“ | I know how upsetting it feels to watch other people mess with your work. I sympathize with Abiko. I'm not good at being critical... When it comes to adaptations I tend to leave everything to others... But in my heart, I'm the same as her. |
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― Yoriko Kichijouji |
Yoriko Kichijouji「
Appearance[]
Yoriko sports a bob-cut hairstyle with a light blonde appearance and circle glasses. In Chapter 43, she is seen wearing a white and black striped shirt and a black jacket on her meeting with Abiko.
Personality[]
Yoriko appears to be carefree, outgoing, and lax. Part of this could be due to her manga's monthly serialization, not needing to worry about immediate deadlines and the like: juxtaposed by Abiko's polar-opposite personality and serialization schedule. Yoriko is considerate of others and their circumstances, though this could be seen as her not being good at being critical.
Due to her skills as a mangaka, she has the talent of telling what kind of person another mangaka is by reading their work, and is well versed in the ins and outs of the manga industry, be it the editing side and the hurdles mangaka have to go through to create their work.
Manga Appearances[]
Chapter 11: Audition | Absent |
Chapter 12: The Third Option | Absent |
Chapter 13: Procedures | Absent |
Chapter 14: Connection | Absent |
Chapter 15: The Manga Drama | Flashback |
Chapter 16: Acting Skills | Absent |
Chapter 17: Staging | Absent |
Chapter 18: Modest Praise | Debut |
Chapter 19: The Entertainment Department | Absent |
Chapter 20: New Member | Absent |
Chapter 41: Introductions | Absent |
Chapter 42: Read-Through | Absent |
Chapter 43: The Losing Heroine | Appears |
Chapter 44: The Visit | Appears |
Chapter 45: The Telephone Game | Appears |
Chapter 46: Theater | Absent |
Chapter 47: Studio Visit | Appears |
Chapter 48: Crunch Time | Appears |
Chapter 49: Rewriting | Flashback |
Chapter 50: Emotional Acting | Absent |
Chapter 51: Inquiry | Absent |
Chapter 52: Boyfriend, Girlfriend | Absent |
Chapter 53: Playboy | Absent |
Chapter 54: Axis of a Conflict | Absent |
Chapter 55: Opening | Appears |
Chapter 56: Beginning of Competition | Appears |
Chapter 57: Lousy | Appears |
Chapter 58: Growth | Appears |
Chapter 59: Admiration | Absent |
Chapter 60: The Sun | Absent |
Chapter 61: Play Along | Absent |
Chapter 62: Ad-lib | Absent |
Chapter 63: Genius Actor | Absent |
Chapter 64: Trigger | Absent |
Chapter 65: Regret | Absent |
Chapter 66: The Curtain Falls | Appears |
Chapter 109: Night | Absent |
Chapter 110: How It Began | Absent |
Chapter 111: Mammon-Worship and Passion | Absent |
Chapter 112: Towards the Future | Absent |
Chapter 113: Commercial Work | Absent |
Chapter 114: Interpersonal Audition | Absent |
Chapter 115: Roles | Absent |
Chapter 116: Responsibility | Absent |
Chapter 117: Panda | Absent |
Chapter 118: Activation | Absent |
Chapter 119: Biological Mother | Absent |
Chapter 120: Lack of Ability | Absent |
Chapter 121: Sarina Tendouji | Absent |
Chapter 122: Doc | Absent |
Chapter 123: Bad Move | Absent |
Chapter 124: Reversal | Absent |
Chapter 125: Dazzled | Absent |
Chapter 126: Management | Absent |
Chapter 127: Scouting A Girl | Absent |
Chapter 128: Script Reading | Absent |
Chapter 129: Piece | Absent |
Chapter 130: Basic Tactic | Appears |
Chapter 131: Atonement | Absent |
Chapter 132: Nino | Absent |
Chapter 133: Acting | Absent |
Chapter 134: Depths | Absent |
Chapter 135: By Her Side | Absent |
Chapter 136: Fight | Absent |
Chapter 137: Idol | Absent |
Chapter 138: Amends | Absent |
Chapter 139: Lookism | Absent |
Chapter 140: Is This Right? | Absent |
Chapter 141: Chain | Absent |
Chapter 142: Responsibility | Flashback |
Chapter 143: Blind Follower | Absent |
Chapter 144: Fan of the Originals | Absent |
Chapter 145: Children | Absent |
Chapter 146: Role | Absent |
Chapter 147: Wish | Absent |
Chapter 153: Fiction | Absent |
Chapter 154: 15-Year Lie | Absent |
Chapter 155: Happy End | Absent |
Chapter 156: MEMe | Absent |
Chapter 157: An Ordinary Day, A Wonderful Day | Absent |
Chapter 158: Jewel | Absent |
Chapter 159: Resonance | Absent |
Chapter 160: Eye | Absent |
Chapter 161: Future | Absent |
Chapter 162: Aqua Hoshino | Absent |
Chapter 163: You | Absent |
Chapter 164: Finale | Absent |
Chapter 165: And Then | Appears |
Anime Appearances[]
Episode 1: Mother and Children | Absent |
Episode 2: Third Option | Absent |
Episode 3: Manga Based TV Drama | Debut |
Episode 4: Actors | Appears |
Episode 5: Reality Dating Show | Absent |
Episode 6: Egosurfing | Absent |
Episode 7: Buzz | Absent |
Episode 8: First Time | Absent |
Episode 9: B-Komachi | Absent |
Episode 10: Pressure | Absent |
Episode 11: Idol | Absent |
Episode 12: Tokyo Blade | Appears |
Episode 13: The Telephone Game | Appears |
Episode 14: Rewriting | Appears |
Episode 15: Emotional Acting | Flashback |
Episode 16: The Curtain Rises | Appears |
Episode 17: Growth | Appears |
Episode 18: Sun | Appears |
Episode 19: Trigger | Appears |
Episode 20: Dream | Appears |
Episode 21: Liberation | Absent |
Episode 22: Freedom | Absent |
Episode 23: Reunion | Absent |
Episode 24: Wish | Absent |
Etymology[]
- The name Yoriko means "rely" (頼) (yori) and "child" (子) (ko).
- Yoriko's surname Kichijouji means "auspicious, lucky omen" (吉祥) (kichijou) and "temple" (寺) (ji).
Trivia[]
- Sweet Today has also appeared in Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Aka Akasaka's other manga.
- While the mangaka was not named in the manga, it is shown to be Aosaka Ao in the anime[3]. This can be interpreted as either a retcon or Yoriko's pseudonym.
- Furthermore, Yoriko could be considered to be an unseen character in the Kaguya-Sama manga series due to the appearance of her manga in that series, but not her appearance herself.