Tsukushi Kurimiya

Tsukushi Kurimiya (栗宮 つくし Kurimiya Tsukushi) is a minor character in the anime seriesFree! beginning with Free!-Dive to the Future-. He is the son of Akane Kurimiya and Kon Kurimiya, and Asahi Shiina's nephew.

Appearance
Tsukushi is a baby with maroon eyes and short brown hair.

Personality
Tsukushi exhibits typical behavior of a baby and, on the whole, appears to be happy. He recognizes the faces of people who interact with him and has been known to show preferences for certain individuals. This is seen in Free!-Dive to the Future- when Tsukushi fusses while being held by his uncle, Asahi Shiina, but calms down after being handed over to Kisumi Shigino or Ikuya Kirishima.

Story
Tsukushi has no direct involvement in the story, except as a natural development in the marriage between Asahi's sister, Akane Kurimiya and her husband, Kon Kurimiya. He also provides insight into the characters with whom he interacts by his reactions.

Etymology

 * The name Tsukushi means "horsetail" (つくし) in Hiragana.
 * Tsukushi's surname Kurimiya means "chestnut" (栗) (kuri) and "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (miya).

Trivia

 * Tsukushi is the first infant character in the series.
 * Colleen Clinkenbeard (Tsukushi's English voice actor) also voices Mrs Tachibana and young Makoto Tachibana.