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The Noyama Family
Noyama Azusa (AKA Azuki)
The protangonist who lives through her life in a small urban district.
- Affectionate Nickname: Azusa's rather unfortunate nickname is Azukinote due to a mishap from mispronuncing of her name by her childhood friend, Ken. However, it becomes the go-to nickname for her love interest, Yūnosuke.
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Subverted for Azuki's father after Yūnosuke makes positive remarks on him.note
- Girlish Pigtails
- Hates Being Alone: Azuki and Daizu go on a summer vacation to the countryside in Sendai in which it irritates Azuki who had no opportunity of meeting Yūnosuke.note
- Image Song: Azuki-chan Tara (If I were Azuki-chan) sung by the same voice actress.
- Kid Detective: Azuki has to apply Sherlock Holmes' style deductive logic to locate Ken who hid in his room's closet with an infant's potty.note
- Love at First Sight: To Yūnosuke.
Noyama Daizu
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Actively provides discomforts to his older sister, Azuki, on the clock.
- Butt-Monkey: Especially to her sister, Azuki.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: He takes care of a neighborhood cat much to the annoyance from Azuki.note
- Naughty Is Good
Noyama Tadashi
- Drives Like Crazy: He struggles to obtain a driver's license.
- Jack of All Trades: He shows this in a single episode.note He is talented in mimicking voices that once earned respect when he was a university student who helped absent students by shouting in their voices during roll calls, can fix residential electric circuits as well as cook.
Noyama Keiko
- Extreme Doormat: She becomes one after being unable to refuse a request to store second-hand items for a neighborhood bazaar meeting in the Noyamas' household.
- Housewife
Noyama Gōzō
- Grumpy Old Man
- Impersonating an Officer: Humorously applied as he is an actual ex-police officer who pretends to become a cop in order to entertain Daizu.note
- The Power of Love: He finally tolerates the intimate relationship between his granddaughter, Azuki, and Yūnosuke after the voice of his wife appears in his mind.note
The Ogasawara Family
Ogasawara Yūnosuke
- The Diaper Change: He is good at it due to the experience of babysitting his much younger relatives.
- New Transfer Student: And thus the love blooms in Azuki's heart.... as well as Yōko's.
- Nice Guy: To both boys and girls.
- Real Men Cook
Yūnosuke's Father
- Badass Driver: He is a former amateur race car driver.
- No Name Given
- Salaryman: To the point that he has experience of going to Paris and New York City for business purposes.
The Takayanagi Family
Takayanagi Ken
- Butt-Monkey: Being the worst offender in the series.
- Dumb Jock: He plays baseball.
- Jerkass Realization: Ken is on the verge of Rage Quit after an unproductive baseball match to the point that Ken blames Kaoru, but apologizes indirectly to her later on.note
Ken's Father
Runs a ramen joint called Manruiken. Anime-only character.
- No Name Given
- Teacher/Student Romance: His former teacher/first love is currently the principal of his son's and Azuki's elementary school.
The Kodama Family
Kodama Midori (AKA Jidama)
Azuki's friend- Tomboy: As well as being aggressive. Hence, there is a No Guy Wants an Amazon vibe going on with a couple of male characters around her. Due to this, Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter relationship is shown in the anime.
- Hates Wearing Dresses: Except for girls' kimono
Kodama Aoi
Jidama's mother who works as a nurse. Appeared in episode 102. Anime-only character.- Parental Neglect: Justified as she is a nurse who is often on duty and experiences a dilemma whether she takes care of her daughter or works as a nurse in a hospital.
