Tariko Kirochu

Biography
Tariko Satoko Kirochu (Birth name: Tariko Satoko Kyuko, Japanese: 九個タリコ, Kyūko Tariko) (born December 7th, 2006) Is the adoptive daughter of Orla and James Kirochu. She was born in 2006 in Osaka, Japan. At the age of 9, she got put in foster care because her abusive biological mother nearly killed her by brutally beating her with a belt because they failed to conceive a son. Orla and James adopted her afterward. In Kirochu Family Revisited it appears that she is attending middle school.

Personality
She is very sweet, cheerful and bubbly, but she does get angry at times.

Relationships
James Kirochu: Tariko is close with her adoptive father but can barely spend time with him

Anna Kirochu: Tariko's relation with Anna is really a violent one since Anna breaks her stuff in jealousy and embarrassed her; however, when Tariko discovers the laceration scar on Anna's back whilst visiting her stepsister at the children's hospital, she also learns that Anna was physically abused by her biological mother who only wanted a boy

Kai Hiwatari: her husband

Coconut: Coconut was her beloved pet guinea pig whom she loved when Coconut was a baby. Tariko was devastated when the poor guinea pig died

Ji kwong: Tariko is close with her 2-week old niece

The twins: Tariko seems to be very close with Ji min And Ji woong

Orla Kirochu: Tariko seems to get along with her adoptive mother really much

Yoshi: her nephew

Nelly Bass: Tariko scolded Another Nicole for reviving Nelly. She then took her wand from Nelly.

Appearance
She has waist-lenghted black hair and brown eyes sometimes her hair is in a ponytail. Her skin is also tanned like Anna but more paler. Her height is 4 feet and 5 inches at age 10½.

She wears a Pokemon T-Shirt. She wears a skirt and tights. On her right arm, she holds an Azelf plush. On the other arm she has her Uxie and Mesprit plush. Her most rarely seen feature is the cross shaped scar on her left leg.

Birthday Parties

 * 1st birthday ~ Celebrated at Sanrio Puroland with a surprise party at home
 * 2nd birthday ~ spent the day at Tokyo Disneyland
 * 3rd birthday ~ Dressed in a pink floral kimono and a pink/red ribbon in her hair and taken to a local shrine to pray to God for her health and a long, happy life to come during a Shinto festival called Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) on November 15th. She was also given a special bag of candy with the words "Sweets for 1000 years of life" written on them. Afterwards, they held a family feast. Celebrated her true birthday by taking her KidZania Tokyo one month before her biological grandfather became addicted to Cho-Han, a traditional dice gambling game
 * 4th birthday ~ Went to Pokemon Center for the whole day with her aunt. Her grandfather was in debt and her father started drinking alcohol
 * 5th birthday ~ none. Tariko was in a room without a heater in the cold of winter, beaten and not given enough to eat. She wrote in her diary with shocking entries - including the entry which reveals that she had to sleep in a tiny room with no heating as punishment for dis-honoring her family. Desperate and hungry, Tariko began stealing food as a last resort to eat and survive. She found a secret tunnel to escape the room which would lead her to freedom.
 * 6th birthday ~ Japanese Little Kokeshi Party (She was in protective custody with a relative who hosted this party for her)
 * 7th birthday ~ Dressed in kimono and taken to shrine to pray to God for health and a long, happy life during a 7-5-3 day festival. She got berated, slapped and smacked by her mother when she accidentally got her kimono dirty as they reached the temple to receive special sweets from the priest on the 15th of November. However, to make up for her angry outburst, her mom bought her entirely new clothes for her birthday and held a family feast at their home. (She was sent back to her parents)
 * 8th birthday ~ none. Locked in her room and strapped to her bed by abusive mother who beat her with a large geisha oriental figurine and starved her, calling her, "Disgusting little whore!" Her father came home and began the process hitting and kicking her. He gives her a bouquet of 9 white lilies as a birthday gift, which should not be given as a gift, as Japanese gift-giving etiquette states that white flowers of any kind must be avoided as they are typically associated with funerals. The same also applies to anything with the unlucky numbers 4 or 9, or even in quantity of 4 or 9.
 * 9th Birthday ~ High School Musical themed party with cupcakes, 2-tier basketball cake, Japanese karaoke, red paper laterns, Pocky sticks, sushi rolling station and a stage (hosted by her foster family after being rescued from her abusive parents)
 * 10th Birthday ~ Traditional Kimono tea party held in a beautiful cherry blossom garden with friends and family dressed in custom kimonos (except Ji woong and Ji min, who wore hanboks instead), served with a sushi bar (her stepsister Anna cannot eat sushi due to a shellfish allergy), cookies, tea time, cake, little bonsai trees, silk cherry blossoms, crane origami and paper fans.
 * 11th Birthday ~ Pokemon themed party with special guests Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, kokeshi candy bar, sushi rolling station, Pocky sticks, cupcakes.
 * 12th Birthday ~ Japanese cherry blossom tea party
 * 13th Birthday- Outdoor Movie Night party
 * 14th Birthday ~ Spent her birthday at Universal Studios Japan with a send-off party
 * 15th Birthday ~ Japanese garden tea ceremony
 * 16th birthday ~ Sweet 16

Family Tree

 * Step-Father: James Kirochu (1987-)
 * Mother: Nagisa Kyuko (1984-)
 * Father: Yuchiro Kyuko (1985-)
 * Aunt: Natsuki Kyuko (1986-)
 * Step-Mother: Orla Kirochu (née: Müller) (1978-)
 * Step-Brother: Ji woong Kirochu (1999-)
 * Step-Sisters: Ji min Kirochu (1999-), Anna Kirochu (2011-)
 * Husband: Kai Hiwatari (2008-)
 * Pets: Coconut (white guinea pig; deceased), Midnight (black cat)
 * Father-in-Law: Victor Hiwatari (1981-)
 * Mother-in-Law: Kim Hiwatari (née: ) (1977-)
 * Brothers-in-Law: Yoshi Hiwatari (2012-), Takeshi Hiwatari (2014-), Makari Hiwatari (2017-)
 * Nephews: Ji hang Kirochu (2019-), Ji chang Kirochu (2019-), Ji wang Kerriton (2019-)
 * Nieces: Ji kwong Kirochu (2017-), Ji sung Kirochu (2019-)
 * Sons: Toshio Hiwatari (2022-), Hiraku Hiwatari (2025-)
 * Daughter: Setsuko Hiwatari (2030-)
 * Step-Aunts: Rebecca Kirochu-Yabe (1989-), Harriet Kirochu- ( -), Rhoda Kirochu- ( -)
 * Step-Uncles: Erik ( -), Randolph Yabe (1991-), Frank (1990-)
 * Step-Cousins: Robert Yabe (2017-), Heidi ( -), Jack ( -), Josie ( -), Tyler Yabe (2014-), Kayla ( -)
 * Step-Grandmothers: Natasha Kirochu (née: ) ( -), Eleanor Müller (née: )
 * Step-Grandfathers: Herbert Kirochu (deceased: - ), Johan Müller ( -)

Quotes
My biological parents.....Why did they even want a kid in the first place, They were pissed because their child was a girl, My mother is in prison, I met again after I married Kai.

I’ll never forget my aunt Natsuki, She was kind and helpful, She introduced me to Pokémon, I let her visit my kids, She’s like Anna’s big brother Alex, She wanted to help me out, but she didn’t have enough money to provide for me.

I will never forget the day I met my boyfriend Kai Hiwatari...no, I am not talking about the character from the original Beyblade anime series based on a toy line if that is what you are thinking!

In Supernanny: The Theory Animated
She appears in the episode 78-Hour Tantrum, where she and Kai chaperoned their three kids to Reicheru's birthday party, she, alongside her husband are Japanese speaking-corps soldiers, her husband and herself are Toshio's and Satoko's translators.

Trivia

 * For Halloween 2016, she dressed up as Ash Ketchum.
 * Her favorite hobbies are having traditional Japanese tea parties with her Pokemon plushies (Anna knows her secret — she once secretly took a picture with her hidden tiny little spy camera and showed it to her classmates at school to embarrass her) and collecting them. She also owns and collects Pokemon trading cards and trading figures and even trades them. She also likes to write her own Pokemon fanfiction stories on Fanfiction.net, and even enjoys cosplaying as Pokemon trainers or Eeveelutions
 * She has a Snivy plush backpack and an Ash Ketchum hat
 * She has an interactive game called Pokémon Get! Tsurizao
 * For Christmas 2016, she recieved Pokemon Art Academy Nintendo 3DS game, Tasting Bokksu subscription box, Pokemon OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire Nintendo 3DS games, a complete Christmas Edition set of Pokemon plushes: Pikachu, Snivy, Oshawott and Tepig the same year she received Mesprit, Uxie and Azelf. In her stocking, she found a Japanese name necklace, chair socks, red envelope full of money, Kusagai mango candy and some Pocky sticks.
 * She films her own live-action version of the Pokémon anime, portraying as Ash Ketchum, with her friends Sally Shwartz as Serena, Kelly Hawkins as Bonnie, Tucker Brown as Brock, Kenny Hawkins as Clemont, Lisa Simmons as Misty and Amanda Davis as Nurse Joy, Corey Wilson as Tracey Sketchit, Jennifer Miller as Dawn, Samuel Moore as Cilan, Emily Greenwood as Iris, Rebecca Potter as May, Julie Grayson as Officer Jenny, along with Ji min as Jessie and Ji Woong as James.
 * She has her own fanfiction.net account
 * Her fanfiction.net account pen name is tari-toko7; she even has her own Pokemon OC's
 * She reviewed the Pokemon fan ROM Pokemon Crystal World and her opinion was:
 * "It was very creepy, Pokemon were over Level 100! isn't that impossible?!, the level cap was 100 in non-ROM hacks!, You start out with one of the legendary birds. In later levels of the game, it becomes mind-blowningly hard and difficult, there is even a Ninetales, level 107 owned by the Rival who evolved from Vulpix 2 rival battles ago, a level 200 Pichu and level 225 Pikachu owned by Red! OMG! I still like playing the ROM and I finished it, but i'm still traumatized about Pokemon being over level 100 on the opponents side....."
 * She also has her own Deviantart account
 * She and Orla run a show about Pokemon Glitches called Poke-Glitch Talk with Orla and Tariko.
 * She and Kai got engaged in Karuizawa, Japan and they got married in Okinawa, Japan. They had their honeymoon in Hong Kong.
 * Her favorite food is sushi
 * Her least favorite food is chicken, despite the fact that people in Japan order fried chicken from KFC for Christmas dinner
 * She likes seaweed ice cream
 * She has all the Japanese Pokémon soundtracks
 * She may be a sailor when she grows up.
 * According to her YouTube record, she seems to enjoy watching her older siblings' episode where they discussed Pokemon
 * She likes High School Musical and she has all three movies but they were in Japanese But her mom got her a Japanese DVD Player to play the DVDs on.
 * The Pokémon plushies she owns so far are Reshiram, Pidgey, Cubone, Charizard, Zekrom, Audino, Tymple, Litten, Blitzle, Foongus, Rowlette, Popollio, Alola Vulpix, Fennekin, Froakie, Starly, Shiny Gold Magikarp, Litwick, Sewaddle, Pansear, Braviary, Zubat, Klink, Sandile, Cherubi, Amoongus, Cottonee, Oshawott, Uxie, Zorua, Teddiursa, Shaymin (land form), Ditto as Eevee, Sleeping Eevee, Sleeping Vaporeon, Togedemaru, Dedenne, Ditto as Flareon, Beartic, Serperior, Whimsicott, Ponyta, Darmanitan, Buizel, Alomomola, Basculin, White Kyurem, Gligar, Vanillite, Croagunk, Farfetch'd, Heatmor, Bisharp, Tranquill, Mudkip, Throh, Carracosta, Timburr, Shieldon, Sandile, Mincinno, Simisage, Simisear, Swadloon, Terrakion, Tornadus, Prinplup, Helioptile, Taillow, Patrat, Lickilicky, Chikorita, Dwebble, Durant, Raichu, Shiny Red Gyarados, Lugia, Articuno, Sneasel, Duskull, Phione, Elekid, Cyndaquil, Cinccino, Pachirisu, Espeon, Mesprit, Ralts, Keldeo, Riolu, Joltik, Chingling, Drilbur, Hitmontop, Yveltal, Keldeo (resolute form), Incineroar, Sylveon, Magnemite, Ditto as Clefairy, Black Kyurem, Rufflet, Mantyke, Wooper, Wingull, Dewott, Ferroseed, Skitty, Sudowoodo, Arcanine, Elekid, Tentacool, Druddigon, Cleffa, Xerneas, Purrloin, Emolga, Zwelious, Venusaur, Chimecho, Red Genesect, Gengar, Plusle, Minun, Murkrow, Archen, Escavalier, Jirachi, Swimming Pikachu, Bronzor, Cubchoo, Ducklett, Fraxure, Accelgor, Seel, Fletchling, Deerling (summer form), Mismagius, Deerling (autumn form), Furret, Sentret, Alola Raichu, Popplio, Samurott, Whirlipede, Meloette (pirouette form), Mime Jr., Seismitoad, Bonsly, Eevee, Rotom, Mamoswine, Celebi, Wynaut, Entei, Shellos (west sea), Leafeon, Dedenne, Vaporeon, Raikou, Shiny Entei, Suicune, Munna, Bounsweet, Zygarde core, Master Ball, Alola Ninetales, Jangmo-O, Poliwag, Litten, Sableye, Primarina, Oddish, Growlithe, Cosmog, Brionne, Marshadow, Rockruff, Shiny Vulpix, Duskull, Alola Marowak, Lyanroc, Shiny Umbreon, Pokémon Center Nagoya 2012 10th Anniversary Pikachu, Yveltal, Weavile, Golett, Glaceon, Mienshao, Umbreon, Happiny, Meowth, Daramuka, Frillish (female), Chandelure, Boldore, Cherim, Timburr, Zoroark, Meloetta (aria form), Wash Rotom, Jigglypuff, Lilligant, Ho-Oh, Shadow Lugia, Darkrai, Genesect, Pignite, Igglybuff, Venusaur, Manaphy, Servine, Chespin, Garchomp, Togekiss, Growlithe, Lampent, Landorus, Gogoat, Xerneas, Heat Rotom, Larvesta, Maractus, Ampharos, Slowpoke, Marill, Axew, Scraggy, Snorlax, Dragonite, Beeheyem, Deerling (winter form), Tepig, Dragonair, Garbodor, Slowking, Salamence, Blastoise, Shaymin (sky form), Musharma, Combee, Chatot, Pancham, Deino, Spiritomb, Gothorita, Vullaby, Shiny Suicune, Azelf, Dedenne, Bunnelby, Abra, Banette, Lyanroc (midnight form), Alola Dugtrio, Fomantis, Absol, Meinfoo, Froakie, Metagross, Shelmet, Psyduck, Roggenrola, Ampharos, Purrloin, Solosis, Lillipup, Buneary, Lapras, Mantine, Totodile, Scatterbug, Spin Rotom, Shinx, Munchlax, Hydreigon, Flabébé, Deerling (spring form), Lyanroc (dusk form), Solgaleo, Groudon, Goomy, Takaratomy, Noivern, Wailord, Mew, Dialga, Gurdurr, Pawniard, Palkia, Pikachu, Mimikyu, Rowlett and Vulpix even having the plushies of them in her room; her top favorite is Azelf...sometimes, she runs out of space to put her Pokemon plushies in her room
 * She has Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, but they were Japanese. She even had a Japanese Pink DSi to play them on. She also has Pokémon Black and White 2 also in Japanese. She even has Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby, Pokémon SoulSilver and HeartGold, Pokémon Conquest, Pokémon UltraSun and Ultra Moon, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, Pokémon White Version 2 and Black Version 2, Pokémon Platinum Version, Pokémon X and Y, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky and Explorers of Time, Pokémon Ranger, Pokémon Dash, Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Sign, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, Pokemon and Pokemon White Version. They also were Japanese as well She also has a Wii but in Japanese and Pokemon battle Revolution and PokePark 1 and 2 but they were in Japanese.
 * She is allergic to corn, which causes asthma
 * Tariko also likes to read Pokemon Manga
 * She also has Pokemon CDs
 * Tariko owns a Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS with Pokemon X and Pokemon Y in Japanese.
 * She likes to use her plushes with her friends and post it on YouTube called The Tariko Pokemon Adventures, which is kind of like a spin-off of the Ji Min and Ji Woong Show, It's slogan is "Better than Digimon (maybe not), she also removed many videos for Copyright Infringement for making a "Tariko Pokemon Adventures Episode 23" which was not out yet and if someone played it Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up plays, this angered many fans, and Tariko removed it, she was also at court with her brother and sister and their friends for removing their videos that the false claimers claimed that was ours.".
 * According to her BIO in The Theory Games, her favorite type to start out with is a Fire-Type in Pokemon Games
 * She cried during the scene from the Pokemon Heroes where the legendary Pokemon, Latios died
 * Like Ji Woong and Anna, she hates Justin Bieber and Twilight
 * She also likes to cosplay as the Pokemon trainers and Eeveelutions when attending the Pokemon Conventions
 * Her favorite TV show is Pokemon: Sun and Moon
 * When Tariko was a tween, she hated Monster High. However, as a teen, she started to like Monster High, she created a Monster High figure to make it based on Japanese culture after Anna showed her how to maker her own.
 * She likes school. According to her teacher, she is a sweet girl, loves Pokemon and is polite.
 * She has coulorophobia, a fear of clowns due to an incident at a school carnival when she was in first grade.
 * Her favorite school subject is Japanese.
 * She likes watching cartoons
 * She also collects Pokemon trading cards and trading figures
 * She is friends with a few family members from other episodes: Sakura Acicia, Kai Hiwatari, and Yoshi Hudgens.
 * She met Giuseppe Todaro in 2017 when Lucy was only about a few weeks old, she doesn't like him and he tried to kill her, but was stopped by Ji woong and Toshio Komika, who had guns with them, and he tried to put all her toys in the garbage, but they were far too many plushies for him.
 * Glitches she dislikes to work on
 * 1) Level 255 (She done this once, and when she found a Level 255 Mewtwo, she ended up shutting her Pokemon Blue version off and very traumatized because of it)
 * 2) TM/HMs in HeartGold/SoulSilver (Once she found HM08, she ended up using a TMHM removal code)
 * 3) Pokemon Gold/Silver Trainer House Glitches (Accidently fought one that crashes the game)
 * She has an interest in WWII, especially the Pacific Theatre, She insists Japanese war crimes don’t scare her.
 * She also reads Shonen Jump.