Yū Naruse is a supporting recurring character from the manga No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!. She had been Tomoko Kuroki's best friend in middle school, Yū greatly changed her looks before entering high school and has a boyfriend when Tomoko meets her again. These changes prove a source of discontent for Tomoko.
She is the main character in the spin-off manga Watashi no Tomodachi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui, often shortened by fans to "TomoMote."
What Makes Her Lovable?[]
- She's Tomoko's first friend from middle school and during the earliest part of the manga only friend, their friendship serves as a light spot on her otherwise rather poor time adapting to her new life and is arguably her most positive relationship yet.
- Despise becoming a popular girl during high school and having a rather controlling boyfriend, she still makes an effort to remain in contact with Tomoko and Kotomi
- Overall she's a very nice and kind girl that seems to no have a bad bone against anyone and always treats people the way they want to be treated
- Despise being constantly weirded out and even incomoded for her friends quirks, she's very patient towards them and never seems to put it against them
- She manages to make Tomoko and Kotomo to make peace with each other even if temporarily and when in her presence
- In the chapter 4 of the spin-off, Yuu had suddenly achieved popularity when going to school without her glasses and braids. The next day, she puts them back because she found it difficult talking to her true friends with so much attention drawn to her
- She goes rather reclutantly to catch bugs with her friends, but ends up insisting on letting the critters go when Tomoko wanted to watch them eat each other. She also keeps a rhinoceros beetle she catches as a pet.
- When she discovers Tomoko's aiming to get to the Aoyoma University, she tries to hide she's planning the same out of feeling it is a bit tough for someone at her level and she does not want to drag down Tomoko. She only reveals her plans when she makes a very huge effort with Asuka to try to get on her level
- She helps Asuka overcome her fears of feeling distance with Tomoko after she notices how much she relies on Yuu