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[[folder:Iroha Igarashi]]
!!Iroha Igarashi
->Voiced by: Creator/YuuSerizawa (Japanese), Creator/ChristinaKelly (English)
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Iroha is a beautiful girl (considered by Yuto Ito and Sumie Ayado to be "the perfect 3D Girl") but is a well-known delinquent.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: The live-action adaptation dyes Iroha and Tsutsui's hair black.
* AlliterativeName: '''I'''roha '''I'''garashi
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Iroha is often mocked at by the other girls, who view her as if she has an easy woman.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:After Iroha and Hikari get married, they have a child of their own.]]
* ButNowIMustGo: Towards the end of the series, Iroha has to [[spoiler:leave Hikari to go to Los Angeles and have her surgery for brain cancer]]. She manages to get better and return to [[spoiler:Hikari after the timeskip, eventually gaining back her lost memories and marrying Hikari.]]
* CastingGag: It's not the first time Christina Kelly has played a love interest with pink hair, except the last time [[Manga/AkameGaKill she was one of the resistance fighters who tried to help liberate the Empire]].
* ClingyJealousGirl: Iroha gets very jealous whenever a girl is around Hikari.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: By the end of the series, [[spoiler:Iroha returns from Los Angeles after seven years and gets back together with Hikari for good.]]
* FirstEpisodeTwist: Iroha is moving away at the end of the year.
* FirstGirlWins: Iroha is the first girlfriend Hikari makes at the beginning of the series [[spoiler:and they eventually get married]].
* FriendlessBackground: Iroha didn't quite fit in with the other girls due to her seemingly promiscuous nature and ill temper.
* {{Heroic BSoD}}: Iroha falls into a brief one when [[spoiler:her brain cancer surgery makes her unable to remember some of her old memories.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Iroha Igarashi was viewed by other girls as a promiscuous woman in her backstory and is rumored to have an ill temper.
* IllGirl: Iroha suffers from asthma when we first see her. It later turns out that [[spoiler:she has brain cancer. Thankfully, she manages to survive and recover 100%, though at the cost of her high school memories with her friends and love interest]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In the DistantFinale, [[spoiler:Iroha's surgery for brain cancer results in her memories with Hikari and her friends being erased. She gains most of them back by the time she meets them again.]]
* LateForSchool: Iroha frequently comes in late for school.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: A [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example with Iroha. She fulfills this trope for Tsutsui, but is herself insecure and uncertain about herself. Its not a full {{Deconstruction}}, but her own issues complicate the situation.
* MeaningfulName: Iroha's name (色葉) literally means "color of leaves".
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She was unpopular with other girls because of her ill temper and being labelled as promiscuous.
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Iroha is quite faithful to Hikari, but she's definitely ''not'' a virgin when they start dating which was a lie. This doesn't bother him at all although she was a virgin.\
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Hikari and Iroha get married.]]
* RealityEnsues: Iroha and Hikari are forced to clean the pool for arriving late to school.
** [[spoiler:If you have surgery for a serious illness, there's bound to have some complications afterwards. So it's not surprising when Iroha loses some of her memories with Hikari due to her surgery.]]
* RoseHairedSweetie: Iroha has bright pink hair and she ultimately turns out to be a nice girl after meeting Hikari.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Iroha feels attracted to Hikari for his willingness to stand up for her.
* TranquilFury: Iroha never raises her voice whenever she loses her temper.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pink hair.
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[[folder:Hikari Tsutsui]]
!!Hikari Tsutsui
->Voiced by: Teppei Uenishi (Japanese), Nathan Wilson (English)
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Hikari Tsutsui is third-year high school student who has been stigmatized by his classmates for being an otaku.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: The live-action adaptation dyes Iroha and Tsutsui's hair black.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:After Iroha and Hikari get married, they have a child of their own.]]
* BlindWithoutThem: Almost blind without his glasses.
* CrashIntoHello: This is how Hikari meets Sumie. While walking to their school, they bump into each other and drop their glasses as a result.
* DatingSim: Hikari plays them, and references them out in the real world when he tells Arisa that he doesn't want to see her get the 'bad end' with her current boyfriend.
* DisappearedDad: There hasn't been a mention of Hikari's father, Mitsuru, at least until the second half of the series.
* ForWantOfANail: If Iroha and Hikari weren't late for school, they wouldn't have cleaned the pool as a punishment and befriended each other. Thanks also to that, Hikari's fate changes from an unpopular and shy otaku into a man who becomes Iroha's boyfriend [[spoiler:and eventual husband]].
* FriendlessBackground: Hikari had trouble fitting in with the other kids in junior high because of his otaku lifestyle, with Ito as the sole exception.
* HeManWomanHater: Hikari absolutely despises girls ever since junior high, at least until he falls in love with Iroha.
* {{Heroic BSoD}}: Hikari underwent one in the backstory when his junior high classmates mock him for his otaku lifestyle. And again when [[spoiler:Iroha moves to Los Angeles and asks him to forget about her]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: At the beginning of the series, Hikari Tsutsui is unpopular at school because of his otaku behavior.
* InSeriesNickname: "Tsuttsun" for Hikari.
* MeaningfulName: Hikari means "light" in Japanese.
* MistakenForPedophile: Because of a misunderstanding involving Mitsuya's sister, Anzu, Hikari is branded as one and while there's no proof of wrongdoing, his (already low reputation) takes a nosedive. Fortunately, the misunderstanding is cleared up.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Hikari estranged himself from the social world after his fellow classmates labelled him for his ''otaku'' behavior.
* NoSocialSkills: Hikari admits to himself his otaku lifestyle has made him very bad at interacting with other people (Itou being the only exception).
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Hikari and Iroha get married.]]
* {{Otaku}}
* RealityEnsues: Iroha and Hikari are forced to clean the pool for arriving late to school.
* ShrinkingViolet: Given his unpopularity as an otaku, Hikari was hesitant to speak to other girls before meeting Iroha.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: Tsutsui doesn't know what to do with his newfound attraction towards Iroha.
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[[folder:Yūto Itō]]
!!Yūto Itō
->Voiced by: Creator/ShoutaAoi (Japanese), Daniel Regojo (English)
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Hikari's best and only friend who wears a cat-ear headband.
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* AdaptationalExpansion: Ito manages to ask [[spoiler:Ayado on a dinner date successfully, whereas in the manga, his words are cutoff.]]
* AnimalEaredHeadband: Cat-eared headband.
* BetaCouple: After the timeskip, they break up, with [[spoiler:Ayado even getting married with someone else]] before she returns in time for [[spoiler:Iroha and Tsutsui's wedding]], revealing to [[spoiler:Ito that she divorced her husband. Not wasting anytime, Ito offers her a night of dinner, restarting their relationship.]]
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blonde hair and golden eyes.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: While not mentioned outright, Itou has certainly a feminine appearance.
* HairDecorations: Always wears cat ears while at school.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Itou is blonde and is Hikari's only friend at the start of the series.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:It's hinted that Ito and Ayado will get back together.]]
* {{Otaku}}
* OnlyFriend: Itou seems to be Hikari's only friend at the start of the series.
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[[folder:Arisa Ishino]]
!!Arisa Ishino
->Voiced by: Creator/MinamiTsuda (Japanese), Olivia Swasey (English)
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Arisa is Hikari and Iroha's classmate who is initially annoyed by Hikari, but is relied upon regularly to give Hikari relationship advice.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Mitsuya and Arisa have a child together.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Arisa is praised for her honesty, even when it hurts.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Arisa and Mitsuya, after years of trying to get together, [[spoiler:finally marry and have a child shortly afterwards.]]
* {{Heroic BSoD}}: Arisa goes through a brief one when she breaks up with Shun.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Arisa Ishino even recognizes she's a crappy judge of character, immediately trusting every hot guy she comes across.
* IWarnedYou: Arisa says this trope verbatim after Tsutsui brushes off her advice not to make sweets for Ayato.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Arisa Ishino at first treated Tsutsui with contempt for being an otaku, but later she shows a nicer side.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Mitsuya hooks up with Arisa.]]
* TomboyishPonytail
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[[folder:Mitsuya Takanashi]]
!!Mitsuya Takanashi
->Voiced by: Creator/TakumaTerashima (Japanese), Creator/AdamGibbs (English)
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Mitsuya is a popular guy in school, and has his eyes on Iroha.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Mitsuya and Arisa have a child together.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Arisa and Mitsuya, after years of trying to get together, [[spoiler:finally marry and have a child shortly afterwards.]]
* HopelessSuitor: Mitsuya doesn't even get a chance to ask Iroha out, as she rejects him before any words leave his mouth.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although Mitsuya Takanashi can be a complete jerk to Hikari and Iroha, he deeply loves his sister Anzu and he's not incapable of realizing he's in the wrong as shown when Hikari helps clear up the misunderstanding between them.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After Mitsuya humiliates Hikari so that he can have Iroha, the latter quickly rejects him. What's even better is that Mitsuya falls in love with Arisa and reconciles with Hikari.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Mitsuya hooks up with Arisa.]]
* SecondLove: Iroha leaves Mitsuya in favor of Hikari. Fortunately for Mitsuya, his relationship with Arisa turns out to be more successful to the point that [[spoiler:they get married and have a child]].
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[[folder:Sumie Ayado]]
!!Sumie Ayado
->Voiced by: Creator/ReinaUeda (Japanese), Creator/NatalieRial (English)
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A clumsy, outspoken glasses-wearing girl who bumps into Hikari and is attracted to him as they share otaku interests.
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* BetaCouple: After the timeskip, they break up, with [[spoiler:Ayado even getting married with someone else]] before she returns in time for [[spoiler:Iroha and Tsutsui's wedding]], revealing to [[spoiler:Ito that she divorced her husband. Not wasting anytime, Ito offers her a night of dinner, restarting their relationship.]]
* BlindWithoutThem: Almost blind without her glasses.
* CrashIntoHello: This is how Hikari meets Sumie. While walking to their school, they bump into each other and drop their glasses as a result.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Sumie is a klutz who often trips over herself and bumps into people by accident.
* {{Meganekko}}
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:It's hinted that Ito and Ayado will get back together.]]
* {{Otaku}}
* SenpaiKouhai: Sumie is a year younger than Hikari and Iroha.
* ShoutOut: Sumie mentions Franchise/SuperSentai as one of her favorite series.
* ShrinkingViolet: She was shy around others until she met Hikari.
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[[folder:Ezomichi]]
!!Ezomichi
->Voiced by: Sayaka Kanda (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
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Ezomichi is the name of a magical girl character in Hikari's favorite anime show.
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* ShoutOut: ''Magical Girl Ezomichi'' is a homage to the MagicalGirl anime series of TheEighties and TheNineties.
* ShowWithinAShow: Hikari frequently watches the fictional show Magical Girl Ezomichi.
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[[folder:Anzu Takanashi]]
!!Anzu Takanashi
->Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai (Japanese), Creator/SavannaMenzel (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anzu_takanashi_74366.jpg]]
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* AdaptedOut: Appears in the anime and manga, but are removed for the film.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: ''Full stop''. Adults around them are surprised that their romance started off so early despite their ages and even more surprised by the genuineness of it. Both Kaoru and Anzu are willing to do anything for each other and provide comfort whenever one or the other is upset; at one point, they were even willing [[spoiler:to run away from their respective families when the family drama got to be too much for them, content as long as they had each other]]. Towards the end of the anime series, [[spoiler:the two are still seeing each other in their college years.]]
* GirlishPigtails
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Kaoru and Anzu have been together since childhood.]]
* PuppyLove: Mitsuya's younger sister, Anzu, is friends with Hikari's younger brother, Kaoru, so after finding out the cause of his depression ([[spoiler:his brother being mistaken for a lolicon]]), she goes and asks her brother how to fix it. Throughout the series, the relationship between the two has grown stronger, to the point that the two are never seen without one another for long, even after [[spoiler:the seven year timeskip and both have entered college]].
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[[folder:Kaoru Tsutsui]]
!!Kaoru Tsutsui
->Voiced by: Shiki Aoki (Japanese), Creator/ShannonEmerick (English)
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* AdaptationalExpansion: Unlike the manga, [[spoiler:Kaoru is still seen with Anzu, their relationship still going on strong.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: ''Full stop''. Adults around them are surprised that their romance started off so early despite their ages and even more surprised by the genuineness of it. Both Kaoru and Anzu are willing to do anything for each other and provide comfort whenever one or the other is upset; at one point, they were even willing [[spoiler:to run away from their respective families when the family drama got to be too much for them, content as long as they had each other]]. Towards the end of the anime series, [[spoiler:the two are still seeing each other in their college years.]]
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Kaoru and Anzu have been together since childhood.]]
* PuppyLove: Mitsuya's younger sister, Anzu, is friends with Hikari's younger brother, Kaoru, so after finding out the cause of his depression ([[spoiler:his brother being mistaken for a lolicon]]), she goes and asks her brother how to fix it. Throughout the series, the relationship between the two has grown stronger, to the point that the two are never seen without one another for long, even after [[spoiler:the seven year timeskip and both have entered college]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Kaoru looks like a younger non-wearing glasses version of his brother Hikari.
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[[folder:Chika Igarashi]]
!!Chika Igarashi
->Voiced by: Creator/YuusukeKobayashi (Japanese), Mike Haimoto (English)
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* AdaptedOut: Appears in the anime and manga, but are removed for the film.
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[[folder:Iroha Igarashi]]
!!Iroha Igarashi
->Voiced by: Creator/YuuSerizawa (Japanese), Creator/ChristinaKelly (English)
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Iroha is a beautiful girl (considered by Yuto Ito and Sumie Ayado to be "the perfect 3D Girl") but is a well-known delinquent.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: The live-action adaptation dyes Iroha and Tsutsui's hair black.
* AlliterativeName: '''I'''roha '''I'''garashi
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Iroha is often mocked at by the other girls, who view her as if she has an easy woman.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:After Iroha and Hikari get married, they have a child of their own.]]
* ButNowIMustGo: Towards the end of the series, Iroha has to [[spoiler:leave Hikari to go to Los Angeles and have her surgery for brain cancer]]. She manages to get better and return to [[spoiler:Hikari after the timeskip, eventually gaining back her lost memories and marrying Hikari.]]
* CastingGag: It's not the first time Christina Kelly has played a love interest with pink hair, except the last time [[Manga/AkameGaKill she was one of the resistance fighters who tried to help liberate the Empire]].
* ClingyJealousGirl: Iroha gets very jealous whenever a girl is around Hikari.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: By the end of the series, [[spoiler:Iroha returns from Los Angeles after seven years and gets back together with Hikari for good.]]
* FirstEpisodeTwist: Iroha is moving away at the end of the year.
* FirstGirlWins: Iroha is the first girlfriend Hikari makes at the beginning of the series [[spoiler:and they eventually get married]].
* FriendlessBackground: Iroha didn't quite fit in with the other girls due to her seemingly promiscuous nature and ill temper.
* {{Heroic BSoD}}: Iroha falls into a brief one when [[spoiler:her brain cancer surgery makes her unable to remember some of her old memories.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Iroha Igarashi was viewed by other girls as a promiscuous woman in her backstory and is rumored to have an ill temper.
* IllGirl: Iroha suffers from asthma when we first see her. It later turns out that [[spoiler:she has brain cancer. Thankfully, she manages to survive and recover 100%, though at the cost of her high school memories with her friends and love interest]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In the DistantFinale, [[spoiler:Iroha's surgery for brain cancer results in her memories with Hikari and her friends being erased. She gains most of them back by the time she meets them again.]]
* LateForSchool: Iroha frequently comes in late for school.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: A [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example with Iroha. She fulfills this trope for Tsutsui, but is herself insecure and uncertain about herself. Its not a full {{Deconstruction}}, but her own issues complicate the situation.
* MeaningfulName: Iroha's name (色葉) literally means "color of leaves".
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She was unpopular with other girls because of her ill temper and being labelled as promiscuous.
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Iroha is quite faithful to Hikari, but she's definitely ''not'' a virgin when they start dating which was a lie. This doesn't bother him at all although she was a virgin.\
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Hikari and Iroha get married.]]
* RealityEnsues: Iroha and Hikari are forced to clean the pool for arriving late to school.
** [[spoiler:If you have surgery for a serious illness, there's bound to have some complications afterwards. So it's not surprising when Iroha loses some of her memories with Hikari due to her surgery.]]
* RoseHairedSweetie: Iroha has bright pink hair and she ultimately turns out to be a nice girl after meeting Hikari.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Iroha feels attracted to Hikari for his willingness to stand up for her.
* TranquilFury: Iroha never raises her voice whenever she loses her temper.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pink hair.
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[[folder:Hikari Tsutsui]]
!!Hikari Tsutsui
->Voiced by: Teppei Uenishi (Japanese), Nathan Wilson (English)
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Hikari Tsutsui is third-year high school student who has been stigmatized by his classmates for being an otaku.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: The live-action adaptation dyes Iroha and Tsutsui's hair black.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:After Iroha and Hikari get married, they have a child of their own.]]
* BlindWithoutThem: Almost blind without his glasses.
* CrashIntoHello: This is how Hikari meets Sumie. While walking to their school, they bump into each other and drop their glasses as a result.
* DatingSim: Hikari plays them, and references them out in the real world when he tells Arisa that he doesn't want to see her get the 'bad end' with her current boyfriend.
* DisappearedDad: There hasn't been a mention of Hikari's father, Mitsuru, at least until the second half of the series.
* ForWantOfANail: If Iroha and Hikari weren't late for school, they wouldn't have cleaned the pool as a punishment and befriended each other. Thanks also to that, Hikari's fate changes from an unpopular and shy otaku into a man who becomes Iroha's boyfriend [[spoiler:and eventual husband]].
* FriendlessBackground: Hikari had trouble fitting in with the other kids in junior high because of his otaku lifestyle, with Ito as the sole exception.
* HeManWomanHater: Hikari absolutely despises girls ever since junior high, at least until he falls in love with Iroha.
* {{Heroic BSoD}}: Hikari underwent one in the backstory when his junior high classmates mock him for his otaku lifestyle. And again when [[spoiler:Iroha moves to Los Angeles and asks him to forget about her]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: At the beginning of the series, Hikari Tsutsui is unpopular at school because of his otaku behavior.
* InSeriesNickname: "Tsuttsun" for Hikari.
* MeaningfulName: Hikari means "light" in Japanese.
* MistakenForPedophile: Because of a misunderstanding involving Mitsuya's sister, Anzu, Hikari is branded as one and while there's no proof of wrongdoing, his (already low reputation) takes a nosedive. Fortunately, the misunderstanding is cleared up.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Hikari estranged himself from the social world after his fellow classmates labelled him for his ''otaku'' behavior.
* NoSocialSkills: Hikari admits to himself his otaku lifestyle has made him very bad at interacting with other people (Itou being the only exception).
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Hikari and Iroha get married.]]
* {{Otaku}}
* RealityEnsues: Iroha and Hikari are forced to clean the pool for arriving late to school.
* ShrinkingViolet: Given his unpopularity as an otaku, Hikari was hesitant to speak to other girls before meeting Iroha.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: Tsutsui doesn't know what to do with his newfound attraction towards Iroha.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yūto Itō]]
!!Yūto Itō
->Voiced by: Creator/ShoutaAoi (Japanese), Daniel Regojo (English)
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Hikari's best and only friend who wears a cat-ear headband.
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* AdaptationalExpansion: Ito manages to ask [[spoiler:Ayado on a dinner date successfully, whereas in the manga, his words are cutoff.]]
* AnimalEaredHeadband: Cat-eared headband.
* BetaCouple: After the timeskip, they break up, with [[spoiler:Ayado even getting married with someone else]] before she returns in time for [[spoiler:Iroha and Tsutsui's wedding]], revealing to [[spoiler:Ito that she divorced her husband. Not wasting anytime, Ito offers her a night of dinner, restarting their relationship.]]
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blonde hair and golden eyes.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: While not mentioned outright, Itou has certainly a feminine appearance.
* HairDecorations: Always wears cat ears while at school.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Itou is blonde and is Hikari's only friend at the start of the series.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:It's hinted that Ito and Ayado will get back together.]]
* {{Otaku}}
* OnlyFriend: Itou seems to be Hikari's only friend at the start of the series.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Arisa Ishino]]
!!Arisa Ishino
->Voiced by: Creator/MinamiTsuda (Japanese), Olivia Swasey (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arisa_ishino_74364.jpg]]
Arisa is Hikari and Iroha's classmate who is initially annoyed by Hikari, but is relied upon regularly to give Hikari relationship advice.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Mitsuya and Arisa have a child together.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Arisa is praised for her honesty, even when it hurts.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Arisa and Mitsuya, after years of trying to get together, [[spoiler:finally marry and have a child shortly afterwards.]]
* {{Heroic BSoD}}: Arisa goes through a brief one when she breaks up with Shun.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Arisa Ishino even recognizes she's a crappy judge of character, immediately trusting every hot guy she comes across.
* IWarnedYou: Arisa says this trope verbatim after Tsutsui brushes off her advice not to make sweets for Ayato.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Arisa Ishino at first treated Tsutsui with contempt for being an otaku, but later she shows a nicer side.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Mitsuya hooks up with Arisa.]]
* TomboyishPonytail
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mitsuya Takanashi]]
!!Mitsuya Takanashi
->Voiced by: Creator/TakumaTerashima (Japanese), Creator/AdamGibbs (English)
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Mitsuya is a popular guy in school, and has his eyes on Iroha.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Mitsuya and Arisa have a child together.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Arisa and Mitsuya, after years of trying to get together, [[spoiler:finally marry and have a child shortly afterwards.]]
* HopelessSuitor: Mitsuya doesn't even get a chance to ask Iroha out, as she rejects him before any words leave his mouth.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although Mitsuya Takanashi can be a complete jerk to Hikari and Iroha, he deeply loves his sister Anzu and he's not incapable of realizing he's in the wrong as shown when Hikari helps clear up the misunderstanding between them.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After Mitsuya humiliates Hikari so that he can have Iroha, the latter quickly rejects him. What's even better is that Mitsuya falls in love with Arisa and reconciles with Hikari.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Mitsuya hooks up with Arisa.]]
* SecondLove: Iroha leaves Mitsuya in favor of Hikari. Fortunately for Mitsuya, his relationship with Arisa turns out to be more successful to the point that [[spoiler:they get married and have a child]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sumie Ayado]]
!!Sumie Ayado
->Voiced by: Creator/ReinaUeda (Japanese), Creator/NatalieRial (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sumie_ayado_74361.jpg]]
A clumsy, outspoken glasses-wearing girl who bumps into Hikari and is attracted to him as they share otaku interests.
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* BetaCouple: After the timeskip, they break up, with [[spoiler:Ayado even getting married with someone else]] before she returns in time for [[spoiler:Iroha and Tsutsui's wedding]], revealing to [[spoiler:Ito that she divorced her husband. Not wasting anytime, Ito offers her a night of dinner, restarting their relationship.]]
* BlindWithoutThem: Almost blind without her glasses.
* CrashIntoHello: This is how Hikari meets Sumie. While walking to their school, they bump into each other and drop their glasses as a result.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Sumie is a klutz who often trips over herself and bumps into people by accident.
* {{Meganekko}}
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:It's hinted that Ito and Ayado will get back together.]]
* {{Otaku}}
* SenpaiKouhai: Sumie is a year younger than Hikari and Iroha.
* ShoutOut: Sumie mentions Franchise/SuperSentai as one of her favorite series.
* ShrinkingViolet: She was shy around others until she met Hikari.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ezomichi]]
!!Ezomichi
->Voiced by: Sayaka Kanda (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezomichi_142576.jpg]]
Ezomichi is the name of a magical girl character in Hikari's favorite anime show.
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* GirlishPigtails
* MagicalGirl
* ShoutOut: ''Magical Girl Ezomichi'' is a homage to the MagicalGirl anime series of TheEighties and TheNineties.
* ShowWithinAShow: Hikari frequently watches the fictional show Magical Girl Ezomichi.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Anzu Takanashi]]
!!Anzu Takanashi
->Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai (Japanese), Creator/SavannaMenzel (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anzu_takanashi_74366.jpg]]
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* AdaptedOut: Appears in the anime and manga, but are removed for the film.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: ''Full stop''. Adults around them are surprised that their romance started off so early despite their ages and even more surprised by the genuineness of it. Both Kaoru and Anzu are willing to do anything for each other and provide comfort whenever one or the other is upset; at one point, they were even willing [[spoiler:to run away from their respective families when the family drama got to be too much for them, content as long as they had each other]]. Towards the end of the anime series, [[spoiler:the two are still seeing each other in their college years.]]
* GirlishPigtails
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Kaoru and Anzu have been together since childhood.]]
* PuppyLove: Mitsuya's younger sister, Anzu, is friends with Hikari's younger brother, Kaoru, so after finding out the cause of his depression ([[spoiler:his brother being mistaken for a lolicon]]), she goes and asks her brother how to fix it. Throughout the series, the relationship between the two has grown stronger, to the point that the two are never seen without one another for long, even after [[spoiler:the seven year timeskip and both have entered college]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kaoru Tsutsui]]
!!Kaoru Tsutsui
->Voiced by: Shiki Aoki (Japanese), Creator/ShannonEmerick (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaoru_tsutsui_140880.jpg]]
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* AdaptationalExpansion: Unlike the manga, [[spoiler:Kaoru is still seen with Anzu, their relationship still going on strong.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: ''Full stop''. Adults around them are surprised that their romance started off so early despite their ages and even more surprised by the genuineness of it. Both Kaoru and Anzu are willing to do anything for each other and provide comfort whenever one or the other is upset; at one point, they were even willing [[spoiler:to run away from their respective families when the family drama got to be too much for them, content as long as they had each other]]. Towards the end of the anime series, [[spoiler:the two are still seeing each other in their college years.]]
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Kaoru and Anzu have been together since childhood.]]
* PuppyLove: Mitsuya's younger sister, Anzu, is friends with Hikari's younger brother, Kaoru, so after finding out the cause of his depression ([[spoiler:his brother being mistaken for a lolicon]]), she goes and asks her brother how to fix it. Throughout the series, the relationship between the two has grown stronger, to the point that the two are never seen without one another for long, even after [[spoiler:the seven year timeskip and both have entered college]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Kaoru looks like a younger non-wearing glasses version of his brother Hikari.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chika Igarashi]]
!!Chika Igarashi
->Voiced by: Creator/YuusukeKobayashi (Japanese), Mike Haimoto (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chika_igarashi_147048.jpg]]
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* AdaptedOut: Appears in the anime and manga, but are removed for the film.
[[/folder]]
