Yurie

But before we could settle in, we jumped into my father-in-law's car and drove across town to dine with our nephew Tomo and his fiancée Yurie.

A Tokyo Reunion Michael Judge 2011

The band is a duo of Shigematsu Kenta (guitar) and Sakai Yurie (bass, vocals).

Notable OP/ED themes: Spring 2010 « Undercover 2010

Over ice-cold beer and the best Korean barbeque I've ever had, Tomo, Yurie and a handful of relatives and friends gave thanks for our being together, no matter the occasion.

A Tokyo Reunion Michael Judge 2011

Now, with Matsuri as her manager, Yurie has to grant wishes, cure curses, meet aliens, and attend god conventions.

Archive 2008-03-01 Bob 2008

Everyone in the town seems perfectly happy accpeting that Yurie is now a god; so there's no issue with her having to either keep her powers secret or convince people that she isn't lying.

Archive 2008-03-01 Bob 2008

Even the mechanics behind how and why Yurie becomes a god in the first place is never explained at all, and I wonder if the actual reason for it is implied in some way that a Japanese audience would pick up on, but which went right over my head.

Archive 2008-03-01 Bob 2008

She hopes that replacing their hapless local god, Yashima-sama, with Yurie will make the shrine more popular and profitable.

Archive 2008-03-01 Bob 2008

Of course, only Yurie can see them though nobody in the show doubts their existence; but there they are just hanging out and being weird.

Archive 2008-03-01 Bob 2008

Even though Yurie is a god, she is not sure what kind of god she wants to be.

Archive 2008-03-01 Bob 2008

The fact that Yurie is so hesitant to use and abuse her powers keeps the tone of the show low-key.

Archive 2008-03-01 Bob 2008