Yuriko Tiger


Eleonora Aureliana Guglielmi, better known as Yuriko Tiger, is an Italian cosplayer, promotional model, YouTuber, voice actress, Twitch streamer, actress, and idol.
She has been cosplaying and modeling since 2008, having served as the official cosplayer for Bandai Namco, as an actress in the Dorama Kin no Tono and having formed her own J-Pop group called Samurai Tiger - Samurai Apartment Love's Yuriko Tiger.

Early life

Yuriko was born in Savona, Italy, and grew up in Imperia. Her father runs a bakery in Imperia and her mother is a former model.
As a child, she often watched anime, that inspired her interest in cosplaying. Yuriko attended different schools, that she was forced to drop due to cyber bullying and bullying. Attending the "Accademia delle Arti", Imperia, she started working in her father's bakery in order to save money and move to Japan. She has been one of the first students of "Manga Summer School", from 2007 to 2009, and she also studied as a make-up artist.
"Everything is possible, but believing is not enough. Planning and giving all you have is the secret. Most of all, never give up!"

Career

Yuriko has been cosplaying since 2008; the first character was Suzumiya Haruhi, from the eponymous light novels series. After a three months experience in Japan, she moved to Tokyo in 2013. Her first experience as a model was on the magazine Playboy Japan, her first and last work as a Gravure Model. Her first television experience was on Why Did You Come to Japan? in which reporters interview people just arrived in Japan at Narita Airport. After a brief interview they decided to follow her around, eventually producing a 25-minute segment that showed her apartment, a trip to a maid cafe, and her work at the World Cosplay Summit. On that day, "Yuriko Tiger" was the most searched word on Yahoo! Japan.
Afterwards, she worked as a model for Toyota, Lawson and Sugoi Japan and she appeared in numerous TV programs as a guest of honor, such as Baking, Nobunaga, Nyantere, Akazukichan and as a semi-regular guest and cosplayer on Tokoro-san Nippon No Deban.
Her career as an Idol was short, from 2014 to 2015, during which she released her hit single Yuri Yuri Kakumei, which can be found in each DAM Karaoke and iTunes Store Japan. At first her dream was to become an Idol but then her agency decided to promote her as a Talent instead, due to her strong personality. Because of that, Yuriko has undergone a change of style at the beginning of 2016.
Later in 2016 Yuriko took a break from her job in Tokyo and spent 4 months in Italy, working in numerous convention as a guest and host.
From summer 2016 she went back to Tokyo, working as one of the official cosplayer of Harley Quinn for the promotion of Suicide Squad on the red carpet, starting her own Radio Program called Cool Japan, hosting numerous events for the promotion of Tekken 7 all around Japan, modeling for the publicity of the famous theme park J-World and hosting lives on her Nico Nico Douga Channel sponsored by Kadogawa Games.
In 2017, she took part in the promotion of Justice League as Wonder Woman on the red carpet and resumed singing by releasing the single "Haruka" in collaboration with Samurai Apartment as "Samurai Tiger ".
She also worked as a model for Swallowtail, a company of wigs and colored contact lenses, and was also the first cosplayer to act in a drama called "Prison Hotel" that aired on BS Japan.
In 2018, she moved from private agency Dream Networks to Twin Planet. She opened a second Twitter account and an Instagram account both called @psykhere in which she shows her punk side that for several years she had to keep hidden for work needs. She has thus started working as an alternative model for clothing brands, and also carries on her passion for music, expressing on more than one occasion the desire to create a rock band of her own.
As for the cosplay, she became the official cosplayer of FLCL for the launch of the second season of the anime. On that occasion she played the protagonist Haruko.
In 2019 Yuriko Tiger was chosen as the cover girl of the first issue of "Layers Life", a new magazine dedicated to cosplayers, and opened a second YouTube channel in Japanese language where she talks about her life, cosplay and the differences between Italy and Japan.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19, almost all events in which she was expected to participate were cancelled. Despite the difficulties, Yuriko was able to fulfill one of her dreams by playing Motoko Kusanagi for the promotion of the new series Ghost in The Shell SAC_2045 and acted as a Tinder model for the new Tinder Japan advertising campaign along with the famous model Kiko Mizuhara. Also, after 7 years, she was contacted again by the television program "Why Did You Come to Japan?" to show how her life has changed.

Private life

For a long time Yuriko had contracts that prevented her from having public relations, after the change of agency she had the opportunity to share with her fans her long-distance relationship, lasting about a year, with a Japanese-Canadian photographer.
In 2020, she came out as bisexual through various stories on Instagram, supported by her agency. To answer the question "How did you know?" made by a fan, she published an excerpt of the anime Ranma ½ saying "Looking at Ranma there were those who liked female Ranma and those who liked male Ranma. I liked them both."
Yuriko Tiger loves animals but for a long time she could not have pets due to strict Japanese laws. In 2020, she finally adopted a Scottish Fold named Amore.
In her spare time, Yuriko likes to draw, play video games, and watch her favorite anime "Nana" by Ai Yazawa.

TV appearances

  • Tokoro-san no Nippon no deban
  • You ha nani shi ni nihon he?
  • Tabi Zuki-chan
  • Nobunaga
  • Viking
  • Sekai ni urikome! Nagoya meshi basutsuā
  • Zoom In!! Saturday
  • Nakazawa keiko no uppyi sutēshon
  • Uppyi guranpuri
  • N suta
  • Sandējapon
  • Nyantere
  • Sekai no mura no Doerai san – 2018
  • Amejipangu – 2018
  • Kuruma Arundesu Kedo…? – 2018
  • ESport – Official Cosplayer of Ivy from Soul Calibur IV – 2018
  • Amejipangu – 2019
  • Japan In Motion – Reporter – 2019
  • Sono Hoka No Hito no Attemita – 2019
  • You ha nani shi ni nihon he? – 2020

    TV show

  • Kin No Tono Special Guest Star CBC TV – 2018

    Web TV

  • Denjin? Getcha
  • Wessu!
  • Sho ko yuri burōdou~ei
  • HangameLive /NHN PlayArt
  • Tekken 7
  • Tekken 7
  • Nico Nico TV
  • Nikoraji NicoNico Live
  • YOSHIKI CHANNEL – 2018/2019
  • Japan In Motion – YouTube Channel Reporter – 2019

    CM

  • Lawson
  • Yū gurūpu
  • SUGOI JAPAN - Newspaper Yomiurishinbun
  • Nagano Toyota
  • Pinsa De Roma PR Girl / Model
  • Tinder – 2020

    Radio

  • Dr. Kopa no kogane no tobira
  • Shimada shūhei no kaiun rajio
  • Gotō mai no shinpai nai sa~a ~
  • Blsr Jewelry Bible
  • Nakazawa keiko no uppyi sutēshon
  • Miss Radio
  • "Tatekawa Toshira" Yuriko Tiger Cool Japan
  • Radio DeeJay – Interview – 2018
  • PoliRadio – Interview – 2019
  • Sunstar Weekend Journey – Special Guest – 2020

    Model

  • Playboy
  • Danganronpa Special Fan Book
  • Cosplay Channel special issue
  • Cosplay Channel special calendar
  • Model Figure
  • Model for portraits, art gallery in Japan
  • Los Angeles Fine Art Show
  • Character models
  • J-World cosplay model
  • Giappop – 2019
  • Beyond The Moon – Kaguya Luna Fashion Brand – 2019
  • HellCatPunks – 2020

    Events

2014

  • Playboy weekly
  • Tekken 3 Tournament / Guest
  • Etna Comics / Italy
  • Anisondisco
  • "Yū gurūpu 90e anniversaire festival"
  • 20e anniversaire of Tekken
  • "Elsword" online game
  • Others

    2015

  • Romics / Italy
  • Anime Japan SUGOI JAPAN /
  • "Killing Bites" Volume 3 release event
  • Etna Comics Live Stage / Italy
  • Wondercon Bari Live Stage / Italy
  • "THE KING OF IRON FIST TOURNAMENT 2015 TOKYO CHALLENGE" Tekken 7「鉄拳7公式賞金制大会」
  • PiNSA DE ROMA opening ceremony
  • Nico Nico Super Party 2015
  • Lucca Comics and Games 2015 / Italy
  • SUGOI JAPAN 2016 and HMW collaboration PR / Shibuya / MODI
  • "THE KING OF IRON FIST TOURNAMENT 2015 JAPAN ROUND" Tekken 7 Tournament「鉄拳7公式賞金制大会」
  • Anisondisco Shibuya WOMB
  • Others

    2016

  • "Suicide Squad Japan Premier" portraying Harley Quinn, DC Comics
  • Others

    2017

  • "JAEPO"
  • "Nico Nico Choukaigi", Marble, portraying Elf from Lineage II: Revolution
  • "Universal Carnival x Sammy Festival" model cosplayer portraying Persefone
  • "Sendai Anime Fes" in Sendai, Live Exhibition as Samurai Tiger
  • "Tanabata Tohoku" in Sendai, Live Exhibition as Samurai Tiger
  • "Otafuse" in Malaysia, special guest
  • Others

    2018

  • Comicon – Special Cosplay Guest
  • Cosplay Event – Special Guest
  • Otakuthon – Cosplay Guest of Honour
  • FLCL Series Premiere – Official Cosplayer of Haruko Haruhara for FLCL
  • Lucca – Special Cosplay Guest
  • Nakano Game – Official Cosplayer of Ivy from Soul Calibur IV for Red Bull
  • ESport – Official Cosplayer of Ivy from Soul Calibur IV
  • Soul Calibur IV Launch Event – ''Official Cosplayer of Ivy from Soul Calibur IV
  • Soul Calibur IV Launch Event – Official Cosplayer of Ivy from Soul Calibur IV
  • CygamesFes – Official Cosplayer of Nina-chan for DragaliaLost
  • Tokyo Comicon – DC COSPLAYERS LEAGUE 2018 – Official Cosplayer of Wonder Woman'' for DC Comics

    2019

  • Naviglio Comics – Special Cosplay Guest
  • Nerd Show – Special Cosplay Guest
  • IberAnime – Special Cosplay Guest
  • Milano Comics And Games – Special Cosplay Guest
  • FantaExpo – Special Cosplay Guest
  • ALEcomics – Special Cosplay Guest
  • ''Fujicos – Special Cosplay Guest''

    2020

  • World Cosplay Summit – Special Guest
  • DC Fandome – Guest Online
  • FantaExpo Salerno – Guest Online
  • ''Promotion of GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC_2045''

    Discography

  • "Yuri Yuri Kakumei" Single
  • "Haruka" Single, as Samurai Tiger

    Voice actress

  • Dubber for Kurumana go korekushon, character: Giulietta