The characters of the light novel, manga, and anime series
Ookami-san.
Ryoko Ookami
The title character, Ryoko is a steadfast and serious, young woman, a member of the Otogi Bank, and our resident tsundere. She often works alongside Ringo. She is quick to deny her slowly reciprocating feelings for Ryoshi.
Fairy Tales: "
Little Red Riding Hood"; "
The Wolf and the Seven Kids
"; "
The Three Little Pigs"; "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", The Wolf
- A-Cup Angst
- Action Girl
- Animal Motifs: The wolf.
- Anti-Hero: Type 3, with shades of Type 2.
- A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: ...no, actually a Sheep in Wolf's Clothing. Though the narrator calls her A Wolf In Wolf's Clothing, whatever that means.
- Badass Adorable
- Battle Couple: With Ryoshi.
- Broken Bird
- Bruiser with a Soft Center
- Curtains Match the Window
- Cute Bruiser: The Trope picture.
- Cuteness Proximity
- Dark and Troubled Past/Mysterious Past: Hinted at Episode 2, confirmed in episode 5 — Attempted Rape.
- Death Glare: If the narrator even mentions Ryoko's and Ringo's poor fanservice... EH? ... erm, never mind... Also, Ryoko's default expression.
- Defrosting Ice Queen
- Everyone Can See It
- Expy: She looks very similar and shares many character traits with Taiga Aisaka from Toradora.
- Heterosexual Life Partners: With Ringo.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: Subverted; the harder she tries to be mean and nasty, the nicer and cuter she becomes.
- Honor Before Reason
- Hot Blooded
- Idiot Hair: Has one of these in the manga.
- Jerkass Façade
- Kind Hearted Cat Lover
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Masculine Girl to Ryoshi's Feminine Boy.
- Muscles Are Meaningless: Partially subverted. Despite her boxer training and apparent strength, Ryoko had a really hard time fighting the more muscular gang leader of Episode 2 (which lead to a bit of a downgrade), even with her upgraded boxing gloves that had a taser function.
- Ore Onna: Uses completely masculine Japanese vocabulary in her speech.
- Except when she is asleep; during which she uses very gentle and feminine syntax.
- Pettanko
- Power Fist
- Rapunzel Hair
- She-Fu
- She's Got Legs
- Shrinking Violet/Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Before the Attempted Rape.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man
- Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
- Tomboy
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Ringo's Girly Girl.
- Tsundere
- Tsunshun
- Tsurime Eyes
Ryoshi Morino
I am... a hunter! The one who catches her will be me...!
Ryoshi is a shy student who harbors a crush on Ryoko and has scopophobia, a fear of having people look at him. He is pulled into joining the Otogi Bank, but joins willingly in order to stay by Ryoko's side.
Fairy Tale: "
Little Red Riding Hood", The Hunter
Ringo Akai
Someone just thought of something evil for the enemies of the Otogi bank.
Ringo is Ryoko's partner and roommate. Don't let her cutesy appearance fool you — when push comes to shove, Ringo can be fairly dangerous when she wants to be.
Fairy Tales: "
Little Red Riding Hood", Little Red Riding Hood; "
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", Poison Red Apple; possibly the story of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit, with her as the fruit.
Liszt Kiriki
Of course we can help you. But you will owe us.
The president of the Otogi Bank. He often doesn't do work and instead his cousin Alice does it for him.
Fairy Tale: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", The Grasshopper
Alice Kiriki
Liszt's cousin and secretary. She often does Liszt's work for him.
Fairy Tale: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", The Ant
Otsu Tsurugaya
A maid working in the Otogi Bank who has a fetish for people who want to return the favor and repay other people who have been kind to them.
Fairy Tale: "The Grateful Crane"
Taro Urashima
A handsome ladies' man who is solely interested in women and has no interest in men. He is found in the company of his girlfriend Otohime, and what the two are often up to... is left to the imagination as to what they are doing.
Fairy Tale: "Urashima Taro", same name as hero
Otohime Ryugu
Otohime is a bishoujo who has eyes only for her boyfriend Urashima. She is found in the company of Urashima, and what the two are often up to... is left to the imagination as to what they are doing.
Fairy Tales: "Urashima Taro", same name as heroine; "The Tortoise and the Hare", the Tortoise
Majolica le Fay
Violet eyes to die for!
Voiced by: Kimiko Koyama (JP), Lindsay Seidel (EN)
A wacky inventor who is often in the company of Otsuu.
Fairy Tale:
King Arthur, Morgan le Fay
Mimi Usami
Otohime's chief rival for Urashima.
Fairy Tale: "The Tortoise and the Hare", The Hare
Momoko Kibitsu
Head of the Disciplinary Committee, notable for her ample bosom.
Fairy Tale: "Momotaro"
Yukime Murano
Ryoshi's aunt and landlady, a romantic novel writer going by the pen name of Yuki. Ryoko is a huge fan of her work.
Fairy Tale: "The Snow Woman"
- Christmas Cake: Subversion, since this trope is for unmarried women. But Yukime makes enough of a deal of her age to make it clear she's referencing this trope.
- Landlady
Shiro Hitsujikai
Onigashima's student council president who has a history with Ryoko. One of the few people who she's actually afraid of.
Fairy Tale: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
Aragami Ranpu aka Lamp
Voiced by: Atsushi Ono (JP), R Bruce Elliott (EN)
The principal of Otogi Academy
Fairy Tale: "
Aladdin", the Djinni
Shirayuki Himeno
Ringo's half sister.
Fairy Tale: "
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", Snow White
Ami Jizou
A senior. She is very shy and tends to stalk her boyfriend Jin as a result.
Fairy Tale: "Kasajizou", Jizou.
Saburou Nekomiya
A third-year at Otogi described by the narrator as a "Pretty Boy". He was saved years ago by a girl,
Ryoko, but was so ashamed he ran away that he trained himself into a skilled fighter. He passed some of his knowledge along to Ryoshi Morino.
Fairy Tale: "
Puss in Boots"
The Narrator
The narrator of the story.
