Eri

was one of Kagome's three best friends in modern-day Japan.

History
Eri attended the same school with Kagome Higurashi. After Kagome started traveling to the feudal age, and thus missing more school, her grandfather would lie to her friends that she was sick in order to cover for her. Whenever Kagome did return home, she would frequently hang out with Eri and her other friends at Wacdnalds and talk about personal matters (mostly about Kagome's love life). Kagome would usual complain to them about Inuyasha due to his angry disposition, as well as him frequently two-timing her with his ex-girlfriend. The continuing drama got Eri and the others immensely interested in Kagome's relationships, as a result.

During a visit to Kagome's house after school, Eri and her friends wanted to meet Inuyasha after finding out that he was there. Initially, they could not find them, but were suddenly surprised when Inuyasha suddenly approached them in Kagome' room through her window when Kagome left them for a moment. After covering with Inuyasha for a while, Eri and the others had a good impression of Inuyasha in spite of all of Kagome' past complaining of him.

Three years later after Kagome successfully destroyed the Shikon no Tama (and was thus cut off from traveling to the past due to having fulfilled her purpose), she continued going to high school with Eri and her friends until they graduated.

Personality
She is all about Kagome's relationship health. She never fails to bring up Kagome's potential boyfriends (Inuyasha and Hōjō) and isn't afraid to give her full opinion of them.

At first, she along with Yuka and sometimes Ayumi didn't support Kagome's relationship with Inuyasha and kept telling her it would be best if she'd break up with him, thinking he was nothing more than a delinquent. However, after finally meeting Inuyasha she along with Yuka and Ayumi immediately changed their opinion of him and now fully support Kagome's relationship with Inuyasha.

Physical description
She looks similar to Kagome, but her shoulder length black hair and headband are different.

Relationships
She first sees him at the cultural festival, but was unaware of who he is. She and her friends would meet him again in Kagome's room and find him cool, believing him to be half-foreign. While they waited as Kagome takes another make up exam, they meet him again as he comes to pick up Kagome and see him carrying her on his back after making her fail her exam. They were surprised to hear his voice after the Bone-Eater's Well disappeared near the end.
 * Inuyasha


 * Yuka, Ayumi, and Kagome

Yuka, Ayumi and Kagome are her three best friends.

Eri was shocked that Kagome used the fear mode on Inuyasha as Yuka was glad that she was not in Inuyasha's place, as Eri said, "No kidding. Look, she has the fear to control him."

Trivia

 * Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka were all names given to the girls by, the anime company who produced the series. Rumiko Takahashi never officially gave the 3 girls names in the manga. However, she did name Hōjō.
 * Despite her name not being mentioned in the manga, Eri's and Yuka's name are somehow shown in the InuYasha profile book.
 * Eri's Japanese seiyu, Yuki Masuda, also voiced Kochō (while Yuka's Japanese seiyū, Kaori Shimizu, voiced Asuka).
 * In the English dub, Eri has the same voice actresses as Sōta Higurashi.

Media appearances
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Manga

 * Chapter 23
 * Chapter 24
 * Chapter 27
 * Chapter 35
 * Chapter 65
 * Chapter 67
 * Chapter 79
 * Chapter 139
 * Chapter 140
 * Chapter 175
 * Chapter 193
 * Chapter 287
 * Chapter 332
 * Chapter 392
 * Chapter 411
 * Chapter 512
 * Chapter 519
 * Chapter 530
 * Chapter 553
 * Chapter 554
 * Chapter 555
 * Chapter 558

Anime
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 * Episode 11
 * Episode 12
 * Episode 13
 * Episode 20
 * Episode 21
 * Episode 29
 * Episode 38
 * Episode 39
 * Episode 48
 * InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
 * Episode 56
 * Episode 57
 * Episode 60
 * Episode 62
 * Episode 69
 * Episode 75
 * Episode 82
 * Episode 89
 * Episode 90
 * InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
 * Episode 100
 * Episode 127
 * Episode 128
 * InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
 * Episode 137
 * Episode 138
 * Episode 140
 * Episode 160
 * Episode 167
 * Episode 1 (FA)
 * Episode 3 (FA)
 * Episode 18 (FA)
 * Episode 21 (FA)
 * Episode 25 (FA)
 * Episode 26 (FA)
 * Episode 4 (Hanyō no Yashahime)