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* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Kyoko.]]



* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: At first. As the story progresses, he matures into a genuinely kind and helpful man.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Kyoko.

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* PrivateTutor: Kyoko gets him a job as a tutor for her niece who took a big liking to Godai.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: At first. As the story progresses, he matures into a genuinely kind and helpful man.
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* RomancingTheWidow: With Kyoko.He's hopelessly in love with Kyoko, a young widow who recently lost her husband not even a year after their wedding. Kyoko does develop feelings for Godai, but is struggling with her wish to be loyal to her husband's memory.



* TookALevelInKindness: While he isn't exactly a jerk at the start, his immature behavior worries and annoys Kyoko. As the story progresses, he matures into a genuinely kind and helpful man.



* WillTheyOrWontThey: The relationship with Kyoko was teased througout. [[spoiler: TheyDo.]]

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* WillTheyOrWontThey: The relationship with Kyoko was teased througout. [[spoiler: TheyDo. The series ends with them married and having a baby daughter.]]



* ClingyJealousGirl: Has shades of this. She doesn't like Godai seeing other girls but still bravely resists Ibuki's provocations.

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Has shades of this. She doesn't like Godai seeing other girls girls, but still is more mature and controlled about it than most of Rumiko's heroines. Kyoko is rational enough to realize Ibuki is a StalkerWithACrush and bravely resists Ibuki's her provocations.



* DrivesLikeCrazy: To the point of scaring even Mitaka and Godai. Kentaro even says of her that she "drives like a man".

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* DrivesLikeCrazy: To the point of scaring Her reckless driving scares even Mitaka and Godai. Kentaro even says of her that she "drives like a man".



* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Godai.]]



* TheMourningAfter: Has a hard time letting go of her late husband.

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* TheMourningAfter: Has She has a hard time letting go of her late husband.husband. This behavior is recognized as unhealthy since Kyoko keeps avoiding a new romance in an attempt to keep Soichiro alive in her heart. Her main character development is accepting Soichiro's death to move on with Godai.



* PrivilegedRival: He's considered the primary threat to Godai's relationship with Kyoko for being wealthy to the point of not having to work, brilliant and excessively handsome.



* TheRival: To Godai. He's considered the primary threat to Godai's relationship with Kyoko for being wealthy to the point of not having to work, brilliant and excessively handsome.



* SupremeChef: He's a very good cook.



* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She often walks around the apartment wearing nothng but a transparent negligee.



* PrecociousCrush: He had a small crush on Kyoko early on, calling her his future wife. His crush soon changes to Kyoko's niece who is closer to his age.



* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: She's one of the nicest characters. Her only real flaw is how oblivious she can be regarding Godai's true romantic feelings.

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* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: NiceGirl: She's one of the nicest characters. Her only real flaw is how oblivious she can be regarding Godai's true romantic feelings.



* RomanticFalseLead: A RareFemaleExample.

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* RomanticFalseLead: A RareFemaleExample.
She acts as a love rival for Kyoko early in the series, with Godai going in a few dates with her when he's upset about Kyoko spending time with Mitaka. Kozue ends up leaving the story after she learns about Godai's love for Kyoko.
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* MovingBeyondBereavement: Kyoko has been a widow for several years when the story begins and has a difficult time letting go of her late husband Soichiro. Early in the story, Soichiro's father tells her that she needs to move on, and has his blessing if she meets someone else. By the end of the series, Kyoko finally moves on by marrying Yusaku, though she still remembers Soichiro as her first love.
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* CloudCuckooLander: He is clearly highly educated, speaks eloquently and is often quite perceptive but his behaviour is... bizarre to say the least.

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* CloudCuckooLander: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He is clearly highly educated, speaks eloquently and is often quite perceptive but his behaviour is... bizarre to say the least.

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* HotForTeacher: She gets a crush on Godai while he works as a student-teacher at her class. It's entirely one sided on Ibuki's part, but it still heavily bothers Kyoko, even if Godai doesn't reciprocate Ibuki's feelings. [[HistoryRepeats Probably because it reminds her of something.]]


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* TeacherStudentRomance: She gets a crush on Godai while he works as a student-teacher at her class. It's entirely one sided on Ibuki's part, but it still heavily bothers Kyoko, even if Godai doesn't reciprocate Ibuki's feelings. [[HistoryRepeats Probably because it reminds her of something.]]
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* FatGirl: She's much heavier-set than most of the other women in the series.
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* GirlishPigtails: A strange type. She doesn't get full-blown one but rather small ones while keeping the rest of her hair lose. It's used to mark her as an immature teenager on her way to womanhood.

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* GirlishPigtails: A strange type. She doesn't get full-blown one but rather small ones while keeping the rest of her hair lose.loose. It's used to mark her as an immature teenager on her way to womanhood.
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* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Her usual clolthes in the anime early on is practically see-through. And you can clearly see her breast at times. Later episodes changed it to a non see-through clothes.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: When she's upset.

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* DrivesLikeCrazy: When she's upset. To the point of scaring even Mitaka and Godai. Kentaro even says of her that she "drives like a man".
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* {{Keigo}}: Speaks in a particularly formal and polite register at all times, which denotes from the rather casual tone most other tenants use due to being neighbors and not co-workers or members of a large company.
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* TheRival: To Godai. He's considered the primary threat to Godai's relationship with Kyoko.

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* TheRival: To Godai. He's considered the primary threat to Godai's relationship with Kyoko.Kyoko for being wealthy to the point of not having to work, brilliant and excessively handsome.

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* BrokenAce: Mitaka seems to be TheAce at first - drop-dead gorgeous, athletic, and even an excellent cook - but he has his own issues.



* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: His arranged fiancee Asuna is head over heels in love with him and after [[spoiler:proposing to her due to a [[MistakenForPregnant misunderstanding]]]], he warms up to the idea a bit more, [[spoiler:and eventually falls in love and marries her]].
** He actually thought he could really like Asuna if he hasn't already set his sights on Kyoko.

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* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: His arranged fiancee Asuna is head over heels in love with him and after [[spoiler:proposing to her due to a [[MistakenForPregnant misunderstanding]]]], he warms up to the idea a bit more, [[spoiler:and eventually falls in love and marries her]].
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* ApronMatron: She's a housewife, so she's often seen in an apron.

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* ApronMatron: She's a quite authoritative housewife, so she's often seen in an apron.



* GossipyHens: Her and the neighbours.

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* GossipyHens: Her and the neighbours.neighbours constanly gossip about other people.



* HiddenDepths: Underneath the above exterior, she really is an experienced woman, wife, and mother, and often dispense advice on Kyoko.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Akemi and Yotsuya may occasionally do a PetTheDog scene or two, Hanae does this more often as she is very much a TeamMom in the show.

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* HiddenDepths: Underneath the above exterior, she really is an experienced woman, wife, and mother, and often dispense sage advice on Kyoko.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Akemi and Yotsuya may occasionally do a PetTheDog scene or two, Hanae does this more often as she is very much a TeamMom in the show.show and will prove being actually helpful in serious situations.



* NosyNeighbor: Not to the point of Yotsuya but she is quick to meddle in other tenant's business whenever she hears or sees something that catches her interest.



* NosyNeighbor: The poster boy for this trope in {{Anime}}, a position for which he has still little competition to this day.



* BrattyHalfPint
* OnlySaneMan: At times.

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* BrattyHalfPint
BrattyHalfPint: A quite disruptive presence who often causes mischief and gets into petty squabbles with Godai.
* OnlySaneMan: At times.
times, especially when his mother is around.
* PintSizedKid: He's a short boy even for his age, which is something he's quite sensitive about.
* PuppyLove: He has a crush on Kyoko's niece who is only a couple of years older than him but will immediately blush and act bashful whenever she's around.
* SatelliteCharacter: He's not seen that often due to him being a very young boy, and is mostly there to assuage his mother's antics.



* BackForTheFinale: Appears in a MissingEpisode, right before Godai and Kyoko's wedding.

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* BackForTheFinale: Appears in a MissingEpisode, the Wedding Preparations OVA, which happens right before Godai and Kyoko's wedding.



* {{Foil}}: To Yotsuya whom he dislikes a lot.

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* {{Foil}}: To Yotsuya whom he dislikes a lot. Unlike Yotsuya who is very shrewd and perceptive, Nikaido is often oblivious and not very bright.
* HandsomeLech: Will readily chase the girls he meets, be it Yagami, Kyoko herself or even her niece Ikuko but he's so inept at social interactions that it never works, despite being a rather rich and decent-looking boy.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He never really means harm outright but he has a clear tendency to say the damnedest things out loud without ever checking if it's appropriate or not.
* MamasBoy: The reason why he moved into Ikkoku-kan is mostly because he wanted to be separate from his overprotective mother. That, and the fact that he mistook the boarding house with another one.
* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: A late addition to the story's premises who exists mostly to have room 2 inhabited and to serve as a {{Foil}} to Yotsuya.



* SitcomArchNemesis: He thoroughly dislikes Yotsuya's antics and, unlike Godai, he will retaliate in kind whenever Yotsuya provokes him but their "rivalry" is incredibly petty.




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* UpperClassTwit: He's from a rather affluent family but is often noted as incredibly inept and incapable of understanding any situation he witnesses, mostly because he's completely oblivious to the relationships of his co-tenants.

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%%* AccidentalPervert
%%* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove

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%%* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove
* AccidentalPervert: Whenever he is caught doing or seeing something perverted, it is never intentional on his part.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Towards the end of the series, he gets Kyoko alone with him in a park and states assertively that she's indeed the one he loves and that no other woman interests him, which leaves Kyoko speechless]].



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%%* BewareTheNiceOnes * BewareTheNiceOnes: At the beginning, Godai is a complete pushover. By the end of the series, while still a quite affable man, he has become way more assertive and will no longer hesitate to strike back whenever someone goes too far with him.



%%* RidiculouslyAverageGuy

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%%* RidiculouslyAverageGuy* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: At first. As the story progresses, he matures into a genuinely kind and helpful man.



%%* PluckyGirl

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%%* PluckyGirl * PluckyGirl: A more mundane take on the trope but her diligence, strong will and overall resilience make her one of these.



* TheRival: Of Kyoko. And a rather nasty one at that since she will use any insult, fabricate any story whenever they're in the same room so as to drive her to her wit's end.

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* TheRival: Of Kyoko. And a rather nasty one at that since she will use any insult, fabricate any story whenever they're in the same room so as to drive her to her wit's end.end and will never miss an occasion to antagonize her.


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* TheRival: To Kyoko for Mitaka. However, in stark contrast to Yagami, Asuna doesn't antagonize Kyoko at all and calmly tells her that she doesn't approve of her courting he betrothed, to which Kyoko consents in an equally polite and respectful manner.

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%%* BunnyEarsLawyer
%%* CloudCuckooLander

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%%* BunnyEarsLawyer
%%* CloudCuckooLander
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Implied. He's very quirky and quite weird in his ways, despite his overall perfect politeness when he speaks. However, his life and day-job are a total mystery to everyone in the boardhouse.
* CloudCuckooLander: He is clearly highly educated, speaks eloquently and is often quite perceptive but his behaviour is... bizarre to say the least.



%%* {{Jerkass}}

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%%* {{Jerkass}}* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed. Even though is shamelessly mooches off Godai, has a voyeuristic streak a mile wide and often teases the other tenants mercilessly, he's never seen doing something "evil" beyond the aforementioned.



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%%* {{Yakuza}}


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%%* WhatExactlyIsHisJob
%%* {{Yakuza}}

* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: It is never said nor revealed throughout the series and manga what he does for a living. But the other tenants often suspect him being a....
* {{Yakuza}}: Only discussed in-series whenever someone tries to figure out his job. Since he is never seen shirtless to display the usual tattoos of this profession, it's only assumed he is either that or a spy.




%%* FieryRedhead

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%%* FieryRedhead* FieryRedhead: Zigzagged. She's only rowdy when intoxicated, otherwise she is rather chill and soft-spoken.



%%* LadyDrunk
%%* LastMinuteHookup: With Master.

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%%* LadyDrunk
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* LadyDrunk: Since her job is being a late-night bar hostess, she often comes back home drunk as a skunk to the point that Kyoko and Mrs. Ichinose may have to carry her back to her room. Or she mistakes Godai's room for her own.
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LastMinuteHookup: With Master.[[spoiler: Master]]. She's even seen moving in with him by the finale.



%%* RomanticRunnerUp

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%%* RomanticRunnerUp



%%* ClassRepresentative
* ClingyJealousGirl: ''Much'' more than Kyoko. She's ''very'' jealous of Kyoko and calls her "the widow", which is a derogatory way to refer to someone in Japanese.
%%* DaddysGirl
%%* ExpositoryHairstyleChange
%%* FilleFatale
%%* GirlishPigtails

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%%* ClassRepresentative
* ClassRepresentative: Which is how she could get to spend more time with Godai.
* ClingyJealousGirl: ''Much'' more than Kyoko. She's ''very'' jealous of Kyoko and calls her "the widow", which is a derogatory way to refer to someone in Japanese.
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%%* ExpositoryHairstyleChange
%%* FilleFatale
%%* GirlishPigtails
Japanese since the kanji's literal meaning is "the one that has yet to die".
* DaddysGirl: Coddled and spoiled by her father who she refers to as "papa" instead of "oto-san", which was a quite familiar way to talk to one's dad back in the 80's.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Upon entering college, she switches from her trademark GirlishPigtails, to a more mature wavy hair and hairband.
* FilleFatale: Won't hesitate in using sexual innuendos and risqué situations in order to get Godai to view her as a potential lover.
* GirlishPigtails: A strange type. She doesn't get full-blown one but rather small ones while keeping the rest of her hair lose. It's used to mark her as an immature teenager on her way to womanhood.



%%* TheRival: Of Kyoko. And a nasty one at that.

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%%* * TheRival: Of Kyoko. And a rather nasty one at that.that since she will use any insult, fabricate any story whenever they're in the same room so as to drive her to her wit's end.
* SoreLoser: In the OVA, when she [[spoiler: learns that Godai and Kyoko are getting married]], she outright threatens to fight Kyoko ''physically'' and almost got to it hadn't Akemi interrupted her.



%%* {{Ojou}}

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%%* {{Ojou}}* {{Ojou}}: Combined with ShrinkingViolet. She's a high-class, demure and pristine young woman who is also modest and sof-spoken.



* YamatoNadeshiko: While Kyoko may be a subversion, Asunma plays it straight.

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* YamatoNadeshiko: While Kyoko may be a subversion, Asunma Asuna plays it straight.



%%* BigFriendlyDog
%%* CanisMajor

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%%* CanisMajor
* BigFriendlyDog: Which annoys Mitaka big time as the dog is always all over him.



%%* CommutingOnABus
* LastMinuteHookup: With Akemi.
%%* LocalHangout
%%* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname

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%%* CommutingOnABus
* CommutingOnABus: A constant background character that interacts regularly with the main cast.
* LastMinuteHookup: With Akemi.
%%* LocalHangout
%%* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
[[spoiler: Akemi]]. See below.
* LocalHangout: Owns the ''Cha-Cha-Maru'', the local bar/café at which Akemi works as a barmaid and where [[spoiler: Godai and Kyoko have their wedding soirée]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Has no other name in-series than "Master", which is [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the usual name given to barmen in Japanese culture]].



* PairTheSpares: With [[spoiler: Akemi]]. He tries to propose to her indirectly during the extra OVA which explores the wedding's preparations and outright tells her that he wants her as his wife during the finale. And she moves in with him.



%%* TheLostLenore: To Kyoko.

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%%* TheLostLenore: * HerHeartWillGoOn: To Kyoko.Kyoko, who is now widowed but is also a bit too young to remain a widow all life long which causes a problem for her family.



%%* ShrinkingViolet

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%%* ShrinkingViolet* ShrinkingViolet: Only alluded to by Kyoko the rare times she talks about him.
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* HerHeartWillGoOn: By the end of the story, Kyoko [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]] even though she still fondly remembers Soichiro as]] her first love. In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her parents and Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, go to the cemetery to pay their respects to Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi urges her to do this. He tells her that although he loved the fact that the time she and his son were married were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and doesn't want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man, and he wold gladly give her his blessings if she fell in love with someone else.

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* HerHeartWillGoOn: By the end of the story, Kyoko [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]] even though she still fondly remembers Soichiro as]] her first love. In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her parents and Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, go to the cemetery to pay their respects to Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi urges her to do this. He tells her that although he loved the fact that the time she and his son were married were was the happiest years time of Soichiro's life, and doesn't want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man, and he wold gladly give her his blessings if she fell in love with someone else.
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* {{Tsundere}}: A sweet type B that only gets mad with a good reason. Kyoko's normally bright and pleasant, until Godai (usually) inadvertently does something to her displeasure.

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* {{Tsundere}}: A sweet Sweet type B that only gets mad with a good reason. Kyoko's Kyoko is normally bright and pleasant, until Godai (usually) inadvertently does something to her displeasure.
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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Although not an idiot, it is clearly implied that he's so freaking ''loaded'' that he doesn't need to work.

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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Although not an idiot, and with a stable career as a tennis coach, it is clearly implied that he's so freaking ''loaded'' that he doesn't need to work.
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->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruChiba (JP), Gerard Plunkett and RonHalder (EN)

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%%* StalkerWithACrush* StalkerWithACrush: Ibuki is a saner version of this towards Godai. While she is not a psychopath, she is still a good case for a restraining order.



* {{Yandere}}: Ibuki is a saner version of this towards Godai. While she is not a psychopath she is still a StalkerWithACrush and a good case for a restraining order.

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* {{Yandere}}: Ibuki is a saner version of this towards Godai. While she is not a psychopath she is still a StalkerWithACrush and a good case for a restraining order.




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* SatelliteCharacter: His character is entirely defined through Akemi and his feelings for her.




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%%* ApronMatron

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%%* ApronMatron* ApronMatron: She's a housewife, so she's often seen in an apron.



%%* FatGirl

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%%* FatGirl* FatGirl: She's much heavier-set than most of the other women in the series.



%%* TheMatchmaker
%%* TeamMom

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* TheMatchmaker: At the start of the series, she tries to get Kyoko to try an arranged marriage.
* TeamMom: Of the tenants. Between her, Yotsuya and Akemi, she's the most responsible of the three. It probably helps that she's an actual mother.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfWoman: He one time slapped [[spoiler: Kyoko]], because she was just going too far in an argument they were having.

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* GetAHoldOfYourselfWoman: He one time slapped [[spoiler: Kyoko]], because she was just going too far in an argument they were having.having, namely that she got so angry at him when they argued over a gift he received from Kozue that she refused to ask him for help when she nearly fell off the roof, and just dangled there until he noticed.



%%* TheRival: To Godai.

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%%* * TheRival: To Godai.Godai. He's considered the primary threat to Godai's relationship with Kyoko.



%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl

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%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She's a bit older than most examples, but she's definitely fold of her booze and enjoying herself.
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%%* {{Landlady}}: TropeCodifier.
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* FragileFlower: She looks so pure and fragile that even Godai and Kyoko where shocked when they see her [[spoiler:pregnant with Mitaka's children]].
** Shown in a huge way [[spoiler:when Shun tries to break off their engagement initially]]. She faints on the spot and when she wakes up she immediately cries, much to Mitaka's discomfort. Shown even more when she tries to join Mitaka's tennis club and meets her "rival" Kyoko. Even though she feels anguished inside she can't bring herself to be mean to Kyoko and is instead very awkwardly pleasant to her.


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* ProneToTears: She looks so pure and fragile that even Godai and Kyoko where shocked when they see her [[spoiler:pregnant with Mitaka's children]]. Shown in a huge way [[spoiler:when Shun tries to break off their engagement initially]]. She faints on the spot and when she wakes up she immediately cries, much to Mitaka's discomfort. Shown even more when she tries to join Mitaka's tennis club and meets her "rival" Kyoko. Even though she feels anguished inside she can't bring herself to be mean to Kyoko and is instead very awkwardly pleasant to her.
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* DubNameChange: Hugo Dufour in the French dub.


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* DubNameChange: Juliette Rozier in the French dub.


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* SecondaryCharacterTitle: In the Italian and French adaptations, the anime is named after her, even if Godai is the main character.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the early manga, Yusaku looks like [[https://xy-06-w.mangapark.net/f2/f1/5bc9bb11eeb649528e461f2f/01_84880_752_1163.webp this]], not exactly bad-looking but only slightly better than [[Manga/UruseiYatsura Ataru's]] level of plain, especially with the parted bangs. However, in the anime, he looks [[https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_medium/0/6228/1677625-yusaku_godai.jpg younger and cuter]], basically a short-haired version of [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]].



%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kyoko.

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%%* * BelligerentSexualTension: With Kyoko. This is ''very'' downplayed compared to Takahashi Rumiko's [[Manga/UruseiYatsura other]] [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf series]], but there is still some tension between them at first, manly owed to Kyoko feeling that she must be faithful to her husband and Yusaku sometimes being unable to act on his feelings.



* {{Expy}}: He's a less arrogant and more kind-hearted version of [[Manga/UruseiYatsura Mendou]].



* TallDarkAndHandsome: The best-looking male character of the series.

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* TallDarkAndHandsome: The best-looking male character of the series.series, which at first strikes quite some insecurities in the more plain-looking Godai.
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* HerHeartWillGoOn: By the end of the story, Kyoko [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]] even though she still fondly remembers Soichiro as]] her first love. In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her parents and Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, go to the cemetery to pay their respects to Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi urges her to do this. He tells her that although he loved the fact that the time they were married were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and doesn't want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man, and he wold gladly giver his blessing if she fell in love with someone else.

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* HerHeartWillGoOn: By the end of the story, Kyoko [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]] even though she still fondly remembers Soichiro as]] her first love. In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her parents and Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, go to the cemetery to pay their respects to Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi urges her to do this. He tells her that although he loved the fact that the time they she and his son were married were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and doesn't want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man, and he wold gladly giver give her his blessing blessings if she fell in love with someone else.

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* HerHeartWillGoOn: By the end of the story, Kyoko [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]] even though she still fondly remembers Soichiro as]] her first love.
** In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her parents and Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, go to the cemetery to pay their respects to Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi urges her to do this. He tells her that although he loved the fact that the time they were married were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and doesn't want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man, and he wold gladly giver his blessing if she fell in love with someone else.

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* HerHeartWillGoOn: By the end of the story, Kyoko [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]] even though she still fondly remembers Soichiro as]] her first love.
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love. In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her parents and Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, go to the cemetery to pay their respects to Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi urges her to do this. He tells her that although he loved the fact that the time they were married were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and doesn't want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man, and he wold gladly giver his blessing if she fell in love with someone else.
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** In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her father-in law, and her parents go to the cemetery to pay their respects to her late husband, Soichiro Otonashi, Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, urges her to do this. Telling her that although he loved the fact that the time his son was married to her were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and does not want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man.

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** In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her father-in law, and her parents and Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, go to the cemetery to pay their respects to her late husband, Soichiro Otonashi, Soichiro's father, Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi, Otonashi urges her to do this. Telling He tells her that although he loved the fact that the time his son was they were married to her were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and does not doesn't want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man.man, and he wold gladly giver his blessing if she fell in love with someone else.
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* ButtMonkey: He's often teased by his neighbors. He also tends to makes a fool of himself because of his indecisiveness.

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* ButtMonkey: He's often teased by his neighbors. He also tends to makes make a fool of himself because of his indecisiveness.

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%%* ButtMonkey

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%%* ButtMonkey* ButtMonkey: He's often teased by his neighbors. He also tends to makes a fool of himself because of his indecisiveness.



* NiceGuy: The story does not shy away from the common faults of this character type, such as indecisiveness, spinelessness, and mediocrity, but it also suggests that Godai's innate kindness and decency, combined with his willingness to grow, more than compensates in the long run.



%%* UnluckyEverydude

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%%* UnluckyEverydude* UnluckyEverydude: He's inept and unlucky like the hero of [[Manga/UruseiYatsura another Takahashi's work]]. However, unlike Ataru, he's also a well-meaning NiceGuy.


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* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is sweet and polite but also has a violent side.


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* NiceGirl: She's normally kind and caring to everyone.
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* HerHeartWillGoOn: By the end of the story, Kyoko [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]] even though she still fondly remembers Soichiro as]] her first love.
** In an early chapter, when Kyoko, her father-in law, and her parents go to the cemetery to pay their respects to her late husband, Soichiro Otonashi, Soichiro's father, Mr. Otonashi, urges her to do this. Telling her that although he loved the fact that the time his son was married to her were the happiest years of Soichiro's life, and does not want her to forget him, Mr. Otonashi implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man.

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