Kurose

Kurose (ユーリ・プリセツキー ) is the 'hand puppet' of Tokoyami and one of the main antagonists of The Water Dragon's Bride. He is first introduced nameless at the end of chapter 27 and first named in chapter 30.

Appearance
Kurose has black just shorter than chin-length hair that usually falls to cover the right side of his face and blue eyes. He is fairly tall for his age and is quite thin, with little to no visible muscle.

His other world outfit is a simple black tunic shirt with a blue, white and dark blue triangle patterned collar and belt, black baggy pants and simple black slip on shoes. He also wears a blue neckless/ amulet with blue beads and 3 turquoise half yin-yan symbols.

His modern world outfit is a black long jacket, white long scarf with 2 black stripes running length ways, navy blue pants and plain black loafers. His school outfit is a traditional Japanese black uniform with a white shirt. He often wears a pair of white headphones.

History
Not much is known about Kurose's childhood however it is shown that he is an only child with possibly a single mother and no father. His mother seems neglectful of Kurose.

In school Kurose is bullied but admired by students. After he rejected a girls confession he was attacked by the bullies for making her cry. This resulted in Kurose being thrown down a large set of stairs- a guaranteed death. However Tokoyami transported him to the other world, saving his life. He was then found by Hino: a young girl who lives alone with her Father, who both happily take Kurose in as family. After a war between Kurose's village and Asahi's village, Hino's father was killed and Hino was badly injured - devastating Kurose. Tokoyami appears and takes Kurose in as the 'god of darkness' in exchange for the promise Hino will live.

Trivia

 * Rei Toma had not created a name for Kurose by his apperance in chapter 27 and used XX to mark where he was in story boards.
 * He was the one to give Tokoyami his name.
 * In the Chill Zone in volume 9 Asahi Arisa refers to him as an 'Anti-Social Weirdo'.