Shizuru Kuwabara
Big Sister Type with Strong Spiritual Sense
Kazuma Kuwabara's older sister by 3 years. She has strong spiritual senses and can detect spirits and yokai. Caring big sister type who fights often with her brother but shares a strong bond. Aspires to be a hairdresser.
Quotes
- Often utters big sister-like words worrying about her brother's well-being.
Trivia
- Both siblings are smokers, and Shizuru is stronger in fights than her brother.
- One of the author's favorite characters.
- Anime version has different childhood backstory and some plot developments.
Alternate names
Profile
- Species
- Human (Spiritualist)
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Black hair, often short haircut. Calm beauty and smoker.
- Height
- About 170cm
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
- Distinguishing features
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- Smoker
- Boyish short hair
- Reliable big sister aura
- Iconic items
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- Lighter
- Hairdressing tools
- Cigarettes
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Reliable
- Detailed personality
- Strong-willed and dry personality, but caring and reliable older sister to her brother. Possesses strong spiritual senses and calmly detects spirits and yokai accurately. Dislikes unnecessary conflicts but actively acts as a protector when it concerns her brother.
- Keywords
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- Big Sister Type
- Strong Spiritual Sense
- Tomboyish
- Caring
- Smoker
- Hairdresser Aspirant
- Motto
- Being a strong and kind older sister
- Talents
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- Spiritual Sense Ability
- Strength to Protect Brother
- Crisis Detection Ability
- Skills
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- Strong Fighting Ability
- Calm Judgment
- Learning Hairdressing Skills
- Motivation
- While worrying about her brother Kazuma and Yusuke, she pursues her dream of becoming a hairdresser
- Habits
- Frequently smokes cigarettes, rough speech, but gentle only toward her brother
- Favorite foods
- unknown
- Hobbies
- Acquiring hairdressing skills
History
- Backstory
- Appears as Kazuma Kuwabara's sister. Three years older than her brother with strong spiritual senses, sensitively reacts to spiritual phenomena around him, and often gets involved in spiritual troubles. Despite aspiring to be a hairdresser, frequently meddles in her brother's problems, depicted as a reliable big sister type. Sensitive to crises from the Spirit World and indirectly involved in Spirit Detective activities.
- Debut date
- April 15, 1991
- Work title
- Yu Yu Hakusho
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- Volume 1
Detecting Brother's Crises Using Strong Spiritual Sense
- Significant event
- Detecting Brother's Crises Using Strong Spiritual Sense
- Description
- Supports Kazuma Kuwabara's spiritual disasters multiple times, depicted as a strong big sister who worries about her brother.
Performance in Dark Tournament Arc
- Significant event
- Performance in Dark Tournament Arc
- Description
- Supports Spirit Detectives including Yusuke from the shadows, shows resolve to fight alongside her brother.
Welcoming Yusuke's Return
- Significant event
- Welcoming Yusuke's Return
- Description
- First spotted and welcomed Yusuke Urameshi upon his return in the Demon World arc.
Relationships
Kazuma Kuwabara
Sibling
Younger brother; they fight constantly but are bound by a strong bond. Stronger in spiritual sense and fighting than her brother; someone Kazuma cannot stand up to.
Kuwabara (Father)
Funky 194cm tall man. Spiritual abilities are hereditary in the family.
Genkai
Mentor
Acquainted with Shizuru even before meeting Kazuma and others; family-like connection as mentor to Yusuke and team.
Yusuke (Yusuke Urameshi)
Teammate
Frequently interacts through brother Kazuma; first to witness Yusuke's return in Demon World arc.
Spirit Detective Support
Spirit Detective Support: unknown
Media appearances
Yu Yu Hakusho
Manga / Supporting
Serialized in the 1990s
Yu Yu Hakusho (TV Anime)
Anime / Supporting
Aired in 1992
Yu Yu Hakusho (Movie)
Movie / Supporting
First Theatrical Film
Yu Yu Hakusho Game Series
Game / Supporting
Appears in multiple titles
Voice cast and creators
Ai Orikasa
- Voice actor
- Ai Orikasa
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime Version
Yoshihiro Togashi
- Creator name
- Yoshihiro Togashi
- Role
- Original author
Yoshihiro Togashi
- Creator name
- Yoshihiro Togashi
- Role
- Character designer
Related goods
Figure
- Item name
- Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Stationery Set
- Item name
- Stationery Set
- Category
- Stationery
- Availability
- Regular