History Characters / NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopularMainCharacters

** This extends to the fighting within Tomoki's UnwantedHarem. Tomoko never gets herself directly involved in the situation at hand (other than indirectly causing Sachi much plight from [[FailedASpotCheck not able to figure out her relationship with Tomoki]]), even performing a {{Facepalm}} upon 2-4's class play making things worse.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Kotomi started off as a generally civil person who was only ever a jerk toward Tomoko, who usually cast the first stone in every conflict between them. When she first met a rival for Tomoki's affections in Akari, she ended up forming a friendship with her based on their mutual crush. In third year, however, Kotomi became increasingly more hostile

* NoNameGiven: The only reason we even know their last name is because we know their children's. They're exclusively called "mom" and "dad" in-universe.

* DisappointedInYou: Downplayed. While she never expresses it openly, Asuka always reacts unhappily whenever she suspects that Tomoko isn't taking her studies seriously. Luckily, Tomoko usually proves her wrong in short order without ever realizing she disappointed her, which repairs Asuka's impression of her.

* TwiceShy: For a while, she was of the opinion that Tomoko didn't really have any interest in her due to the latter appearing to be more comfortable around girls like Yuri, Hina and Ucchi. She hadn't quite realized at the time that the source of Tomoko's discomfort was her own crush on Asuka. In chapter 170, Yuu finally explains to her the reasons behind Tomoko's behavior and from that point on, Asuka starts acting more astonishingly forward, though Tomoko still doesn't quite seem to get it.

* OutOfFocus: While she's still around, she hasn't got any role of relevance nor any ADayInTheLimelight chapters since the Summer Camp arc and even her relationship with Tomoko doesn't have as much focus as before. A bit ironic given in-universe [[DramaticIrony she becomes the star of the movie Tomoko is making]].

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Although she doesn't actually hook up with a "bad boy", she seems to be fond of bastard boyfriend characters, as evidenced by her enjoyment of a drama CD about {{Yandere}} boys.

* CluelessChickMagnet: Both Kotomi and Akari pine for him, but he remains oblivious to their feelings even after they both blurt out in his presence that they would like to see his dick, and shows no interest in romance in general. In later chapters, he seems to catch on to Kotomi's crush on him (mostly as a result of Kotomi repeatedly embarrassing herself in his presence because of said crush), but at this point, he is too weirded out by her to reciprocate. Later, even [[spoiler:Sachi]] of all people falls for him [[LoveAtFirstSight after a single conversation]], and Masaki is also implied to have a thing for him.

* {{Tsundere}}: A platonic example. She's almost always (justifiably) pissed off at Tomoko but still seems to like and care about her. She displays a similar attitude toward Tomoki, being casual and friendly to him one moment before switching to angry when he has an AccidentalPervert moment, though it's ambiguous if that's just as platonic.

* JerkassToOne: Normally Asuks is nice to everyone except for Fuuka who she has no issue being dismissive to at least or straight up insulting to at worst. To be fair [[TheDitz Fuuka is really stupid]]

* SitcomArchnemesis: Towards Hina. While Yuri initially tended to get jealous of anyone Tomoko associated with, including Yuu, Asuka, and Shizuku, she did learn to soften up around them and stop acting so snippy, and even got along well with Ucchi's gang. Despite that, she retains a cold attitude toward Hina and never misses an opportunity to throw a StealthInsult her way.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: She gets on the recieving end of this. When Yuri starts bad-talking Tomoko to Yuu, Mako tells her that she's acting an awful lot like Koharu. Yuri's violent reaction to that shows it's not a comparison she likes.

* CosmicPlaything: She doesn't realize it, which might be a good thing as the truth might plunge her into the pit of despair or worse, since she can't realize why her attempts to make friends are massive failures. The moment she gains some self-awareness of her faults and tries to not be so judgmental anymore, the universe ''seems'' to ease up on her ...and decides to spread the weirdness around to her new friends.

* DesperatelyCravesAffection: This is her her single strongest desire for most of the series. It's likely why she's overly attached to her brother (much to his chagrin) and also part of why she's so attached to her only real friend, Yuu. This ends up becoming subverted a bit later on in the series, once Tomoko actually gets a circle of friends.

** HypocriticalHumor: is a RunningGag in this series.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Thanks to character development, Tomoko grows from her warped and selfish self, to a more thoughtful and pleasant individual. While she's still a pervert who sees the world through a cynical lens, she's willing to show consideration for both her friends and the occasional stranger.

* DesperatelyCravesAffection: This is her her single strongest desire for most of the series. It's likely why she's overly attached to her brother (much to his chagrin) and also part of why she's so attached to her only real friend, Yuu. This ends up becoming subverted pretty later on in the series, once Tomoko actually gets a circle of friends.

* KickTheDog: Her treatment of her brother when he fell ill was pretty appalling. She tried to lower his temperature and poured hot porridge on his face out of spite, and otherwise annoyed him at every opportunity. [[LaserGuidedKarma This went on to bite Tomoko in the ass]] when she caught his disease at the beginning of a three-day weekend.

* LonelyDollGirl: On occasion, Tomoko will use her plushies to act out her fantasies of a better social life, from envisioning what her time in a school club could be like, to...imagining how sex with Yuu would go.

* LoserProtagonist: Though, she tries hard to not be this. She eventually does edge away from this through CharacterDevelopment, with all of her remaining quirks instead being mostly portrayed as a part of her unique identity that attracts others to her rather than a source of ostracization.

* PetTheDog: Originally Tomoko only agreed to start hanging out with Shizuku because she seemed like a slut who might have entertaining stories. Eventually however she decides to follow Imae's example and starts acting as more of a proper senpai despite getting no real benefit out of it.

* HidingBehindYourBangs: In the earlier chapters, one of her eyes would often be covered up by her hair. It served as an artistic allusion to both her extreme shyness and unfashionable appearance. Later chapters would mostly do away with this, partially out of ArtEvolution but also to reflect Tomoko overcoming her anxiety, though every now and then, her fringe will still get in the way.

* TheArtifact: Early on the series, Yuu served as Tomoko's OnlyFriend and thus she served as the one person Tomoko could talk with as well as a recurring ThrowTheDogABone for her in the middle of the brutal KafkaComedy that was so prominent in the manga. But given she was in another school and that Tomoko started gaining an actual social circle after the Kyoto field trip arc. Yuu losed point in the narrative and became OutOfFocus, she still appears every once in a while but much less frequently.