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2[[center: [- '''ST☆RISH''' | [[Characters/UtaNoPrinceSamaQUARTETNIGHT QUARTET NIGHT]] | [[Characters/UtaNoPrinceSamaHEAVENS HE★VENS]] -] ]]
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6!ST☆RISH in general
7[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2018_02_05_at_10110_pm.png]]
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9* CharacterDevelopment: Each boy gets an episode dedicated to their character development and their relationship with Nanami, complete with them singing their ImageSong.
10* ColorCodedForYourConvenience
11** Otoya - Red
12** Natsuki - Yellow
13** Masato - Blue
14** Tokiya - Purple
15** Ren - Orange
16** Syo - Pink
17** Cecil - Lime Green
18* CurtainsMatchTheWindow Tokiya, Otoya, and Masato all fall under this trope.
19* DemotedToExtra: In ''All Star''. They only have small roles in the senpai and teachers' routes, and have one single route for all 6 of them and Cecil, the Rainbow Route. In ''Revolutions'', they get grouped in two/three people units, instead of getting an episode for each of them like in earlier seasons.
20* DraggedIntoDrag: On the drama CD "Music Princess Magical Ichiko", with Tokiya taking the brunt of the embarrassment as the lead character.
21* FunWithAcronyms: Their name is an acronym for the first letters of their names (first names from the S class members, last names from the A class members), except, obviously, for the star. [[spoiler:Later, the star is used as a placeholder for Aijima Cecil's name.]]
22%%* IdolSinger
23* ImageSong: Each of the boys has an image song that appears in their anime focus episode. For all of ST☆RISH, they are "Mirai Chizu", "Maji Love 1000%", "Maji Love 2000%", and "Maji Love Revolutions". Season 3 gave "Cross Units," the boys getting in groups of two, and one group of three and that served as their image song in the episode and then their solo image song was released with the full version of the Cross Unit song.
24* LuckyCharmsTitle
25* MoeCouplet: [[BigGuyLittleGuy Natsuki and Syo]] fulfill this role. Where Syo is a masculine boy who takes care of and worries over the gentle-hearted Natsuki, Natsuki himself brings out Syo's natural cuteness by flustering him.
26* TrueCompanions: They are firmly this by the second season of the anime.
27* WesternZodiac: While it isn’t the main focus, their characterization is quite similar to the star sign they’re assigned to.
28** Otoya’s GenkiBoy and FieryRedhead traits all fit to an Aries’ attributes: playful, enthusiastic, dynamic and sometimes impulsive. Bonus point for the [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience image color]], since Aries is commonly associated with red as well.
29** Masato being the hardworking and reliable, yet somewhat rigid and distant, TeamMom of the group brings to mind an archetypical Capricorn.
30** Natsuki and Syo are BirthdayBuddies and appropriately Gemini. They’re the blond MoeCouplet whose many characteristics and [[BigGuyLittleGuy height]] contrast each other’s (a GentleGiant with CutenessProximity and a PintSizedPowerhouse who [[RealMenWearPink remains manly despite his seemingly feminine interests]]) yet still get along very well compared to other roommate pairs. The duality motif also applies to themselves personally: Syo has a twin, while Natsuki has his SplitPersonality.
31** Leo is usually portrayed as the natural leader thanks to its association with [[KingOfBeasts lion]], the sun and [[TopGod Zeus]], so of course Tokiya is TheAce. He also has the first impression of being arrogant and strict yet full of charisma, and then is revealed to be very passionate about his craft as an idol; many traits related to a Leo.
32** Ren is incredibly free-spirited, clever and self-reliant to the point of unpredictable like an Aquarius. His apathy towards becoming idol due to being forced into it ties with how Aquarius will resist the lack of freedom and individuality.
33** Cecil has it less rough when it comes to zodiac archetypes: despite being a Scorpio, he’s sweet, loyal and princely. That said, he still possesses the mysteriousness and otherworldly nature compared to other love interests.
34* WorthyOpponent: Season 3 focuses on them becoming this for Quartet Night. [[spoiler: They become their rivals by the end of the season and we may never know who would have been initially chosen for the Triple S, thus being better, since Heavens returned and has put themselves into the mix.]]
35** [[spoiler: Episode 1 of Season 4 reveals Quartet Night won, however, they resign the win; stating that Quartet Night, ST☆RISH, and HEAVENS were all equal in terms of votes, but HEAVENS was not judged due to not having formally signed up for the competition. A final competition between the three will decide the winner, they hope to surpass them this time.]]
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37[[foldercontrol]]
38
39!Ittoki Otoya
40%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ittoki_otoya_s4_e1.png]]
41[[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/otoya_ittoki.png]]
42 [[caption-width-right:272:The [[LovableJock athlete]] who is tolerant with innocence. The bright and genial youth.]]
43
44Haruka's classmate in A Class, he's a friendly and positive person who enjoys singing. He shares a room with Tokiya from Class S. In the anime, he stands up for Haruka when she was barred from taking the entrance exam due to being late. He plays the guitar.
45
46->'''[[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Image Color]]:''' Red
47->'''Age (game):''' 15 (UN☆PS♪/R), 16 (AA), 17 (D/AS), 18 (ASAS)
48->'''Age (anime):''' 15~16 (Season 1), 17~18 (Season 2), 20+ (Season 3)
49->'''Birthday:''' April 11
50->'''Star Sign:''' Aries
51->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' O
52->'''Height:''' 175cm
53->'''Weight:''' 60kg
54->'''Instrument:''' Guitar
55->'''Hobby:''' Soccer, all sports in general
56->'''Hometown:''' Tokyo
57->'''Class:''' A Class
58->'''Roommate:''' Tokiya, Reiji
59->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumaTerashima (Japanese), Ivan Bastidas (Latin American Spanish)
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62[[folder:Tropes applying to all works]]
63* AffectionateNickname: Reiji calls him "Otoyan" and Ren calls him "Ikki".
64* BookDumb: Appears to be this, judging from his reaction to Tokiya's long and technical explanation of how he writes lyrics - all he heard was fast-forward sound-effect static.
65* BoyNextDoor: He’s just like a younger boy who lives next door: cheerful, friendly, a little BookDumb but nonetheless still so wholesomely innocent that you want to give him a pat on the head.
66* CharacterBlog: His Twitter account is [[http://www.twitter.com/Otoya_I_SH @Otoya_I_SH]].
67* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: In both the games and anime, he is an orphan.]]
68** [[spoiler: In the games, his mother is mentioned to have died in a plane crash and his father's whereabouts are unknown to him.]]
69** [[spoiler: In the anime, he was raised by his aunt, who got sick and eventually died. He moved to the orphanage after that.]]
70* DisappearedDad: His dad is never mentioned[[note]] At least not directly. His route in the game has quite a bit of fun with the WildMassGuessing trigger on this trope. This actually happens in another route, too. In the same game. [=UtaPri=] likes messing with people.[[/note]] but...
71** MissingMom: His mom died in a plane crash when he was just a baby. His adoptive mother died of illness when he was a small boy. So he's lived in an orphanage up until he was accepted into Saotome Academy.
72* FieryRedhead: A GenkiBoy with red hair, who is very passionate about music and also likes sports.
73* FriendToAllChildren: The kids at the orphanage love their "big brother Otoya" and even come to cheer for him at his concerts.
74* FirstGuyWins: Of all the main boys, Otoya is the first to talk to Haruka before she got into Saotome Academy, being the person who helped get to her entrance exams with a late start.
75* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler: His father, Shining Saotome, was also a popular idol.]]
76* ImageSong:
77** In the games, "TRUST☆MY DREAM", "[[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows Nijiiro]]☆OVER DRIVE!", and "HORIZON".
78** In the anime, "BRAND NEW MELODY" and "SMILE MAGIC".
79*** Seasons 3 and 4 have the duet songs "EMOTIONAL LIFE" and "Next Door", sung with Natsuki and Eiichi, respectively.
80* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: He's Cecil's half-brother, although neither of them find out. He's also Shining Saotome's son.]]
81* LovableJock: He enjoys soccer and is one of the more acrobatic members of the group alongside Syo.
82* LoveAtFirstSight
83* MeaningfulName: His name has the character for "sound" ("oto").
84* NiceGuy: He is nice to everyone no matter who they are and helped Haruka shoo off the pervert (game)/take the entrance exams (anime) without prompts.
85* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace
86* ParentalAbandonment: See DisappearedDad and MissingMom above.
87* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Tokiya's Blue.
88* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tokiya, with the twist that Otoya is actually aware of this, and tries not to let Tokiya's cold behavior get to him. And he has his share of vitriol toward Tokiya, too, although the jury is still out on whether he's doing it on purpose or not.
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90[[/folder]]
91
92[[folder:Tropes applying to the game and drama [=CDs=]]]
93* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the games he's still cute and sweet, but a lot less innocent, and a lot more direct and assertive when it comes to his feelings for Haruka. Even his voice is deeper.
94* ChivalrousPervert
95* CuddleBug
96* {{Determinator}}: In ''Repeat'' most of his route consists on his determination to find out why Saotome established the love ban rule and convicing him to revoke it.
97* UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian: Subverted. He isn't a believer, but wears the rosary as a way to remember his mother.
98* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Heights]]: In the games he has acrophobia. In the anime this has been transferred to Syo.
99
100[[/folder]]
101
102[[folder:Tropes applying to the anime]]
103* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: In season 4, thanks to Eiichi bringing up his emotional scars from losing people he loved. He gets better.]]
104* CannotSpitItOut: In the anime. Every time he tries to confess to Haruka, he ends up saying he loves her... songs.
105** In the second season he tries to confess to her again but he has such difficulty getting it out that in the end he [[InterruptedDeclarationOfLove gets interrupted]] by Cecil's prank.
106** In the 4th season at first it seems that he does manage to say "I love you" but in still ends up morphing it into "your songs". At this point it's starting to feel like a running gag...
107* DoggedNiceGuy: To Haruka in the anime. He's very much in love with her, helps her and stands up for her, and comes [[CannotSpitItOut very close to confessing to her]]... but she regards him as only a friend, and feels that she's obligated to choose him as her partner only to repay his kindness for her. He seems to take it in stride, though.
108* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:In the anime, he believes that his aunt's death was due to him.]]
109* TheLeader: In the anime he eventually evolves into a central figure in ST☆RISH: he tends to stand in the middle of group shots, he tends to be the first to make a move in a given situation, and in season 4 he speaks for his group to the other bands' leader figures (Reiji of Quartet Night and Eiichi of HEAVENS).
110* SecurityCling: Does this to Syo in episode 3 of season 1 while they watch Natsuki bake.
111* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Otoya became convinced that he had been deceiving everyone by using his smiles to hide his emotional scars after Eiichi pulled his MiseryTrigger, and that ST☆RISH and Haruka would leave him should they learn the truth.]]
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113[[/folder]]
114
115!Hijirikawa Masato
116%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hijirikawa_masato_s4_e1.png]]
117[[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/masato_hijirikawa.png]]
118 [[caption-width-right:272: The son of the noble family of Hijirikawa. He plays the piano with lots of tenderness.]]
119Student of A Class, he's the scion to the Hijirikawa family. He seems to have some form of rivalry going on with Ren, whom he shares a room with. He plays the piano.
120
121->'''[[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Image Color]]:''' Blue
122->'''Age (game):''' 16 (UN☆PS♪/R), 17 (AA), 18 (D/AS), 19 (ASAS)
123->'''Age (anime):''' 16~17 (Season 1), 18 (Season 2), 21+ (Season 3)
124->'''Birthday:''' December 29
125->'''Star Sign:''' Capricorn
126->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' A
127->'''Height:''' 181cm
128->'''Weight:''' 64kg
129->'''Instrument:''' Piano
130->'''Hobby:''' Sewing
131->'''Hometown:''' Kyoto
132->'''Class:''' A Class
133->'''Roommate:''' Ren, Ranmaru
134->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese), Carlos Dominguez (Latin American Spanish)
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137[[folder:Tropes applying to all works]]
138* AffectionateNickname: Gets called "Masa" on occasion. Tomochika calls him "Masayan."
139* BlueMeansCold: TheStoic and an [[DefrostingIceQueen Ice King destined to be defrosted]] who is blue all the way. He is also associated with snow and ice, one example being his first encounter with Haruka which notably occurred when he was walking during a snowy day.
140* CharacterBlog: His Twitter account is [[http://www.twitter.com/Masato_H_SH @Masato_H_SH]].
141* ChildhoodFriends: With Ren. It becomes VitriolicBestBuds over times.
142* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
143* DefrostingIceKing: He is usually serious and calm, and only shows his softer side to Haruka after they become closer.
144* ElegantClassicalMusician: Plays the piano, and is as elegant as the heir of a traditional Japanese household can be.
145* HandsOnApproach: When trying to help Haruka get over her performance anxiety.
146* HouseHusband: Comes off as one. He's really good at sewing as well as being a SupremeChef. He even cleans Haruka's room in episode 1 of season 2. All of his housekeeping skills are a result of his efforts to help his frail mother.
147* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Punches Ren when he tries to get himself expelled and then lies about not caring about music.
148* ImageSong:
149** In the games, "Kishi no Kiss wa Yuki Yori Yasashiku", "BLUE×PRISM HEART", and "Sanctuary".
150** In the anime, "Knocking on the mind" and "Koi Sakura".
151*** Seasons 3 and 4 have the duet songs "ORIGINAL RESONANCE" and "Lasting Oneness", sung with Tokiya and Kira, respectively.
152* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: His hobby is sewing.
153%%* LonelyRichKid
154* NiceToTheWaiter: He is well liked by his family's servants, a show that while he’s cold and keeps his distance, he’s by no means a jerk.
155* PrincelyYoungMan: He's a nice IceKing type, who is distant and rigid but ultimately is a gentleman.
156* TallDarkAndHandsome: Tall, dark-haired (dark blue, to be exact), and exceedingly aloof.
157* TheQuietOne: He doesn't talk much.
158* VitriolicBestBuds: Type 2, with Ren.
159* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He is terrified of bugs but refuses to admit it. Even butterfly makes him uncomfortable.
160* YamatoNadeshiko: A male example. He comes from a traditional Japanese household, is polite, and a HouseHusband. He does most of the cooking during trips such as the camping trip in Maji Love 2000% and cleaned Haruka's room before she moved into her new dorm. He also likes sewing and making handmade gifts.
161[[/folder]]
162[[folder:Tropes applying to the game and drama [=CDs=]]]
163* AloofBigBrother: Despite his apperance and stoic personality, this is averted: he adores his little sister so much that he would sew handkerchiefs and play piano and sing songs for her, which always made her smile when she was sad.
164%%* ArrangedMarriage
165* BornUnlucky: He considers himself this in the games, where once at a school play, the roles were distributed through a lottery, and he got the role of [[PlayingATree "Grass 1"]].
166* CovertPervert
167* DoesNotLikeSpam: He does not like drinking milk.
168* OneGenderSchool: Came from one before attending Saotome Academy.
169* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Melon bread, something a little unexpected for a guy as high-class as him.
170* WithThisRing: In his Repeat route, he gives Haruka a ring which happens to be his dead grandmother's memento and is meant to be given to the person who is going to be his wife.
171[[/folder]]
172[[folder:Tropes applying to the anime]]
173* TheComicallySerious: His usual calm and overly polite demeanor tends to make him the butt of jokes towards the group’s {{cloudcuckoolander}} moments.
174* IHaveNoSon: [[spoiler: In season 4, he is disowned by his father due to his wish to continue his idol activities. However, his father is shown to accept his job as an idol and even watches the SSS decisive concert on television.]]
175* NeatFreak: The first thing he does on the day of Haruka's arrival at the new dormitory? Clean her room for her.
176[[/folder]]
177
178!Shinomiya Natsuki
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180%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shinomiya_natsuki_s4_e1.png]]
181[[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natsuki_shinomiya_9.png]]
182 [[caption-width-right:272:A gentle, tender, good young man. Music loves the youth with [[SplitPersonality different faces in his mind.]]]]
183
184Another of Haruka's classmates, he plays the viola, though he used to play the violin. He has an extreme fondness for cute things, leading him to take a liking to Haruka. In the anime, upon his first encounter with Haruka he calls her Elizabeth, saying that she reminds him of his dog. He shares a room with Syo, whom he claims to be as cute as Haruka and is very affectionate towards him.
185
186->'''[[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Image Color]]:''' Yellow
187->'''Age (game):''' 17 (UN☆PS♪/R), 18 (AA), 19 (D/AS), 20 (ASAS)
188->'''Age (anime):''' around 17 (Season 1), around 19 (Season 2), 22+ (Season 3)
189->'''Birthday:''' June 9
190->'''Star Sign:''' Gemini
191->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' AB
192->'''Height:''' 186cm
193->'''Weight:''' 70kg
194->'''Instrument:''' Viola
195->'''Hobby:''' Cooking
196->'''Hometown:''' Hokkaido
197->'''Class:''' A Class
198->'''Roommate:''' Syo, Ai
199->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KishowTaniyama (Japanese), Rafael Escalante (Latin American Spanish)
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202[[folder:Tropes applying to all works]]
203* TheAce: He’s considered a virtuoso when it comes to singing and playing stringed instruments, having participated in many violin competitions with Syo in their youth. He was also a ChildProdigy composer.
204* AffectionateNickname: Gets called "Nacchan" by Ringo-sensei and "Nattsun" by [[TheNicknamer Reiji]]. Ren calls him [[LastNameBasis "Shinomii"]].
205* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Natsuki has no memory of being Satsuki, or what he did while Satsuki was in control.]]
206* TheBigGuy: He's the tallest main character. He uses this to his advantage by picking up Syo and carting him around like he's his personal toy.
207* BirthdayBuddies: June 9, with Syo.
208* BreakTheCutie: In his backstory, [[spoiler:resulting in his alter, Satsuki.]]
209* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a ditz from Cloud Cuckoo Land, but talented, and can pull it together when he performs.
210* ButNotTooForeign: Born in Hokkaido, but spent a portion of his childhood in France. [[https://shining-live.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Event:_World_Travel_Magazines:_France An event]] in ''Shining Live'' has him use his familiarity with French culture for a magazine article, and he even teaches Cecil some French.
211* CharacterBlog: His Twitter account is [[https://twitter.com/Natsuki_S_SH @Natsuki_S_SH]].
212* CloudCuckooLander: Seems to live in his own little world most of the time. Where everything's cuddly and wuddly.
213* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In the games. In the anime and ''[[VideoGame/UtaNoPrincesamaShiningLive Shining Live]]'' however, his eye colour [[AvertedTrope is changed to green]].
214* CuteAndPsycho: See [[spoiler:SplitPersonality.]]
215* CutenessProximity: May be triggered by small animals, plushies... and basically anyone shorter than him.
216* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:When he was younger, he [[PrecociousCrush fell in love with his music teacher]] and wrote a special song just for her. However, she used him by taking his song and claiming it as her own as she made a profit out of it. As a result of feeling [[LoveHurts used and alone]], Satsuki was developed to protect Natsuki from ever feeling like that again. Satsuki was even named after that particular song the music teacher stole from him.]]
217* TheDitz: He's naïve and extremely prone to CutenessProximity effects. He's also superb at ignoring all the hissy fits that "hint" that Syo really hates being called little or picked up like a toy.
218--> '''Character Twitter [[https://twitter.com/Natsuki_S_SH/status/429115142542880768 post]] on 31 January, 2014:''' "[super blurry photo of cat] Lookie what I found!"
219* FriendToAllLivingThings: He adores animals in general and has great affinity with them. Apparently, he can even [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand what they’re saying]], which comes to his advantage in nature-focused jobs he’s taking.
220* GentleGiant: A total sweetheart for a guy his size, [[spoiler:at least when his SplitPersonality isn't in effect.]]
221* TheGlassesComeOff: He's got a SplitPersonality, and no points for guessing what the cue is! And all it takes is putting his glasses back on him to switch him back to his regular self.
222** In ''Repeat'', [[spoiler: Haruka finds it isn't that easy to appease Satsuki.]] The rest of the cast also gets hit with this in the fourth season of the anime.
223* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blond hair and is a NiceGuy, as long as [[spoiler:[[SplitPersonality Satsuki]] isn't in charge]].
224* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Syo.
225* ImageSong: Natsuki's image songs tend to have titles and lyrics [[CosmicMotifs relating to stars and constellations]].
226** In the games, "Southern Cross Waltz", "Andromeda de Kuchizuke wo", and "☆YELL☆".
227** In the anime, "ORION de SHOUT OUT" and "Sirius e no Chikai".
228*** Seasons 3 and 4 have the duet songs "EMOTIONAL LIFE" and "Grown Empathy", sung with Otoya and Nagi, respectively.
229* LethalChef: After he adds the ingredients, he adds the container those ingredients came in as well. After that he proceeds to add Tabasco sauce, soy beans, fermented squid and chili sauce... and then blowtorches the mix. He was supposed to be making ''cupcakes'', mind you.
230** In ''Repeat'', he makes lunch for a picnic with Haruka... and she passes out the moment she tastes the food.
231* ManChild: Naive, air-headed, and has a strong case of CutenessProximity, much to [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder Syo]]'s dismay.
232* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: His main victims are Haruka and Syo.
233* [[spoiler:SplitPersonality]]: [[spoiler:He has a split personality named Satsuki, who is Natsuki's complete opposite: A HotBlooded {{Jerkass}}. In the games, he's extremely talented for composing music, but refuses to do so; in the anime, rumours say he's put 50,000 people in the hospital for pissing him off.]]
234* StellarName: The name "Na'''tsuki'''" is written 那'''月''', incorporating the kanji for "moon." Accordingly, he draws a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/210609_utapri_birthday_natsukisign_4.jpg tiny moon]] in his autograph.
235* SweetTooth: He considers desserts and sweets cute, so he frequently makes and consumes them.
236[[/folder]]
237[[folder:Tropes applying to the game and drama [=CDs=]]]
238* CordonBleughChef: In ''[[VideoGame/UtaNoPrincesamaShiningLive Shining Live]]'', Natsuki’s disastrous dishes are suggested to be the result of his tendency to use strange and often unfit-for-normal-consumption kinds of ingredients, and '''not''' because he’s entirely a LethalChef like in other medias. Indeed, when he works with normal ingredients, he creates good (and even pretty) food.
239* StepfordSmiler: In his ''Repeat'' route, he [[BeneathTheMask masks his depression]] over his emotional weakness and inability to improve on his viola playing with his [[TheDitz ditzy behavior]].
240* UnknownRival: Was this to Syo. [[AlternateIdentityAmnesia Not that Natsuki remembers, though.]]
241[[/folder]]
242[[folder:Tropes applying to the anime]]
243* ChildhoodFriends: With Syo.
244* {{Flanderization}}: The anime exaggerates his ditzy and cute-obsessed side. His game counterpart shares this trait, but doesn't show them in such an aggressive manner, and he's pretty calm most of the time.
245* RealMenWearPink: That excessively frilly apron he wears in Season 1 Episode 3.
246* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: In the anime, he's obsessed with a cute chick mascot called "Piyo-chan". He even stars in a commercial featuring it in the second season.
247[[/folder]]
248
249!Ichinose Tokiya
250%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ichinose_tokiya_s4_e1.png]]
251[[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tokiya_ichinose.png]]
252 [[caption-width-right:272:An [[TheStoic always calm]] theorist. The [[{{Workaholic}} hard worker]] with keeping passion in his heart.]]
253
254A student in S Class, he bears a strong resemblance to Haruka's idol, Hayato. However, he's said to be Hayato's identical twin brother instead, and seems to bear a complex from being in his brother's shadow. He appears to be cold and aloof, as well as being a perfectionist. Also the roommate of Otoya from A Class.
255
256->'''[[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Image Color]]:''' Violet
257->'''Age (game):''' 16 (UN☆PS♪/R), 17 (SS), 18 (D/AS), 19 (ASAS)
258->'''Age (anime):''' around 17 (Season 1), around 19 (Season 2), 22+ (Season 3)
259->'''Birthday:''' August 6
260->'''Star Sign:''' Leo
261->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' A
262->'''Height:''' 179cm
263->'''Weight:''' 59kg
264->'''Instrument:''' Vocals (but he can play anything)
265->'''Hobby:''' Reading
266->'''Hometown:''' Fukuoka
267->'''Class:''' S Class[[spoiler:, demoted to A Class in the anime]]
268->'''Roommate:''' Otoya, Reiji
269->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano (Japanese)
270
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272[[folder:Tropes applying to all works]]
273* TheAce: He actually can play any instrument, but still considers his best asset is his voice. He's also extremely smart, fit and handsome.
274* ActuallyIAmHim: [[spoiler:When he reveals he is actually Hayato.]]
275* AffectionateNickname: Reiji calls him "Tokki" and Ren calls him "Icchi".
276* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Him and Hayato, with their sole differences being their facial expressions. [[spoiler:Except not at all.]]
277* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the games, he's a lot more romantic than his anime counterpart. We also see this reflected on his character songs: compare the more romantic "Nanairo no Compass" and "CRYSTAL TIME" to the much more sexier "Independence" and "SECRET LOVER".
278* ChildProdigy: Started being a variety artist at a very young age, which made him become independent and live by himself ''at the age of thirteen'', while also getting top marks in school.
279* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blue eyes and hair, though a darker shade than Masato’s.
280* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: At the start, he’s cold and keeps a distance from everyone else, Haruka included, but after she shows him how she loves him for what he truly is instead of [[spoiler:his StepfordSmiler Hayato persona]], he gradually mellows out.
281* FakeTwinGambit: [[spoiler:The Ichinose family never had any kid named Hayato - that is Tokiya’s stage persona. His reason is that he wants to separate his normal life from whatever money-printing machine he has become under the name Hayato.]]
282* FirstLove: Before meeting Haruka, he never had any crushes or relationships.
283* ImageSong:
284** In the games, "BELIEVE☆MY VOICE", "星屑☆Shall we dance?", and "Independence".
285** In the anime, "Nanairo no Compass" and "CRYSTAL TIME".
286*** Seasons 3 and 4 have the duet songs "ORIGINAL RESONANCE" and "Mighty Aura", sung with Masato and Eiji, respectively.
287* IneffectualLoner
288* LastNameBasis: He calls everyone by their last names, except Otoya, Ren, and Syo.
289* LonerTurnedFriend: In all versions of the story. In the anime he's standoffish and aloof for most of season 1 but by season 4 he's an integral part of the team who enjoys being with the others. In the game he starts off being similarly aloof, but eventually he warms up to Otoya and acknowledges him as his best friend and rival.
290* ThePerfectionist: Most of what he has achieved in his career is the result of very hard work. For example, according to the games he was pitch deaf when he started singing: [[TheAce look at him now]].
291* PickyEater: Mentioned in the SHINING magazine; he carb counts to watch his figure.
292* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Otoya's Red.
293* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler: As Hayato, who has to constantly smile for the audience despite his passion being robbed away by the agency he’s in]].
294* TheStoic: Described as a cool-headed, serious theorist who prioritizes his logical sense first and foremost.
295* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Having been overshadowed by his more famous twin, Tokiya hates it when people mistake him for or compare him to Hayato, even refusing to do any request regarding the latter. [[spoiler:It’s actually more about him living under the shadow of his own stage persona, since he never has any twin]].
296* TechnicianVersusPerformer: He’s the Technician to Otoya, as his singing is considered perfect in technique but lacking the "heart".
297* TerribleArtist: Tokiya is very earnest about his artwork, even though his drawings look like something made by a small child.
298* TheCastShowOff: His voice actor Creator/MamoruMiyano is also responsible for singing the theme songs of the games and the anime:
299** Games: "Ao no Tsubasa" and "innocence".
300** Anime: "Orpheus", "Canon", "Shine", and "Tempest".
301* VitriolicBestBuds: With Otoya, Tokiya being the jerk. When asked to describe what they like in each other, Otoya rattles off many of Tokiya's good points while Tokiya barely manages to squeeze out two; and then he claims he didn't mean them. Even so he acknowledges Otoya as his best friend and rival, and wants to sing together with him.
302[[/folder]]
303
304[[folder:Tropes applying to the game and drama [=CDs=]]]
305* {{Determinator}}: When he was a child, he was tone-deaf. He becomes TheAce as he is now thanks to extreme training.
306* HiddenDepths: He's extremely romantic compared to what it seems at first glance. The reason is his parents getting a divorce shortly after he made his idol debut, making him think it was his fault. He considers anyone who devotes themselves to a romantic relationship should keep in mind marriage, even if it seems too risky.
307* ItsAllMyFault: Believes that his dream to become an idol was what pushed his parents to go through divorce, because of his father's dislike for it.
308* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: In the first game, he apologizes to Haruka for leaving her alone in the school festival and hugs her. When he starts to talk about his feelings, Ryuuya apppears and tells them to go home.]]
309* TrademarkFavoriteFood: When he was a child, he loved chocolate cake.
310* WhipOfDominance: His main weapon as ''Music Princess Magical Ichiko'' is a whip. The others note that he looks surprisingly good with it, as he gets a little too much into whipping Otoya (who plays the villain).
311* WholesomeCrossDresser: In the first game, when the Class S loses a match he dresses up with an uniform. He even asks Haruka for tips to become more feminine!
312[[/folder]]
313
314[[folder:Tropes applying to the anime]]
315* CannotSpitItOut: [[spoiler: The "I love you....r songs." scene comes to mind...]]
316* ContinuityNod: "CRYSTAL TIME", his character song in the second season, includes "Nanairo no Compass" (his ImageSong in the first season) and "Maigo no Kokoro" (Haruka's song) in its lyrics.
317* DemotedToExtra: In a sense. He is still part of the main cast in the second season, however, the first season gives him a bigger role and more screen time than other members of ST☆RISH, in the second season, the counterpart of his importance from the first season is given to Cecil.
318* {{Flanderization}}: The anime seems to have made him an {{expy}} of Masato, with similar TheComicallySerious reactions but slightly less ridiculous.
319* GrayRainOfDepression: Literally almost every scene he's in outdoors in the first season of the anime is this. That's three, count them, ''three'' times. Episodes 1, 6 and 7.
320* HiddenDepths: In episode 7 he fondly has a memory of children happily asking him to sing, calling him Onii-chan, and it allows him to 'sing with heart'.
321* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the anime Tokiya is initially insufferable and rude towards his classmates, but not forever.
322* WholesomeCrossDresser: In the fourth episode of season 2, he's seen willingly dressing up in a woman's kimono with a flower in his hair to help Masato get over his inability to hug a person that he doesn't know or love for an audition, even going to the point of using a feminine voice. Needless to say, he did a convincing job of being a woman (but wasn't able to get Masato to hug him).
323[[/folder]]
324
325!Jinguji Ren
326%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jinguji_ren_s4_e1.png]]
327[[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ren_jinguji.png]]
328 [[caption-width-right:272:[[GratuitousEnglish Freeman that is freewheelingness brightly.]] A youth with brilliant talent and brightness.]]
329
330Student in S Class, he is a son of the Jinguji family, making him rivals with Masato, who is also the roommate. He is very flirtatious, and plays the saxophone. In the anime, he, along with Otoya, helps defend Haruka when the officials refused to let her take the entrance exam.
331
332->'''[[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Image Color]]:''' Orange
333->'''Age (game):''' 17 (UN☆PS♪/R), 18 (SS), 19 (D/AS), 20 (ASAS)
334->'''Age (anime):''' 17~18 (Season 1), 19 (Season 2), 22+ (Season 3)
335->'''Birthday:''' February 14
336->'''Star Sign:''' Aquarius
337->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' B
338->'''Height:''' 183cm
339->'''Weight:''' 63kg
340->'''Instrument:''' Saxophone
341->'''Hobby:''' Darts
342->'''Hometown:''' Kanagawa
343->'''Class:''' S Class
344->'''Roommate:''' Masato, Ranmaru
345->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe
346-----
347[[folder:Tropes applying to all works]]
348* TheCasanova: Only Ren could get away with the kinds of pick up lines he does. This is lampshaded by Otoya.
349* ChickMagnet
350* ChildhoodFriends: With Masato.
351* FinancialAbuse: He has little to no interest of becoming an idol. He only attends Saotome Academy because his family wants him to, after he graduates he'll be a idol for the Jinguuji's Group commericals.
352* ImageSong:
353** In the games, "Akuma no Kiss wa Honoo Yori Hageshiku", "RED HOT×LOVE MINDS", and "FREEDOM".
354** In the anime, "Sekai no Hate Made Believe Heart" and "Orange Rhapsody".
355*** Season 3 has the group songs "CODE T.V.U" sung with Cecil and Syo, and Season 4 has the duet song "Lovely Eyes", sung with Van.
356* MeaningfulName: His name "Ren" is a homonym for the Japanese word for "love". Makes sense that he's the most flirtatious and romantic of the guys.
357* LatinLover: Even if fully Japanese, he has all the stereotypes usually associated with them, including the occasional GratuitousSpanish in his songs.
358* LongHairedPrettyboy: He has the longest hair of any of the bishounen, granted it's not too much past shoulder length.
359* MissingMom: She died, which really messed up his dad. She was an IdolSinger.
360* TheNicknamer: Coins nicknames for just about everyone, such as "Icchi" for Tokiya and "Ceci" for Cecil. He calls Haruka "Little lamb" or "my lady." The notable exception is Masato whom he calls "Hijirikawa".
361%%* NotAMorningPerson
362* PrincelyYoungMan: The PrinceCharming type. Despite his status, he’s overall friendly and down to the earth, though his tense relationship with his family does contribute.
363* RealMenHateSugar: Dislikes chocolate. Ironically, his birthday lands on February 14th.
364* RedStringOfFate: He claims he and Haruka are tied together by it. Mostly he's just screwing around.
365* TheRival: To Masato, primarily because of their rivaling families, but their clashing personalities also do their part.
366* SexySaxMan: When he plays the sax, all the girls squeal. A whole bench full of them.
367* SomethingAboutARose: To go with his LatinLover motif, he’s associated with red rose.
368* VitriolicBestBuds: Type 2, with Masato.
369[[/folder]]
370
371[[folder:Tropes applying to the game and drama [=CDs=]]]
372%%* InstantFanClub
373* LadyKillerInLove: After falling for Haruka.
374[[/folder]]
375
376[[folder:Tropes applying to the anime]]
377* GratuitousSpanish: In "Dear... Burning my Lady!" he says "te amo mucho" (lit. "I love you very much").
378* MrFanservice: His shower scene in episode 8. His episode in the second season and his delusion as a flamenco singer in ''Revolutions'' also count.
379[[/folder]]
380
381
382!Kurusu Syo
383%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kurusu_syo_s4_e1.png]]
384[[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/syo_kurusu.png]]
385 [[caption-width-right:272:An egocentric, stylish person. He is little, though [[PintSizedPowerhouse braver than anyone else.]]]]
386
387Another student of S Class, he is nicknamed "ochibi-chan" due to his short stature, much to his chagrin. He's very cheerful and energetic, and plays the violin. Roommates with Natsuki.
388
389->'''[[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Image Color]]:''' Pink ->'''Age (game):''' 15(UN☆PS♪/R), 16 (SS), 17 (D/AS), 18 (ASAS)
390->'''Age (anime):''' 15~16 (Season 1), 17~18 (Season 2), 20+ (Season 3)
391->'''Birthday:''' June 9
392->'''Star Sign:''' Gemini
393->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' O
394->'''Height:''' 161cm
395->'''Weight:''' 52kg
396->'''Instrument:''' Violin
397->'''Hobby:''' Shopping
398->'''Hometown:''' Aichi
399->'''Class:''' S Class
400->'''Roommate:''' Natsuki, Ai
401->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese), Héctor Ireta de Alba (Latin American Spanish)
402-----
403[[folder:Tropes applying to all works]]
404* AffectionateNickname: Is called "Syo-chan" by Natsuki and Kaoru, and "Ochibi-chan" (which can roughly mean "Munchkin"/"Lil' Cutie") by Ren.
405* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Has an identical younger twin brother named Kaoru.
406* BerserkButton: DON'T comment on his height, DON'T make him crossplay or take picture of him in crossplay, DON'T flirt with Nanami, and DON'T call him cute.
407* BirthdayBuddies: June 9 with Natsuki.
408* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Being Natsuki's roommate is a full time job.
409* CuteBruiser: The games inform us that he's been doing karate since he was a child and rivals his idol Hyuga (a full grown man) in strength and fighting abilities.
410* DraggedIntoDrag: A few times and he hates the fact that he makes a convincing girl.
411* ImageSong:
412** In the games, "Oresama Rondo", "Cosmic Runner", and "CHALLENGE!".
413** In the anime, "Otokogi Zenkai Go! Fight!!" and "TRUE WING".
414*** Season 3 has the group songs "CODE T.V.U" sung with Cecil and Ren, and Season 4 has the duet song "Justice Impulse", sung with Yamato.
415* InconsistentSpelling: His name can be spelled as "Syo", "Sho", "Shou", "Syou", or "Shō", but they are all pronounced the same way.
416* LittleBigBrother: His younger twin brother Kaoru is about two inches taller than Syo.
417* MeaningfulName: "Syo" is a homonym for the Japanese word for "small" (same pronunciation, different kanji).
418* TheNapoleon: He's only 161 cm (5'3'') tall at the age of 16-17 and he's not pleased about his height.
419* OlderThanTheyLook: He looks 14-15, despite being about 17.
420* PintSizedPowerhouse: Goes with his karate skills: despite his appearance, Syo is quite strong for his size and age, capable of defeating fully grown adults in terms of strength and fighting ability. In ''Shining Live'', he also does plenty of hardcore action scenes by himself.
421* RealMenWearPink: It's his designated color when ST☆RISH performs and he can be seen wearing pink when not performing. He is also quite vocal about his love for fashion and shopping.
422* VitriolicBestBuds: With Natsuki.
423[[/folder]]
424
425[[folder:Tropes applying to the game and drama [=CDs=]]]
426* AttractiveBentGender: In the first game, he is forced to work as a "female" model for a while, with huge success.
427* HeartTrauma: In the first game, he has a weak heart. His route is about trying to live with this condition but [[spoiler: after he becomes an idol it becomes to much for him and collapses. In the end, he goes to America to have surgery]].
428* {{Tsundere}}: Sometimes is this, especially around Natsuki and Haruka in the games. Type A.
429* WholesomeCrossdresser: Gets forced into cross-dressing in the game and anime by Natsuki; he's not pleased with it, or the fact that he makes a convincing girl.
430[[/folder]]
431
432[[folder:Tropes applying to the anime]]
433* AdaptationDyeJob: Is fully blonde in the games, but has pink streaks (or at least, the coloring makes it look like such) in the anime.
434* AdaptedOut: His [[HeartTrauma heart condition]] and the fact he has an identical twin brother. Though his brother is mentioned in both the Christmas Special and episode 5 of season 3.
435* AttractiveBentGender: In the first season of the anime Natsuki stuffs him in a dress in episode 5 to make him try out for a part as his hero's little sister in a movie. It works too.
436* ChildhoodFriends: With Natsuki.
437* {{Determinator}}: When he faces Yamato in the final course of Muscle Fight which is a boxing match, despite getting brutally beaten many times by Yamato, he continues to get back up.
438* FirstNameBasis / FriendlyAddressPrivileges: In episode 5, Syo tells Nanami that she can call him "Syo", as she's been referring to him as "Kurusu-kun", she immediately starts calling him "Syo-kun", he himself refers to everyone by their first name.
439* MusclesAreMeaningless: In the first three seasons, Syo's arms are thin and undefined, however, he's deceivingly strong, come episode 4 of season 4, his biceps have become much more defined -as evident as Yamato's- and he's able to bench press ''a lot'' of weight.
440* NonUniformUniform: In Season 1, Syo had the most unique style of dress when it came to the Saotome uniform; instead of dress shoes, he wore black combat boots, rolled up his pants to around his knees to rest above his boots, wore a cream-colored sweatshirt instead of a blazer, and wore a fedora at all times in school.
441* SecurityCling: Does this to Otoya in episode 3 of season 1 while they watch Natsuki bake.
442* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Heights]]: In the anime, he has been deathly afraid of heights since a traumatizing event in his childhood. He gets over it by the end of the episode.
443[[/folder]]
444-----
445
446!Aijima Cecil
447%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aijima_cecil_s4_ep.png]]
448[[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cecil_aijima.png]]
449 [[caption-width-right:272:He keeps singing to be the real king.]]
450
451The prince of Agnapolis who was cursed [[spoiler: and turned into a black cat.]] In the games, he joins Class A, while in the anime, he joins the master course.
452
453->'''[[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Image Color]]:''' Lime green
454->'''Age (game):''' Unknown
455->'''Age (anime):''' Unknown
456->'''Birthday:''' October 31
457->'''Star Sign:''' Scorpio
458->'''[[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]]:''' Unknown
459->'''Height:''' 177cm
460->'''Weight:''' 58kg
461->'''Instrument:''' Flute
462->'''Hobby:''' Magic
463->'''Hometown:''' Agnapolis
464->'''Class:''' A Class (game only)
465->'''Roommate:''' Camus
466->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KosukeToriumi
467-----
468[[folder:Tropes applying to all works]]
469* AffectionateNickname: Ren calls him "Ceci".
470* AmbiguouslyBrown: Justified, as he is from an Arabian country.
471* AnimeAccentAbsence: Unlike Camus (the other foreigner), Cecil speaks Japanese with an accent, and occasionally he stumbles over words and makes mistakes such as reading kanji wrong (he read "tanabata" as "nanayuu"). However, the accent and dodgy Japanese are absent in his songs, which is why Camus first thinks Cecil is just affecting the accent to make himself popular.
472* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Is the youngest member of ST☆RISH.
473* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Likes Haruka a lot because she showed him a lot of love [[spoiler:while he was stuck in cat form.]]
474* ButNotTooForeign: Is half-Japanese, half-Arabian.
475* CatsAreMagic: Subverted. [[spoiler: He got cursed and takes the form of a cat.]]
476* ImageSong:
477** In the games, "DESTINY SONG", "Jounetsu no Déjà Vu Kiss", and "Happiness".
478** In the anime, "Eternity Love", "Hoshi no Fantasia", and "Ai no REINCARNATION."
479*** Season 3 has the group songs "CODE T.V.U" sung with Syo and Ren, and Season 4 has the duet song "Visible Elf", sung with Shion.
480%%* MagicallyBindingContract
481* MeaningfulName: His last name "Aijima" contains the kanji for "love".
482* NewTransferStudent: Joins Saotome Academy in his route in the original game. He also joins the Master Course with the rest of the main characters in ''Debut'' and the anime's second season.
483* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: When it comes to Haruka, much to everyone else's dismay.
484* NomDeMom: He uses his mother's last name.
485* PrincelyYoungMan
486%%* [[SixthRanger Seventh Ranger]]
487%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
488* ThePowerOfLove: Needs this to break his curse.
489%%* TheWisePrince
490[[/folder]]
491
492[[folder:Tropes applying to the game and drama [=CDs=]]]
493* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Because Cecil was half-Japanese, they (technically his uncle) cursed him to be trapped in the form of a cat and sent him to Japan.]]
494* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: In ''All Star'', Cecil is set up for an arranged marriage to Camus' Queen which is later stopped, but not before rebellion and a coup d'état start from the Silk Palace/Permafrost residents.]]
495* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: He's Otoya's half-brother (by mother Aijima Kotomi), although neither of them find out.]]
496* ParentalAbandonment: His uncle didn't approve of him being half-Japanese so he banished him from the country and sent him to Japan. [[spoiler: Not before cursing him, of course.]]
497[[/folder]]
498
499[[folder:Tropes applying to the anime]]
500* IKissYourHand: To Haruka in the anime.
501* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: In regards to Shion, which is seen as a {{Deconstructed}} example as it causes Shion to get highly anxious.
502* PutOnABus: He suddenly receives a letter from his home country in episode 8 of the second season that makes him go back to Agnapolis... [[spoiler: only to come back in the next episode.]]
503* PsychicLink: In the first game he makes a pact with Haruka so she can understand him in [[spoiler: when he's in cat form.]]

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