History Characters / RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai

* HasAType: Seems to be his case. The fact his LoveInterest was (older) once Shoko, and later Mai, heavily suggests that he's fond of slightly older [[BeautyExualsGoodness inside-out beauties]] [[YamatoNadeshiko with a graceful and gentle disposition yet a strong personality]], possibly with blue eyes and dark hair. Given his kindness, it's not surprising he's interested in girls who are kind as well.

* SpoiledSweet: She's more wealthy than actually spoiled by anyone, or at least she was spoiled until she broke up with her mother, who betrayed her. Anyways, she's a very kind and sweet person.

[[caption-width-right:849:Centre: [[NiceGirl Mai]] [[RetGone Sakurajima]]. Clockwise from left, the [[ChivalrousPervert so-called rascal]] [[NiceGuy Sakuta]] [[HeroWithBadPublicity Azusagawa]] and all the other girls he helps through the story arcs - [[BigSisterWorship Nodoka]] [[IdolSinger Toyohama]], [[LittleSisterHeroine Kaede]] [[ShrinkingViolet Azusagawa]], [[NiceGirl Shoko]] [[IllGirl Makinohara]], [[DeadpanSnarker Rio]] [[DCupDistress Futaba]], [[TheIdiotFromOsaka Tomoe]] [[InLoveWithLove Koga]].]]

* CoolLoser: A popular actress, highly talented and attractive, but a complete outcast at the beginning of the series. When she returns acting, this changes.

The titular main female character, as well as the eponymous and focal character in the first volume "''Bunny Girl Senpai''".
-->See her page [[Characters/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpaiMaiSakurajima here]]
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[[folder:Tomoe Koga]]
!!! '''Voiced By''': Creator/NaoTouyama
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->''"I want everyone to like me. Or rather, I don't want them to hate me."''

A first-year girl with a strong desire to fit in with her classmates.\\

She is the focal character in second volume "''Petit Devil Kouhai''".

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* [[Characters/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpaiSakutaAzusagawa Sakuta Azusagawa]]
* [[Characters/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpaiMaiSakurajima Mai Sakurajima]]
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The male protagonist in the series, who helps others in solving their Adolescence Syndrome cases.
-->See his page [[Characters/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpaiSakutaAzusagawa here]]
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[[folder:Mai Sakurajima]]
!!! '''Voiced By''': Creator/AsamiSeto
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The titular main female character, as well as the eponymous and focal character in the first volume "''Bunny Girl Senpai''".
-->See her page [[Characters/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpaiMaiSakurajima here]]
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[[folder:Tomoe Koga]]
!!! '''Voiced By''': Creator/NaoTouyama
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->''"I want everyone to like me. Or rather, I don't want them to hate me."''

A first-year girl with a strong desire to fit in with her classmates.\\

* SenpaiKohai: She refers to Mai as "big sister"/"Onee-chan" but addresses her as "Mai-san," which she says is because Mai is her senior in show business. Sakuta infers that more is going on than that.

[[caption-width-right:849:Centre: [[NiceGirl Mai]] [[RetGone Sakurajima]]. Clockwise from left, the [[ChivalrousPervert so-called rascal]] [[NiceGuy Sakuta]] [[HeroWithBadPublicity Azusagawa]] and all the other girls he helps through the story arcs - [[BigSisterWorship Nodoka]] [[IdolSinger Toyohama]], [[LittleSisterHeroine Kaede]] [[ShrinkigViolet Azusagawa]], [[NiceGirl Shoko]] [[IllGirl Makinohara]], [[DeadpanSnarker Rio]] [[DCupDistress Futaba]], [[TheIdiotFromOsaka Tomoe]] [[InLoveWithLove Koga]].]]

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: While they aren't by any means unpleasant or mentally ill, the story is about individuals affected by some kind of trouble. We have: a [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold misunderstood]] NiceGuy seen as a violent delinquent, who starts off as almost a loner - with literally only two friends; his little sister, who [[spoiler: is cyberbullied by her schoolmates and becomes a {{hikikomori}}]]; the main girl, who used to be a popular actress, but then was betrayed by her greedy mother [[spoiler: and becomes an {{unperson}}]], besides having a completely FriendlessBackground,; a young first year student who falls in love with the main guy - who is already in love with the main girl - and seeks at every cost to be popular and recognized by her peers - [[spoiler: ultimately creating a time loop where she tries to win the protagonist's love at any cost]]; a beautiful and intelligent female friend of the male protagonist who has prematurely developed female attributes and [[spoiler: gets split into two different forms of herself]]; a school idol who wants to be at every cost as good as her older sister - the main girl - [[spoiler: and has a body exchange with her for it]], and a young schoolgirl who [[spoiler:appears also in her older form from the future, has a heart disease in the present, and must be saved in some way in the movie]].

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: If Sakuta ever makes Mai cry, Nodoka would be mad, as she threats him in TheMovie. [[spoiler: Mai ''does'' cry (as she already has the goal to sacrifice herself to save Sakuta in her mind), and then, after she ''did'' sacrifice herself, Nodoka yells at Sakuta desperately asking him why he didn't protect her]].

* {{Tsundere}}: Was somewhat hostile towards Sakuta and Mai (with the latter who used to be hostile towards her as well) at the beginning, but still she admires her sister and wrote her letters. She's actually a pretty NiceGirl and becomes friends with Kaede.

* {{Keigo}}: Always speaks in polite forms, even with her own brother. It is most likely a result of her trauma.

* MySisterIsOffLimits: The first time she met Sakuta, she expressed skepticism that some dead-eyed guy like him could be her big sister's boyfriend. Then she tells him not to stare at "big sister's legs". [[spoiler: By the end of her arc, she understands why Mai chose him.]]

* SenpaiKohai: She refers to Mai as "big sister"/"Onee-chan" but addresses her as "Mai-san", which she says is because Mai is her senior in show business. Sakuta infers that more is going on than that.

** To Mai, both phisically and personality wise. Mai is a tall brunette, Tomoe is short and has blonde hair. Mai felt betrayed by her mother and got tired of her popularity as a child actress and model, while Tomoe wasn't popular at all as a child. While Tomoe is highly concerned with popularity and fitting in, and has her group of friends, Mai is still friendless and doesn't mind being a loner as she's actually always been.

* GroundhogDayLoop: When affected by the Adolescent Syndrome, Koga is somewhat capable of doing this. Sakuta is the only other person who remains aware. Futaba dubs Koga as the Laplace Demon. It is like Koga keeps rolling the dice several times to get the future she desires. This eventually transforms into TheStoryThatNeverWas and Koga is cured of the Adolescent Syndrome.

* ImaginaryFriend: This theory is advanced by Futaba for the older version. There are strong arguments either way. [[spoiler:The truth is a tad more complicated: she's something akin to a time traveller.]]

* NiceGirl: A very nice and outgoing individual, though she's a lezz idealized and more realistic take on the trope, with both positive and negative traits. Tomoe is a cute girl who is kind, cheerful, friendly and optimistic, but she's also overly people-oriented, dependent and somewhat self-entitled, with a tendency to be InLoveWithLove - which is, nevertheless, pretty typical after all for a girl in her age.

* BrainyBrunette: She's very smart and cultured, and provides infomation to solve Adolescence Syndrome cases.

* {{Kuudere}}: Rio appears blunt and cold, but has a kind heart deep down.

* ReiAyanamiExpy: Has several traits of the trope: unusual grey-colored hair and pale skin, has her episode where there's actually a clone of her, and above all she's characterized by a stoic, emotionless and slightly weird disposition, with a SpockSpeak... And yes, as typical for the trope, she turns out to be more emotional than she appears.

* SheCleansUpNicely: She, Sakuta and Yuma go to a fireworks festival as a trio of friends and all of them wear a yukata for the occasion. They compliment her when she arrives.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Ultimately a sweet-hearted person, but comes across as cold and blunt at times. It's part of her SnarkToSnarkCombat and VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Sakuta, so it's ultimately PlayedForLaughs.
* TeenGenius: Very intelligent, and has a vast knowledge about science.

* LittleSisterHeroine: Gives a few teasing nods to being this, but Sakuta doesn't indulge her. [[spoiler:It's revealed that she deliberately fashioned herself to be the best little sister ever as thanks for Sakuta acknowledging her as her own person rather than a broken version of the old Kaede, and might have gone a bit overboard on the affective side.]]

A mysterious girl from Sakuta's past who comforted him during his sister's case of Adolescence Syndrome. Also the name of a middle-schooler who adopted a stray cat that stays with Sakuta and Kaede.\\

* KindheartedCatLover: Undoubtedly one of the most kind-hearted characters in the series, and loves cats.

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong AND MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: [[spoiler:The older Shoko is on a quest to save Sakuta from getting killed by a car on Christmas Eve, even though that means the heart transplant that saved her life would never happen. The entire conflict of the ''Dreaming Girl'' revolves around that knowledge leaving Sakuta with a SadisticChoice: either live and condemn her to an early death, or die and leave his loved ones broken. He chooses a life with Mai. However, Sakuta and Mai try to find a way to save Shoko, risking to forget all the moments they spent together, and get back in the past, when Shoko was in the fourth grade, and meet her again. Now Shoko is a healthy child, and Sakuta and Mai meet her on the beach. They recognize each other.]]

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Futaba theorizes that Nodoka subconsciously wished to become her big sister, both out of admiring her sincerely and because she was envious of Mai's talents. [[spoiler: Then she feels the pressure that comes with being Mai, and has a panic attack during a commercial shoot. She confides in Sakuta that she doesn't think she could manage this pressure long term.]]

* ImplausibleHairColor: Subverted. Flashbacks show her with brown hair and eyes, meaning it's probably dye and contacts worn for the sake of standing out more. [[spoiler: She changed it back to brown at the end of volume 9 but she dyed it blonde again at next volume]].

* AFriendInNeed: He honestly does not like Rio romantically but she is still a precious friend to him, and so he will drop everything and rush over if Sakuta says she is in trouble.

* NiceGuy: Yuuma is ready to do anything for his friends, and is also very kind and polite.

* {{Foil}}: To her boyfriend - who, unlike her, is a laid-back and friendly NiceGuy - but also to Sakuta and Mai. Saki is constantly in search of popularity and approval, while Sakuta couldn't care the less about it, and Mai was formerly popular, then forgotten by everyone and later returns acting, but still she remains humble and kind.

* PopularIsDumb: Not exactly dumb, but still she's a popular girl who follows rumors at school, including Sakuta's reputation as a violent delinquent.

* StageMom: After Mai's father divorced her mother for Nodoka's, the two women have been having a nasty proxy war with each other, using their daughters's careers as the battlefield. No one is happy about this: Mai went on hiatus despite loving the job after her mother tricked her into doing a swimsuit photoshoot that she absolutely refused to do, and the forced competition heavily strained Nodoka's relationship with not only her mother, but also with Mai. [[spoiler:Though at the very least, Nodoka's mother is shown to have major regrets over what she did to her daughter.]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: While he's quite popular as a guy and has an attractive and charming demeanor at first glance, he's not above slandering others, especially all of his past girlfriends. Yuuma tells Sakuta about the guy, and is proved to be right.

->''"I don't mind if I only had one person. Even if the whole world hated me, I could keep living if that person needed me."''

An isolated and calm young man who became interested in cases of "Adolescence Syndrome" after his sister started getting injuries and cuts on her body as a result of cyberbullying. A real DeadpanSnarker, he has a habit of being blunt and doesn't seem to care if others look down on him for being outspoken or disruptive, but is a NiceGuy nonetheless. He has a good heart, is selfless and wants to help others, and besides Mai he usually hangs around with his best friends Yuuma Kunimi and Rio Futaba.\\
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He gets his sole central focus on ninth volume "''Randoseru Girl''" [[spoiler: when he develops his own Adolescence Syndrome]].

->''"Forget what you saw today. Also, don't have anything to do with me under any circumstances. If you understand, then say yes."''

An attractive third-year who attends the same high school as Sakuta and a notable child actress. By the start of the series she's on an indefinite hiatus from her work and despite her celebrity status, doesn't try to stand out at school much. She's sensitive and polite, but also fond of teasing Sakuta, and while she may appear a bit self-centered and spoiled at the beginning, she's actually a really kind-hearted and good person, with a strong sense of justice.\\
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She is the eponymous and focal character in the first volume "''Bunny Girl Senpai''".

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: While at the hotel room with Mai, he claims that just the sound of a girl showering is enough for him.
* AllLovingHero: As to be expected by a LN hero, despite being quite isolated, he's always helpful, kind and compassionate towards others. Even if he doesn't mind if all the others hate him, as long as he only has one person on his side.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Every arc is based on this: he meets the focal girl who has Adolescence Syndrome, and whose specific issue must be solved. [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Of course, Sakuta can't say no]].
* AntiHero: {{Subverted}}. He may be [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]], somewhat troubled, [[ByronicHero rather introspective]] and [[HeroWithBadPublicity is accused of being a violent delinquent]], but from the beginning he's firmly established as a very heroic character.
* TheAtoner: {{Downplayed}}, but he regrets he wasn't able to stop cyberbullying towards Kaede. It naturally wasn't his fault, it was just too late when he discovered what happened.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Sakuta is good at thinking outside the box, and his intuition, quick wits and both logical and emotional intelligence make him very effective while analyzing the issues other characters are going through.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Unquestionably a very good-natured and kind-hearted guy, but watch how he kicks Tomoe's suitor who followed rumors in the fourth episode, also giving him a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Is very protective of Kaede's well-being, even going to the extent to throwing away his cell phone for her sake.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Mai. Both are sarcastic, rather quiet and fundamentally loners, with a realistic, sometimes melancholic outlook on life due to their past, but are also very caring and ready to help others. Then, both are also very intelligent individuals with a quick wit.
* {{Bishonen}}: Despite his somewhat dead look in his eyes, he's overall good looking.
* BookDumb: While his grades are not necessarily bad overall, he's shown to fail a test. Also the fact that Mai helps him studying implies he's not a particularly brilliant student and that his grades are likely average. As smart as he is, he could do better academically.
** That said, he's shown to work as a part-time teacher later on, so he easily might have {{subverted}} this.
* BoyfriendBluff: He pretends to be Tomoe’s boyfriend for a month so that she’ll be accepted at school with her new friends. Unfortunately for him, she starts to develop genuine feelings for him.
* BrutalHonesty: Sakuta is very blunt and rarely keeps things to himself. He's still very kind, despite his sharp sense of humor.
* ByronicHero: Downplayed, as he's a really good-hearted NiceGuy, but has some traits: a loner (mostly) who rejects social conventions, very intelligent, perceptive, introspective, has his brooding moments and a somewhat DarkAndTroubledPast. He also regrets very much it was too late when he discovered his little sister was cyberbullied - Dear God, he even threw his mobile phone away because of this. Not to mention he's a HeroWithBadPublicity and a MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold.
* ChickMagnet: Halfway through the series, Sakuta's attracted a fair amount of female companions, although they never border on being a traditional harem. The main reason for is that he is totally committed to Mai.
* ChivalrousPervert: Although he isn't exactly as perverted as he looks - as the reason for making lewd jokes is ultimately him being TheGadfly - Sakuta is kind of a lech, who shamelessly admits he finds Mai sexually attractive several times, even when she is right in front of him; that said, he respects her and never tries to actually ''do'' anything lewd. In general, pretty much any girl who isn't his sister can become the target of Sakuta's lewd attention if they are around him, but he never goes beyond comically harassing them with words. This is why Rio calls him a "rascal".
--> '''Rio''': He won't fight the atmosphere for himself, but he won't hesitate to do it for a beautiful senpai. What else would you call such a person but a 'rascal'?"
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: As a StockLightNovelEveryman, Sakuta has to help anyone he sees in trouble. It's mainly a consequence of the Adolescence Syndrome events that happened to Kaede. He thought Mai had Adolescence Syndrome because of his experience with Kaede, and went along with Tomoe's plan because she reminded him of Kaede. And then, who was there? Rio, Nodoka, Kaede again, Shoko... And himself.
* CombatPragmatist: Resorts to this when he ends up fighting Tomoe's suitor from the basketball club (and thus is much physically stronger than Sakuta), first feigning a punch and surprising him with a low kick instead, then kicking him in the face while he's stunned.
* TheComicallySerious: Sakuta has a very deadpan manner about him, even when saying inappropriate things about his female classmates. This is mostly his way of joking around, however.
* CruelToBeKind: {{Downplayed}}. While ''cruel'' is definitely a stretch, and while he's definitely a NiceGuy overall, Sakuta is very blunt, and can be kinda harsh towards others when they must front the truth (such as in the case of Tomoe), but he always means well and just wants them to front the truth.
* DeadpanSnarker: A textbook example, being ''very'' sarcastic and teasing and in a ''very'' deadpan manner. He makes sarcastic remarks from time to time, and almost always with his characteristic deadpan face, making him engaging in SnarkToSnarkCombat with Mai, which is very entertaining.
* EndearinglyDorky: A DeadpanSnarker loner with a huge sense of humor, but still a very NiceGuy.
* FirstLove: He's actually Mai's first boyfriend, and she even mentions it in an interview.
* FirstPersonSmartass: The main focal character, and definitely clever and sarcastic.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The realist, as he's overall well balanced, calm, and with a not too optimistic outlook on life, but always does the right thing nonetheless.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: An overall Phlegmatic individual, as he's very kind, compassionate, helpful and pretty quiet, yet has also a sarcastic and playful streak; he can tend slightly towards Melancholic sometimes, given the events of the story.
* TheGadfly: He always says what's in his mind and likes teasing others. Still, he isn't nasty, not even that mischievous, and never means bad.
* GoodIsNotDumb: He's a gorgeous person at heart, yet anything but stupid.
* GoodIsNotNice: Overall averted, as he actually ''is'' a NiceGuy and has a heart of gold, but in some situations he can be a little harsh when wanting others to front the truth. So, he's not an example of this trope, but rather of BrutalHonesty. For example, he's blunt at first when telling Tomoe she'll never win his heart, which belongs to Mai, but still he comforts her, telling her he'll always be there for her as a friend, no matter what.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He's a really good person, yet absolutely able to use harsh methods, as seen when he kicks Tomoe's jerk suitor.
* TheHero: The main focal character, who helps several girls overcome their Adolescence Syndrome for various reasons (he's the older sibling, he's the only one who can see her, he's stuck in a time loop with her, she's his friend, she's his girlfriend's sister) but also because he is definitely heroic.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Is believed to have a violent past and to be responsible of the "hospitalization accident".
* HiddenDepths: A seemingly OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent but actually very intelligent, analytical and overall a very interesting character with many facets. Typical for a StockLightNovelEveryman.
** He may also look, at first glance, like a typically lazy, mischievous and antisocial boy, but he's actually a very kind, selfless and heroic NiceGuy, who doesn't want to irritate others by any means despite his sarcasm. Even though he doesn't mind being hated by people, he isn't by any means apathetic towards others and is always helpful and compassionate.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: May be PlayedForLaughs, as he was likely joking when he was saying that in his thoughts, but when she started teasing him and he actually had to get to know her better, Sakuta apparently thought of Mai as a bit of a selfish and whimsical {{ojou}}. He was definitely wrong, despite her sometimes snarky and coquettish behaviour towards him.
* IdealHero: While this may not be an action series, he's still a true hero. He most definitely isn't a flawed human being, is genuinely kind and compassionate and ready to help everyone.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: He may be somewhat sharp-tongued, but he's incredibly kind-hearted and selfless, with a ChronicHeroSyndrome, and always wants to help others in the best way he can. You can count on him to never be morally ambiguous and always do the right thing.
* JapaneseDelinquents: {{Subverted}} as he's not one, but due to an incident at school he has the reputation of being a violent guy who beats up people.
* KindheartedCatLover: He already has a cat, and also pets the other one found by Shoko.
* KnightInSourArmour: {{Downplayed}}. Sakuta isn't particularly cynical, though has a bad reputation at the beginning and can be somewhat melancholic due to what happened to his sister (and him as well), yet he's still, undoubtedly, a noble and heroic guy.
* LargeHam: While he's pretty stoic and quiet most of the time, he's definitely loud and hammy during his LoveConfession.
* LovableSexManiac: {{Subverted}}. He's a NiceGuy who, despite his lewd remarks towards Mai, Rio and Tomoe, has true feelings only for Mai, and isn't as perverted as he looks.
* LoveConfession: [[spoiler:Reveals his feelings for Mai screaming that she loves her in the school courtyard.]]
* MistakenForPedophile: Tomoe and Sakuta's first meeting occurs when she mistakes him for a lolicon for trying to help a lost little girl. They later agree to literally kick each others' asses in broad daylight.
* ManlyTears: Understandably, [[spoiler: when Kaede's Adolescence Syndrome is healed and she returns to normality, and when Mai dies to save him]], he sheds genuine manly tears.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: At the beginning. He's very kind and selfless, but is a HeroWithBadPublicity because of his big scars and because he was involved in a violent event.
* NiceGuy: He's the type of guy who is kind by nature and can't say no if there's someone in need. While he's rather blunt and snarky, he's still a polite and kind-hearted guy, who is definitely selfless and helpful. He's TheHero, after all.
* NoodleIncident: Sakuta is allegedly responsible for hospitalizing three people. He claims this is untrue but doesn't bother fighting the rumors at school.
* NotSoStoic: Just see him [[spoiler: when Kaede's Adolescence Syndrome is healed and when Mai dies.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The guy emotes very little beyond smiles and mild surprise, even at his happiest, which makes it all the more shocking when the events of the final episodes leave him a screaming, crying mess.
* ThePrankster: Sakuta has a huge sense of humor, and likes playing lewd jokes. This is {{downplayed}}, as he remains a good hearted NiceGuy, and his jokes are never ill-intented.
* TheQuietOne: Normally maintains a very calm and quiet demeanor, fitting his DeadpanSnarker nature.
* RebelliousSpirit: Downplayed. He isn't edgy or rude, but he doesn't exactly like social conventions and is definitely individualistic.
-->'''Sakuta''': Because everyone is doing it... Because everyone says so... Who's this ''everyone'' anyway?
* ScarsAreForever: He has a giant, claw-like scar on his chest. The wound appeared out of nowhere during Kaede's original case of the Syndrome and landed him in the hospital. Doctors couldn't figure it out beyond probable self-harm, starting the rumors about "the hospitalization incident". For something he got two years ago, it's still ''very'' pronounced. [[spoiler:It came from his heart having a bad case of NeverTheSelvesShallMeet with the adult Shoko's transplant, and reopens when she's around. Naturally, it gets {{subverted}} when the issue with Shoko is resolved: the first time when Mai is hit by a car, dying instead of Sakuta and becoming Shoko's heart donor, and the second time when in the new timeline Shoko is healthy. In both cases, Sakuta's scars on his chest disappear.]]
* SenpaiKohai: Is Mai's junior both in school (by one year) and in age. He does use the term "senpai" to refer to Mai, but it's mostly out of affection since he does so very annoyingly. Conversely, he's Tomoe's senpai, and despite viewing him as a potential romantic target, her usage is more traditionally said as a show of respect towards her senior.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: PlayedWith in his dynamic with his best friend Yuuma. Appearance-wise, he's the sensitive guy, but personality-wise, they're both balanced between the types.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Despite meeting a new girl every month with a new Adolescence Syndrome, Sakuta has only expressed interest in Mai during the series. This is {{downplayed}} when he reveals that he definitely ''did'' have feelings for high school Shoko, but since he met Mai that moved on. Yuuma even lampshades this, saying he's surprised that Sakuta finally expressed interest in a girl that wasn't Shoko.
* TheSnarkKnight: Oh yes. Only Rio can beat him in a snark fight.
* StockLightNovelEveryman: A seemingly OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent with HiddenDepths? Check. Calm, introspective and thoughtful? Check. An overall NiceGuy, selfless and with traits of a MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold? Yes. Quite [[TheStoic stoic]] and a DeadpanSnarker? Definitely.
** StockLightNovelHero: Also qualifies as this. While this is not primarily an action series, Sakuta still has his action moments. The fight against JerkJock Tomoe's suitor, anyone? Oh, and overall, the moments he must help others who are affected by Adolescence Syndrome, well... He ''does'' go into action.
* TheStoic: His general behaviour is pretty tranquil. Normally calm and definitely a DeadpanSnarker, but he's sure not emotionless.
* TooKinkyToTorture: PlayedForLaughs. It is running gag about how he supposedly enjoys it when Mai steps on his foot, pinches his cheek, etc. During Tomoe's arc, he has a dreamy look when he thinks about being punched by Mai. During Nodoka's arc, he confirms that Mai has been bodyswapped with Nodoka by Mai stepping on his foot, and Nodoka calls him a pervert. ''Then'' during Kaede's arc, Sakuta has this exchange with Rio.
-->'''Sakuta''': What kind of person do you think I am?
-->'''Rio''': A rascal who feels ecstasy from physical abuse.
* TragicHero: Well, where to begin with? Due to an accident where he was hospitalized [[HeroWithBadPublicity he was scapegoated as the school's bad guy who beats up others]]. Then, his younger sister got ill because of cyberbullying, becoming a {{hikikomori}}, with their parents unable to overcome it and leaving her to Sakuta's care. Oh boy, then [[spoiler: he loses his girlfriend who sacrifices herself, though he's able to save her again thank goodness]]. And... Let's say life just wasn't too fair to him overall...
* UndyingLoyalty: To Mai. The so-called rascal is actually fiercely devoted to her, and the feeling is mutual.
* UnPerson: [[spoiler: One of timelines he end up in through his Adolescence Syndrome is him being erased out of existence entirely similar to Mai in first volume.]]
* WeirdnessMagnet: Somehow he keeps winding up involved in cases of Adolescence Syndrome.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Has this relationship with Rio, to an extent. They always engage in SnarkToSnarkCombat, with Sakuta teasing her, and she often calls the guy a rascal and a pervert, but, along with Yuuma, they're genuine TrueCompanions.
* YourTelevisionHatesYou: After Mai's [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice in TheMovie]], Sakuta turns the TV on and they talk about this accident on every channel.

* AbusiveParents: Poor Mai. Her mom had no qualms about using her very young daughter for money.
* TheAce: Very intelligent, great grades at school, good at her job and a SupremeChef.
* ActOfTrueLove: [[spoiler:Her HeroicSacrifice in the movie]].
* AllLovingHero: Despite her distrustful tendencies after having been forgotten by everyone, deep down she's still very compassionate and helpful towards others. Her interactions with Kaede are just the first thing that shows how much of a sweetheart she is.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Has long dark hair and, [[DownplayedTrope while not particularly aloof]], she's still composed and polite, and a very attractive, quite tall girl. She has some shades of being aloof early on, losing trust in people as she became invisible, and therefore warning Sakuta not to get involved into her personal affairs; however, this changes very soon as she starts having faith into the boy, and she turns out to be a very friendly person.
* AnimalMotifs: Mai occasionally wears a PlayboyBunny costume and has a rabbit hair tie. She also wears a rabbit ear headband, and her phone has a rabbit case.
* TheAtoner: In a sense. It wasn't exactly Mai's fault as she was very busy, but she really got mad at herself for not being physically there in some of Sakuta's harder moments.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Subverted. She's the main female character, and dies to save Sakuta, but Shoko helps Sakuta time traveling, and the guy manages to stop her as she had planned to sacrifice herself.]]
* TheBeautifulElite: She's a popular and wealthy actress, and a very beautiful, sweet girl.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The beauty of Sakuta's main female friends (well, in this case, his girlfriend). She's very attractive, graceful and gentle.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: She's definitely attractive and ''very'' kind-hearted.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: She wanted to leave her job because she felt betrayed by her mother, and wanted to be left alone. Sadly, Mai became completely invisible and nobody recognized her existence because of this.
* BespectacledCutie: Kind, sweet and attractive, and is shown to wear glasses in the second movie.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's a ''very'', ''very'' good person, and is also genuinely sweet and friendly, but she may be slightly snappy and slap you if you're insensitive towards her and make her feel embarrassed angry.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Sakuta. Both are sarcastic loners with a realistic, and somewhat melancholic outlook on life, but are also very caring and ready to help others.
* BrainyBrunette: She's a beautiful brunette, and is also very intelligent, strong-willed and it's implied she also gets very good marks at school. She also wants to study at university, despite already working as an actress.
* BreakTheCutie: When she was an adorable very young girl, her mother betrayed her to earn money easily, forcing her to pose in a swimsuit.
* BrokenAce: Very beautiful, a popular and talented actress, academically excellent and a very nice person. Also a SupremeChef. What happened to her? Her mother betrayed her for money, she lost trust in others, withdrew from the spotlight and was then forgotten by everyone.
* BrokenBird: The reason why she's become somewhat cynical and distrustful is understandable. Her mother literally used her as a tool, and she was forgotten by everyone, even her family. Despite this, she still remained a nice and kind-hearted person.
* ByronicHeroine: {{Downplayed}}, and just like Sakuta, a heroic NiceGirl example. Mai is extremely intelligent and multitalented, likely the most conflicted character in the series, and the one who has more of a DarkAndTroubledPast, living on her own, neither having her family on her side, [[FriendlessBackground nor having any friends before meeting Sakuta]], and [[spoiler:when finally with him on her side, she ends up dying to save Sakuta - and Shoko as well - until he gets back in time to save her]]. [[IncorruptiblePurePureness She's still an incredibly good and selfless person at heart and never loses her morals, always doing the right thing]].
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Sakuta dreamed of a little girl who looked like Mai at the beginning of volume 8 but the story focused to Kaede afterwards, though he brought this little girl up again at volume 9 when he met her in person at the end of previous volume who turns out to be actually Mai appearing akin to older Shoko when he suffers his own Adolescence Syndrome.]]
* CherryBlossomGirl: Mai's surname literally means "cherry blossom island", and personality wise, while she can be sarcastic, she genuinely ''is'' a kind and sweet girl with YamatoNadeshiko qualities, who takes care of others. Sometimes she also wears pink, though she's rather eclectic with her outfits.
* ClassPrincess: She may be popular and come across as a bit of a LovableAlphaBitch in the first episodes, but indeed she's definitely a NiceGirl. {{Downplayed}} as her popularity was indeed one of the factors that caused her stress and Adolescence Syndrome, and therefore her isolation.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Though Mai is a very noble and pretty confident person, she's still a sensitive girl at heart, and it's clear that she has to overcome several emotional issues from the start, which she's reluctant to face at first. That said, Sakuta helps her with this and she progressively becomes stronger and more cheerful, with both of them learning how to be happy together.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She gets jealous rather easily, and worries when Sakuta invites female friends at home, but then this is {{subverted}}; as an [[UnderstandingBoyfriend Understanding Girlfriend]], she always gives him a chance to explain himself.
* CoolBigSis: To both Kaede and Nodoka.
** She becomes the second person Kaede is comfortable talking to since developing Adolescence Syndrome, and attempts to help her with said A.S. by gifting her a cute dress. They are quickly on a FirstNameBasis.
** She and Nodoka are initially a bit hostile towards each other, being actually half-sisters whose mothers used them as pieces in a proxy war. Even so, Nodoka looked up to Mai when she was younger, and it only turned to resentment when she could never measure up to Mai in her mother's eyes (or her own, for that matter). When they get to know each other, they become very close. [[spoiler: They're living together in Mai's apartment by the end of Nodoka's arc.]]
* CoolLoser: A popular actress, highly talented and attractive, but a complete outcast at the beginning of the series. When she returns acting, this changes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Leaning more towards the snarky side of the trope, but still her and Sakuta's tendency to engage in SnarkToSnarkCombat make them a very entertaining pair to watch. She hardly ever beats him, though, as she tends to get flustered.
* DistaffCounterpart: Mai is, in many ways, a female Sakuta.
** She's a loner, and in her case she is a ''complete'' one who doesn't even have a single friend, unlike Sakuta who namely has Yuuma and Rio, at the beginning.
** She's quick as a whip, sassy and witty, and teases the guy she loves just like he teases her as well.
** She has a somewhat melancholic outlook on life, but is still very kind, self-sacrificing and compassionate.
** She never kissed a boy or had a boyfriend before Sakuta.
** She also has a younger sister (Nodoka), who [[spoiler:later lives with her; they're very close, despite their initial hostility towards each other, being actually half-sisters. Nodoka is indeed the daughter of Mai's father (who left his family) and another woman.]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The most important character in the story after Sakuta. As the title character for the anime (and the first volume of the light novel), she's the literal face of the franchise, the very first character to speak (in the anime), and the central character of the first arc, quickly forming the other half of the series' OfficialCouple. Even when other characters get their own story arcs, Mai is always involved in the story in some way.[[note]]Tomoe becomes jealous of Mai, Rio's doppleganger was stopped by Mai, Nodoka both admires and resents her, Kaede sees Mai as a CoolBigSis, and Shoko is the closest thing she has to a love rival for Sakuta. [[/note]]
* EndearinglyDorky: Essentially, she's a pure-hearted girl who acts sexy and coquettish towards the person she loves. She teases Sakuta with a bit of a {{Tsundere}} manner; on the other hand, the guy is always prone to his typical DeadpanSnarker comments, which catches her off guard and flusters her.
* {{Foil}}: To Tomoe, both physically and personality wise. Mai is a tall brunette, Tomoe is short and has light brown hair. Mai felt betrayed by her mother and got tired of her popularity as a child actress and model, while Tomoe wasn't popular at all as a child. While Tomoe is highly concerned with popularity and fitting in, and has her group of friends, Mai is still friendless and doesn't mind being a loner as she's actually always been.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Episode 11, Mai told Sakuta that she loves him more than he thinks. [[spoiler: This foreshadowing takes a dark turn in the movie when Mai sacrificed herself to save Sakuta.]]
* {{Forgiveness}}: Despite the horrible way she was treated by her mother, she forgives her, is absolutely ready to talk to her again, and also invites her at her graduation.
* FormerChildStar: A very grounded example, she misses acting in dramas, but distances herself from her work because she felt her mother was only using her for money.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: She's quite the conflicted. She always does the right thing despite her not very optimistic outlook on life, just like Sakuta, but she also has more emotional issues overall.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: An overall well-balanced Eclectic. Has both extroverted and introverted traits, is kind, caring, selfless, but also rather methodical, and used to be somewhat cynical because of her past and what happened to her. That said, she also has become more cheerful and playful, and has a genuine witty and teasing streak.
* FriendlessBackground: While Sakuta already had exactly two friends before the beginning of the story, Mai actually was completely friendless.
* TheGadfly: {{Subverted}}: She loves teasing Sakuta (as he does as well), but she can just as easily fail at acting {{tsundere}} and is even somewhat shy around the guy's jokes.
* GoodIsNotDumb: Kind, and actually innocent and pure-hearted, but definitely not dumb: she's very quick-witted and anything but a pushover.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Like Sakuta, she's a gorgeous person, but she still has her harsher moments, especially when she feels emotionally hurt.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: Inverted. She genuinely loves acting and modeling but she grew to disliking the attention it brought her and ended up taking a hiatus after her mother forced her into a modeling job that made Mai very uncomfortable. She eventually goes back into show business under a much more considerate agency.
* TheHero: Not in the series, where Sakuta is the one who plays the role, but in the movie she counts as this, performing a ''very'' heroic deed.
* HeadTurningBeauty: She may not provide {{fanservice}} very often, but she turns heads where-ever she goes, being a beautiful and famous actress. The only time people ''don't'' notice her, is because they literally ''can't'' due to her A.S.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Happily runs towards a dog on the street to pet it. Unfortunately, ''even the dog'' didn't see her.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: In the movie, she saved Sakuta from his own attempted sacrifice at the cost of her life. She eventually got better as Sakuta later went back in time to save her.]]
* HeroicSeductress: Subverted; Mai doesn't actually want to seduce others with the bunny girl outfit. She just wants to verify her invisibility.
* HiddenDepths: Heavily {{downplayed}}, as it just counts a little if you consider her first, immediate appearance. She may have been mistaken for being a bit self-centered and arrogant at the beginning, as she did not trust others and was a complete loner, but very soon you see she's a very NiceGirl who is not at all like that, and she's extremely kind towards others, though of course she teases Sakuta as he does with her as well. She's actually very emotional, kind, compassionate and selfless, much more than she looks in the first episodes.
* HonorBeforeReason: Rather than maintaining her popularity and continue acting and modeling after her mother forced her posing in a bikini, she decides to stop, and later chooses another agency.
* HotBlooded: Normally she's rather calm, but she's still emotional and her reactions can be a bit exaggerated, especially when dealing with topics she's sensitive and feels uncomfortable about.
* IconicOutfit: The playboy bunny costume she's seen wearing in the first episode, and only once afterwards, is still associated with her because Sakuta brings it up (and it is part of the title).
* IdealHero: Just like Sakuta. Sure, she may not be an ActionHero, but she's heroic, purehearted, selfless, brave, kind and forgiving, with very few flaws. Makes sense in a series that is rather idealistic overall.
* IdolSinger: Although it's not her job, she turns out to be a surprisingly good one. To the point that when she briefly lives in Nodoka's body, and she clearly must do her sister's job, the members of her group let her be the solo singer at the concert.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Mai takes a hiatus from acting for this reason. Unfortunately, this triggers her Adolescence Syndrome, causing her to be invisible to an unspecified amount of people that seemingly keeps rising. Sakuta and at least some other students at school still see her just fine though, until even that starts to fade.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Sakuta even describes her as surprisingly pure and innocent, despite her somewhat sharp tongue and teasing towards him. Sure, she can be a DeadpanSnarker like him, but she's an immensely kind-hearted and selfless as well, and never morally ambiguous, has good intentions towards others, strong morals and sense of justice. After all, she hadn't been corrupted, and left her job. And if you consider she could have stolen anything she wanted when she was invisible, but she didn't, and that she ''even'' forgives her mother later on...
** What does she do when she hears about [[spoiler: Sakuta who will die in a car accident, with Shoko earning his heart due to her terminal illness? She doesn't think twice and saves Sakuta from the accident and Shoko from the illness by having her heart transplanted into her]].
** Even when she [[spoiler:throws pills in Sakuta's glass]], she does it out of pure altruism, as she doesn't want him to lose his sleep for her, saying she's ultimately always been a loner.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Her big, beautiful eyes perfectly fit her kindness and her beauty inside and out.
* InvisibleIntrovert: While she isn't too much of an introvert, she definitely gets fed up with the demands of her career and takes a hiatus from acting and modelling, only to discover that because she is no longer in the public spotlight, people are forgetting she exists. This is apparently due to a variable supernatural syndrome called Adolescent Syndrome, which in her case, is causing her to become invisible. She meets Sakuta while running around in public wearing a Playboy Bunny costume, just to see if anyone still notices her.
* IWillWaitForYou: When Sakuta gets [[spoiler:back in time, to save her from the HeroicSacrifice she made to save him, he gets to her while she's working. He warns her she must stay at home, but she knows how things are going to work, and planned to sacrifice herself from the beginning, so she initially tells him she can't do this. However, after telling her that his mission is to save the Sakuta from her timeline, she accepts, and so they agree to meet in front of her home, where she eventually waits for him after he's accomplished his mission.]]
* TheKirk: Of Sakuta's three main female friends, she fits this position in the FreudianTrio. She's well-balanced, logical, serious and professional, yet in spite of her pretty reserved nature she's not emotionally closed-off and has no problems in showing that she's a genuinely soft-hearted, compassionate and helpful person.
* KnightInSourArmour: Was kind of this until Sakuta [[spoiler: revealed his feelings]]. That's a JustifiedTrope: Mai felt heavily betrayed by her mother, thought [[{{Unperson}} everyone would forget her]] and she couldn't trust anyone, but when she met Sakuta, [[spoiler: who revealed his feelings for her]], everything changed. Still, even if she was kinda pessimistic, she never lost her moral values.
** Played more straight later on, around her [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice arc, where she's very sad and depressed but does the most selfless deed she could do.]]
* TheLastDJ: She values her integrity over advancing her career, and so she takes a hiatus.
* LikeMotherUnlikeDaughter: Definitely. Where her mother is amoral, selfish and only cares about her personal benefits, Mai has an immensely good heart, strong morals and honor, and is definitely selfless and self-sacrificing.
* MementoMacGuffin: She tells Sakuta not to open the Japanese style drawers in her home for any reason, but refuses to tell him what is inside. [[spoiler: That's because what is inside is a tin box containing her personal treasure, every single letter that Nodoka ever sent her. Sakuta immediately recognizes this as the key to resolving the sisters' relationship dispute.]]
* MoralityPet: To her mother. It's DoubleSubverted, since her mother has no qualms betraying her for easy money, but then we can see the woman's more human side [[spoiler:when Mai dies in the hospital due to the accident in which she saved Sakuta, and she desperately cries saying she wants Mai back]].
* MsFanservice: DownplayedTrope. Despite its name, the series isn't exactly centered on {{fanservice}}, but she still has a few moments, the "bunny girl" scene being one of them. The other one is the past scene where she was forced by her mother to pose in a two-piece swimsuit: yes, she was a very young girl, about 15, but that didn't make her any less attractive...
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: While she may be teasing and flirty, she never had a boyfriend before Sakuta, and neither kissed a boy before him either. Though, she does tease him about the roles she's played as an actress.
* NiceGirl: Mai is very gentle and caring towards others, kind-hearted, polite, selfless and a levelheaded, serious and mature person as well. She can be somewhat [[TheTease snarky and coquettish]] towards Sakuta when they are together and they tease each other, but she deeply loves him and doesn't hide it, and she is really ready to do anything for him. Yes, even [[spoiler:to die]]; just see her [[HeroicSacrifice in the movie.]]
** [[spoiler:Even after she's rescued from her HeroicSacrifice]] indeed, the movie keeps showing the full extent of her kindness. [[spoiler:When both Mai and Sakuta's deaths are averted in the movie, and they finally have a chance to live peacefully, that meant they would have to accept a timeline where a child (Shoko) dies from an illness she never asked for. Mai's tear-stained face at the hospital with Shoko near the end of the film shows she ''refuses'' to accept happiness with Sakuta if it means a child has to die for it. Both her and Sakuta know they run the risk of changing time such that they may never even meet ever again, but they still take that risk anyway.]] Very few people in this series would make that choice, but she did.
* NotSoStoic: She seems to be somewhat cold at first glance, though it turns out that she's actually not like that when her real interactions with Sakuta and other characters start.
* ObfuscatingInsanity: At first glance, you'd think Mai was wearing a PlayboyBunny suit for fanservice but it's revealed that she wears it so she can recognize when she is and isn't invisible.
* {{Ojou}}: She's quite wealthy. That said, while she kinda likes to tease Sakuta in a somewhat queen-like behaviour, she's still very kind, is not arrogant and doesn't flaut her wealth at all. Instead, she remains humble and is a very giving person.
* PlayboyBunny: Mai dresses like this in order to identify areas where she is invisible, and also to encourage Sakuta to study harder.
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: She felt very uncomfortable about showing her body posing in a swimsuit.
* RenaissanceMan: She's incredibly skilled and multi-talented: school, cooking, her job... And, when she was in Nodoka's body, it is even shown she's a surprisingly good singer and perfectly fits in her sister's idol group.
* RescueRomance: Sakuta saves Mai from becoming an {{Unperson}} by shouting out his feelings for her. Mai accepts Sakuta's feelings and they start dating each other.
* RetGone: Due to her hiatus as she got tired of being under the spotlight, she gets erased from existence.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: She became a notable child actress, but after her trauma fame and money didn't matter anymore to Mai. [[EveryoneHasStandards She made it clear that she was not willing to do any commercials that put her in swimsuit type clothing.]] When her mom did so anyway, she felt betrayed, used by her only for easy money, and quit immediately afterward. She felt extremely uncomfortable about showing off her body when she was just a middle schooler, yet her mother went over her head and forced her to do it for the money anyway.
* SecondLove: While Mai is the first love interest introduced in the series, she is chronologically the second girl Sakuta actually fell in love with, albeit the only one who Sakuta actually ends up becoming a couple with.
* SelfSacrificeScheme: [[spoiler: It was later revealed that she had already planned to sacrifice herself to save Sakuta ever since the day future Shoko told her of his upcoming death.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Future Sakuta''': Mai-san, you intended on saving me from the beginning?]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mai''': Didn't I tell you before? I love you way more than you think.]]
* SingleTargetSexuality: DownplayedTrope. She has said she's definitely not opposed to guys finding her sexy, but her first and only boyfriend ever is Sakuta.
* SnowMeansDeath: The movie sequel took place during winter and has a major arc revolving around Mai's [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]]. There's also [[spoiler:her death on the day before Christmas. Even showing her blood pouring out amidst the snow.]]
* SpoiledSweet: She's more wealthy than actually spoiled by anyone, or at least she was spoiled until she broke up with her mother, who betrayed her. Anyways, she's a very kind and sweet person.
* SupremeChef: She's an excellent cook. This is revealed when she's at Sakuta's home with Kaede, Rio and Shouko, and cooks for all of them.
* SustainedMisunderstanding: Notably averts it both times it would've happened in any other story, be it hearing Sakuta out and accepting his explanation when she sees Tomoe on top of him, and then, a few episodes later, holding a press conference confirming her relationship with him when a paparazzi photo of them together makes the rounds.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:She makes a HeroicSacrifice to save Sakuta from being hit by a car, dying instead of him.]]
* TaremeEyes / TsurimeEyes: If anyone noticed, Mai's eyes play with the tropes and are carefully drawn in both ways. Emphasizing her kindness and her more cheerful, quiet and soft moments, they're drawn as tareme, but they switch to tsurime in her more serious moments and when she gets angry. Just look, for example, at the difference between pic 3 and pic 6 [[https://9tailedkitsune.com/10-facts-about-mai-sakurajima-you-should-know/ here]]. Or [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/photo_5778359708124560057_y_0.jpg here, at this meme]] also featuring [[Manga/KomiCantCommunicate Shouko Komi]] and... well, a Mazda MX-5.
* TeenGenius: Definitely intelligent and skilled, and has no problem working hard.
* TenderTears: Happens many times. In the movie, [[spoiler: when she had learned the truth about older Shoko, she planned to sacrifice herself and save Sakuta, so she told him work and school didn't matter anymore to her, and that she wanted to stay with him until Christmas.]]
* TheTease: Downplayed, [[SingleTargetSexuality she naturally only does it with the guy she loves]]. She's kinda coquettish towards Sakuta when they are dating, although it is clear that she loves him. On the other hand, Sakuta can intimidate her with his lewd remarks, and her act fails, turning her into a type B {{tsundere}}.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler:Played straight at firts, as she's one of the kindest, most honorable and most selfless characters in the series, and sacrifices herself to save Sakuta and become Shoko's heart donor. {{Subverted}} then, as Sakuta gets back in time to save her]].
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Was somewhat cynical because of how she was treated by her mother and became a total loner. She still was very kind, but thanks to Sakuta she became more playful, witty, and naturally happy.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Or at least trademark favourite snack. She's fond of Pocky sticks.
* TragicHeroine: Well, used as a tool to make money by ''her mother''... Then, she's friendless, and her existence is forgotten by everyone, until Sakuta solves her problem. And later, when things seem to get better, it's revealed by [[spoiler: future Shoko that Sakuta will die in an accident and be younger Shoko's heart donor, so Mai makes a HeroicSacrifice to save Sakuta's life and become Shoko's heart donor.]] This is {{subverted}} in the end, as [[spoiler: Sakuta gets back in time to save her]], and they finally find happiness together.
* {{Tsundere}}:
** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Has some shades of this towards Sakuta, but is not at all harsh by default. It's just part of her [[TheTease teasing]], such as insisting that he must confess his love to her every day for a month before she believes him, and then, at the end of the month, says that the confessions no longer set her heart racing. In the end, she never denies her feelings, though, and even tells Sakuta she loves him more than he thinks.
** She can be seen as a bit of a type B tsundere overall, as she's sensitive and [[ClingyJealousGirl easily gets jealous]], and when she gets embarrassed and annoyed because of Sakuta's lewd jokes she can be a bit snappy and slap him.
* [[UnderstandingBoyfriend Understanding Girlfriend]]: Having been on the receiving end of his help at the start of the story, Mai is understanding when Sakuta hares off to the rescue of the next girl with Adolescence Syndrome. He gets caught up in a few harem protagonist shenanigans like SuggestiveCollision, but she only needs proper explanation from her boyfriend to understand what's going on and, in the case of the latter, proceeds to live with them for the duration of the problem to prevent misunderstandings. It even gets lampshaded in the final episode, when Nodoka points out that Mai trusts Sakuta way too much to get angry at him for [[spoiler:meeting Shouko again without telling her, and that she's clearly mad at herself for not being there, at least physically, in his time of need to the point another girl had to pick up the slack.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Of course. Sakuta is her first boyfriend, and the first person she ever trusted. Needless to say, the feeling is mutual.
* {{Unperson}}: Mai worries she's becoming this until only Sakuta will be able to see her, or worse. Heck, even her written name becomes blurry when seen by those who have forgotten her.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Kind, polite, selfless, beautiful with long black hair, devoted to the guy she loves and also very good at cooking, as well as possessing a strong personality and being capable of being tough when needed. She may be a somewhat snarkier version of the trope, but still she perfectly fits.
* {{Yandere}}: PlayedForLaughs and {{parodied}} in the scene where Shoko rings and, while asking Sakuta what happened and while opening the door to her, she has a knife in her hand. Of course, she was just cooking so she was cutting vegetables, but the scene looked somewhat creepy.

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[[folder:Tomoe Koga]]
!!! '''Voiced By''': Creator/NaoTouyama
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->''"I want everyone to like me. Or rather, I don't want them to hate me."''

A first-year girl with a strong desire to fit in with her classmates.\\
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She is the focal character in second volume "''Petit Devil Kouhai''".
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* MsFanservice: {{Downplayed}}; just like Mai, she's a very subtle example, but in some moments the camera focuses on her bust [[spoiler:(which plays its part in her Puberty Syndrome development).]]

* NiceGirl: She may appear stoic, aloof and is very blunt and snarky, but she is a genuinely nice and caring person.

* {{Foil}}: To Mai, both phisically and personality wise. Mai is a tall brunette, Tomoe is short and has blonde hair. Mai felt betrayed by her mother and got tired of her popularity as a child actress and model, while Tomoe wasn't popular at all as a child. While Tomoe is highly concerned with popularity and fitting in, and has her group of friends, Mai is still friendless and doesn't mind being a loner as she's actually always been.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: While they aren't by any means unpleasant or mentally ill, the story is about individuals affected by some kind of trouble. We have: [[spoiler: a [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold misunderstood]] NiceGuy seen as a violent delinquent, who starts out as a loner - though with literally only two friends; his little sister, who is cyberbullied by her schoolmates and becomes a {{hikikomori}}; the main girl, betrayed by her greedy mother and with a completely FriendlessBackground, who used to be a popular actress and becomes an {{unperson}}; a young first year student who falls in love with the main guy - who is already in love with the main girl - and seeks at every cost to be popular and recognized by her peers; a beautiful and intelligent female friend of the male protagonist who has prematurely developed female attributes and whose personality gets split; a school idol who wants to be at every cost as good as her older sister (who is the main girl), and a young schoolgirl who has a heart disease.]]
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Naturally, ther are snark fights between the listed deadpan snarkers. These are Sakuta and Mai, or Sakuta and Rio.

* TheMcCoy: In the FreudianTrio of Sakuta's main female friends, she's this. Tomoe tends to wear her heart on the sleeve and be very open about her feelings; understandable, also due to her younger age and having yet to develpo emotional maturity.

* BirdsOfAFeather: With Mai. Both are sarcastic loners with a realistic, and somewhat melancholic outlook on life, but are also very caring and ready to help others.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: A somewhat sharp-tongued example, but he's really kind-hearted and selfless, with a ChronicHeroSyndrome and always wants to help others in the best way he can. He's naturally never morally ambiguous and always does the right thing.

* KnightInSourArmour: Downplayed. Sakuta isn't particularly cynical, though has a bad reputation at the beginning and can be somewhat melancholic due to what happened to his sister (and him as well), yet he's still, undoubtedly, a noble and heroic guy.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Sakuta even describes her as surprisingly pure and innocent, despite her somewhat sharp tongue and teasing towards him. Sure, she can be a DeadpanSnarker like him, but she's very kind-hearted and never morally ambiguous, has good intentions towards others, strong morals and sense of justice. After all, she hadn't been corrupted, and left her job. And if you consider she could have stolen anything she wanted, being invisible, but she doesn't, and that she ''even'' forgives her mother...

* [[UnderstandingBoyfriend Understanding Girlfriend]]: Having been on the receiving end of his help at the start of the story, Mai is understanding when Sakuta hares off to the rescue of the next girl with Adolescence Syndrome. He gets caught up in a few harem protagonist shenanigans like SuggestiveCollision, but she only needs proper explanation from her boyfriend to understand what's going on and, in the case of the latter, proceeds to live with them for the duration of the problem to prevent misunderstandings. It even gets lampshaded in the final episode, when Nodoka points out that Mai trusts Sakuta way too much to get angry at him for [[spoiler:meeting Shouko again without telling her, and that she's clearly mad at herself for not being by his side in his time of need to the point another girl had to pick up the slack.]]

* YamatoNadeshiko: Kind, polite, selfless, beautiful with long black hair, devoted to the guy she loves and also very good at cooking. She may be a snarkier version of one, but still she definitely fits.

* [[UnderstandingBoyfriend Understanding Girlfriend]]: Having been on the receiving end of his help at the start of the story, Mai is understanding when Sakuta hares off to the rescue of the next girl with Adolescence Syndrome. He gets caught up in a few harem protagonist shenanigans, like the above-mentioned SuggestiveCollision and InnocentCohabitation, but she only needs proper explanation from her boyfriend to understand what's going on and, in the case of the latter, proceeds to live with them for the duration of the problem to prevent misunderstandings. It even gets lampshaded in the final episode, when Nodoka points out that Mai trusts Sakuta way too much to get angry at him for [[spoiler:meeting Shouko again without telling her, and that she's clearly mad at herself for not being by his side in his time of need to the point another girl had to pick up the slack.]]