Yukari Arisaka

Yukari Arisaka is one of the main characters of V.B. Rose. He works at V.B.R. with his friend Mitsuya Kuromine, and Ageha Shiroi.

Appearance
Yukari is a man of average height and stature, noted to be very attractive. He has medium length blond hair that is parted in the middle and reaches his shoulders. He has brown eyes and fair skin. While his outfits vary, he is often seen wearing casual clothes such as jeans and T-shirts. Many people say that he resembles his father, Aoi Arisaka, and his younger brother Sakura Arisaka. They are all very popular due to being quite attractive.

Personality
Yukari can be blunt, harsh, and cold and is noted to have a short fuse on. He doesn't hide his feelings and can end up hurting others because of this. He also has a tendency to become very aggressive when upset, and may throw things at others. Despite his harsh exterior, he is very kind and selfless at heart, putting others desires about his own. This is seen especially with his job at V.B.R., where he dedicates all of his time and energy into making his customers happy and ensuring that he doesn't miss any deadlines. Him and his father Aoi Arisaka are similar in this way, as they both are very dedicated and hardworking, willing to do anything for their customers. Yukari recounts the stories of his father staying up late the night before a deadline with annoyance, although he does the same thing, and would help his father when he was in these situations.

Yukari is thick-skinned and can easily brush off negative comments about himself, although when someone insults his friends he immediately defends them and get very angry. When Shizuya Kuromine insulted Mitsuya Kuromine and his job, Yukari threw him out of the shop and told him to never come back.

Backstory
Yukari grew up as an only child, living with his father Aoi Arisaka and [his mom] until he was 5. When he was 5, his parents divorced because his mother was quite neglectful and never fulfilled her promises. Before his parents divorced, Ririko often took care of him and babysat him, and helped out at home. His father later married her, and they had Sakura Arisaka together. Yukari never contacted his mother after the divorce, and he says that it doesn't affect him because he feels fine. He refers to her as "that woman" when first talking about her.

Mitsuya Kuromine
Mitsuya is Yukari's best friend since highschool. They work together a V.B.R.

Ageha Shiroi
Ageha is a part-time worker at V.B.R. who Yukari meets when Hibari Shiroi went to V.B.R. to get her wedding dress made. Their relationship started off on the wrong foot with Ageha getting kicked out of V.B.R. for being rude. They eventually warm up to eachother, although they still argue often. Yukari is in love with her.

Aoi Arisaka
His father

Ririko Arisaka
His step mother

Ran Kashiwagi
His birth mother

Sakura Arisaka
His younger brother