Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Characters / KareKano

Go To

OR

Changed: 95

Removed: 35

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A kind dentist and a friend of Maho. [[spoiler: Later, her husband.]]

to:

A kind dentist and a friend of Maho. [[spoiler: Later, her husband.]]



* BigBrotherMentor[=/=]InterGenerationalFriendship: He and Maho.
** [[spoiler: MayDecemberRomance.]]

to:

* BigBrotherMentor[=/=]InterGenerationalFriendship: InterGenerationalFriendship: He and Maho.
** [[spoiler: MayDecemberRomance.
Maho. [[spoiler:They end up getting married.]]

Changed: 127

Removed: 172

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
For it to be a May December Romance, there needs to be at least a 30 year gap in age between the two and the older needs to be at least 55


* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Arima and Yukino's daughter Sakura falls for him. Asaba at first refuses her, but she won't have anything of it.]]

to:

* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Arima WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler:He acts as a surrogate father for Arima and Yukino's daughter Sakura Sakura, who falls for him. Asaba at first refuses her, her because of his father-like relationship to her and her young age, but she won't have anything of it.]]



* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:With a handsome dentist, Yusuke, who she's hinted to have married later. They actually began as an example of IntergenerationalFriendship.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvenGirlsWantHer: She is acknowledged by Sakura as the AloofDarkHairedGirl of the group and therefore acceptable one of her tastes.

to:

* EvenGirlsWantHer: She is acknowledged by Sakura as the AloofDarkHairedGirl of the group and therefore acceptable for one of her tastes. tastes.

Added: 237

Changed: 366

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* GreenEyedMonster
* LovableAlphaBitch

to:

* GreenEyedMonster
EasilyForgiven: Justified, because Yukino realises how cliche and ineffective the StockShoujoBullyingTactics were, and yet how Maho may have felt justified to employ them. Therefore, she doesn't hold a grudge once Maho is HoistByHerOwnPetard.
* LovableAlphaBitchEvenGirlsWantHer: She is acknowledged by Sakura as the AloofDarkHairedGirl of the group and therefore acceptable one of her tastes.
* GreenEyedMonster: Over Yukino's two-faced nature and how she is still friends with the two most popular boys (and boyfriend of one). It doesn't last.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Once she lets go of her jealousy and becomes friends with Yukino.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheGenericGuy: Thinks she's this (in a non-SelfDeprecation way) because she sees her friends' talents as much more significant than hers. Yukino [[LampshadeHanging points out how ridiculous this is]] in their group of friends when they admire her work while she's not there.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
According to the ANN page


->Voiced by:

to:

->Voiced by:
by: Tagame Tamura (Japanese), Kelli Shayne Butler (English)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* LoveEpiphany: Has one when he realises he loves [[spoiler:Tsubasa]] even though he loves music as well. [[TearJerker It hits him ''hard'' when he realises the pull of music is still stronger and [[spoiler:causes him to leave the home]]]].

to:

* LoveEpiphany: Has one when he realises he loves [[spoiler:Tsubasa]] even though he loves music as well. [[TearJerker It hits him him]] ''hard'' [[TearJerker when he realises the pull of music is still stronger stronger]] and [[spoiler:causes him to leave the home]]]].Shibahime home]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Removing singled out use of one trope, adding another


* LuminescentBlush: Gets one hardcore once [[spoiler:Tsubasa starts reciprocating his non-sibling feelings for her]].

to:

* LuminescentBlush: Gets LoveEpiphany: Has one hardcore once [[spoiler:Tsubasa starts reciprocating his non-sibling feelings for her]].when he realises he loves [[spoiler:Tsubasa]] even though he loves music as well. [[TearJerker It hits him ''hard'' when he realises the pull of music is still stronger and [[spoiler:causes him to leave the home]]]].

Added: 57

Changed: 127

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* LovableJock: A kendo player and a responsible, NiceGuy.



* {{Yandere}}: His dark side has very strong whiffs of this.

to:

* {{Yandere}}: His dark side has very strong whiffs of this. He keeps having desires to keep Yukino all to himself and becomes agitated about her spending time with anyone other than him.

Added: 125

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ThoseTwoGuys: She functions as this with Kano in the anime.



* OtakuSurrogate: Kano is known for her shoujo manga and novel obsessions

to:

* OtakuSurrogate: Kano is known for her shoujo manga and novel obsessionsobsessions.
* ThoseTwoGuys: She functions as this with Tsukino in the anime.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* SchoolIdol

to:

* SchoolIdolSchoolIdol: Like Yukino, he's admired by other students for being smart, athletic, helpful and good-looking.

Changed: 587

Removed: 57

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
A character can't be both The Ace and a Broken Ace.


* TheAce: Smart, beautiful, class rep, and always polite.



* AttentionWhore: At first.

to:

* AttentionWhore: At first.The reason she comes across as so perfect to her classmates is solely because she's obsessed with being praised by others for her accomplishments. She eventually grows out of this after she and Arima learn more about each other and resolve to change.



* BrokenAce: Due to being an AttentionWhore, she craves badly for attention... but can't really interact with others until later.

to:

* BrokenAce: Due to being an AttentionWhore, Smart, beautiful, class rep, and always polite...at least on the surface, since it's all just a facade she craves badly for attention... but can't really interact with others until later. puts up in order to get attention and be praised. She later comes to realize that she's leading a hollow existence and she's never been able to actually make friends due to spending so much time trying to be perfect.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* GirlishPigtails: She styles her hair this way, indicating how she's the most feminine girl in the group.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* LuminescentBlush: Gets one hardcore once [[spoiler:she reciprocates Kazuma's non-sibling feelings for her.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder: Kazuma's Mother]]

to:

[[folder: Kazuma's Mother]] Hiromi Ikeda]]



A stern but caring mother to her son, she works at the hospital where Tsubasa was being monitored and cared for after her accident. It was during that time when she and Tsubasa's father met and eventually fell in love. It took showing her rougher side (albeit accidentally) for Tsubasa to finally accept her and the relationship between Ms. Ikeda and her father.

to:

A stern but caring mother to her son, she Kazuma's mother. She works at the hospital where Tsubasa was being monitored and cared for after her accident. It was during that time when she and Tsubasa's father met and eventually fell in love. It took showing her rougher side (albeit accidentally) for Tsubasa to finally accept her and the relationship between Ms. Ikeda and her father.



* NotSoDifferent: To Miyazawa, who also exhibited a goody-two-shoes demeanour which hid a more aggressive side. She roughs up her son when she finds out he revealed their comparably poor home to Tsubasa. This somewhat two-faced nature finally managed to soften up Tsubasa (who is reminded of Miyazawa) to the point that she accepts the relationship between her father and Kazuma's mother.

to:

* NotSoDifferent: To Miyazawa, Yukino, who also exhibited a goody-two-shoes demeanour which hid a more aggressive side. She roughs up her son when she finds out he revealed their comparably poor home to Tsubasa. This somewhat two-faced nature finally managed to soften up Tsubasa (who is reminded of Miyazawa) Yukino) to the point that she accepts the relationship between her father and Kazuma's mother.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


->Voiced by: SaekoChiba (JP), Lea Lane (EN)

to:

->Voiced by: SaekoChiba Creator/SaekoChiba (JP), Lea Lane (EN)

Added: 281

Changed: 479

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AcademicAthlete

to:

* AcademicAthleteAcademicAthlete: Known to be athletically and academically gifted.



* AdaptationDyeJob: The manga has her hair and eye color as light brown; the anime gives her matching pink hair and eyes.



* SchoolIdol
* StepfordSmiler

to:

* SchoolIdol
SchoolIdol: She is a seemingly smart, attractive, athletic and talented, who made herself to appear to be the model student. Both her male and female peers express their admiration for her, often asking her for help and commenting about her model features and characteristics.
* StepfordSmilerStepfordSmiler: Her "perfect" exterior is a façade to hide the fact that everything she does is done solely to receive praise from others, and that she acts slovenly at home.


Added DiffLines:

* TookALevelInKindness: The moment she decided to drop her whole facade made her a nice individual.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In the anime, she is given pink hair.

Added: 475

Changed: 482

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AcademicAthlete

to:

* AcademicAthleteAcademicAthlete: A top scorer in academics and a proficient kendo player.



* CharacterDevelopment: After a number of emotional conflicts (many that became violent), Soichiro finally understands that to love, he must be willing to trust and be trusted, even enduring the suffering that comes out of love. Yukino is able to convince Soichiro that she truly loves him for who he is, and that she is willing to support and suffer for him. From that point on, Soichiro truly and completely opens up to Yukino, his friends, and his beloved adopted parents.



* HiddenDepths: Very much so.

to:

* HiddenDepths: Very much so. He appears to be fairly happy and nice on the outside, while that ''is'' true, [[spoiler:it's revealed that he a number of emotional wounds inflicted by the early abuse he suffered as a child by his mother and everyone in his family (sans aunt and uncle) thinking of him as a BlackSheep.]]



* StepfordSmiler

to:

* StepfordSmilerStepfordSmiler: Fearing that he may turn "bad" like his parents, he is always trying to hide behind a mask and is constantly fighting his own demons

Added: 217

Changed: 373

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


The middle daughter of the Miyazawa family who tends to tease Kano.

to:

The middle daughter of the Miyazawa family who tends to tease Kano.family.



* BigSisterBully: To Kano.

to:

* BigSisterBully: To Kano.{{Downplayed}}. She tends to tease her younger sister, Kano but that's as far as it goes.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Out of her sisters, Tsukino resembles their father the strongest.



The youngest of the three Miyazawa daughters, Kano is known for her shoujo manga and novel obsessions.

to:

The youngest of the three Miyazawa daughters, Kano is known for her shoujo manga and novel obsessions.daughters.



* OtakuSurrogate
* WiseBeyondTheirYears

to:

* OtakuSurrogate
AscendedFangirl: [[spoiler:Later, she becomes an editor of her favorite author, Aya Sawada, one of Yukino's high school friends.]]
* WiseBeyondTheirYearsOtakuSurrogate: Kano is known for her shoujo manga and novel obsessions
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: She uses the knowledge from her love stories to help out Yukino when she is in a psychological pinch.

Added: 128

Removed: 96

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
On the main Berserk Button page: This trope is not about anger in response to something that would reasonably enrage someone, like a loved one being hurt or threatened, being personally insulted, or otherwise treated in a way that\'s disrespecting, because that is a reasonable response.


* BerserkButton: He '''punched''' a {{Jerkass}} for hitting Yukino. ''In front of his teacher''.


Added DiffLines:

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-flipped. He '''punched''' a {{Jerkass}} for hitting Yukino. ''In front of his teacher''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BrokenBird: A rare male example. [[spoiler:The abuse he suffered as a child from his mother and the isolation from the rest of the Arima family (sans adoptive parents), gave Arima a dark side.]]

to:

* BrokenBird: A rare male example. BrokenBird: [[spoiler:The abuse he suffered as a child from his mother and the isolation from the rest of the Arima family (sans adoptive parents), gave Arima a dark side.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* {{Jerkass}}: She was a woman without remose and didn't care what it took to get what she wanted.


Added DiffLines:

* PetTheDog: While it's unknown if she has changed, [[spoiler:Ryoko apologized to her son and disappeared sixteen years later.]]

Added: 290

Changed: 834

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AbusiveMom

to:

* AbusiveMomAbusiveMom: [[spoiler:Ryoko became the tormentor of Soichiro's life for three years. Constantly beating him till he bled, bruising him till he was unrecognizable (labeling him as a monster to other children) and starving him to death where his body was greatly malnourished. One point she even stabbed her son with a pair of scissors, leaving a small scar. Ryoko hated her son because he was no longer a leverage, during those brutal beatings she would scream at her son for being the one to make her suffer for not giving her what she wanted.]]



* EvilMatriarch
* ManipulativeBitch
* [[spoiler:RapeAsBackstory]]

to:

* EvilMatriarch
EvilMatriarch: An abusive mother towards Soichirou.
* ManipulativeBitch
FreudianExcuse: It's implied that her entire personality is because [[spoiler:her stepfather sexually abused her and her own mother didn't believe her when she spoke about the abuse.]]
* [[spoiler:RapeAsBackstory]]ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:Got pregnant by Reiji so she could get a lot of his money.]]
* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Before meeting Reiji Arima, Ryoko suffered during her junior year of middle school when her stepfather sexually abused her.]]


Added DiffLines:

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Ryoko was mentioned by Soichiro sixteen years later after that and her whereabouts remain unknown.]]

Added: 116

Changed: 181

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/403001_5475819_maho.jpg]]



* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Mother, Like Son]]: Somewhat. During a discussion between her and Tsubasa's father (Toshiharu), they realise that each parent-child duo has similar traits. In this case, an ability to be take care of oneself and not be super dependent on others.

to:

* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Mother, Like Son]]: LikeParentLikeChild: Somewhat. During a discussion between her and Tsubasa's father (Toshiharu), they realise that each parent-child duo has similar traits. In this case, an ability to be take care of oneself and not be super dependent on others.




Soichiro's biological mother, who abused the Hell out of him.

to:

\n[[quoteright:246:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kyoko18.jpg]]

Soichiro's biological mother, who abused the Hell out of him.mother.

Added: 324

Changed: 84

Removed: 49

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Matching brown hair and eyes.



** LovableAlphaBitch
* BeautyMark

to:

** LovableAlphaBitch
* BeautyMarkBeautyMark: Under her left eye.



* LovableAlphaBitch



[[quoteright:225:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/320954826464.jpg]]



* AlliterativeName: '''T'''akefumi '''T'''onami.
* BeautifulAllAlong[=/=]HeIsAllGrownUp: After he loses weight and improves his attitude, he becomes a total chick magnet.



** BeautifulAllAlong - HeIsAllGrownUp



* [[spoiler: RevengeOfTheNerd: Attempted, as he was still angry at Tsubaki for their past and tried to use his new looks and charm against her, helped by how she didn't recognize him at first. Then [[BecomingTheMask he falls in love for real with her]], and she likes him back.]]
* [[spoiler: WalkingTheEarth: He and Tsubaki, later.]]

to:

* [[spoiler: RevengeOfTheNerd: [[spoiler: Attempted, as he was still angry at Tsubaki for their past and tried to use his new looks and charm against her, helped by how she didn't recognize him at first. Then [[BecomingTheMask he falls in love for real with her]], and she likes him back.]]
* [[spoiler: WalkingTheEarth: He [[spoiler:He and Tsubaki, later.]]

Added: 205

Changed: 72

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsubaki_sakura.jpg]]



* BiTheWay

to:

* BiTheWayBiTheWay: Flirts with girls and ends up having a boyfriend.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her closest female friend is Rika.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her closest female friend is Aya.



* [[spoiler: MayDecemberRomance: With a handsome dentist, Yusuke, who she's hinted to have married later. They actually began as an example of IntergenerationalFriendship.]]

to:

* [[spoiler: MayDecemberRomance: With [[spoiler:With a handsome dentist, Yusuke, who she's hinted to have married later. They actually began as an example of IntergenerationalFriendship.]]

Added: 239

Changed: 25

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CuteBookWorm

to:

* CuteBookWormCuteBookWorm: She ''loves'' to write.
* NiceGirl: Aya is consistently shown to be a friendly person.
* SmokingIsCool: Aya occasionally smokes despite her young age, which Rika and Yukino disapprove of.


Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:139:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rika_sena.jpg]]

Added: 497

Changed: 410

Removed: 67

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:293:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aya_sawada.jpg]]



* TeenGenius

to:

* TeenGeniusTeenGenius: Already a published writer while still in high school.



* TheHeart [=/=] TheConscience: For both versions of her group of friends (middle school and high school). When she gets visibly upset at the antics of the original three she manages to get them to stop immediately with a few words and a look. The group as a whole doesn't hesitate to let her have her moments of enjoyment during the field trip.

to:

* TheHeart [=/=] TheConscience: BewareTheNiceOnes: PLEASE don't bully her friends, okay?
* TheConscience[=/=]TheHeart:
For both versions of her group of friends (middle school and high school). When she gets visibly upset at the antics of the original three she manages to get them to stop immediately with a few words and a look. The group as a whole doesn't hesitate to let her have her moments of enjoyment during the field trip.



** BewareTheNiceOnes: ... But PLEASE don't bully her friends, okay?


Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:231:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kazuma23.jpg]]

Added: 158

Changed: 45

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:141:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hideaki.jpg]]



[[quoteright:100:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px_tsubasa02.jpg]]



* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: Somewhat. During a discussion between Toshiharu and Kazuma's mother, the adults tell how each parent-child pair is alike. In this case, the need for extra emotional care and the need to depend on someone more than usual.

to:

* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: LikeParentLikeChild: Somewhat. During a discussion between Toshiharu and Kazuma's mother, the adults tell how each parent-child pair is alike. In this case, the need for extra emotional care and the need to depend on someone more than usual.

Added: 317

Changed: 234

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



Youngest [[spoiler: and illegitimate]] son of the Arima family [[spoiler: and Soichiro Arima's estranged father.]] He's a famous musician who lives in the USA.

to:

\n[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/filecdn.jpg]]

Youngest [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and illegitimate]] son of the Arima family [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and Soichiro Arima's estranged father.]] He's a famous musician who lives in the USA.


Added DiffLines:

* SmugSnake: Kei smugly notes to his and Soichirou's other {{jerkass}} cousins that they shouldn't harass Soichirou since he's already disliked by the family.]]

Top