History Characters / Kiminitodoke

* {{Tomboy}}/TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's a sporty loud girl who dresses boyishly sportishly. At one point however she's so used to dressing up in boyish clothing her plan to wear a mini-skirt is a big plot point as she hopes to do it to catch Tooru's attention. She also actually wears a dress when attending Tooru's wedding.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano (Japanese), Creator/LandonMacdonald (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukiOno (Japanese)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaHirano (Japanese)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano (Japanese)

-> '''Eriko is voiced by:''' Creator/MayukiMakiguchi (Japanese)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Yurin (Japanese)

-> '''Youko voiced by:''' Sakurako Kishiro (Japanese)
-> '''Kitao voiced by:''' Takashi Matsuyama (Japanese)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/WataruHatano (Japanese)

-> '''Genji voiced by:''' Creator/NaoyaUchida (Japanese)

Ayane's [[HeterosexualLifePartners other half]], and the more physical of the duo. Chizu shares most of Ayane's concerns regarding Sawako. She shows great athletic prowess and occasionally suffers lapses in "ladylike"-ness. Chizu also displays romantic interest in Ryu's brother [[spoiler:at first, and, seemingly and unbeknownst to herself, in Ryu too]].

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukiOno

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaHirano

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano

-> '''Eriko is voiced by:''' Creator/MayukiMakiguchi

-> '''Voiced by:''' Yurin

-> '''Youko voiced by:''' Sakurako Kishiro
-> '''Kitao voiced by:''' Takashi Matsuyama

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/WataruHatano

-> '''Genji voiced by:''' Creator/NaoyaUchida

-> Voiced by Creator/MamikoNoto

-> Voiced by Creator/DaisukeNamikawa

-> Voiced by Creator/MiyukiSawashiro

-> Voiced by Creator/YukoSanpei

-> Voiced by Creator/YuuichiNakamura

-> Voiced by Creator/YukiOno

-> Voiced by Creator/AyaHirano

-> Voiced by Creator/MamoruMiyano

-> Voiced by Masahiro Yamanaka

[[folder:Eriko "Ekko" Hirano and Tomoko "Tomo" Endo]]
-> Eriko is voiced by Creator/MayukiMakiguchi
-> Tomoko is voiced by Miho Miyagawa

-> Voiced by Yurin

-> Youko voiced by Sakurako Kishiro
-> Kitao voiced by Takashi Matsuyama

-> Voiced by Creator/WataruHatano

-> Genji voiced by Creator/NaoyaUchida

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone calls her [[Literature/TheRing Sadako]] except for the main characters and her family.

* {{Bishonen}}: He's basically a bishie, more outgoing version of his younger brother.

* {{Bishounen}}: Very popular for this good looks, nice face and lean body and all.

* {{Bishonen}}: Pretty face and lean body, like many other guys in the series.

* YoungerThanSheLooks: As the author herself pointed out, Yano looks about ten years older than she is. Also, at the first day in the high school, Chizuru referred to her as [[SenpaiKohai 'sempai']].

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: She really lacks self-esteem.

* OverprotectiveDad: Very concerned for Sawako's well-being and her social life, especially if dating is involved. [[spoiler: He's the one who gives Kazehaya quite a grilling when they first meet, to say the least.]]

* HiddenDepths: A lot of previous statements he's made about himself start being developed after the field trip to Okinawa, [[spoiler:since his AlmostKiss with Sawako]] jumpstarts a massive internal conflict where he's caught between [[KnightInShiningArmor treasuring her carefully]] and his own desire to rush things, as well as between how[[HeroWorshipper Sawako]] sees him versus how he sees himself. Additionally, the shift towards discussions of careers and college also reveals a lot about his how he feels about all of his interpersonal relationships and his motivations for some of the choices he's made, [[spoiler:such as quitting baseball so he can help out at home and avoid hating the sport due to his hardass baseball coach dad]].

* LoveYouAndEverybody: Does this when she and the girls are in Ryu's room; she tells Ryu she "likes" him, sending Ayane and Chizu into shock while Ryu remains unfazed. Then the girls ask her how she thinks of them, and Sawako promptly replies with, "Love!" When asked about Kazehaya, Sawako (who's not aware of her feelings for him yet) simply stares blankly, turns red and says, "...L-Love I guess?", making the girls wonder if it's the same love for them or not.
** This gets her into trouble further down the line, as both her and Kazehaya misinterpret their liking of each other as two entirely different types of "like".

* YoungerThanSheLooks: As the author herself pointed out, Yano looks about ten years older than she is. Also, at the first day in the high school, Chizuru referred to her as [[SempaiKohai 'sempai']].

* CryCute: Often cries and is cute when doing so. One of the first examples is when she thinks Kazehaya will stop talking to her in chapter/episode 1.

* CryCute: Looks cute when crying sometimes, including when [[spoiler:she's crying to Kento about how she's never been in love]].

* CryCute: A few times she cries and looks endearing, such as when she [[spoiler:shows how heartbroken she is about Toru]] or when she [[spoiler:begs Ryu not to leave home.]]

* CryCute: She's cutely crying when she's confessing to Kazehaya.

* LastLousyPoint: He's a pillar of confidence and a stalwart friend to lean on... except when it comes to his affections toward Sawako. When he's with her, he turns into jello. He even states that whenever he's with her, he can't think clearly.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Normally not at Sawako's level, but still does it frequently. When it comes to LoveInterests sheactually ''[[UpToEleven is worse than Sawako,]]'' as she somehow misses that Kazehaya likes Sawako and concludes that Kurumi likes ''Ryu''.

* ObliviousToLove: UpToEleven. She doesn't know Kazehaya also likes Sawako despite it being glaringly obvious to everyone else, and she doesn't even suspect that Ryu had feelings for ''her'', either (she had eyes for Toru instead). The latter might not seem so surprising given [[TheStoic Ryu's nature]], but considering how close the pair are and the fact that they've known each other forever, you'd think she'd have figured it out a bit sooner.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Most of the time he's quite insensitive. However, as a teacher he ''does'' have his share of wisdom, particularly when the protagonists become second years/11th graders. UpToEleven from the Chapter 70s when his students go to him for careers/university advice and it's clearly shown he actually really cares about their futures and wants to lead them to the right paths.

* FaceOfAThug: Her face is found to be creepily ghost-like by many, especially since she resembles Sadako.

* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Not that she's a ghost, but her resemblance to [[Literature/TheRing Sadako]] contributes a lot to her difficulties in getting to know others, since she creeps them out.

* NotSoDifferent: With his dad. Both have a tendency to not listen to what the other person in the conversation is saying, and will jump to conclusions because of this. He's trying to get better about it, though.

** With Kurumi in cram school later on in the manga. The two trade quips but are otherwise quite comfortable with each other, which [[NotSoDifferent actually makes a lot of sense.]]

Manipulative girl with a crush on Kazehaya. She prefers the nickname "Kurumi," and uses this level of familiarity to gain Sawako's trust and sympathy. Her plan backfires, and instead leads Sawako to acknowledge her own feelings for Kazehaya. She also starts rumors about Yano and Yoshida, and pins them on Sawako to break up their friendship.

* GirlishPigtails[=/=]OdangoHair: During sports activities she usually dons these hairstyles which makes her even cuter.

* PerpetualFrowner: She looks ''very'' intimidating, and her classmates have commented that even whenever she is happy and making an effort not to shed TenderTears, she looks like she's about to blow off her lid. Otherwise, she's an angel. This is lampshaded later when she attends the temple with Shota and she's dolled up, making a considerable effort not to cry [[https://shinmaru.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sawakomustnotcry.jpg so that the makeup that Ayane put on her doesn't run]]. //

* PerpetualFrowner: She looks ''very'' intimidating, and her classmates have commented that even whenever she is happy and making an effort not to shed TenderTears, she looks like she's about to blow off her lid. Otherwise, she's an angel. This is lampshaded later when she attends the temple with Shota and she's dolled up, making a considerable effort not to cry [[https://shinmaru.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sawakomustnotcry.jpg so that the makeup that Ayane put on her doesn't run]].
** A major narrative theme is that each successive year, she becomes less and less this, and finds herself smiling from the bottom of her heart more and more. By the time she's [[spoiler: going to the educator's University]], she's become so incredibly cheerful that her best foot is always forward, and she's well liked among her classmates.