Yui Hongo
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| Yui Hongō | |
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| Fushigi Yūgi character | |
| Created by | Yuu Watase |
| Voiced by | Yumi Tōma (Japanese) Wendee Lee (English) |
| Profile | |
| Age | 15 |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of birth | October 26, 1977 |
| Occupation | 9th Grade Student |
| Title | Priestess of Seiryū |
| Known relatives | Father and Mother |
| Bloodtype | AB |
| Height | 162 cm (5'3 and 4/5") |
| Weight | 49 kg (107.8 lbs) |
| Hobbies | Reading mysteries, music appreciation |
Yui Hongo (本郷 唯 Hongō Yui) is the Priestess of Seiryuu from Yuu Watase's Fushigi Yūgi. A very intelligent girl, she is protagonist Miaka Yuki's best friend in the real world.
Yui becomes trapped in the book universe while trying to help Miaka to return to the real world, and is subsequently caught and believed to be raped by bandits. Distraught, she tries to slit her wrists, but is found by Nakago and who brings her to Kutou.
It should be noted that Yui was not in fact raped, but led to believe she was raped by Nakago. Nakago rescued her shortly after she was knocked out by the bandits and let her come to her own conclusions after she regained consciousness.
Not realizing that her "rape" was orchestrated by Nakago, Yui begins to blame Miaka for what happened to her and turns against her former best friend, becoming the Priestess of Seiryū (Seiryū no Miko), swearing to fight against Miaka and to take her lover, Tamahome, from her in a desperate act of vengeance and lust.
After succeeding in summoning Seiryū, Yui uses her first wish to seal away Suzaku's powers, preventing the god from being summoned and the Celestial Warriors from using their powers. Her second wish is to take Miaka and herself back to their world, hoping to separate Miaka and Tamahome, but Tamahome also arrives in their world with them. Upon learning that Nakago had been using her all along, she has a change of heart and redeems herself by using her third and last wish to disable the seal on Suzaku, allowing Miaka to summon it, but she is absorbed by Seiryū afterwards. After summoning Suzaku, Miaka used her first wish to rescue Yui, and they became friends again.
After the events of the "Universe of the Four Gods", Yui enters a long-term relationship with Tetsuya Kajiwara, a friend of Keisuke Yuki (Miaka's brother), who fell in love with her while following her journey when reading the book.
[edit] Personality
In keeping with her looks, she is more mature than an average 15-year-old. Bold and confident in everything she does. Tends to see the world in black and white. Passionate, but passions turn to fury with perceived betrayal. On the outside, she's supremely self-confident, but underneath, she longs for someone to take care of her. It is revealed in the manga that Yui cut her hair to avoid all the attention she was getting from boys.
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