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* TheNicknamer: When talking to Tomoe, calls Sumika and Ushio "Four Eyes" and [[ACupAngst "Big Boobs"]].

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* TheNicknamer: When talking to Tomoe, calls Sumika and Ushio "Four Eyes" and [[ACupAngst "Big Boobs"]]. When particulary annoyed she even calls them that to their faces.
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* BelatedInjuryRealization: After a violent tantrum/crying fit she realizes the next day that she broke a bone in her hand.
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* NiceGirl: Helps Ushio when she is feeling down, loaning her money and even giving her part of her own dinner even though they hardly know each other at that point.
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* TheNicknamer: When talking to Tomoe, calls Sumika and Ushio "Four Eyes" and [[ACupAngst "Big Boobs"]].
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Her relationship with Koino, at least until they both [[spoiler: [[LGBTAwakening realize that they are lesbians]].]] They walk to school together, hold hands, and at one point little cupids surround them after Mayu says she wants to be in the same club so that she can protect Koino from teasing.


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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Her relationship with Mayu, at least until they both [[spoiler: [[LGBTAwakening realize that they are lesbians]].]] They walk to school together, hold hands, and at one point little cupids surround them after Mayu says she wants to be in the same club so that she can protect Koino from teasing.
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* CanNotSpitItOut: Despite her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]] in a {{flashback}}. She is afraid that [[You'reNotMyType she's not Ushio's type]] and that [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship their friendship will be ruined]].

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* CanNotSpitItOut: Despite her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]] in a {{flashback}}. She is afraid that [[You'reNotMyType [[YoureNotMyType she's not Ushio's type]] and that [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship their friendship will be ruined]].

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* KindlyHousekeeper: She is there to serve tea or to hold an ice pack on a headache.

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* KindlyHousekeeper: She is there to serve tea or to hold an ice pack on a headache.headache.
* SayItWithHearts: In a {{flashback}}, gets so enthusiastic over Sumika bringing a normal girl (Ushio) home that she gushes about it and tries to make them promise to stay friends forever. Sumika is embarrassed.
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* LGBTAwakening: Realizing she is in love with [[spoiler: Koino]].

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* LGBTAwakening: Realizing she is in love with [[spoiler: Koino]].Mayu]].
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* ObsessedWithFood: Rarely seen without food, especially her signature curry bread.
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* SuspiciousMissedMessages: Ushio worries about her when Sumika goes away for a few days and is unexpectedly out of touch.
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: To Ushio, when she says she needs to [[spoiler: go live with her grandmother]].
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Characters appearing in Takashi Ikeda's [[YuriGenre Girls Love]] manga ''Manga/WhisperedWords'' (2007-2011). '''Beware of unmarked spoilers.''' '''Page under active construction.'''

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* PromotionToParent: Norio is however much older than Ushio and she accepts his authority.

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* PromotionToParent: Norio is however much older than Ushio and she accepts his authority.authority.
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[[folder:Norio Kazama]]
->Voiced by:Creator/WataruHatano
Ushio's older brother. He is a part-time author of [[YuriGenre Girls Love]] novels. He took Ushio in when she was lonely and being bullied at school living with her grandmother.
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* ConfirmedBachelor: At least until he feels that Ushio no longer needs his support. Their grandmother tells him [[spoiler: he should hurry up and get married while she's still around]].
* GoodParents: He makes a good parental figure for his sister, accepting her sexual orientation and resisting the urge to meddle in her relationship with Sumika.
* PromotionToParent: Norio is however much older than Ushio and she accepts his authority.

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The Murasame family's live-in housekeeper, needed since they live in a [[Big Fancy House]] and Sumika's mother is dead.

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The Murasame family's live-in housekeeper, needed since they live in a [[Big Fancy House]] [[BigFancyHouse large compound]] and Sumika's mother is dead.



* KindlyHousekeeper: She is there to serve tea or to hold an ice pack on a headache.

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* BodyguardingABadass: Despite being a karate blackbelt, Sumika is assigned guards before the sports festival because she is such a valuable athlete to her class.



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The Murasame family's live-in housekeeper, needed since they live in a [[Big Fancy House]] and Sumika's mother is dead.
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* BadLiar: She tries to claim to Ushio that she is [[ParentalSubstitute "like a mother"]] to Sumika, but Sumika is right there and corrects her.
* KindlyHousekeeper: She is there to serve tea or to hold an ice pack on a headache.
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* GlowingEyesOfDoom: When Sumika tries to leave Ushio's apartment where the girls are cooking.
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* ImagineSpot: Sumika has many about Ushio. Miyako [[ImagineSpotting comments on a particularly embarrassing one]].


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* {{Meido}}: While the girls are cooking dinner at Ushio's apartment.


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* {{Meido}}: In Part 5, while the girls are cooking dinner at Ushio's apartment. Her outfit features a [[{{Fanservice}} cleavage]] [[CleavageWindow window]] which embarrasses Sumika.


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* {{Meido}}: While the girls are cooking dinner at Ushio's apartment. Tomoe's outfit is extremely professional.


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* ImagineSpotting: She comments on a particular embarrassing [[ImagineSpot fantasy]] of Sumika's.


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* {{Meido}}: While the girls are cooking dinner at Ushio's apartment.
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[[folder:Tenkai Murasame]]
Sumika's father runs a karate dojo. [[ButtMonkey The butt of much humor]], he is a [[GoodParents good father]] to Sumika - although he would like her to resume training and get married so that her husband could run the dojo after he retires, since, in his words, [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling her triplet older brothers are idiots]].
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: According to Sumika, every time Ushio comes over he says asks her to share some of her cuteness with Sumika, who is "sorely lacking in that department!" Sumika is not amused.
* ButtMonkey: When a challenger comes from a [[RivalDojos rival dojo]], he announces he will grind them to a paste... and then discovers he has eaten too much and his stomach hurts. He sends [[HeirToTheDojo Sumika]] instead. He is also comically crushed when Sumika finally tells him [[spoiler: she may not be able to take over the dojo because she will be with Ushio forever]].
* GoodParents: He does care about Sumika. Sending her off on [[spoiler: a college tour]] turns out to be a good decision, and he ultimately seems to accept her decision [[spoiler: on marriage]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the master of the dojo, he punishes Sumika when she is distracted during a match and strikes a student too hard. He also puts Sumika in charge of Lotte, which [[spoiler: eventually seems to work out for both of them]].
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->Voiced by:Creator/Chiwa Saitō

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->Voiced by:Creator/Mayuki Makiguchi

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->Voiced by:Creator/Emiri Katō

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[[folder:Masaki Akemiya]]
->Voiced by:Creator/AyakaShimizu
Masaki is a classmate of Sumika and Ushio's and the vice-president of the class. He is a small boy with feminine features who [[LoveAtFirstSight falls in love]] with Sumika. He [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdresses]] to try to gain her love.
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* TheBeard: For Sumika. Subverted when he shows up cross-dressed.
* ButtMonkey: His cross-dressing is mostly played for laughs.
* DoggedNiceGuy: To Sumika. He eventually [[spoiler: gains her respect, if not her love]].
* FashionModel: While cross-dressing, as "Akemi Yamasaki".
* TheMatchmaker: Helps out with the scheme to find cute [[SchoolgirlLesbians matches for Ushio]], although only because his beloved Sumika asked him to.
* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Subverted: his sister Manaka appoints herself promoter of "Akemi Yamasaki" and doesn't seem at all jealous of his successes.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: His little sister pushes him into it to try to gain Sumika's love; ultimately [[spoiler: he admits he's ok with it]].
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[[folder:Kiyori Torioi]]
->Voiced by:Creator/Emiri Katō
Kiyori is a friend of Sumika and Ushio from the beginning of high school and the token straight in a [[CastFullOfGay friend group that is largely lesbian]]. She manages to be oblivious to Sumika and Ushio's relationship until the day before graduation.
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* ACupAngst: Divides up the waterpark expedition into "children's" and "adult's" team by breast size; she's on the "children's" team with Miyako and Azusa.
-->"No way am I going to endure being lined up next to those overdeveloped freaks!"
* TheMatchmaker: Helpfully compiles a list of cute girls who might be good matches for Ushio.
* NiceGirl: Although oblivious to her friends' love, she always has good intentions. When she [[spoiler: decorates their classroom to celebrate their love on the day of graduation]], it is totally heartwarming.
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* TheMatchmaker: With Kiyori, tries to find a [[TokenMiniMoe cute]] [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbian girl]] for Ushio to fall in love with. She wants to believe that she [[IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy just wants her beloved to be happy]].
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* NiceGirl: Messages Sumika to let her know Ushio is at the hospital. She may be [[ShipperOnDeck shipping them]] because she [[spoiler: [[IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy just wants her beloved Sumika to be happy]].]]
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[[folder:Azusa Aoi]]
->Voiced by:Creator/Mayuki Makiguchi
Azusa is a member of Sumika and Ushio's class who first comes to their attention by objecting to a discussion on lesbianism as "indecent". She is a fan of [[YuriGenre Girls Love]] who finds open discussion of the topic disturbing. Sumika joins her in producing a [[FanWorks doujinshi]] and attending a girls love festival.
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* HopelessSuitor: At the waterpark she realizes she is one to [[spoiler: Sumika]].
* LGBTAwakening: Possibly. Although Azusa enjoyed [[YuriGenre Girls Love]] books, it is unclear whether she realized her own [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbianism]] until she [[spoiler: fell in love with Sumika]].
* WingdingEyes: Gets spiral ones on one of the rides at the water park.
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* NiceGirl: Sumika helps Azusa with her doujinshi, despite initially being put off by her negative attitude towards Tomoe and Miyako's open [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbianism]]. She also cares a lot about the girls in the karate club.

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* NiceGirl: Sumika helps Azusa with her doujinshi, [[FanWorks doujinshi]], despite initially being put off by her negative attitude towards Tomoe and Miyako's open [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbianism]]. She also cares a lot about the girls in the karate club.
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[[folder:Koino Matsubara]]
Koino and her [[ChildhoodFriends childhood friend]] Mayu join the Girls Karate Club in the second year. She is a pretty first year student of normal height with no previous experience of karate.
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* ChildhoodFriends: Has been friends with Mayu since kindergarten.
* GreenEyedEpiphany: Doesn't realize she loves [[spoiler: Mayu until she helps Mayu realize she that she loves Sumika]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: So much. [[spoiler: Encourages Mayu to pursue Sumika and tries fiercely to win a karate match ''just so that Mayu will have another chance to impress Sumika'']].
* LGBTAwakening: Realizing she is in love with [[spoiler: Koino]].
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* CanNotSpitItOut: Despite her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]] in a {{flashback}}. She is afraid that [[You'reNotMyType she's not Ushio's type]] and that [[IDon'tWantToRuinOurFriendship their friendship will be ruined]].

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* CanNotSpitItOut: Despite her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]] in a {{flashback}}. She is afraid that [[You'reNotMyType she's not Ushio's type]] and that [[IDon'tWantToRuinOurFriendship [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship their friendship will be ruined]].



* HeirToTheDojo: Since [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling|her brothers are idiots]], Sumika is the obvious person to run the family dojo after her father retires. When challengers from [[RivalDojos another dojo]] arrive and dad is unavailable, she [[Curb-Stomp Battle beats the crap out of them]].

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* HeirToTheDojo: Since [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling|her [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling her brothers are idiots]], Sumika is the obvious person to run the family dojo after her father retires. When challengers from [[RivalDojos another dojo]] arrive and dad is unavailable, she [[Curb-Stomp Battle [[CurbStompBattle beats the crap out of them]].



* LoveMakesYouDumb: Trying to turn herself into a [[Dojikko cute clumsy girl]] wasn't a great plan. Neither was trying to train Lotte until she develops [[HeroicBuild massive muscles]] so that she will no longer be Ushio's favorite [[TokenMiniMoe cutie]].

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* LoveMakesYouDumb: Trying to turn herself into a [[Dojikko [[CuteClumsyGirl cute clumsy girl]] wasn't a great plan. Neither was trying to train Lotte until she develops [[HeroicBuild massive muscles]] so that she will no longer be Ushio's favorite [[TokenMiniMoe cutie]].



* NiceGirl: Sumika helps Azusa with her [[Doujinshi]], despite initially being put off by her negative attitude towards Tomoe and Miyako's open [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbianism]]. She also cares a lot about the girls in the karate club.

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* NiceGirl: Sumika helps Azusa with her [[Doujinshi]], doujinshi, despite initially being put off by her negative attitude towards Tomoe and Miyako's open [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbianism]]. She also cares a lot about the girls in the karate club.



* LipstickLesbian: She's a pretty girl who likes to dress up and loves [[Moe cute]] girls. She sometimes wishes Sumika would dress up and she praises her when she does.

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* LipstickLesbian: She's a pretty girl who likes to dress up and loves [[Moe [[TokenMiniMoe cute]] girls. She sometimes wishes Sumika would dress up and she praises her when she does.



Miyako is Tomoe's girlfriend, the daughter of an employee in the Hachisuka household. She appears to be just a [[MiniMoe cute]] [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsy]] girl, but she is also a [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarker]] almost to the point of being a [[Jerkass jerkass]]. She is a member of the unoffical girls club and of the later Girls Karate Club.

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Miyako is Tomoe's girlfriend, the daughter of an employee in the Hachisuka household. She appears to be just a [[MiniMoe [[TokenMiniMoe cute]] [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsy]] girl, but she is also a [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarker]] almost to the point of being a [[Jerkass jerkass]]. She is a member of the unoffical girls club and of the later Girls Karate Club.



Called "Lotte", she is an [[Foreign Exchange Student exchange student]] from Germany (a member of the famous [[Münchhausen Münchhausen]] family). She loves karate and Sumika becomes her sensei - at first as part of a scheme to make her less [[TokenMiniMoe attractive to Ushio]], but then for real. She is a member of the Girls Karate Club.

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Called "Lotte", she is an [[Foreign Exchange Student [[ForeignExchangeStudent exchange student]] from Germany (a member (no doubt a descendant of the famous [[Münchhausen Münchhausen]] family).Baron von Münchhausen). She loves karate and Sumika becomes her sensei - at first as part of a scheme to make her less [[TokenMiniMoe attractive to Ushio]], but then for real. She is a member of the Girls Karate Club.



* Gayngst: The revelation that she loves [[spoiler: Sumika]] leads to this briefly, but [[spoiler: Koino provides immediate support]] and it gets better.

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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly-girl to Sumika's tomboy.



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The athletic tomboy to cute klutzy Miyako.



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Her partner Tomoe is tall and athletic, while the boys call Miyako "Princess".



Called "Lotte", she is an [[Foreign Exchange Student exchange student]] from Germany (a member of the famous [[Münchhausen Münchhausen]] family). She loves karate and Sumika becomes her sensei - at first as part of a scheme to make her less [[MiniMoe attractive to Ushio]], but then for real. She is a member of the Girls Karate Club.

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Called "Lotte", she is an [[Foreign Exchange Student exchange student]] from Germany (a member of the famous [[Münchhausen Münchhausen]] family). She loves karate and Sumika becomes her sensei - at first as part of a scheme to make her less [[MiniMoe [[TokenMiniMoe attractive to Ushio]], but then for real. She is a member of the Girls Karate Club.



* MiniMoe: Sooo this - blond, curls, short, young (she skipped a year of school)... Subverted in that she really wants to be a strong karate fighter.

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Mayu and her [[Childhood Friends childhood friend]] Koino join the Girls Karate Club in the second year. She is a first year and physically small but has years of karate experience.

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Mayu and her [[Childhood Friends [[ChildhoodFriends childhood friend]] Koino join the Girls Karate Club in the second year. She is a first year and physically small but has years of karate experience.
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[[folder:Sumika Murasame]]
->Voiced by: Creator/AyahiTakagaki
The protagonist of the series, Sumika Murasame is deeply in love with her [[GenkiGirl cheerful classmate]] and [[JustFriends friend]] Ushio Kazama. Ushio has [[SchoolgirlLesbians a thing for girls]], too, but... she's into ''[[{{Moe}} cute]]'' girls. Sumika's problem is that she is ''too'' [[TheStoic cool]]: top student, class representative, perfect in sports, [[UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} black belt in karate]], the list goes on. Not only girls, even guys are slightly afraid of approaching her. She herself, for all that's holy, doesn't want to [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship endanger her friendship with Ushio]], as much as it pains her to hide her feelings.
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* TheAce: [[UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} Black belt in karate]], top student, and a great athlete.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Sumika ''finally'' makes hers to Kazama]] in chapter 46.
* BlindWithoutEm: In a {{flashback}}, Sumika rescues Ushio from some guys harassing her but has to stop and put on her glasses before she recognizes her.
* CanNotSpitItOut: Despite her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]] in a {{flashback}}. She is afraid that [[You'reNotMyType she's not Ushio's type]] and that [[IDon'tWantToRuinOurFriendship their friendship will be ruined]].
* ClosetKey: For [[spoiler: Mayu.]] Arguably for [[spoiler: Azusa]] as well.
* ComicalAngryFace: Often, especially in early chapters. She shows lots of fangs.
* HeirToTheDojo: Since [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling|her brothers are idiots]], Sumika is the obvious person to run the family dojo after her father retires. When challengers from [[RivalDojos another dojo]] arrive and dad is unavailable, she [[Curb-Stomp Battle beats the crap out of them]].
* HugeSchoolgirl: 175cm at age 15.
* LethalChef: Taunted into a cooking contest by Miyako, Sumika demonstrates her lack of skills. In fact, [[spoiler: her attempts at a dish explode. Twice.]]
* LoveEpiphany: In a {{flashback}}, we see her realize that she loves Ushio. It makes her [[LoveMakesYouCrazy giddy]].
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Trying to turn herself into a [[Dojikko cute clumsy girl]] wasn't a great plan. Neither was trying to train Lotte until she develops [[HeroicBuild massive muscles]] so that she will no longer be Ushio's favorite [[TokenMiniMoe cutie]].
* MissingMom: Sumika's mom passed away when she was young, but she doesn't seem to mind the subject.
* NiceGirl: Sumika helps Azusa with her [[Doujinshi]], despite initially being put off by her negative attitude towards Tomoe and Miyako's open [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbianism]]. She also cares a lot about the girls in the karate club.
* PracticeKiss: With Ushio. Ushio wears a mask so that it won't count as her [[FirstKiss first kiss]].
* SoupIsMedicine: Spooned into her mouth by Ushio while she has a cold.
* StoicSpectacles: Except of course when [[TheGlassesComeOff she takes them off to fight]].
* {{Tomboy}}: Athletic, often seen in a gi. A student comments in chapter 39, "Murasame's practically a guy anyway!"
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The athletic tomboy to pretty girlish Ushio.
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[[folder:Ushio Kazama]]
->Voiced by:Creator/MegumiTakamoto
A pretty [[GenkiGirl cheerful]] [[SchoolgirlLesbians schoolgirl]] [[LipstickLesbian lesbian]], Ushio lives with her older brother Norio due to the long-ago death of her parents. She likes to hang out with her best friend Sumika Murasame and [[ThirdWheel helpful but oblivious]] Kiyori Torioi and tell them about the latest [[Moe cute]] girl she has a crush on. As time goes on, she realizes she values her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship romantic two-girl friendship]] with Sumika and then goes further to admit she truly loves her.
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* CaptainObvious: Ushio claims that "[[ShapedLikeItself cute girls are cute]]".
* GreenEyedEpiphany: Almost has one when she sees Sumika and Azusa in a [[NotWhatItLooksLike compromising position]] after Azusa trips on the stairs. She eventually talks herself out of it.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: Her parents are long dead and she lives in a small crowded apartment with her older brother. Sometimes the others express sympathy for her, but she seems fairly happy with it.
* KissingWarmUp: Briefly practices kissing in a mirror. Subverted: she's not alone, and Sumika reminds her of that.
* LipstickLesbian: She's a pretty girl who likes to dress up and loves [[Moe cute]] girls. She sometimes wishes Sumika would dress up and she praises her when she does.
* NewTransferStudent: In a {{flashback}}, Ushio is one to Sumika's middle school. It is later revealed she transferred [[spoiler: because she was bullied after confessing to a girl who then gossipped about her]].
* SchoolgirlLesbians: She is fairly open about being one, as opposed to Sumika and others who are more closeted.
* SoupIsMedicine: She spoons it into Sumika's mouth when she has a cold.
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[[folder:Tomoe Hachisuka]]
->Voiced by:Creator/HitomiHarada
A tall forceful [[SchoolgirlLesbians schoolgirl lesbian]], Tomoe is quite open about her relationship with [[CuteClumsyGirl cute clumsy girl]] Miyako Taema and defends their lifestyle in the classroom. She often [[TheLeader takes charge]] of the group and sometimes can't resist [[ShipperOnDeck trying to advance]] Ushio and Sumika's relationship. She is a member of the unofficial girls club and of the later Girls Karate Club.
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*TheAce: Quite the athlete, she can easily beat Sumika at swimming. It is revealed that [[spoiler: she took two years off to save the struggling family business empire and then went back to school]].
*BetaCouple: With Miyako. They are already a stable couple when they meet Sumika and Ushio.
*DrivesLikeCrazy: And how. The car they take to the beach [[spoiler: explodes after they get out]].
*HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: She took two years off to save the struggling family business empire and then went back to school]].
*ShipperOnDeck: She knows that Ushio and Sumika love each other and can't help giving them hints every now and then, with mixed results.
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[[folder:Miyako Taema]]
->Voiced by:Creator/Chiwa Saitō
Miyako is Tomoe's girlfriend, the daughter of an employee in the Hachisuka household. She appears to be just a [[MiniMoe cute]] [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsy]] girl, but she is also a [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarker]] almost to the point of being a [[Jerkass jerkass]]. She is a member of the unoffical girls club and of the later Girls Karate Club.
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* ACupAngst: She is [[ComicalAngryFace not happy]] at being sent off with the "child" group at the water park. Normally it doesn't seem to bother her.
* BetaCouple: With Tomoe. They are already a stable couple when they meet Sumika and Ushio.
* CuteClumsyGirl: So much so that when asked to demonstrate how to slip on a banana peel, she slips and falls ''before she even gets to it''.
* DeadpanSnarker: She usually has a mean comment to make. She taunts Sumika into a cooking contest by saying she is so ungirly she probably can't cook. (She is entirely correct, of course.)
* LethalChef: She taunts Sumika into a cooking contest, but her own attempts to cook are a complete failure.
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[[folder:Charlotte Münchhausen]]
Called "Lotte", she is an [[Foreign Exchange Student exchange student]] from Germany (a member of the famous [[Münchhausen Münchhausen]] family). She loves karate and Sumika becomes her sensei - at first as part of a scheme to make her less [[MiniMoe attractive to Ushio]], but then for real. She is a member of the Girls Karate Club.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: When asked to take over the girls karate club training, Lotte is very serious about it.
* MiniMoe: Sooo this - blond, curls, short, young (she skipped a year of school)... Subverted in that she really wants to be a strong karate fighter.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Lotte has an imperfect grasp of Japanese. At one point Miyako tricks her into telling the new karate club members that they are "unorganized pieces of amphibian poop".
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[[folder:Mayu Semimaru]]
Mayu and her [[Childhood Friends childhood friend]] Koino join the Girls Karate Club in the second year. She is a first year and physically small but has years of karate experience.
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* BrutalHonesty: Tells a bunch of local punks that she doesn't like their beverage choice, and tells Sumika to her face that she might quit the club when she is disappointed in her.
* ChildhoodFriends: Has been friends with Koino since kindergarten.
* Gayngst: The revelation that she loves [[spoiler: Sumika]] leads to this briefly, but [[spoiler: Koino provides immediate support]] and it gets better.
* LGBTAwakening: Realizing she is in love with [[spoiler: Sumika]].
* LoveConfession: To [[spoiler: Sumika]].
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