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Mio Yamagishi, a short-haired girl in a white sailor uniform carrying a school bag, glancing back on a woodland path near a stone cottage
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Mio Yamagishi

Character

Mio Yamagishi is a first-year member of the Prince Yuki Fan Club and its designated first-year representative, dreaming of eventually leading the group. Devoted to Yuki Sohma, she is the club's most emotional and self-absorbed member, seemingly blind to the fact that Yuki will graduate long before her turn comes.

Age: 15
English Va: Kasey Buckley (2001); Emily Neves (2019)
Japanese Va: Yuuki Kajita (2001); Anzu Haruno (2019)
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 15
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 1 (2001)
Allegiances: Prince Yuki Fan Club, Kaibara Municipal High School
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Appearance

Her greenish-black hair is cut into a short bob with bangs draped over her forehead, matched by green eyes. Fair-skinned and petite, she cuts a small figure among her clubmates.

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Personality

Something of an airhead, Mio is the most emotionally driven of the fan club and the one most wrapped up in herself. She shows little foresight or sharpness, clinging to the dream of one day heading the club without grasping that Yuki will be gone by then.

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History

In the second year Mio joins Motoko Minagawa and Minami Kinoshita on their visit to Saki Hanajima's home, where they pose as researchers hoping to uncover a weakness. The scheme unravels when Megumi reveals he can curse anyone whose name he learns, and the girls flee. She also takes part in harassing Machi Kuragi for refusing to see Yuki as a prince and chases after a bogus photoshoot announcement. Within the club she looks up to Motoko and hopes to follow her path, though she and Minami frequently squabble, and she joins the others in despising Tohru Honda, dreading Saki, and resenting Kimi Toudou and Machi. As it happens, she shares a class with Machi, whom she finds thoroughly irritating.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Mio Yamagishi in Fruits Basket?

Mio Yamagishi is a first-year member of the Prince Yuki Fan Club, serving as its first-year representative and dreaming of one day leading the group.

What is Mio Yamagishi's personality like?

Mio Yamagishi is something of an airhead, the most emotionally driven member of the fan club, and shows little foresight, clinging to the dream of heading the club without realizing Yuki Sohma will graduate long before her turn comes.

What does Mio Yamagishi do to Saki Hanajima?

Mio Yamagishi joins Motoko Minagawa and Minami Kinoshita in visiting Saki Hanajima's home under the pretext of research, really hoping to uncover a weakness, but the scheme collapses when Megumi Hanajima scares them off.

Who does Mio Yamagishi look up to in the Prince Yuki Fan Club?

Mio Yamagishi looks up to Motoko Minagawa and hopes to follow her path within the fan club, though she frequently squabbles with fellow member Minami Kinoshita.

How does Mio Yamagishi feel about Machi Kuragi?

Mio Yamagishi shares a class with Machi Kuragi and finds her thoroughly irritating, joining the fan club's other members in resenting her for not treating Yuki Sohma like a prince.

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