You Watanabe

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Watanabe You
Kanji	渡辺曜
Romaji	Watanabe You
Statistics
Birthday	April 17th
Year	Third Year (Movie) Second Year (Season 1 - Movie)
Height	157cm
Blood Type	AB
Three Sizes	B 82, W 57, H 81
Other
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Favorite Food	Salisbury Steak
Disliked Food	Sashimi Anything too dry
Charm Point	Her energetic personality
Debut
Japanese Voice Actress/Actor
Seiyuu Kanji	斉藤朱夏
Seiyuu Romaji	Saitou Shuka
Other Language Voice Actor/Actress
English	Apphia Yu
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You Watanabe is a main character in Love Live! Sunshine!!. She is a third-year student at Numazu High School. She is a member of CYaRon! and YYY (わいわいわい), two sub-units under Aqours. Her image color is light blue.

She was a second-year student at both Uranohoshi Girls' High School prior to its closure and Seishin High School (albeit temporarily) before fully integrated into Numazu High.

Background

She is a second year and a classmate of Chika Takami, who is her childhood friend along with Kanan Matsuura. Her father captains a ferry and she would like to have his job someday. Her catchphrase is "Yousoro!" (ヨーソロー！ lit. Aye Aye!), on which she salutes like a sailor. This is often accompanied by the phrase "Zensoku zenshin!" (全速前進！ Full speed ahead!). She also has a cousin named Tsuki Watanabe, who lived in Italy.

In the first episode, on a trip to Tokyo with Chika, the two learned about school idols and the Love Live! tournament after seeing a screen with school idols at the Akiba Dome, including µ's. After Chika becomes fascinated with the idea of school idols, You follows her into opening a school idol club of their own at their high school.

Personality

You is an energetic, tomboyish and positive girl with an outlook of focusing on her goals, which can sometimes cause her to take action without thinking things over first. Her positive attitude also makes her one of the more charismatic members of the group. Since she would like to have her father's job as the captain of a ferry, she tends to salute when she says her catchphrase "Yousoro!", often in the place of "hello" and "good-bye".

You loves the friendship she has forged with Chika over the years, so she slowly grew jealous of Riko Sakurauchi's friendship with Chika when she invites her to join Aqours. This is hinted in Season 1 Episode 10, and is expanded upon in Season 1 Episode 11 when the members of Aqours find out the group originally consisted of her and Chika, rather than Chika and Riko. After Mari Ohara confronts her on it, You expresses her feelings to her best friend, and stops being jealous of Riko.

Clubs and Hobbies

Due to her upbringing, her daily routine includes weight training and running. You is shown to have many talents: one of them is high diving, and she is good enough at it to qualify for the national team. She can also intuitively forecast the weather. She is also a very good chef, able to cook and turn Yoshiko Tsushima's and Mari's prepared dishes into curry as seen in Season 1 Episode 10. She loves the uniforms of uniformed occupations, which is why she acts as Aqours' wardrobe supervisor alongside Ruby Kurosawa, able to illustrate concept art of idol costumes and make them with no prior experience

Appearance

You has a slim figure and is athletic. She has curly light greyish-brown hair that reaches her shoulders and has light blue eyes.

Audio

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Songs

SoloAqoursCYaRon!YYYDuo & TrioCollaboration

Beginner's Sailing
Totsuzen GIRL
Paradise Chima
Ao No Aurora

Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?
Step! ZERO to ONE
Aqours☆HEROES
Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM
Mattete Ai no Uta
Todokanai Hoshi da to Shitemo
Aozora Jumping Heart
Humming Friend
Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou
Sunshine Pikkapika Ondo
Yume de Yozora o Terashitai
Mijuku DREAMER
Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare
MIRAI TICKET
Pops heart de Odorun damon!
Daydream Warrior
Thrilling・One Way
Taiyou o Oikakero!
Jingle Bells ga Tomaranai
Seinaru Hi no Inori
HAPPY PARTY TRAIN
SKY JOURNEY
Shoujo Ijou no Koi ga Shitai
Landing action Yeah!!
Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo
Kimi no Hitomi o Meguru Bouken
Yuuki wa doko ni? Kimi no Mune ni!
"MY LIST" to you!
MY Mai☆TONIGHT
MIRACLE WAVE
Awaken the power (Featuring Saint Snow)
WATER BLUE NEW WORLD
WONDERFUL STORIES
Kiseki Hikaru
Hop Step Waai!
Thank you, FRIENDS!!
No.10
Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa…
Next SPARKLING!!
Hop? Stop? Nonstop!
Brightest Melody
Over The Next Rainbow (Featuring Saint Snow)
Jump up HIGH!!
I-n-g, I TRY!!
Bouken Type A, B, C!!
Mitaiken HORIZON
Deep Resonance
Dance with Minotaurus
KOKORO Magic "A to Z"
Wake up, Challenger!!
CYaZALEA☆Kiss☆DADANDAAAN
Fantastic Departure!
Aqours Pirates Desire
JIMO-AI Dash!
Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara (9 Members Ver)
Future flight
Smile smile ship Start!
Kokoro no Hane yo Kimi e Tondeke!
DREAMY COLOR
KU-RU-KU-RU Cruller!
SUKI for you, DREAM for you!
Namida×
Not ALONE not HITORI
GEMSTONE "DE‐A‐I"
Nando Datte Yakusoku!
Yume + Mirai = Mugendai
BANZAI! digital trippers
KA-GA-YA-KI-RA-RI-RA
SORA, FUJI, SUNSHINE!
Genjitsu Mysterium
GAME ON!
Kimi no Tame Boku no Tame
SILENT PAIN
Wonder sea breeze
La la Yuuki no Uta
Numazu Yassa Yoisa Uta
BLOOM OF COLORS
Deep Blue
SAKURA-saku KOKORO-saku
Bokura no Umi de Mata Aou
Eikyuu hours
Bokura no Tabi wa Owaranai

Genki Zenkai DAY! DAY! DAY!
Yozora wa Nandemo Shitteru no?
P.S. no Mukougawa
Kinmirai Happy End
Kaigandoori de Matteru yo
Sakura Bye Bye
Braveheart Coaster
CHANGELESS
Kodoku Teleport
Aru Hi...Eien Mitai ni!
Whistle of Revolution
Dragon Riders

Waai WaiWai WaiWaiWai!
Fabotage
peace piece pizza
U-CYU

Kimeta yo Hand in Hand
Daisuki dattara Daijoubu!
Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara
Jimo Ai ♡ Mantan ☆ Summer Life
Marine Border Parasol
Misty Frosty Love
R・E・P
Special Holidays

LIVE with a smile! (Featuring Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Liella!)
Bring the Love! (Featuring Ayumu Uehara, Kanon Shibuya and Kaho Hinoshita, and Honoka Kosaka)

Other Data

Note: Dengeki G's Magazine is a monthly magazine that is part of the Love Live! and Love Live! Sunshine!! multimedia projects. As it is usually the first source of news for all major projects under these titles, its monthly sections will detail how the project has progressed over time. The issues are usually published a month ahead of time. For example, the July 2010 issue would've been released on 30th May 2010.

2015

Official Introduction from Website File:Sunshine!! character intro - Watanabe You.png "Uranohoshi Girls' School Year 2 Class 1, Student No. 28, Watanabe You! My special abilities are high-dives and predicting the weather! My unique talent is a high-dive with a 3.5-round somersault!! That is all!!!... Ugh, it feels like I've nothing more to say--- What should I do, being an idol might not suit me after all. Ehh, my daily routines are muscle training and running, and I would like to follow in my respected father's footsteps and become a ferry captain in the future! Hmm, I wonder if that's enough? An idol's self-introduction... this felt nothing like that, but oh well, whatever! "I noticed that I liked singing and dancing by accident when I tried it out for fun, and team-play is also enjoyable♪ And so Watanabe You, will now set sail for Love Live! Take off!! Salute!!!" Official Translation File:Sunshine!! translated character intro - Watanabe You.png Character Introduction (August 2015) File:Dengeki G's Magazine Aug 2015 Watanabe You Scan.jpg Character Introduction I'm a second year in Uranohoshi Girls' High School, Watanabe You, sixteen years old. My talent is high diving, I've been doing it since childhood. Because this is a seaside village, the places where you can swim in are everywhere you look, so swimming is everyone's strong point but--- something like high diving is a bit different so it's my sole pride, I think? When I was small, I would go high diving every day from places like the large rock over at the rocky area, or from the embankment. Everyone used to rush to enter the ocean to play but--- after entering middle school, everyone no longer swims that much anymore, right? But no matter what, in the end, I love the sea--- Even now I still swim at the school's pool every day. I guess this is due to my father's influence, huh? My father is the captain of a liner that operates out of this Izu peninsula. When I was small, he often allowed me to ride along on his ship. Being aboard a ferry running along the seas, taking a deep breath is always refreshing--- Stepping out onto the deck of the ferry that splits the wind, I love how it almost feels as if the world is in my hands. A scenery of only blue seas and white skies that stretches endlessly. No matter how many times I ride the ferry, I love it so much that my heart races--- No matter when, driven by the good mood, I kind of feel like I want to do a high dive into the sea! "Splash!" Something like that. High diving from the tall deck of a high-speed liner, dancing in the air before a splash. That immediate transition from the warm air atop the deck to being wrapped by the water--- That cooling is the most amazing feeling! Fufu, such an athletic person like myself--- Can I really become an idol? If I ever really become a school idol and stand on a stage someday, at that time I'll--- probably stand on the deck of a large ship, and shout out "Yousoro!" like a ship captain♡ But for now, just leave the mood to me to dive right into the heart of things. Even this sea of idols--- I'll try jumping in with all my might! And so--- I'll aim for that sparkling star of idols within the high seas and charge full speed ahead! Yousoro!! Typical off-day schedule Time Activity 7:00am: Wake up, jogging, and muscle training. 8:00am: Breakfast 9:00am: At the pool 12:00pm: Lunch (Having my bento at school!) 1:00pm: At the pool 3:00pm: Everyone comes to play during snack-break time! 4:00pm: End of swimming 5:00pm: Snack at the aquarium's cafe 6:00pm: Go home. Take a bath. 7:00pm: Dinner 8:00pm: Fall asleep Uranohoshi Splash! !: Tons of Happenings!? (October 2015) File:Dengeki G's Magazine Oct 2015 Chika You.jpg Watanabe You's Case C, c-c-c--- caught something~! That's great, with this, I can finally return--- Phew. Jeez, when everyone gathered today, they just passed fishing equipment to me out of nowhere. I was thinking just what kind of school idol activity we were doing, but fishing!? It was extremely surprising but--- Chika-chan said, we need to create an episode that conveys our everyday lives here in Uchiura... Somehow, with just that, the mood changed entirely but--- Well, whatever. Caught a horse mackerel♡ Alright, now that it has come to this, it's been a while since I've fished, but I'll do this as a present for the readers--- Ahh, in the end, something just feels extremely off about all this. Is this really fine, a fishing idol? Have I been deceived... Aqours After School Talk - You File:Dengeki G's Aqours Afterschool Talk You.png Caption: At long last, the voyage as idols is starting from here on out!♪ Everyone, Yousoro!! Tada♪ How is it? Uranohoshi Girls' High School Year 2, Watanabe You! This is my--- School Idol Version♪ Somehow, this strangely feels uneasy, while this costume feels even more embarrassing than the swimsuits I'm usually in, it's also a strange feeling. Ehehe♪ "The You who's perfectly fine with always wearing those revealing swimsuits has no right to say that," Everyone gave me that sort of retort but--- But, you know? Swimwear for competition-use are, how to put it--- Something just like uniforms. But, something like this is just... Somehow it's overly-cute, it feels like You-chan became someone else without realizing it☆ It feels like I might say that I've become more introspective without knowing it. Everyone, please always, always keep watching Aqours from here on out~♡♡♡ Just kidding♡♪ Aqours DIARY: Everyone's Diary (November 2015) File:Dengeki G's Magazine Nov 2015 Mari Kanan You.jpg Full speed ahead!! Starboard, full turn to the right! Yousoro♡ Ehehe, this is something I've always dreamed of since my childhood--- being the captain of a large ship. What do you think, does it suit me? My dream has come true, and I finally became the captain of a high-speed ferry~!! Well, of course, that's just a joke! Ehehe♡ Today's the harbor's Event Day, and there was a booth that allowed the public to experience wearing uniforms so I came to play! How do I look? Great? Yes♪ The truth is, I thought that Aqours's costume would also be great if they were made along these lines but--- as expected, everyone would oppose that, huh? With a large regulation cap, my coolness factor went up about 20 percent♪ Feels like my dance moves will be sharp! Aqours 1st Center Election Appealing For Votes Caption: Always looking straight ahead, and only advancing forward! Eeeh~ Being the center, that's impossible impossible impos~sible~!!! I mean, if I was in the middle of everyone--- and I do something like mess up the choreography, it would be terribly conspicuous, and that would be troubling... Although sports was always my talent and I love moving my body about, whenever I dance, I just enjoy myself and let my mind go blank--- So occasionally, I impulsively come up with my own original dance moves--- Tehehe! But if I become the center, then I could dance to my fullest without worrying about the spacing, perhaps that would be fun too? Fun things are always welcome! Yousoro♪ Results Comments: 1st Place Caption: Everyone, thank you for voting for me!! I'll set off aiming for the center position I always longed for♪ Yousoro!! Uwah~, what do I do what do I do what do I do!! To think that I would be number one, I'm so excited that my heart is beating wildly--- it might just explode! Am I really somehow fit to be the center? Now that it has come to this, I might still make some sort of blunder against all odds in the middle as the center position, so I might need everyone to watch over me! Ehehe♡ But even so, to everyone who supported me this round, thank you so much~!! Really, as expected, I'm extreeemely--- happy♡ In order to have everyone be able to say, "I'm glad I picked her to be center", I'll do whatever it takes from here onwards!

2016

Aqours's Gallery (April 2016) File:Dengeki G's Magazine Apr 2016 You.jpg Caption: A Cinderella that has landed in Uchiura's fishing port, she will do her best and aim straight ahead to the end of the earth! Full speed ahead! Yousoro!! Ehehe☆ Today we all came to support our local event~♪ It's work that's uniquely ours as local school idols, isn't it fun! We got some dried horse mackerel as a thank-you gift♡ Just like this, we're gaining a lot of attention even though it's bit by bit, and there are increasingly more people interested in Aqours--- receiving everyone's support really makes me happy! This village we live in, is in the countryside--- In the beginning, see, no matter where we went it was always "The girls at Ura Girls are doing something", it really felt like they were just writing us off as another simple club activity. But then, Chika-chan led us all in our activities--- Lately, there are gradually more people supporting us with lines like "Fly out and make your mark in the world!"--- Ah, we- well, the people who say that make up about half of them--- Actually thinking about it, I'm pretty sure the whole thing is just a joke though. Ah, ahahahaha--- ♡ But it's fine☆ Even though that's what it's like recently. From this fishing port in Uchiura--- we want to reach out to everyone. The fact that--- we are here. The fact that we're working really hard together. Even though someday, this place will turn into an empty, abolished school. The fact that we, Aqours, were here--- Always, always. I want you to always remember that♡ Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM File:Dengeki G's Magazine Apr 2016 KoiAqua You.jpg Costume Reveal Caption: I want to dive into the sparkling sea with you♡ Having someone like me as the center, it's something I still can't believe. No matter how you put it, maybe it's better if I quit while I'm ahead--- I'm still thinking stuff like that♡ But--- Ehehe☆ After seeing such a cute costume, there's no way I can say I have no confidence in being the center! How is it? Does it suit me? Even I find it suiting me surprisingly well, somehow--- hopefully it's not just my imagination or an optical illusion, ehehe☆ If I were to sing and dance in this costume, I would be almost like a mermaid princess♡ This is the first time I've discovered that even I have a bit of a maiden's heart♪ I would be devoted to my prince! Yousoro♡ File:Dengeki G's Magazine May 2016 You Riko Ruby.jpg Purchase Bonus Art Caption: Even if you tell me about love, it's all just--- But, at any rate, let's just sing together! Everyone says this about me, that I'm a late bloomer who never had her first love, and even if you talk about love with me, I wouldn't understand anything at all---♪ Ah, but about that, rather than a late bloomer, Dia-chan often refers to me as an insensitive person--- Ehehe☆ But uhm, if you're okay with me being like this--- Won't you study love with me, and try singing this song together? Aqours Big Reveal: Member Introductions (Q&A) (June 2016) File:Dengeki G's Magazine June 2016 Q&A Chika Riko You.jpg Caption: Let's all become school idols together~!! What is the charm of being a school idol? Even with such a rough personality, an athletic person like me could do it, so I think being a school idol is really something anyone has a shot at becoming so long as they work hard~!! That's why, that's probably the most amazing thing about it♪ Though I had thought that idols were an extremely distant existence, it's just as Chika-chan said: We can do it if we try, and it's fun--- It's bound to be enjoyable! ♡ What are the good points about Uranohoshi Girls' High School? The number one thing I can think of is--- the pool where one can see the sea!! It's amazingly great that one can really feel the sea even though it's the pool♪ It's outdoors so it can only be used during summer, but it would be great if we could someday hold a swimsuits-only Summer Live at the Ura Girls' pool. And once it gets heated up, people could just dive in with a splash! Yousoro~♪ Aqours DIARY: Everyone's Diary (August 2016) File:Dengeki G's Mag Aug 2016 You.jpg Caption: Huh? Somehow, it feels like it has gotten tighter... Eh? Huh---. Somehow--- If I do this, it feels quite tight. ... Am I imagining it? No--- Or maybe it's shrunk? Even my swimsuit--- I feel like it's shrunk a bit. Yes. Well, I'll just keep it in mind for now! Maybe I should finally buy a new swimsuit this year~ Swimsuits are quite pricey after all. There's no way I can have a swimsuit double as one of Aqours's costumes, too. But if I leave it like this, something is bound to stick out---. It's my growth spurt--- Though it's not really the best situation for me to be saying that♡ Aqours DIARY: Everyone's Diary (November 2016) File:Dengeki G's Mag Nov 2016 You.jpg Caption: Heave-ho, heave-ho! Autumn's festivals are where You makes her debut♪ Autumn is the season of festivals! But when it comes to festivals there's all sorts, like the school's cultural festival, or the children association's festival, or the shopping mall's festival---. But no matter how you look at it, when it comes to a festival that's held across Japan simultaneously---. It's gotta be this♡ The shrine's annual autumn festival~!! Autumn is the season for giving thanks to the gods for that year's harvest, after all. I've loved festivals ever since I was still a small kid! Starting early in the morning, don-don-don--- once I hear the distant sound of taiko drums and faint traces of festival music--- Jeez, I'm the type who gets pumped up from that and can't sit still any longer. Ehehe♡ In Aqours, there are only about two people with this personality, and they are---. Of course, it's me, and--- Chika-chan~♡ Up until middle school we were always responsible for hoisting the children's portable shrine together, so we would eat yakisoba and tonjiru at the food stands in the afternoon--- and go play at the festival. The old ladies would dance the Bon Festival dance a lot in their yukatas, and even though the summer festival's fireworks are great too--- When the portable shrine makes its entrance, that's when it really feels like a festival and gets hyped up!! Heave-ho, heave-ho! While hearing everyone's loud voices echoing and feeling the weight of the portable shrine---. It feels almost as though I've become one of the rowers on a large boat. From here on, let's all put our strength together, and set sail to the gods' boat♪ Watch out ahead, yousoro! Let's make this fun autumn day as hyped up as we can!♡ Aqours's Gallery (January 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Jan 2017 You Mari Hanamaru.jpg Caption: The holy day with just us girls--- is about enjoying ourselves thoroughly at the Christmas party♪ This year, I'll enjoy myself with all I have at Christmas with the members of Aqours! This is something I thought about--- but even though we live in the countryside like this, there are surprisingly quite a few members of Aqours who like festivals--- right? Ahaha♡ You see--- During our winter vacation, we have plans to hold a Christmas party in Mari's room during Christmas itself, we've been arranged to appear as entertainment for the Children's Society's Christmas event the Sunday just before that, yesterday our student council president Dia-chan just told us the nursery has also requested for us, and then after that--- Chika-chan has also been insisting on doing a Aqours Christmas mini-live---. And this is a bonus event. Today we're enjoying a voluntary Christmas party in the school♡ Ahahaha---♡♡ Jeez really, just how many times are we going to have Christmas parties, right? But--- well. Since it's fun, it's alright♡ Oh yeah, since it's become like this--- maybe I should plan one more too? And its name, will be a party that dives into Christmas!! Making good use of my special talent high-diving--- I'll have everyone gathered do high-dives into the pool one after the other♪ It feels great, you know~ Diving after shouting out loud, that momentum-filled moment will definitely help everyone to dispel all the melancholic things that took place over the past year--- Oh, wait. Maybe this isn't really a plan for a Christmas party, but rather more suited for a year end party? Yes, that's good too♡ Once this dance party is over, I have to start making plans with everyone for our year-end party!! Everyone definitely has to come, okay? Just like this, I hope next year will be filled with lots of fun things for Aqours too--- Yousoro♡ Aqours's Gallery (February 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Feb 2017 You.jpg Caption: Uwaah--- Amazing amazing amazing!! It's a catch big enough to make me want to raise my flag~♪ Hooray! Full speed ahead, yousoro~! Uwaah~ Amazing amazing amazing~!! It's come this year too~ New Year's money♡♡♡ I'll say it plainly--- In the entire year, this is the day I look forward to the most♪ I mean--- Even though Kanan-chan and Dia-chan get mad at me often over this... I'm not the type who plans ahead at all--- So the allowance I get every month, I've never seen it♡ Ah, maybe putting it that way was a bit of an exaggeration. When I say I've never seen it, that's just my impression--- To put it accurately, I spend it all so quickly it's like there's no time to even think I've seen it--- Ah, ahahahaha♪ This is just like the typical behavior of a hopeless elementary school kid huh--- sigh. But you see, every day I do endurance runs to train up my stamina for both high-diving practice and Aqours practice--- the mikans I get occasionally from the woman on the mikan mountain out of good will are totally not enough--- I have to buy something to fill my stomach~!! Like the fried stuff and meat buns at the convenience store. The confectionery's owner is my bosom friend, and I'm sure I've made hefty contributions to the poolside vending machine selling Calorie Mate--- For a person like me, there's only one time like this in each year!! A day where I can gather money into my hands!!! Tada, and that is the New Year♡♡♡ Uwaah--- What should I go buy? The game I always wanted? Or should it be the panda muffler I saw and wanted the other day? I also want to change my hole-ridden backpack, and eat some cake! Aah, it's really troubling♡ But, what I really want is already decided♪ And that is, a lucky bag---!!! A lucky bag that I'll buy with all the fortune I have for this year! If there are lots of high-value items inside, it'll be my victory♪ I always buy them until I almost cross my budget--- So in the end my New Year's money disappears entirely into them. But well, last year I managed to get the pack I really liked so I suppose it's alright♡ Ah before that, should I go to a buffet--- Aah, I wonder if my New Year's money will last me♪♪

2017

HAPPY PARTY TRAIN File:Dengeki G's Mag Mar 2017 HAPPY PARTY TRAIN Bonus Art 2.jpg Travel Comments Ever since I was small, I’ve aspired towards becoming a ship captain. So when it comes to where I want to go, it’ll definitely be on an adventure~♡ I’d pack a sleeping bag on a huge rucksack - I hope I can experience various things on the way! I’ll dive into the seas of the world and take a splash♪ Places I would like to travel to: Pacific Ocean, Antarctic Ocean and Patagonia! Aqours DIARY: Everyone's Diary (May 2017) File:Dengeki G's Magazine May 2017 You.jpg Caption: Congratulations~~!! If this thrust is good enough and sudden-- Aqours's new songs will also be a hit ♪ OUR PRIVATE LIFE: We'll Tell You About Our Secrets♡ (August 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Aug 2017 Yoshiko You.jpg You Caption: Aqours's Gallery (September 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Sept 2017 You Yoshiko.jpg MESSAGE FROM YOU Caption: Aqours's Gallery (October 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Oct 2017 You.jpg Caption: OUR PRIVATE LIFE: We'll Tell You About Our Secrets♡ (January 2018) File:Dengeki G's Mag Jan 2018 You Hanamaru.jpg You Caption:

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Between Kanan and You, who swims faster!? Asked by 彩狐さん @Twitter To say this myself is a little--- Ehehe♪ Well, I guess it should be You-chan, right~? A, ahahahaha♪ You see, the truth is that no matter how you look at it, You-chan is a member of the athletes selected for training to join the national high-diving team~! Surprising, right? Kanan-chan is a diver so her endurance is amazing, but if it comes to bursts of speed, it'll be You's victory~! You love occupational uniforms, but which type of uniform is your favorite? Asked by 紫鮫さん @Twitter My favorite is, of course, the sailor uniform~! The rank insignia and caps are cool too♡ In the past, I often used to wear my father's cap and pretend I was a ship captain. I think it's definitely something that won't change for me, the sailor uniform is something I've been longing for all my life. And then, the Maritime Self-Defense Force and Coast Guard are cool too♪ I guess my favorite uniforms are just those of marine occupations♡ When picking swimsuits, which do you value more, form or function? Asked by ポイントB さん @Twitter Of course, it's function! In the first place, have I ever considered anything other than function--- Nope, not at all! It's totally fine not to consider it!! After all, when it comes to swimsuits for competitive swimming, everyone looks more or less the same~ (lol). That's why no matter what else one can say about it, a swimsuit that perfectly fits the body and is easy to move in is the best♪ I'll continue using my favorite brand all the way! It seems that you eat snacks when taking breaks at the pool, but what snacks do you like to eat? Asked by かもめさん @Twitter For some reason, it's Calorie Mate~! Ehehe☆ Yousoro♡ The competitive-swimming pool I visit outside of school has, for some reason, had a Calorie Mate vending machine by the poolside since ages ago♪ That's why I've bought it since childhood, and it's become a sort of habit---. It's quite dry, so a sports drink is necessary too! How did you and Chika-chan used to play in the past? Asked by どんちゃんさん Games like Dodgeball, Tag, and Prisoner's Base! In the end we're the physically energetic type huh--- ehehe♪ And then of course, we would often go playing with everyone in the sea during summer. Things like prawning and diving! We would often eat watermelons at Chika's home after getting out of the sea♡ Is You-chan good at studies? Asked by ヨーソローマンさん Studies are--- so-so. Maybe.... Ehehe☆ But well, don't hold those expectations of me! I don't think I'm incapable of doing well--- Or rather, I'm sure I can if I try!! But every day I'm busy with diving and Aqours practice. This year I'm just barely safe from having to take supplementary lessons♪ Swimming in the pool damages your hair, so does You-chan take care of her hair properly? Asked by ともちさん Uwaah, amazing, you noticed even the fine details~! As expected of our fans♡ That's something Dia-chan often says too~. After I started being a school idol, I've been applying treatments. That's why lately I've been applying something I got from Rikocchi! It has a nice smell♪ During times when you just can't seem to cheer up, what do you do? Asked by鈴生昂さん When I can't cheer up, when I can't cheer up--- Nope, I don't think I really have times like those but--- Ah, I get it! By that, you mean times when you're really hungry right!? If that's the case, that's easy!♪ I just chow down on the Calorie Mate I always have on hand. That cheers me up right away♡ You-chan, what comes to mind when you think of summer? Asked byゆっぺさん If it's summer, it's the sun, the sea, sun tans and also, training camps!! Something like that~? Summer holidays without school just have the image of diving training and training camps for me. Ah, and also fireworks♡ Numazu has them, and even Uchiura has a fireworks festival even if it's small! I love eating grilled corn there☆ What do you respect about your father? Asked byちょこれーとざむらいさん All the amazing--- and cool things about him!! I mean, he wears that captain's uniform, and makes the huge ship move with just a command of "Yousoro"♪ That moment where they stop steering and wait for the ship to move off slowly is always exciting to me. I want to be a ship captain soon too... What sort of loungewear do you wear at home? Asked by 松海鳳さん Sorry, this--- Is it alright for me to say this? Somehow it's a bit--- I feel like Ruby-chan or Yocchan will get mad at me for this--- but well since you asked I'll just reveal the answer♪ Just as everyone imagined!! Sweatsuits and jerseys!♡♡ I still love wearing my middle school's jersey even now~♪

Etymology

• The name You means "day/weekday, sun" (曜).
• You's surname Watanabe means "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate" (渡) (wataru) and "environs, boundary, border, vicinity" (辺) (be).
  • Watanabe is is a common surname in Japan.

Trivia

• You fulfills the pure attribute of the Aqours second years.
• In the early stages of Aqours, You was originally a first-year student.
• You owns a white and yellow snapback with her name printed (YOU) in red letters, she usually wears it during practice.
• You doesn't normally wear glasses, but during Episode 11, she was shown wearing them.
• In real life, You's home is based on Cafe Orandakan.
• You has similar features to µ's members Kotori Minami and Hanayo Koizumi; her hair is similar in design to Hanayo's, but longer and looser (Hanayo's hair ends mid-neck while You's reaches down to her shoulders). She and Kotori share the same light greyish-brown hair color.
  • Using SIF attribute as another factor, this is further supported as You is a 2nd Year Pure, which is the same as Kotori's status and is the same attribute as Hanayo's.
• "Yousoro" is a ship command which means to straighten the ship. After giving a steering instruction, the captain issues this command to tell the helmsman to straighten the ship in the direction it is facing now.
• Since her name looks like the English pronoun, it leads to some puns and jokes by the fandom.
• You was voted by fans on the AbemaTV special for SIF All-Stars in January as the Aqours member most likely to star in a morning drama.
• You Watanabe was originally Japan's favorite Aqours girl. Winning the 2nd Single Center Election Poll making her the "Leader" for their second single: Koi ni Naritai Aquarium.
• In the December 2019 issue of Dengeki G's, the editors tallied how many times You had said "Yousoro!" throughout the anime - 12 times in the first season and 6 times for the second. Their count for the number of times she saluted someone was 26 in season one and 13 in season two.

Gallery

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