Character

Yuzuru Nishimiya

西宮 結弦

Yuzuru Nishimiya is a character introduced in Koe no Katachi. She is the younger sister of Shouko Nishimiya. She is a third-year middle school student (9th grade) but rarely attends. Yuzuru helps Shouko in dealing with the bullies at school as well as their mother's forceful decisions regarding the protection of Shouko. She doesn't have a good relationship with her mother but bonds with her grandmother. Her hobby is taking pictures of dead animals, with the intent of showing her sister how horrible death is. The purpose is to discourage her sister to from killing herself. At first glance, Yuzuru is sometimes mistaken as a boy as she sports a boyish appearance. She has short black hair and blue eyes. She usually wears a white sweatshirt with a hoodie on top, two stripes, white and blue on the shoulders and shorts, and always has her camera with her.