Yuzu Kurosaki

Yuzu Kurosaki (黒崎 遊子, Kurosaki Yuzu) is Karin's fraternal twin and Ichigo Kurosaki's little sister.

Appearance
Yuzu's appearance is in stark contrast to her sister's. Yuzu has short, light brown hair, similar to her mother, Masaki Kurosaki while Karin has dark hair like Isshin. Her eyes are a dark brown color and appear much softer and feminine when compared to her sister's. She wears a green hooded sweatshirt, and an apron when cooking. She also wears a red hairclip on the left side of her head.

Personality
Yuzu is more soft-spoken in comparison to her authoritative sibling. She is also the more empathetic of the two girls. She takes care of the housework, such as cooking meals and tidying up the living space, on a daily basis. She also regularly cuts Ichigo's hair.

Unlike her siblings, Yuzu is only able to see faint outlines of spirits as she is able to inform Ichigo that another ghost is present while they are about to sit down to dinner. Both girls help out in the family's clinic. Yuzu greatly admires her brother and looks upto him a lot, a trait that Ichigo shares being very protective of his family. It was the image of Yuzu in the arms of a Hollow that initially shocked Ichigo into action despite the fear he'd been feeling at the time having never seen a Hollow before. She tends to get very upset whenever Ichigo disappears for any period longer than a day due to her brother complex.

Yuzu has a very playful side to her as well, despite the more responsibility she takes on when regarding the housework and looking after her family after the death of their mother. She has discovered Kon although she hasn't discovered his true identity but likes to play with him, calling him "Bostov" and this often involves her dressing him in feminine clothes and gluing on unwanted accessories, much to his chagrin. During these times her childlike and girlish personality can be seen i contrast to her responsible side that is usually present. She also appears quite gullible and yet caring at the same time when she is taken in by Rukia's tears and allowing her to stay at their house. She tends to be very close to her father, probably the closest out of his children, both of them often being chastised by Karin when they become mischievous and nosey over Ichigo and his new friends.

History
Little is known about Yuzu's history. She was born, along with her twin sister Karin, to Isshin and Masaki Kurosaki eleven years ago, the younger sister of Ichigo Kurosaki. She was born without the power to see ghosts that the rest of her siblings possess.

Six years previous to the current storyline, Yuzu lost her mother to the Hollow known as Grand Fisher when he attacked Masaki and Ichigo as they left the dojo where Ichigo had been training at time. Despite only being four years old at the time, it appears that the Kurosaki twins forced themselves to mature much faster than is usual for girls their age. Yuzu decided to become the mother figure in their household and began to take care of all the menial jobs around the house, becoming an exceptional cook by the time she was eleven years old in the current timeline. She also takes the time to help her father out at the Kurosaki Clinic along with Karin taking the role of nurses that are absent. Unlike Karin, Yuzu has maintained a much more emotional side than her twin, not holding back when displaying upset tears of worry or cries of joy when the time arises, while Karin would remain almost aloof to most things outside of soccer or her father's annoyances.

Agent of the Shinigami arc
Yuzu made her debut along with the rest of her family when Ichigo initially returned from helping a ghost find peace. She is seen scolding her father and brother for their brawl and telling them that their dinner is cold. She was worried when Ichigo went straight to bed instead of finshing dinner while Karin began insulting their father over the issue. Later, along with the rest of her family, they are attacked by a huge Hollow that has come to eat Ichigo due to his vast Spiritual energy. Ichigo saw Yuzu in the arms of the monster and springs into action despite his fear, and attack the Hollow. She also appears to be worrying more about Ichigo than her own safety despite her injuries promptly shaming Ichigo into receiving Rukia's powers.

The next day Yuzu is all healed and her memory has been wiped of the whole incident believing it to have been a truck accident along with the rest of her family. A dress and a pair of pajamas that belonged to Yuzu went missing around the same time that Rukia moved into Ichigo's closet and it was later revealed that they had been stolen by the Shinigami in secret.

Soul Society arc
After Ichigo goes to Soul Society there is a filler episode where she befriends a cat's spirit, whom she calls Raku. They are soon attacked by hollows, and Raku transforms into the Karakura Lion Jet. He manages to save Yuzu and she is forced to bid him adieu.

Bount arc (anime only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

When Ichigo and Isshin are fighting upstairs, Yuzu calls them down for breakfast and Karin asks what their doing now. As their eating, Yuzu asks Isshin for an explanation as to what happened to his face and Isshin simply turns around saying nothing happened. Karin then asks Ichigo if he's been working out lately since he's gotten a few muscles lately. Ichigo changes the subject though and asks Yuzu and Karin if they've been doing their homework. Yuzu states that she got it done in hardly any time at all and then Karin states that Don Kanonji has been coming over a lot, saying that Ichigo is now his pupil. Ichigo begins to get worried and tells them that Kanonji doesn't know what he's talking about. All of a sudden Isshin gets up from his chair and kicks Ichigo in the face, sending him backwards. Isshin mocks Ichigo for not being able to react fast at all and the two of them begin fighting. Yuzu then tells them to stop fighting at the table. Later, after Ichigo returns home from school, Yuzu tells him he's just in time for dinner. However, Isshin immediately begins fighting with Ichigo again, telling him he's late. Yuzu tries to stop this but Karin tells her to leave them alone and to think of it as a bonding experience for the two of them.

Arrancar arc
Rukia Kuchiki is sent to the Human World to deal with the Arrancar, and decides Ichigo's house would best suit her. She tells Yuzu and Isshin Kurosaki a sad story about how she has no money and no place to stay, leading Yuzu to give her a room. Ichigo soon leaves to the Vizard training ground without a word, and not even Rukia can find him. Yuzu cries for Ichigo, believing he won't come back. Even Kon commented on how Ichigo can hurt her like this.

Beast Swords arc (anime only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

Yuzu discovers Karin talking to a spirit. While still unable to see it, she helps Karin in dealing with the spirit, who introduces himself as Zabimaru. Yuzu offers for Zabimaru to join them at their house for awhile. There, Yuzu treats Zabimaru to some desert and games, despite always facing the wrong way when talking to him, leading to Snakey yelling at her despite her also not being able to hear him. Later after falling asleep, Zabimaru leaves without the twin's knowing.

Powers &amp; Abilities
Spiritual Power: Yuzu's ability to see spirits differs between the Manga and the Anime. In the beginning of the Manga she was able to see spirit's outlines, but in the anime she complained that she couldn't see them at all. After meeting Raku/Cammy in the Manga, she was able to see spirits, but it is unknown if this ability lasted past the chapter. In the anime, the ability to see spirits was exclusive to her when Raku/Cammy was in her presence, for later in the series, she was unable to see a massive hollow even though it was picking her up. She is currently the least powerful member of the Kurosaki family.

Trivia

 * She gets hyperactive upon seeing Kon, and he seems to be the only doll she dresses up strangely.