Line #65 Characters/SakuraQuest


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3	[[folder:Yoshino Koharu]]
4	!!Yoshino Koharu
5	->Voiced by: Creator/AyakaNanase (Japanese), Creator/AlexisTipton (English)
6	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yoshino_koharu_118438.jpg]]
7	The main heroine.
8	----
9	* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Yoshino leaves Manoyama to become the "Queen" of another town.]]
10	* BecomingTheMask: Yoshino shows that as Queen of Manoyama, she really does have talent for leadership and helping her "subjects".
11	* BittersweetEnding: The ending of the series proper. [[spoiler:Yoshino has grown as a person, and her efforts to revive the town had a definite positive effect, but Manoyama's merger with a bigger town still makes its future uncertain. Moreover, Yoshino decides to move away after her contract ends, leaving behind the people with whom she has formed a loving bond (although she hopes to return one day, but feels it won't be good for her growth if she settles down now), and at her abdication ceremony Kadota tells the townspeople that he will shut down the Chupakabura Kingdom for good.]]
12	* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Yoshino decides to leave the town after her contract ends, because she doesn't want to "surrender to the feeling of being at home."]]
13	* CharacterDevelopment:
14	** Yoshino starts out desperate to leave Manoyama and return to Tokyo despite not having a job lined up there. She gradually grows to love the town, even if she's unsure what she'll do when she's no longer queen. She even surprises herself when she asks Erika if she's fine growing old in the city, echoing something her own mother had asked her.
15	** Early on in Yoshino's tenure as queen, her plans, while well-intentioned, often run into trouble due to her not considering the townspeople's feelings or needs. Over time, she learns more about the town and becomes more willing to collaborate with the local merchants.
16	* CountryMouse: She grew up in a rural area in Japan and went to college in Tokyo in hopes of landing a job in the city.
17	* CreditsRunningSequence: Mostly done by Yoshino in the opening, and a walking variation of it with the five main heroines is shown in the ending.
18	* GenkiGirl: Tends to have audacious solutions for most problems.
19	* {{Heroic BSoD}}: Yoshino suffers a pretty big one at the end of episode 13 after the Founder's Festival, [[spoiler:when she finds out that the festival had overall little impact on their town's tourism, combined with the television documentary made of them only showing the concert and completely ignoring the festival.]]
20	* HopeSpot: Yoshino has one in episode 13. She appears downcast when she first arrives on the stage to make her announcement, but immediately perks up when she notices how large the crowd is. [[spoiler:Unfortunately it's short-lived, as few tourists actually show up after the festival and rock concert. Combined with the negative documentary on them, Yoshino falls into a depression when she wonders what she's been doing for the past six months.]]
21	* ImStandingRightHere: In Episode 8, Maki remarks that if Yoshino is tasked with making a Manoyama special dish, she'll give people food poisoning. Yoshino remarks that she's right here.
22	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: As Queen, eventually becomes this to all of Manoyama, solving problems and inspiring the townsfolk to follow their dreams and gain understanding.
23	** At the end of the series [[spoiler:Yoshino makes this her official job, travelling to other rural towns and promoting tourism there.]]
24	* MirrorCharacter: She realizes that she has more than a little in common with Erika, whose desperation to get out of the country and go to Tokyo reminds Yoshino of herself when she was searching for jobs around the time she graduated from college.
25	* NiceGirl: She's a pleasant person to be around and comes to care for Manoyama.
26	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Yoshino "saves" Shiori from a Chupakabura by attacking it with her bag, instead of pulling the plastic sword out of the stone sitting in the middle of the road. Unfortunately it was merely Kadota, and his injury from Yoshino is severe enough that he requires some medical attention. She ends up staying after all.
27	* OneSteveLimit: She happens to have the same first name as Kadota's favorite actress, Yoshino Tsubaki (who died long ago), resulting in her being hired. They only realize the mistake after it's too late for either party to back out of the contract.
28	* OverallsAndGingham: She wears a pair of overalls, a straw hat and a plaid shirt when working on a farm at the start of Episode 8.
29	* RefusalOfTheCall: Yoshino initially rejects the tourism job when she realizes she'll be trying to promote a backwater town that was too similar to her own rural home. Unfortunately she accidentally hurts Kadota while "saving" Shiori, which he then uses against her to make her stay longer.
30	* RoseHairedSweetie: She's a ManicPixieDreamGirl and a GenkiGirl.
31	* StockholmSyndrome: Yoshino's development as a whole can be seen as this. [[spoiler:Forced by her year-long contract and a a sense of obligation, Yoshino reluctantly accepts the job of helping out the town of Manoyama, only to find herself enamored by its people.]]
32	** The senior citizens living in the nearby Warabiya village take Yoshino "hostage" and declare their intention to leave the kingdom of Manoyama due to the bus route they rely on being cancelled. Yoshino decides to happily play her role as hostage, much to the frustration of Sanae.
33	* WhatTheHellHero: The owner of an abandoned house that a film company wanted to burn down for their movie gives permission to Shiori to do so. However, she has strong connections to the previous owner and deliberately lies to Yoshino about not being able to get in touch with the new owner. Yoshino later manages to call them, and then gets upset at Shiori for it, who then also snaps back in a fit of anger. However, Yoshino manages to find a compromise by having the film crew add the name of the previous owner so that her "gift" to the film would be remembered forever.
34	[[/folder]]
35
36	[[folder:Shiori Shinomiya]]
37	!!Shiori Shinomiya
38	->Voiced by: Creator/ReinaUeda (Japanese), Creator/TiaBallard (English)
39	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shiori_shinomiya_118436.jpg]]
40	A native of Manoyama and member of the tourism board.
41	----
42	* AffectionateNickname: She calls Ririko "Rii-chan." In the dub, she calls Yoshino "Yoshi."
43	* AlliterativeName: '''Shi'''ori '''Shi'''nomiya
44	* ChildhoodFriend: She and Ririko have been friends since they were young.
45	* TheDitz: She isn't stupid, but she can occasionally be rather absentminded, such as leaving up last year's calendar in her room, resulting in people calling her an "airhead."
46	* FirstNameBasis: In the first episode, Shiori asks for permission to call Yoshino "Yoshino-chan," which Yoshino accepts.
47	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Hair and eyes appear to be the same color.
48	* IdiotHair: Has one stray hair that points up.
49	* NiceGirl: She's a friendly and kind hearted girl who wants to see the town improve.
50	* PrimAndProperBun: Her hairstyle.
51	* SecretlySelfish: When Yoshino finds out that Shiori doesn't want to simply burn down the home of the old lady Shiori once knew, Yoshino then observes that Shiori's fine with burning down any other house for the sake of the project, as long as it doesn't have any significance to her. This accusation is part of what helps Shiori accept that she's been self-centered and agree to honor the current owners' request to use the old house in the film.
52	* SilkHidingSteel: She has the sweetest personality of the tourism department, but is able to coerce Kadota into apologizing to Chitose, his fifty year rival. She's also completely unphased by insects.
53	* TeamChef: She's the best cook out of the five. It doesn't come off as all that impressive when you consider the competition, but the skill proves useful from time to time.
54	* WoundedGazelleGambit: Shiori ends up having to do this when Kadota catches wind of Yoshino trying to leave- he dresses up as a Chupacubra, and she poses as a victim, asking Yoshino to draw the sword. Unfortunately, Yoshino hits him with her handbag instead, resulting in him being injured. Shiori apologizes and explains her intentions, and Yoshino ultimately reluctantly decides to stay for a little while longer.
55	[[/folder]]
56
57	[[folder:Maki Midorikawa]]
58	!!Maki Midorikawa
59	->Voiced by: Creator/ChikaAnzai (Japanese), Creator/LeahClark (English)
60	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maki_midorikawa_118437.jpg]]
61	An amateur actor and local celebrity in Manoyama.
62	----
63	* AlliterativeName: '''M'''aki '''M'''idorikawa
64	* AndThenWhat: She asks Yoshino what's waiting for her back in Tokyo. Yoshino weakly says that "everything" is waiting there, but Maki stares at her skeptically.
65	* BoyishShortHair
66	* TheCynic: Downplayed, but she knows from personal experience that dreams coming true isn't the be-all and end-all; in fact, the hard work is just beginning. Because of this, she realizes that going back to Tokyo won't necessarily solve Yoshino's problems.
67	* ADayInTheLimeLight: Maki's past acting dreams when a film crew arrives to shoot a zombie movie in their town.
68	* DeadpanSnarker: It is a special occasion when the words coming out of her mouth aren't dripping with snark.
69	* HopeSpot: In Episode 20. [[spoiler:Maki's name gets called during the audition results, only to be dismissed.]]
70	* JackOfAllTrades: Maki has a lot of talents, from years of doing odd jobs for film crews.
71	* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Maki is still haunted by an event early in her acting career where she chickened out on a variety show when asked to eat a fried cicada. Her peer, Moe, did it without hesitation and went on to become much more successful.]]
72	** MyGreatestSecondChance: [[spoiler:Maki gets a chance to redeem herself by performing a dangerous stunt instead of Moe when filming a movie in Manoyama. She doesn't immediately return to acting, but has redeemed herself for her earlier cowardice. She does later try out for an acting role, but doesn't make the cut, so instead starts acting in Manoyama instead.]]
73	* PeopleInRubberSuits: Maki dons it at one point as well.
74	* TheReliableOne: Maki usually is the most dependable in the team, not to mention the treasure trove of technical skills she acquired in her years of a struggling bit actress (who is usually little more than a glorified extra and an another pair of hands for the filming team).
75	* SingleTear: Sheds one [[spoiler:on the train back to Manoyama after the failed audition]].
76	* VitriolicBestBuds: She butts heads with Sanae, but the two are still friends.
77	* WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities: Many of her useful skills come from her part-time jobs.
78	* YankTheDogsChain: After a lot of convincing and encouragement, [[spoiler:Maki decides to give a shot to an audition for acting part. An assembly of final picks is made and one of the casting assistants starts to list names, including Maki... only to inform those just read should leave]]. Oh, and reading who passed would save them time anyway.
79	[[/folder]]
80
81	[[folder:Ririko Oribe]]
82	!!Ririko Oribe
83	->Voiced by: Chiemi Tanaka (Japanese), Creator/BrinaPalencia (English)
84	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ririko_oribe_118439.jpg]]
85	Ririko is the granddaughter of the local sweets shop owner and is a fan of the occult.
86	----
87	* AffectionateNickname: She calls Shiori "Shi-chan."
88	* BittersweetEnding: In episode 11, Ririko learns that the folk dance meant to keep the dragon lady away actually had a song that accompanied it. When Sandal approaches them singing the song, he says he learned it from his mother, who learned it from her grandmother, who was a Manoyama native. [[spoiler:Additionally, the song and dance was meant to honor the dragon lady after she passed away due to misinterpreting the villager's intent with the bonfire and dance. But the song was gradually forgotten throughout time until Sandal sung it.]]
89	* ChildhoodFriend: She has known Shiori for a long time.
90	* CuteBookworm: Ririko loves reading, especially about supernatural creatures.
91	* ADayInTheLimelight: Ririko makes a friend while explaining the town's use of said theme.
92	* LethalChef: In Episode 8, she cooks dinner for her grandmother. Chitose is touched by her granddaughter's thoughtfulness, but after one taste of the dinner, she proposes getting takeout instead.
93	* LonersAreFreaks: Ririko's obsessive interest in supernatural things tended to make the other kids to ostracize her, causing her to to keep largely to herself while going to school. Only Shiori talked to her regularly.
94	* NoodleImplements: When visiting Shiori's family farm with the other heroines, Ririko shows up in a full ninja outfit, complete with scythe and chain, with the intent to help out.
95	* OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious: Ririko is an expert on Unidentified Mysterious Animals, as well as the myths and legends around them. This winds up paying off when Manoyama is visited by a group of Spanish cryptid hunters.
96	* ParentalAbandonment: Ririko's father married a woman from outside Manoyama, but unfortunately shortly after she was born, her parents divorced. Her mother was unwilling to raise Ririko, and her father was reassigned overseas for the company he worked for. Consequently, Ririko is raised by her grandmother Chitose, who is highly suspicious of outsiders such as Yoshino.
97	* RaisedByGrandparents: See Parental Abandonment.
98	* SickEpisode: Ririko catches a cold in episode 11 after getting caught out in a sudden downpour while only wearing light clothing. Her overprotective grandmother refuses to let anyone see her, especially Yoshino.
99	* TheStoic: She rarely ever shows any emotion.
100	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Yoshino tells Ririko this in episode 11 when she was feeling depressed and alone. Ririko then shares new information regarding the folk dance, and that there used to be a song portion with the dance which was forgotten until Sandal approaches them singing it, after his mother and grandmother passed the song down.
101	[[/folder]]
102
103	[[folder:Sanae Kōzuki]]
104	!!Sanae Kōzuki
105	->Voiced by: Creator/MikakoKomatsu (Japanese), Creator/ElizabethMaxwell (English)
106	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sanae_kozuki_118440.jpg]]
107	A web entrepreneur, Sanae is a Tokyo native who moved to Manoyama to escape city life.
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109	* CitySlicker: Sanae is of the Greenhorn variety.
110	* CreepyCockroach: Sanae is completely terrified of insects. She moves out of her house when it becomes infested.
111	* EekAMouse: Sanae will shriek at the sight of insects (and frogs).
112	* GeniusSlob: She winds up moving out of her rented house due to it being infested with bugs.
113	* VitriolicBestBuds: She often teases Maki about her role as the "Oden Detective," but nevertheless works well with her.
114	* WhatTheHellHero: Sanae gets angry with Maki for refusing to serve as a stand-in for the movie, and sets out to give her a piece of her mind. Sanae is willing to listen to Maki's story about her failed career in acting, but then chews her out for running away from something she loves.
115	* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Sanae goes through a bit of existential crisis in Episodes 4 and 5, trying to find her sense of purpose again. She later has to confront this question again in Episodes 17 and 18, when the professor asks her why she came to Manoyama.
116	[[/folder]]
117
118	[[folder:Ushimatsu Kadota]]
119	!!Ushimatsu Kadota
120	->Voiced by: Creator/AtsushiOno (Japanese), Mark Stoddard (English)
121	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ushimatsu_kadota_122482.jpg]]
122	The grouchy head of Manoyama's tourism board and the King of the town.
123	----
124	* BigOlEyebrows: His eyebrows are a few times as thick as most of the other cast.
125	* GrudgingThankYou: Gives one to Chitose for agreeing to support the Mizuchi festival. Sanae chides him for not knowing how to properly thank someone at his age.
126	* GrumpyOldMan: He's getting on in years and is rather short-tempered, especially when people try to correct him.
127	* HaHaHaNo: After he says that it's important to reduce the number of abandoned homes in the area by burning one down for the film, a colleague says they can start with Kadota's house.
128	-->"Oh, you're so funny! What a guy- YOU IDIOT!"
129	* HiddenDepths: He seems to be a mostly straightlaced, if grouchy, old man, not the type one would think had [[spoiler:played in a band when he was young and almost ran away from home with two of his friends]]. Lampshaded after Maki, Shiori and Ririko find out.
130	-->'''Maki''': I never would have thought our cranky boss was the type to [[spoiler:try and leave home when he was young]].
131	* IWasQuiteALooker: He was quite handsome as a teenager.
132	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being crotchety and repeatedly butting heads with others, especially Chitose, he loves his town and is a BenevolentBoss to his employees.
133	* OldShame: An In-Universe example with Kadota. [[spoiler:As a teenager he performed a reckless stunt that destroyed an expensive Shrine Float and led to the cancellation of the summer festival]]. The chance that someone may rediscover the evidence prompts him nearly to drown trying to remove it. Interestingly enough, he seems to be the most worried about it, since other characters note that [[spoiler:the rest of the town doesn't care as much about the cancellation of the festival as one might expect]].
134	* OneTractMind: Any idea by Director Kadota for a tourism board project will invariably involve the Chupakabura somehow.
135	* PeopleInRubberSuits: The tourism agency owns a rubber suit of their town mascot, the Chupakabura. Kadota is very fond of it, and has gotten really good at acting the monster.
136	* PhraseCatcher: Kadota swears he saw the Chupakabura when he was a kid, everyone else says "it was probably just a weasel."
137	* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Kadota, Oribe, and Busujima planned to all run from home together to play music in Tokyo, but gave up when Kadota chickened out at the very last minute. This sparked the enmity between Kadota and Oribe that persisted for fifty years.]]
138	* SitcomArchnemesis: He really doesn't get along with Chitose. Part of the enmity between the two is due to friction between the tourism board and local merchants, and part is due to [[spoiler:Chitose's bitterness over Ushimatsu reneging on their promise to run away]].
139	* StreisandEffect: In-universe. Kadota's stunts trying to hide [[spoiler:the remains of the Summer Festival Float in the lake only renews an interest in the town's history for Yoshino.]]
140	* {{Tokusatsu}}: Kadota tried to make a Chupakabura version back in the 90s. They ran out of money halfway through the pilot.
141	* TrainStationGoodbye: Kadota pulls off a variety of this in the end, [[spoiler:by running after the train Yoshino is in, shouting that she is always welcome to return.]]
142	* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Chitose. [[spoiler:The two played in a band together and considered running away together, but Ushimatsu got cold feet]].
143	[[/folder]]
144
145	[[folder:Chitose Oribe]]
146	!!Chitose Oribe
147	->Voiced by: Maki Izawa (Japanese), Creator/RachelRobinson (English)
148	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chitose_oriba_122483.jpg]]
149	Ririko's grandmother, who runs a sweets shop.
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151	* FreudianExcuse: Chitose is highly suspicious of Yoshino, an out of town person who moved to their village to work for their tourism board. It's later revealed that her son married a woman who came from outside the town. However, she was bored in Monoyama, and convinced him to move away to the city. They later had Ririko, but then divorced shortly afterwards, and Ririko's father was then reassigned overseas for the company he worked for. It was agreed that Ririko was better off staying in Japan with Chitose, who raised her on her own ever since. Chitose had intended for her son to take over the sweets shop she ran, and blames the outsider woman he married for destroying said plans and breaking her son's heart.
152	* [[GrumpyOldMan Grumpy Old Woman]]: She's rather surly toward most people who aren't her granddaughter, and Kadota and Yoshino tend to get the brunt of her ire.
153	* HiddenDepths: Shiori's rather surprised that Chitose, whom she's known for years, [[spoiler:would consider running away from Manoyama. In fact, the plan was Chitose's idea]].
154	* IWasQuiteALooker: Oribe was HOT as a teenager.
155	* JerkassToOne: She's especially suspicious of Yoshino as an outsider, and goes so far as to refuse to let her see Ririko when the latter falls ill.
156	* KimonoIsTraditional: She typically wears a kimono and is rather old-fashioned and loyal to her town.
157	* MyBelovedSmother: Grandparent example, as her granddaughter's legal guardian. Her bitterness toward her daughter-in-law divorcing her son, and the effect on Ririko's life leaves Chitose overprotective. That said, the other girls observe that Chitose is somewhat more lenient with Ririko than people would expect, as while Chitose is unhappy with Ririko working with the tourism board, she doesn't actually forbid her from doing so. She even urges Ririko to pursue her dreams when she's young, before she gets old and gives up on them.
158	* NothingPersonal: In one episode she tells Yoshino that she doesn't actually dislike her, she's just frustrated because she thinks that the tourism board fails to consider the feelings of townspeople like her in their revitilization plans.
159	* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Kadota, Oribe, and Busujima planned to all run from home together to play music in Tokyo, but gave up when Kadota chickened out at the very last minute. This sparked the enmity between Kadota and Oribe that persisted for fifty years.]]
160	* SecretKeeper: She's the only one Akiyama told about [[spoiler:what happened the last time he rented out his store]].
161	* SitcomArchnemesis: She really doesn't get along with Kadota. Part of the enmity between the two is due to friction between the tourism board and local merchants, and part is due to [[spoiler:Chitose's bitterness over Ushimatsu reneging on their promise to run away]].
162	* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Kadota. [[spoiler:The two played in a band together and considered running away together, but Ushimatsu got cold feet]].
163	* WhatTheHellHero: In Episode 8, she gives a scathing one to Yoshino and the others for scheduling their cooking event on the same day as a festival, and refuses to accept a mere apology.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Busujima]]
167
168	The town mechanic.
169	----
170
171	* GadgeteerGenius: He's quite capable when it comes to his craft, even producing functional exoskeletons:
172	* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Kadota, Oribe, and Busujima planned to all run from home together to play music in Tokyo, but gave up when Kadota chickened out at the very last minute. This sparked the enmity between Kadota and Oribe that persisted for fifty years.]]
173
174	[[/folder]]
175
176	[[folder:Takamizawa]]
177	!!Takamizawa
178	->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Creator/RobertMcCollum (English)
179	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/takamizawa_sakura_quest_122137.jpg]]
180	Manoyama's sole bus driver.
181	----
182	* HiddenDepths: He seems rather laid-back, and Yoshino accuses him of being apathetic to his town after hearing him being resigned to Warabiya Village's stop being removed. He then angrily replies that he does care, and has had a front-row seat due to his town's decline as he makes the rounds on his bus.
183	* OhCrap: In Episode 13, he announces that his shuttle bus is boarding, then turns around to see a massive queue for the bus.
184	* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: He occasionally teases Yoshino about her attempt to run away from Manoyama, since she tried to board his bus for that purpose.
185
186	[[/folder]]
187
188	[[folder:Yamada]]
189	!!Yamada
190	->Voiced by: Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese), Creator/DallasReid (English)
191	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yamada_sakura_quest_122138.jpg]]
192
193	* ThoseTwoGuys: He and Mino are often seen in scenes at the office.
194
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196	[[/folder]]
197
198	[[folder:Mino]]
199	!!Mino
200	->Voiced by: Daiki Hamano (Japanese), Creator/AaronRoberts (English)
201	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mino_sakura_quest_122139.jpg]]
202
203	* ThoseTwoGuys: He and Yamada are often seen in scenes at the office.
204
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206	[[/folder]]
207
208	[[folder:Mr. Sandal]]
209	!!Mr. Sandal
210	->Voiced by: Vinay Murthy (Japanese), Creator/JerryJewell (English)
211	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sandal_122140.jpg]]
212
213	----
214	* ButNotTooForeign: [[spoiler:Sandal's great grandmother was born in Manoyama, making him one eighth Japanese.]]
215	* CloudCuckoolander: The wandering minstrel [[spoiler:who is really a famous foreign artist visiting Manoyama to get in touch with his ancestors]]. Like most things in the show, he's tamer and more realistic than the tropes is usually portrayed.
216	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: His hair is blond, as befitting a foreigner. Despite his eccentricities, he comes off as a NiceGuy.
217	* InsaneTrollLogic: Sandal's reason for eating shaved ice in the middle of winter. "If you eat all the snow, spring will come."
218	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sandal's real name was only mentioned in the series maybe five times, with no one even trying to remember it.
219	* OverlyLongName: Sandal's real name, Alexandre Cena Davis Celibidache, is quite a mouthful. No surprise that he's mostly known by his nickname.
220	* PrettyBoy: The women on the matchmaking tour were sad he wasn't one of the options.
221	[[/folder]]
222
223	[[folder:Angelica]]
224	!!Angelica
225	->Voiced by: Creator/NanakoMori (Japanese), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English)
226	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angelica_sakura_quest_122142.jpg]]
227
228	The owner of the Angelica cafe, as well as Erika and Anji's mother.
229
230	----
231	* FeminineWomenCanCook: She's apparently a good cook.
232	* FortuneTeller: She's a fortune teller.
233	[[/folder]]
234
235	[[folder:Erika Suzuki]]
236	!!Erika Suzuki
237	->Voiced by: Creator/TomoyoKurosawa (Japanese), Creator/JillHarris (English)
238	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/erika_suzuki_122143.jpg]]
239
240	----
241	* ACupAngst: When Erika takes a bath with Shiori, she says, "They're floating... wait, are you showing off?"
242	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Her plan [[spoiler:to run away to Tokyo]] doesn't include any ideas for how to make a living, especially since she's a middle schooler. Erika admits that she didn't entirely think things through, but is so desperate to leave.
243	* JerkassHasAPoint: While she can be rather bratty at times, and causes trouble by [[spoiler:running away]], her feeling cooped up in Manoyama is understandable. Takamizawa, Kindaichi and Nobe all concede that the adults need to get their act together so that the young can feel at home in Manoyama. Erika's complaint about the shopping district being dark at night gives Shiori an idea to install lights to make it feel more welcoming.
244	* LittleMissSnarker: She's rather snarky, such as when she derides some of the singles coming to Manoyama as "desperate hags." She also sarcastically remarks that the Chupakabura national anthem isn't awkward at all.
245	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It's implied that she feels responsible for [[spoiler:Anji running out into the snowstorm to bring her home, since she comes home as soon as he's brought back]].
246	* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Later in the series, Erika attempts to flee home, but is intercepted by Shiori.]]
247	* SkewedPriorities: While Angelica and Takamizawa watch the documentary and worry about whether it will end up helping Manoyama, Erika complains that they've barely shown her at all.
248	* TheToothHurts: She starts getting a baby molar in Episode 22, causing her great pain.
249	* TokenMiniMoe: She's still in middle school.
250	[[/folder]]
251
252	[[folder:Kazushi]]
253	A senior woodcarving apprentice.
254	----
255
256	* JerkassHasAPoint: As Sanae put it, he's completely right about her running away from the past.
257	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's not especially friendly, and is rather hostile to Yoshino and Sanae, but he loves his town and is devoted to his craft.
258	* PetTheDog: He insists on finishing a woodcarving project for a dead client (who won't be able to pay him), seeing it as his way of honoring the deceased.
259	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He lays into Yoshino and Sanae for being outsiders who don't understand Manoyama woodcarving.
260	* RejectedApology: The previously mentioned ReasonYouSuckSpeech is delivered when Sanae comes to him to apologize.
261
262	[[/folder]]
263
264	[[folder:Tatsuo]]
265
266	Kazushi's fellow woodcarving apprentice
267	----
268
269	* NiceGuy: He's a lot more personable and friendly than Kazushi.
270
271	[[/folder]]
272
273	[[folder:Sayuri Shinomiya]]
274
275	Shiori's older sister.
276	----
277
278	* CoolBigSis: To her younger sister, Shiori.
279	* SharedFamilyQuirks: Apparently, both she and Shiori make mistakes that cause people to view them as "airheads." It eventually turns out that Sayuri had the wrong year's calendar up when Kumano asked her to come see her on the last Sunday of the month, resulting in Sayuri coming on the wrong day and them missing each other.
280
281	[[/folder]]
282
283	[[folder:Katsuki Kumano]]
284
285	A chef who studied in France, and went to school with Shiori's older sister Sayuri.
286	----
287
288	* LastNameBasis: He and Sayuri call each other by their surnames despite having known and being in love with each other.
289
290	[[/folder]]
291
292	[[folder:Mr. Midorikawa]]
293
294	Maki's father, who is vice-principal of an elementary school. He has a strained relationship with his daughter.
295	----
296
297	* SugarAndIcePersonality: He seems a bit cold and impersonal, and even Maki seems to believe he doesn't care. Despite that, he eagerly follows his daughter's work.
298
299	[[/folder]]
300
301	[[folder:Moe]]
302
303	An actress Maki knows. Unlike Maki, she managed to make it big as an actress.
304	----
305
306	* NiceGirl: She's noticeably more successful than Maki, but doesn't look down on her or act patronizing; she sincerely hopes Maki will succeed, too.
307
308	[[/folder]]
309
310	[[folder:The professor]]
311	----
312
313	An elderly anthropology professor who lives in Warabiya Village
314
315	* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He collapses and dies at home one night]].
316	* JerkassHasAPoint: He has some reasonable criticisms of the protagonists' plan to revive the spring festival, noting that the locals aren't all that interested in bringing it back. In fact, it's also shown that people aren't nearly as angry about [[spoiler:Ushimatsu's stunt]] ruining the festival and leading to its cancellation as the culprit thought.
317	* NoNameGiven: He's mainly referred to by his title.
318	* TricksterMentor: It turns out that he had the staff in his storehouse the entire time, and had sent the protagonists searching around the village so they could learn about the resident. They only find out the truth [[spoiler:after he dies and leaves behind a will]].
319
320	[[/folder]]
321
322	[[folder:Akiyama]]
323
324	An elderly business owner who owns a closed-down supermarket in Mnoyama.
325
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327
328	* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Subverted. The majority of the board of merchants tries to pressure him to rent his shop to Belem, saying that he's obviously the best choice (since he's not using the shop and isn't even living upstairs), but Akiyama adamantly refuses. That said, Yoshino speaks up on his behalf, and after everyone learns his secret, they back down, and Shiozaki rents his shop out instead.
329	* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:He rented his shop out to an outsider, only for the outsider to skip town, with Akiyama as the guarantor for the loan]].
330

Context Characters / SakuraQuest