Line #69 Characters/Zetsuai1989


1	Characters for ''Manga/{{Zetsuai 1989}}'' - ''Bronze''.
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4	[[foldercontrol]]
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6	! Main Characters
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8	[[folder:Takuto Izumi]]
9	->Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (OAV), Creator/YasuyukiKase (CD drama)
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11	A reserved and unapproachable young man with a dark past. His whole passion bears on soccer and he plays the ball like he's obsessive about it to let out all his anger, pain and hate.
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13	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kouji.
14	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Just ''what'' made him be the way he is? [[spoiler: Witnessing his mother killing his dad and then being scarred by her with the killing weapon, you know.]]
15	* {{Expy}}: He is what Kojiro Hyuuga from ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' would've been, if CT was a Yaoi (genre) series.
16	* HotBlooded
17	* ObliviousToLove
18	* ScarsAreForever: Has one on his hip. [[spoiler: His mother gave it to him in her {{Yandere}} phase, right after she killed her cheating husband.]]
19	* TroubledButCute
20	[[/folder]]
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22	[[folder:Kouji Nanjou]]
23	->Voiced by: Creator/ShowHayami (OAV), Creator/TakayaKuroda (CD drama)
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25	One of the most successful rock stars in Japan with his hauntingly beautiful voice and very attractive features. He is the youngest of three Nanjo brothers. He always was notorious for loving danger (former leader of a motorcycle gang) and for his coldness towards everything and everyone. In spite of his external coldness and toughness reposes in him deep emotions and passion, which he expresses through his songs. He is madly in love with Izumi, and has been since childhood.
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27	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Izumi.
28	* BrokenAce: He's handsome, smart, good at kendo, excellent in singing and songwriting. And a BUNDLE of issues.
29	* CrazyJealousGuy
30	* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Kouji met Izumi once during their childhood and fell in LoveAtFirstSight... but, Kouji thought Izumi ''was a girl'' and only realized it when they met face to face and he recognizes Izumi in the present.
31	* FriendToAllLivingThings: He loves animals, [[HeroesLoveDogs specially dogs.]]
32	* {{Gayngst}}
33	* IdolSinger
34	* IfItsYouItsOkay: Izumi is the only guy he would ever fall for.
35	* LongHairedPrettyBoy
36	* LoveAtFirstSight: Towards Izumi.
37	* LoveMakesYouCrazy
38	* LoveMartyr: At one point Kouji [[spoiler:''cuts off his own left arm'']] so that his family will leave Izumi alone. And it took Izumi quite a long time for him to warm up to Kouji.
39	* MadLove
40	* StalkerWithACrush
41	* StalkingIsLove: Izumi not only eventually stops minding Kouji's persistent stalking but says it's why he's falling for him.
42	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Kouji definitely occupies the lighter end of the trope. While he doesn't destroy planets with meteors or burn down orphanages, he's certainly one {{Yandere}} of a {{Seme}} with some serious shades of LoveMakesYouCrazy[=/=][[LoveMakesYouEvil Evil]]. Just ask Zarla.
43	* {{Yandere}}
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46	! Supporting Characters
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48	[[folder:Katsumi Shibuya]]
49	->Voiced by: Creator/KappeiYamaguchi
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51	Kouji's manager and best friend. his father is the owner of Kouji's recording company.
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53	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Subverted: [[spoiler:the person Kouji was nice to was the dying Madoka, as he visited her in her last days. Katsumi became Kouji's manager to show him gratitude.]]
54	* OnlySaneMan
55	[[/folder]]
56
57	! Izumi Family
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59	[[folder:Izumi's mother ('''Warning: SPOILERS''')]]
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61	The matriarch of the Izumi family, a beautiful woman with a totally broken psyche. [[spoiler: She has spent several years in jail after killing her husband and wounding her eldest son.]]
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63	* BrokenBird
64	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After being released from jail, Mrs. Izumi meets up with Takuto, explains her reasons to do what she did... and then kills herself.]]
65	* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:She killed her husband for cheating on her.]]
66	* LoveMakesYouCrazy
67	* TheOphelia
68	* {{Yandere}}
69	[[/folder]]
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71	[[folder:Serika Izumi]]
72	->Voiced by: Creator/KumikoNishihara
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74	The second Izumi child and only daughter. A remarkably sweet young girl whom Izumi adores.
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76	* BewareTheQuietOnes
77	* TheCutie
78	* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:She and Yugo were taken in by a kind couple. They're still in contact with Izumi and care for him deeply]]
79	* WhatTheHellHero: When [[spoiler: Izumi collapses due to illness]], she gets ''pissed'' at Kouji.
80	[[/folder]]
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82	[[folder:Yugo Izumi]]
83	->Voiced by: Etsuko Nishimoto
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85	The "runt" of the Izumis, a very cute little kid.
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87	* CheerfulChild
88	* HappilyAdopted
89	[[/folder]]
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91	! Nanjou Family
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93	[[folder:Ryuuichirou Nanjou and Ayako]]
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95	Kouji's father Ryuuichirou is the leader of a ''very'' powerful, rich and influential clan, and his main priority is the clan's very famous kendo dojo. Kouji's mom Ayako was a famous actress and model, as well as and one of his lovers.
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98	* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:Ryuuichirou dies in ''Bronze''.]]
99	* MayDecemberRomance: Ryuuichirou was much older than Ayako
100	* TheMistress: Ayako
101	* ParentalFavoritism: Ryuuichirou favors Kouji over his other sons. That does NOT bode well.
102	* TeenPregnancy: She had Kouji as a teenager, [[spoiler: but the physical/mental consequences left her unable to raise him properly. Her manager took care of him until a three-year-old Kouji was brought to the Nanjous.]]
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105	[[folder:Hirose Nanjou]]
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107	Eldest son of the Nanjou family, and the one who handles the family business.
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110	* FourEyesZeroSoul
111	* TheDutifulSon: One of the coldest versions ever. One of the reasons why he doesn't get along with Kouji is because Kouji is [[TheAce better in everything]] but still refuses to follow the family traditions, while Hirose has struggled all of his life to be the perfect son and heir.
112	* ManipulativeBastard
113	* MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow: Genderflipped with him and [[spoiler:his American first wife. They got hitched when he was studying abroads, but they got divorced when he returned home. He then married the very Japanese Kaoruko, who'd give birth to Tatsuomi.]]
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116	[[folder:Akihito Nanjou]]
117	->Voiced by: Creator/MasamiKikuchi
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119	The second son of the Nanjous. He absolutely LOATHES Kouji with all of his soul, and adores the ground Hirose walks on.
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122	* BigBrotherWorship: To Hirose
123	* {{Jerkass}}
124	* MommyIssues: [[spoiler: His beloved mother was forced to leave the Nanjou family when little Kouji was taken in by their dad. That's why he loathes Kouji so much.]]
125	* TheUnfavorite: To really emphasize this [[spoiler: at their father's will-reading Hirose is left with the family business and Kouji get the family estate. What does Akihito get? An ''advisory role under Hirose'' at the company.]]
126	[[/folder]]
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128	[[folder:Nadeshiko Nanjou]]
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130	The only daughter of the Nanjous.
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132	* CuteBruiser: A very skilled kendoka, [[spoiler: and she's later appointed as the HeirToTheDojo]]
133	* {{Ojou}}
134	[[/folder]]
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136	[[folder:Tatsuomi Nanjou]]
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138	Hirose's son
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140	* CuteBruiser: Already training to become a kendoka.
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142
143	! Minor Characters
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145	[[folder:Minako Sasaki]]
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147	A cute girl who, at some point, goes out with Izumi. That makes Kouji '''mad''' with jealousy.
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149	* {{Fangirl}}: Of Izumi.
150	* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:Poor girl gets raped by Kouji.]]
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153	[[folder:Madoka Shibuya ('''Warning: SPOILERS''')]]
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155	A young girl whom Kouji once befriended. [[spoiler: She was Shibuya's sister, and Kouji's kindness to her before she died sealed their friendship]]
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157	* PosthumousCharacter
158	[[/folder]]
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160	[[folder:Eri Iijima and Kunihide Kasaya]]
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162	Kasaya is one of Izumi's teammates, Eri is his girlfriend. [[spoiler: Hirose uses them both to get back at Kouji]]
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166	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Kasaya willingly goes along with [[spoiler:Hirose's plan for Izumi, thinking the latter is going to be tortured by Hirose. But when Kasaya realizes that Hirose arranged a ''rape'' for Izumi, he tries to intervene to stop it. [[RapeAsDrama It doesn't work.]]]]
167	* {{Fangirl}}: Eri, for Kouji. [[spoiler:She went {{Yandere}} after Kouji announces his retirement.]]
168	* LoonyFan: [[spoiler:Eri.]]
169	* {{Yandere}}: Eri [[spoiler:doesn't take the news to Kouji's retirement announcement very well and tries to stab him to death.]]
170	[[/folder]]
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172	[[folder:Mieko Minamimoto]]
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175	* AlliterativeName
176	* RomanticFalseLead: Kouji's ex girlfriend.
177	* {{Ojou}}
178	* TeenIdol: A famous actress.
179	[[/folder]]
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