| “ | “Please! Please go out with Kusuri!!! Kusuri loves you too much!!! She super loves you!!! She loves you as much as she loves drugs!!! She'll listen to whatever you say!!!...So, please!!! Well!!!?” | ” |
—Kusuri Yakuzen to Rentarou Aijou at Chapter 10 | ||
Kusuri Yakuzen (
Appearance[]
Kusuri (in Child Form) Full Appearance
Kusuri (in Teenage Form) Full Appearance
Kusuri has two forms seen in the series. Her child form (which is physically eight years old) and her teenage form (which reflects her actual age of eighteen).
She has red hair, turquoise eyes, and a beauty mark on her left chest in both forms. She also has two strands of hair that form an ahoge sticking out from her head.
Kusuri spends much of her time in her child form due to having consumed a failed version of a drug that was supposed to make her immortal. Upon drinking a dose of her negation drug, she will temporarily revert to her teenage form.
Child Form[]
In child form, Kusuri's hair is shorter (reaching her neck). Her facial features and physique are also more childlike, with a rounder face and petite figure. She's also drawn with a cat mouth when she smiles or talks.
Kusuri's voice is also higher-pitched in child form.
Teenage Form[]
Teenage Kusuri's hair is long and wavy, and she does it in a ponytail. Her vision is also poorer, and so she wears red half-frame spectacles.
Her physique matches her age - a generous bust and a taller, more adult-like body. Her voice is also slightly deeper in her teenage form.
School Uniform[]
Kusuri wears the same variant of the Ohananomitsu High School girl's uniform in both forms: a white short-sleeved blouse, navy skirt, black socks, and black loafers.
She accessorizes her uniform with a bolo tie with a green clasp, suspenders for her skirt, and sock garters. Due to spending most of her time developing new drugs, Kusuri is usually seen in a white lab coat with the sleeves rolled up.
When Kusuri grows into her teenage form, her uniform doesn't grow with her, so it fits more snugly on her body. Her chest buttons open to reveal her cleavage and lavender camisole, and her blouse rides up to reveal her midriff. Her skirt, originally at mid-thigh, rides up to her upper thigh.
Kusuri also wears diapers due to a desire to spend more time developing new drugs without bathroom breaks.
Personality[]
Kusuri is energetic and ingenious though has some childish aspects to her enthusiasm, especially in her manner of speech. Her main passion is creating drugs, each with unique, yet often absurd effects. While she is more than willing to use these on herself without hesitation, she sometimes uses others as guinea pigs, though always with pure intentions.
Her family all have similar verbal tics in how they end their sentences. She ends her sentences with "-nanoda" ("yep, yep" in the official translation and dub), a childish variation the tic. Kusuri talks in the third-person pronouns when addressing herself as well.
Abilities[]
Chemistry[]
As president of Ohananomitsu High's chemistry club, Kusuri is a genius in chemistry. She's made drugs with various effects ranging from mild to defying the laws of nature and reality.
While some have been beneficial, most have caused chaos and have been a big trouble for Rentarou Family.
History[]
Rentarou first saw her in her teenage form but could not stop and meet her despite feeling the soulmate shock. They met properly when he later came to the classroom searching for her but found her in her child form instead.
Kusuri attempted to make Rentarou drink a love drug, as she'd fallen in love with him at first sight but didn't believe he'd feel the same way. However, Rentarou forced himself to vomit up the concoction and confess his love without the influence of any drugs.
Relationships[]
Chiyo Iin[]
Chiyo and Kusuri sometimes take on a daughter-and-mother relationship, as seen in Chapter 59 when Kusuri uses her glasses to calm down Chiyo.
Yaku Yakuzen[]
Yaku is Kusuri's grandmother whom she loves. Because Kusuri loves Yaku so much, Kusuri doesn't want Yaku to die. That's what causes Kusuri to create the immortal drug even though it ultimately failed and made them appear child-like.
Kishika Torotoro[]
Kishika is her classmate. They have a friend-and-foe relationship when their classmates find out that they have the same boyfriend. Kusuri is always jealous when Kishika takes Yaku from her.
Etymology[]
- Yakuzen (薬膳) literally translates to "medicinal cooking."
- Kusuri (楠莉) is a homophone of the Japanese word for medicine or drug, kusuri (薬).
Trivia[]
- Kusuri has kissed and been kissed by Rentarou at least 42 times as of Chapter 188.
- In Chapter 56, Rentarou, in a dream, kisses Kusuri for eternity.
- Kusuri, Karane, Kurumi, Kishika, Suu, and Rentarou are often referred to as the tsukkomi/straight man[3] of the group.
- Kusuri's birthday is on April 18th. This was declared Invention Day in Japan in 1954 to commemorate the first substantial patent law established in 1885.
- Her ability to transform between child and adult forms is similar to Hinako Ninomiya from Ranma ½, but Kusuri's method revolves around chemical potions and not spiritual energy like Hinako.
References[]
- ↑ 100 Kanojo Manga: Chapter 70
- ↑ 100 Kanojo Manga: Chapter 133
- ↑ Straight man is a member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in slapstick comedy.
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| e100 Kanojo | |
|---|---|
| Media | Manga • Anime |
| Story | Timeline • Characters • Chapters and Volumes |
| Locations | Mirei Middle School • Ohananomitsu Middle School • Ohananomitsu High School • Ohananomitsu College University • Hanazono Estate |
| Main Characters | Rentarou Aijou • Hakari Hanazono • Karane Inda • Shizuka Yoshimoto • Nano Eiai • Kusuri Yakuzen • Hahari Hanazono • Kurumi Haraga • Mei Meido • Iku Sutou • Mimimi Utsukushisugi • Meme Kakure • Chiyo Iin • Nadeshiko Yamato • Yamame Yasashiki • Momiji Momi • Yaku Yakuzen • Kishika Torotoro • Aashii Kedarui • Uto Nakaji • Mai Meido • Momoha Bonnouji • Rin Baio • Suu Hifumi • Eira Kaho • Tama Nekonari • Himeka Saiki • Matsuri Dei • Shiina Usami • Meru Zetsubouda • Saki Tomogara • Nemu Nemui • Hasuha Hasu • Kimari Morikita |
| [1]List of Girlfriends | |
|---|---|
| #1 to #5 | Hakari Hanazono • Karane Inda • Shizuka Yoshimoto • Nano Eiai • Kusuri Yakuzen |
| #6 to #10 | Hahari Hanazono • Kurumi Haraga • Mei Meido • Iku Sutou • Mimimi Utsukushisugi |
| #11 to #15 | Meme Kakure • Chiyo Iin • Nadeshiko Yamato • Yamame Yasashiki • Momiji Momi |
| #16 to #20 | Yaku Yakuzen • Kishika Torotoro • Aashii Kedarui • Uto Nakaji • Mai Meido |
| #21 to #25 | Momoha Bonnouji • Rin Baio • Suu Hifumi • Eira Kaho • Tama Nekonari |
| #26 to #30 | Himeka Saiki • Matsuri Dei • Shiina Usami • Meru Zetsubouda • Saki Tomogara |
| #31 to #35 | Nemu Nemui • Hasuha Hasu • Kimari Morikita |