . ." – Yuri
  • "Well, I stopped him for Kuroki-san's sake... But now that I did, I don't even know what I'd talk about with an underclassman boy..."
  • "You know that one restaurant you recommended, Kuroki-san? It was awful."
  • "Well it's thanks to you that Yoshida-san's so happy right now."
  • “Man, I can never figure out what introverts are thinking. Why are her feelings so complicated? Just be more like this delinquent.” – Tomoko inwardly complaining about Yuri
  • "You didn't know, Nemoto-san?" – taunting Hina's ignorance that Tomoko has a brother
  • "I mean you're crying so. . . ." - Tomoko regarding Yuri's reaction to a manga that has brought Mako and even Yoshida to tears
    • "I am not!" - Yuri
    • "She totally is. . . ." - Tomoko thinking
  • "I was mad because . . . when you said that ["Y-Yuri-cha . . ."] back then . . . I thought I should work up the courage to call you by your first name too . . . but then you went and called me Tamura." - thinking about why Tomoko actually upset her
  • "She's probably thinking of something stupid right now." - on Tomoko
  • "Mako may look like the freshly poured and undisturbed water in a bath, I can rely on her wealth of sexual knowledge" – Yuri to Yū Naruse
  • "Maybe there will come a time when yuri becomes popular in general." – Tomoko
    • "Yuri?" – Yuri Tamura
    • "Not Yuri-chan, YURI. Homosexuality. Love between women, the female version of BL." – Tomoko
  • "Doing it with you, Mako, would be like doing it with my mom. It just feels weird."

Trivia[]

  • Among the three other girls of Tomoko's school trip group, she is the only one that did not consider Tomoko's behavior as a lewd act toward Masaki.
  • "A Lily, by Any Other Name": unless WataMote Wiki has missed it, Yuri's first name is rendered in the hiragana (ゆり) and never in the kanji even when characters address or refer to her. Indeed, as recent as Chapter 208, Yuri herself uses the hiragana. That chapter confirms that her first name is not "That Yuri (百合)" which is a very wholesome and family-friendly genre devoted to rescuing puppies and kittens . . . probably [Citation Needed. – Ed.].
    • More seriously, there are other kanji used for the two syllables (ゆ + り) with different meanings including "reason," and "logic."
    • For English speakers, her name is pronounced with the two open syllables "Yu" + "ri" or "Yoo ree" rather than "Yur ee" or even a quasi-monosyllabic "Yuree" which would result in her punching the speaker.
  • Volume 15 back cover's "Expectation versus Reality" reveals that Yuri would be happy sitting with Mako, Yoshida, and Tomoko.
  • She shares her name with Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura.
  • Anime Girl?: while Yuri does not appear officially in the anime there is a girl in Episode 12 who has a very similar hairstyle. If the seating chart is accurate, and it is for Akane, Hina, and Tomoko with some shifting, then it is not since Yuri does not appear on the chart. Assuming students do not change seats then the girl is 塀内 (Nadauchi). However, a boy appears to be sitting in Uchi's seat, unless Uchi was so upset with seeing a cockroach she changed into pants! This is probably just a coincidental depiction of a girl with Yuri's common hairstyle, but WataMote Wiki mentions it for completeness.

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