Yumeko Kawai

Yumeko Kawai is one of the main characters in the Ninja Hattori-kun franchise. Bright, beautiful and classy, she ignited the feud between Kemuzou Kemumaki and Kenichi Mitsuba.

Physical appearance[]

Yumeko has black oval-shaped eyes, fair skin, black hair and she is slim and tall and sometimes looks like Yukiko of Perman. She usually wears a pink top with a heart on it and a matching skirt.

Personality and traits[]

Yumeko has a hasty mind which is shown by her tendency to judge people by their appearance and skills rather than by their personality. She gets jealous whenever a partner is seen associating with others, even if they are having a casual friendship. Despite these flaws, she is an intelligent and hardworking student who has many friends and does accept the truth when she learns about it.

Yumeko is also very sporty, taking part in judo, tennis, and badminton.

Yumeko is a very friendly girl who seems to be a friend with several characters in the show.

Relationships[]

Family[]

Yumeko, being an only child, shares a close relationship with her family, although her family members come in few. But it is a matter of debate if she is faithful to her family because she often goes for outings alone with Khemamaki or Kenichi .She also has kissed Kenichi which has been understood as a demonstration of love

Kenichi Mitsuba[]

Slaap — Yumeko slaps Kenichi during a misunderstanding

Kenichi has a soft spot for Yumeko. She is not afraid to reciprocate these feelings; they once went on a trip to a zoo. Alone, that is, until Hattori's attempts to save them from Kemumaki ended up in a fierce duel. Fortunately, neither girl nor boy saw them. However, Kemumaki causes a few rifts between the two, though Hattori sets things right. Kenichi is also often seen as the less skilled between him and Kemumaki by Yumeko.

Kanzo Hattori[]

Yumeko is a good friend of Kanzo's. She, along with Shinzo, Shishimaru and Kenichi, assists him in his missions, even showing romantic feelings towards him a few times.

Shinzo Hattori and Shishimaru[]

Yumeko is a good friend to Shinzo and Shishimaru, and once offered to take them to the film adaptation of Tarzan once.

Kemumaki and Kagechiyo[]

Kemumaki trying to impress Yumeko is one of the key reasons of his antagonism. Yumeko, however, is Just good friends with him and sees him as such she is often impressed by his tricks . Fortunately, in a few episodes, she discovers the truth and admonishes him for his fraudulence.

Yumeko is kind to Kemumaki's cat and disciple, Kagechiyo, and gave him a collar with a bell once.

Mr. Koike[]

Mr. Koike is fond of Yumeko and is also impressed by her intelligence.

History[]

Ninja Hattori-kun (Manga)[]

She often causes disputes between Kenichi and Kemumaki, who both have a crush on her. Many episodes revolve around Kenichi asking Hattori for help to win Yumeko against Kemumaki. Yumeko is frequently fooled by Kemumaki and blames the wrong person for it.

Ninja Hattori-kun (Anime)[]

The Anime was based on the Manga and Yumeko held a similar position.

Quotes[]

"What's the matter, sir? Why do you look so scared? What happened?" (first line)
"Kenichi!" (Quoted on several occasions)
"Kemumaki's right, you know!"

Other information[]

Yumeko doesn't like bell peppers.
Yumeko likes the colour pink.
Ryoko's hairstyle is similar to this character.
After this character who appears with black hair from Fujiko Fujio's animated series, Izumi is the 2nd main female character with black hair, and Shizuka Minamoto is the 3rd main female character who appears with black hair, but in 2005 version.