Mikan Yuuki
fictional character from To Love Ru
Mikan Yuuki (Japanese: 結城 美柑, Hepburn: Yūki Mikan) is a fictional character in the manga series To Love Ru, created by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki. In the series, Mikan is the independent and reliable younger sister of protagonist Rito Yuuki. She also appears in the sequel, To Love Ru Darkness. In the anime adaptations, she is voiced by Kana Hanazawa in Japanese and Brittney Karbowski in English.
Conception and creation
Mikan Yuuki was one of the earliest characters writer Saki Hasemi and illustrator Kentaro Yabuki conceived for To Love Ru, done so upon realizing they did not have a "little sister" character. While thinking her up and creating her was rather easy, crafting her personality caused them a lot of "suffering". Hasemi said most of the confusion came over how she would refer to Rito; although "Oniichan" kept popping into the author's head, they ultimately decided on her addressing her older brother by his first name. Hasemi and Yabuki were always mindful to make Mikan cute, and give her an "impish but irresistible charm". Hasemi said that while she is quite steadfast, Mikan is still an elementary school student and wants to enjoy herself and mess with Rito, "That's kind of her vibe." Although she slowly starts to realize who Rito's dream girl is as the story progresses, she continues to have no problem teasing him over it. In volume three of the manga, Hasemi said that he had thought of and abandoned several story ideas for Mikan.
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