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Minko Tsurugi (鶴来 民子 Tsurugi Minko) is one of the main characters of Hanasaku Iroha. She is the 16-year-old apprentice chef and resident at Kissuiso inn who has very cold aura about her, telling Ohana Matsumae, ever since they met, to "die" every time she is bothered or annoyed by her that she eventually starts calling her 'Hobiron' instead.

Appearance[]

Minko has dark-brown hair that is usually tied in a ponytail with bangs swept to the right side while she has shoulder-length hair strands hanging on either side and dusty-brown eyes.

Personality[]

Minko is a tsundere who is extremely popular amongst the male population of their school and very frequently receives confessions from them, although she rejects them right away. However, she is shown to be actually pretty considerate towards others sometimes.

Plot[]

Being still an apprentice in cooking, Minko is scolded from time to time by her superiors. Aware of Ohana Matsumae's growing popularity in the inn, Minko continues to display a cold attitude to her.

In Episode 4, it is known that Minko has a crush on Tooru Miyagishi due to the fact that he supported her on becoming a staff at Kissuisō while her parents were against it. She is quite jealous of Ohana when she notices that Tōru starts having romantic feelings for Ohana.

Etymology[]

  • The name Minko means "people, nation, subjects" (民) (min) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Minko's surname Tsurugi means "crane, stork" (鶴) (tsuru) and "come/coming, due, next, cause, become, since" (来) (ki/gi).

Trivia[]

  • Minko is good friends with Nako Oshimizu and Minko goes to the same school as Nako, Ohana Matsumae and Yuina Wakura.
    • Minko is in the same class as Ohana and Yuina, but Nako is in a different class.

Gallery[]

Main article: Minko Tsurugi/Gallery
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