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* PutOnABus: Moves out of her family’s apartment towards the end of the movie.


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* IHaveManyNames: Seiji implies he has quite a few different names, with Moon and Muta just being two of them.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Is usually seen wearing her school uniform or a pink blouse and yellow skirt with a sunhat.

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* LimitedWardrobe: Is usually [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. While's Shizuku's been seen in different outfits, the ones she's mostly seen wearing are her school uniform or uniform, a pink blouse and yellow skirt with skirt, and a sunhat.white shirt and red shorts.
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See his character entry on the ''Characters/TheCatReturns'' page for tropes pertaining to The Baron.

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* CryCute: Twice, once when Sugimura confesses he loves her and she's forced to reject him to spare Yuuko's feelings, potentially ruining her friendship with him, and then again when she completes her novel and gives it to Mr. Nishi.
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[[folder:Shiho Tsukishima]]
Shizuku's older sister, a college student.
* CoolBigSis: Zig-zagged. Shiho's okay, but she is a bit of a stick-in-the-mud where her little sister is concerned.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Clearly seems to think that she and Shizuku have this dynamic, with herself as the responsible one. She's not exactly wrong, but still.
* LongDistanceRelationship: Seems to be in one with the unknown recipient of her love letters.
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* CatsAreMean: Stations himself atop a garden fence just to rile up the spaniel living there.
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->'''Voiced by''': Issey Takahashi (Japanese), Creator/DavidGallagher (English)

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->'''Voiced by''': Issey Issei Takahashi (Japanese), Creator/DavidGallagher (English)



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Seiji's grandfather who owns an antique shop. He often has his friends over for music sessions. He encourages Seiji's (and later Shizuku's) dreams.

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->'''Voiced by''':
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Seiji's grandfather grandfather, who owns an antique shop. He often has his friends over for music sessions. He encourages Seiji's (and later Shizuku's) dreams.



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->'''Voiced by''':by''': Maiko Kayama (Japanese), Music/AshleyTisdale (English)



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->'''Voiced by''':by''': Yoshimi Nakajima (Japanese), Creator/MartinSpanjers (English)

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->'''Voiced by''': [[Creator/YokoHonna Yōko Honna]] (Japanese), Creator/BrittanySnow (English)



* ChildhoodFriends: She and Sugimura have been friends since they were kids and she's very dismayed to learn he likes her romantically, since she doesn't want anything ruining her friendship with Yuko.

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* ChildhoodFriends: She and Sugimura have been friends since they were kids and she's very dismayed to learn he likes her romantically, romantically since she doesn't want anything ruining her friendship with Yuko.


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->'''Voiced by''': Issey Takahashi (Japanese), Creator/DavidGallagher (English)


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* CuteBookworm: And how, Shizuku's favourite thing to do is read and she's constantly running off to the library. Seiji even admits he started checking out library books because he figured it's the only way he could get Shizuku to notice him. It worked.

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* CuteBookworm: And how, how! Shizuku's favourite favorite thing to do is read and she's constantly running off to the library. Seiji even admits he started checking out library books because he figured it's the only way he could get Shizuku to notice him. It worked.



* ForgetsToEat: When she becomes obsessed with finishing her novel, she skips out on eating meals and just survives on snacks she stashes in her desk. Her mother tells Shizuku when agreeing to let Shizuku continue her writing that she wants her to start eating with the family again.

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* ForgetsToEat: When she becomes obsessed with finishing her novel, she skips out on eating meals and just survives on snacks she stashes in inside her desk. Her mother tells Shizuku when agreeing to let Shizuku continue her writing that she wants her to start eating with the family again.



* ObliviousToLove: She didn't realise Seiji was teasing her because he had a crush on her until they got to properly talk and she had no idea that Sugimura had a crush on her until he outright told her - much to her dismay.

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* ObliviousToLove: She didn't realise realize Seiji was teasing her because he had a crush on her until they got to properly talk and she had no idea that Sugimura had a crush on her until he outright told her - much to her dismay.



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[[folder: Yuko [[folder:Yūko Harada]]



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Shizuku's tomboy, being more vain than Shizuku, having a very feminine bedroom and being far more concerned over matters of the heart.

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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Shizuku's tomboy, being more vain vainer than Shizuku, having a very feminine bedroom bedroom, and being far more concerned over matters of the heart.



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* ChildhoodFriends: She and Sugimura have been friends since they were kids and she's very dismayed to learn he likes her romantically, since she doesn't want anything ruining her friendship with Yuko.
* CuteBookworm: And how, Shizuku's favourite thing to do is read and she's constantly running off to the library. Seiji even admits he started checking out library books because he figured it's the only way he could get Shizuku to notice him. It worked.
* CryCute: Twice, once when Sugimura confesses he loves her and she's forced to reject him to spare Yuuko's feelings, potentially ruining her friendship with him, and then again when she completes her novel and gives it to Mr. Nishi.



* ForgetsToEat: When she becomes obsessed with finishing her novel, she skips out on eating meals and just survives on snacks she stashes in her desk. Her mother tells Shizuku when agreeing to let Shizuku continue her writing that she wants her to start eating with the family again.



* ObliviousToLove: She didn't realise Seiji was teasing her because he had a crush on her until they got to properly talk and she had no idea that Sugimura had a crush on her until he outright told her - much to her dismay.



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the tomboy to Yuko's girly girl, being more interested in books than boys and not caring much about her looks.






* DoggedNiceGuy: He noticed Shizuku a while before she noticed him, mentioning he even sat next to her in the library a couple of times and he started checking out books before she did in hopes that would make her notice him.
* TheGlomp: In the final scene, he asks Shizuku if she might consider them getting married in the future. When she agrees, he hugs her ecstatically.



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* TsundereTallDarkAndSnarky: He's only in junior high but he's still quite tall for his age, being nearly as tall as some of his adult teachers.
* {{Tsundere}}: He initially teases Shizuku because he likes her, greatly annoying her. This fades once they get to know each other properly.






* TheLostLenore: We don't know what exactly happened to Louise, but Mr. Nishi was never able to reunite with her after the war and he dreams about her frequently.



[[folder:Muta/Moon]]
A cat that lives in the neighborhood.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's a minor character in the long run, he was the one that led Shizuku to the antique store and thus, causing her to meet Shiro Nishi and connect more with Seiji in the first place.

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A cat that lives in
[[folder: Yuko Harada]]
Shizuku's best friend, a junior high school student who has a crush on an unknown boy and receives a love letter early on.

* InelegantBlubbering: When Sugimura tries to convince her to date his friend (who sent
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love letter), Yuko yells at him and runs away in tears since she knows Sugimura won't want to date the girl his friend likes. She even skips school thanks to her face going all puffy.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: {{Irony}}: While he's a minor character Yuko is far more interested in boys than Shizuku, she ends the long run, he was the one that led movie with her crush on Sugimura unresolved.
* NoodleIncident: When
Shizuku visits Yuko to the antique store talk to her about Seiji, Yuko tells her she's having a fight with her father and thus, causing her isn't speaking to meet Shiro Nishi and connect him. We never do learn why.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Shizuku's tomboy, being
more with Seiji vain than Shizuku, having a very feminine bedroom and being far more concerned over matters of the heart.
* YouthfulFreckles: She's not a fan of them, complaining to Shizuku that standing
in the first place.sun for fifteen minutes has given her even more.


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A childhood friend of Shizuku's.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Yuko rejects his friend's love letter, he tries to convince her to give him a chance, unaware that Yuko is actually interested in him. He's bewildered when she runs away crying and Shizuku has to spell it out for him that she likes him.
* ObliviousToLove: He had no idea that Yuko liked him - because he was crushing on Shizuku the entire time.
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A cat that lives in the neighborhood.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's a minor character in the long run, he was the one that led Shizuku to the antique store and thus, causing her to meet Shiro Nishi and connect more with Seiji in the first place.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's a minor character in the long run, he was the one that led Shizuku to the antique store and thus, causing her to meet Shiro Nishi and connect more with Seiji in the first place.



A statuette that lives in the antique shop. It's missing its partner, Louise.

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A statuette that lives in See his character page on the antique shop. It's missing its partner, Louise.Characters/TheCatReturns page.
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[[folder:Shizuku Tsukushima]]
A Junior High School student, Shizuku is often found reading books, hanging out with her friends or working on school projects (such as translating "Country Roads"). Her life changes when she meets Seiji Amasawa, however, and she challenges herself to write an entire book in two months.
* BlushSticker: Has them quite often throughout the story, especially when Seiji is around
* BoyishShortHair: A cute bowl cut with bangs
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Is trying to find what her "dream" in life is; she decides that she will try to write a book to see if her dream is to be a writer
* Determinator: Writes an entire first draft of a novel in two months, causing her grades to take a dive.

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Tsukishima]]
A Junior High School student, Shizuku is often found reading books, hanging out with her friends friends, or working on school projects (such as translating "Country Roads"). Her life changes when she meets Seiji Amasawa, however, and she challenges herself to write an entire book in two months.
* BlushSticker: Has them quite often throughout the story, especially when Seiji is around
around.
* BoyishShortHair: A cute bowl cut with bangs
bangs.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Is trying to find what her "dream" in life is; she decides that she will try to write a book to see if her dream is to be a writer
writer.
* Determinator: {{Determinator}}: Writes an entire first draft of a novel in two months, causing her grades to take a dive.



* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Is a typical Japanese junior high school student in the 1990s.

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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Is She is a typical Japanese junior high school student in the 1990s.



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* Tsundere{{Tsundere}}: Type B example; she's only one whenever Seiji's in the picture. Though, this gradually faded.



* BlushSticker: Has them quite often throughout the story, especially when Shizuki is around
* Determinator: Will do anything to become a luthier, even if it means going against his parents' wishes.
* OfficialCouple: With Shizuku
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* BlushSticker: Has them quite often throughout the story, especially when Shizuki Shizuku is around
around.
* Determinator: {{Determinator}}: Will do anything to become a luthier, even if it means going against his parents' wishes.
* OfficialCouple: With Shizuku
Shizuku.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Is He is a typical Japanese junior high school student in the 1990s.
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A Junior High School students, Shizuku is often found reading books, hanging out with her friends or working on school projects (such as translating "Country Roads"). Her life changes when she meets Seiji Amasawa, however, and she challenges herself to write an entire book in two months.

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A Junior High School students, student, Shizuku is often found reading books, hanging out with her friends or working on school projects (such as translating "Country Roads"). Her life changes when she meets Seiji Amasawa, however, and she challenges herself to write an entire book in two months.



* OlderAndWiser: Kind, encouraging, and always ready with a bowl of udon noodles if someone is upset.

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* OlderAndWiser: CoolOldGuy: Kind, encouraging, and always ready with a bowl of udon noodles if someone is upset.

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*BoyishShortHair: A cute bowl cut with bangs



*Determinator: Writes an entire first draft of a novel in two months, causing her grades to take a dive.



*SailorFuku: Her school uniform.



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A Junior High School students, Shizuku is often found reading books, hanging out with her friends or working on school projects (such as translating "Country Roads"). Her life changes when she meets Seiji Amasawa, however, and she challenges herself to write an entire book in two months.
*BlushSticker: Has them quite often throughout the story, especially when Seiji is around
*DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Is trying to find what her "dream" in life is; she decides that she will try to write a book to see if her dream is to be a writer
*LimitedWardrobe: Is usually seen wearing her school uniform or a pink blouse and yellow skirt with a sunhat.
*OfficialCouple: With Seiji.
*OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Is a typical Japanese junior high school student in the 1990s.
*Tsudere




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A Junior High School student (but in a different class than Shizuku), Seiji has dreams of becoming a luthier (a violin maker). He decides to travel to Cremona, Italy to work with his grandfather's friend.
*BlushSticker: Has them quite often throughout the story, especially when Shizuki is around
*Determinator: Will do anything to become a luthier, even if it means going against his parents' wishes.
*OfficialCouple: With Shizuku
*OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Is a typical Japanese junior high school student in the 1990s.
*Tsudere:




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Seiji's grandfather who owns an antique shop. He often has his friends over for music sessions. He encourages Seiji's (and later Shizuku's) dreams.
*OlderAndWiser: Kind, encouraging, and always ready with a bowl of udon noodles if someone is upset.




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Shizuku Tsukushima

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