History Characters / MarchComesInLikeALion

* BullyMagnet: Becomes this shortly after beating Takagi up for bullying Chiho, which took a heavy toll on Hina ever since. This was later averted when she finally stood up to Takagi without hitting her, causing Mr. Kokubu (who temporary replaced by [[AdultsAreUseless the anxious homeroom teacher]]) to bring the bullying situation into the light.

* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Given how strict her parents are when they always tell her to do her best, Takagi became an ApatheticStudent who enjoyed bullying her fellow classmates (particularly Chiho and Hina) rather than giving her academic efforts. She had no qualms of telling Mr. Kokubu that she placed the blame on said strict parents and the Japanese society for telling kids to get good grades to advance themselves to a higher grade level when she is supposed to, which is rather messed up.

** That being said, it's possible that Takagi's [[EducationMama strict]] [[EducationPapa parents]] improperly raised her to the point of becoming TheDreaded of her class and a BookDumb student who shows nothing but apathy about her studies.

** Gets even worse later: [[spoiler:her own feelings for Rei grow stronger and stronger, but apparently no matter how many times her friends point it out to her she insists that it's not like that, even going so far as to ship him with her sister (while unconsciously sobbing)]].

Ayumu is Rei's foster brother whom he shares the same age.

* CantCatchUp: Realizing that he can't ever beat his foster brother in shogi and his subsequent lack of skill towards it compared to both Rei and Kyouko made him give up shogi in all it's entirety.
* MeaningfulName: The kanji in Ayumu's name (歩), is derived from the Pawn piece (歩兵), the ''fuhyo''. Like Kyouko, this has only be explicitly pointed out in the live action adaptation.

* BullyMagnet: Chiho was cruelly bullied by Takagi and her friends, from getting her shoes and school bag thrown into the water to being burdened with the school chores alone. Despite Hina's attempts to defend her, Chiho eventually transferred out of school, leaving Hina become the next target shortly after standing up to Takagi.

* ApatheticStudent: Her apathy towards her studies is what causes Takagi's bad behavior, as she was always told by her parents and the people around her to bring her academic efforts. Takagi tried to seek validation from Mr. Kokubu by using this reason as an excuse, but the latter pointed out that [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse it's otherwise inexcusable]] since it has nothing to do with Chiho or Hina.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: When Takagi is in a pinch, she will lie out the skin of her teeth and [[PlayingTheVictimCard paint herself as an oblivious victim]].

* ChickMagnet: Besides Hina, he seems to have a following of female fans thanks to his sports reputation.

* LovableJock: His stoic appearance asside, Takahashi is rather laid back and friendly person. He even tries to stick up for Hina in his own way after he learns that she is being bullied.

* TraumaButton: Despite being the same age and grade, Chiho freezes at the sight of a fellow middle schooler (even Hina), due to her traumatic experiences of being cruelly bullied during her third year.

* LikeMotherUnlikeDaughter: Zigzagged since both have antagonized the Kawamoto sisters and tried to seek validation from Mr. Kokubu that Hina is in the wrong. While her EducationMama sought for her daughter's academic success (given that she finds the upcoming high school entrance exams more important), Takagi is rather [[ApatheticStudent apathetic with her studies]] and is more preoccupied with [[TheBully tormenting her fellow peers]].

The ringleader behind a notorious bullying group in Hina's school, her actions are described as casting a dark shadow over all her classmates and homeroom teacher.

* ApatheticStudent: Her apathy towards her studies is what causes Takagi's bad behavior, as she was always told by her parents and the people around her to bring her academic efforts. Takagi tried to seek validation from Mr. Kokubu by using this reason as an excuse, but the latter pointed out that [[FreudianExcusesIsNoExcuse it's otherwise inexcusable]] since it has nothing to do with Chiho or Hina.

* BewareTheQuietOnes: Whenever she is not hanging out with her friends, she tends to be quiet for the most part to keep her true colors concealed, but at every opportunity to humiliate her victims in front of the class, she also tends to insult them behind their backs, as what caused Hina to confront her and indirectly the homeroom teacher to faint with fear and anxiety.

* AlphaBitch: As implied by Hina, Takagi is on top of the "invisible hierarchy" in the classroom where their fellow top classmates can either spread gossip and laugh out loud or have their freedom within the aforementioned setting.
* ApatheticStudent: Her apathy towards her studies is what causes Takagi's bad behavior, as she was always told by her parents and the people around her to bring her academic efforts. Takagi tried to seek validation from Mr. Kokubu by using this reason as an excuse, but the latter pointed out that is inexcusable since it has nothing to do with Chiho or Hina.

* BewareTheQuietOnes: Whenever she is not hanging out with her friends, she tends to be quiet for the most part, but at every opportunity to humiliate her victims, she also tends to insult them behind their backs.

* ForeignCussWord: In the standard Japanese dub, Takagi called Hina a "bitch" in {{Engrish}} under her breath when Takahashi came in to see the latter.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: After getting exposed as the class bully to the faculty, when questioned about her actions, Takagi [[NeverMyFault tries to place the blame on her strict parents and the Japanese society in general]]. The faculty completely rebukes that as being justifiable.

* LikeMotherUnlikeDaughter: Zigzagged since both have antagonized the Kawamoto sisters and tried to seek validation from Mr. Kokubu that Hina is in the wrong. While her EducationMama sought for her daughter's academic success (given that she finds the upcoming high school entrance exams more important), Takagi is rather apathetic with her studies and is more preoccupied with tormenting her fellow peers.

** That being said, it's possible that Takagi's [[EducationMama strict]] [[EducationPapa parents]] improperly raised her to the point of becoming TheDreaded of her class and a BookDumb student who blatantly disregarded her academic priorities.

* LikeMotherUnlikeDaughter: Zigzagged since both have antagonized the Kawamoto sisters and argued with Mr. Kokubu. While her EducationMama sought for her daughter's academic success (given that she finds the high school entrance exams more important), Takagi is rather apathetic with her studies and is more preoccupied with tormenting her fellow peers.

* ApatheticStudent: Her apathy towards her studies is what causes Takagi's bad behavior, as she was always told by her parents and the people around her to bring her academic efforts. This was revealed to be an inexcusable reason that Mr. Kokubu pointed out that it has nothing to do with Hina nor Chiho.
-->'''Takagi:''' My parents and everyone always say you have to study hard and do your best 'cause that's the only way to get into a good high school, but even if I did get into a good school, who's to say I get a good job, letting alone one at a good company? They say "do your best, and you'll go far, but there's no guarantee, you're still expecting to do your best. It's totally crazy.

* ApatheticStudent: Justified.
-->'''Takagi:''' My parents and everyone always say you have to study hard and do your best 'cause that's the only way to get into a good high school, but even if I did get into a good school, who's to say I get a good job, letting alone one at a good company? They say "do your best, and you'll go far, but there's no guarantee you're still expecting to do your best. It's totally crazy.

* BerserkButton: Played for drama. Hina's buttons are often pushed when it comes to the sociopathic Takagi, who was responsible for bullying Chiho to the point that the victim transferred to another school. As a result, Hina became the next victim of bullying after furiously beating Takagi up during PE class. Shortly before she was exposed as TheBully, Takagi pushed Hina's button one last time by calling her a "brown-noser", which caused the latter to confront her for PlayingTheVictimCard.

* SparedButNotForgiven: Given the fact that her ChildhoodFriend was severely bullied to the point of transferring to another school, Hina asked Mr. Kokubu if it's alright to not forgive [[ArchEnemy Takagi]] and her friends.

-->''Hina:'' Teacher, is it okay... if I don't really forgive them? It isn't fair that all those girls had to do was apologize and be forgiven. When Chiho had to change schools and move away, it's just too much, and I can't forgive them.

* BerserkButton: Played for drama. Hina's buttons are often pushed when it comes to the sociopathic Takagi, who was responsible for bullying Chiho to the point that the victim transferred to another school. As a result, Hina became the next victim of bullying after furiously beating Takagi up during PE class. Shortly before she was exposed as TheBully, Takagi pushed Hina's button one last time by calling Hina a "brown-noser", which caused the latter to confront her for PlayingTheVictimCard.

* BerserkButton: Played for drama. Hina's buttons are often pushed when it comes to the sociopathic Takagi, who was responsible for bullying Chiho (even to the point that the latter transferred outside of her hometown).

* BulliedIntoDepression: Being bullied by Takagi made Chiho suffer from depression, which led her to get sent into rehabilitation at the Heart Care Center in Iwate Prefecture.

* BlatantLies: Takagi often lies whenever she's on the verge of being in trouble, especially when she lied to her mother by saying that Hina is the one who's been bullying while the former is the one to talk.

* TheDreaded: All of her classmates and homeroom teacher live in terror of and refuse to stand up to Takagi, fearing they will be the next victims of her bullying. In addition, her dark presence caused her classmates to spread false rumors behind the victims' backs instead.

* PopularIsDumb: Takagi isn't popular at school, but she is often seen hanging out with her friends and bullying her classmates that she targets on instead of focusing on her studies.

** That being said, it's possible that Takagi's [[EducationMama strict]] [[EducationPapa parents]] improperly raised her to the point of becoming TheDreaded of her class and a BookDumb student who blatantly disregarded her priority in academics.