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Character page for ''Anime/NagiNoAsukara''.

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!!Hikari Sakishima
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae (Japanese), Creator/MaxMittelman (English)
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Manaka's ChildhoodFriend, who has been looking out for her since they were little. Hot-headed and impatient, Hikari likes and cares for Manaka. However, his short temper and rash nature often get in the way of his fundamentally good intentions. He is the son of Shioshishio's chief priest and the heir to the Narunami Shrine that serves the Sea God.
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* AffectionateNickname: He is called Hii-kun by Manaka.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Possibly, if not probably. Hikari likes Manaka but she doesn't even seem to realise it. [[spoiler:Until it is revealed that she has been in love with him all along.]]
* {{Bishounen}}
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Miuna. [[spoiler: "Step-Uncle Instinct" after the TimeSkip]]
* CanNotSpitItOut: To Manaka. [[spoiler: In the 12th episode, after being asked what he feels for her by Kaname, he [[LoveConfession confesses to her.]]]]
* CharacterDevelopment: He begins to mature after he learns that [[spoiler: his sister is in a relationship with a man from the land]].
* ChildhoodFriends: With Manaka, Chisaki, and Kaname.
* CoolBigSis: Has one in the form of Akari. He in turn tries to act like a big brother to Manaka and later to Miuna.
* CooldownHug: Gives one to Miuna in episode 5.
* [[spoiler:DeepSleep: By Episode 14, it is shown that he went into hibernation with the rest of the merpeople but woke up by the end of the episode without clothes and at the age he fell asleep.]]
* FirstNameBasis: With almost everyone close to him, such as his friends and his sister, later he starts calling Tsumugu by his first name also.
* GenderBlenderName: Hikari is usually used as a girl's name.
* GreenEyedMonster: It becomes less obvious as Hikari mellows out and befriends Tsumugu, but he's jealous of how the latter helped Manaka grow more than he did.
* HairTriggerTemper: He has a really short temper at first.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kaname.
* [[spoiler: HumanPopsicle: Goes into hibernation and wakes up 5 years later to find out that everyone has changed except him.]]
* IWantMyBelovedTobeHappy: He is willing to support both Manaka and Akari decisions even if they want to marry a guy from the surface.
** In episode 7, he also willing to do the Ofunehiki for both Manaka and Tsumugu.
* IdenticalGrandson: He looks exactly like the son of the Sea God and the original Ojoshi-sama.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's brash and often resorts to force when his patience runs out, but Hikari is also fiercely loyal to his friends, and truly cares for his sister.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: How he seems to regard his relationship with Chisaki, with whom he grew up with, and also Miuna.[[spoiler: Particularly now that the latter is his step-niece.]]
* LoveTriangle: In the first half of the series, he is involved in a love triangle with Manaka and Chisaki. Hikari likes Manaka and Chisaki likes Hikari. [[spoiler: In the second half, he still likes Manaka (who is stuck in hibernation but hinted to return his feelings) and Miuna seems to have mostly replaced Chisaki's position. Chisaki still has lingering feelings for him but she is more involved in a LoveTriangle with Tsumugu and Kaname.]]
** [[spoiler: Manaka wins the love triangle when they discover her feelings for Hikari turn out to have been mutual all along.]]
* MissingMom: His mother died when he was little.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: When he finds out that his sister is dating[[spoiler: Itaru]] he is ''not comfortable'' with the situation at first.
* [[spoiler: NakedOnRevival: After he woke up from his hibernation, his clothes didn't come with him.]]
* ObliviousToLove: Is unaware that Chisaki has feelings for him.[[spoiler: Until episode 12 when she confesses to him. Likewise he doesn't seem to notice that Miuna likes him.]]
* [[spoiler: OlderThanHeLooks: His body didn't age while he hibernated as revealed in Episode 14.]]
* PetTheDog: He took care of Miuna when she [[TheRunaway ran away]] from home.
* RealMenCook
* [[spoiler: TheRunaway: In episode 7, together with Akari]].
* TsurimeEyes
* {{Tsundere}}
* [[UglyGuysHotDaughter Ugly Guy's Cute Son]]

!!Manaka Mukaido
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa (Japanese), Creator/MichelleRuff (English)
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Hikari's ChildhoodFriend who is clumsy and prone to crying. As a result of him constantly protecting her as a child, she is somewhat emotionally dependent on him. It's implied that she has feelings for Tsumugu.
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* AlliterativeName
* ChildhoodFriends: With Hikari, Chisaki and Kaname.
* CuteClumsyGirl
* DeclarationOfProtection: To Hikari in episode 4. It's part of her CharacterDevelopment, as Manaka seems to be slowly gaining confidence in herself.
* [[spoiler:DeepSleep: Enters hibernation after crashing into the Ojoshi-sama graveyard. Hikari finds and takes her up to the surface, a week passes but she still does not wake up until the end of episode 20.]]
* FirstNameBasis: With Kaname and with Tsumugu. She calls Chisaki and Hikari "Chii-chan" and "Hii-kun" respectively.
* FragileFlower: A very emotional fragile young girl.
* HairDecorations: She has a small white decorations that resemble wings in her hair.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices herself to the Sea God in Akari's place. Manaka lost her Ena and the ability to love anyone because she refused to accept her role as the Ojoshi-sama, which delayed the cooling of the world, a process accelerated after she was brought back to the surface. In Episode 25, she retrieves both attributes from Miuna, who subsequently becomes the sacrifice.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Chisaki.
* [[spoiler:IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She is in love with Hikari but doesn't admit it because Chisaki is also in love with him, and she deeply values their friendship.]]
* IdenticalGrandson: She looks exactly like the daughter of the Sea God and the original Ojoshi-sama.
* InnocentBlueEyes
* [[spoiler:LovingAShadow: A possible explanation of her attraction towards Tsumugu, whom she compared to the sun and the longing she had for the surface as a child.]]
* [[spoiler:MatchmakerCrush: She tries to be a good friend to Chisaki by pushing her to become closer to Hikari in the hopes that she will confess her feelings for him, despite being in love with Hikari herself.]]
* MeaningfulName: Kaname notes that she's the center (''mannaka'') of their group of friends.
* NaiveEverygirl
* NiceGirl: Sweet, friendly, kind-hearted, and very supportive of her friends and virtually does not hold any grudge against anyone. [[spoiler:Even after losing her ability to love, she still maintains her personality.]]
* ObliviousToLove: She never realised Hikari's feelings towards her. [[spoiler: Until he confesses to her.]]
** In a cruel twist, episode 22 reveals that [[spoiler: she has completely become this, after the sea god took away her ability to love anyone]].
* [[spoiler: OlderThanSheLooks: Just like Hikari and Kaname, she hasn't aged at all.]]
* SilkHidingSteel: In a sense. Manaka's sensitive nature (and her tendency to cry easily) hides a very strong will.
* TaremeEyes
* TenderTears: Prone to breaking down crying easily. No wonder why Hikari considers her to be a crybaby

!!Tsumugu Kihara
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaitoIshikawa (Japanese), Chris Hackney (English)
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A boy from the surface who attends Mihama Junior High. Tsumugu first comes into contact with the sea-dwelling kids when he accidentally fishes Manaka out of the water. He shows a strong interest in Shioshishio's culture and eventually befriends the group when working on a festival doll with them. He lives with his grandfather Isamu, [[spoiler: who is in fact a merman himself]].
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* AccidentalPervert: Tsumugu walks in on a half naked Chisaki. PlayedForDrama.
* [[spoiler: AllLoveIsUnrequited: He is in love with Chisaki and she actually returns these feelings but she is in denial about them.]]
* [[spoiler:AnchoredShip: Is this with Chisaki for many years. They both love each other but Chisaki is in denial about her feelings and Tsumugu is hesitant in making any moves.]]
* {{Bishounen}}
* BrutalHonesty: He doesn't bother mincing his words. It seems to be a double-edged sword - while this trait has helped facilitate Manaka's CharacterDevelopment, it didn't serve him well when he confronted Chisaki regarding the latter's feelings for Hikari. It's arguably Tsumugu's biggest asset ''and'' flaw, and he can unintentionally come off as an arrogant know-all, as Chisaki points out in episode 24.
* [[spoiler: CanNotSpitItOut: He has been in love with Chisaki for years, but doesn't approach her about it since she still has some feelings for Hikari.]]
** [[spoiler: LoveConfession: In episode 23 he confess to Chisaki, at first accidentaly and later he gives her a proper confession.]]
* CityMouse: Was this when he was younger. He lived in the city with his parents prior to running away live with his grandfather.
* FirstNameBasis: With Hikari and Kaname. He calls the girls by their last names.
** He starts calling Chisaki and Miuna (and presumably Sayu) by their first name [[spoiler: after the TimeSkip. Notably, he still addresses Manaka by her last name.]]
* {{Foil}}: To both Hikari and Kaname. It's more obvious with Hikari, with Tsumugu's quiet wisdom contrasting with Hikari's impulsive yet well-intentioned actions. With Kaname, it's slightly more complex: Both boys tend to hide their true feelings and try to be mature- Kaname conceals his behind a smile, while Tsumugu does the same by maintaining a stoic front. [[spoiler:They also differ in how the act with regard to Chisaki- Kaname actively tries to get Chisaki's attention, while Tsumugu is rather passive in comparison, preferring to wait it out and let Chisaki sort out her feelings.]]
* [[spoiler:HeIsAllGrownUp: After the TimeSkip.]]
* [[spoiler:InnocentCohabitation: With Chisaki, after the TimeSkip. They live together with his grandfather, but since Isamu is currently in the hospital, they're alone.]]
** [[spoiler: They are later joined by Kaname.]]
* LoveTriangle: Hikari likes Manaka who likes Tsumugu, but his feelings towards her are ambiguous.
** There are hints that he likes Chisaki and Kaname perceives him as a romantic rival in gaining her affections. [[spoiler:The second cour confirms that Tsumugu has been deeply in love with Chisaki all along. He wins the LoveTriangle too.]]
** [[spoiler: He never thought of Manaka in a romantic light and she confessed to him that the one she loved was Hikari.]]
* MommyIssues: We don't know what happened, but it seems he doesn't get along with his mother. [[spoiler: Episode 23 reveals that his mother and father used to live with Tsumugu's grandfather by the sea. However, they hated the sea and abandoned it in favor of the city. Tsumugu ran away from his parents to reunite with his grandfather.]]
* NiceGuy
* [[spoiler: OfficialCouple: With Chisaki, after they confirm and accept their feelings for each other.]]
* RealMenCook: He knows how to cook, as evidenced in episode 4.
* TallDarkAndHandsome:[[spoiler: Especially after the TimeSkip.]]
* TheStoic: Usually.
** NotSoStoic: He laughs his head off in episode 3. It's quite a sight to behold.
* TheQuietOne: He reveals to Miuna that his naturally quiet and emotionally distant nature bothers him, especially since the four Shioshishio kids express themselves more freely that he does. It's implied that he believes it to be the reason why he never fully integrated into the tight circle of Hikari, Manaka, Chisaki and Kaname in middle school.
* ObliviousToLove: He doesn't seem to notice Manaka's feelings for him. [[spoiler: Or he may have noticed her affections as evidenced in episode 23 but did not believe they were done out of romantic love and it was because she was curious of the surface instead, Manaka also later confessed to him that she was in love with Hikari]]
* [[spoiler: SecondLove: He is Chisaki's.]]
* ShipTease: Has quite a bit of this with Chisaki even though their relationship is quite removed from the rest of the LoveDodecahedron drama in the series.
** [[spoiler:Until the second cour rolls around where the ShipTease is turned up and it is revealed that the two have been in love with each other all along but various circumstances kept them from getting a RelationshipUpgrade.]]
* [[spoiler:PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: With regard to Chisaki, though they were a bit older than most when the trope came into effect.]]
* RaisedByGrandparents: He went to live with his grandfather on his own volition at the age of 9.
* [[spoiler:RomanticFalseLead: At first it seems that he is going to be Hikari's rival as a contender for Manaka's affections, but he never shows any kind of romantic interest on her and ends up developing feelings for Chisaki instead.]]
* [[spoiler:UnresolvedSexualTension: Has this with Chisaki in spades.]]
* [[spoiler:VictoriousChildhoodFriend: To Chisaki.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Essentially invokes this trope in episode 9 when he tells Chisaki that she should stop trying to change herself. She doesn't really take it well, and accuses him of not understanding her.
** He was telling her to not change herself for all the wrong reasons - a boy.
* WhenHeSmiles
* WiseBeyondHisYears

!!Chisaki Hiradaira
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiKayano (Japanese), Brianna Knickerbocker (English)
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Friends with Manaka, Hikari and Kaname, and the group's resident peacemaker. Chisaki is a kind, nurturing girl who likes Hikari, but her crush on him often clashes with the sisterly feelings she has for Manaka.
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* AffectionateNickname: She is called Chii-chan by Manaka.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Her feelings towards Hikari.
** [[spoiler: She ends up falling in love with [[SecondLove Tsumugu]], who returns her feelings, but she's scared and guilty to accept him.]]
* BigSisterInstinct[=/=]CoolBigSis: Towards Manaka.
* [[spoiler:BreakTheCutie: If having all her friends and family go into a DeepSleep wasn't enough for the poor girl, she has a small breakdown after Tsumugu's grandfather (who [[ParentalSubstitute more or less]] [[HappilyAdopted adopted her]] after everybody else was gone) almost dies and has to go into emergency surgery, terrified he was going to die and leave her, too.]]
* CanNotSpitItOut: To Hikari. [[spoiler: Until episode 12, where she ends up [[LoveConfession confessing to him.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Also to Tsumugu, she has incredible difficulty confessing her love for him.]]
* CantHoldHerLiquor
* ChildhoodFriends: With Hikari, Manaka, and Kaname.
* DCupDistress: Since Chisaki is more developed than the rest of her classmates, her bigger chest makes her uncomfortable.
* [[spoiler:ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After the timeskip, her hair is shorter, and she wears it loose with a simple braid tied with a blue ribbon in one side.]]
* [[spoiler:FanServicePack: Filled out nicely. Then the show emphasizes on it.]]
* [[spoiler: FakeHigh: Tsumugu gives her non-alcoholic plum juice instead of plum wine but she still acts drunk.]]
* FirstNameBasis: With Hikari, Kaname and Manaka and later with Tsumugu also.
* GuiltComplex: Shows signs of this, as she feels guilty for continuing to like Hikari despite his obvious attraction to Manaka.
** [[spoiler: She feels guilty that she fell in love with Tsumugu, feeling she betrayed everyone else by aging and changing.]]
* HairDecorations: Wears a white ribbon to tie her hair.
* [[spoiler:HappilyAdopted: After being left alone, as she didn't hibernate with everyone else, she is sort of adopted by Isamu, Tsumugu's grandfather. She starts to call him "grandpa" and is shown to be quite happy living together with them.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Manaka.
* [[spoiler:InnocentCohabitation: With Tsumugu, after the TimeSkip. They live together with Tsumugu's grandfather, but since Isamu is currently in the hospital, they're alone.]]
** [[spoiler: They are later joined by Kaname.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She would rather have Hikari and Manaka get together than trying to get Hikari herself.
** [[spoiler: She has also been in love with Tsumugu for years but felt guilty in pursuing a relationship with him because as fas as she knew Manaka liked him and she didn't want to let go of her feelings for Hikari, since it would mean that she had changed.]]
* [[spoiler:LovingAShadow: She says that she is in love with ''"the Hikari who is deeply in love with Manaka"''.]]
* NiceGirl
* LoveTriangle: In the first half, Chisaki likes Hikari but he is in love with her best friend, Manaka. There were also hints of a LoveTriangle between Tsumugu, Chisaki and Kaname in the first half [[spoiler: which were confirmed in the second half. It is revealed that she had some feelings for Tsumugu five years ago, which developed further into love during the time they spent together. However, she is constantly in denial about it because she cannot believe that she fell in love with him within the span of five years while she knew Hikari since she was born and she is aware that Manaka likes Tsumugu as well.]]
** [[spoiler: Although it turns out later that Manaka's interest in Tsumugu was actually based on her admiration for the surface and she was really in love with Hikari. She still feels guilt over having lived a relatively happy life while her friends hibernated but Chisaki later comes to accept Tsumugu's feelings for her.]]
* [[spoiler: OfficialCouple: With Tsumugu, after they confirm and accept their feelings for each other.]]
* [[spoiler:SheIsAllGrownUp: After the TimeSkip.]]
* ShipTease: Has quite a bit of this with Tsumugu even though their relationship is quite removed from the rest of the LoveDodecahedron drama in the series.
** [[spoiler:Until the second cour rolls around where the ShipTease is turned up and it is revealed that the two have been in love with each other all along but various circumstances kept them from getting a RelationshipUpgrade.]]
* StatusQuoIsGod: She is afraid that the changes that she and her friends are experimenting after going to the surface may break their friendship, particularly as these changes are of the [[LoveHurts romantic type]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She is a younger version of her mother!
* [[spoiler:SurvivorGuilt: She feels guilty for being able to go on with her life, growing up, falling in love and such while everyone else she knew were all hibernating. She feels that if she doesn't cling to her past self, and her past feelings, she will betraying her family and friends.]]
* TheResenter: Chisaki hates herself for not supporting Hikari and Manaka's relationship as wholeheartedly as she'd like to. This is, in part, due to her feelings for Hikari. She seems to resent Manaka on some level, too, though she tries to repress this in fear of change and the destruction of their friendship.
** She only seemed to resent Manaka when she started to try to get Hikari and Chisaki together. Even though Chisaki herself asked her to forget about it and especially as she is trying to step out so as not to trouble Hikari's pursuit of Manaka.
* [[spoiler: UnresolvedSexualTension: She has plenty of this with Tsumugu.]]
* TeamMom
* {{Tsundere}}: A Type B towards Tsumugu. [[spoiler:It's one of the reasons he falls in love with her.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
* ZettaiRyouiki: [[spoiler:After the TimeSkip.]]

!!Kaname Isaki
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaOhsaka (Japanese), Creator/BrycePapenbrook (English)
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Friends with Hikari, Chisaki and Manaka. Kaname is an perceptive, easygoing boy who is Chisaki's chief confidant. He is polite, but straightforward, and seems to have a mischievous streak.
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* BeneathTheMask: A lot of his actions in the series show that Kaname isn't as mature as he tries to be.
* BigBrotherMentor: He's not actually related to any of them, but Kaname's the most mature of the sea-dwelling kids, and is usually the one (among the four of them) to give advice to the others or ask a thought-provoking question.
* {{Bishounen}}
* BishieSparkle: In episode 7.
* TheCharmer: His generally easygoing demeanor earns him a the admiration of one of his female classmates. He's not afraid to use this to his advantage, if episode 7 is any indication.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Hikari, Manaka, and Chisaki.
* TheComicallySerious: Casually strolls to a cafe owner while nude and asks him what day it is.
* CruelToBeKind: His reasons for [[spoiler:forcing Hikari to confess to Manaka]] included wanting the four of them to let it all out and [[spoiler:hibernate]] without any regrets. [[spoiler:The other main reason stemmed from his jealousy towards Tsumugu- and to a lesser extent- Hikari. It backfires horribly, and Kaname is left lamenting on how he, too tried "his best".]]
* [[spoiler: CruelMercy: He was not planning on saving Tsumugu. Originally, he wanted to leave him to [[MurderTheHypotenuse die since Tsumugu was also in love with Chisaki and then Kaname would be rid of any competition]]. He decided to save Tsumugu only so that he could impress Chisaki but it failed miserably because he fell into the sea instead. Whether he actually meant this or was saying it out of bitterness towards Tsumugu remains to be seen.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got a bit of a mean streak and is not above making subtle jabs at his friends. See the example below and keep in mind that Chisaki likes Hikari. It takes place when the four kids are discussing Akari's boyfriend and land-dwellers in general.
-->'''Hikari:''' Chisaki, your taste in guys sucks.
-->'''Kaname''' ''(nonchalantly)''''':''' Ain't that the truth.
-->''Chisaki looks away, blushing.''
* [[spoiler:DeepSleep: Like most of the Shioshio residents.]]
* DoggedNiceGuy: There are hints that he might like Chisaki.
** [[spoiler:LoveConfession: In episode 10.]]
* FirstNameBasis: With Chisaki, Hikari and Manaka and later with Tsumugu.
* GreenEyedMonster: Eventually shows signs of this towards [[spoiler: Tsumugu, when Chisaki reconciles with him. And the envy grows as their relationship seems to improve.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hikari.
* [[spoiler:InnocentCohabitation: After he wakes up he goes to live with Chisaki and Tsumugu.]]
* [[spoiler:MaybeEverAfter: With Sayu, after her confession he says that he will start looking at her as a girl his age and the ending does imply that they may end up together soon.]]
* [[spoiler:LikesOlderWomen: After the TimeSkip he made sure to tell Chisaki that since she has gotten older than him now he prefers older women.]]
* LoveTriangle: He likes Chisaki but she is in love with Hikari.
** Tsumugu is also hinted to like Chisaki, this causes Kaname to perceive him as a romantic rival and act incredibly jealous whenever the two interact. [[spoiler: He loses the LoveTriangle after realising that Chisaki has loved Tsumugu all along.]]
* [[spoiler: MurderTheHypotenuse: Apart from Kaname himself, Tsumugu is also in love with Chisaki. Kaname grows increasingly jealous of Tsumugu becoming closer to her. In episode 13, Kaname thought about leaving Tsumugu to die as a way of removing the competition.]]
* [[spoiler:NakedOnRevival: Just like with Hikari, only he woke up alone and had to walk into town nude.]]
* [[spoiler:OlderThanHeLooks: Like Hikari, he hasn't aged after waking up after the TimeSkip.]]
* OnlySaneMan: He is the most level-headed in the group, and he is the only one who can converse with the land people normally. He is also the one least likely to be swayed by prejudices of preferences, be it the conflict between the people of the land and sea or the LoveDodecahedron involving his best friends. [[spoiler:Later, however, Kaname's neutral façade breaks once when Chisaki speaks bitterly of Tsumugu. The fact that Tsumugu is able to stir passionate emotion in Chisaki- something Kaname has never been able to do- incurs Kaname's jealousy, and his bitterness increases after the TimeSkip, as he's aware of the fact that he's rapidly losing any chance he's ever had of getting together with Chisaki.]]
* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Is trying to be this to Chisaki. [[spoiler:It doesn't work and he soon figures out that she has been in love with Tsumugu all along.]].
* [[spoiler: StepfordSmiler]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Shown when he convinces Sayu to apologise to Hikari for vandalising the Ofunehiki.
** [[spoiler: He tells Chisaki that no matter what happens, he will always love her.]]
* [[spoiler:UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Chisaki.]]
* WiseBeyondHisYears: Very insightful despite his sociable nature. This aspect of his character is especially prominent when he is interacting with Chisaki and -to a lesser extent- Hikari.

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[[folder: Shioshishio (Village Of The Sea)/Sea Dwellers/Mer-People]]

!!Akari Sakishima[[spoiler:/Shiodome]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriNazuka (Japanese), Creator/EricaMendez (English)
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Hikari's older sister who works at the "Saya Mart", a market on the land. [[spoiler: She is currently dating Itaru, Miuna's father. She ends up marrying Itaru and the two have a son named Akira.]]
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* [[spoiler: AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: After the five years TimeSkip she has a son with Itaru, yet she looks as young as when we first met her.]]
* AffectionateNickname: She is called Aka-chan [[spoiler: by Miuna, up until Miuna accepts Akari as her new mother and starts using "Mom"]].
* [[spoiler:AlmostKiss: When she is going to kiss Itaru in episode 16 she is stopped by their son.]]
* BeautyMark: Under her right eye.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Jokingly suggested this to Hikari in episode 3, since there seems to be few unmarried men of her age in Shioshishio.
* CoolBigSis: Towards Hikari and [[spoiler: Miuna]].
** [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]
* [[spoiler: ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After the timeskip, her hair is longer and tied into a ponytail.]]
* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried]]: [[spoiler: To Itaru]].
* TheGadfly
* NiceGirl
* [[spoiler: TheRunaway: In episode 7, together with Hikari]].
* [[spoiler: SecondLove: She is this to Itaru after Miori's death.]]
** [[spoiler: RomancingTheWidow: She fell in love with him when she was still a student, but he was already a married man with a young child. She is in her early twenties while he is in his early thirties. The age gap and being of different "races" generates a large amount of social disapproval. Akari first met Itaru through Miori, who was his first wife and whom Akari claims to hold very dear to her heart. But Uroko has suspicions that Akari may have been somewhat happy when Miori died so that she could be with Itaru.]]
* [[spoiler: StepfordSmiler]]
* PromotionToParent: To Hikari, after their mother died. She has focused on taking care of him and prioritizing his well being above hers. [[spoiler: She is also a ParentalSubstitute for Miuna]].
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan
* UglyGuysHotDaughter
* ZettaiRyouiki: She wears her uniform in this way when she was [[http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nUCkpiuVwgU/UoYZsdzaeNI/AAAAAAADzrE/1kFl4y0_IzQ/s1600-h/Nagi%252520no%252520Asukara%252520-%25252007%252520-25%25255B2%25255D.jpg still in school]].

!!Uroko-sama
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KosukeToriumi (Japanese), Chris Niosi (English)
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A messenger of the Sea God who is the Lord of Shioshishio. He ensures that everyone follows the laws of the village. Even though he still acts like a kid, he is somewhat perverted and enjoys drinking sake.
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* DirtyOldMan
* EternalLove: He says that he will, just like the Sea God, love the original Ojoshi-sama for all eternity.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be a pervert who curses people for rejecting his advances but [[spoiler: he does offer to put a curse on Akari after she breaks up with Itaru so she will forget him.]]
* ManChild
* MeaningfulName: Uroko means 'scale'. Justified because he is the scale of the Sea God.
* MysticalWhiteHair
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's been in the village for a long time, yet his appearance never changed.
* PhysicalGod: He is a fragment, a scale, of the Sea God.

!!Tomoru Sakishima
->'''Voiced by:''' Masuo Amada (Japanese), Creator/RichardEpcar (English)
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Hikari and Akari's father. He is the chief priest of Narunami Shrine.
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* HappilyMarried: Until his wife's death.
* OpenMindedParent: Despite his objection of [[spoiler: Akari dating with a man from the land, he also said Akari is the one who will determine her own future]].
* MistakenForPedophile: Miuna and Sayu accuse him of being a pedophile and attack him when he tries to talk to them before he gets a chance to tell them who he is.
* ParentsAsPeople: He loves Hikari and Akari yet he is bound by his responsibilities towards their village.
* TheStoic
* UglyGuyHotWife: [[http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nUCkpiuVwgU/UoYZsdzaeNI/AAAAAAADzrE/1kFl4y0_IzQ/s1600-h/Nagi%252520no%252520Asukara%252520-%25252007%252520-25%25255B2%25255D.jpg Just compare his appearance with his late wife]].

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[[folder: Land Dwellers]]

!!Miuna Shiodome
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu (Japanese), Creator/XantheHuynh (English)
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A third grade elementary school girl whose mother died when she was young. She lives together with her father. She seems to hold a grudge on Hikari [[spoiler: because his sister is dating her father]].
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* [[spoiler:AllLoveIsUnrequited]]
* AscendedExtra: She gets a more prominent role in the second half.
* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer[=/=]CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler: She tells Akari to go away again so that Akari will will go back to the sea and hibernate with the sea people, as she doesn't want Akari to die.]] It doesn't work.
* [[spoiler: CoolBigSis]]: [[spoiler: Implied, Akari said that Akira will only listen to Miuna]].
* CryCute: In Episode 5
* [[spoiler:DeepSleep: Almost. She becomes the new sacrifice but she is saved shortly after it.]]
* [[spoiler:ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After the timeskip, she has long hair which she keeps into two looped twintails.]]
* GirlishPigtails: When she was younger. [[spoiler:And after the timeskip as her hair grew longer.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sayu.
* HimeCut mixed with FashionableAsymmetry
* [[spoiler:IncestIsRelative: She is in love with Hikari, who is currently her step-uncle. While the two are not blood related everyone refers to them as uncle and niece, which understandably bothers her.]]
* KidsAreCruel: She gets better though. Also she has also suffered it, she was outcasted and bullied by her class, not that she cared though.
* LoveTriangle: She falls in love with Hikari, who not only is older than her, but he is in love with Manaka.
* LuminescentBlush: As she suffers from CrushBlush. When she is near Hikari or if he touches her, Miuna's face flushs in a matter of seconds.
* [[spoiler:MaybeEverAfter: At the finale, Minegishi's crush on her is brought up again, which could mean that he may confess again to her.]]
* MeaningfulName: Her name, Miuna, is written as beautiful sea.
* MissingMom: Miori died when she was younger
* OcularGushers: [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/871/687/a7c.gif In episode 11]].
* OnlyFriend: To Sayu.
* PrecociousCrush: She develops feelings towards Hikari. [[spoiler: And even after 5 years she seems to still be in love with him]].
* [[spoiler: ShesAllGrownUp: In the TimeSkip.]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She takes after her mother, Miori. They look really similar, except Miuna's hair is darker and she doesn't have the blue eyes of the Shioshishio inhabitants.
* TheRunaway: In Episode 5
* TheStoic: Until episode 5.
** NotSoStoic
* TightsUnderShorts : She wears a pair of white tight with a pair of shorts, rather than skirt, like in the picture above.
** ProperTightsWithASkirt: [[spoiler: Wears black tights with her middle school uniform after the TimeSkip]]
* [[spoiler:UnrequitedTragicMaiden: Miuna has an unrequited love for Hikari and she comes ''very'' close to a tragic end as a sacrifice to the Sea God when she tried to save her beloved's LoveInterest, Manaka. In the end thanks to Hikari's efforts and the original Ojoshi-sama's feelings reaching the Sea God, she is saved.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: She was still a sweet kid after her mother's death until [[spoiler: she was told that Akari might be her new mother]].
* [[spoiler:WhoWearsShortShorts: Miuna does after the TimeSkip. So short that her jacket covers them to the point that it appears that she isn't wearing anything.]]


!!Sayu Hisanuma
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriIshihara (Japanese), Creator/SarahWilliams (English)
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Miuna's best friend who often instigates confrontations with the sea people.
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* AscendedExtra: Just like Miuna, Sayu gets a more prominent role in the second half.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows
* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: By Hikari and his friends for destroying Ojoshi-sama]].
* [[spoiler:ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After the timeskip, she has longer hair, and the twintails don't keep all of it. The ribbon is also gone. At the end she decides to change her hairtsyle and let her hair loose, hinted to be an attempt to look more mature.]]
* GirlishPigtails
** FashionableAsymmetry: One of her pigtails is far bigger than the other.
* HairDecorations: Wear a red ribbon at the left side of her hair.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Miuna.
* KidsAreCruel: She gets better though. Was at the other end of this trope herself, she was bullied and ignored by her classmates before they changed targets to Miuna.
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards the sea people, at first.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although she's very much the BrattyHalfPint, much of what she does is for Miuna. She only acts against those who she feels have wronged her best friend.
* [[spoiler:LoveConfession: In episode 24 she tells Kaname that she has always liked him and he has always been in her heart for the past five years.]]
* LoveTriangle: Just like Miuna, Sayu falls in love with an older boy who has his heart set on another girl.
* LuminescentBlush: As she suffers from CrushBlush. Her blushing seems to be a little bit more exagerated than Miuna's.
* [[spoiler:MaybeEverAfter: With Kaname. When she confessed he replied that he will start looking at her as a girl his age and the ending does imply that they may end up together soon.]]
* OnlyFriend: Miuna is her only friend. She treasures her very much.
* OnlySaneWoman: Surprisingly she often ends up taking this role after[[spoiler: the TimeSkip, as she matured significantly after she grew older.]]
* PrecociousCrush: Towards Kaname. [[spoiler: And five years later she still likes him.]]
* [[spoiler:TheResenter: When Hikari wakes from his DeepSleep and begins getting close to Miuna, Sayu gets fairly resentful, since Miuna gets her crush back while Sayu's crush, Kaname, is still asleep in the ocean.]]
** [[spoiler: It's not just that, Sayu resents the fact the her best friend seems to ignore her for the boy she likes. Sayu has always valued Miuna's friendship and being asked to hang out by her only to be ignored is ''not'' enjoyable.]]
* [[spoiler: ShesAllGrownUp: In the TimeSkip.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: She destroyed Ojoshi-sama that Hikari and his friends are making]].
** TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: She helps rebuild a new Ojoshi-Sama]]
* [[spoiler: SecondLove: Is strongly hinted that she'll become Kaname's.]]

!!Itaru Shiodome
->Voiced by Creator/JunjiMajima (Japanese), Creator/GrantGeorge (English)
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Miuna's father who is currently [[spoiler:dating Akari, the two eventually marry and have a son named Akira]].
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* [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother Absurdly Youthful Father]]: He doesn't look like he is the father of a 9 years old daughter. [[spoiler: And after the time skip he still doesn't look like he has a 14 years old daughter and a 4 years old son.]]
* [[spoiler:AlmostKiss: When he is going to kiss Akari in episode 16 he is stopped by their son.]]
* HappilyMarried: Until his wife, Miori, died. [[spoiler: Now he is currently happily married to Akari]]
* TheKlutz
* TheGenericGuy
* NiceGuy
* [[spoiler: SecondLove: Akari becomes this to him after his wife dies, see Akari's entry for more details.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: His character is largely defined by his interactions with Akari and to a lesser extent, Miuna.
* ParentWithNewParamour

!!Shun Sayama
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka (Japanese)

A classmate of our protagonists. At first he is hostile towards the sea-kiddos but they end up becoming friends. His parents are the owners of the "Saya Mart", the market where Akari works. [[spoiler: After the TimeSkip he has started working there as well.]]
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* BuxomIsBetter: He thinks so. He and the other guys are quite pleased to have Chisaki as a classmate.
* FamilyBusiness: His parents own the local makert, "Saya Mart". [[spoiler: He starts working there after finishing high-school as he most likely plans to inherit the business, Akari even calls him "Young Boss".]]
* FirstNameBasis: When they befriend each other he starts calling Hikari by his first name. [[spoiler: He also calls Chisaki by her name after the TimeSkip]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He is always with his best friend, Takashi Egawa.
* JerkAss: At first, and around Hikari TookALevelInKindness, he did too.
* {{Keet}}: He is always smiling and in high spirits.
* TookALevelInKindness: He started out as sort of a bully and he ends up befriending the sea-kiddos and helping out with the Ofunehiki.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Egawa. [[spoiler: Though after the TimeSkip they're not together.]]

!!Isamu Kihara
->'''Voiced by:''' Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese), Steve Mann (English)
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Tsumugu's grandfather who works as a fisherman. [[spoiler:He came from Shioshishio, meaning he is actually a sea man]].
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* CoolOldGuy: He can come off as rather stern, though.
* [[spoiler:TheExile: It's implied that he was banished from the village, since he came from Shioshishio yet he lives on the land. Most likely for marrying a land-dweller woman]].
* [[spoiler: [[IllGirl Ill Guy:]] After the TimeSkip Isamu has fallen ill from an unknown disease and is currently hospitalized.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Towards Tsumugu, who came to live with him when he was 9. [[spoiler: And also towards Chisaki, after she is left alone in the land.]]
* TheStoic: Like grandfather, like grandson.
* YourFavorite: Gives his grandson his favorite dessert, coffee jelly, when [[spoiler: he comes to visit him at the hospital in episode 21.]]

!![[spoiler:Akira Shiodome]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Shizuka Ishigami (Japanese)
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[[spoiler: Akari and Itaru's four years old son who was born during the timeskip.]]
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* [[spoiler:AffectionateNickname: Calls his sister "Miu". He starts calling Hikari "Hii" and calls Manaka "Namaka".]]
* [[spoiler:AssShove: He's really fond of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancho kancho]] prank.]]
* [[spoiler:BabiesEverAfter: Considering everything Akari and Itaru went through, his presence makes the family situation even more heartwarming.]]
* [[spoiler:TheCutie]]
* [[spoiler:MomentKiller: To his parents in episode 16.]]
* [[spoiler:PrecociousCrush: Towards "Namaka", he even writes her a love letter.]]
* [[spoiler:TheQuietOne: He seems to be shy and doesn't speak too much outside his home.]]
* WalkingSpoiler

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae (Japanese), Max Mittelman (English)

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

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

->'''Voiced by:''' Masuo Amada (Japanese)

->Voiced by Creator/JunjiMajima (Japanese)

->'''Voiced by:''' Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese)

! Hikari Sakishima
-->Voiced by Creator/NatsukiHanae

! Manaka Mukaido
-->Voiced by Creator/KanaHanazawa %%Creator/MichelleRuff

! Tsumugu Kihara
-->Voiced by Creator/KaitoIshikawa

! Chisaki Hiradaira
-->Voiced by Creator/AiKayano

! Kaname Isaki
-->Voiced by Creator/RyotaOhsaka

! Akari Sakishima[[spoiler:/Shiodome]]
-->Voiced by Creator/KaoriNazuka

! Uroko-sama
-->Voiced by Creator/KosukeToriumi

! Tomoru Sakishima
-->Voiced by Masuo Amada

! Miuna Shiodome
-->Voiced by Creator/MikakoKomatsu

! Sayu Hisanuma
-->Voiced by Creator/KaoriIshihara

! Itaru Shiodome
-->Voiced by Creator/JunjiMajima

! Shun Sayama
-->Voiced by YoshitsuguMatsuoka

! Isamu Kihara
-->Voiced by Motomu Kiyokawa

! [[spoiler: Akira Shiodome]]
--> Voiced by Shizuka Ishigami