| 1 | The characters of the manga series ''Manga/StardustWink'': |
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| 5 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder:Apartment Residents]] |
| 8 | !Anna Koshiro |
| 9 | -> Voiced by: Creator/MariyaIse (vomic) |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Anna is a fourteen-year-old {{Genki Girl}} who believes she will never fall in love with her [[PlatonicLifePartners childhood friends]], Sou and Hinata. She lives in room 302 of their apartment complex. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | * BookDumb |
| 14 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow |
| 15 | * DoggedNiceGirl |
| 16 | * TheDitz[=/=]DumbBlonde |
| 17 | * GreenEyedEpiphany: [[spoiler:Anna doesn't truly realize her feelings for Hinata until she discovers that Mochizuki has a crush on Hinata and is planning on confessing to him. It only worsens when Anna discovers that Hinata has a crush on Mari-sensei.]] |
| 18 | * NiceGirl |
| 19 | * ObliviousToLove: Anna doesn't notice Sou has feelings for her until he flat-out tells her, and even then she initially believes he's lying. They briefly date only because Sou was able to kiss her, but she really has no idea what's going on when they're going out, and they break up and stay friends. [[spoiler:It also takes Mashiro to remind her that her first love is Hinata, and she's in denial of it until she gets jealous when she discovers Mochizuki has a crush on Hinata.]] |
| 20 | * PlatonicLifePartners: This is initially what Anna thinks of her friendship with Sou and Hinata until Sou is revealed to have feelings for Anna and [[spoiler:Anna develops feelings for Hinata.]] |
| 21 | * PrecociousCrush: Anna's first love is Mashiro, but he reveals to her that her real first love is actually [[spoiler:Hinata.]] |
| 22 | * SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Has a fleeting crush on Enomoto, briefly dates Sou but has no romantic feelings for him, and [[spoiler:her first love is Hinata, who she redevelops feelings for.]] |
| 23 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Mashiro, but it turns out he's not really her "first love." [[spoiler:It's really Hinata and she later becomes a VictoriousChildhoodFriend for a while.]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | !Sou Nagase |
| 26 | -> Voiced by: Creator/ShinnosukeTachibana (vomic) |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Sou lives in room 303 and is one of the most popular boys in school. While [[{{TheAce}} gifted in academics and sports]], he's also [[{{Tsundere}} short-tempered]]. [[{{LadykillerInLove}} He frequently dates other girls]], [[{{BelligerentSexualTension}} but pines for Anna]]. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | * TheAce: Sou's good at sports and schoolwork. |
| 31 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sou's older sister, Rin, thinks of him as this. |
| 32 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow |
| 33 | * [[spoiler:DidNotGetTheGirl]] |
| 34 | * DoggedNiceGuy: Towards Anna, though in a {{Jerk With A Heart of Gold}} way. |
| 35 | * HeterosexualLifePartners |
| 36 | * HotBlooded |
| 37 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: To spades. It gets pretty heartbreaking near the end of the series. |
| 38 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sou can also be a {{Jerkass}}. |
| 39 | * LadykillerInLove |
| 40 | * ParentalAbandonment: Sou's parents are never at home due to work. His sister also lives with her boyfriend half of the time. Forget Parental Abandonment, how about "Family Abandonment"? |
| 41 | * [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]] |
| 42 | * SchoolIdol |
| 43 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sou is the Manly Man to Hinata's Sensitive Guy. |
| 44 | * {{Tsundere}} |
| 45 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend |
| 46 | |
| 47 | !Hinata Tokura |
| 48 | ->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (vomic) |
| 49 | |
| 50 | Hinata is another childhood friend of Anna and Sou, and lives in room 301. He is one of the most popular boys in school, [[ObliviousToLove though he isn't aware of it]]. He is fond of animals, [[TeamPet particularly Anna's pet squirrel Coco]], and is in the Art Club. |
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| 52 | * AllThereInTheManual: Hinata's character biography states that he dyed his hair a light chestnut brown color in order to [[NotGrowingUpSucks look older]]. |
| 53 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:Sou was the only boy who willingly hung out with Hinata growing up. It's because of this Hinata is afraid of pursuing a relationship with Anna, since he doesn't want to strain his friendship with him.]] |
| 54 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Gets visibly upset at Sou when Anna tells him she and Sou made up. Also, you should've thought twice, [[spoiler:Ayane]]. |
| 55 | * [[spoiler:BrosBeforeHoes:]] [[spoiler:Sou is the motivating reason why Hinata doesn't go after Anna even after discovering she returns his feelings.]] |
| 56 | * [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]] |
| 57 | * CutenessProximity: Has one for squirrels and chipmunks. |
| 58 | * DisappearedDad: Hinata does have a father and he is mentioned a couple of times, but he's never seen outright in person. |
| 59 | * FriendlessBackground: It might be hard to believe, but growing up, he didn't really have any other friends besides Anna and Sou. |
| 60 | * TheHeart: He's usually the one who patches up the [[BelligerentSexualTension fights between Sou and Anna]]. |
| 61 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sou. |
| 62 | * [[spoiler:HotForTeacher: Although this actually turns out to be fake!]] |
| 63 | * ObliviousToLove: [[spoiler:Is oblivious to Anna and Mochizuki.]] |
| 64 | * SchoolIdol |
| 65 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Hinata is the Sensitive Guy to Sou's Manly Man. |
| 66 | * {{Sleepyhead}} |
| 67 | * TheStoic |
| 68 | * [[spoiler:VictoriousChildhoodFriend: For a while, at least, but Anna and Hinata eventually do end up getting back together in the end.]] |
| 69 | |
| 70 | !Rin Nagase |
| 71 | ->Voiced by: (uncredited) (vomic) |
| 72 | |
| 73 | Rin is Sou's older sister and lives in apartment 303, though they don't see each other constantly due to her living with her boyfriend half the time. She is Mashiro's childhood friend. |
| 74 | |
| 75 | * CoolBigSis: The other kids, with the exception of Sou, see her as this. |
| 76 | * DoesNotLikeMen |
| 77 | * SecondLove: Rin used to have a crush on [[spoiler:Mashiro]], but apparently she's moved on from him since her boyfriend is mentioned in chapter 1. |
| 78 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Well, apparently the grumpy attitude runs in the Nagase family. |
| 79 | |
| 80 | !Beni Ichihara |
| 81 | -> Voiced by: Creator/MariyaIse (uncredited) (vomic) |
| 82 | |
| 83 | Beni is an elementary school student who lives on the fifth floor of the same apartment complex as Anna, Sou, and Hinata. She has an [[PrecociousCrush unrequited crush on Sou]]. |
| 84 | |
| 85 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Beni gets her own side story in vol. 10. |
| 86 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Mashiro sees Beni as this. |
| 87 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Has a big crush on Sou and is jealous whenever she finds Anna and Sou together. |
| 88 | * GreenEyedMonster: Beni doesn't seem to appreciate Anna since Sou likes her. |
| 89 | * PrecociousCrush: Sou is only three years older than Beni, but he treats her like a kid whenever she tries to flirt with him. |
| 90 | * SchoolIdol |
| 91 | * SiblingYinYang: Beni is immature and a brat to Anna, but her older brother, Mashiro, treats her very well. |
| 92 | * ThirdPersonPerson |
| 93 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: On her [[AllThereInTheManual character file]], whipped cream. |
| 94 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Beni loves Sou, but he doesn't return her feelings. |
| 95 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Beni is often mistaken as older than her actual age, which makes her very happy. |
| 96 | |
| 97 | !Mashiro Ichihara |
| 98 | |
| 99 | Mashiro is Beni's older brother and a twenty-year-old pre-med student. He is Anna's FirstLove, [[spoiler:or so she says]]. |
| 100 | |
| 101 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Mashiro gets a side story in vol. 5 exploring his relationship with his childhood friend (and Sou's sister), Rin. |
| 102 | * AloofOlderBrother: Towards Beni. He's always found her annoying, but what really soured their relationship was that [[spoiler:she revealed to Rin that he was dating her as a bet and it permanently damaged their relationship.]] |
| 103 | * BecomingTheMask: As part of a bet he made with his friends, he flirted with [[spoiler:Rin]], but ended up falling for her instead, causing an UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo. |
| 104 | * BigBrotherMentor: Towards Anna. |
| 105 | * TheCasanova: Mashiro swept tons of girls off their feet in middle school! |
| 106 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: Gave off a suspicious vibe in his first appearance, but it turns out to be a RedHerring. |
| 107 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a {{Jerk With A Heart Of Gold}} to almost everyone, but mostly a {{Jerkass}} to Beni. |
| 108 | * LadykillerInLove: In middle school, Mashiro was popular with the girls but [[CelibateHero resolved to not have a girlfriend]]. He made a [[TheBet Bet]] with his friends to make [[spoiler:[[ChildhoodFriends Childhood Friend]] and resident IceQueen Rin Nagase]] fall in love with him since she DoesNotLikeMen. Needless to say, [[BecomingTheMask he fell in love with her]], [[spoiler:and she reveals to him [[ChildhoodFriendRomance she liked him since they were young]] — but everything goes sour once she finds out about the bet from Beni.]] |
| 109 | * SiblingYinYang |
| 110 | * ShipperOnDeck: Mashiro often encourages Anna to get closer to [[spoiler:Hinata]]. |
| 111 | * [[spoiler:UnluckyChildhoodFriend]] |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
| 113 | |
| 114 | [[folder:Junior High Classmates]] |
| 115 | !Enomoto |
| 116 | ->Voiced by: Taishi Murata (vomic) |
| 117 | |
| 118 | Anna's senpai and middle school crush in Chapter 1. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | * OneShotCharacter |
| 121 | * WrongGuyFirst |
| 122 | |
| 123 | !Rui Arisaka |
| 124 | ->Voiced by: Kei Shindou (vomic) |
| 125 | |
| 126 | Rui is one of Anna's close friends. |
| 127 | |
| 128 | * BrutalHonesty |
| 129 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 130 | |
| 131 | !Hime Suzui |
| 132 | ->Voiced by: Rei Mochizuki (vomic) |
| 133 | |
| 134 | * BrutalHonesty |
| 135 | * PerpetualSmiler |
| 136 | |
| 137 | !Kurumi Mochizuki |
| 138 | |
| 139 | Kurumi is in the art club with Hinata and also has a crush on him. She's close friends with the art club advisor, Mari Kobayashi, and is very optimistic. |
| 140 | |
| 141 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Mochizuki knows right away that [[spoiler:Anna has a crush on Hinata]] and lets them get closer to each other once she is rejected. |
| 142 | * TheIngenue: This girl sees Rui and Hime's constant conversations about Anna as their way of caring so much about her, never mind that most of the conversations are complaints about how "stupid" Anna is. |
| 143 | * NiceGirl |
| 144 | * ShrinkingViolet |
| 145 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: On her [[AllThereInTheManual character file]], french toast. |
| 146 | |
| 147 | !Karin Mochizuki |
| 148 | |
| 149 | Karin is Mochizuki's little sister who joins the art club out of fascination for Hinata. |
| 150 | |
| 151 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Karin is introduced and featured in the side-story published in ''Ribon'''s sister magazine, ''Margaret''. |
| 152 | * PunnyName: "Karin" can mean "quince" in Japanese. Naturally, when Karin gives Hinata a quince-flavored cough drop, Sou immediately assumes that it's a tongue-in-cheek metaphor for eating her. |
| 153 | * StalkerWithACrush: Karin continuously follows Hinata to draw him for her art studies. |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:High School Classmates]] |
| 157 | !Nanoka Saeki |
| 158 | |
| 159 | Nanoka is Anna's outspoken, often self-centered classmate and the first friend she makes upon entering high school. She is in the Photography Club and dislikes Sou immensely. |
| 160 | |
| 161 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The first part of ''Betsu ni Suki Janai Kedo'' is told from her point of view. |
| 162 | * BitchInSheepsClothing |
| 163 | * BrutalHonesty |
| 164 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Tends to become a GreenEyedMonster in the prospect of anyone romantically getting close to Ayane [[spoiler:or Kazami]]. |
| 165 | * GenkiGirl |
| 166 | * ManipulativeBitch: She eventually changed away from this for the most part, but she still hates "Shithead Nagase" AKA Sou and likes messing with him. |
| 167 | * SheCleansUpNicely: She gets such a moment in her side story. |
| 168 | * ThirdPersonPerson |
| 169 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: On her [[AllThereInTheManual character file]], chocolate. |
| 170 | * {{Tsundere}}: Type A for [[spoiler:Kazami]]. |
| 171 | * {{Yandere}}: Nanoka ''really'' hates Sou for taking Ayane away from her, [[spoiler:so much that she tries a RelationshipSabotage towards Anna and Sou's friendship as revenge]]. |
| 172 | |
| 173 | !Ayane Asou |
| 174 | |
| 175 | Ayane is the beautiful childhood friend of Nanoka and Sou's ex-girlfriend from middle school. Unlike Nanoka, she's calm, attentive, and supportive towards Anna. She is in the Photography Club. |
| 176 | |
| 177 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Inverted. Ayane is kind enough to coach Anna on making up with Sou and encouraging her to go hook up with Hinata, [[spoiler:but she [[TookALevelInJerkass Takes A Level in Jerkass]] when she abandons Nanoka, as she's tired of her obsessively clinging onto her, and continues to guilt-trip Anna over hurting both Sou and Hinata.]] |
| 178 | * DoggedNiceGirl: Ayane understands Sou's feelings and tries to get him to make up with Anna when they get into an argument. |
| 179 | * InformedAttractiveness: Nanoka likes to brag about how beautiful Ayane is, and upon their first meeting, Anna is starstruck. |
| 180 | * InformedAttribute: Lives with her mother and older brother after her parents' divorce, though her family is never introduced except in flashbacks. |
| 181 | * ManipulativeBitch |
| 182 | * ParentalAbandonment |
| 183 | * ShipperOnDeck: Supports Anna with Hinata and encourages her to progress with him. [[spoiler:Later realizes that this is the only way she can get Sou to move on to her.]] |
| 184 | * TookALevelInJerkass: After chapter 40, [[spoiler:when she uses RelationshipSabotage on Anna, Hinata, and Sou out of jealousy. Despite this, [[WhyCantIHateYou she can't bring herself to hate Anna at all.]]]] |
| 185 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: On her [[AllThereInTheManual character file]], crepes. |
| 186 | * WhyCantIHateYou: [[spoiler:Even though Ayane cites Anna as the biggest reason she and Sou will never become a couple, she can't bring herself to hate her.]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | !Hinata Kazami |
| 189 | |
| 190 | Kazami is Ayane and Nanoka's childhood friend and sits next to Anna in class. He coincidentally shares the same phonetic name as Hinata Tokura. He is secretly a manga artist. |
| 191 | |
| 192 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The second part of ''Betsu ni Suki Janai Kedo'' is told from his point of view. |
| 193 | * BigOlEyebrows: Unlike the rest of the characters, his eyebrows are more defined. |
| 194 | * BishieSparkle: Used for comedic effect in the first part of the side story ''Betsu ni Suki Janai Kedo''. |
| 195 | * HiddenDepths: He's a manga artist, but he'd really like it if you didn't tell anyone. |
| 196 | * ObliviousToLove: He has no idea [[spoiler:Nanoka]] has a crush on him, though it's probably because she's mean to him the majority of the time. |
| 197 | * {{Otaku}}: Nanoka calls him such, since he's a huge fan of manga. |
| 198 | * {{Sleepyhead}}: [[JustifiedTrope Justified.]] Kazami has to meet strict deadlines at his job and keep up his studies, so he has no time to sleep at home. |
| 199 | * TheStoic |
| 200 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: On his [[AllThereInTheManual character file]], ramen and creampuffs. |
| 201 | |
| 202 | ! Mansaku Tokiwa |
| 203 | |
| 204 | Tokiwa is Sou's best friend in high school. |
| 205 | |
| 206 | * PunnyName: Tokiwa's name is a pun for a type of flower. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder:Teachers]] |
| 210 | !Mari Kobayashi |
| 211 | |
| 212 | Mari is a very young art teacher in middle school who is friendly with Hinata and Mochizuki. |
| 213 | |
| 214 | * [[spoiler:BrokenBird]] |
| 215 | * BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The gentle girl to Hinata's brooding boy. |
| 216 | * [[spoiler:FriendlessBackground]] |
| 217 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: It's implied that she's starting to see Chiaki this way. |
| 218 | * HotTeacher |
| 219 | * LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: [[spoiler:Her fiance broke off their engagement, and she's latched onto Hinata for comfort.]] |
| 220 | * MrsRobinson |
| 221 | * SenseiChan |
| 222 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: On her [[AllThereInTheManual character file]], fruits. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | !Chiaki Nakazawa |
| 225 | |
| 226 | Chiaki is the club advisor for the Photography Club. |
| 227 | |
| 228 | * BigOlEyebrows |
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