Line #84 Characters/PeachGirl


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7	[[foldercontrol]]
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9	!! Protagonists
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11	[[folder:Momo Adachi]]
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13	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaekoChiba (Japanese), Creator/KateOxley (English)\
14	'''Portrayed by:''' Annie Wu (TV series, Taiwan), Mizuki Yamamoto (film)
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16	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0004_034.jpg]]
17	[[caption-width-right:250: Momo Adachi, the titular Peach Girl.]]
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19	The protagonist of Peach Girl, a high school girl. Has a had a crush on Toji since middle school and subject to the schemes of [[TheRival Sae]].
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21	%%* ActionGirl
22	* DubNameChange: She's known as Xiao Tao in the Taiwanese TV drama.
23	%%** FieryRedhead: In the anime.
24	* GyaruGirl: Because of her bleached hair and tanned skin. she's often mistaken for this, as the series takes place in TheNineties and the TurnOfTheMillennium. It's also the root of several rumors about her and the way she is treated by people.
25	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Despite her reputation, Momo is really a kind person. She even helps Sae throughout the series despite what she's had to deal with because of her.
26	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Because almost all the people around her have thought badly of her because of her tanned skin, this has led her to have a very low self-esteem and a bad opinion of herself.
27	* InsecureLoveInterest: Is this for Toji at first, believing he would not like her to due to her tanned skin.
28	** The insecurities return when [[spoiler: Toji dumps her for Sae]] and Momo doesn't know why.
29	** Is this again when she finds out that [[spoiler: Kairi is in love with Misao]].
30	* SheCleansUpNicely: She doesn't look bad at all (although she thinks she does), but one of Kairi's ways to let her know she's beautiful is to take her to try on dresses and get a makeover, in which she clearly looks even more lovely.
31	* TraumaCongaLine: Poor, poor Momo. The constant victim of harassment by [[DirtyOldMan dirty old men]], [[TheBully classmates]], AttemptedRape, and [[TheRival Sae]] but also suffers constant heartbreak.
32	%%* Tsundere
33	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: A GenderFlip example when Toji [[spoiler: dumps her for Sae]]. And later on when [[spoiler: Sae can't leave Ryo]].
34	** Feels this when she finds out [[spoiler: Kairi's feelings towards Misao]].
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36	[[/folder]]
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38	[[folder:Kazuya "Toji" Tojigamori]]
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40	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hidenobu Kiuchi (Japanese), Creator/RobertMcCollum (English)\
41	'''Portrayed by:''' Kenji Wu (TV series, Taiwan), Creator/{{Mackenyu}} (film)
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43	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0001_012.jpg]]
44	[[caption-width-right:250: Toji, the longtime crush and classmate of Momo. ]]
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46	Momo's longtime crush, classmate, and later boyfriend. As well as [[spoiler: Sae's boyfriend for a period]].
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49	* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: [[spoiler:Sae]] blackmails him into making Momo believe he hates her guts and breaking up with her.
50	%%* CannotSpitItOut
51	* DubNameChange: Known as Dong Si in the Taiwanese TV series.
52	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Gets a buzz cut after he is rejected by [[spoiler: Momo]] after the incident at the hospital.
53	%%* FirstLove: For Momo.
54	* InsecureLoveInterest: Feels this way towards Momo because of Kairi.
55	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: When Momo gets with [[spoiler: Kairi]].
56	* TheStoic: Is noticeably restrained when it comes to his emotions unless he's angry.
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58	[[/folder]]
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60	[[folder:Kairi Okayasu]]
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62	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese), Creator/OrionPitts (English)\
63	'''Portrayed by:''' Vanness Wu (TV series, Taiwan), Kei Inoo (film)
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65	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0001_069.jpg]]
66	[[caption-width-right:250: Kairi in the manga]]
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68	The resident playboy of the school, friend of Momo and later, [[spoiler: her boyfriend and eventually fiance]].
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71	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why he falls in love with [[spoiler: Misao]] is because she is the only person who treats and respects him as an individual.
72	** Later this is the reason why [[spoiler: Momo]] falls in love with him.
73	* CassandraTruth: Is fond of these in order to keep a [[ObfuscatingStupidity certain playful]] [[HiddenDepths facade]].
74	* ChivalrousPervert: Is this but is likely the most caring person towards Momo aside from Misao.
75	* DubNameChange: His name is changed to Ah Li in the Taiwanese TV series and Kiley Okayasu in the English manga.
76	* TheGadfly: He loves to provoke and tease people. He's practically hit by every major character.
77	* {{Determinator}}: Travels 13 miles at night during a typhoon in order to [[spoiler: keep a promise to meet Momo at the beach after he realizes he truly loves her]].
78	%%* HiddenDepths
79	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He constantly puts Momo's interests ahead of his, even setting up Momo and Toji at the expense of his feelings.
80	* LastGuyWins: [[spoiler: In the end, Momo decides to be with him and they later become engaged in a sequel series.]]
81	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Becomes this for Momo. It later becomes a point of concern as she can't parse if her feelings for him are genuine.
82	** Later, the roles are switched, he fears that Momo is this after [[spoiler: Misao rejects him]].
83	* SuperDrowningSkills: Another big reason why Momo worries about him so much.
84	%%* TheTease
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86	[[/folder]]
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88	[[folder:Misao Aki]]
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90	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamiKingetsu (Japanese), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English)\
91	'''Portrayed by:''' Vicky Chen (TV series, Taiwan), Yuika Motokariya (film)
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93	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0003_010.jpg]]
94	[[caption-width-right:250: Misao, the school nurse.]]
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96	The school nurse, voice of reason, longtime friend of the Okayasu brothers, and[[spoiler: Kairi's former tutor and first love]].
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99	%%* CoolBigSis: How she's seen among the students.
100	%%* FirstLove: For [[spoiler: Kairi]]
101	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Still considers being with Ryo even after he [[spoiler: cruelly rejects Sae when she thinks she's pregnant with his child]]. She gets over it though.
102	* HollywoodPudgy: In universe. Considers herself to be fat but is chubby at most.
103	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Well, a school nurse at least.
104	* UnrequitedLove: Does not return [[spoiler: Kairi's feelings for her]], seeing him as more like a little brother.
105	** She feels this way towards his older brother however.
106	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: How Kairi feels about Misao in regards to Ryo.
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108	[[/folder]]
109
110	!! Antagonists
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112	[[folder:Sae Kashiwagi]]
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114	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Megumi Nasu (Japanese), Creator/CheramiLeigh (English)\
115	'''Portrayed by:''' Guan Ru (TV series, Taiwan), Mei Nagano (film)
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117	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0001_011_9.jpg]]
118	[[caption-width-right:250: Sae, TheRival to Momo.]]
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120	TheRival and friend of Momo's since middle school. In reality, she's quite [[BitchInSheepsClothing manipulative and rather hateful of Momo]].
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123	%%* AlphaBitch
124	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Despite being one of the popular girls in her school, she's actually jealous of Momo to the point of manipulating others.
125	* BreakTheHaughty: Toji exposing her treachery to the whole class becomes one for her. Her classmates bail on her and her pride takes a downfall.
126	%%* TheBully: And how!
127	%%* CompensatedDating: Engages in this.
128	* CaughtTheHeartOnHisSleeve: Sae grabs Ryo (who she is in love with) by his arm when he tries to ditch her to be with Misao who he actually loves. She says she would do anything to keep him by her side and begs him not leave her.
129	* ChildhoodFriends: With Kanji, as revealed in ''"Ura Peach Girl"''. They even made a ChildhoodMarriagePromise before Sae became an AlphaBitch.
130	* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: In playing up her victim-hood and innocence.
131	* ADayInTheLimelight: The sequel ''"Ura Peach Girl"'' is focused on her.
132	* DestructiveRomance: Has this with Goro. Later becomes victim to this with Ryo.
133	* DubNameChange: Her name is changed to Sha Hui in the Taiwanese TV series.
134	* DrivenToSuicide: In the film, when she realizes [[spoiler:the truth about Ryo]], she rushes to the bathroom and attempts suicide.
135	* EvilGloating: Loves to brag about her exploits. Often to make Momo jealous and insecure.
136	%%** LargeHam
137	%%** EvilIsHammy: Whenever she feels her schemes have gone right.
138	* FatalFlaw: She's fond of tricking others into thinking that she's a victim of their abuse and it causes her to make decisions that end up turning her friends against her.
139	* ForTheEvulz: She bullies Momo out of jealousy and spite.
140	* FreudianExcuse: As revealed in ''"Ura Peach Girl"'', she used to be an ill girl whose only friend was Kanji. Looked down by her parents due to her weak constitution, she vowed that nobody would look down on her ever again. Afterwards she became the Alpha Bitch we all know.
141	%%* TheGadfly: Takes on more of this role after her HeelFaceTurn.
142	%%* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Towards Ryo.
143	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Sae has a high and mighty opinion of herself and literally gets a big head over things working out in her favor. She often spreads gossip around to make people distrust Momo, which is done as a result of her own jealousy and insecurity and to bring herself up.
144	* LaserGuidedKarma: After humiliating Momo for most of the series, Sae gets humiliated by Toji, the same person who was blackmailed by her, and abandoned by her fellow classmates.
145	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Still wants to be with Ryo after he [[spoiler: tries pimping her.]]
146	* ManipulativeBitch: She often manipulates others to do her deeds, like ridiculing Momo. At the end of the series, she once again uses her manipulative nature to help others without any personal gain. This results in Momo realizing that [[spoiler: it's Kairi who she loves most in the end]].
147	* NeverHadABirthdayParty: ''"Ura Peach Girl"'' reveals that her parents were so shallow and distant they never bothered to celebrate her birthday. At the end of the manga, Momo, Kairi and Kanji solve this by making her a birthday party and ''buying 19 cakes'' to make up for all her missing birthdays.
148	* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Sae begs Ryo not to leave her when he tries to ditch her for Misao.
149	* PleaseIWillDoAnything: Sae pleads with Ryo not to leave her when he wants to go to Misao. She tells him she will do anything he wants if it means he will stay with her.
150	* ReformedBully: After her HumiliationConga at the end, Sae realizes the error of her ways when it comes to bringing people down to make herself feel better and actually acts to help Momo without personal gain.
151	%%* TheRival: A self-styled one towards Momo.
152	* SerialHomewrecker: She is noted to have stolen boyfriends from girls in the past probably for the same reason she tries to steal Touji from Momo: to make herself feel like she is the best.
153	* ShipperOnDeck: Can see that [[spoiler: Momo and Kairi]] genuinely love each other and actually goes through the effort to set them up. She even accompanies [[spoiler: Kairi when he believes Momo is in danger because of a typhoon]], twice.
154	* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Ryo after [[spoiler: Misao confesses her feelings towards him]].
155	* TeenPregnancy: Is thought to be pregnant with [[spoiler: Ryo's child]]. Turns out it was all psychological.
156	* VillainousBreakdown: Sae loses it when Toji tells his fellow friends at school about what she did to Momo. However, she can't do much while her classmates bail on her.
157	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Momo at the end of the manga and ''"Ura Peach Girl"''.
158	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Momo and Kairi are at a loss when it comes to Sae's continued attraction to Ryo in spite of his constant exploitation of her.
159	* WoundedGazelleGambit: The TropeNamer and a favorite tactic of hers.
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161	[[/folder]]
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163	[[folder:Goro Ooji]]
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165	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe (Japanese), Victor Walker (English)\
166	'''Portrayed by:''' Duncan Chow (TV series, Taiwan), Daisuke Kikuta (film)
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168	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0005_064.jpg]]
169	[[caption-width-right:250: Goro]]
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171	A popular male model and briefly the boyfriend of Sae.
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174	* TheBusCameBack: Towards the end of the series, Sae contacts him to [[spoiler: have explain what really happened at the hotel and apologize]].
175	* DestructiveRomance: Has a one-sided romance with Sae.
176	* DubNameChange: Known as Lu Wu Lang in the Taiwanese TV series.
177	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Falls in love with Sae due to her perceived fragility and manipulations, even going as far to go along with Sae's plan to [[spoiler: rape Momo]].
178	** He later see she's not what she seems later on.
179	* PutOnABus: After Sae's plan falls through, he is mostly only mentioned.
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181	[[/folder]]
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183	[[folder:Ryo Okayasu]]
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185	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShoHayami (Japanese), Charles Baker (English)\
186	'''Portrayed by:''' Kensei Mikami (film)
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188	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0010_040.jpg]]
189	[[caption-width-right:250: Ryo]]
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191	Kairi's older brother and later boyfriend of Sae.
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194	* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear in the Taiwanese adaptation.
195	* AllTakeAndNoGive: How his relationships with women are.
196	* TheCharmer: Stole all of Kairi's girlfriends.
197	%%* DestructiveRomance: With Sae.
198	%%* FirstLove: For Sae.
199	* {{Ponzi}}: How he makes his money, even roping Sae into it.
200	%%* SerialRapist: Is implied to be this.
201	* WouldHitAGirl: Slaps Sae when he's fed up with her and no longer wants anything to do with her.
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203	[[/folder]]
204
205	!! Others
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207	[[folder:Takashi Okayasu]]
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209	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Takeshi Masu (film)
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211	Kairi and Ryo's father.
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214	* CanonForeigner: He was created specifically for the film.
215	* GoodParents: Despite pushing Kairi to continue his education, Takashi's actions show that he deeply loves him as well as Ryo.
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217	[[/folder]]
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219	[[folder:Sakurako Adachi]]
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221	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Momoko Kikuchi (film)
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223	Momo's mother.
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226	* CanonForeigner: Like Takashi, Sakurako was created specifically for the film.
227	* CaringGardener: She often takes care of her flowers in her greenhouse.
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229	[[/folder]]
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Context Characters / PeachGirl