 This article is about an ally in Kamen Rider Revice.
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Yukimi Igarashi (五十嵐 幸実, Igarashi Yukimi) is the mother of the Igarashi siblings, and the wife of Genta Igarashi, as well as the owner of Happy Spa.
History[]
Background[]
Yukimi finding Junpei under the rubble.
Yukimi Igarashi was born on 1976 to her unnamed parents and ran a family bathhouse called Happy Spa, later coming its sole owner after their passing. In her youth, she witnessed Junpei Shiranami's battles as Kamen Rider Vail against the demons that rampage society. After they both fall buried under rubble, Yukimi brought Junpei to Happy Spa for food and rest. As Junpei did not remember his own name, Yukimi named him "Genta" after her late dog.
Yukimi feeding Genta a hot meal.
Out on a shopping round, Yukimi is captured by NOAH along with Junpei due to her being his "civilian collaborator." Having been locked in separate cells, they would later escape with the help of Shozo Irabu, an undercover resistance member inside NOAH. When Junpei's inner demon Vail betrayed him, Yukimi's presence was enough for Junpei to resist Vail's power. While the two fought in an ensuing battle, Masumi Karizaki seemingly sacrificed himself to seal Vail into the Demons Driver, as NOAH headquarters would collapsing right after.
Yukimi reintroduces herself as Genta's "wife".
In the aftermath, Yukimi remained at Junpei's bedside at a hospital. After Junpei woke up with no memories, Yukimi claimed to be his wife and his name was "Genta Igarashi". The married couple spent their lives running Happy Spa and had two sons, Ikki and Daiji. Several years into peace as Yukimi was pregnant with Sakura, she fell unconscious after Vail possessed her husband again and destroyed the bathhouse in a horrific fire. Sometime after the incident, Yukimi was able to give birth to Sakura without complications and the bathhouse was restored.
The Deadmans Crisis[]
Yukimi in the hospital.
While attending Daiji's appointment ceremony at Fenix, the event got sabotaged by the Deadmans. The Mammoth Deadman rams into Yukimi and injures her. Once Ikki uses the Rex Vistamp to summon Vice and protect her, this backfired after the demon charged to eat her. Yukimi watched her son used the Revice Driver to seal Vice in the nick of time, and becoming Kamen Rider Revice together. Yukimi was later brought to the hospital and remained recovering for the week. Yukimi would still provide much-needed advice to her kids as she recovers.
Genta and Yukimi convinced by Hiromi to let their children continue as Kamen Riders
After fully recovering, Yukimi was released from the hospital and went on vacation with her family. Their happiness was cut short after learning Daiji was possessed by his inner demon Kagero. After Ikki was able to save Daiji, Sakura expressed a desire to fight with them as a Kamen Rider. While Yukimi grew overprotective towards her daughter, she was convinced by Hiromi Kadota to trust her three children. During a supermarket errand, she was suddenly ambushed and impersonated by the Chameleon Deadman. However, this was actually a trap set up by the Igarashi siblings and Yukimi cheered on as her children battle the Deadmans.
Secrets of the Igarashi Family[]
While Ikki occassionally allows Vice to roam, it took Yukimi a bit of time to accept Vice due to remembering him trying to eat her. Eventually, she would permit him to join the Igarashis in family dinner. Meanwhile, Giff's pulsations began affecting Genta in a way and he was forcibly transformed into Kamen Rider Vail. Yukimi went into hiding after Genta was taken away by Shozo Irabu. The Igarashi siblings would be disclosed of Genta and Yukimi's past, and how she saved him during his darkest hour.
Days later, Yukimi returned home and apologized to her kids for hiding their father's past from them. She confirmed Genta was safe and how she wanted to protect everything Genta's sacrificed for. After Ikki was impromptly taken by the Ushijima family, Yukimi was later brought into Weekend where she reunited with Masumi Karizaki and learning of an upcoming war requiring her children's presence. As Genta decides to distance himself from the family to protect them from Vail, Yukimi began cleaning Happy Spa awaiting for his return.
The Giff Uprising[]
After Vail made his complete return and began threatening the Igarashi, Vice elected to protect Yukimi as a bodyguard. She would later thank Vice for his heroism. Meanwhile, Genta was brought into Weekend for recovery and was soon able to return home to Yukimi at Happy Spa. While resettling, Yukimi and Genta discovered Ikki had vanished from the family photos. Yukimi is shocked to learn that Ikki's memories would disappear as a consequence for fighting as a Kamen Rider. However, Ikki promises his parents that he will continue to fight no matter what happens.
As Genta became motivated to become a new Kamen Rider to settle things with Vail once and for all, the best for Yukimi could do was support her husband. On the night before the final battle, Yukimi cooked him the same meal that she made for Genta when they first met and reminisce how they grew as a family.
Battle Familia[]
Price of Transformation[]
Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale[]
Personality[]
With a strong balance of warm love and tough love, Yukimi acts the foundation to her family. She is hard-working and takes pride in the family bathhouse, believing that no matter what happens, a person can “revive and rejuvenate in a hot bath”. Due to her work ethic, she dislikes her family slacking off.
While she seems to have little problem with Ikki and Daiji becoming Kamen Riders (even encouraging Ikki in his initial hesitance), she is opposed to Sakura's participation as one, even attempting to take her Driver, suggesting a level of overprotectiveness. This may be due to her husband once being a reckless Kamen Rider, worried that her daughter might do the same. This overprotectiveness later changes into supporting Sakura into fighting as a Rider.
Due to her first impressions with Vail and Vice, Yukimi sometimes displays a slight yet less subtle prejudice against demons. Eventually, she is shown to grown fond of Vice as Yukimi allowed him to join family dinner and was thankful to Vice for protecting her from Vail.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Husband
Eldest son
Middle son
Only daughter
Youngest son
- Genta/Kamen Rider Vail/Kamen Rider Destream: Yukimi's husband whom she met when they were young. Being alone for most of her life after the death of her parents, meeting Genta back as Junpei helped to fill the gap in her heart and made her feel less lonely. In turn, after seeing Genta's struggles as Vail, she also wanted to help him as well. In order to ensure their mutual happiness, she decides to keep their past a tightly guarded secret. As a promise to never let her husband fall back into the pain he once went through, Yukimi supports and cares for Genta through and through, even being fine with him goofing around the house and going about his daily, carefree activities.
- Ikki/Kamen Rider Revi: Yukimi's eldest son whom she trusts a lot. She occasionally gives advice to Ikki whenever he faces problems, while also encouraging him to put more of his faith in his siblings. As the three siblings began going on their own paths, Ikki chose to stay behind and continue helping out his mother with the bathhouse. Though she always puts up a brave front for the sake of motivating and encouraging Ikki, it eventually reached a breaking point when she realized that her eldest son had eventually lost all memories of his family as a result of becoming a Rider, and had a much harder time digesting that fact.
- Daiji/Kamen Rider Live: Yukimi's middle son. While she is proud of Daiji and his achievements, she also manages to recognize that he is facing his own problems and insecurities even though he does not openly talk about it. When Daiji was taken over by Kagero, she is more focused on keeping the family together so that Daiji can still have a home to return to, showing that she was one of the first to believe in Daiji's own inner strength.
- Sakura/Kamen Rider Jeanne: Yukimi's daughter. She is initially concerned about Sakura fighting against the Deadmans, but eventually changes her opinion after seeing her daughter in action, supporting her as Jeanne.
Friends[]
- Shozo Irabu: A customer of Happy Spa, who was in reality a former soldier of NOAH, when he met Yukimi & Genta back in their youth.
- (Kamen Rider) Vice: Ikki's inner demon who she resents for trying to eat her. She refused to let him eat with the family, but after proving himself time and time again, she accepts Vice and allows him to eat curry with them. Vice even helps out Yukimi with chores from time to time.
- Blue Bird:
- Hiromi Kadota/Kamen Rider Demons (I): One of Fenix's (now Blue Bird) members who looks after Yukimi's children as their friend and uncle figure.
- George Karizaki/Kamen Rider Demons (III)/Kamen Rider Juuga: Fenix's (now Blue Bird) scientist who helps Yukimi's children against the Deadmans and comes to their bathhouse time and time again.
- Go Tamaki/Kamen Rider Over Demons (II): Once Julio, Tamaki works at the bathhouse under a different identity without having her suspect anything.
- Hana Natsuki/(Kamen Rider) Aguilera: to be added.
- Tatsuhiko Tabuchi: to be added.
Allies[]
- Weekend:
- Masumi Karizaki: George's father, once a scientist of NOAH helped her and Genta escape. They later reunite in Weekend.
- Hikaru Ushijima/Kamen Rider Over Demons (I): One of her fellow customers in the bathhouse, when she later learns of him and his family as members of Weekend.
- Tasuke Ushijima: to be added.
- Kimiko Ushijima: to be added.
Enemies[]
- Vail: The demon of Genta who manipulated him back as Junpei years ago. Through Genta, he tried to get him to kill her, but managed to break free.
- Deadmans:
- Giff:
- Hideo Akaishi: The mastermind behind Fenix's corruption who later prepares for humanity's submission to Giff's reign of terror.
- (Kamen Rider) Orteca/Demons (II):
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Yukimi Igarashi is portrayed by Kurara Emi (映美 くらら, Emi Kurara). In her youth as seen in Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail, she is portrayed by Sakurako Okubo, who previously portrayed Hammie
/Chameleon Green in Uchu Sentai Kyuranger.
Etymology[]
Like the rest of her family, the Igarashi surname contains the kanji for "fifty" (五十嵐), which is likely a nod to Revice commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Kamen Rider franchise.
Notes[]
- When the show was originally conceptualized, Yukimi was considered to be killed off to drive Ikki's motivation to become a Kamen Rider. The idea was ultimately rejected in order for the show to focus more on "family" rather than "revenge".
- As revealed in Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail, "Igarashi" is Yukimi's birth surname which was taken on by Genta following their marriage.
- The surname is later used for the name of Kamen Rider Igarashi.
- Of the original 5 members of the Igarashi family, Yukimi is the only one not to have gained a Rider form.
Appearances[]
- Kamen Rider Revice
- Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail
- Episode 1: Family! Contract! The Demon Whispers!
- Episode 2: The Demon Is Just a Bad Guy!?
- Episode 3: Hostage Trouble, What Will the Brothers Do!?
- Episode 4: Not Enough Love! A Dangerous Demon Is Born!
- Episode 5: The World Reforming Rider! Who Is the Traitor!?
- Episode 8: Family Rest, Heaven and Hell!?
- Episode 9: Runaway Kagero! Igarashi Brothers... Collapse!?
- Episode 10: Older and Younger Brother, the Heart That Believes
- Episode 11: Invincible Sakura, Power for What Purpose
- Episode 12: Weakness Is Strength!? The Invincible Jeanne!
- Episode 13: Fenix's Close Call!
- Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations
- Episode 15: Eradicate! Showdown! Deadmans!
- Episode 16: Desire to Protect... The Time of the Three Igarashi Siblings!
- Kamen Rider Revice: The Mystery (Flashback)
- Episode 17: Deepening Betrayal, The True Value of Buddies
- Episode 18: Buddy's Trajectory, A Miracle of Fire And Ice
- Episode 19: Demons' Warning, Hiromi's Siege!?
- Episode 20: Ruthless and Temporary, The Price of Transformation
- Episode 21: Lay Down My Life, Entrust My Feelings
- Episode 22: Slam-Bang... Kukikaidan!?
- Episode 23: Vice Takes Over... Betrayal After All!?
- Episode 25: Revive! Vail!? Memories of The Igarashi Family
- Episode 27: Stop It! Tyrant's Rampage and Violent Runaway
- Episode 28: Beyond Fear, Gale and Thunder! Believe In Yourself and Become One!
- DEAR GAGA (Flashback)
- Episode 29: Crank In! Memory of Hiromi! (Flashback)
- Episode 30: Seiyu! Say Me! The Aftermath of Youth
- Episode 31: Illusionary Guidance, Dream Afterwards
- Episode 32: Lost Whereabouts, Queen's Pride
- Episode 34: The Demon Is Calling the Demon
- Episode 36: Humanity at the Crossroads, Their Determination
- Episode 38: Father and Child Weaving Together! The Ultimate Revice!
- Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix (Flashback)
- Episode 39: Hope and Despair, The Conflict Between Three Siblings (Mentioned)
- Episode 40: Family or the World... Brothers Quarrel of the Soul!
- Episode 41: Father's True Intention, Son's Determination!
- Episode 42: Fierce Battle! Crimson Vail and Destream
- Episode 43: The End of Eternity, Where Regret Leads
- Episode 44: Lay Down My Body and Soul, The Whereabouts of the Decision
- Episode 45: Never-Ending Nightmare, Protectors and the Protected
- Episode 46: Courage to Face Each Other... What Should You Really Protect?
- Kamen Rider Revice Movie Spin-Off Delivered Drama: Birth of Chimera
- Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia
- Episode 47: Karizaki's Rebellion, The Price of Transformation
- Episode 48: Proof of Determination! This is... Japan's No. 1 Busybody!
- Episode 49: At the End of the Battle... Only the Demon Remains
- Episode 50: Family to the End, Until the Day We Meet Again
- Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale
- Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons (Flashback)
