Yugiri/History

Yūgiri is a mysterious beauty. Her presence in history so far has been quite minor, and to the end, her history and background have been a mystery. There are a few clues as to who really happens in a conversation between Kotaro and the mysterious bartender at the bar that Kotaro frequents.

Throughout the show, Yugiri has been a pillar of trust for the rest of Franchouchou, despite being in a period so far removed from modern technology that she often has no idea what is going on.

Early life
Unknown

Scars
Possible (very likely) cause of death by beheading, Or she was killed by a samurai, demonstrated by the clean cut of her neck.

Being a high-class courtesan (prostitute) would mean that she would mingle with a higher position and class of companies, such as Samurai, merchant, etc. Possible an unfortunate event that she had received the receiving side of them.

1. Full round neck scar, complete decapitation.

2. Partial scar on the neck, which could indicate that she died, with the edge on the neck, but I did not fully understand it.

3. None at all

It is unknown whether her beheading was accidental or on purpose

Generals
Yugiri is not the real name of Yugiri.


 * Courtesans used romantic names from "The Tale of Genji" for names, adopting character names, character names, even chapter names.
 * They were so closely related to prostitutes that sometimes the professional names of all prostitutes were called Genji names (genjina, 源氏 名), regardless of whether they came from "The Tale of Genji"
 * The courtesans adopted the names of Genji in imitation of the sixteenth-century court ladies, who adopted elegant literary nicknames for use at court.
 * The courtesans finally stopped using the Genji names because they had become strongly associated with prostitutes.
 * The name "Yūgiri", one of the most famous courtesans of all time, bore a name from The Tale of Genji which means "Evening Mist". Yūgiri's character was the son of Genji, but no one allowed the details to get in the way of a beautiful name.
 * Also the name "Yugiri" seems like it could only be put for a certain class of courtesans.

Yugiri history speculations
It is known that she was in contact with two guerrillas of the time and that she visited Shimabara, given the time, she can refer to two Shimabara,


 * Shimabara Kyoto (" They visited me all the time when I was in Shimabara ..." ~ Yugiri, in episode 3, referring to the wolves of Mibu).
 * Shimabara Nagasaki ( When I was in Shimabara, one of the Joi revolutionaries mentioned something ... Sakura-han, make yourself dead)

The Bar Master who says he knows her says that she owes him a lot, given the time it is possible that the Master was involved with one of the two groups of the time and that being romantically involved with Yugiri would bring him problems with the Sonno Joi, and as mentioned in her song, they had to escape to Saga (who at that time was Hizen) but they were cornered near the border and Yugiri was beheaded

Yugiri was a young girl from the Meiji era. She is titled as the legendary courtesan (伝 説 の 花魁 Densetsu no Oiran).

First season
According to Kotaro Tatsumi, she was the legendary Oiran who was active from the end of the Edo era to the Meiji era, and was said to be behind the Meiji Restoration, "Yugiri" being Genji's name, so her name is unknown. real name. Its name comes from a Genji character "Tayu Yugiri" who existed in the Edo period and was popular in Kyoto and Osaka.

He has a calm and educated personality, and an immovable personality that does not move at all. The dance and shamisen skills are also top-notch, and although she is the person who died 150 years ago, she is well adjusted to the current age and works for Franchouchou's activities. On the other hand, it is also possible to see the fact that the circumstances of her life were too difficult.

The place of origin and background are unknown. Since she doesn't use dialects and speaks slang, it's unclear what Saga had to do with in her life. In the third episode, she says she was in Shimabara (Kanamachi, Kyoto), and I wonder if Yugiri had a good relationship with the aspiring Saga clan in Kyoto. Also, it seems like the bar master who appeared in Episode 11 owes a great debt to Yugiri.

The language she uses is one of the time barks used in the Kyoto (Shimabara) and Tokyo (Yoshiwara) pleasure district, and expressions like "arinsu" are part of the Kuruwa-kotoba's dialect.

"arinsu" is a corruption of "arimasu", which is a formal way of saying "~ da" in Japanese (pre-modern and modern), so it is not a difficult "dialect" to emulate

And it seems that the dialect used in these districts had a theatrical element (sounds exotic) and was used to mask the girls' original dialects because they were often from different regions.

Important point
Since she is also a prostitute, she may have spent the night with her guests, but that "job that only provides sexual services to men" is a lower rank among the courtesans. In particular, even in the Edo period.

Tayu and Tenjin, which are equivalent to "Oiran", were in a position where they would not be allowed to take that position unless they were trained in dance, koto, calligraphy, and tea ceremony. Pay close attention to that point.

The modern Shimabara geisha is never involved in prostitution. Although she may have a fixed husband, such customs are said to be on the verge of extinction due to changes in the times.

Episode 1
After their successful performance at a death metal festival, all the zombie girls regain their senses, Yūgiri wakes up along with Saki.

Episode 2
After coming back to her senses, Yūgiri spends most of her time smoking in addition to training with Kotaro. However, she still participates in the group's first real performance at the Saga Castle. As Sakura and Saki verbally fight each other on stage, Yūgiri and Lily team up for backup turning it creatively into a rap battle. The performance was successful and the girls receive a standing ovation from the audience.

Episode 3
Before meeting Kotaro's hasty expectations, Lily suggests that the group present an original group name as she feels that the ones provided by Kotaro are too bland. Yugiri suggests a complicated, traditional name, but it was denied. When Tae sneezes while rambling, Lily appears with an inspired and original group name. Yugiri and the rest of the girls agree and that is why they have decided to call themselves "Franchouchou".

The girls then train overnight to prepare for their public flash performance, though it ended bittersweet for everyone.

Episode 6
Yūgiri can't go on for long and has no idea what's going on, but she still does things without complaint, that shows how mature she is and also tries to help Ai and Junko recover after their fight together with Saki and Lily.

Second season
Yūgiri/Sipnosis