History Characters / BangDream

[[caption-width-right:350:The main 35 girls of ''[=BanG Dream!=]''[[labelnote:*]]From left to right, first row: [[TheSpock Rui Yashio]], [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Nanami Hiromachi]], [[TheAce Hina Hikawa]], [[SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome Sayo Hikawa]], [[PlainJane Tsugumi Hazawa]], [[FunnyForeigner Eve Wakamiya]], [[{{Otaku}} Maya Yamato]], [[NoSenseOfDirection Kanon Matsubara]], [[OnlySaneWoman Misaki Okusawa/Michelle]]. Second row: [[BumblingSidekick Reona Nyubara/PAREO]], [[BrattyHalfPint Chiyu Tamade/CHU2]], [[SilkHidingSteel Yukina Minato]], [[TeamMom Lisa Imai]], [[MellowFellow Moca Aoba]], [[EmoTeen Ran Mitake]], [[BunniesForCuteness Tae Hanazono]], [[LeadBassist Rei Wakana/LAYER]], [[JapaneseDelinquents Masuki Sato/MASKING]], [[GirlsLoveChocolate Rimi Ushigome]], [[SweetBaker Saaya Yamabuki]]. Third row: [[{{Bifauxnen}} Kaoru Seta]], [[StepfordSmiler Chisato Shirasagi]], [[RoseHairedSweetie Aya Maruyama]], [[{{Tsundere}} Arisa Ichigaya]], [[TheProtagonist Kasumi Toyama]], [[TheGlassesComeOff Rokka Asahi/LOCK]], [[ShrinkingViolet Rinko Shirokane]], [[{{Chuunibyou}} Ako Udagawa]], [[CoolBigSis Tomoe Udagawa]], [[TheDitz Himari Uehara]]. Fourth row: [[AllLovingHero Kokoro Tsurumaki]], [[GenkiGirl Hagumi Kitazawa]], [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Mashiro Kurata]], [[GyaruGirl Toko Kirigaya]], [[ClassRepresentative Tsukushi Futaba]]. [[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:*]]([[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bandori/images/4/46/Garupa_Pre-4th_Anniversary_Title_Screen.jpg larger size available here]])[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The main 35 girls of ''[=BanG Dream!=]''[[labelnote:*]]From left to right, first row: [[TheSpock Rui Yashio]], [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Nanami Hiromachi]], [[TheAce Hina Hikawa]], [[SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome Sayo Hikawa]], [[PlainJane Tsugumi Hazawa]], [[FunnyForeigner Eve Wakamiya]], [[{{Otaku}} Maya Yamato]], [[NoSenseOfDirection Kanon Matsubara]], [[OnlySaneWoman Misaki Okusawa/Michelle]]. Second row: [[BumblingSidekick Reona Nyubara/PAREO]], [[BrattyHalfPint Chiyu Tamade/CHU2]], [[SilkHidingSteel Yukina Minato]], [[TeamMom Lisa Imai]], [[MellowFellow Moca Aoba]], [[EmoTeen Ran Mitake]], [[BunniesForCuteness Tae Hanazono]], [[LeadBassist Rei Wakana/LAYER]], [[JapaneseDelinquents Masuki Sato/MASKING]], [[GirlsLoveChocolate Rimi Ushigome]], [[SweetBaker Saaya Yamabuki]]. Third row: [[{{Bifauxnen}} Kaoru Seta]], [[StepfordSmiler Chisato Shirasagi]], [[RoseHairedSweetie Aya Maruyama]], [[{{Tsundere}} Arisa Ichigaya]], [[TheProtagonist Kasumi Toyama]], [[TheGlassesComeOff Rokka Asahi/LOCK]], [[ShrinkingViolet Rinko Shirokane]], [[{{Chuunibyou}} Ako Udagawa]], [[CoolBigSis Tomoe Udagawa]], [[TheDitz Himari Uehara]]. Fourth row: [[AllLovingHero Kokoro Tsurumaki]], [[GenkiGirl Hagumi Kitazawa]], [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Mashiro Kurata]], [[GyaruGirl Toko Kirigaya]], [[ClassRepresentative Tsukushi Futaba]]. [[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:*]]([[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bandori/images/4/46/Garupa_Pre-4th_Anniversary_Title_Screen.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1280?cb=20210325122933 larger size available here]])[[/labelnote]]]]

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!Glitter*Green
A band featured in the anime. It is made up of third years (who later graduate and go on to university) and Rimi's older sister Yuri is a member.
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[[folder:General]]
* NonPlayerCharacter: They do have a few songs in ''Girls Band Party'' and appear in a few event cutscenes with voices and character models, but you can't recruit any of their members into your roster.
* PutOnABus: They have not appeared in the second season of the anime until ep. 9 despite appearing in the first.{{Justified}} since season two takes place in the new school year and they have graduated and are presumably attending college. Yuri specifically is attending college overseas.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yuri Ushigome]]
! Yuri Ushigome
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SuzukoMimori (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
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Rimi's older sister and the guitar vocalist of Glitter*Green.
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* CoolBigSis: Acts as this to Rimi, her younger sister, and the rest of Poppin' Party.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hinako Nijikki]]
! Hinako Nijikki
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SoraTokui (Japanese), Creator/MelissaMolano (English)
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The drummer of Glitter*Green and an inventory worker at Edogawa Gakki.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: Poppin' Party initially think she's shy until she starts tackle hugging them.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows
* CutenessProximity: Hinako is particularly prone to this when she sees girls that she considers "cute."
* {{Glomp}}: Her reaction to seeing cute girls.
* TheQuietOne: Rii gets her to act like this in order to keep the band's image.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rii Uzawa]]
! Rii Uzawa
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IzumiKitta (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
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The bassist of Glitter*Green and a salesperson at Edogawa Gakki.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: For Hinako.
* CompanionCube: She carries around a plush demon named Debeko. Tae loves it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nanana Wanibe]]
! Nanana Wanibe
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mikoi Sasaki (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
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The keyboardist of Glitter*Green and the student council president of Hanasakigawa.
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* ClarkKenting: Kasumi, Saya, and Arisa don't realize she's the keyboardist of Glitter*Green until she takes off her glasses.
* MotherlySidePlait: Wears her hair in this style while at school.
* OddFriendship: With Arisa. They met at a ramen shop at some point and became food acquaintances. It takes the rest of Arisa's band by surprise.
* PassingTheTorch: After she graduated, she appointed/forced Rinko to be the new president of the student council.
* PunnyName: Their nicknames are puns of their first names.
* StudentCouncilPresident: In the anime, Nanana is this for Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.
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!Other characters
[[folder:Marina Tsukishima]]
! Marina Tsukishima
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaSuzaki
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One of the staff at the live house [=CiRCLE=]. In ''Girls Band Party'', she is trying to get five bands together for a multi-band event with [[PlayerCharacter your]] help.
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* AscendedExtra: In ''GBP'' she seldom appears after the first few Main Story chapters and is entirely off-screen in event and band stories, but ''[=BanG=] Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO'' gives her a good deal more screentime. [[ButtMonkey However...]]
* ButtMonkey: Poor Marina gets involved in a lot of scenarios where she comically gets hurt or injured in ''Garupa Pico'' thanks to the girls' antics.
* ChewingTheScenery: In ''PICO''[='=]s first episode, she introduces the five main bands with some very dramatic flair.
* ADayInTheLimelight: A much more downplayed example, however the [=CiRCLING=] event does give her some additonal focus alongside the event stars, Poppin Party. Namely, we find out that she used to be in a band herself when she was younger, and that she now works in a live house hoping to encourage other bands to follow their dreams and succeed where her band failed.
* DemotedToExtra: She only gets a very brief appearance in Season 2 thanks to the 2nd season being largely set in Galaxy's studio and not [=CiRCLE=].
* TokenAdult: Marina is the only major adult character in a cast of high school girls (and several middle schoolers).
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[[folder:Shifune Tsuzuki]]
! Shifune Tsuzuki
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Mami Koyama
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The owner of the SPACE livehouse. A former musician from the band [=MiraculousScarlet=] with extremely high standards.
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[[folder:Asuka Toyama]]
! Asuka Toyama
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Yuka Ozaki (Japanese), Creator/KiraVincentDavis (English)
Kasumi's younger sister. Though usually annoyed by her older sister's antics due to her more serious personality she loves and supports her just the same. In Season 2 she starts attending Haneoka Girls School after graduating from Hanasakigawa's middle school branch. She's Ako and Rokka's classmate.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Inverted. It's her older sister Kasumi who ends up being the annoying one in their relationship.
* BigSisterWorship: PlayedWith in ''PICO~OHMORI~'' episode 8. Asuka starts the episode talking about how annoying and slobbish Kasumi can be at home but as soon as Ako begins gushing about how amazing of a sister Tomoe is, [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka starts talking about Kasumi in a more positive light]] before engaging in a [[{{Anime/YuGiOh}} Yu-Gi-Oh-styled duel]] of [[MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad who has the cooler older sister.]] She doesn't backpedal on her negative remarks about Kasumi but [[{{SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments}} Asuka does believe she has the coolest older sister.]]
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Her more serious and responsible personality provides a contrast to Kasumi's more carefree and energetic nature. She's also a hardworker at school and transferred to Haneoka once she graduated from middle school because she aims to enter a good college.
* SiblingYinYang: While Kasumi is happy go lucky, Asuka is more subdued and mature compared to her older sister.
* TheStoic: She has a more quiet personality compared to Kasumi and a lot of her reactions tend to be subdued.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She shares Kasumi's hair and eye colors.
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[[folder:Natsuki Umino]]
! Natsuki Umino
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MisatoFukuen (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
A second year student at Hanagasaki Girls' High School. She is the vocalist and lead guitarist of the band [=CHiSPA=] and friends with Saaya, who is [=CHiSPA=]'s ex-drummer.
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[[folder:Yukina's father]]
! Yukina's father
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese, ''Bang Dream! Episode of Roselia'' movie duology)
A vocalist for a band back in his youth, he is the primary inspiration for Yukina as a vocalist. Yukina is trying to launch her own successful career in order to convince him to play one last time.
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* {{Biseinen}}: He is ''surprisingly'' handsome for a dad, as shown in the "A Song Unfinished" event in ''Girls Band Party''.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Like Yukina, he was very serious about his music back in his prime.
* NoNameGiven: His given name is never told.
* SoProudOfYou: At the end of the "A Song Unfinished" event story, [[spoiler:he leaves a congratulatory letter backstage for Yukina that confirms that he was there to see Roselia cover the song he sent to Yukina.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ran's father]]
! Ran's father
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The head of a family-run flower arrangement school who expects his daughter Ran to pass the torch. He sees her band career as an impediment to their legacy, and as such the two often butt heads in the household.
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* DotingParent: [[spoiler:After Ran convinces him that she's dedicated to Afterglow]], he becomes one of these to Ran's embarrassment.
* {{Foil}}: To Yukina's father. While Yukina's father is supportive of his daughter's musical ambitions, Ran's father sees his daughter's band as a hindrance to his plans for her to inherit the school.
* NoNameGiven: His given name is never told.
* PassingTheTorch: What he's trying to get Ran to do, much to her dismay.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's not trying to be cruel to his daughter, but instead believes that Ran's just going through a phase. [[spoiler:When Ran convinces him to watch Afterglow perform at an event, he decides that Ran really is serious about her band and allows her to continue with it.]]
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[[folder:Akari]]
! Akari
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An elementary schooler and Hagumi's friend. After her legs are injured in a car accident she falls into a deep depression, and Hello, Happy World! make it their mission to make her smile again.
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* TroubledChild: Ever since her accident, Akari has been depressed and hasn't opened up to anyone. She also rejects every attempt that Hello, Happy World! make to get her to smile and tells them to leave her alone.
* YourMindMakesItReal: To a certain extent regarding Akari's injuries. [[spoiler:Akari's injuries are not that serious and have already begun to heal, but she's so afraid that she won't be able to walk that she refuses to do her physical therapy... which may actually cause her to lose the use of her legs.]]
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[[folder:The Suits]]
!The Suits
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A group of female bodyguards dressed in black suits and sunglasses that serves the Tsurumaki household.
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* CrazyPrepared: They're extremely loyal to Kokoro to the point that they will do anything for her to grant all of her whims and wishes.
[[/folder]]

For the character sheet on ''[[Music/{{Argonavis}} from ARGONAVIS]]'', [[Characters/{{Argonavis}} click here]].

For the character sheet on ''[[Music/{{Argonavis}} ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!]]'', [[Characters/{{Argonavis}} click here]].

The owner of the SPACE livehouse. A former musician with extremely high standards.

For the character sheet on ''[[Music/{{Argonavis}} Argonavis from BanG Dream!]]'', [[Characters/{{Argonavis}} click here]].

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (''BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia'' movies)

! Yukian's father

! Hinako Nijikiri

* ZettaiRyouiki: Type B.

* [[Characters/BangDream Poppin'Party]]

* [[Characters/BangDream PastelPalettes Pastel*Palettes]]

* [[Characters/BangDream PastelPalettes Pastel*Palettes

!Poppin'Party
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A band that aims to shine like the stars in the night sky. They consist of Kasumi on guitar and lead vocals, Tae on guitar, Rimi on bass, Saaya on drums and Arisa on keyboard and tambourine. They are still inexperienced, but more than make up for it with their passion. Their songs have a cheerful, energetic j-pop rock sound.

* ColorCodedCharacters: The band is associated as a group with pink.
** Kasumi: Red
** Tae: Blue
** Rimi: Pink
** Saaya: Yellow
** Arisa: Purple
* ImageSong: Each of Poppin'Party's members gets their own, each one heavily incorporating their instrument:
** Kasumi has "Doki Doki Sing Out!"
** Tae has "Hanazono Electric Guitar!!"
** Rimi has "Chocolate Bass Recipe"
** Saaya has "A Distant Heartbeat"
** Arisa has "I-I Never Said Love!"
* SeriesMascot: Being the first girl band introduced, they're the face of the franchise overall.
* StylisticSuck: Their first attempt at making a PV after seeing RAISE A SUILEN do the same is...questionable, to say the least. They take inspiration from the RAS members placing themselves in glass boxes and using finger guns, but they sit in cardboard boxes instead due to their lower budget.

[[folder:Kasumi Toyama]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[InfectiousEnthusiasm Starry Charisma]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Aimi Terakawa (Japanese), Creator/JulietSimmons (English)
-> '''Birthday:''' July 14 (Cancer)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)

The lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Poppin'Party. An eternal optimist whose cheerfulness is as contagious as her love of music, she formed Poppin'Party in search of the "Star Beat" she heard while gazing at the stars as a young child.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Her and Asuka's father is never seen or even mentioned despite their mother being shown in the anime.
* AnimeHair: The mobile game has a one-panel in-between comic that jokes about how her two hairbuns aren't affected at all by the rain, with Rimi musing on what sort of product she uses to keep it like that. [[KindHeartedCatLover Yukina]] even muses that she looks like a cat.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Inverted. She's an annoying older sibling to her younger sister Asuka.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With fellow hyperactive eccentric, Kokoro. Their wavelengths are so similar that she's one of the only two people who're capable of understanding Kokoro's outlandish gibberish when it comes to songwriting (the other being [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder Misaki]]).
** It shows in Girls' Band Party, where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RQ3XlSTkg they will say each other band's catch phrases in-game]].
-->'''Kokoro:''' Kasumi!
-->'''Kasumi:''' Happy, Lucky, Popipa pa pipopa!
** And later:
-->'''Kasumi:''' Kokoron!
-->'''Kokoro:''' Popipa, pipopa! Smile, yay!
* BookDumb: Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
* ChildhoodFriend: With Hagumi. Hagumi didn't recognize Kasumi until she undid her hair buns since she didn't have them when they were kids.
* ChildishOlderSibling: She's older than Asuka by a year but more immature and hyperactive than her.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She'd mainly just be a very cheerful girl, if not for her tendency to seemingly actually believe some outrageous stuff. She tends to get very melodramatic during these moments, but it's oddly hard to tell if she's being serious or not.
** In a comic posted on the official Twitter, it's shown she's the only one among all the vocalists of the bands to share [[IdiotHero Kokoro]]'s wavelength too, as the rest are pretty astounded or confused.
** In Season 2, one of her ideas for the band's self-sponsored show involves the girls ''flying'' for whatever reason.
* TheCloudcuckooLanderWasRight: She somehow figured out about Yukina's fondness for cats despite the latter desperately keeping it a secret from everyone except for Lisa as revealed in Kasumi's birthday line for Yukina.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The hyperactive and carefree foolish sibling to her younger sister Asuka's more subdued and serious responsible sibling.
* TheGadfly: Teases Arisa quite a bit, though sometimes it's hard to know if it's actual teasing or if she's being oblivious.
* GenkiGirl: She's ''very'' energetic, fueled mostly by her (very strong) emotions, is nearly a case of NoIndoorVoice.
* HeroicBSOD: For most of episodes 10-11 in the first season of the anime, thanks to [[spoiler:Owner telling her point-blank that she was the worst of the lot among Poppin' Party's members.]]
* HeroicRROD: [[spoiler: The doctors say there’s nothing physically wrong with Kasumi, but as a result of the above, Kasumi loses her voice. It takes everyone in Poppin’ party singing together and encouraging her for her to find it again.]]
* HeroWorship: Overlapping with BigSisterWorship despite not being related, towards Yukina, the fellow vocalist Kasumi highly admires and aspires to be the most.
* InfectiousEnthusiasm: Her recruitment of three out of the other four members of [=PoPiPa=] can be mostly attributed to her happy-go-lucky, forward-thinking attitude about music and bands sweeping them away. Yukina even tells her in Season 3 that this is one of, if not outright, her greatest strengths, implying that this is one of the reasons Yukina is so fond of her.
* LargeHam: She's pretty funny when she thinks she's losing Rimi or messing with (or being oblivious towards) Arisa, and in any other instances where she suddenly gets melodramatic.
* TheLeader: She's the founder of Poppin' Party and the band's very own face. It was she who got everyone to form a band together wihh her.
* MoralityPet: Though she's not above being stern towards her when needed, Kasumi is one of the very few people Yukina is openly and exceptionally kind and fond towards and has no problem hanging out with her when she wants to (so long as it doesn't coincide with rehearsals). In fact, Kasumi's appearance in Roselia's "Neo-Aspect" Band Story [[spoiler: which happens right after Yukina runs off in tears after driving Ako and Rinko away]] becomes a crucial factor in getting Yukina back on the right track while helping her realize some important things she needs to know about her bonds with Roselia. During season 2, after she tells Kasumi and the rest of Poppin' Party that they weren't ready for a self-sponsored live yet, the first thing Yukina does just before they leave the studio was to check if Kasumi and the rest were okay and spends most of episode 3 concerned over their well-being, worried that her dressing them down might have depressed them.
* OddFriendship: With the cold, stoic leader of Roselia, Yukina. Despite being as different as night and day, Yukina's considerably soft towards Kasumi and always complies whenever Kasumi wants to hang out.
* TheProtagonist: She is essentially this for the ''Bang Dream!'' franchise.
* SenpaiKouhai: She has this relationship with Aya and Yukina, with Kasumi being the kouhai in both cases.
* SignatureHairDecs: Often wears star-shaped hair pins, as befitting her starry theme.
* StepfordSmiler: Whenever things go wrong for her in the anime, she tries to hide her pain. She alludes to this in her ImageSong:
--> ''These tears that I spill, I won't show to anyone.\\
Although there were tough times (let's sing!)\\
I don't want to give up yet (dreamin' now)\\
Keep on smiling! Keep on shining!''
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She and Asuka both share the same eye and hair color and one of the very few things that set them apart from each other are their hair lengths.
* {{Womanchild}}: She’s not very mature for a teenager.

[[folder:Tae Hanazono]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[BunniesForCuteness Chasing Rabbits in the Garden]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Sae Otsuka (Japanese), Creator/LuciChristian (English)
-> '''Birthday:''' December 4 (Sagittarius)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)

The lead guitarist of Poppin'Party. A music lover who lives with her parents and her 20 rabbits, one of whom she refers to as her "boyfriend." She is somewhat of an airhead who has a tendency to say bizarre or shocking things with a straight face. Although initially skeptical of the band due to Kasumi's naivete, watching the passion with which they performed convinced her of their potential. During the events of Season 2, [[spoiler:she is the initial lead guitarist of RAISE A SUILEN before she voluntary quits and returns to Poppin'Party]].

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Subverted. Early episodes build her up to fall in this archetype, what with the long, dark hair, pale skin, height, and the somber expressions she makes when the shot focus is on her. [[CloudcuckooLander And then she starts talking…]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: She displays a lot of traits associated with Autism: namely her monotone way of speaking, perpetual straight face, tendency to say odd things and get lost in her own little world, poor sense of personal space (such as when she leans in uncomfortably close to Rokka while showing an interest in her scrunchie), and her major interest in rabbits, to the point where she owns ''twenty'' of them.
* BirdsOfAFeather: She and Kasumi, despite one being perpetually calm and the other being a GenkiGirl, are on the same odd wavelength whether it be about guitar or homework, much to Arisa’s chagrin.
* BunniesForCuteness: She has a lot of rabbits for pets, and one event in ''Girls Band Party'' has her trying to rescue a bunch of bunnies who escaped from the school's pet club.
* CastingGag: Her seiyuu, Sae Otsuka, did street performances before joining ''[=PoPiPa=]''. ''PICO~OHMORI~'' episode 10 focuses on Tae street performing with other band members!
* ChildhoodFriend: She was one to LAYER before they parted in the past.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Has her brain on her rabbits [=25/8=], and swerves into odd conversation topics a lot.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In ''PICO~OHMORI~'' episode 10, Tae is joined by LAYER, Sayo, and Rinko in her street performers and is just a drummer short of a well-rounded band, the rest of the episode is [[LootBoxes her getting increasingly disappointed when more girls join her performance but not the one she wants...]] [[TemporaryOnlineContent until Tomoe shows up after everyone has left for the night.]]
* FriendlessBackground: She’s shocked when Kasumi calls her a friend for the first time, apparently because she’s never had anyone do that before. Subverted in the anime's second season, as it's revealed that RAISE A SUILEN's LAYER was a childhood friend of hers in the past.
* FriendlyEnemy: Downplayed. Tae, as a staff member at SPACE who’s seen the caliber of bands that qualify and get turned down, stands between Kasumi and her goal of performing at that stage, challenging Kasumi to “make [her] tremble” enough to change her mind about [=PoPiPa=]’s chances. The next day, she’s eating lunch with them and even ''participating'' in the discussion on how to do just that. [[spoiler: It goes to such a point that they succeed by having Tae play ''with'' them.]]
* HypocriticalHumor: When [=PoPiPa=] decide to stay at her house for a night, she introduces them to her rabbits, and her mom, who displays a hint of Tae’s own weirdness in her mannerisms. When Tae’s mother leaves the group to their business, Tae comments that her mom is a bit of an airhead.
-->'''Arisa:''' Look who’s talking!
* LastNameBasis: [[spoiler: Introduced as ‘Hanazono’ when she’s part of RAS.]]
* LonerTurnedFriend: Tae just isn’t that much of a people person to begin with. She only manages to befriend Kasumi (and Kasumi’s group by extension) by their shared interest in guitar. She was also friends with LAYER in the past for similar reasons.
* TheGadfly: It can be sort of hard to tell if she's being genuinely spacey or just messing with Arisa and Rimi, but in more than one in-game talk, she seems to have a habit of saying something outrageous to see their flustered reactions.
* InkSuitActor: She heavily resembles her [=VA=] in appearance. They even share very similar sounding names.
* InSeriesNickname: Kasumi starts calling her “O-Tae” while they slacks off on home economics projects. Not only does it stick, but it catches on.
* NiceGirl: Yes, she's an oddball and very airheaded, but is a kind and caring girl.
* NotSoStoic:
** [[spoiler:After she fails to make it back to the school for Popipa's first anniversary due to [=CHU2=] forcing her to stay behind for RAISE A SUILEN's first concert, she breaks down crying.]]
** [[spoiler:She cries when confessing that she loves Popipa and doesn't want to leave after singing "Returns", a song she wrote with her true feelings in mind.]]
* OddFriendship: With the blunt and cynical Chisato, whose intimidating aura underneath the smiles has no effect on Tae.
* RapunzelHair: It reaches her hips, even when she's among the tallest in the cast.
* ThatWasntARequest: She "asks" for Chisato's help in catching some runaway rabbits on the loose during the "Runaway Rabbits" event after literally bumping into her by continually staring her down until Chisato caved in.

[[folder:Rimi Ushigome]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Cornet at First Sight]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Rimi Nishimoto (Japanese), Creator/AverySmithhart (English)
-> '''Birthday:''' March 23 (Aries)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)

The bassist of Poppin'Party. A shy and reserved girl who wants to become a more confident person, she was inspired by Kasumi's overwhelming confidence to take a step toward becoming a bolder person. Her older sister, Yuri, is the lead vocalist of the band Glitter*Green. She has an intense love of chocolate and especially chocolate cornets.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The "Earnest Song For Me" event focuses on her attempting to write a song for the downtown area.
* BigSisterWorship: Towards Yuri, her older sister. She started learning the bass because she wanted to play together with her.
* BirdsOfAFeather: She and Himari bond over their shared love of sweets and admiration for Kaoru in the ''Arisa's "Not Bad" Day Off'' event. They are also the bassists of their respective bands and have pink as their image color.
* CherryBlossomGirl: A Pink ColorMotif, born in early spring, and in the original series, she likes pretending to be a ninja.
* TheCutie: A shy but sweet-natured girl.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: {{Played With}}. She enjoys reading horror novels, but dislikes haunted houses.
* GirlsLoveChocolate: She loves chocolate.
* HomoeroticDream: More like (technically unseen) daydream. She has really funny reactions around Kaoru. If nothing else in the game is text-text aside from Kaoru's existence, Rimi is ''text.''
* KansaiRegionalAccent: She's originally from the Kansai region, but she only reverts back to it whenever she's nervous.
* LuminescentBlush: She gets this a lot in the game whenever she's flustered, ''especially'' when it comes to Kaoru.
* NightmareFetishist: Contrary to her soft-spoken appearance, Rimi's a big fan of the horror genre.
* ShrinkingViolet: She's very soft-spoken and tends to just go along with what the rest of the band decides.
* StaticCharacter: Aside from gradually becoming more confident, Rimi's character has more or less remained the same throughout the series.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She loves chocolate, especially chocolate cornets. She has a chocolate fountain at home, it's implied in a clickable talk she's the one who's been buying up said sweets at Yamabuki Bakery, and in the anime, she and Yuri even make a song dedicated to her love for chocolate coronets.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.

[[folder:Saaya Yamabuki]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[SweetBaker Fermentation Girl]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakaOhashi (Japanese), Creator/ChristinaKelly (English)
-> '''Birthday:''' May 19 (Taurus)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)

The drummer of Poppin'Party. As the oldest of three children, she's a gentle and kindhearted person who acts as the older sister figure for her band. She cares deeply for her family and is often seen helping out at her parents' bakery. She played in a girls' band in middle school, but quit due to her worries over her mother's health. Regardless, Kasumi managed to reignite her love of music and convinced her to join the band with her family's blessing.

* AnimalsHateHer: She tells Tomoe that she likes animals, but they don't like her back.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: Yells at Kasumi for pushing her to join Popipa even though she feels she has responsibility to her family and has repeatedly told Kasumi she won’t join. Notably, her siblings start crying when they hear her yelling all the way from downstairs.]]
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Saaya used to be part of a middle school band, but her overwhelming responsibilities to them, school, and her family stretched her so thin she was never able to properly perform with them. On top of that, bein stretched out so thin meant that, in her eyes, she was never able to make ''anyone'' happy in the end, so she quit the band in favor of prioritizing her family. It’s this fear of disappointing everyone again and becoming a burden that makes her reluctant to join [=PoPiPa=].]]
* CoolBigSis: How she is towards her younger siblings, who definitely see her as this in turn. She’s also one towards the members of Poppin Party as a whole.
* FairytaleWeddingDress: Is asked to model in one during ‘The Impromptu Wedding Dress’.
* HiddenDepths: Compared to most other characters of the TeamMom archetype, it’s clear that Saaya still doesn’t yet have the maturity to handle everything by herself: she has a tendency to keep all of her worries to herself until things blow up in her face, [[spoiler: whether it’s her mother’s illness or not voicing out against letting Tae join RAS despite obvious misgivings.]] In other words, Saaya would like to be the TeamMom, but she can’t yet handle that role.
* HumbleHero: Claims in the game to have taken a while to get back in the saddle with regards to drumming. Anyone who watched the anime will know that [[LikeADuckTakesToWater this was not the case at all]].
* MellowFellow: Very easygoing, and not prone to anger or being flustered.
* OnlySaneMan: She’s the most down-to-earth and rational member of [=PoPiPa=], but that [[NotSoAboveItAll doesn’t stop her from letting loose and joining in on Kasumi’s antics.]]
* PromotedToParent: Not entirely, given that her parents are still around, but she's becoming this due to her mother's health issues.
* TheReliableOne: She takes this role for her family, the band, and sometimes even in school. [[spoiler: It’s deconstructed when she realizes that, if she skimps out on ''any'' of these important roles, everyone ends up getting hurt, so not only does she have to cut people off, but she also has to give up her own happiness to make sure everyone else is okay.]]
* StepfordSmiler: Hides all of her worries behind her seemingly easygoing attitude.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In-game, she’s Saya Yamabuki.
* StraightMan: A pretty easygoing but frequent one to anyone who's hyperactive or a bit out there, like Hagumi and Moca.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: To her mother, as seen in the anime. Her sister Sana also looks like a younger version of her to a certain extent.
* TeamMom: The one among Poppin'Party, by virtue of being the most normal out of all of them and never dropping the big-sister behavior. Occasionally, she can function as this for Moca, too.

[[folder:Arisa Ichigaya]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tsundere}} Sweet and Spicy Personality]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Ayasa Itou (Japanese), Creator/MaggieFlecknoe (English)
-> '''Birthday:''' October 27 (Scorpio)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The keyboardist of Poppin'Party. An introvert who spends most of her time at home, where her family runs a pawnshop. Snarky and easily flustered, she claims that she was dragged into Poppin'Party against her will, but she doesn't seem to be in any hurry to leave.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Her parents are never shown or mentioned much and it's not made clear why she's living with just her grandmother and not with either her mother or her father.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Some of her reactions towards Kasumi are pretty ambiguous. She's a pretty traditional dere-dere tsundere so it can be hard to tell whether she's just being very embarrassed or shy, or gay, or both.
* ButtMonkey: Mostly around the girls of Poppin'Party, either due to their being oddballs or poking fun at her. While it's frequent, it's not in any extreme fashion, mostly friendly teasing.
** Taken UpToEleven in the "Band Shuffle" event, where she's the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] in the "Let's Enjoy An Exuberance Fun Band" -- there's a reason fans call it "Arisa's Hell Band".
* CaringGardener: She has a soft spot for bonsai trees and it's implied she consider them her only companions prior to meeting Kasumi and the others.
* DeadpanSnarker: Often offers dry commentary on the antics of the others, particularly when it comes to Kasumi.
* GirlishPigtails: She boasts some mid-height twintails, going hand in hand with the common tropes associated with {{Tsundere}}s.
* GrumpyBear: She is usually of a sulky, irritable demeanor.
* HairTriggerTemper: It's not that hard to set her off. How she managed to hold everything in until near the end of the ''Sakura Party'' event is a miracle to behold.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Most media that focus on [=PoPiPa=]'s origin make this pretty obvious.
* JerkassBall: Justified during Popipa's second band story. Due to her being forced to balance schoolwork and band activities, along with the pressure of her derailing grades, she is notably more on-edge for the first few chapters of the story, and it culminates in her lashing out at Rimi. She does regret this, but she remains in a grouchy and uncommunicative mood for a good few chapters.
* TheLancer: Her snarky personality and being a more level-headed figure greatly clashes with Kasumi's optimistic and carefree outlook.
* LuminescentBlush: Frequently gets these, particularly in her {{Tsundere}} moments.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Arisa's temper gets the better of her in a moment of stress during the beginning of Poppin' Party's "Double Rainbow" Band Story, she unintentionally winds up hurting Rimi to the point where she ends up running off from practice in tears. Arisa immediately comes to tearfully regret this, saying how "she's the worst" for hurting Rimi even though she didn't do anything to warrant her anger. This event and subsequent blowup from Arisa marks the start of the conflict Poppin' Party will be forced to go through during their second Band Story.
* NoRespectGuy: Leading to her yelling a lot.
* NoblewomansLaugh: Subverted. She does laugh "ohohoho" at times, but it's always to save face when she's put into an anxious or awkward situation, never with the pompous flair that the trope mandates.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While she gets angry quite often, it's always played for laughs and comedy because of her overreactive outbursts and how everyone mostly just goes along with it. The one time she was actually ''seriously'' angry in an appropriately dramatic scene, she doesn't scream in exaggeration like she usually does. [[TranquilFury Instead, she stays completely quiet while wearing an obviously furious expression on her face]] .
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Arisa wears this with the winter uniform.
* RageBreakingPoint: She hits it in the Sakura Blooming Party event in ''Girls Band Party'', trying to hold in her frustration at all the weirdness that her friends have (such as Kokoro's family having ''[[TheMenInBlack women in black suits]]'' as personal servants), and she finally explodes with anger when the topic of conversation turns to hosting a party in her basement without asking for her consent.
* StraightMan: Almost always towards Kasumi and Tae, but winds up so for Saaya too when she's joking around.
* ShrinkingViolet: While she's usually yelling among friends, during the game's lives she tends to timidly but brightly respond to characters she doesn't know that well; one of the many indications of her actual nature beneath her typical attitude.
* {{Tsundere}}: ''Big'' time towards everyone, but especially Kasumi. She's much more ''dere.'' Her 1-star card in ''Girls Band Party'' even refers to her as the "Top Tsundere".
* TranquilFury: Whenever Arisa’s genuinely angry, she doesn’t lash out at others the way she usually does. Instead, she holds it in and ignores the offending person. This can be seen on display twice, at Kasumi in the first season for breaking their promise of eating lunch together and not showing up to practice, and [[spoiler: Tae in the second season for failing to make it in time for Poppin Party’s anniversary concert.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko: Hilariously invoked and averted: Arisa ''tries'' to invoke this image around people she doesn't know well (notably in scenes where she's alone with the player character) but always ends up slipping back into her typical {{Tsundere}} attitude.
** This most extreme example of this has to be the Sakura Blooming Party event, where Eve, who's obsessed with Japanese culture, actually mentions this trope by name. Arisa then tries to act the part of a gentle Japanese young lady around the others through the whole party- which grows harder and harder as she tries to keep up with Kokoro's antics (and while Misaki keeps goading her to let her true feelings out).
* ZettaiRyouiki: Arisa is Grade A in her spring uniform, and with her pigtails and tsundere attitude, she's a rare Grade S.

!Afterglow
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A band formed by five childhood friends as a way to always stay together, their powerful bond comes through in their music. They consist of Ran on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Moca on lead guitar, Himari on bass, Tomoe on drums and Tsugumi on keyboard. Their songs have a rebellious and emotional alt-rock style.

[[folder:General]]
* BreakingTheFellowship: In the middle of Afterglow's story, [[spoiler:Ran's internal conflicts about wanting to justify herself and her band to her father lead to a heated argument with Tomoe (the first real fight that the band has had) and along with Tsugumi's collapse leads the band to stop hanging out together for a little while. The next few chapters are devoted toward the other girls trying to figure out how to get Ran and Tomoe to apologize to each other and how to get Ran to open up to her friends]].
* ChildhoodFriends: Many characters, including Afterglow themselves, often mention how they've been close-knit since childhood. They started their band up in middle school.
* ColorCodedCharacters: The band is associated as a group with red.
** Ran: Red
** Moca: Teal
** Himari: Light Red
** Tomoe: Maroon
** Tsugumi: Yellow
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Their band definitely has a rebellious feeling to it, fueled by Ran's own rebellion towards [[spoiler:her dad]].
* OriginsEpisode: The "As the Evening Clears" event details how the girls came to form Afterglow three years ago.
* PrimalFear: During one event where they get locked in the school, four of the five bandmates are slowly overwhelmed by the fear of the school’s [[TheSevenMysteries seven wonders]], except for Moca, who [[TheGadfly brings them up in the first place]].
* WeWantOurJerkBack: "Jerk" is a bit of a strong word, but the conflict in Afterglow's second band story is caused by [[spoiler:Ran believing that the other members want her to go back to how she was before the first band story because believing her no longer avoiding her flower arranging is affecting her lyrics. Ran is upset since her changing was the only way to keep the band together.]]

[[folder:Ran Mitake]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaneSakura (Japanese), Creator/CourtneyLomelo (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority Rebellious]] [[MultiColoredHair Red Noodle]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' April 10 (Aries)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Afterglow. Aloof and serious on the outside, she often struggles to express her true feelings. However, she holds a deep love for her friends and family as well as a fiery passion for her band. Her being placed in a different class from the rest of her friends in middle school, and her resulting loneliness, was what ultimately led to the creation of Afterglow. Her family runs a century-old flower arranging school, and Ran's love for her band places her into conflict with her father.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She can confuse people who don't know her very well because of her apparent aloofness, but typically beneath that she's just very awkward, as shown with her clumsy attempts at befriending Yukina during their "talks." There's also an in-game in-between comic panel that pokes fun at the mature, cool feeling she and Tomoe give while hanging out together.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Same as always." It's noted by the rest of Afterglow that this is actually praise, as it means she feels that everyone's done their best, as always.
* DemonicPossession: In ''Garupa Pico'', Ran ends up getting possessed by a tribal entity known as "Babanbo-sama" as a result of her bandmates trying to find a quick cure for her fever when she gets sick. Unlike most examples though, it's not malevolent, as all it does throughout the gag series is to excitably project its own presence during Afterglow's concerts and nothing more.
* EmoTeen: Definitely qualifies: she’s the aloof and occasionally broody vocalist of an alternative punk rock band that focuses on songs with emotional lyrics, has a red streak in her hair (hair dye is fairly common among emos), usually wears black, and initially clashes with her father over pursuing band activites instead of flower arranging ([[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything which he calls “a phase”]]).
* EmotionlessGirl: While she is pretty down-to-earth, it's more of an affectation. Ran ''tries'' to maintain a veneer of being unaffected at all times, but she has a habit of losing her cool and occasionally becoming embarrassed.
* HotBlooded: Despite her [[EmotionlessGirl stoicism]], in reality she's really passionate, and prickles at accusations towards Afterglow. She and Tomoe make a pretty good team in defending the band's honor whenever it's slighted.
* TheLeader: She's at the heart of Afterglow. Concern over her emotional problems bring the group together like family more than once, and all of them are aware that despite Ran's cool attitude, she has a strong inner fire, so they tend to defer to her for major decisions.
* MellowFellow: In a ''kuudere'' way, but emphasis on "cool" instead of "ice" like in Sugar and Ice Personality. Moca and her get along pretty fine because of this, according to Afterglow.
* MultiColoredHair: Actually seems to work with her personality pretty well--it's mainly the black of an Aloof Dark-haired Girl, but she has a dyed red strip, which represents her fire.
* NoSocialSkills: Sort of. She's bad at (or perhaps too stubborn about) getting across her actual feelings, as is particularly evident during school, around Yukina. It can be seen in Afterglow's band story too, though her friends know her pretty well by now.
* NotSoDifferent: She and Yukina view each other as rivals, but they both want to impress their fathers with music and are aloof.
* NotSoStoic: For someone whose aloof demeanor should probably make her more of a stoic, she gets fired up really easily.
* TheQuietOne: A girl of few words, but when she wants to say something, she makes it count.
* SheCleansUpNicely: On ''very'' rare occasions, she can [[https://i.bandori.party/u/c/art/a/1128Ran-Mitake-Happy-Z43EzG.png rock a pretty dress]] and look absolutely beautiful while doing so.
* ShrinkingViolet: She was something of a shy crybaby as a child. She still has hints of her childish shyness in the present, but it's now well masked by her aloof and stoic demeanor.
* {{Tsundere}}:
** Not as temperamental as Arisa, but she still has the qualities of one, as she’s very easy to fluster in spite of her aloof personality and tries to deny her embarassment whenever this happens.
** She's a particularly big one to Yukina. Some of Ran's clumsy attempts to befriend and talk to Yukina at school can come off as hostile despite her genuinely good intentions, confusing Yukina in the process.
* WellDoneSonGuy: [[spoiler:She only wants her father to appreciate her and what she does.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: She is ''not'' happy with Tomoe in “Growing up Sisters”, as she avoids being straightforward about her newfound issues with Ako.

-->'''Ran''': So you’re only a “cool big sister” because Ako depends on you? Your coolness relies on someone else being around? That sounds pretty lame if you ask me. [...] I don’t wanna hear about Ako! I want to know what you think, Tomoe! You! If Ako said she didn’t need you anymore, would you just smile, nod, and stop being her sister? Just like that?

[[folder:Moca Aoba]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SachikaMisawa (Japanese), Creator/CatThomas (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[MellowFellow Go My Way]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' September 3 (Virgo)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The lead guitarist of Afterglow. An unflappable, sleepy-natured girl who seems to take life at her own pace, she often says exactly what's on her mind, whatever it may be. The members of Afterglow share a strong bond, but Moca's friendship with Ran is especially powerful, and she is the best at handling their aloof vocalist. Despite her easygoing and sly personality she can often be transparent with her worries.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Beyond the BoyishShortHair and her style of dress, Moca says things to Ran (specifically Ran) that would be interpreted as open flirting if not for her [[TheGadfly personality]] easily excusing it as her messing around. In one 4koma she gives Ran her number when she buys things from the convenience store Moca works at, only for Ran to remark that, obviously, she already has Moca’s number.
* BigEater: She loves the pastries at the Yamabuki bakery and keeps point cards to her favorite restaurants.
* BrilliantButLazy: She's rather lazy about most matters but when it comes to the things she's truly passionate about, namely her friends and the band, she gives her all. In one event Tsugumi tells Sayo that Moca is able to replay a melody after hearing it once.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Her passion outside of playing the guitar seems to be an intense investment "point card"-collecting, she's fallen asleep while standing, and in casual conversations, such as in the clickable talks, has a high tendency of speaking in non-sequitur.
* {{Foil}}: Moca's easygoing nature, her tendency to say anything that pops to mind, especially if she gets a chuckle out of it, and her ability to do whatever she wants without mind of the consequences helps her stand in stark contrast with Ran, who's emotionally reserved, very particular about her words, and suffers under the pressure of her family history to act against what she wants. Moca also has the well-acknowledged ability to "handle" Ran whenever she's being difficult, which helps draw out the emotions Ran tries to keep under wraps.
* TheGadfly: She's the one who has a tendency to tease or mess with the characters she encounters most, especially within her main circle of Afterglow, but drops it whenever Tomoe or someone scolds her.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's rather transparent when it comes to worrying about people, and is shown to frequently do so over Ran. Although she teases Himari a lot, she also shows genuine interest in her ideas at times, too.
* MellowFellow: She's a pretty relaxed person--though when she does feel emotional, such as concern over something, it's very quickly obvious.
* NeverGetsFat: Tomoe once remarked on how Moca never gains weight despite how it seems that all she does is sleeping and eating. Moca jokingly responds that she sends all the calories over to [[ButtMonkey Himari.]]
* TheNicknamer: Calls Himari "Hii-chan," and nicknames a few other girls.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: She sleeps on occasion during class and has even fallen asleep while standing up.
* StepfordSmiler: Unlike the other Afterglow members, she has not made peace with [[spoiler: Ran changing in the second bandstory and even blames herself for it]] but acts like her usual laidback self in order not to burden the others.
* {{Tomboy}}: Primarily due to her BoyishShortHair and choices in clothes (hoodies and shorts).
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She loves bread, and her visiting the Yamabuki Bakery to get her daily fill led her to becoming friends with Saaya.

[[folder:Himari Uehara]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EmiriKatou (Japanese), Creator/ChaneyMoore (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheDitz Misfires Commands]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' October 23 (Scorpio)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The bassist and leader of Afterglow. A cheerful, ditzy girl who gets easily emotional. Wants to be cool like her bandmates, but seems more suited toward being cute. Although she's the band's coordinator, her suggestions often get her teased (with love) by her fellow members.

* AmbiguouslyBi[=/=][[AmbiguouslyGay Gay]]: She'll scream things like "I'll rest in your arms~" with heart eyes at Kaoru, but does seem to focus on the princeliness, and at one point says something like "If you were a boy, I'd fall for you" to Tomoe (to which Tomoe thinks 'I hear that a lot.') to the consternation of shippers.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: She's supposed to be the [[invoked]] FaceOfTheBand and its leader, but Ran is the lead singer and the one they all defer to, mentioned in their band story. Out-of-universe with marketing, there's no question that the head of Afterglow is Ran.
* ButtMonkey: Gets teased the most, and a lot of her ideas either come off odd or embarrassing to most of the Afterglow girls--but usually [[PetTheDog they adopt them in some manner]], regardless. It even happens outside of Afterglow, but in either case Tomoe's around to defend her.
* CatchPhrase: "Hey, hey, hoh!" She wants it to catch on, but her friends won't bite.
* CleavageWindow: A lot of her cards in the game [[MaleGaze subject her to this]].
* TheDitz: While not as bad as other examples of this trope, she does act like this at times, like suggesting ideas the more self-conscious Afterglow members find embarrassing, mistaking a statue of Michelle for a dog, or attempting to sign Afterglow up for a live that takes place in the middle of the night.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: She actually has a bit of this--while she likes cute clothes just as much, she's shown in some talks with Tomoe and others to think she can't pull off looking "cool" like her, but seems to want to.
* InSeriesNickname: Moca calls her Hii-chan.
* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Even if Himari's supposed to be the leader of Afterglow, in practice, that's actually Ran, the lead singer.
* NoRespectGuy: Tomoe and Tsugu try to be there for her, at least.
* RoseHairedSweetie: A sweet and cheerful girl that always does her best and is a NiceGirl to everyone.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The cheery, sensitive, and ditzy girly girl to Tomoe's tomboy.
* WeightWoe: She's concerned with her weight and is often teased about it by Moca.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tomoe Udagawa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa (Japanese), Celeste Roberts (English)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c5024656_a23c_4584_ad1a_083370c7afd7.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Ramen Broth]] [[CoolBigSis Caring Sister]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' April 15 (Aries)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The drummer of Afterglow. A reliable and mature girl who often works hard for the sake of others, she serves as the emotional bedrock of her band. She is often seen helping out around the shopping district and plays the taiko drums in the town festivals. She is the older sister of Ako, the drummer for Roselia, and is loving and supportive of her younger sister, if a bit bemused by her antics.
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* AngerBornOfWorry: Explodes at Ran for not opening up about her troubles to the rest of the band and telling them that it's none of their concern, causing Ran to angrily storm off. They both regret it immediately afterward.
* BigSisterInstinct: Despite seeming rough around the edges, she's very much a kind older sister who doesn't deride Ako's {{Chuunibyou}} hobbies, though she doesn't really understand it.
* BoyishShortHair: She had this in middle school, which is fitting for one of the franchise's more masculine girls.
* CoolBigSis: Pretty much idolized by her younger sister for her coolness, and the girls of the cast can always rely on her when the going gets tough.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In a way. In one in-game single-panel comic, Himari says something like "if you were a boy, I'd fall for you," and she smiles wryly and thinks to herself, "I hear that a lot."
** She is shown to be popular with girls other than Himari. In the "Hectic Happy Valentines" event, it is revealed that she ends up receiving chocolate to the point where she can't carry it all in her bag.
* FieryRedhead: She's the most emotionally open out of Afterglow, and as such, is the fastest to express strong emotions. Fittingly, her hair is a pinkish red.
* HotBlooded: She has quite a bellow, and pretty much jumps into the fray without a thought if she thinks someone she cares about is in danger or hurt. Sometimes having such an act[=/=]talk-first nature backfire on her, though.
* TheLadette: She talks in a pretty casual manner, and combined with her hot-blooded protective nature, she basically has the trope down in a G-rated way, and surrounded by girls rather than guys.
* TheLancer: Whenever Ran lets her emotions get the better of her, Tomoe tends to be the one to confront her about it first and most directly. She's also something of Afterglow's secondary leader, since she's mature, reliable, and takes action fastest.
%%* MamaBear
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The HotBlooded, pants-wearing, and action-oriented tomboy to Himari's girly girl.
* TomboyishPonytail: Wore her hair in one as a child.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Everyone always thinks she's one of the oldest (even the players!) but she's actually a first year. This is lampshaded in one of the single panel comics in-game. It's noticeable when she addresses people like Kaoru, calling them "-sempai."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tsugumi Hazawa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisakoKanemoto (Japanese), Creator/AllisonSumrall (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[PlainJane Great Ordinary]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' January 7 (Capricorn)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The keyboardist of Afterglow. An earnest, hardworking girl, it was originally her idea for her and her friends to form a band. She doesn't view herself as unique or talented like her bandmates so she strives to make up for it with hard work, and despite her dim view of her own talent her optimism helps to keep the band afloat in tough times. Her family owns a cafe.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Serves as this to Hina during student council activities.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Down the the point that she matches her every day casual wear in the same shade of chestnut.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Tsugumi hates the bitter taste of black coffee.
* TheHeart: She's sort of the little sister of Afterglow, and is the best at keeping them grounded and together because of her honest, cheerful attitude.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Views herself as the plainest and least talented member of the band, but instead of angsting about it she just works that much harder to make up the difference.
* InSeriesNickname: Moca calls her Tsugu.
* NotSoDifferent: One event has the cold Sayo, of Roselia, one of Afterglow's main rival group especially where their leaders are concerned, enter a sweets baking class in Tsugumi's family cafe. It turns out Sayo applied because she wanted to use the skills to help keep the mood up for Roselia practice sessions in case [[TeamMom Lisa]] wasn't around. Tsugumi also discovers that she and Sayo both work incredibly hard in order to keep up with people they think they pale in comparison to, Tsugumi's being the rest of Afterglow and Sayo's being Hina, her genius sister.
* PlainJane: She thinks this of herself due to her conventional style clashing with her punkish friends. This is PlayedForLaughs in a ''Garupa Pico'' episode where internet commenters fail to mention her while complimenting the band, which results in her trying to emulate Roselia's "cool" style (much to Ran's horror).
* PluckyGirl: While Tsugu being pretty normal compared to much of the cast is lightly poked fun at in-game, Tsugu's cheerfulness and a hardworking nature are some of her more defining qualities, [[spoiler:but her trying to get by with the sheer determination of a Plucky Girl actually bites her]].
* ProneToTears: She sometimes tears up after performances because she's overwhelmed by the audience's positive response.
* TheReliableOne: She works very hard to balance the band activities with school, student council, and working part-time at her family's cafe. In season 2, she also becomes student council vice president and has the additional responsibility of reigning in [[BunnyEarsLawyer Hina]]. Ran ends up having a bit of an issue with Hina during the Culture Festival because of this.
* SickEpisode: [[spoiler:Gets sick and collapses from overworking halfway in Afterglow's band story]].
[[/folder]]

!Pastel*Palettes
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Originally formed as an "idol band" by a talent agency, these five girls resolved to be legitimate musicians and change the public perception of what an idol should be. They consist of Aya on lead vocals, Hina on guitar, Chisato on bass, Maya on drums and Eve on keyboard. Their style is, unsurprisingly, idol-inspired.
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[[folder:General]]
* ColorCodedCharacters: The band is associated as a group with Green.
** Aya: Pastel Pink
** Hina: Soft Cyan
** Chisato: Pale Yellow
** Maya: Mint Green
** Eve: Lilac
* DoWellButNotPerfect: In their second concert, when they actually sing and play their instruments, the audience quickly confirms that they're legit when Aya sings a note off-key.
* IdolSinger: They were originally formed by a talent agency as an idol group with a band theme, but they decided to become a legitimate band who can actually play their instruments rather than just pretending to play them on stage. Even then, their aesthetics and music style are definitely idol-inspired.
%%* LighterAndSofter:
* PimpedOutDress: Their dresses look very intricate and [[SugarBowl sugary]], making them look more like idols than a proper band.
* {{Robinsonade}}: The ''Pastel*Palettes! Deserted Island Idols'' event is this, with the members being sent to a deserted island for a TV special, completing challenges with the reward being a new song.
* SugarBowl: By far the most saccharine-looking of the five main bands, with cute dresses that will give your eyes a sugar overdose.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Hina and Maya (Tomboys) and Aya, Chisato, and Eve (Girly Girls).
* ThatSyncingFeeling: Their first performance ends in disaster when one of the audio equipment has a malfunction, revealing that the music is all pre-recorded. However, this doesn't keep them down for long, and more than anything this gets the staff to finally get them to play their instruments and sing for real like they've always wanted to.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Aya Maruyama]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Ami Maeshima (Japanese), Mai Lee (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Determinator}} Endless]] [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Ego Searching]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' December 27 (Capricorn)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The vocalist for Pastel*Palettes. A longtime fan of idols, she had been in training for three years, never having an opportunity for her big break until now. Cheerful and bubbly on the outside, she has an internal desire to be noticed and loved, and she can often freeze up under pressure. She somewhat acts as a senpai to Kasumi of Poppin'Party.
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* AscendedFangirl: Before she became an idol she was pretty in love with them herself.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Played for laughs. When she's in a panic, she can be an unintentional danger to those around her, as Chisato can attest to when Aya tried squashing a bug close to Chisato in one of Chisato's card episodes.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Aya is usually either made fun of or put into situations that come at her expense or embarrassment. Her cute awkwardness doesn't do much to help her in these situations either.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Pink hair and pink irises.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Not to Kanon's extent but Hina and Chisato have both once expressed worry over leaving her with fragile stuff in Ryuuseido.
* {{Determinator}}: She is very determined to achieve her dreams, no matter how futile they sound. She'll even [[spoiler:risk a cold to sell tickets in the rain in spite of [=PasuPare=]'s reputation as "Lip*Syncers".]] Even though Chisato sees Aya as going with inefficient or ineffective methods sometimes, Chisato admits that she's amazed by Aya's will of iron.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears them only when she's performing lives, as she keeps her hair down in her "civilian form," so to speak. They seem to be a ShoutOut to the likes of Madoka from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' or possibly [=ChibiUsa=] from, of course, ''Franchise/SailorMoon.''
* GirlyGirl: Easily one of the most feminine girls in the franchise due to her pink ColorMotif, frilly outfits, dream of becoming an idol, and tendency to cry easily.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Despite her overall cheery, nice demeanor, she seems to have a complex over the idea of "being noticed," and is even armed with knowledge in how to take selfie-like photos the perfect way.
* NiceGirl: Through and through.
* PassingTheTorch: In a way: during the ''Past Aspirations & Pastel Futures'' event, Aya's own personal inspiration, Ayumi, center of the major idol group Marmalade, [[spoiler:tells her that she saw herself in Aya when she saw Pastel*Palettes' debut, and, seeing her determination to becoming an idol, tells her to become the kind of idol they both idealize now that Marmalade has disbanded, effectively pulling this trope. Ayumi also teaches Aya a signature idol pose to try out for the stage to leave her something a bit more tangible.]]
* RoseHairedSweetie: Her hair is pastel pink and she earnestly want to be an idol that inspires people.
* SenpaiKouhai: Frets about being seen as a good one to Kasumi in an in-game talk.
* TenderTears: Aya has a reputation to be quick to tears, especially when moved by acts of kindness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hina Hikawa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AriOzawa (Japanese), Creator/KatelynBarr (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheAce Genius Next Door]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' March 20 (Pisces)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The guitarist for Pastel*Palettes. She's also Sayo's younger twin sister. A natural genius who tends to become skilled at anything she tries with barely any effort. Because of this, Hina tends not to understand other people struggling where she succeeds, and can be rather blunt, but she always means well. Mellow and relaxed in nature in contrast to her twin's uptight and serious demeanor, she is distressed about the rift between them and wants to be a good younger sister to Sayo.
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* TheAce: Hina is basically good at anything and everything she tries, including playing the guitar, which she cheerfully admits she picked up on a whim. [[spoiler: To Sayo, who not only started playing guitar to be good at something that Hina had nothing to do with but practiced extremely hard to get as good as she is, this is a bit of a blow.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: "What a Wonderful World," which emphasizes her inability to understand others while also making it clear that others have trouble understanding her.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: To Sayo. They go through quite a rift, though.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler: What Sayo hates about Hina and cause the eventual rift of the twins. Hina is good at so many things that Sayo felt inferior to her]].
* AmbiguousDisorder: She displays a few quirks linked to Autism: namely her poor tact, difficulty with social cues and emphasizing with others, usage of strange onomatopoeia to express herself, and unusually high capabilities in everything she does.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sayo certainly sees her as this.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Her instant mastery of skills is mostly attributed to her ability to understand how to do things by seeing it done by someone with that skill already. Case in point, to practice an acting role where she has to cry, she asks Aya to start crying so she can watch and try it herself.
* BigSisterWorship: Gender-inverted. She adores Sayo and continues to admire her even after the rift they go through as a result of Sayo distancing herself from her. She was even the main reason Hina picked up the guitar as her instrument for Pastel*Palettes.
** PlayedForLaughs in ''PICO~OHMORI~'' episode 8. In a fight between Asuka and Ako over who has the cooler older sister, [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Hina appears out of nowhere in the middle of their fight]][[note]]Hina isn't even in the ''same grade'' as these two[[/note]] to [[CharacterShilling show off how cool Sayo is,]] completely outclassing Kasumi and Tomoe.
* BrutalHonesty: While Hina is a kind girl at heart she's noted for being a little blunt, particularly in delicate situations.
** [[spoiler: This reaches its peak in Pastel*Palettes’ 2nd Band Story, when she outright says she’s okay with the band disbanding during a period where the girls are at unease due to them struggling to balance out their workload with the time they get to spend together.]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Hina is hyperactive, a little lacking in tact, and describes things with words like “boppin’”, “zappin’”, and “shooby dooby”, but she’s such a brilliant learner that she manages to rival Sayo, who was personally picked by Yukina, in guitar skills despite a gap of years in practice, and is known by her peers to be immediately good at anything she tries.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In Roselia's band story, she asks her sister watch a dog show with her, even though Hina isn't the one who's interested in dogs. This shows that Hina wants to become closer to Sayo, even if she's unaware of the cause of the rift between them.
* FirstNameBasis: Unlike her sister, Hina more commonly uses first names, even with people who are closer to Sayo than they are to her.
* TheGadfly: She loves teasing others, especially [[ButtMonkey Aya]], her favorite victim.
* TheIdealist: She's more of a world half-full sort of person.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Hina's almost supernatural ability to excel at basically anything she tries leads to this- it's not that she's a cruel person, she just genuinely ''doesn't understand'' how other people aren't immediately good at new things, let alone why they struggle to improve when they continuously make the same mistakes. Because she's never really had to deal with this, she can't empathize, leading to her often saying rude things.
** A good example of her inconsiderate streak can be seen in the "Pastel*Palettes! Deserted Island Idols" event, when she starts swinging on a very wobbly and rickety bridge despite the other members' pleas for her to stop, and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero it's enough for Aya to break down crying and nearly give up]] on the {{Robinsonade}}.
* MeaningfulName: Her name contains the Kanji for "Day", symbolizing how she is much more brighter and cheerful than her sister.
* MellowFellow: While she can get excitable at times, overall she's a pretty chill person who isn't quick to anger.
* NamesTheSame: Shares the same first name as Glitter*Green's Hina [[note]]Though for the latter, it's her nickname[[/note]] albeit written in different characters in Japanese.
* NiceGirl:
** Despite her BrutalHonesty, Hina is actually pretty friendly, and unlike many of the more serious characters in the cast, she finds the many {{Cloudcuckoolander}}s' ideas really fun and interesting. Then again, she does have a bit of their tendencies, though not as much as say, Eve or Kaoru or Moca.
** She's also kind and forgiving enough toward her sister Sayo that she doesn't hold the latter's jealousy against her, and earnestly hopes that they can be as close as they used to be.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: She and Sayo have the same favorite food: junk food.
* SiblingYinYang: With Sayo. [[PolarOppositeTwins Their personalities differ like night and day, just like their names]].
* StudentCouncilPresident: She becomes this for Haneoka High in Season 2
* {{Tomboy}}: In terms of her off-stage casual dress style and some of her hobbies, if not in archetypal personality. She's the tomboy to her friend Lisa's GirlyGirl, for example, and several of Pastel*Palettes' girls.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Much like her twin sister, she also loves eating french fries. But unlike Sayo, she is more open about it and has no problem eating them in front of her friends.
* TsurimeEyes: Her eyes are this kind in contrast to her twin's [[TaremeEyes eyes]].
* VictoryIsBoring: In the Roselia Band Story manga, she complains that it's "boring" to constantly get perfect scores on tests, much to her classmates' annoyance.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chisato Shirasagi]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SumireUesaka (Japanese), Creator/PatriciaDuran (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[StepfordSmiler Smiling Iron Mask]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' April 6 (Aries)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The bassist for Pastel*Palettes. A child actor and celebrity, she knows how the entertainment industry works and despite her polite demeanor, she can often be quite cynical compared to Aya's optimism. Although she didn't originally intend on being a "real" musician, she managed to get caught up in her band's new dream of changing the public perception of idols.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: "When the Flowers Bloom," which revolves around her frustration with people assuming she can do anything as she struggles to adapt to her role in a play.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why [[spoiler:Chisato is always friendly with Kanon, because she's the first person in her Middle School who genuinely trying to make friends of her without actually caring about her fame.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Polite and sweet exterior, cold and icy interior. One minute, she's having a polite conversation with her bandmates, the next minute she's outside the studio thinking to herself with some pretty scathing thoughts of them. [[spoiler:She warms up to the group quickly enough though, and grows out of this, although her colder harshness towards aspects of the entertainment industry remain firmly in place.]]
* ChildhoodFriends:
** With Kaoru. Possibly related, unlike many girls who love it and others who go along with it, she really doesn't like the dramatic persona Kaoru has going nowadays. [[spoiler: The event ''A Rose's Name in a Transient World'' has her admit to Maya that, despite her frustrations with Kaoru's dramatic person, she's still someone Chisato is comfortable dropping her constant professionalism around and being the 'simplest version' of herself with.]]
** Also with the shy and jittery Kanon, who is coincidentally in the same band as Kaoru, something that worries Chisato to no end. [[spoiler: Kanon's initial 3* story shows that Kanon was one of the first people in their middle school that treated Chisato as a person, not a famous figurehead.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Around Kaoru.
* {{Foil}}: To Aya. Aya is very optimistic and believes that she can accomplish anything just by [[{{Determinator}} working really hard]], while Chisato is cynical in contrast and, having been in show business for a while, feels that HardWorkHardlyWorks and that the band's success owes more to their corporate superiors and connections than any one part of the band putting in their effort. It's not all bad, as even though Chisato criticizes Aya for being blind in her determination, she admits that it's what makes Aya special.
* FormerChildStar: While she isn't truly a ''former'' child star, as she is still popular and actively working in the entertainment industry, her experiences in the entertainment industry have made her a rather cynical and distrustful person in a fashion similar to this trope.
* GenreSavvy: Chisato has been acting since she was old enough to walk, and there isn't a thing about the industries methods that gets past her. Whether she goes along with it or not depends on the situation, but she's not afraid to let her own management know she's seen straight through them.
* IdenticalStranger: Though no one comments on it, she looks remarkably identical in appearance to Eve's friend from Finland, Hanne. That saying, Eve ''does'' mention in an official 4koma that they share some similarities in personality to some degree.
* JerkassRealization: In the band story, she becomes angry at the staff members for praising her while ignoring the efforts of the other Pastel*Palettes members. It's implied that she realizes she was treating the others, particularly Aya, the same way and starts making an effort to grow closer to them.
* PetTheDog: Although Chisato starts out being rude and condescending towards the other Pastel*Palettes members, she [[DefrostingIceQueen warms up to them]] quickly once she gets to know them and her kindness towards them becomes genuine. One occasion is in the band story: after seeing [[spoiler: Aya keep trying to sell tickets to their second concert despite the heavy rain]], she stops to help her, understanding that Aya is desperately trying her best.
** She's also genuinely kind towards Kanon, with Kanon being one of the few people she's sincerely sweet towards from the start. [[spoiler: Because she sees Kanon as one of her only truly genuine friends.]]
* PreciousPuppy: Episode 3 of ''Pastel Life'' reveals that she has a job at a local dog cafe, where she's made friends with a friendly dog named Leon.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After the band's disaster of a debut Chisato quickly tries to ditch what she views as a sinking ship. She only stays because of the agency executives advising her that leaving would do even more damage to her reputation, as if she left the agency they wouldn't be able to protect her from the worst of the media's attacks.
* SilkHidingSteel: She speaks very sweetly and is perfectly polite, but can drop it in an instant when annoyed by something. It's something of a survival instinct that comes with growing up in the very cut-throat world of entertainment and media. You can almost see the temperate drop in the room when she stops smiling.
* StepfordSmiler: Where her epithet of "Smiling Iron Mask" came from, Her smiles in public mask a cynical and cold girl underneath, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold though she's not all bad once you get to befriend her]].
* TalentedButTrained: Chisato is a well-respected star within the acting world, lauded for her talent. [[spoiler: A few events show that her skill doesn't come naturally to her in the way it does to someone like Kaoru, or Hina. She researches and works herself to the bone to prepare for a role, which goes away to explaining her cynicism towards Aya's attitude that just "doing her best" will yield the results she wants. Chisato knows sometimes you have to go above and beyond that to get what you want.]]
* TaremeEyes: Her eyes make her seem very sweet and polite.
* TerribleArtist: How she draws dogs is...interesting.
* {{Tsundere}}: In an everyday context she tends to get along with people pretty well, although she can suddenly be very blunt. But she comes off as sort of an IceQueen around Kaoru and her dramatic language
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's afraid of bugs.
* YouUsedToBeBetterSpeech: Downplayed, but she gives one of these to Kaoru in "A Rose's Name in a Transient World" and "Luminous Once More" events after getting fed up with the latter's princely persona.
-> '''Chisato:''' Honestly. Since when did you start acting like this? Like I've said before, you're not Kaoru I know.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maya Yamato]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Ikumi Nakagami (Japanese), Chelsea [=McCurdy=] (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Otaku}} Out-of-Control Machine Nerd]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' November 3 (Scorpio)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The drummer for Pastel*Palettes. Originally a studio musician for the agency who was filling in while they searched for a drummer, her chemistry with the girls and her hidden beauty led to Chisato formally asking her to join Pastel*Palettes as a full member. She is a huge music geek and talks for hours when the subject turns to music equipment.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: "My Ideal," which revolves around her insecurities as an idol.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It may be Hina who's blunt and brutal, but Maya fits many more of the traits of autistic people: she's very dedicated, fixates on sound equipment and can talk about it for ages, doesn't care much for her appearance, says things that the image-minded Chisato tries to drum out of her (like her SignatureLaugh and VerbalTic), is awkward around people, and even pressure-stims by stuffing herself behind the speakers or under the couch.
* EndearinglyDorky: While she's clearly a bit socially awkward, her distinct laugh and nerdy flights of fancy about music equipment come off as more endearing than anything. Judging by the comments of some audience members during Pastel*Palettes' second concert, she seems to be seen as this InUniverse as well.
* {{Fangirl}}: She's a huge fan of Masuki and her drumming style.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Just seeing Maya with her glasses off convinces Chisato of her potential as an idol, and Maya takes them off when performing.
* HollywoodHomely: In Universe example. ''Feels'' Chisato thinking about how she doesn't really go deep into taking care of her hair, skin, eyebags, etc., and it basically ticks off almost everything -- but then again, Chisato was the one who recruited her.
* LovableNerd: She's a huge nerd for music and audio production.
* NoSocialSkills: She can be kind of awkward, and her laughter during lives is pretty exuberant.
* {{Otaku}}: She loves music equipment as much as [[Anime/GirlsUndPanzer Yukari Akiyama]] loves tanks.
* {{Shorttank}}: As a nice, nervous and nerdy person, she doesn't fit the attitude, but everything else, from casual wardrobe to tomboyishness.
* SignatureLaugh: A self-conscious "huhehe."
* TheSmartGuy: when it comes to music and audio production, her knowledge is encyclopedic.
* {{Tomboy}}: She typically dresses in masculine clothes offstage, is initially insecure about wearing frilly dresses, has a lot of knowledge on sound equipment and enjoys tinkering with it, and doesn't seem to care much for her appearance.
* WrenchWench: Pasupare's go-to person to take care of equipment maintenance.
* VerbalTic: Ends her sentences with ''-ssu.''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eve Wakamiya]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Sawako Hata (Japanese), Creator/SkylerSinclair (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[FunnyForeigner Samurai from Europe]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' June 27 (Cancer)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The keyboardist for Pastel*Palettes. Half-Finnish and half-Japanese, she moved from Finland to Japan where she became a model under Pastel*Palettes' agency. She loves learning about Japanese culture and especially about ''bushido'', using it as her explanation for everything. She has an energetic nature and gives everything her absolute best, from tea ceremony to kendo to flower arranging and especially to her band, making it easy to root for her.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: "Unwavering Will, Blazing Bushido," which focuses on her attempting to stop an escalating FlameWar among fans.
* BarehandedBladeBlock: She doesn't execute one herself, but does ask Aya to swing a sword at her to practice it.
* CatchPhrase: "Bushido!"
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Somehow finds ways to trace everything in life to bushido and the samurai lifestyle.
* CuddleBug: Loves initiating hugs between the other members of the band, not to mention her "hugu hugu hugu~!" line that will sometimes play when she performs with a player using Chisato in game. It's implied that, having lived in Finland most of her life, she has a more relaxed sense of personal space than the other girls.
* CuteButCacophonic: You would think that someone interested in samurai and bushido would have a deep samurai-esque voice. You would be wrong.
* TheDeterminator: Over martial arts, it seems...
* FashionModel: She was a model for the same agency that had her join Pastel*Palettes.
* FriendlessBackground: She didn't have a lot of friends when she first moved to Japan.
* FunnyForeigner: A lot of humor is derived from Eve's obsession with bushido, i.e. samurai code (and a StealthPun on a certain company's name) and various Japanese culture things. She's half-Finnish, from her mother's side.
* GenkiGirl: On the lighter scale. She's bright and easily enthused, but not hyper like Hagumi and Kokoro can be. When she tackles a task she gets pretty into it, though.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: She likes fashion and is also a model, is a member of the flower arranging club and tea ceremony club, and is a very affectionate person. However, she looks up to samurais, is also a kendo club member, and enjoys watching period dramas.
* MellowFellow: A cheery one, but one who still falls under this, which makes her Cloudcuckoolander commentary even funnier.
* NiceGirl: A very chipper gal, especially when learning something new about Japan. Her language is also very polite, but that might be related to learning it that way.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the "Unwavering Will, Blazing Bushido" event, she tries to defuse an online argument between two fans, but ends up making it worse. Her second attempt to stop the arguing defies this.
* PinocchioNose: According to Hanne, Eve's voice will crack if she is telling a lie.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Not so much in personality, but her interests- which include tea ceremony, kendo, flower arrangement, and watching Japanese period dramas- and her fixation on trying to follow the samurai code seem to imply that she's trying to invoke the image of a traditional Japanese young lady.
[[/folder]]

!Roselia
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An elite band with incredible talent and a fierce drive to reach the very top of the music world. They consist of Yukina on vocals, Sayo on guitar, Lisa on bass, Ako on drums and Rinko on keyboard. They view themselves as professionals who hold themselves and others to infamously high standards. Their style is powerful, gothic J-rock.
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[[folder:General]]
* TheAce: They are known for their high degree of technical skill and the strong standards they impose on themselves and each other.
* BreakingTheFellowship:
** [[spoiler:PlayedForDrama in their band story, Yukina is offered a chance for her to perform in a concert and is conflicted with going alone for the Future World Fes or going as a band with Roselia. Almost considering it, even, tearing the band apart when confronted by Ako, who happened to be nearby when she hears the deal together with Rinko. It was thanks to Lisa that the band comes together again]].
** [[spoiler: Happens again during Roselia's 2nd band story "Neo-Aspect" albeit for completely different reasons. Yukina's frustration over Roselia's perceived failure of a performance during their opening act for the SMS event gets the best of her which leads to her angrily lashing out at her bandmates during rehearsals, one of which drives Ako to leave in tears in one of them, followed by [[WhatTheHellHero both Rinko and Sayo snapping at Yukina for her behavior]] , leading her in turn to tearfully leave after realising what's been happening to the band, with Lisa unable to do anything to help this time. It takes all of them to think and realize just how much Roselia means to each one of them before they eventually reconcile before the end of their band story.]]
* BreakoutCharacter: Group example. Having only appeared in a single episode in Season 1, and with minimal dialogue at that, does ''not'' prevent Roselia from being the first band in the franchise to release a full-length album, despite only being in the second place when it comes to the number of singles released. They're also the first band of the franchise to do an opening song [[Anime/CardfightVanguard ''for another anime.'']]
* ColorCodedCharacters: The band is associated as a group with blue.
** Yukina: Dark Purple
** Sayo: Turquoise
** Lisa: Burnt Sienna
** Ako: Magenta
** Rinko: White
* {{Deuteragonist}}: They're the second most important band in the series starting from 2nd season, as most of their spotlight is shared with Poppin'Party and RAISE A SUILEN.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: They each have one specific vegetable they particularly dislike. Yukina hates bitter melon, Sayo hates carrots, Lisa hates green smoothies, Ako hates green bell peppers, and Rinko hates celery.
** This is PlayedForLaughs in one of the 4-panel comics in the mobile game, where a cafe wants to make collaboration drinks with each band, based on something the members have in common. The only thing Roselia’s members actually have in common, in terms of personality, is a disliking of vegetables, leading to the conclusion that their drink would be a Green vegetable smoothie, containing bitter melon, bell pepper, carrots and celery, with the members stating “That’s not a collaboration! That’s a secret anti-Roselia weapon!”
* FlowerMotifs: The band is named after a couple of flowers, and its symbol is a blue rose. Blue roses do not actually exist, so the color was chosen to represent overcoming impossibility.
* GirlPosse: Yukina and Sayo basically form one early on in Roselia's band story, as they're practically callously dismissive of Ako and seemingly surrounded by an ice fortress in how insurmountable their expectations are. They never stop being one per se, as can be seen in their rivalry with Ran and Tomoe in the main story.
* PimpedOutDress: Their stage wear consists of some very fancy ElegantGothicLolita dresses, all handmade by Rinko.
* {{Portmanteau}}: The band is named after the '''rose''' and the came'''lia'''.
* TheRival: Again, the {{Ojou}} duo, first towards each other, then while coming off as mean girls towards Ako, and ''then'' towards Ran and Tomoe in their interactions.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: They have this dynamic with all of the other bands, with Roselia as the "Technicians" who focus on clinical perfection and find they still don't understand the heart and joy of music. While three of the other bands were formed ForHappiness (personal or shared) and Pastel*Palettes were manufactured for their image and were never expected to be good at their instruments, Roselia built themselves on sounding professional with their only goal being [[ToBeAMaster to be good enough to perform with the best of the best]], and Yukina and Sayo, at the very least, are hostile to the idea of performing for fun alone.
** Within the band, this dynamic can also be found, with Lisa and Ako typically acting more like "Performers" (moving more and trying to look good while playing as good as they can) and Sayo and Rinko being "Technicians" (focusing entirely on playing their instruments, without even trying to put on a good show). This also reflects their individual personalities.
*** Yukina herself, however, seems to switch between the two roles as needed.
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[[folder:Yukina Minato]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Aina Aiba (Japanese), Creator/OliviaSwasey (English)
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-> '''Birthday:''' October 26 (Scorpio)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
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The vocalist of Roselia. Her father was a band vocalist himself back in his heyday, and one of her major goals is to launch a successful career as a vocalist that would do him proud and encourage him to play one more time. She is also trying to get the band to Future World Fes, a music festival reserved only for the best bands in the world. Yukina is very serious about her music; she has next to nothing else on her mind and sternly encourages her bandmates to have the same mindset.
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* TheAce: Even before she formed Roselia, she was already making headlines with her incredible singing talent, to the point of various talent agencies trying to scout her out (and her turning them all down). And putting even that aside, she's also musically talented enough to write down and compose songs all on her own with little to no help while accurately analysing her bandmates' (and other musicians outside her band) strengths and weaknesses and giving them pointers on how to further improve themselves from there.
* AchievementsInIgnorance: Yukina has an absurdly uncanny amount of good luck in video games despite being hopelessly clueless about gaming and tech in general. She somehow manages to stumble upon rare items in NFO without actively looking for them in the first place, accidentally solves puzzles even seasoned gamers like Ako and Rinko have trouble with, and somehow manages to elude a difficult bonus boss entirely while lost in a dungeon ''and then'' finds the very rare creature that Ako wanted at the beginning of the "Neo Fantasy Online" event.
* TheAtoner:
** In Chapter 17 of the band's story, [[spoiler:Yukina [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that she was indeed acting solely in her self-interest]] and that she was [[ItsAllAboutMe only using the band to accomplish her goals without considering the rest of her band]], and turns down the scout's offer in order to stay with Roselia even if it means having to get to Future World Fes the hard way]].
** Following Roselia's 2nd Band Story, Yukina starts taking better efforts to be kinder towards her bandmates, which culminates in her allowing the band to go to Toconuts Park (a water amusement park) for fun and to get to know them even better, something her old self wouldn't have allowed prior.
* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: She's fairly strict about this, saying that personal issues have no place in Roselia... [[{{Hypocrite}} even though she herself established the band for a personal reason]].
* BlatantLies: After a mix-up happens, Arisa, Moca, Kanon, and Tsugumi accidentally find out about Yukina's love for cats in the "Hectic Happy Valentine" event, a fact that only [[SecretKeeper Lisa]] was in the know about before then. When Moca directly asks Yukina about it, Yukina quickly goes into denial, saying that she doesn't ''hate'' cats but doesn't particularly like them either...just after they caught her red-handed as she was about to hand some stray cats special Valentine food she made for them while talking to the cats in a sweet, cutesy manner unbefitting of her cool and aloof image.
* BrokenPedestal:
** Played for laughs in the "Hectic Happy Valentine" event where Arisa's image of Yukina being a cool and serious aloof beauty is shattered when she sees her being all cozy and hilariously gooey soft towards cats.
** Played somewhat more seriously when it's revealed that [[spoiler:she's considering leaving her bandmates behind if it means getting into Future World Fes]]. Sayo, as the one who most bought into Yukina's vision of what a band should be, feels utterly betrayed. Though that pedestal ends up being [[RebuiltPedestal rebuilt]] after everything has been resolved and they make up, with the events after both Roselia Band Stories showing how much Sayo still highly looks up to Yukina with newfound respect each time.
* BrutalHonesty: She's not afraid to tell bandmates and cooperating bands if their level of technique doesn't meet her standards.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Becomes a better and overall more caring leader to her bandmates especially after Chapter 17 of Roselia's band story. The event episodes show just how much she's grown since the group's founding.
** This is extended outside of Roselia as well. She starts opening up to other people and loosens up more, even helping out her classmates during Haneoka's Culture Festival in one of Lisa's card stories.
** While she lapses back to her old, negative behavior during the "Neo-Aspect" band story, it should be noted that her actions were brought about by her genuine frustration over her role as Roselia's leader as she believes that their failure of a performance during the SMS event was because of her weakness in leading them. It takes Kasumi and Sayo talking to her after much drama ensued for her to go back to the right direction again.
* ChildhoodFriend: With Lisa. Despite pushing her away due to her single-minded focus on music, there are many scenarios that prove Yukina still clearly cares for Lisa, especially after she slowly defrosts throughout the story.
* TheComicallySerious: There are times when she'll say or do the most ridiculous of things without ever breaking from that stoic disposition of hers. ''Garupa Pico'' takes this trait of hers and dials it up to the '' extreme''.
* CoolBigSis: Acts as one to Kasumi despite not being related amusingly enough.
** This might be because of her love of cats, and Kasumi's vaguely cat-like appearance (mainly her unique hair-style).
* CripplingOverspecialization: She's an extremely talented vocalist and musician, but her devotion to improving only her musical talents have left her somewhat poor in other areas out of it like mere housework and even simple ball games, though it's usually played for laughs. Yukina observes that Rinko is talented both in costume making and being a keyboardist, and reflects that she only has singing.
* CruelToBeKind: She may be blunt when it comes to criticizing those who don't meet her standards in music, especially towards Roselia members during rehearsals at times, but it's all for the sake of pushing the receiver of her words to greater heights and for them to improve themselves through them. Even her telling Kasumi point blank that she and the rest of Poppin' Party weren't ready for a self-sponsored live of their own during the 2nd episode of the 2nd season wasn't done out of cruelty but stern kindness on her end.
* CutenessProximity: She's stern and even cold towards others on a regular basis, but that goes out the window whenever she encounters a cat.
* DaddysGirl: Her main motivation throughout Roselia's band story is centered around how much she loves her father and wants to perform just for him to play the band again.
* DareToBeBadass: Her spiel for Roselia's members, which sums up the band's determination to reach their goal of being the best quite nicely:
--> ''Are you prepared to fully devote yourself for Roselia?''
* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts off as an icy cold girl at the very beginning of Roselia's Band Story, but the ice starts melting further down the longer she bonds with her bandmates from Roselia, to the point that by the time Kasumi meets her, she's noticeably a bit more mellow than how she first started as.
* {{Determinator}}: She's obstinate and single-minded in her goal to reach Future World Fes no matter what and devotes herself entirely to her singing career for it. This attitude is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] however as we're shown the negative consequences her obsession towards reaching her end goal can have and the strain it puts on her relationships with her friends.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Dislikes bitter food, especially bitter melon. In fact, she always makes sure to pour a boatload of sugar in her coffee first before drinking it to diminish the bitter flavor.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Not only does she show some deep insecurities over her role as Roselia's leader, she's also very aware that music is the only thing she's got going for her and that she's rather poor in other areas outside of it.
* HimeCut: She used to sport this hairstyle back when she was child as revealed in an official 4koma. She no longer has it in the present day however.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She tells her bandmates that personal issues have no place in Roselia... the band she started to prove herself to her father. She also insists that the others fully devote themselves to Roselia, but selfishly [[spoiler:considers accepting a shady deal and leaving her bandmates behind to succeed on her own]].
* HopelessWithTech: The "Neo Fantasy Online" event reveals that Yukina is a bit tech-illiterate as she had easily avoidable trouble with the [=PC=] she was using for the entirety of the event's story.
* HypocrisyNod: She admits that her insistence that her bandmates not bring personal problems into the band rings hollow when she founded the band because of her father.
* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: One episode of ''Garupa Pico'' has her reacting this way to a bunch of stray cats and [[spoiler: Kasumi]].
* IntrovertedCatPerson: Yukina's not much of a social person, but cats, and anything related to cats in general, can bring out her softer traits.
* ItsAllAboutMe: In Roselia's side story in the game, Yukina wants to perform on the main stage of Future World Fes and ''nearly'' falls into this trope when [[spoiler:she gets an offer from a shady talent agent that would guarantee that she -- just her, by the way, ''not the rest of the band'' -- gets to perform there. Understandably, the rest of the band ''[[WhatTheHellHero blasts]]'' her for actually considering this offer when they find out, feeling like they were only being used by her for her own goals.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's stern and aloof, but that doesn't mean she doesn't care about her bandmates at all. She shows concern and even praise to them whenever the need arises and can be sweet ([[SugarAndIcePersonality in her own way]]) from time to time. It's best seen whenever she's alone with [[ChildhoodFriend Lisa]] and [[SenpaiKouhai Kasumi]] though.
* KindheartedCatLover: While she's typically a cool-toned {{Ojou}}, as soon as cats come into the picture, she becomes a puddle of goo, and might even secretly rival the game's many airheads in Cloudcuckoolanderness.
* LargeHam: During the "Kokoro's Eternal Halloween" event where she got a little ''too'' into character as a Queen of Darkness after some convincing from Ako.
--> "Come, Fallen Angel Ako! [[ChewingTheScenery Let's head to new land to cover the world in darkness!]]"
* TheLeader: She's the face and founder of Roselia. As she's the center of it all, all of its members gathered primarily because of her. Though it's not without its burdens as Yukina reveals that she has deep insecurities over her role as Roselia's leader despite the bravado she shows her bandmates.
* LuminescentBlush: Whenever [[NotSoStoic she's flustered]] either due to embarrassment or because of [[KindheartedCatLover cats]].
* MyWayOrTheHighway: She is not above telling bandmates to leave if she feels that they're not devoting themselves fully to the band. This on top of leaving her bandmates almost no time for anything that isn't related to working on their music means that Roselia is only for the most elite of high school musicians.
* NoSocialSkills: Her major flaw is that despite her bluntness, or maybe because of it, she has difficulty expressing her true emotions with tact when it comes to her interactions with her friends. Because of this, she can come off as extremely cold and rude to others without meaning to be which causes some misunderstandings down the line at certain times. This flaw ends up forming a bulk of the problems Roselia encounters during their "Neo-Aspect" Band Story, though her tendency to miss social cues at times ends up getting played for laughs.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: In Band Story 2, she reverts back to her old personality after the SMS event, believing that the [[LoveIsAWeakness the band becoming more friendly with each other affected their performance.]] This causes a rift within Roselia.
* NotSoAboveItAll: She has a secret goofy side underneath all that ice in spite of her efforts to hide it. Her common sense gets essentially thrown out the window whenever cats get in the picture.
* NotSoDifferent: She and Ran view each other as rivals, but they both want to impress their fathers with music and have trouble expressing their emotions.
* NotSoStoic: The cool stoic facade hides it well, but her secret love for cats and her general awkwardness in comical scenarios outside of anything music-related put her firmly in this territory.
* OddFriendship: You'd think that the serious, aloof, and no nonsense Yukina would be irritated at the cheerful, optimistic, and fun-loving Kasumi but she's actually genuinely fond of her and treats her rather kindly in casual conversations even compared to how she usually treats her bandmates post-defrosting.
* PetTheDog: Icy she may be, but in her softer moments, she's more than capable of being gentle and kind with her bandmates whenever they're down and are in much need of encouragement. She's also unusually soft towards Poppin' Party (especially towards Kasumi) under the veneer of being a strict mentor towards them, a fact that doesn't go unnoticed by Sayo.
* ProperLady: Acts like this most of the time.
* RedBaron: Until she formed Roselia, she was known as the "Lone Wolf Songstress" due to rejecting any and all offers from talent agencies, instead choosing to work by herself.
* TheRival: Yukina and Afterglow’s Ran share this view towards each other, constantly trying to prove that they’re the best (which ironically pushes both bands to become even better), either despite having Yukina having more in common with Ran than with her own band mates, or because she has more in common with Ran. Many of their random conversations tend to end with one of them thinking “Why do I feel like I just lost?”
* SenpaiKouhai: Has this relationship with Kasumi who is her junior by one year. She gives her friendly advice when she needs it and genuinely praises her efforts when she gives a good performance. Kasumi's cat ear-like hairstyle might've helped endear her more to [[KindheartedCatLover Yukina]] though.
* SeriousBusiness: If it wasn't for her difficulty expressing emotions and her comical attachment to cats, her serious passion for music and singing would have made her the Bandori version of [[Film/TheBigLebowski Walter Sobchak]].
* SignatureHairDecs: The black butterfly hairpin she wears is almost an IconicItem.
* SilkHidingSteel: Looks graceful and elegant, and has a proper-seeming air around her, but aside from when she relaxes around friends, once she looks at a person and speaks, it's pretty evident she's the sort who'll cut through whatever obstacle in front of her until it's gone.
* SoProudOfYou: She flashes small but genuine smiles during Poppin' Party's performances whenever she's shown, with the biggest examples of her exemplifying this trope in both the penultimate and final episodes of the second season.
* StealthMentor: On two separate occasions to both Ran and Kasumi, her two juniors, during the "Afterglow of Our Fading Pride" event and the anime's second season respectively.
* TheStoic: Her deadpans are pretty good, and usually she's not even trying.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She only shows up in the manga adaptation of Roselia's first Band Story, but her mother is essentially an older-looking version of her.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She can come off coldly at first, but when she warms up to someone she becomes pretty easygoing and even sweet during casual hangouts (but not during practice). She's also genuinely fond of Poppin' Party, especially of Kasumi, likely because despite their stark differences in styles, methods, and personalities, they have similar goals and attitudes in reaching them, something Yukina respects very well.
* SweetTooth: Not as pronounced as Sayo, but her hatred of bitter foods and preference towards sweets make her out as one. She puts a LOT of sugar in her coffee.
* TalentedButTrained: She's an incredibly gifted singer, but has mentioned time and again that she needs to constantly practice to retain and further improve her talent. She imparts and instills this wisdom to her fellow Roselia members as well by ensuring that they regularly have band practice so their skills would never end up dulling.
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:During Roselia's second band story, the band's supposedly poor performance at an SMS event results in her lasping back into her old IceQueen self, and she's even worse than before, insisting that Lisa stop baking cookies for the band and [[KickTheDog regularly belittling poor Ako]]. It culminates in Ako lashing out at her to the point where she breaks down crying and is unable to bring herself to attend rehearsals. She eventually gets better.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: Gradually throughout the main story and especially in Roselia's Band Stories as well as the events that follow them.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lisa's cookies. Specifically, her cookies ''alone''.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: She used to be a whole lot more cheerful in personality and was a much openly sweeter friend towards Lisa as a child, but her father's spiral into depression following his dream of entering Future World Fes getting crushed in spite of his great talent transformed her into the aloof, perfectionist ice queen she is in the present. She's slowly becoming the child she once was again the longer she bonds with Roselia however.
* WasItAllALie: On the receiving end of this, [[spoiler:when it turns out she was considering abandoning the group and going on alone to the Future World Fes. The others ask if she really meant it when she asked them to commit themselves to the band.]]
* WasTooHardOnHim: After telling Poppin' Party that they aren't ready to host a self-sponsored live yet in season 2, she worries that she was too harsh with them and tries to see if they're okay.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Her primary motivation for singing is to one day impress her father and get him to perform once again. As a result, she's somewhat disappointed when her father warns her not to stay out late but doesn't acknowledge her practicing.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:On the receiving end of it. Ako and Sayo both respectively felt betrayed with Yukina considering on going alone for the Future World Fes]].
* WhenSheSmiles: While normally stoic, she has one of the best and gentlest smiles in the cast. It's this side of her that Lisa wants to bring out more out of her in fact.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre:
** Gives this speech to Lisa after Lisa voices out her doubts about her own role in the band as well as her perceived lack of talent compared to the rest in Lisa's 3* ''An Essential Existence'' card story after the ''Don't Leave Me Lisa!'' event.
--> "I thought your playing was good, that's why I let you join. Since I was the one who gave you the OK to join Roselia, you should have more faith in yourself...I'll say it again. In order for Roselia to become the best band, you're an essential piece... I may be the one leading Roselia, but I think you're the one who supports us the most. Rinko may have been the one to say that she felt more at ease with you around, but actually, everybody in Roselia feels the same way. Since there are a lot of things we can't do without you, if you're not there, we'd be in big trouble. Got it?"
** She also does this with both Sayo in the "Umbrella in the Autumn Rain" event and with Rinko in the "Prelude's Replay" event and in casual Area Conversations involving them when they both needed encouragement.
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[[folder:Sayo Hikawa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Haruka Kudou (Japanese), Creator/ElissaCuellar (English)
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-> '''Birthday:''' March 20 (Pisces)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
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The guitarist of Roselia. She is the older twin sister of Hina, who she has a jealous streak for, and desires to become a strong guitarist who won't simply be seen as the shadow of her sister. She shares Yukina's cutthroat mindset toward music, believing that anyone who won't put in the same amount of effort as them should just go home.
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* AloofBigSister: Played with: rather than Sayo being the impressive older twin and having an aloof attitude toward her younger twin, it’s Hina who’s effortlessly more impressive, which is precisely the reason Sayo acts cold towards her. Later stories and events see Sayo lessening the "aloof" aspect as part of her wish to be more honest with Hina, and as part of the promise the two shared with one another.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: To Hina. She actually dislikes the baggage this trope comes with.
* AndThenWhat: She asks Yukina if she had any plans for Roselia beyond Future World Fes.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Yukina. Being cold, aloof perfectionists who are determined to be the best and having common goals with each other made it easier for them to get along well and form Roselia immediately after the fact.
* BluntYes: She does this in an argument with her bandmates.
-->'''Band Member #2''': Being in a band is not just about skill, is it?\\
'''Sayo''': Yes, actually. It is. Otherwise it's all just a waste of time and energy.
* BrutalHonesty: Like Yukina, she has no qualms telling band members, current and prospective, that they suck if that's how she honestly feels.
* CharacterDevelopment: The “Umbrella in the Autumn Rain” event story deals with her trying to find her sound and [[spoiler:realizing that she’s bottling up her insecurities revolving around her guitar-playing and jealousy towards Hina. By the end of the story, she’s making an effort to be kinder to Hina.]] After this story, Sayo slowly becomes less bullheaded and more open, and she even attends a cooking class at Tsugumi’s cafe in hopes of trying to cater for Roselia in case Lisa isn’t around.
* TheComicallySerious: Not as much as Yukina, but it's there.
* DeadpanSnarker: After she and Hina accidentally come across each other in town and Hina asks if she wants to head back home together, she says "We might as well, after all, we live in the same house."
* TheDeterminator: Her use of language and stubbornness gives this impression. She says she "has no choice" but to improve her guitar-playing and "I won't lose!" at one point.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Hates carrots with a passion.
* DontYouDarePityMe: When she collapses while practicing in her room during Roselia Band Story 1, Hina runs in to check on her. Sayo angrily orders her out of the room, and after replying to a text from Ako, reiterates her desire to not lose to Hina on the guitar.
* TheDragon: Acts as this to Yukina when she needs it, and does so unironically. That being said, [[spoiler:she's also the most upset to hear about Yukina considering going solo to Future World Fes.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** In Roselia's first band story, one of her earliest scenes (before she joins Roselia) has two of her bandmates threatening to quit because Sayo only ever criticizes them for not meeting her standards, which quickly demonstrates that anyone who's in the same band as her ''better keep the hell up'' or she'll have nothing but harsh words for them.
** Her initial relationship with Hina is established when she tells Hina not to look at her phone while she's looking at a website for "Future World Fes" (since she doesn't want Hina to copy her by playing the guitar), and coldly rebuffs Hina's invitation to watch a show about dogs together, saying that they don't need to do everything together just because they're twins. It goes to show how much Sayo's desperation to find her own identity and outdo Hina is hurting their relationship.
* {{Foil}}: She and Yukina are both the serious and demanding members of the band, in contrast to Lisa, Ako and Rinko, but upon closer examination, they have many differences. While Yukina is motivated to play because of what happened to her father, and because she wants to impress him, Sayo wants to outdo her sister in the one thing she considers hers. [[spoiler:Yukina even considering leaving the others behind to go solo to Future World Fes also upsets Sayo, who had wanted to play in a band full of people who had comparable talent and determination]].
* GreyRainOfDepression: A recurring theme with Sayo is that whenever she is gets emotionally distressed, rain starts falling down. This is the most prominent in the "Umbrella for the Autumn Rain" event where she gets caught in the rain while she is in the midst of reflecting her internal issues with Hina and her own guitar playing.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Downplayed in regards to Sayo's less-than-heroic attitude and status as a character, but she does love dogs, and they're one of the few things that can bring out the softer side of her. That said, ''Garupa Pico'' shows that she has no problem with cats either.
* HeroWorship: It's subtle compared to Rinko and especially Ako because she's not afraid to call her out when needed, but it's clear that Sayo also holds Yukina in high regard as much as they do and holds a deep level of respect towards her for her inner strength and unwavering will when it comes to her beliefs. Though her admiration of her initially started because of Yukina's musical talents, ideals, and her tough-as-nails approach towards the band, after some character development from both of them, Yukina showing how much she cares and values her bandmates in Roselia is what solidified it the most.
--> '''Sayo:''' Minato-san is more than "just" strong.
* IceQueen: Cold, serious, and has no time to waste on distractions, but when she does defrost, the sweet side of SugarAndIcePersonality is pretty obvious.
* {{Jerkass}}: She can most definitely come off as this in [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the main story and Roselia’s first band story]], arguably even more so than Yukina, as she has nothing but harsh words towards her former bandmates (claiming that being in a band is about skill and nothing more, along with rudely brushing off the idea of friendship), the other members of Roselia (regularly belittling Ako and sharing Yukina's ''unbelievably'' high expectations of the band), and the girls outside of the band (passive-aggressively insulting Ran and claiming that Girl's Band Party is no place for sharing feelings), not to mention her sister (attempting to shut her out of her life and regularly trying to push her away). We eventually learn about her HiddenDepths and she slowly begins to make an effort to be a kinder person, averting this trope in the process.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: What she ultimately turns out to be.
** She's bullheaded, but when she lets people in it's shown that she just wants the best for them. She's also shown to be going through her own, personal, conflicts inside.
** The ''Past Aspirations and Pastel Futures'' event shows that even though she may be jealous of Hina for picking up the guitar much faster than she does, Sayo really does look up to her and encourages Hina to ''not quit playing the guitar''.
** She goes out of her way to help Rinko find a new club activity that will suit her.
* LastNameBasis: She calls nearly everyone except her sister Hina, Tomoe, and [[spoiler: Tsugumi]] by their last names and "-san," although most of them call her by her first name.
* MeaningfulName: Her name contains the Kanji for "Night", symbolizing how she is much more aloof and bull-headed than the sunny NiceGirl Hina.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** Notably, she's not entirely immune to urges to fool around, like when she pretends to be disinterested in a serving of french fries only to be caught eyeing it hungrily, or when Misaki catches her eating a giant puff of cotton candy by herself at a festival. And there’s the fact that she joins Kasumi and Kokoro in believing beating the taiko drums will drive the rain away, much to Misaki’s astonishment.
-->'''Misaki''': Now I’ve lost Sayo-san too! Just how many people are going to be sucked into their fantasy land!?
** After the "Neo Fantasy Online" event where Ako and Rinko invited the rest of Roselia into playing NFO with them: Later stories, events and area conversations show that Sayo becomes just as invested into the game as Ako and Rinko themselves.
* ThePerfectionist: She’s so particular about getting things perfectly right that not knowing what to do exactly basically forces her to stop in her tracks. In one case, she even uses a ruler at a baking class to measure the precise thickness of the dough.
* PerpetualFrowner: She smiles less than even ''Yukina'', as while Yukina is simply stoic, Sayo is so serious she almost actively avoids any shows of emotion like that. When she does smile, it's either very subdued and subtle or underlined with a hint of smug confidence.
* RageBreakingPoint: While she's distracted for much of practice shortly after hearing about Hina being in Pastel*Palettes, she goes berserk after hearing Ako gushing about her older sister, and in response angrily rants about how difficult it is to be an admirable older sister. Yukina, noticing Sayo is in no mood to practice, sends her home for the day.
* SiblingRivalry: She has a ''huge'' bone to pick with Hina, always talking shit to her and trying to not just be as successful as her in music, but outright ''better than her''.
* SiblingYinYang: With Hina. [[PolarOppositeTwins Their personalities differ like night and day]].
* SeriousBusiness: Sayo practices guitar as if it’s her life purpose, and she traces almost everything she does back to either furthering her mastery of the guitar, or improving Roselia as a band.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: She and Hina share the same favorite food: junk food. The difference is that Sayo is embarrassed about this fact and tries to hide it.
* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Hina is such an extremely talented individual in anything that she does that Sayo feels inferior as well as resentful towards her as a result. This serves as her primary motivation for her perfectionism when it comes to practicing the guitar, as it's the only thing Hina "can't take away from her" this time...until she learns that Hina became Pastel*Palettes's guitarist during Roselia's first Band Story...
* TearsOfRemorse: In "Umbrella in the Autumn Rain," Sayo breaks down crying after Hina comes to her with an umbrella, realizing that Hina has been kind to Sayo despite Sayo pushing her away. Sayo then ends up apologizing to Hina and finally opens up about her issues in the next scene.
* TookALevelInKindness: Post-CharacterDevelopment, while still being very serious about her guitar-playing and everything else: Sayo is a lot more openly friendly and considerate towards Hina and the other girls. This is best reflected in updated area conversations where she goes from acting cold and not wanting Hina's company, to acting a lot more warmly and enjoying her twin's company, even smiling and playing along with the latter's antics.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She loves french fries and always orders large portions of them when she visits the local diner.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Sibling variant. Sayo and Hina got along well when they were younger, but Sayo's growing jealousy of Hina ended up causing a rift between them. However after her CharacterDevelopment, later events and stories show the two slowly reconciling with one another again.
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[[folder:Lisa Imai]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Yurika Endo (2017-2018), Creator/YukiNakashima (2018-present) (Japanese), Nastasia Marquez (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TeamMom Goddess of]] [[TheHeart Kindness]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' August 25 (Virgo)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The bassist of Roselia. A childhood friend of Yukina, she stands in sharp contrast to her with her friendly and easygoing nature. She often acts as the mediator between Yukina and others, as well as the mediator between Roselia and the other bands. She follows ''gyaru'' fashion but has a secret love of knitting.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: "Someday, A Poem For You" and "Noble Rose-Bearing Flowers" both heavily revolve around her position in Roselia. The former event focuses on her attempting to write lyrics for Roselia's songs, the latter focuses on her ambition for reaching the top and even shows a flashback of her and Yukina as children.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Certain lines she says and some events she's in seem to imply that her affection for Yukina goes beyond just simple friendship on her end. The fact that she joined Roselia primarily for Yukina's sake after the latter grew cold towards her over the years also point her in this direction.
* CatSmile: Her default expression, thanks to the way her lips are designed.
** Even better, her second seiyuu also has a very catlike grin.
* ChildhoodFriend: Yukina's. She looks out for her the most and shows a lot of concern over her despite the icy wall the latter has put up over the years.
* TheChick: She's very girly, the most sensible person in Roselia, and despite only joining the band to try and stay with Yukina after the latter has been brushing her off and refusing any fun activities or anything that doesn't have to do with making herself a successful musician, Lisa becomes the heart of the group keeping them together.
* CoolBigSis: To most of the younger characters, who all come to her and see her as a reliable older sister figure.
* CutenessProximity: Whenever Yukina does or says something that's even remotely cute, she gets rather giddy internally.
* TheFashionista: Her love of fashion is one of defining characteristics. Her obvious interest in her appearance is why it's such a big deal when Yukina realizes [[spoiler: Lisa has cut her long, well-maintained fingernails after joining the band,]] showing that she is truly giving her all into her place in Roselia.
* GyaruGirl: Follows ''gyaru'' fashion and speaks with some of the typical slang. It's noted several times that her personality contrasts with the typical image of the ''gyaru'' subculture.
* TheHeart: Overlapping with TeamMom, Lisa is the reason why Roselia is still stuck together, [[spoiler:especially after chapter 14 of Roselia's band story]].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: She often sees herself as the least skilled member of Roselia compared to her bandmates and believes that she's holding the others back. [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Yukina disagrees however]].
* HiddenDepths: Moca notes to herself at one point how her knitting stands in contrast with her "glamorous" street style fashion.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: She embodies this on her own (the former is her inner self, the latter her outer self).
* MsFanservice: Many of her cards in the game really love showing off her more feminine assets, to put it lightly.
** PlayedForLaughs InUniverse in ''PICO~OHMORI~'' episode 3. After coming to practice soaking wet, Lisa changes into Marina's tracksuit only for the rest of Roselia to realize how incredibly cute she looks. Afterward, they forego practice and instead have Lisa change into a wide variety of outfits because she looks cute in anything she wears!
* NiceGirl: Easily the kindest and most outwardly-happy of the cast, and she's there to help ease Ako and Rinko whenever they talk to Yukina and Sayo.
* OnlyFriend: Before Roselia was formed, she was this to Yukina, even back when they were still kids.
* SecretKeeper: Owing to her status as her childhood friend, she's initially the only one who knows about Yukina's wholesome love for cats and even knows exactly where she goes off to meet them, at least until, Arisa, Kanon, Moca, and Tsugumi find out in the ''Panicky Happy Valentine'' event.
* TheSocialExpert
* SupremeChef: She's a great baker and whenever Yukina's mom isn't around to cook her meals for her, Lisa cooks for her in her stead.
* TeamMom: She's the one who calms and chides the girls in the band, which balances out Yukina and Sayo's bullheadedness to the point she's basically the reason the band came together. During one of the clickable talks in the game, Rinko muses to herself that Lisa reminds her of a mother...and of course, just up and accidentally calls her that, before stammering her way out of it as Lisa questions her, confused.
** This also get overlapped with the role of TheHeart, as in the event "Don't Leave Me, Lisa!", when she is unable to take part in live practice, the other members feel lost and nervous in hours after Lisa's absence.
** This trope also gets {{Deconstructed}} when Sayo points out that Lisa’s motherly tendencies have ended up coddling Yukina, stifling her growth and development.
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[[folder:Ako Udagawa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MeguSakuragawa (Japanese), Julia Traber (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Chuunibyou}} Blackish Fallen Angel]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' July 3 (Cancer)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' Junior High School (Season 1), Haneoka Girls' High School (Season 2)
-> '''Year:''' 3rd (Season 1), 1st (Season 2)
\\
The drummer of Roselia. An silly, energetic girl with a burning desire to be "cool," she was relentless in convincing the ever-so-strict Yukina to give her a chance to prove her talent. Her admiration for her cool older sister Tomoe (the drummer for Afterglow) as well as her love of online games have given her a certain flair for the overly dramatic.
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* AscendedFangirl: She gets to become her own idol's drummer after Yukina personally witnesses her skills firsthand.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: As a middle schooler (and later 1st year high schooler) while everyone else is a high schooler, she is the youngest member of Roselia and the youngest band member in all five bands in ''Bang Dream!''[[note]]At least before Raise a Suilen's [=CHU2=] and Pareo, who are both younger than she is according to their official profiles for Season 2, are introduced.[[/note]].
* BigSisterWorship: She adores her sister Tomoe and is always in awe of her.
* BookDumb: Cheerfully admits to Yukina in one area conversation that her grades aren't all that great.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Ako comes off as very silly and flighty due to her {{Chuunibyou}} talk and her obsession with being "cool," enough so that Yukina and Sayo don't even let her audition for Roselia at first- but her actual performance is enough to make them almost instantly change their minds. Her talent is even more impressive considering she's the youngest member of the cast.
* CheerfulChild: Very cheery and the youngest of the group.
* ChildhoodFriends: By proxy as Tomoe's younger sister: she's also known the Afterglow girls for almost as long as Tomoe did and is friends with all of them.
* {{Chuunibyou}}: Has a more realistic variant of this than most, as instead of seeming to assume that she ''is'' the character, she takes great joy in basically roleplaying being a Demon King and the like.
* CuteLittleFangs: Which add to her childish personality and devil-like aesthetic.
* EveryonesBabySister: While she's technically only a year younger than Tomoe and about two years younger than the oldest characters in the cast, most of the girls treat her like this.
* GamerChick: Has a huge love for games and bonds with Rinko through this.
* GirlishPigtails: She has them, in order to emphasise the fact she’s the youngest character in the series.
* HeroProtagonist: Her initial role in Roselia's band story basically comes off like this, versus Yukina and Sayo's GirlPosse.
* HeroWorship: Towards Yukina, who she fangirls a lot to. She's the only person Ako admits is capable of being cooler than her sister, who she also [[BigSisterWorship admires]]. She idolizes her so much that even when Yukina's harsh towards her or even if Yukina becomes the center of conflict in the group, she never wavers in her admiration of her.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Her life's goal is to be "cool," and she looks up to her sister and people like Kaoru a lot because of how she perceives their coolness. Around Kaoru and several others, such as Yukina and Sayo, her commentary is very often "So cool!!"
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She gushes about how cool her sister Tomoe is around Sayo, unaware of the latter's issues with Hina. Sayo gets upset and lashes out, saying it's difficult to be an admirable older sister and asking what the point of existing is if you just copy your older sister.
* ItsAllMyFault: She blames herself for Roselia nearly breaking up by virtue of mentioning [[spoiler:that she and Rinko saw Yukina meeting with someone who wanted her to leave Roselia behind to play at Future World Fes]]. Rinko, however, contends that if Ako hadn't brought it up, the others would have found out sooner or later
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite only being two years younger than the other band members, Ako is very short and petite, and looks more like she's about 10 than 14-15. When depicted with her sister Tomoe (who is only a year older than Ako, but conversely [[YoungerThanTheyLook has a very mature appearance for her age]]), the Udagawa sisters' age gap looks much larger than it actually is.
* PerkyGoth: Her wardrobe consists almost entirely of blacks and reds, she accessorizes with chains and leather, and her {{Chuunibyou}} moments involve a lot of flowery talk about "the darkness" and such, yet she's one of the most chipper and upbeat characters in the cast, especially in contrast with her bandmates.
* SiblingRivalry: A friendlier variety with Tomoe as fellow drummers aiming to be the best.
* TheTeamWannabe: Ako gets brushed off constantly, being too young and immature for Yukina and Sayo to take seriously, and even once she's actually in the band, they keep deflating her.
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[[folder:Rinko Shirokane]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatomiAkesaka (2017-2018), Kanon Shizaki (2018-present) (Japanese), Creator/CynthiaMartinez (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ShrinkingViolet Master of the Immovable]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' October 17 (Libra)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The pianist/keyboardist of Roselia. An extremely shy girl who suffers from social anxiety, she nonetheless gets extremely passionate about topics that she cares about. She was originally friends with Ako through an online game they played, and through that connection decides to join Roselia.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Rinko sometimes seems to cross the threshold from someone that feels anxious occasionally to a person that suffers from an actual anxiety disorder. For instance, she feels faint and dizzy in crowds and her mind tends to go blank in social situations.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: She angrily ''snaps'' at Yukina for making Ako run away in tears during the "Neo-Aspect" band story event before running off in tears herself.]]
* CuteBookworm: She loves books, and states in one of her lines that she loves all sorts of genres, from Young Adult lit to classics.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: Stands out from the rest of the keyboardists from the other bands as, having a background as a pianist, she retains her gracefulness when playing her keyboard for the gothic rock-themed Roselia.
* FashionDesigner: She's in charge of designing and sewing the band's outfits.
* GamerChick: Downplayed, as she doesn't fit the image of a "gamer girl" at all. She's very fond of games though, and early on in Roselia's band story she actually mostly communicates with Ako through chat. The other members of Roselia are surprised at how much she talks in-game. She can also be seen constantly thinking to herself about certain item codes she needs in-game.
* HeroWorship: Like Ako, she holds a deep admiration towards Yukina after hearing her sing brilliantly on stage. She even admits to seeing her as her hero in her birthday line for her.
* HiddenBuxom: In the summer event, to the point where Lisa, Himari and Ako are ''impressed''.
* InSeriesNickname: Ako calls her "Rin-rin".
* NiceGirl: Very much so.
* NotSoDifferent: While it seems odd at first that her closest friend is the chipper PerkyGoth Ako, a couple of lines reveal that ''Rinko'' is actually the one who gives Ako advice and feedback on her stranger {{Chuunibyou}} ramblings.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: In an everyday way. She's deathly afraid of attention, and stammers whenever she speaks, but she toughs it out a lot regardless and is braver than she appears.
* ShrinkingViolet: So shy that she nearly became a shut-in.
* StudentCouncilPresident: She becomes this for Hanasakigawa High at the start of Season 2 in hopes of improving her public speaking skills and confidence.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: She believes in Yukina so much that in spite of Yukina's own perceived failings, personal insecurities, and moments of weakness, Rinko ''knows'' she can overcome them thanks to the strength and passionate determination she sees in Yukina, both traits she admires in her the most. This leads to Rinko becoming the one to primarily encourage Yukina during times when she's at her lowest, like that time Yukina felt she was unworthy to sing her father's song in the "A Song Unfinished" event.
[[/folder]]

!Hello, Happy World!
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A... unique band on a mission to bring smiles to the entire world. They consist of Kokoro on vocals, Kaoru on guitar, Hagumi on bass, Kanon on drums and Misaki (as the mascot bear Michelle) on DJ. Their gigs are mostly for younger audiences, but there's no denying the universal appeal of their cheer. Their style is happy and eccentric J-pop.
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[[folder:General]]
* ComicTrio: Kokoro, Kaoru and Hagumi. Misaki calls them "the three dummies" ("san-baka").
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: '''Big time.''' Misaki's the most together person in the band, and now she's stuck with wearing a weird-looking kigurumi bear outfit on-stage, every time. And three of her four bandmates are honestly convinced that she and Michelle are separate beings, no matter how much she tries to convince them otherwise.
* ForHappiness: The band's stated goal is to spread smiles across the world.
* ColorCodedCharacters: The band is associated as a group with Yellow.
** Kokoro: Yellow
** Kaoru: Purple
** Hagumi: Orange
** Kanon: Cyan
** Misaki/Michelle: Dark Blue/Fuschia
* GenreRoulette: While they typically go for a circus/carnival motif in a few of their songs, overall their discography highly varies and has tackled plenty of other genres, such as hip-hop (Sekai Nobinobbi Treasure) and jazz (Goka! Gokai?! Phantom Thief).
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: They consist of some of the more eccentric characters in the cast not even counting the bear suit. They have enough of a reputation as being this that Misaki initially avoids revealing that she's a member of the band.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kokoro Tsurumaki]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Miku Itou (Japanese), Creator/NatalieRial (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[AllLovingHero Wave Attack of Smiles]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' August 8 (Leo)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The vocalist of Hello, Happy World!. Born into an obscenely wealthy family and possibly the most idealistic person in the universe, Kokoro founded the band with the goal of "making the whole world smile." Never seen without a huge smile on her face, her boundless optimism sometimes seems to border on lunacy. She easily get people caught up in her charisma, although her band often has to rely on its more grounded members to focus long enough to get anything done.
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* AllLovingHero: Kokoro sees herself as this, and she's earnest in her love of spreading happiness, but her refusal to hear or acknowledge the word "no" causes a lot of trouble, even if her pushing people forward can eventually help them out.
* AuntiePennybags: She comes from a rich family, who shows it with the impeccably big mansion they live in. And yet she's a happy-go-lucky girl who just wants to spread happiness to everyone. She'll use her wealth to give her friends a good time, whether it be providing them with instruments for the band, inviting them to her house for sakura viewing, or even taking them aboard a [[WealthyYachtOwner private full-fledged cruise]].
* BookDumb: Somewhat inverted - she seems to find reading fun, but she can be a bit ditzy and too idealistic for her own good.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blond with bright yellow eyes, going along with her all-encompassing sunny personality.
* DitzyGenius: She is charismatic, able to read others like a book, and can pick up new skills very quickly like Hina, but lacks common sense.
* {{Fiction 500}}: Apparently, her family is so rich that she can book a cruise for herself and her four bandmates and have it ready by the evening, with her [[TheMenInBlack black-suited servants]] not batting an eye. In one card Episode, she also mentions having a private jet that she can have prepared just as quickly. In one event story, it's implied that [[KnightTemplarParent Kokoro's parents have the clout to endanger the careers of teachers who upset her]].
* FunPersonified: She acts as if she's hardwired to look for the most fun way to do anything at any given moment, like thinking a shopping mall is nice, but could definitely use a roller coaster.
* DumbBlonde: Yes, she's blonde. And yes, she's not exactly the brightest bulb in the box. However, she makes up for it with her personality, sheer enthusiasm and energy (see below).
* GenkiGirl: Her practically-infinite youthful energy could power an entire village.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has bright blonde hair that matches her bright personality and her desire to make the world smile.
* HiddenDepths: Despite her {{Cloudcuckoolander}} personality, she seems to be able to read people perfectly. In one of her card episodes, she tells Misaki that Kaoru uses things like Shakespeare misquotes as a facade and is actually quite shy, that Hagumi actually prefers cute things but doesn't feel confident in her own femininity and so acts like a tomboy, and that Kanon is actually the bravest girl in the band for how hard she tries despite her constant anxiety... before affirming her belief that Michelle is a real member of the band.
* TheIdealist: Her dream is to see the smile of the world. At one point Misaki interjects that maybe they should try to go for the smile of people in Japan first.
* IdiotHero: Comes off like this, as despite her charismatic personality suited for leadership, without Misaki or Kanon around, not much would ever actually get done from the sound of some of the conversations she, Kaoru and Hagumi have with each other.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Although she always tries to make people happy, she has a tendency to not consider what they might be thinking, [[InnocentlyInsensitive albeit unintentionally]]. A major part of Hello, Happy World!'s story is Kokoro learning that what makes her happy doesn't necessarily make other people happy.
* KnightTemplarParent: Implied in one event cutscene, where a teacher is about to scold Kokoro for being on the school roof at night, only to realize that if she were to upset her, the [[{{Fiction 500}} immensely wealthy]] Tsurumaki family could easily make her lose her teaching post.
* TheLeader: Actually subverted in that while she's charismatic and draws people to her, it becomes apparent she wouldn't really get much done without Kanon and Misaki around, i.e., the two level-headed people in the group.
* MagneticHero: Unlike Roselia, who take a number of chapters in their band story to fully assemble, Poppin' Party, who had an entire season of an anime to work themselves into a group, and Pasupare, who are formed by a company but have trouble adjusting to and understanding each other, Kokoro very quickly sweeps all the Hello, Happy World! girls into her pace, to the point Misaki, who is very much against the idea and wary of her status and bubbly personality, is alarmed by how easily she'd gotten caught up in it.
* TheMenInBlack: Or rather, the Women In Black. Her family has a squad of women in sunglasses and black suits as ''personal servants''.
* NonIdleRich: She's from an obscenely rich family, but she founded the band because she genuinely wants to make other people happy.
* PerpetualSmiler: She is always seen with a big, happy grin on her face and it's very rare to see her with anything but one.
* {{Ojou}}: She doesn't have the personality, but she's nonetheless ''very'' well-off, with bodyguards around and everything.
* SpoiledSweet: Born into an obscenely wealthy family, she's pampered and sheltered. She's possibly the most idealistic person in the universe. She even founded the band with the goal of "making the whole world smile". Never seen without a huge smile on her face, her boundless optimism sometimes seems to border on lunacy. She easily get people caught up by her easy, ditzy charm.
* WealthyYachtOwner: A yacht? Psh. Her family owns a ''cruise''. Which Kokoro can just casually book for herself and her friends and then set sail on on the same day. Said cruise features a casino, a gift shop, and a restaurant where the chefs will make ''anything'' asked of them.
* WomanChild: She's a 15-16 year old teenager, yet she has the mentality of a young child due to her ''extremely'' idealistic outlook on life and tendency to get excited over small things.
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[[folder:Kaoru Seta]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AzusaTadokoro (Japanese), Creator/ShanaeaMoore (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[CloudCuckoolander Nonsensical]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} One-Man]] [[AttentionWhore Show]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' February 28 (Pisces)
-> '''School:''' Haneoka Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The guitarist of Hello, Happy World. A theater performer, Kaoru is always engaging in verbal theatrics both on and off the theater stage, making fans (whom she dubs her "little kittens") swoon for her. It's not always clear how much Kaoru understands what she's saying, and whether or not she can actually "turn off" her theater persona. Despite her flamboyance, however, she's a surprisingly reliable friend and senpai to the others.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: She often wears masculine clothing, calls herself a prince, and often flirts with the other girls. What may not be immediately obvious to non-Japanese players is that Kaoru is an over the top parody of a 'tachi' lesbian (these being one half of what's called the 'tachineko' dynamic, prominent in the Tokyo lesbian dating scene). These being girls who, at least stereotypically, are {{bifauxnen}}s with large harems of fangirls called neko (hence, the "kitten" bit) that they take care of and provide for. Given her LargeHam personality, it's not entirely clear if she really is trying to flirt with the other girls or she simply doesn't realize how over-the-top her actions are.
* AttentionWhore: Occasionally gets called out by Chisato about this. It's hard to tell if it's simply because she wants to be surrounded by adoring fangirls, or is genuinely spacey enough not to realize how bombastic she comes off, or if it's become a way of life for her to the point she doesn't notice one way or another. The way she calls girls "kittens" even when she's not trying to be flirtatious might point to the latter, but there are some bare hints that imply she's very aware of the downsides of her persona, such as when Misaki says something she's drinking doesn't fit her image, and she very quietly says "but I like this [kind of soup]."
** While it's ambiguous if she's bothered by it or not since she uses her same tone of voice as ever (if notably much calmer than the times when she goes ''very'' extra), in the talk wherein her fangirls feature, it's shown she can have trouble getting space to herself.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Natch. She's the character among the girls who pretty much only wears nice suits outside school.
* CatchPhrase: "Fleeting..."
* TheCharmer: A female version of this, as she pretty much flirts or uses flirtatious language towards the girls who like being flirted with. An interesting case in that that {{Cloudcuckoolander}} language carries over in conversations as a friend, too.
* ChickMagnet: A lot of girls are drawn to her, in a heart eyes[=/=]fawning or in a more friendship-inclined way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Chisato. They grew up in the acting business.
* ColdHam: She's not overtly loud like Kasumi, but her [[PurpleProse theatrical prose]] and her grandiose gestures nonetheless give her a very flamboyant and larger-than-life presence.
* CoolBigSis: She can pull this off rather well. In the Tomoe wedding card's unlockable story, she was basically this to Ako.
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Kao-chan", Chisato's nickname for her from when they were ChildhoodFriends, is enough to turn her into a stuttering wreck.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In HHW's band story, she's first seen in the middle of a theater performance, and is then asked afterwards by Kokoro to join. Then, in a unique CG, she gives Kokoro and Kanon (and the player) a hell of a first impression by taking Kokoro's hand, getting on one knee, and going into PurpleProse about how wonderful Kokoro is while sparkly roses line the CG, showing that her flashy, flamboyant theater persona isn't just confined to the stage.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: More like ''especially''. While not every girl in the cast fall for her looks and style and manner of speech, the ones that do fall ''hard'', the main ones among the cast being Himari and Rimi -- Rimi to the point she doesn't really make comprehensible sentences around her. Outside the cast, it's highly implied she has a lot of fangirls, with a clickable talk featuring them at one point.
* HiddenDepths: She's actually a very good upperclassmen and reliable friend in general, and when those around her are worried or scared, does her best to cheer them up and help them. In the wedding event it's even very vaguely implied that she might've upped her ridiculous speech to help Saaya relax.
* LargeHam: Veeeery much so in-universe. She gratuitously quotes (or misquotes) Shakespeare, and uses spacey, superfluous-sounding language pretty much constantly when she's playing it up, which is often. Frequently involves the word "fleeting" and the imagery of a prince (her) and princess(es), and her arms flying everywhere whenever she speaks in-game (that Ako even copies at one point). Interestingly, in more low-key, casual conversations and when she's by herself, she does tend to drop most of the hamminess, if not all of it.
* NiceGirl: Underneath all her flair for dramatics, there's a very kind personality.
* PerformanceArtist: A flamboyant actress who's really into the idea of Shakespeare and very flirty around girls. This gets her picked to play the role of a PhantomThief aboard the Tsurumaki family's private cruise in a story event.
* PhantomThief: One event has her playing the role of one while aboard the Tsurumaki family's cruise, pretending to kidnap Kanon to provide their bandmates with entertainment.
* PrincelyYoungMan: The female variant, which leads her to be put in more princely roles and songs (such as for "[[Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee Romeo]]"), and for girls to flock to her gentlemanly aura.
* PurpleProse: It would be easier to count the number of lines she has where she ''isn't'' hamming it up with her usual poetic way of talking.
* SenpaiKouhai: Looks out for others, and despite her seeming ditziness, some of the girls seem to be aware she can be relied on, or realize it at some point.
* ShrinkingViolet: Kokoro says in one of her cards that Kaoru is actually very shy underneath her theatrics. The "A Rose's Name in a Transient World" event expands on this by having [[ChildhoodFriend Chisato]] say that she Kaoru she knew hid behind the then taller Chisato when frightened.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Kaoru's image is crafted entirely around this, being the "princely {{bifauxnen}}" common in yuri series since the 1970s.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: While she's not the only character in the game to wear boyish clothing, she's the one most likely to do it with the implication of "princely attire" or the like.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Is afraid of heights.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hagumi Kitazawa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Yuri Yoshida (Japanese), Elizabeth Byrd (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[GenkiGirl Kitazawa Mark is the Mark of Vitality]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' July 30 (Leo)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The bassist for Hello, Happy World!. Energetic and sporty, her passion for sports carries over into her passion for her band. Although she's a tomboy in her hobbies, she also loves cute things. She cheerfully acts without thinking at times and tends to be on the same wavelength as Kokoro and Kaoru. Her family runs a butcher shop famous for their croquettes.
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* AnimalMotifs: She's commonly associated with bears, as several of her outfits have bear motifs.
* BoyishShortHair: She has the shortest hair length out of the entire cast and is also one of the most tomboyish and athletic.
* CaptainErsatz: She's ''very'' much a lookalike of and similar in her cheery personality and athleticism to Rin Hoshizora of ''Anime/LoveLive''.
* CutenessProximity: She ''really'' likes cute things and is particularly fond of Michelle to the point where she glomps her in one card story.
* ChildhoodFriend: With Kasumi. She didn't recognize Kasumi until she remove her cat ears.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Not only that, but she likes to dress up in orange shades, too.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Her family isn't ''abusive'', as she gets along well with her parents and has a nice room to sleep in, but her parents fight a lot to the point where her mother ''broke a tub'' out of anger, and her father has a tendency to leave the house after arguments.
* GenkiGirl: She's one of the more hyperactive characters in the cast, though she usually doesn't go too overboard with it. At one point in the main story she sends things crashing in the practice studio because she was trying to show off some cool moves.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Very in love with Michelle's design for its cute beariness (in her opinion).
* PassionateSportsGirl: Loves sports and physical activity in general, and is very excitable.
* LovableJock: She actually scares Kanon a lot whenever she convinces her into doing something sporty because of how hard she expects everyone else to be able to go at it, like her.
* NervousWreck: Contrary to appearances, even though it's subtler than Kanon's frequent fretting, she's actually the first to become anxious aside from her if things look as if they're going south, especially compared to Kokoro. It's made particularly apparent in Hello Happy's Phantom Thief event, when Kanon isn't present.
* TheNicknamer: Nicknames several of her friends, such as "Kaa-kun" for Kasumi, "Kokoron" for Kokoro, "Mii-kun" for Misaki and "Kano-chan-senpai" for Kanon.
* NiceGirl:
** She’s very kindhearted, and halfway through HHW’s band story, she does everything she can to try and make an injured girl happy again.
** Throughout the “Tearful Smile Anchor” event, she gets unhappy when thinking about the concept of winning and losing, as she just wants everyone to have fun equally.
%%* OutdoorsyGal
* StaticCharacter: Her character has more or less remained the same throughout all of the stories so far.
* {{Tomboy}}: Kokoro says in one of her 3* cards' unlockable stories that while Hagumi likes cute things a lot, she's pretty tomboyish in other regards, particularly her penchant for sports.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: {{Inverted}}. One of her unlockable stories revealed that her parents had once fought to the point that her mom broke the family's tub. When her mom calmed down, she revealed that they were upset because they missed Hagumi being home more often.
** Also played straight in that as a result of that argument, her dad went out "for a run" and didn't come back for 3 days. And apparently, it wasn't even the first time he did so.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kanon Matsubara]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Moe Toyota (Japanese), Christie Guidry (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[NoSenseOfDirection Labyrinth of Jellyfishes]]]]
-> '''Birthday:''' May 11 (Taurus)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 2nd (Season 1), 3rd (Season 2)
\\
The drummer for Hello, Happy World!. A shy girl who happened to be in the place for Kokoro to scout her against her wishes. She is easily flustered and quick to tears, but being in the band has made her a more cheerful and outgoing person, if only a little. As one of the more sensible members of Hello, Happy World!, she helps to ground the band in reality, although she is easily driven around by Kokoro's relentless pace.
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* CatchPhrase: Her distinct "fueee..." when she becomes flustered.
* ChildhoodFriends: She was one of Chisato's friends in childhood, and given the latter's career as a child actress, one of her very few real, close friends.
* TheConfidant: Unwittingly for Misaki, ''because they're not really trying to keep her being Michelle a secret.'' The other three are just that spacey, despite Misaki giving it away pretty often.
* CryCute: In separate mall "talks" with Kaoru and Misaki, she basically starts crying in relief when they find her.
* NervousWreck: A part of her personality. Getting caught up in Hello Happy World's pace can leave her pretty flustered, too.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Many "talks" show that she gets lost very easily.
* OnlySaneMan: Among Hello Happy World, she's the second-most responsible and more-or-less sensible, but her fretting and getting easily swept up dampens it, and unlike Misaki, gets caught up daydreaming about things like jellyfish.
* ShrinkingViolet: Definitely.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Kokoro bursts into Kanon's life and drags her out of her shell screaming, and while Kanon's terrified, she eventually starts becoming a little more outgoing now.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Gradually becomes less of a NervousWreck as time goes on. Compare some of her [[https://i.bandori.party/u/c/art/a/727Kanon-Matsubara-Cool-I-want-to-help-you-fSgtu2.png older]] [[https://i.bandori.party/u/c/art/a/778Kanon-Matsubara-Power-Transformation-technique-28CLEt.png cards]], where she's visibly nervous and tearing up, to her [[https://i.bandori.party/u/c/art/a/1183Kanon-Matsubara-Pure-F4dqUo.png newer]] [[https://i.bandori.party/u/c/art/a/1426Kanon-Matsubara-Happy-qvXrJA.png cards]], where she noticeably looks ''much'' happier.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Misaki Okusawa (Michelle)]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomoyoKurosawa (Japanese), Creator/ShannonEmerick (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[OnlySaneMan One with Common Sense in a Bear]]]]
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-> '''Birthday:''' October 1 (Libra)
-> '''School:''' Hanasakigawa Girls' High School
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 1), 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The DJ for Hello, Happy World!. Misaki was roped into the band by Kokoro against her will, but she eventually realizes she enjoys being a member. A bit socially awkward and rather blunt, she's also by far the most grounded member of the band, but even she can't always escape their tumultuous inertia. When she's on stage, she's dressed up as Michelle, a teddy bear mascot.
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* ButtMonkey: While she sometimes has it rough in Hello, Happy World! thanks to Kokoro's antics, it's nowhere near as bad as how she's treated in ''Garupa Pico'' (though she has a contender in Marina, who has it ''worse''). The abuse she goes through includes, but isn't limited to: getting left behind at a Michelle-themed amusement park where everyone is wearing the exact same suit, falling to her death while skydiving, and getting stranded on a snowy mountain with the rest of the band (and presumably freezing to death)...
** She doesn't have it much better in Season 2 of the anime. During one of their performances, Kokoro jumps off the band's hot air balloon, forcing Misaki to follow short in order to rescue her. She has difficulty activating her [[ItMakesSenseInContext suit's ability to fly]] and freaks out before she can get the controls right.
* CassandraTruth: Every time she tells or even shows her bandmates that she is the one in the Michelle costume, everyone who isn't Kanon doesn't believe her. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} As far as they are concerned, Misaki is a friend of Michelle]]. At a certain point Misaki decides that it's too much trouble to explain her true identity to everyone.
* {{Cosplay}}: You'd think it'd be more of a mystery, but it's given away pretty quickly that the kigurumi Michelle is her. She's basically stuck with the costume.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: She has it tough with a band like Hello, Happy World!, playing this to 3 people and all in all doing most of the actual band management.
* DeadpanSnarker: Most obvious in how dismissive she is in her lines during the game's lives, but there's plenty of that in her during her clickable talks, HHW's band story, and the main story.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: The amount of times Kokoro forgets who she is (to the point Misaki has menu dialogue wondering if she will be remembered that day) can certainly give the impression that she's ignored and unwanted. [[spoiler:Her frustration over this gets played for drama during Hello! Happy World's second Band Story.]]
* GoofySuit: She only applied for a job that paid really well and had flexible hours without knowing too many details about it, only to end up in a mascot bear outfit in the shopping district, where she happened to run into Kokoro. When Misaki quits the job, both to escape Kokoro's band and because the mascot job sucks, Kokoro's [[TheMenInBlack suits]] ''buy the rights to the character'' to get her to keep wearing it.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Kokoro doesn’t even realize that Misaki, as Michelle, is an actual member of the band, but Misaki is largely the reason Hello, Happy World! gets anywhere in the first place and doesn’t accidentally cause any trouble, given who’s at the helm. She’s even implied to have not known anything about DJ-ing before getting roped into the band, but quickly picks the real skills up for “Michelle”.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Misaki believes that the other members of HHW, except Kanon, like Michelle more than her. Kokoro's initial dismissive behavior towards her and gushing over Michelle doesn't help matters.
* NoSocialSkills: A bit--she can actually be a bit too blunt sometimes, and doesn't catch cues all the time.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite her frequent protests about being in the band, as time goes on she finds herself more and more invested in their antics, such as cheering up [[IllGirl Akari]] in their story mode.
* OnlySaneMan: A lot of Hello Happy World's band [origin] story is told from her viewpoint more or less, possibly in part to keep said story from being swept away by the wackiness of Kokoro, Kaoru and Hagumi, though there's some hints that each of the three have HiddenDepths...
* SoreLoser: In the "Blossoming in Largo" event, after she kept losing to Sayo in tennis. Note that Sayo is a beginner in the sport.
* SourSupporter: She initially only sticks with the band because she can't find a good time to quit, and she mostly reacts to Kokoro's ideals with snark. As time goes on though, she becomes more and more invested in the band to the point where the ''Hello, My Happy World!'' event deals with Misaki realizing that she genuinely enjoys being a member of [=HaroHapi=].
* SupportingProtagonist: A bunch of HHW's band story is from her perspective, but Kokoro is the band's leader and TheHero in it.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's one of the more tomboyish girls thanks to her fashion choices, interest in tennis and snarky personality, but she likes making felt dolls as a hobby.
[[/folder]]

!RAISE A SUILEN
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Initially called THE THIRD (仮) because they were the third band of the franchise to perform live, their main role was to serve as a way for the voice actresses of Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes and Hello, Happy World! to perform live as they were unable to play their characters' instruments for varying reasons. As of their third live on December 2018, their name has officially changed to RAISE A SUILEN and confirmed being a part of the Winter 2019 anime.\\\

They consist of LAYER on bass/vocals, MASKING on drums, [=CHU2=] on DJ, PAREO on keyboard, and Asahi Rokka on guitar. Their original songs blend hard rock with electronica.
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[[folder:General]]
* ColorCodedCharacters: The band is associated as a group with Dark Cyan.
** LAYER: Red
** LOCK: Sulu Green
** MASKING: Dark Yellow
** PAREO: Pale Magenta
** [=CHU2=]: Vivid Blue
* DarkerAndEdgier: Most of their lyrics are much more aggressive compared to the other bands. The song "Beautiful Birthday" is an aversion since it was made as a tribute to [=CHU2=]'s birthday.
* TheNameless: Initially introduced by their stage names, the actual names of the characters wouldn't be revealed until three months after they were confirmed to be a part of the anime.
* NiceGirl: With the exception of [[SpoiledBrat CHU2]], all of them are friendly and kindhearted individuals.
* StageNames: All members of RAS uses different aliases when on stage.
* {{Tritagonist}}: They're the third most important band in the series starting from 3rd season, as most of their spotlight is shared with Poppin'Party and Roselia.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rei Wakana/LAYER]]
->'''Voiced by: ''' Raychell (Japanese), Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[YoungerThanTheyLook Respectfully Addressed]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' January 13 (Capricorn)
->'''School''': Geijutsu Academy
->'''Year''': 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The bassist and lead singer of RAISE A SUILEN, and Tae’s childhood friend. She moved away as a child, but moved back so she could be in a band with Tae, even implying she picked up the bass for her. Unfortunately, Tae is part of Poppin’ Party now, and is very much attached to them.
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* ChildhoodFriend: With Tae Hanazono.
* InkSuitActor: She looks exactly like her [=VA=], Raychell.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Platonic example. Despite wanting to be in a band together with her beloved childhood friend Tae, she ultimately lets her go back to Poppin' Party because she knows that Tae treasures Poppin' Party that much.
* LeadBassist: She's both the lead bassist and vocalist of RAISE A SUILEN.
* VocalDissonance: She has a very deep voice for a teenager. As a child, she even mentions that she was too shy to sing because she ‘doesn’t sound like a kid’.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: She's the same age as the Poppin' Party members despite appearing to be a college student.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rokka Asahi/LOCK]]
->'''Voiced by: ''' Riko Kohara (Japanese), Creator/BrittneyKarbowski (English)[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eu4ijalock_key_visual_vypygd.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheGlassesComeOff Guitar Berserker]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' July 17 (Cancer)
->'''School''': Haneoka Girls' High School
->'''Year''': 1st (Season 2)
\\
A part-time worker at Galaxy who would eventually become the second guitarist of RAISE A SUILEN during the events of Season 3. She was inspired to join a band after watching Poppin' Party's performance at the final showcase at SPACE. She's a huge fan of Poppin' Party and became acquainted with Kasumi's younger sister, Asuka.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of Season 2, which follows her quest to create or join a band.
* {{Fangirl}}: Of Poppin' Party.
* TheGlassesComeOff: During lives, she removes her glasses and lets her hair down. Her guitar playing is so good it manages to impress everyone in the crowd [[spoiler: ,including [=CHU2=] whom watches her school festival recorded performance, which leads [=CHU2=] to recruit her as RAS' second and main guitarist in Season 3.]]
* {{Meganekko}}: She's a cute girl wearing glasses.
* MotherlySidePlait: She has her haired styled in one of these.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most, if not all characters who know her call her ROCK.
** Might just be a PunnyName as her name "Rokka" could sound like "Rock" and "Lock".
** [[spoiler: This was confirmed when [=CHU2=] finally nicknamed her as 'LOCK' (as a sign of accepting her as RAS new guitarist), while she was surprised that [=CHU2=] knows her 'ROCK nickname in Season 3.]]
* PluckyGirl: She spent years saving up money to buy her own guitar and later studied hard to attend Haneoka on a scholarship. Currently, she's working part-time at Galaxy and cleans her family's bathhouse every morning and evening as payment for letting her live there.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: She could rival Kanon in shyness.
* SignatureHairDecs: She holds her hairstyle with a starry scrunchies. It's implied that she started wearing it when she became a fan of Poppin' Party.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Masuki Sato/MASKING]]
->'''Voiced by: ''' Natsume (Japanese), Creator/MollySearcy (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[JapaneseDelinquents Stray Drummer Passion]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' May 12 (Taurus)
->'''School''': Shirayuki Private Academy
->'''Year''': 2nd (Season 2)
\\
The drummer of RAISE A SUILEN and daughter of the "Galaxy" owner. Despite her intimidating appearance, she's actually a kind person who enjoys baking cakes and looking at cute things.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Played with, her reaction to [=CHU2=] threatening to cut her from the band is to walk out, seemingly quiting in the process, but later reveals to LOCK she just needed to get away from the scene and has no intention to leave.]]
* AllDrummersAreAnimals: To the point that a nickname for her is "Mad Dog".
* BikerBabe: Season 3 reveals that she owns a motorcycle.
* BruiserWithaSoftCenter: Despite her tough appearance and persona, MASKING enjoys reading manga and baking cakes.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Blonde hair and gold eyes.
* DeathGlare: A RunningGag involves her giving these to girls she finds cute.
* FaceOfAThug: She can initially come off as intimidating due to her tendency to give [[DeathGlare Death Glares]] and perpetual frowning, but she's actually one of the nicest members of RAS.
* InkSuitActor: Like Layer, her design heavily resembles her [=VA=], Natsume.
* JapaneseDelinquents: Earned a reputation as such due to her natural blonde hair, choice of fashion, and aggressive live performances that earned her the nickname of "Mad Dog."
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She dresses like a delinquent, is an aggressive drummer, and rides a motorcycle, but she enjoys baking cakes, reads a cutesy manga series, and is a big fan of Pastel*Palettes.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Her profiles states that she took up drumming to become closer to her father.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Reona Nyubara/PAREO]]
->'''Voiced by: ''' Reo Kurachi (Japanese), Taylor Fono (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[BumblingSidekick Faithful Dog Pareko]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' March 25 (Aries)
->'''School''': Kamogawa Chuou Middle School
->'''Year''': 2nd (Middle School) (Season 2)
\\
The keyboardist of RAISE A SUILEN. She's a big fan of Pastel*Palettes and idols, but initially kept this side of her a secret from her family and her classmates. She highly respects [=CHU2=] due to her allowing PAREO to embrace this side of her by joining a band.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Quits RAS after [=CHU2=] calls her useless while comforting her, but returns after LOCK and MASKING talk her out of it.]]
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: While the same age as [=CHU2=], Pareo is still a middle school student.
* BrokenAce: Prior to being scouted for RAISE A SUILEN, she was this. Although she was a respected student due to her grades and athletic abilities, she secretly always liked cute things and idols but kept her love a secret to keep up the "perfect" image everyone had of her.
* BumblingSidekick: Act as one to [=CHU2=].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Before meeting [=CHU2=], she was burdened by her parents' and peers' high expectations of her to the point where she was afraid to express her love for cute things and idols.
* TheDragon: PlayedWith. While fiercely loyal to [=CHU2=] to the point where she takes her side when [[spoiler:rudely rejecting Rokka after she auditions to join RAS]], she doesn't show any active malice towards other people.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She appears briefly in episode 5 during Pastel*Palette's concert as a member of the audience. Her first speaking role isn't until episode 8.
* {{Fangirl}}: For Pastel*Palettes, with her favorite members being Aya and Hina. Also for [=CHU2=], whom she gleefully addresses with "-sama."
* GenkiGirl: Easily the most excitable member of RAS.
* GentleGiant: She's among the taller girls at 161 cm tall, but she's also one of the kindest despite being [=CHU2=]'s lackey.
* GirlyGirl: Due to her fashion choices and massive love for idols and cute things, she's easily the girliest member of RAS.
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: the manga reveals that she is a top-of-the-class student who also excels in physical activities]] and she always seems to know what to say to others at the right time. At this point, it's not clear if her behavior around [=CHU2=] is ObfuscatingStupidity or if there's a different reason.
* HugeSchoolgirl: She's only in middle school, yet she is a whopping 161cm tall in a country where some adult women don't reach the 150cm threshold. She also wears platformer shoes that gives her an additional 6cm in height. [[note]]For reference, the only other middle school student in the franchise, Ako, is 148cm tall.[[/note]]
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She never shows any active malice towards people and is genuinely sweet. That being said, she helps [=CHU2=] hunt down Rokka into joining RAS, and they chase her to the point where she's screaming and terrified out of her mind.
* MulticoloredHair: Has pink and teal hair normally, but dyes it black and white for lives. [[spoiler: In truth, her hair is regular black and she is apparently dyeing all the time.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chiyu Tamade/[=CHU2=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Risa Tsumugi (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[BrattyHalfPint Ankle-Biting Child of Revolution]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' December 7 (Sagittarius)
->'''School''': Celosia Girls' Academy
-> '''Year:''' 1st (Season 2)
\\
A music producer and the DJ for RAISE A SUILEN. Though only 14, she's a gifted prodigy who moved up a grade to high school and is already producing her own music. She can be arrogant and stubborn, and has already declared Roselia and Poppin' Party her rivals.
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* AnimalEaredHeadband: She's almost always being seen wearing cat-eared headphones. Fans often jokes that it was the only thing that keeps [[KindheartedCatLover Yukina]] from being too irritated by her {{Jerkass}} behaviors.
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: As much of a {{Jerkass}} she is, it's hard not to feel sorry for her for everything she goes through in the fallout of her loss against Roselia.]]
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Tied with PAREO for being the youngest character in the series.
* BerserkButton: Takes music very seriously and is liable to go into fits of rage if she sees talent going to waste.
* BigBad: The closest thing to an antagonist in the anime, [[spoiler:trying to get Tae to quit Poppin'Party against her will just so she can fulfill her selfish desires of destroying other girl bands, and later aims to “beat Poppin'Party and Roselia into a pulp” for petty reasons.]]
* BlatantLies: Calls herself a kind, generous producer. From what we've seen of her, she's ''far'' from these traits.
* BrattyHalfPint: She's short (4'11"), one of the younger characters in the series (13-14), and is ''unbelievably'' selfish and immature. Checks on all accounts.
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler:Her reaction to PAREO trying to cheer her up after MASKING walks out is to call her "completely useless", driving her out of the band for a short time.]]
* EasilyForgiven: Despite attempting to [[spoiler:steal one of their band members to further her own selfish goals]], Poppin'Party doesn’t seem to bear any ill will towards her after the events of Season 2.
** [[spoiler:PAREO is also quick to accept her back after rejoining the band]]
* EvilIsPetty: Or rather, {{Jerkass}} is Petty.
** The reason why she formed RAS in the first place is to get back at Roselia for rejecting her offer on becoming their music producer. [[spoiler:At least, the initial reason...]]
** [[spoiler:She tries to snatch Tae away from Poppin'Party as her full-time member, believing that Tae has a bigger potential as a guitarist of RAS than in the band she actually belongs to. It doesn't help that she attempts to steal Tae after she '''''explicitly states that she doesn't want to be a support guitarist.''''']]
** [[spoiler:In Season 3, she plans on “beating Poppin’Party to a pulp” just because Tae didn’t want to be a part of RAS, extending this behavior to Roselia shortly after. While implied, it's unclear if she explicitly intends to include the other bands in her "revenge".]]
* {{Foil}}: To Kokoro. Both come from rich families and have childish demeanors (though Kokoro is more of a {{Womanchild}}). However, Kokoro has the noble goal of making the world smile and has an inconsiderate streak that stems from her being InnocentlyInsensitive, while Chiyu is a selfish, immature jerk, who was motivated by her petty desires of destroying other girl bands like Roselia and Poppin'Party.
* GratuitousEnglish: She frequently peppers her sentences with English, and she’s fluent in the language due to her attending an international school.
* HatesBaths: According to her profile. She rejects Rokka's offer to join her on a trip to the hot springs, and she freaks out when Rokka takes her to the bathhouse she works at.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: While still a bit arrogant, she eventually warms up to her bandmates and [=PoPiPa=] after reconciling with PAREO and becomes more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.]]
* IdiotHair: She has one on her head, but she's [[TeenGenius not an idiot]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Immediately after begrudgingly accepting that Tae wants to stay in Popipa, she starts complaining that Tae wants to "play band" with Popipa instead of being in RAISE A SUILEN. This eventually bites her in the ass when she forcs her bandmates to drop all their plans, which leads to MASKING calling her out.]]
--> [[spoiler:"Why? WHY?! She thinks playing 'band' like a bunch of kids is better than being in my group?! I can't believe her! Yukina and Hanazono must be complete idiots! Who do they think I am?!"]]
* {{Jerkass}}: ''And how.'' [[spoiler:She forcefully tries to steal Tae away from Poppin'Party, doesn't see the wrong in doing so and replies ''very'' smugly when confronted by LAYER, and refuses to accept the idea that Tae just wants to play in a band with her friends, which she dismisses as "playing like a bunch of kids." By Season 3, she wants to beat Roselia and [=PoPiPa=] "into a pulp" for petty reasons (see EvilIsPetty above), treats her own band members with as much contempt as the other bands, spends an entire episode ''terrorizing'' Rokka into joining RAS, only to rudely brush her off when she actually ''wants'' to join, and publicly humiliates Roselia after their loss in their showdown. This gets notched a level after finding out that LAYER and MASKING are palling around with the other bands by calling them traitors, forcing the whole band to cancel everything that isn't a rehersal in order to focus on the competition upon finding out that RAS got knocked out of the top spot, and calling PAREO useless when she attempts to cheer the sulking producer up.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler:When PAREO first auditions for RAISE A SUILEN, she correctly points out that PAREO is tired of her honor student persona and is therefore holding back on her musical talent.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:She’s more or less responsible for Poppin’ Party being unable to play during the school festival and attempts to steal Tae away, yet she barely receives any punishment for her jackass behavior apart from a single confrontation from LAYER, which she just smugly brushes off.]]
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:Her {{Jerkass}} attitude finally comes to a head when she accuses both MASKING and LAYER of being traitors due to them helping Poppin’Party and forces her bandmates to cut off all personal and work-related plans in order to focus on the band. Leading to MASKING to call her out and walks out for a short while when the threat of being fired comes up. And when she tells PAREO she's useless while moping in the aftermath, the latter ends up quiting the band outright until LOCK and MASKING convince her to return. All this results in her, while still deciding not to go easy on the other bands during the competition, [[HeelFaceTurn to lighten up a bit]] towards her bandmates and [=PoPiPa=].]]
* TheLeader: While LAYER is the band's frontwoman, she is the InUniverse leader of RAS due to being the band's producer and the one who assemble the band in the first place.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:She spends most of [=S3E10=] sulking in her room after calling PAREO useless, which she ''heavily'' regrets.]]
* TheNapoleon: She's the second-shortest character in the franchise, but takes the prize for being the most aggressive.
* TheNicknamer: She gave everyone their stage names. [[spoiler: At first she doesn't give Rokka a nickname until she finally recruits her as the main guitarist for RAS.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Season 3 confirms that her parents are living and working overseas, and have left her alone in Japan since she started high school.
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:She does ''not'' take it well when she finds out that RAS dropped to second place in the [=BanG=] Dream! tournament, with Roselia in first place instead. That, combined with LAYER and MASKING helping Poppin'Party with one of their live shows, [[TookALevelInJerkass causes her jerkassery to become even worse]], as she forbids her bandmates from any personal or work-related plans and refuses to let them interact with the other bands. It doesn't end well for her.]]
* SpoiledBrat: She lives in a very fancy apartment, and personality wise, she's ''very'' arrogant and immature, and is prone to throwing tantrums when she doesn't get her way. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that her trying to live up to her mother's accomplishments and high expectations is the reason why she acts this way toward everyone around her.]]
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: As she had spent some time aboard in an international school, she speaks perfect English. Although it can come off as GratuitousEnglish at times when attempting to emphasize a point she's making.
* TeenGenius: Despite being 13, she is a first year in high school due to having excellent grades and skipped a grade.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Proclaims she will destroy Roselia after Yukina rejected her offer to become the band's producer.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Jerky. She even enjoys it out of a wine glass.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She was already an asshat to begin with, but her behavior becomes even ''worse'' when [[spoiler:she finds out that Roselia usurped RAS in the [=BanG=] Dream! competition and took first place for themselves. As a result, she forces her bandmates to cancel any personal or work-related plans, forbids them from interacting with the other bands, outright plans on forcing the other bands and even the venues to withdraw from the competition, and calls PAREO useless after she tries to [[DontYouDarePityMe comfort her]], leading her to outright quit until the others talk her back into rejoining.]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed in that she's not evil, she's just a petty {{Jerkass}}. While the other members of RAS are all-around friendly people, [=CHU2=] is selfish, bratty, treats her bandmates like tools, and wishes to trample over the Girl's Band Era. She eventually gets better.
* UnknownRival: The entire reason she created RAS was to stick it to Yukina, but her attempts at intimidation always fly over Yukina's head and she just gets brushed off.
[[/folder]]


!Morfonica
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A band consisting of first years from the prestigious Tsukinomori Girls' Academy. It consists of Mashiro Kurata on vocals, Toko Kirigaya on guitar, Nanami Hiromachi on bass, Tsukushi Futaba on drums, and Rui Yashio on violin. Their style is symphonic, violin J-Rock.
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[[folder:General]]
* BlueBlood: Their school is intended for wealthy and famous families.
* ButterflyOfTransformation: The band's symbol is a butterfly, symbolizing their development.
* ColorCodedCharacters: The band is associated as a group with light blue.
** Mashiro: Violet Blue
** Touko: Jinzamomi (thrice-dyed crimson)
** Nanami: Mandarin
** Tsukushi: Peach
** Rui: Mizuasagi (pale green onion)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mashiro Kurata]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Amane Shindo (Japanese)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ShyBlueHairedGirl Full Speed Astern]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' February 19 (Pisces)
->'''School''': Tsukinomori Girls' Academy
-> '''Year:''' 1st
The vocalist and lyricist of Morfonica. A quiet and reserved girl who became overwhelmed by the gifted students surrounding her. She spend the days in sorrow until she met a certain band...
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* EarlyBirdCameo: She first appeared during the events of Band Story 2 before she, and the rest of Morfonica, officially joins the roster during the game's 3rd anniversary.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: She's initially disheartened when she arrives at Tsukinomori, due to the fact that she doesn't see herself as talented and gifted as her classmates.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: She's very shy, to the point that she had a hard time meeting the other bands at a blossom viewing party.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has a silver hair as her natural color.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Touko Kirigaya]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Hina Sugita (Japanese)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold I'm Awesome the World Over]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' December 16 (Sagittarius)
->'''School''': Tsukinomori Girls' Academy
-> '''Year:''' 1st
The lead guitarist of Morfonica. She is a cheerful, and open-hearted, popular girl who gathers around her both in school and on social media.
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* BrutalHonesty: She's a nice girl, but she can also be very blunt when it comes to pointing out peoples' flaws.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's a blonde-haired girl which matches to her nice girl personality.
* InSeriesNickname: She's known as TOKO on her social media account.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Nanami Hiromachi]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Yuka Nishio
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Did I Say Something Weird?]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' June 16 (Gemini)
->'''School''': Tsukinomori Girls' Academy
-> '''Year:''' 1st
The bassist of Morfonica. She is a member of the Horror Research Club who strives to be accepted as normal person, prompting her stifle her true personality.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Downplayed. She has a bit of a hard time connecting to her peers because of her personality quirks.
* BirdsOfAFeather: She ends up bonding with Rimi due to their mutual love of horror movies.
* HairColorDissonance: Her strawberry blonde hair is blonder on her sprite, while her official art makes it more pinkish.
* TheNicknamer: She calls Rui "Ruirui".
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tsukushi Futaba]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Mika (Japanese)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[PintSizedPowerhouse Reach for it Girl]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' September 15 (Virgo)
->'''School''': Tsukinomori Girls' Academy
-> '''Year:''' 1st
The drummer and leader of Morfonica. She is a class representative who aims to be seen as a dependable leader, but she can be clumsy at times.
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* ClassRepresentative: She's this for Class 1-A.
* GirlishPigtails: She keeps her hair in this style.
* TheLeader: She receives this role due to her knack for leadership.

[[/folder]]
[[folder: Rui Yashio]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Ayasa (Japanese)
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheSpock Be Rational Bomber]]]]
->'''Birthday:''' November 19 (Scorpio)
->'''School''': Tsukinomori Girls' Academy
-> '''Year:''' 1st
The violinist of Morfonica. She is the top student in her class who initially thought of music being a fool's endeavour, before her view was changed when she met Mashiro and the others.
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* InkSuitActor: She strongly resembles her voice actress, Ayasa.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Like Tomoe, Kaoru, Rei, and Masuki, Rui looks like a bit older despite being on the same age as her fellow first year students due to her height at around 169cm.
[[/folder]]

!Glitter*Green
A band featured in the anime. It is made up of third years (who later graduate and go on to university) and Rimi's older sister Yuri is a member.
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[[folder:General]]
* NonPlayerCharacter: They do have a few songs in ''Girls Band Party'' and appear in a few event cutscenes with voices and character models, but you can't recruit any of their members into your roster.
* PutOnABus: They have not appeared in the second season of the anime until ep. 9 despite appearing in the first.{{Justified}} since season two takes place in the new school year and they have graduated and are presumably attending college. Yuri specifically is attending college overseas.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yuri Ushigome]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SuzukoMimori (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
\\
Rimi's older sister and the guitar vocalist of Glitter*Green.
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* CoolBigSis: Acts as this to Rimi, her younger sister, and the rest of Poppin' Party.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hinako Nijikki]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SoraTokui (Japanese), Creator/MelissaMolano (English)
\\
The drummer of Glitter*Green and an inventory worker at Edogawa Gakki.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: Poppin' Party initially think she's shy until she starts tackle hugging them.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows
* CutenessProximity: Hinako is particularly prone to this when she sees girls that she considers "cute."
* {{Glomp}}: Her reaction to seeing cute girls.
* TheQuietOne: Rii gets her to act like this in order to keep the band's image.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rii Uzawa]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IzumiKitta (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
\\
The bassist of Glitter*Green and a salesperson at Edogawa Gakki.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: For Hinako.
* CompanionCube: She carries around a plush demon named Debeko. Tae loves it.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Type B.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nanana Wanibe]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mikoi Sasaki (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
\\
The keyboardist of Glitter*Green and the student council president of Hanasakigawa.
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* ClarkKenting: Kasumi, Saya, and Arisa don't realize she's the keyboardist of Glitter*Green until she takes off her glasses.
* MotherlySidePlait: Wears her hair in this style while at school.
* OddFriendship: With Arisa. They met at a ramen shop at some point and became food acquaintances. It takes the rest of Arisa's band by surprise.
* PassingTheTorch: After she graduated, she appointed/forced Rinko to be the new president of the student council.
* PunnyName: Their nicknames are puns of their first names.
* StudentCouncilPresident: In the anime, Nanana is this for Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.
[[/folder]]

!Other characters
[[folder:Marina Tsukishima]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaSuzaki
\\
One of the staff at the live house [=CiRCLE=]. In ''Girls Band Party'', she is trying to get five bands together for a multi-band event with [[PlayerCharacter your]] help.
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* AscendedExtra: In ''GBP'' she seldom appears after the first few Main Story chapters and is entirely off-screen in event and band stories, but ''[=BanG=] Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO'' gives her a good deal more screentime. [[ButtMonkey However...]]
* ButtMonkey: Poor Marina gets involved in a lot of scenarios where she comically gets hurt or injured in ''Garupa Pico'' thanks to the girls' antics.
* ChewingTheScenery: In ''PICO''[='=]s first episode, she introduces the five main bands with some very dramatic flair.
* ADayInTheLimelight: A much more downplayed example, however the [=CiRCLING=] event does give her some additonal focus alongside the event stars, Poppin Party. Namely, we find out that she used to be in a band herself when she was younger, and that she now works in a live house hoping to encourage other bands to follow their dreams and succeed where her band failed.
* DemotedToExtra: She only gets a very brief appearance in Season 2 thanks to the 2nd season being largely set in Galaxy's studio and not [=CiRCLE=].
* TokenAdult: Marina is the only major adult character in a cast of high school girls (and several middle schoolers).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shifune Tsuzuki]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Mami Koyama
\\
The owner of the SPACE livehouse. A former musician with extremely high standards.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Asuka Toyama]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Yuka Ozaki (Japanese), Creator/KiraVincentDavis (English)
Kasumi's younger sister. Though usually annoyed by her older sister's antics due to her more serious personality she loves and supports her just the same. In Season 2 she starts attending Haneoka Girls School after graduating from Hanasakigawa's middle school branch. She's Ako and Rokka's classmate.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Inverted. It's her older sister Kasumi who ends up being the annoying one in their relationship.
* BigSisterWorship: PlayedWith in ''PICO~OHMORI~'' episode 8. Asuka starts the episode talking about how annoying and slobbish Kasumi can be at home but as soon as Ako begins gushing about how amazing of a sister Tomoe is, [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka starts talking about Kasumi in a more positive light]] before engaging in a [[{{Anime/YuGiOh}} Yu-Gi-Oh-styled duel]] of [[MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad who has the cooler older sister.]] She doesn't backpedal on her negative remarks about Kasumi but [[{{SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments}} Asuka does believe she has the coolest older sister.]]
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Her more serious and responsible personality provides a contrast to Kasumi's more carefree and energetic nature. She's also a hardworker at school and transferred to Haneoka once she graduated from middle school because she aims to enter a good college.
* SiblingYinYang: While Kasumi is happy go lucky, Asuka is more subdued and mature compared to her older sister.
* TheStoic: She has a more quiet personality compared to Kasumi and a lot of her reactions tend to be subdued.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She shares Kasumi's hair and eye colors.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Natsuki Umino]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MisatoFukuen (Japanese), Creator/KaraGreenberg (English)
A second year student at Hanagasaki Girls' High School. She is the vocalist and lead guitarist of the band [=CHiSPA=] and friends with Saaya, who is [=CHiSPA=]'s ex-drummer.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yukina's father]]
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A vocalist for a band back in his youth, he is the primary inspiration for Yukina as a vocalist. Yukina is trying to launch her own successful career in order to convince him to play one last time.
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* {{Biseinen}}: He is ''surprisingly'' handsome for a dad, as shown in the "A Song Unfinished" event in ''Girls Band Party''.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Like Yukina, he was very serious about his music back in his prime.
* NoNameGiven: His given name is never told.
* SoProudOfYou: At the end of the "A Song Unfinished" event story, [[spoiler:he leaves a congratulatory letter backstage for Yukina that confirms that he was there to see Roselia cover the song he sent to Yukina.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ran's father]]
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The head of a family-run flower arrangement school who expects his daughter Ran to pass the torch. He sees her band career as an impediment to their legacy, and as such the two often butt heads in the household.
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* DotingParent: [[spoiler:After Ran convinces him that she's dedicated to Afterglow]], he becomes one of these to Ran's embarrassment.
* {{Foil}}: To Yukina's father. While Yukina's father is supportive of his daughter's musical ambitions, Ran's father sees his daughter's band as a hindrance to his plans for her to inherit the school.
* NoNameGiven: His given name is never told.
* PassingTheTorch: What he's trying to get Ran to do, much to her dismay.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's not trying to be cruel to his daughter, but instead believes that Ran's just going through a phase. [[spoiler:When Ran convinces him to watch Afterglow perform at an event, he decides that Ran really is serious about her band and allows her to continue with it.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Akari]]
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An elementary schooler and Hagumi's friend. After her legs are injured in a car accident she falls into a deep depression, and Hello, Happy World! make it their mission to make her smile again.
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* TroubledChild: Ever since her accident, Akari has been depressed and hasn't opened up to anyone. She also rejects every attempt that Hello, Happy World! make to get her to smile and tells them to leave her alone.
* YourMindMakesItReal: To a certain extent regarding Akari's injuries. [[spoiler:Akari's injuries are not that serious and have already begun to heal, but she's so afraid that she won't be able to walk that she refuses to do her physical therapy... which may actually cause her to lose the use of her legs.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Suits]]
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A group of female bodyguards dressed in black suits and sunglasses that serves the Tsurumaki household.
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* TheNicknamer: Nicknames several of her friends, such as "Kokoron," "Mii-kun," and "Kano-chan-senpai."

* {{Adorkable}}: While she's clearly a bit socially awkward, her distinct laugh and nerdy flights of fancy about music equipment come off as more endearing than anything. Judging by the comments of some audience members during Pastel*Palettes' second concert, she seems to be seen as this InUniverse as well.

* {{Adorkable}}: The cool stoic facade hides it well, but her secret love for cats and her general awkwardness in comical scenarios outside of anything music-related put her firmly in this territory.

* IntrovertedCatPerson: Yukina's not much of a social person, but cats, and anything related to cats in general, can bring out her softer and more adorkable traits.

* TheDanza: Rimi shares her name with her Japanese voice actress Rimi Nishimoto. Unknown if this is intentional or just a coincidence.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Downplayed, but their lyrics are much more aggressive compared to the other bands.

* AnimalEaredHeadband: She's almost always being seen wearing cat-eared headphones. Fans often jokes that it was the only thing that keeps [[KindheartedCatLover Yukina]] from being too irritated by her {{Jerkass}} behaviors when dealing with her.

* AnimalEaredHeadband: She often wears cat-eared headphones.