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The band Λucifer and the story, in general, revolves around a young couple: the lead singer and frontman of the band Sakuya Ookuchi and his demure Ordinary High-School Student girlfriend (who is also the band's exclusive lyricist), Aine Yukimura. Despite her low-key profile, Aine is the force behind Sakuya's on-stage charisma.

  • Baby Of The Bunch: When they first cross paths, they are both in their junior year of high school and only seventeen years old. Despite being the youngest members of Λucifer, they quickly form a bond that will shape their musical careers for years to come.
  • Babies Ever After: At the end of the manga, Aine and Sakuya are married and have a son named Shion. In the special chapter of Love Celeb, it is revealed that they have another child on the way.
  • Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Sakuya is the handsome but aloof guy with the Dark and Troubled Past and Aine is the innocent and sweet ordinary girl who can "tame" him.
  • Fate Drives Us Together: When an Ordinary High-School Student girl with a name that means "love melody," with a talent for sensual lyrics who dreams of becoming a lyricist/songwriter, meets an incredibly handsome high-profile musician, it suddenly seems that Aine and Sakuya meet for a reason.
  • His Story Repeats Itself: Sakuya is a Child by Rape thanks to Ralph's father raping Reiko (Sakuya's mother), which ends up ultimately causing her life to become a wreck, and she dies from being a Lady Drunk. At the same time, it leaves a crappy childhood for Sakuya. Yoshioka, the president of Astarot Productions and, by extension, a bitter enemy of Λucifer and Sakuya, likely aware of this, rapes Sakuya's One True Love Aine to destroy all of Λucifer. It nearly destroys them both, leaving Aine a suicidal wreck and Sakuya so fed up with his rock-star life endangering Aine that he quits the band and swears off singing. However, aside from Kaito stating that he used contraception while raping Aine (meaning Aine is in no danger of bearing his child), their friends in the band and, more importantly, their love for each other help them rise above this incident and become stronger to live happy lives together.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Sakuya is much taller than Aine despite practically being the same age. Once they try to share a hot bath and they barely fit into the tub because of Sakuya's size.
  • Living Emotional Crutch: As Yuki explains, since Sakuya met and fell in love with Aine, she has become everything to him. The thought of her actually brought him back from the brink of death. Being with Sakuya has made Aine more confident and mature and grants her happiness she never thought possible when she was just a lonely and demure high school girl neglected by her parents. She can't stand the thought of being apart from Sakuya or being a burden to him or the band, wanting to be stronger for the people she cares about.
  • More Experienced Chases the Innocent: Former male escort turned rock star, Sakuya, chases after the virginal and innocent Ordinary High-School Student Aine. He initially planned on just selfishly using her and is a Fetishized Abuser for much of their early relationship, before eventually falling in love with her for real.
  • Official Couple: Sakuya and Aine's romantic bond flourishes during Volume 1, but it isn't until the start of Volume 2 that they muster the courage to express their true emotions to each other. They immediately click once they open up honestly, and their relationship grows even more profound. However, it isn't long before things start getting complicated.
  • Official Couple Ordeal Syndrome: They hit it off pretty early in the story once they properly communicate their deep feelings for one another. However, soon, their love lives, professional lives, and even their lives in general are plagued with numerous complications and tribulations, which they are both painfully aware of. Yet, through The Power of Love they share and their friends in and out of the band, they manage to triumph over adversity by the end of the series and earn their happy ending together.
  • One True Love: Sakuya and Aine's bond can withstand any obstacle that comes their way. Their love for each other is unbreakable and only grows stronger as they face challenges together. Through their shared trials and tribulations, they develop an unshakable connection that reinforces the depth of their relationship. Despite the ups and downs of life, they remain steadfast in their devotion to each other, and their bond only continues to deepen.
  • Power of Love: Sakuya goes from a harsh and rude guy to a nicer and gentler one thanks to Aine's strong love for him. Aine goes from a shy and insecure wallflower to a strong and mature woman thanks to Sakuya's undying love for her.
  • Secret Relationship: Downplayed, as it's common knowledge in Λucifer that Sakuya and Aine are together. For a time, they attempt to keep their romance a secret from everyone else as a result of its somewhat Unequal Pairing nature. Subverted, as the result of Tomoyuki hypnotizing Aine into thinking she's his sister Yumi and forgetting about Sakuya resulting in Sakuya almost dying to get her back, which ends up putting the media spotlight on Aine. Despite recovering from his injuries, Sakuya holds a press conference to confirm that he and Aine are together, that she is the love of his life and that he would do anything to protect her, all so Aine won't be blamed for his injuries. From there, things get more complicated as a result.
  • Unequal Pairing: The nature of this relationship is a major reason they try to keep it a secret first. Sakuya is a megastar and sexually experienced, while Aine (aside from secretly being Λucifer's exclusive lyricist) is an ordinary high school student who is even quite "invisible" to most of her schoolmates.

Aine Yukimura

Voiced by: Atsuko Enomoto (TV series), Houko Kuwashima (Drama CD)
She's a high school student who enjoys writing songs about love and often keeps to herself. Little does she know that her life will take an unexpected turn when she meets Sakuya. He shows her a whole new whirlwind world of music, filled with danger, adventure, and romantic excitement that she never thought possible.

  • Ascended Fangirl: After encountering Sakuya, Aine is instantly captivated by the Japanese rock band Λucifer. As time passes, she becomes the band's sole and confidential lyricist, working behind the scenes to contribute her creative and artistic talents to the group's music.
  • The Baby of the Bunch: At just seventeen years old, she's already landed a coveted spot on the record label – the team's youngest member. However, her youth presents a challenge, as she struggles to earn the respect of her older colleagues. She often faces criticism and doubts about her abilities, which causes her immense stress and anxiety. The constant pressure and scrutiny can be overwhelming, but she remains determined to prove herself worthy.
  • Be Careful What You Wish For: Aine has always found the idea of becoming a lyricist thrilling. However, her chance encounter with Sakuya brings about a series of events that will change her life forever. Their whirlwind romance is intense but also fraught with difficulties that leave Aine in a world of hurt. Despite the hardships, Aine is determined to see her dream and romance through to the end.
  • Break the Cutie: The world and the universe seem to conspire to break the poor girl's mind and heart since meeting Sakuya, and even moreso when she becomes his One True Love, which eventually becomes public knowledge. Numerous complications and obstacles plague Aine's life, all ultimately leading to her being brutally raped by Yoshioka, the president of Astarot Productions and, by extension, a bitter enemy of Λucifer and Sakuya. Her mind is such a total wreck afterward that not only does she believe she lost the right to be with Sakuya, she tries to commit suicide twice. Only with Sakuya's proof of his undying love for her does Aine manage to recover and grow much stronger than before.
  • Can't Hold Her Liquor: Aine, who is only seventeen, tends to struggle with her alcohol tolerance sometimes, which can lead to some issues. Fortunately, Sakuya is always around to assist her and ensure things don't spiral out of control too often.
  • Character Development: Aine goes from a shy and insecure high school wallflower to a confident and mature young woman, thanks to Sakuya's mutual undying love for her and the trials she is forced to endure as his woman.
  • Covert Pervert: It's remarkable to consider that a girl with such a mild-mannered demeanor could produce alluring and provocative lyrics, all inspired by her intense feelings for Sakuya.
  • Cute Bookworm: Aine Yukimura is a sweet-faced high school girl with a really cute smile. She's also a talented songwriter and works as such for her One True Love's band Λucifer.
  • Defiled Forever: After being brutally raped by Yoshioka, her mind is left a total wreck, leaving her in a near-catatonic state. The poor girl is so consumed with shame, self-loathing, and the fear of being rejected that she believes she has not only lost the right to even face, much less be with Sakuya ever again, but also tries to commit suicide twice. Only with Sakuya's proof of his undying love for her does Aine recover and grow much stronger than before.
  • Demoted to Extra: In the anime. She appeared only in the second season!
  • "Dinner, Bath, or Sex" Offer: After living together for six months with the intention of getting married someday, Aine lampshades her desire to say this to Sakuya when he comes home early. Naturally, for him, he chooses her but asks her to take a shower first while he waits. She emerges from the shower wearing nothing but special lingerie, only to see that her parents have come by for a surprise visit.
  • Earn Your Happy Ending: After enduring many trials throughout the story, in the "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue, she is Happily Married to a somewhat more mellow and mature Sakuya and has become a mom to their son Shion.
  • Empty Eyes: Following being raped by a high-ranked executive who had a beef against Sakuya, the irises in Aine's eyes take on a blank state to reflect her being in a nasty Heroic BSoD. They stay like this for quite some time (four chapters) until Sakuya's undying love for her and his willingness to die with her cause her to snap out of it and resolve to be stronger for both of them, thus regaining their radiance.
  • Feminine Women Can Cook: Aine has been putting in a lot of effort to polish her culinary skills, specifically focusing on pleasing Sakuya's taste buds. During her stay at Yuki's residence, she even managed to get hold of a casual French recipe from Yuki's wife, Maria - a feat that she is extremely proud of.
  • Grew a Spine: Aine has trouble speaking her mind and keeping herself together in the face of adversity, especially as Sakuya's woman. With time, she learns to stand up for herself, Sakuya, and those she cares about.
  • Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Aine has caramel blonde-colored hair and is the resident Nice Girl of the series.
  • The Heart: Since becoming Λucifer's secret exclusive lyricist and Sakuya's girlfriend, Aine has become the invaluable core of the band due to her unique abilities to see from a fan's POV, offer innovative concepts and lyrics, and most importantly, bring out the best in Sakuya with her healing love and kindness, which goes a long way toward making him more popular than ever.
  • Heroic BSoD: Aine is almost completely catatonic after being brutally raped by Yoshioka, the president of Astarot Productions and, by extension, a bitter enemy of Λucifer and Sakuya. The poor girl's mind is in such a fractured state afterward that not only does she believe she lost the right to be with or even see Sakuya, she tries to commit suicide twice. Only with Sakuya's proof of his undying love for her does Aine recover and grow much stronger than before.
  • Hidden Buxom: Aine is often described as having a large bust despite her modest clothing choices.
  • Hidden Depths: Although she seems to be just an average high school student, she's quite a talented writer. She could write a song that attracts the attention of a famous singer, Sakuya.
  • I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me: Aine is a teenage high school girl currently experiencing a whirlwind romance with none other than Sakuya - a famous rock star adored by millions. Although she is fully aware of the reality of the situation, it still feels like a dream to her every time she spends time with Sakuya. Sadly, Aine's happiness is often marred by the fact that she is frequently reminded of their differences by others who seem to enjoy rubbing it in her face.
  • Insecure Love Interest: Aine sees herself as unworthy of being Sakuya's girlfriend at times due to him being a famous rock star while she is just an ordinary high-school girl, especially with all the resulting obstacles she goes through weighing down on her.
  • Just a Kid: Aine has been constantly mocked and not taken seriously as Sakuya's woman and Λucifer's lyricist by the band's staff and many in the media world as a result of her being an Ordinary High-School Student, requiring her to prove herself constantly.
  • Leg Focus: Aine's shapely legs can get a lot of focus during the manga, particularly in her school uniform.
  • Living a Double Life: She finds herself in a secret exclusive songwriting role (Yukihiko Aine) for Λucifer while embarking on a whirlwind romance with Sakuya balanced against the demands of the life of a normal high school girl. This juggling act continues until she graduates at the end of the story.
  • Love at First Sight: Aine admits to Sakuya that she has been in love with him since the very moment she first laid eyes on him.
  • Magnetic Girlfriend: Gender Flipped. It seems that despite being a lonely wallflower in school, becoming Sakuya's lover has somehow made her a hot commodity among guys (especially men of precedence) as a talented songwriter and/or a growing young woman.
  • Meaningful Name: Aine means "love melody," thus it seems that Aine and Sakuya meet for a reason; she dreams of becoming a lyricist/songwriter and Sakuya is a musician.
  • Ms. Fanservice: She dresses modestly, but there's still plenty of focus on her womanly assets (boobs, bottom and legs).
  • Nice Girl: Aine is a sweet, shy, and considerate seventeen-year-old high schoolgirl. She even tries to be patient and understanding with overzealous, whiny, and sometimes downright violent fangirls more than once. Her gentle and accepting nature makes Sakuya fall in love with her.
  • Not So Above It All: Aine is a gentle and timid high school girl who has no qualms about unleashing a curse word when the situation calls for it.
  • Ordinary High-School Student: Aine is a seventeen-year-old high school junior who writes sensual song lyrics, and hopes to become a songwriter. On her way to entering her best lyrics into a contest, a stranger causes her to drop her lyrics and almost being run over by a passing car turns a random occurrence into an of-chance meeting with fate when the driver turns out to be Sakuya Ookochi, lead singer of the hard rock band Λucifer. From then on, she becomes the exclusive songwriter of Λucifer, while also beginning a whirlwind romance with Sakuya while she remains a high school student, which becomes a balancing act till she graduates at the end of the story.
  • Plucky Girl: Aine's Character Development arc involves learning to stand her ground and find value in herself to become stronger for Sakuya and those she holds dear. The many ordeals she endures as Sakuya's soulmate have allowed her to evolve from a shy and insecure wallflower to a robust and mature woman.
  • Rape as Drama: In the manga, she's raped by a high-ranked executive who had a beef against Sakuya. Poor girl nearly splinters mentally after that.
  • Say My Name: Sakuya!! Frequently, whether audibly or silently, she tends to express her lover's name excessively loudly or softly, particularly when in distress, which is unfortunately a common occurrence for her.
  • Second Love: To Sakuya, long after his break up with his first one, Ayako. However, Ayako is more of an older ex-sex friend, while Aine is his One True Love in every single way.
  • Secret Identity: After taking on the role of the band's lyricist, she begins using the male alias Yukihiko Aine to safeguard her identity and maintain the group's desired image.
  • She Cleans Up Nicely: Aine is typically a cute high school student with a decent figure, but she transforms into a stunning young lady with the right clothing and preparation.
  • Shrinking Violet: More in the manga than the anime, though. Despite having some friends, between being an ordinary high school student who is quite "invisible" to most of her schoolmates and being neglected by her parents, her self-esteem is pretty low, not to mention all the trials she endures as both Sakuya's woman and the new (secret) exclusive lyricist of Λucifer. Sakuya's undying love for her inspires her to find strength within herself, come out of her shell and become a strong and mature woman.
  • Targeted to Hurt the Hero: Aine is just an ordinary high school student, but her love life with Sakuya, a famous celebrity, is far from ordinary. Their relationship is being tested by various difficulties, such as competing bands and obsessed fans who want to jeopardize their love. Aine must navigate the ups and downs of fame and romance to safeguard her relationship. She has a gift for songwriting and grows as a person, which makes her a desirable catch for high-status men. Due to her unique qualities and talents, many people are interested in her, making her a highly sought-after individual.
    • Near the end of the story, she is brutally raped by Yoshioka, the president of Astarot Productions and, by extension, a bitter enemy of Λucifer and Sakuya. Her mind is such a total wreck afterward that not only does she believe she lost the right to be with Sakuya, she tries to commit suicide twice. Only with Sakuya's proof of his undying love for her does Aine recover and grow much stronger than before.
  • Teen Genius: Played With: At the age of 17, she has shown exceptional talent as an erotic songwriter. However, in other areas, she is rather average.
  • Took a Level in Badass: She goes from an insecure wallflower who's barely able to defend herself to a brave and strong young woman. Notable example: She could stand up for herself by calling out Sakuya's jealous ex, Ayako, when the latter keeps belittling her and dares to face Yoshiokanote  again by firing back at him when he taunts her by recalling the rape despite the two of them being among the biggest names in the Japan entertainment industry.
  • Stock Shoujo Heroine: Aine is a caramel blonde-haired high school junior at the age of 17. She's a sweet, shy, and considerate girl passionate about writing sensual song lyrics. Her dream is to become a successful songwriter, and she's on her way to submitting her best lyrics to a contest when she meets a stranger. The stranger causes her to drop her precious lyrics, almost getting hit by a passing car. Fortunately fate intervenes, and the car driver turns out to be Sakuya Ookochi, the lead singer of the hard rock band Λucifer. From that moment on, Aine becomes the exclusive songwriter of Λucifer and embarks on a whirlwind romance with Sakuya. Despite all this, Aine remains a high school student, juggling her personal growth, love, and musical pursuits until she graduates at the end of the story.

Sakuya Ookuchi

Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze (TV series), Takehito Koyasu (Drama CD)
The lead singer and frontman of Λucifer band finds himself in an unexpected encounter with a shy schoolgirl named Aine has a profound impact on his life. This encounter changes his life forever, leading him on a path that he never expected to take.

  • Broken Ace: He excels at anything he puts his mind to, whether it's music, acting, business, sports, or modeling. At the same time, he is seriously screwed up.
  • But Not Too Foreign: He is half-Caucasian American. His blue eyes and large frame are the only traits that reveal his American ancestry.
  • Character Development: He went from a carefree and Really Gets Around man to a faithful and more caring person ever since he met and fell in love with Aine.
  • Chick Magnet: A huge part of his fame is that Sakuya has never had a problem with the ladies. Unfortunately, this makes the ladies see Aine (Sakuya's One True Love) as nothing but an eyesore.
  • Child by Rape: Ralph's father raped Sakuya's mother, then Sakuya was born from it.
  • Compensated Dating: Did that ever since he was in his late teens. The manga takes it further, making him a straightforward High Class Call Boy. This is how he met Ayako Sakura, actually.
  • Crazy Jealous Guy: He isn't shy about showing his jealousy toward any man who seems to take a liking to Aine.
  • Fetishized Abuser: Moreso in the manga, but in the anime, he has his moments, too. He's a Type 2: "Troubled, but Cute dude with a Dark and Troubled Past and an even worse current attitude". He grows out of it with time and with Aine's love.
  • Defrosting Ice King: Before meeting Aine, almost everyone thinks he used to be cold, aloof and carefree.
  • Financial Abuse: Was adopted and raised by Reiko's manager after her death, but mostly because said manager saw that Sakuya inherited his mother's musical talents and wanted to use the kid to Work Off the Debt that Reiko left before dying.
  • It's All My Fault: Sakuya takes Aine's physical and emotional well-being very seriously. Just the thought of Aine being hurt and not being able to help her brings him to tears.
    • The biggest example comes near the end of the story, when Sakuya learns about Aine being brutally raped by Yoshioka, the president of Astarot Productions and, by extension, a bitter enemy of Λucifer and Sakuya. He is so devastated and fed up with his rock star life hurting Aine that he swears off singing, quits the band (for a time), and attempted to kill Yoshioka, before Ralph intervenes to arrest Kaito for tax evasion and fraud to avenge Aine and helps Sakuya realizes that Aine needs him to be with her, not in prison. It takes a lot of time, effort, and recovery (including Takayama's death in a car accident) for the young couple to return to the band in time to move to New York City.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his notorious harsh attitude, you must admit that he can, and does become one, showing how caring and loving he can be to those close to him, especially Aine.
  • Likes Older Women: Played with. Aine teases him upon hearing their son, Shion, telling them to have a crush on his teacher.
  • Love Redeems: Aine's strong love for him transforms him from a rude boy to a loving and affectionate person, especially as a significant other.
  • Reformed Rake: Quite far before meeting and falling in love with Aine, he slept around with many women as he used to work as a male escort as a side job. But, ever since becoming Aine's boyfriend, he is faithful to her. Even better, he becomes a loving husband and father who goes as far as quitting his singing career and becomes a producer instead in order to spend more times with his family rather than maintaining his fame.
  • Younger Than He Looks: Aside from working as a bar singer, he also used to work as a male escort at just 12 years old, because he was already taller than the average adult womennote , thus he looked older than any ordinary teenage boys.
  • Violently Protective Girlfriend: Gender Inverted. DO NOT HURT AINE OR ELSE!!! There is nothing Sakuya won't do to make sure she is safe and happy. Seriously, even suggesting trying to lay a hand on her makes him feral and then there will be hell to pay. Justified, as he knows how his celebrity status and their whirlwind romance have put a big target on her back.

Reiko Ookuchi

Voiced by: Chiyoko Kawashima (TV series)

  • Lady Drunk: After her husband discovered the truth that Sakuya is not his biological son, he immediately abandoned her and her son. Since then, she spent the rest of her life binge-drinking until her death.
  • Missing Mom: Died when her child Sakuya was as much 12 years old.
  • Parental Neglect: Heavily neglected Sakuya when drunk. Which was, like, half the time. (The other half, Reiko cheerfully played her piano and taught Sakuya to sing and play.)

Yoshihiko "Santa" Nagai

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (TV series), Mitsuo Iwata (CD drama)

  • Flat Character: He never really got a plotline for himself and all. He does get a little more development in the anime, which shows why he and Yuki let their former band.

Kazuto "Towa" Sakuma

Voiced by: Susumu Chiba (TV series), Shin-ichiro Miki (CD drama)

  • Raised as the Opposite Gender: Implied in other materials. The Sakumas had already several boys and were desperate for a little girl, so they dressed up their youngest son as a girl.

Atsuro Kiryuu

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (TV series), Hikaru Midorikawa (CD drama)

Miya

  • I'm Not Pretty: She thinks she's not as beautiful as other women, despite being quite lovely in both looks and personality.

Riri Kinoshita

  • Manipulative Bitch: She finds out by accident about Atsuro and Yuka, then she blackmails Atsuro into making a very saucy report for the paparazzi under threats of spilling the beans out. Had she not gloated about it in front of Yuka, tho...

Ayako Sakura

Voiced by: Misa Watanabe
This woman is a renowned dorama actress who has a brief past romantic encounter with Sakuya. It was his first time with a woman and they were Friends with Benefits.

  • Clingy Jealous Girl: Although she no longer has a fling with Sakuya, which she hopes to reignite, she finds herself envious of Aine, who is now Sakuya's new girlfriend.
  • First Love: Downplayed as it seems that the nature of their relationship was more of a casual fling to Sakuya rather than a serious love interest and something he doesn't like to think about. Despite the passage of five years, she still harbors some feelings for Sakuya, unable to move on entirely from their time together.
  • Intergenerational Rivalry: Ayako, who is 28 years old, feels insulted by the idea that Sakuya's One True Love could be an ordinary high-school girl instead of herself. This leads her to view 17-year-old Aine amusingly as a rival for Sakuya's affection.
  • The Resenter: Despite her attempts to hide it, it's evident that she's harboring a deep sense of bitterness and resentment towards Aine. This intense feeling of animosity can be traced back to Aine's current relationship with her former partner, which constantly reminds her of what she once had and lost.
  • Villain Takes an Interest: She finds herself captivated by two people, Sakuya, her former lover, and his young partner, Aine. Her curiosity about each of them stems from different reasons.
    • Sakuya and Miss Ayako share a deep and intimate past. Simply put, she ended things after helping him pay his debts and encouraging him to join Λucifer. Five years later, she sees how much Sakuya has grown and recognizes his potential to achieve great things. She wants to rekindle their relationship, but Sakuya's new lover, Aine, stands in the way.
    • Ayako is initially annoyed by Aine's presence around Sakuya. However, her interest in the young schoolgirl piques when Sakuya takes a hit for her from a falling set piece. Ayako causes the set piece to fall through her assistant, but Sakuya selflessly jumps in harm's way to protect Aine. Moreover, Sakuya performs improv brilliantly despite his injury, ensuring Aine won't get into trouble. Ayako's fascination with her new young rival grows even more when she learns that Aine is Λucifer's secret lyricist, Yukihiko Aine.

Yumi

Voiced by: Rio Natsuki

Shion Ookuchi

  • But Not Too Foreign: Is one-quarter American through his father Sakuya, who is Half-Caucasian American. Like his father, he too has blue eyes.
  • Caring Gardener: Is first shown trying to keep some flowers in the garden from withering.
  • Cheerful Child: His childhood is much happier than his father's childhood was.
  • Like Father, Like Son: Played with. Aine teases him and his dad as this upon hearing his confession to have a crush on his teacher.
    Shion: (Talking to his dad)...Because Shion likes Jennifer sensei, Shion will become stronger, too.
    Aine: (intervening) Liking older women. I wonder whom he got that from?
  • Precocious Crush: Has one for his kindergarten teacher Miss Jennifer.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: He looks just like the mini clone of his dad; black-haired and naturally blue-eyed.
  • Third-Person Person: Keeps referring to himself by his name because of his young age.

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