Yuri stands at 160 cm (5’2″) with striking upper-back length fuchsia-purple hair that frames her face, featuring bangs that gently sweep across her eyebrows. Her eyes are a captivating sea-green, adding to her distinctive look.

Before establishing the Afterlife Battlefront, she wears a standard school uniform, which consists of a white polo shirt paired with a sandy brown blazer and a short black pleated skirt, complemented by black shoes. After founding the SSS, she adopts a new uniform for herself and her members, reminiscent of a classic sailor fuku. This uniform includes a blue collar and skirt, adorned with a dark pink ribbon for female members.

In the anime, Yuri is often seen holding a pistol, typically a silver Beretta M9 chambered in 9mm. She also wears black thigh-high socks and accessorizes her hair with a hairband featuring a yellow-green ribbon that dangles on the right side. Occasionally, she dons a white beret, especially during operational briefings, and wears glasses when working on a computer.

While at the Anti-Angel Headquarters, Yuri can frequently be found either seated in the principal’s chair or standing by the window, overseeing her team. The exact duration of her stay in the afterlife is not specified, but in the special episode “Hell’s Kitchen,” her friend Yusa suggests that she would have been a grandmother if she were still alive, implying that Yuri may have been in the afterlife for over 40 years, despite her youthful appearance.

Yuri is a natural leader, characterized by her charisma and unwavering determination, which earn her the respect of the other members of the Afterlife Battlefront. She remains calm under pressure, allowing her to effectively assess situations and think critically on her feet. Despite her intelligence, she can be somewhat scatterbrained at times; for example, she once involved newly recruited Yuzuru Otonashi in a lengthy debate about whether the group’s name should be changed. When circumstances favor her, she often breaks into a large, haughty laugh reminiscent of a stereotypical “ojou-sama,” a trait that Yusa humorously notes makes her sound villainous.

Her nickname, “Yurippe,” was coined by Hinata, who felt strange calling her by her first name because his mother had the same name. Most members of the SSS refer to her by this nickname, with a few exceptions, including Otonashi, Shiina, and Iwasawa. Despite her leadership role, Yuri shows great respect for her team members, addressing Iwasawa and Shiina with the honorific “-san,” which acknowledges their strengths and contributions.

Yuri is willing to make difficult decisions and sacrifices, often regarding her subordinates’ deaths, as she knows they will be able to recover from being “dead.” However, she feels a deep sense of responsibility for their lives and is profoundly affected by their losses. In scenarios where death is permanent, she takes it upon herself to fight alone, prioritizing the safety of her teammates, even if it means risking her own life in what could be seen as a suicidal endeavor.

In contrast to her serious and determined nature, it is comically highlighted in Heaven’s Door and the 4-koma that Yuri has a strong aversion to nattō, a sentiment that dates back to her childhood.

Yuri with her parents and siblings, before the tragedy.

Yuri Nakamura was the eldest of four siblings in the Nakamura family, which included two younger sisters and a younger brother. The family lived comfortably in a middle-class neighborhood and were considered well-off.

One fateful day, while their parents were away on personal business, a group of robbers broke into their home, seeking to steal valuables. Unable to locate the family’s prized possessions, they turned to Yuri, the eldest daughter, threatening to kill her younger siblings at ten-minute intervals if she did not comply. In a state of panic, Yuri struggled to remember which items were valuable. As she attempted to carry a large vase down the stairs, she stumbled and fell, wasting precious time. Tragically, the robbers carried out their threats and murdered her siblings. It was revealed later that Yuri had never been informed by her parents where their valuables were hidden.

The details of her siblings’ deaths remain murky, but the horrifying images of blood splattered on the walls suggest that they were killed brutally.

Following this traumatic event, Yuri began to grapple with profound questions about life and death: Why did her innocent siblings have to suffer? How could she lose everything in such a short span of time? This guilt and anguish fueled her desire to rebel against what she perceived as a higher power overseeing the afterlife, whom she believed to be God. Upon meeting Kanade, whom she assumed was an angel due to her role as a regulator and enforcer in the afterlife school, Yuri saw her as a servant of this higher being. Additionally, witnessing Kanade’s Hand Sonic ability only reinforced Yuri’s belief that she was up against something supernatural.

In the manga, it is revealed that Yuri died after being struck by a car while waiting at a bus stop. She later told Otonashi that the police arrived thirty minutes after her siblings had been killed, though the circumstances of how they learned about the murders remain unclear.