@Do Me Do Me: oh YES! I almost completely forgot about Mikitty and Eri. I loved the way Mikitty kinda bully Eri, but in a fun, cute adorable way and that she kinda also showed affection for Eri. And the way she's always grab hers (and others) butt. AIN'T THAT WONDERFUL?!
I'd always felt that Mikitty doesn't hang out much with the other girls much, maybe don't really have that much in common. But She is close friends with Matsuura Aya and Yoshizawa Hitomi, we'd know that for sure. But I loved it how, with mikitty acting sorta cold, aka ICE Queen to most members, she seemed to love the turtle. I always think of the Charm of the turtle. Eri's charmed everyone, even breaks the ice between her and Mikitty.
In the Music Fighter - Osaka Koi no Uta episode, Eri said she's in charge of having everyone loved her and that Mikitty especially "showered her with affection." This, imo, is all true. it does seems that everyone in Morning Musume does love her.
Personally, I think that if I'm in their shoes, Eri, to me, is a good friend that I'd want to cherish and take care of, watch over her and make sure she's always have a smile on her face.
btw, do u know what Eri means in japanese? It's means Blessed and as from this
site :As a Japanese female name, Eri may be written with the characters for "favor; blessing; grace; kindness" (e) and "logic; reason; justice; truth" (ri). Other possibilities include "painting; picture" or "England; English" for 'e' and "village; parent's home" or "peer tree" for 'ri'.
And fyi, Eri in hebrew, means "my guardian" and "my awake one."
So to put it simple, Kamei Eri, our goddess, the "Blessed turtle" whom are favored, graceful and kind. loved by All.