Yui's Vital Statistics:
Name: Hongo Yui
Age and Birthday: 15 (at time of the story), born October 26, 1977 (cool, she's only 19 days younger than me!)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
First appears in: Episode 1 of the anime series
Blood Type: AB
Height: 162 cm --> 5'3"
Family: Mother, father (she's an only child like me)
Hair Color: Blond
Eye Color: Blue, mabye a tinge of gray

Personality:
(From Tasuki no Miko's manga translation, this is what Watase Yuu had to say about Yui):
"Appears older than her age. She is very grown-up at times for a 15 year old. Confident, always prompt, doesn't like things that aren't clearly black and white. Because she is hard-headed, she will NOT forgive betrayal. Is partially strong but inside a part of her really wants to depend on people."

Yes, yes, but what is she good for?
Without Yui there'd be no plot twist, and Fushigi Yuugi would have ended at episode 8. And I don't like her, so I can't see what good she does for the series (except for prolonging it, and letting me see more of Nuriko-sama - which is A Good Thing(tm)).

Thoughts:
When I started this page I had a hard time thinking of something nice to say about Yui. I used to dislike her quite a lot, even though I understand on some level why she did the things she did in the series. However, after seeing most of the second FY OVA, I've come to like and respect Yui a whole lot more. Here we get to see Yui as she really is, without the twisted effects of manipulation and ill-fortune clouding her personality and judgement. She really does deserve a friend as loyal and good-hearted as Miaka, for she gives it all back in spades.