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1The characters of the anime series ''Anime/HanasakuIroha'':
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3[[foldercontrol]]
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5[[folder:Ohana Matsumae]]
6[[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_ohana_4942.gif]]
7->Age: 16
8->Voiced by: Creator/KanaeIto
9
10The main character. Ohana moves from Tokyo to her grandmother's hot spring inn Kissuiso after her mother Satsuki runs off with her boyfriend, leaving a huge debt in their name. Desiring drama but claiming to be pragmatic, Ohana resolves to work hard in her new environment after discovering the Kissuiso isn't what she thought it would be.
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12%%* ACupAngst
13* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:For Ko twice in Episode 13 -- to her mother and grandmother, and later to herself; in the latter case she decides to not chase after him for the time being. After being honest with her feelings in Episode 22, she plans on confessing to Ko after Enishi and Takako's wedding.]]
14* BewareTheNiceOnes: She explodes at Minko and Nako -- the former for telling her to "die," and the latter for constantly running away -- forcing them to tell her their least favorite foods.
15* BigEater: Subverted and PlayedForLaughs. She's forced into becoming one in Episode 20 to taste-test Minko's Omelete Rice. With obvious results.
16* BorrowedCatchphrase: She'll often use Minko's to someone who annoys her.
17* BreakTheCutie: Has been subjected to this a few times, especially in Episode 1, when many of her expectations about the inn gets blown up in her face spectacularly. [[SubvertedTrope Fortunately]] [[PluckyGirl she can cope well]], and as such she has, time and again, gotten out of such situations [[CharacterDevelopment changed for the better]].
18* {{Chaste Hero}}ine: Due to her [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove inexperience]] and [[ObliviousToLove obliviousness]] when it comes to love. [[spoiler:Subverted in Episode 13, as it turns out that she does have feelings for Ko.]]
19* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has light brown hair and eyes.
20%%* TheCutie
21* DisappearedDad: Her father isn't around, meaning either he's dead or divorced from Satsuki, since she took his surname but currently has a boyfriend (who she later dumps). [[spoiler:Episode 22 reveals that he -- whom, as it turns out, [[HappilyMarried Satsuki loved dearly]] -- died 15 years ago.]]
22* DoesNotLikeSpam: Her idea of coping with people she doesn't like is to cook a dish with his/her most hated food, then she'll write why she hates that person in said food.
23* DrunkOnMilk: She's not very good with soda and can get drunk with it, as shown in Episode 13.
24%%* FlowerMotifs
25* GenerationXerox: Her strained relationship with her mother mirrors [[spoiler:Satsuki's own strained relationship with her mother]].
26** [[spoiler:And she wants to be like her grandmother.]]
27%%* GenkiGirl
28* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler:Gives one to Jiromaru after he tells himself that he has no talent.]]
29* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: Does this to [[spoiler:Tohru]] in the SickEpisode.
30* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Realized this about herself [[spoiler:thanks to Jiromaru's novel]].
31* InnocentlyInsensitive: Because of how busy she becomes at the Inn, she fails to realize how she's been alienating Ko.
32* IronicName: Ohana means [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch "family" and "no one gets left behind"]], right?
33* LittleMissSnarker: Ohana is not shy in speaking her mind, a fact that lands her in hot water frequently with the hard-nosed people at the Inn.
34* LoveHurts: In spite of her above inexperience with love, she starts to feel love's sting when she sees Ko with his co-worker Igarashi.
35* MeaningfulName: Her name is O''[[FlowerMotifs hana]]'' Matsumae, which means "flower" in a polite tone. Her homeroom teacher [[LampshadeHanging notices]] it, when he meets her. Ohana also means "family" in Hawaiian, and [[spoiler: her father]] chose it with this meaning in mind.
36* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When she gets mad at Tohru and tells him to "die," copying how Minko acts towards her, she quickly realizes how hurtful her words are (and it nearly got them in a car accident because they were distracted) and apologizes, as she doesn't want him to literally die.
37%%* NaiveEverygirl
38%%* NaiveNewcomer
39* NewTransferStudent
40* {{Nosebleed}}: Has a sensitive nose [[note]][[MultipleReferencePun "Hana"]] [[DontExplainTheJoke can also mean "nose" in Japanese]][[/note]] that is prone to these.
41* ObliviousToLove: Even she is aware of how dense she can be when it comes to other guys liking her. She was oblivious to Ko's feelings until he confessed to her in Episode 1 to her, and she is oblivious to [[spoiler:Tohru]] seemingly developing feelings for her as well [[spoiler:until Episode 21]].
42* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Kou]].
43* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: You know it's pretty serious stuff when even the upbeat, optimistic Ohana finally breaks down in tears.
44* ParentalAbandonment: Her mom abandons her when she elopes with her boyfriend.
45* PluckyGirl: At the very least she tries to be, but the burdens placed on her at the Kissuiso bear her down to the point of almost breaking.
46%%* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Minko's blue.
47%%* SailorFuku
48* SheIsNotMYGirlfriend: Insistent that "Ko-chan" is not her boyfriend.
49* ShipperOnDeck: For Tohru/Minko. [[spoiler:Ironically, Tohru has a crush on her.]]
50* SinsOfOurFathers: She gets an awful lot of flak from Sui and Enishi due to her mother's strained relationship with them. Her plight at the Kissuiso is basically Ohana atoning for Satsuki's faults.
51%%* StepfordSmiler
52* StrongFamilyResemblance: Enishi and Sui notes her resemblance to Satsuki. Hilariously lampshaded in Episode 12 when [[spoiler:Tohru becomes friendly with Satsuki, and Minko wonders if he is attracted to older women or just their family]].
53* SupremeChef: She has been cooking since she was in preschool.
54* {{Tareme Eyes}}
55* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Ohana is a person that engages in frequent flights of fancy, thinking that her life and the world are just filled with whimsy; ''they're definitely not''
56* VitriolicBestBuds: Is ''slowly'' becoming this with Minko.
57* WrongGenreSavvy: She initially thinks that her venture at the Kissuiso will play out as a whimsical tale, only to be brought back to a very harsh reality as soon as she arrives.
58[[/folder]]
59
60[[folder:Minko Tsurugi]]
61[[quoteright:173:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_minko_9257.gif]]
62->Age: 17
63->Voiced by: Creator/ChiakiOmigawa
64
65One of the workers at Kissuiso and is usually seen helping in the kitchen. Minko has a rocky first start with Ohana after the former catches the latter pulling out her plants, as Ohana mistook them for weeds. In spite of her harsh personality, Minko is a capable and hard worker.
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67* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 19 and 20.
68%%* ApologizesALot
69* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Tohru was the first person to give her a chance at her dream, after all.
70%%* CannotSpitItOut
71* CatchPhrase: "Just die."
72** [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Vietnamese]]: When Ohana calls her out on it, it leads her to try and come up with a new insult: "Hobiron"[[note]]''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(food) hột vịt lộn]]'': Curiously, many fansubs translate it to its Malayan name "''balut''"[[/note]].
73* TheComicallySerious
74* DefrostingIceQueen: She slowly starts to realize how dear Ohana is to her.
75* {{Determinator}}: She takes her dream very seriously.
76* DontYouDarePityMe: ''Does not'' like it when Ohana tries to help her.
77* DoggedNiceGirl: Towards Tohru.
78* DudeMagnet: She's a coveted item at school, though she only has eyes for Tohru.
79%%* GodivaHair
80* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:In Episode 21, in spite of her own feelings for Tohru, she demands for Ohana to date him after realizing that Tohru still has feelings for Ohana and wants him to be happy. But after realizing that she wants to date Tohru someday and is serious about her feelings, she decides to continue her one-sided crush.]]
81* InSeriesNickname: She has two.
82** "Minchi"
83** "Minko-hime" (ie. "Princess Minko")
84* {{Jerkass}}
85* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
86* LettingHerHairDown: In school.
87* LoveHurts: [[spoiler:Is devastated when she sees Tohru meeting up with Yuina. [[SubvertedTrope Turns out the latter just wanted a hitch on his motorcycle]].]]
88%%* NotSoStoic
89* PerpetualFrowner: She rarely smiles, and only does so when Tohru is the subject.
90%%* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ohana's red.
91* TheResenter: Towards Ohana.
92* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:She ran away from her parents, who refused to let her become a chef before graduating high school, but thanks to Tohru -- the only person in Kissuiso who gave her a chance to work -- she can pursue her dream.]]
93%%* SailorFuku
94* SheCleansUpNicely: She looks absolutely gorgeous when she tries [[spoiler:Takako's wedding dress]].
95* {{Shorttank}}: She is not a fan of girly clothes and usually buys cheap t-shirts on bulk.
96* SingleTargetSexuality
97-->"Anyone's a loser compared to Tohru!"
98* SitcomArchNemesis: Initially towards Ohana.
99%%* SleepCute
100%%* TheSnarkKnight
101%%* TheStoic
102* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: To Ohana and Nako's girly girl.
103* TomboyishPonytail: While working. She only lets her hair down during school.
104* {{Tsundere}}: She closely gravitates to the trope, and she's mainly bound to it by her extremely bad temper.
105%%* {{Tsurime Eyes}}
106* UnusualEuphemism: ''"Hobiron!"''
107* UnwantedHarem: Is one of the two most popular girls at school.
108* WhenSheSmiles: Given how little she does it, [[https://ghostlightning.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/horriblesubs-hanasaku-iroha-19-720p-mkv_snapshot_07-23_2011-08-08_07-51-58.jpg it's something like a mirage to behold]].
109* YoureNotMyType: Played completely straight when a boy at school confesses to her. She then takes it a step farther by explaining ''exactly'' what her type is (Tohru), completely crushing the guy's hopes. However as of Episode 14, [[{{Determinator}} he's at it again]].
110[[/folder]]
111
112[[folder:Nako Oshimizu]]
113[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_nako_6927.gif]]
114->Age: 17
115->Voiced by: Creator/AkiToyosaki
116
117Another employee at Kissuiso and a waitress. Nako is friends with Minko, who she nicknames "Minchi," and is very shy.
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119%%* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 18.
120* BeYourself: Sui gives her this piece of advice at the end of her spotlight episode.
121* BuxomBeautyStandard: Her well-endowed figure is pointed out a few times.
122** {{Lampshaded}} by Minko when she and flat-chested Ohana wears the same dress.
123--->'''Minko:''' I never realized how sexy that dress was.
124** It gets funny when Nako tries on the wedding dress Ohana made for [[spoiler:Takako]]. It's so tight the back can't be zipped shut (the looks on Ohana's and Yuina's faces after realizing this are priceless), and Ohana concedes that they need Minko for this.
125%%* CoolBigSis
126* CowardlyLion: [[spoiler:Still incredibly timid, but jumped into the water to save Jiromaru without skipping a beat. She also learns to [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech stand up to]] [[BrutalHonesty her mother's neglect of her children]] in the movie, taking a lesson from Ohana.]]
127%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
128* TheDitz: A mild version.
129%%* GirlishPigtails: During school, her hair is in braids.
130* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:She has been taking swimming lessons since she was three.]]
131%%* InSeriesNickname: "Nakochi."
132* TheNicknamer: Apparently aspires to be one. After brainstorming several nicknames for Minko and settling on "Minchan," she chokes and calls her "Minchi," which sticks.
133* PromotionToParent: She is seen taking care of her siblings while her parents argue about child-raising.
134%%* SailorFuku
135%%* ReluctantFanserviceGirl:
136* SexySoakedShirt After rescuing [[spoiler:Jiromaru]] from killing himself.
137* ShrinkingViolet: Normally, unless she's at home taking care of her siblings.
138%%* {{Tareme Eyes}}
139* WhatBeautifulEyes: Ohana's mother said this to her.
140[[/folder]]
141
142[[folder:Yuina Wakura]]
143[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_yuina_4189.gif]]
144->Age: 16
145->Voiced by: Creator/HarukaTomatsu
146
147Ohana's and Minko's classmate (and Nako's schoolmate) and the daughter of Kissuiso's prestigious rival, Fukuya. She is, along with Minko, considered one of the prettiest girls in school and enjoys popularity with the boys. She has a habit of affecting various accents to amuse herself.
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149* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 14 and 15.
150* ArrangedMarriage: Episode 14 reveals that she's engaged to Yosuke Himawari, a distant relative of hers.
151* BriefAccentImitation: Loves doing this. She fakes a Kansai accent on Ohana's first day at school and fakes a different accent every time she meets with Ohana.
152%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
153%%* GenkiGirl
154* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:She cleans the Fukuyo's baths -- the very first time she worked in her life -- because Yosuke once said that he'd rather marry someone like Ohana than her because the former likes working at a hot spring inn.]]
155* HiddenDepths: She turns out to be far more perceptive than her appearance suggests.
156* InSeriesNickname: "Yuina-hime" (ie. "Princess Yuina").
157* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She can get ''really'' touchy-feely with the other girls from time to time.
158%%* PerpetualSmiler
159%%* RegalRinglets
160* TheRival: Subverted in that she is on friendly terms with Ohana, [[spoiler:but gets briefly jealous of her when Yosuke suggested he wants a wife who loves working at an inn (like Ohana)]]. She appeared to be one towards Minko when the latter [[spoiler:witnesses her leaving with Tohru on his motorbike, but again [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when it turns out that she just wanted a ride on his motorbike and nothing more.]]
161%%* SailorFuku
162* SugarAndIcePersonality: Inverted. She's introduced as a quirky, yet nice airhead; but later episodes show that she can also be very blunt.
163%%* {{Tareme Eyes}}
164* ThirdPersonPerson: From time to time.
165* UnwantedHarem: She's just as popular as Minko.
166[[/folder]]
167
168[[folder:Tomoe Wajima]]
169[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_tomoe_7563.gif]]
170->Age: 28
171->Voiced by: Creator/MamikoNoto
172
173Head waitress of Kissuiso. Tomoe loves gossip and wants compensation for the sharing of it.
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175* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 7.
176%%* CoolBigSis
177%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
178%%* GenkiGirl
179%%* GossipyHens
180* LargeHam: She has her moments. Especially when she's beating role-players at their own game in episode 7.
181* [[SpringtimeForHitler Springtime for Tomoe]]: The entire plot of episode 7 is [[spoiler:her deliberately trying to piss off the guests so that Sui would fire her and she could go back home. Joke's on her, because the customers are all military roleplayers who loved her drill-sergeant routine. The experience even convinced her to stay.]]
182%%* {{Tareme Eyes}}
183[[/folder]]
184
185[[folder:Koichi "Ko" Tanemura]]
186[[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_ko_5452.gif]]
187->Age: 16
188->Voiced by: Creator/YuukiKaji
189
190Ohana's best friend from Tokyo and is affectionately called "Ko-chan" by her. Ko confesses to Ohana upon learning that she is moving away.
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192%%* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove
193* BettyAndVeronica: [[spoiler:The Betty to Tohru's Veronica.]]
194* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Has had a crush on Ohana for quite some time.
195* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
196* DoggedNiceGuy: Towards Ohana. To the point that he tries to visit Ohana in Episode 8, [[spoiler:but he fails to meet with her]]. Ironically enough, he has a DoggedNiceGirl of his ''own'' -- his co-worker, Igarashi.
197%%* FirstGuyWins
198* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Showed slight jealousy when he overheard Ohana interacting with Tohru in Episode 9.]]
199* InSeriesNickname: Ko-Chan
200%%* NiceGuy
201* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Ohana]].
202* ShrinkingViolet: A mild version.
203%%* {{Tareme Eyes}}
204[[/folder]]
205
206[[folder:Satsuki Matsumae (née Shijima)]]
207[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_satsuki_6105.gif]]
208->Age: 38
209->Voiced by: Creator/TakakoHonda (adult) and Creator/KanaeIto (child/teenager)
210
211Ohana's mother and a novelist. Satsuki runs off with her boyfriend after he gets into debt and leaves Ohana with her grandmother, who she does not get along with.
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213* TheAce: She's an ''excellent'' Madam Matron and the person who'd obviously take the mantle at the Kissuiso if she actually wanted it.
214* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 13.
215* AbusiveParents: Subverted. She may not be the best mother in the world, but she does care for Ohana.
216%%* AdultsAreUseless
217* [[BigBrotherBully Big Sister Bully]]: Enishi mentioned that she used to bully him in the past.
218* CoolBigSis: But in Episode 6, he also admits to Ohana that she used to cheer him up just as their mother used to for no reason.
219%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
220* GenerationXerox: Sui and Enishi note the strong resemblance between mother and daughter. [[spoiler:It also turns out that her strained relationship with her daughter mirrors that between her and her own mother.]]
221%%* GenkiGirl
222%%* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking
223* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Her conversation with Ohana about how she still has feelings for her late husband, Ayato, seems to indicate that their relationship was this. ''Home Sweet Home'' eventually reveals that she truly fell in love with him because he is accepting of who she is, WartsAndAll.]]
224* HiddenHeartOfGold: She may be neglectful of her daughter and has a job she doesn't agree with, but she genuinely does care about Ohana and works hard at her job in spite of it.
225* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Just like her daughter, this desire is a root of her conflict with her mother, feeling she's getting nowhere stuck in Kissuiso.
226* MrsRobinson: Played for laughs. Ko initially thinks that Satsuki will play porn for him on the TV when she invites him to her apartment. [[spoiler:She actually shows him a clip of excerpts taken from the movie crew that filmed at the Kissuiso, unwittingly learning that Ohana hasn't given up on him and thus refueling his desire for the girl]].
227%%* ParentalAbandonment
228* ParentalBetrayal: [[spoiler:Her negative review of Kissuiso is seen as a betrayal to Ohana, who decides to drag her to Kissuiso so she can write a review based on her experience there. It turns out she wants to go voluntarily, and it is hinted that she only writes negative reviews when asked of her by her higher-ups.]]
229%%* ParentalNeglect
230* PassingTheTorch: Subverted. Satsuki is more than prepared and groomed to take over the Kissuiso; she just doesn't wanna. This is one of the main aspects of the conflict between her and her family.
231%%* PerpetualSmiler
232* ReallyGetsAround: Implied during her teenage years. [[spoiler:Subverted, as it turns out she only had eyes for Ayato.]]
233* RefusalOfTheCall: [[spoiler:One of the reasons Sui decides to close down the Kissuiso is because Satsuki is refusing to take the mantle, all the while Enishi is just not prepared to do it]].
234* SailorFuku: In her teenage flashbacks.
235* StacysMom: Ko outright tells her that she is, among all of his friends' moms, the prettiest one. Considering that Ohana resembles her so much, it's not a stretch that he'd find Satsuki attractive too.
236* StrongFamilyResemblance: Judging by old pictures and flashbacks, she ''is'' her mom, except with blond hair. Ohana also closely resembles her when she was a teenager.
237%%* {{Tsurime Eyes}}
238[[/folder]]
239
240[[folder:Sui Shijima]]
241[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_sui_2866.gif]]
242->Age: 68
243->Voiced by: Tamie Kubota (elderly) and Creator/TakakoHonda (adult)
244
245Manager of Kissuiso and Ohana's estranged grandmother. Sui carries a cold demeanor and quickly puts Ohana to work while she stays at the inn. She does not have a good relationship with Ohana's mother Satsuki, and has stated that she had disowned her.
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247* AbusiveParents:
248** Makes Ohana work at Kissuiso from her first couple of minutes after arriving and isn't above slapping Ohana thrice as punishment for accidentally disrupting customers. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that she treats all her staff with the same level of strictness, and are paid decently for their work.
249** [[spoiler:And played straight with Satsuki, though because she believes in putting work ahead of family.]]
250* AlliterativeName
251* BadBoss: Played with. She's not above physically disciplining her employees, but nevertheless she pays them well for their work.
252* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts to warm up to Ohana slowly, but the first time she really shows her softer side is in [[spoiler:Episode 6, when she's visibly surprised and almost pleased when she sees Ohana and Nako in the old kimonos she designed]].
253* EvilMatriarch: Subverted.
254* {{Foreshadowing}}: She initially didn't intend to slap Ohana until the girl actually asked her to do it, thus showing right there what would be the extent to which she'd been willing to punish Ohana; though she remains stern, she never once does it again (Ohana herself doesn't do anything warranting a slap-fest like that ever again).
255* FourIsDeath: [[spoiler:Was rejected four times by her husband before he accepted her hand in marriage.]]
256* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Smokes a traditional Japanese pipe.
257* HappilyMarried: She and her late husband were this.
258* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Metaphorical example -- by shutting down Kissuiso, she allows her employees to pursue their true goals in life, even if it means giving up the one thing she enjoyed the most.]]
259* HiddenHeartOfGold: The only times she shows her softer side is when she's by herself, though she's friendly with Denroku.
260* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: Has this attitude towards her daughter Satsuki, though it turns out that she wanted Satsuki to succeed her.
261* IWasQuiteALooker: According to several older customers in Episode 6. And in flashbacks in Episode 21, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_21_02_681.jpg the audience sees why]].
262* InsistentTerminology[=/=]TheyCallMeMrTibbs: She demands to be addressed as "Madam Manager" rather than "Mom" or "Grandma" at work.
263* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Ultimately confesses to Ohana that she'd rather shut down Kissuiso than crush her employees' dreams with her own nigh-selfish desire to keep the inn going.]]
264* NoRespectGuy: [[spoiler:As revealed in ''Home Sweet Home'', people were initially skeptical of her abilities after taking over Kissuiso from her recently-deceased husband. Thus she strives to improve herself and the inn's services, even if it means becoming borderline abusive towards both her employees and even her own family.]]
265* ParentalFavoritism: Always made it very clear that she would've wanted Satsuki to succeed her in taking over the inn.
266%%* ParentalNeglect
267%%* PerpetualFrowner
268* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:Personally makes Satsuki's favorite food, stewed fish cakes, alongside her dinner.]]
269* StealthMentor: Possibly to Ohana if Episode 3 is any indication.
270%%* TheStoic
271%%* {{Tsurime Eyes}}
272* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"I'm thinking of sealing the Kissuiso and the logs after the Bonbori Festival this year."]]
273* YamatoNadeshiko: She looks the part and carries a traditional Japanese pipe but she's a lot meaner than the trope standard.
274[[/folder]]
275
276[[folder:Enishi Shijima]]
277[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_enishi_4336.gif]]
278->Age: 32
279->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiHamada (adult) and Creator/YokoHikasa (child)
280
281Ohana's uncle and Satsuki's brother, who is, personality-wise, the opposite of his mother, sister, and niece.
282----
283* AccidentalPervert: When he first meets Ohana, he accidentally bumps into her and gropes her butt.
284* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 16 and 17.
285* BrotherSisterIncest: Tomoe suggests that the reason he likes Takako is because she has a similar personality to ''Satsuki''. He hastily denies it. It's later revealed that they used to attend college together.
286%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
287* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Takako.]]
288* LovableCoward: Doesn't have much of a backbone when it comes to Sui, Satsuki, or Takako, and he was quite the crybaby when he was a kid.
289%%* {{Tareme Eyes}}
290* ThrowTheDogABone: ''Finally'' gets a break in Episode 16, when [[spoiler:Sui gives him a chance to run the inn]].
291* TheUnfavorite: Sui doesn't hide her preference for Satsuki over him to take over Kissuiso. She changes her tune a bit after he grew some balls and took charge, and later, [[spoiler:after Satsuki calls her out on it, saying she should act more like a mother]].
292[[/folder]]
293
294[[folder:Tohru Miyagishi]]
295[[quoteright:203:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_tohru_5692.gif]]
296->Age: 23
297->Voiced by: Creator/JunjiMajima
298
299Assistant chef at Kissuiso and serves as a strict supervisor towards Minko. Ohana is somewhat intimidated by Tohru's constant yelling at Minko and initially greatly disliked him after having a conversation with him.
300----
301* BettyAndVeronica: [[spoiler:The Veronica to Ko's Betty.]]
302%%* CoolBike
303%%* CynicalMentor
304%%* DeadpanSnarker
305* DoggedNiceGuy: Towards Ohana.
306* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Subverted. He is well-aware that Ohana has feelings for Ko and spends the majority of his time in Tokyo with tasting cuisine and playing a sushi crane game to distract himself while Ohana goes to see Ko (at ''his'' suggestion).]]
307%%* HotBlooded
308* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:In spite of his own feelings for Ohana, he forces her to meet with Ko when they are visiting Tokyo so that she can come to terms with her feelings for him. In Episode 22, he admits to Minko that he does have feelings for Ohana, but he doesn't plan on doing anything about it.]]
309* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He yells at Minko whenever she screws up at cooking, but he also gives Ohana advice -- in his own rude way -- when he questions her on her self-reliance and is perceptive to the fact that she doesn't have many friends. In Episode 5, he also shows his appreciation for Ohana's concern for him by pinching her nose. [[spoiler: He eventually reveals how much he [[PetTheDog cares about Minko]] in episode 22.]]
310* TheMentor: To Minko and a bit towards Ohana.
311* ObliviousToLove: He is unaware that Minko has a crush on him. [[spoiler:Until Episode 22.]]
312%%* RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Mr. Ren's blue oni.
313* SitcomArchNemesis: In Ohana's opinion.
314%%* {{Tsurime Eyes}}
315* {{Tsundere}}: [[spoiler:To Ohana.]]
316[[/folder]]
317
318[[folder:Renji Togashi]]
319[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_renji_8886.gif]]
320->Age: 42
321->Voiced by: Tarou Yamaguchi
322
323Head chef at Kissuiso.
324----
325* BenevolentBoss: He seems to be one as he frequently stops Tohru from browbeating Minko over her cooking blunders.
326%%* CoolOldGuy
327* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has one across his left eyebrow.
328* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: His fashion sense is most often than not [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]], usually by Tohru, sometimes by Tomoe or Nako.
329%%* NoSocialSkills
330* NotSoStoic: He turns out to work horribly under pressure.
331%%* TheQuietOne
332%%* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Tohru's red oni.
333* RunningGag his stupid fashion sense, accentuated by frequently reading men's fashion magazines during his free time.
334%%* TheStoic
335[[/folder]]
336
337[[folder:Takako Kawajiri]]
338[[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_takako_3216.gif]]
339->Age: 30
340->Voiced by: Creator/AyumiTsunematsu
341
342An apparently wealthy business consultant for the inn who Enishi cannot say no to. [[spoiler:She later becomes his wife, making her Ohana's aunt.]]
343----
344* AffectionateNickname: Enishi likes to call her Taki-san, even though she apparently doesn't approve.
345%%* CoolShades
346* CoolAunt: Once she [[spoiler:marries Enishi and chaperones Ohana to Tokyo]], she shows her chops to the girl when stuff gets messy, gaining her admiration.
347%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
348* GratuitousEnglish: She peppers her business pitches with English slogans and business-speak.
349%%* GratuitousForeignLanguage
350* GratuitousFrench: In Episode 21.
351* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Enishi later.]]
352* HiddenHeartOfGold: She's actually a really nice, strong and independent woman who sincerely loves Enishi in spite of his shortcomings.
353* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Her schemes on the Inn's operation make sense initially, though Sui and Ohana tend to rebuke her initiatives with further inquiries, exposing just how much she'd be overlooking if these were implemented.
354%%* {{Tareme Eyes}}
355* {{Tsundere}}: Seems to act like one towards Enishi in Episode 17.
356%%* WaifFu
357* ZanyScheme: For a business consultant, she sure loves dishing out erratic plans to improve the inn's public image.
358[[/folder]]
359
360[[folder:Taro Jiromaru]]
361[[quoteright:177:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_jiromaru_3225.gif]]
362->Age: 31
363->Voiced by: Creator/JunichiSuwabe
364
365A customer (and eventually part-time worker) at Kissuiso and supposedly a famous novelist.
366----
367* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 3.
368* BerserkButton: He gets furious when his draft to his novel "of the century" accidentally gets discarded.
369%%* ButtMonkey
370%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
371* DirtyOldMan: Though he's not that old.
372%%* HiddenDepths
373* HiddenHeartOfGold: Turns out he's much nicer than his actions suggest.
374%%* LargeHam
375* MaleGaze:
376** Does a bit of one to Ohana in Episode 1, briefly distracting her and accidentally letting Minko's futon fall on two customers.
377** And she along with Minko and Nako are the main characters in his novel... and it's ''[[GirlOnGirlIsHot that]]'' genre.
378** Appears again from Episode 8, when he's sent room to room to evaluate which of the new guests might be a hot springs inn reviewer. The room with the two women gets particular scrutiny.
379** This happens again in Episode 13 when [[spoiler:Satsuki]] undresses in front of him and he's DistractedByTheSexy.
380* ThrowTheDogABone: Also gets a bone in Episode 16, when [[spoiler:Enishi asks the director to use one of Jiromaru's scripts for the movie.]]
381* {{Tsurime Eyes}}
382* WorkOffTheDebt: Turns out that he cannot pay his bill, so he gets sent to work in the inn.
383* YuriFan: Most of his stories are this.
384[[/folder]]
385
386[[folder:Denroku "Beanman" Sukegawa]]
387[[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_denroku_9666.gif]]
388->Age: 73
389->Voiced by: [[Creator/YuichiNagashima Cho]]
390
391Kissuiso's janitor and head of its maintenance section. Denroku is nicknamed "Beanman" because he shares the same surname as a bean-selling company and has worked at Kissuiso since it first opened.
392----
393* AmbiguouslyGay:
394** He blushes when Jiromaru threaten to tie him up.
395** He also seems very pleased when the young master happily embraces him, and was absolutely nonchalant about Satsuki's nudity while he worked.
396** AmbiguouslyBi; However, Sui stated that he has a son, much to Tomoe's shock.
397* EyesAlwaysShut
398* ImprobableHairstyle: [[spoiler:Just look at this [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanasaku_21_03_6524.jpg younger version of him]].]]
399* InSeriesNickname: "Beanman."
400* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
401[[/folder]]

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