Erika Kose

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“	Kaguya-sama... if only I could tell you... how much I adore your nobility, your dignity, and your unwavering dignity...	”
—Erika, Kaguya-sama wo Kataritai Chapter 3 Page 4

Erika Kose
Name	Erika Kose
Kanji Name	巨瀬 エリカ
Rōmaji Name	Kose Erika
Nickname(s)	Miso-chan (by Kozue Makihara)
Gender	Female
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Eye Color	Hazel
Hair Color	Black
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Occupation	Mass Media Club Vice-President Kaguya-sama Fanclub (Co-founder)
Grade	Junior (2-C) (former) Senior (3-A) (former)
Portrayal
Japanese VA	Ayaka Asai
English VA	Kristen McGuire
Media Debut
Manga	Chapter 1
Anime	Episode 1

Erika Kose (巨瀬 エリカこせ えりか, Kose Erika) is a supporting character in the main series and one of the main characters of Kaguya-sama wo Kataritai. She is a member of the Mass Media Club and the daughter of the owners of the Kose Miso Soy Sauce Company.

Origin

Erika is based on Kose no Oumi (巨勢 相覧), a famous painter from the Heian period of Japan. It is generally considered that The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter was written during this period.

Appearance

Erika is a girl of average height with long black hair that she has tied in a loose ponytail with short square bangs and her eyes usually are drawn without pupils.

She wears the standard Shuchi'in Academy girls uniform. However, she and her best friend Karen Kino are being shown many times in matching outfits in official art.

Personality

Erika has a strong fixation on Kaguya Shinomiya that borders on obsession, to the point that merely being in her presence, can cause her pass out. She is also unable to recognize the romantic feelings of others, being oblivious to Maki Shijo having a crush on Tsubasa Tanuma or Kaguya and Miyuki Shirogane's mutual attraction. She seems naive and not very smart in studies and social interactions.

History

Erika appears in the first chapter of manga as well as Karen Kino.

Etymology

• The name Erika is written in katakana (エリカ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (絵理佳, 英里佳, 絵里加, 英里香, 恵里加, 恵梨香 or 恵里香), it could possibly mean:
  • 絵理佳 - "picture, painting" (絵) (e), "reason, logic" (理) (ri) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (ka).
  • 英里佳 - "excellent, fine" (英) (e), "village" (里) (ri) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (ka).
  • 絵里加 - "picture, painting" (絵) (e), "village" (里) (ri) and "add, increase" (加) (ka).
  • 英里香 - "excellent, fine" (英) (e), "village" (里) (ri) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • 恵里加 - "favor, benefit" (恵) (e), "village" (里) (ri) and "add, increase" (加) (ka).
  • 恵梨香 - "favor, benefit" (恵) (e), "pear" (梨) (ri) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • 恵里香 - "favor, benefit" (恵) (e), "village" (里) (ri) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
• Erika's surname Kose means "giant, huge, big, massive, gigantic, large, great" (巨) (ko) and "swift current, rapids" (瀬) (se).

Trivia

• Erika's family owns a company producing [[wp:Miso|miso], a seasoning of fermented soybeans with other ingredients.
• Erika's way to relax is to make Miso.
  • She really loves miso as to recommend them as love advice and she gets offended if people say something about miso.
• Erika wants a boyfriend but that is mostly for the status and so Kaguya Shinomiya can ask her for advice.
• Erika is a skilled photographer and it is this skill that led to Kaguya asking for advice.