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* {{Hypocrite}}: If Haruki confesses to Setsuna about what has been going on with Kazusa in Coda, she calls out Haruki for running away from Kazusa when she needs him most rather than settling things. However, if he doesn't, she intentionally takes actions to keep him with her until Kazusa's concert ends to make sure he does not change his mind and return to Kazusa. Ironically, the latter will prevent her from having Haruki in the end. Trying to keep him from abandoning her is exactly what ensures he abandons her.
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* AbusiveParents: Very much on the receiving end of this. Though her parents appear wholesome on the surface, even dwelving a little bit into their characters and their dynamics with Setsuna makes it quite clear that they are very much emotionally abusive towards her. Her father, Susumu, is very much an overprotective ControlFreak with who constantly treats his very much adult daugther as a child, and refuses her any real kind of independence, constantly checking in on her and her whereabouts and doings. Her mother, Akina, meanwhile, is an manipulative StepfordSmiler, who doggedly attempts to maintain the family's perfect outwards appearence by pushing everyone to keep a lid on anything that could even hint at interpersonal conflict. Overall, is not hard to see where Setsuna gets some of her worse impluses and traits from.
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* AbusiveParents: Very much on the receiving end of this. Though her parents appear wholesome on the surface, even dwelving a little bit into their characters and their dynamics with Setsuna makes it quite clear that they are very much emotionally abusive towards her. Her father, Susumu, is very much an overprotective ControlFreak with who constantly treats his very much adult daugther as a child, and refuses her any real kind of independence, constantly checking in on her and her whereabouts and doings. Her mother, Akina, meanwhile, is an manipulative StepfordSmiler, who doggedly attempts to maintain the family's perfect outwards appearence by pushing everyone to keep a lid on anything that could even hint at interpersonal conflict. Overall, is not hard to see where Setsuna gets some of her worse impluses and traits from.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: This is what more than anything what defines her. Setsuna's primary reason for being unable to let go of her blatantly dysfuctional and toxic realtionship with Haruki is grip due to her intense fear of abandonment.
* InLoveWithLove: She is in some regards very much a by proxy case. While mainly motivated by IJustWantToBeLoved, her secondary reason for refusing to let go of her screwed-up relationship with Haruki, is because her controlling and overbearing parents constantly pushes her to confirm to their very traditional expectations and wants her to settle down with a husband as soon as possible, so being in an "committed" relationship is the only why she can maintain any kind of norminal degree of independence from them.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: While she's definitely in love with Haruki to the point of SingleTargetSexuality, there's just enough subtext between her and Kazusa that skirts the line beyond two girls having a deep friendship with each other. There's also Kazusa's [[{{Stripperific}}]] outfit during the school festival, which was something ''Setsuna'' chose for her.
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* TheAce: As talented as Kazusa is, she still hasn't surpassed Youko [[spoiler:until the bonus story "To My Sworn Enemy"]]. While Kazusa got to where she is through incredible talents hardwork, Youko is implied to be even more talented and does not need to put nearly as much work into her craft. And unlike Kazusa, whose skillset largely begins and ends with music, Youko is also very savvy when it comes to business and image, despite her carefree and eccentric reputation.
* MarriedToTheJob: Very work-oriented, to the expense of other areas of her life. [[spoiler:She plans to move to America for work reasons even before her relationship with Haruki runs into troubles, fully knowing this may well be the end of their relationship.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She can be demanding and a little cold, but Mari cares a lot about the people working under her, and once she is in a relationship, she is shown to be very affectionate as well.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Sawako, her best friend since high school. The two of them can be a little aggressive with each others, but Mari is closer to her than anyone else.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Sawako, her best friend since high school. The two of them can be a little aggressive with each others, but Mari is closer to her than anyone else.
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* YouRemindMeOfX: Of Kazusa. She has a somewhat domineering exterior with a kinder side underneath and is deeply passionate about her work at the expense of other aspects of her life. Multiple characters, including Haruki himself in her route, wonders if this is part of why he's attached to Mari.
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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:In Coda, Kazusa proposes that he should pretend to love her until she returns to Vienna. He would still love Setsuna, his girlfriend, more than anyone, but he would indulge her fantasy while she's in Japn. In her True End, Haruki turns her down, believing that once he starts "pretending", it becomes the truth, and he won't ever be able to go back to Setsuna. He is entirely right. This is exactly what happens in Kazusa's Normal End, and despite the pretense of it being an act, which Kazusa repeatedly reinforces, it quickly becomes heartbreakingly obvious that he really does love her, which only makes it so much more painful when against his stated wish, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy she "returns him" to Setsuna at the end]].]]
* HasAType: Kazusa. Other than having a crush on her when they first met for her appearance alone, her personality is noted to be similar to another love interest of his, Mari, as someone who is passionate and serious about their field to the point where they can neglect other areas of their life, to the point that multiple characters wonder if this is a reason why he likes Mari (romantically or otherwise).
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* ItsAllMyFault: Despises himself for [[spoiler: cheating on Setsuna for Kazusa despite still being in a relationship with the former thanks to his indecisiveness and naivety towards his own feelings for both girls.]] So when Setsuna still doesn't blame or even outright hate him for what he did, instead choosing to place all the blame on herself, it only made him feel even ''worse''.
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** Despises himself for [[spoiler: cheating on Setsuna for Kazusa despite still being in a relationship with the former thanks to his indecisiveness and naivety towards his own feelings for both girls.]] So when Setsuna still doesn't blame or even outright hate him for what he did, instead choosing to place all the blame on herself, it only made him feel even''worse''.''worse''.
** [[spoiler:When Setsuna turns him down for still having feelings for Kazusa, he blames only himself, despite the fact this is the one time nearly every other character believes Setsuna is at least also in the wrong (though Io only says so in Setsuna's route, and in other situations, she instead calls out Haruki for "cheating on" Setsuna).]]
** Despises himself for [[spoiler: cheating on Setsuna for Kazusa despite still being in a relationship with the former thanks to his indecisiveness and naivety towards his own feelings for both girls.]] So when Setsuna still doesn't blame or even outright hate him for what he did, instead choosing to place all the blame on herself, it only made him feel even
** [[spoiler:When Setsuna turns him down for still having feelings for Kazusa, he blames only himself, despite the fact this is the one time nearly every other character believes Setsuna is at least also in the wrong (though Io only says so in Setsuna's route, and in other situations, she instead calls out Haruki for "cheating on" Setsuna).]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Not to the same degree as Kazusa herself, as he still treats her rather civilly for the most part, but Haruki has a habit of disguising his affection for her by lecturing Kazusa or criticizing her behavior.
** [[spoiler:When writing an article on Kazusa, Haruki fills it with so much moralizing and criticism that some of his collegues worry about getting it to publish, feeling it reads like malicious scandals. However, multiple characters recognize it as an expression, intentional or otherwise, of his love for her. Setsuna points out that this is exactly how he treated Kazusa in the past to call out his lie, and even after three years, Haruki remains deeply in love with her.]]
** During Kazusa's True End, [[spoiler:Haruki begins mercilessly criticizing her, more harshly and cruelly than he had ever done, before immediately confessing his love for her in unambiguous terms and declaring his willingness to give up everything he now has to be with her and make her happy.]]
** [[spoiler:When writing an article on Kazusa, Haruki fills it with so much moralizing and criticism that some of his collegues worry about getting it to publish, feeling it reads like malicious scandals. However, multiple characters recognize it as an expression, intentional or otherwise, of his love for her. Setsuna points out that this is exactly how he treated Kazusa in the past to call out his lie, and even after three years, Haruki remains deeply in love with her.]]
** During Kazusa's True End, [[spoiler:Haruki begins mercilessly criticizing her, more harshly and cruelly than he had ever done, before immediately confessing his love for her in unambiguous terms and declaring his willingness to give up everything he now has to be with her and make her happy.]]
* TheAce: In music, she is leagues beyond anyone else in the story save for her mother despite her youth, [[spoiler:and in at least one ending, she does manage to surpass her mother too]]. She is far from the very best in the world, but is exceptionally successful given her age. And though she primarily plays the piano, she excels at any instrument she tries her hand at compared to "normal" people, surpassing Haruki after a few days of messing with the guitar despite his constant practice, and being able to proficiently play the bass and the saxophone on stage despite having only weeks at most to practice with (while having to write a new song, practice with the piano and teach Haruki to play better with the guitar in the same time period).
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* ItsAllMyFault: Absolutely hates herself for [[spoiler: willingly betraying Setsuna by making love with Haruki on the night before her flight to Vienna, despite knowing that this would definitely ruin not just Setsuna's relationship with Haruki, but with hers as well.]] The look of absolute pain and guilt on her face when she sees that Setsuna still came to see her off in spite of what she did to her says it all.
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** Absolutely hates herself for [[spoiler: willingly betraying Setsuna by making love with Haruki on the night before her flight to Vienna, despite knowing that this would definitely ruin not just Setsuna's relationship with Haruki, but with hers as well.]] The look of absolute pain and guilt on her face when she sees that Setsuna still came to see her off in spite of what she did to her says itall.all.
** She treats Haruki cheating on Setsuna with her as entirely her responsibility even though, objectively speaking, he shares at least half the blame. [[spoiler:During her Normal End, Haruki realizes that she refers to their act as lovemaking as her seducing him and him pitying her to absolve him of guilt.]]
** Absolutely hates herself for [[spoiler: willingly betraying Setsuna by making love with Haruki on the night before her flight to Vienna, despite knowing that this would definitely ruin not just Setsuna's relationship with Haruki, but with hers as well.]] The look of absolute pain and guilt on her face when she sees that Setsuna still came to see her off in spite of what she did to her says it
** She treats Haruki cheating on Setsuna with her as entirely her responsibility even though, objectively speaking, he shares at least half the blame. [[spoiler:During her Normal End, Haruki realizes that she refers to their act as lovemaking as her seducing him and him pitying her to absolve him of guilt.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: Tears into Haruki in her own route when he confesses to being in a relationship with Setsuna, feeling like he used her to get through a tough period with his girlfriend. Considering she is insecure about him using her as a replacement for Kazusa, it makes her feel awful to think he's been using her as a replacement for Setsuna instead.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: [[spoiler:During her route, once rumors spread that she's been seeing a university student who her best friend had a crush on behind her friend's back, her schoolmates, which include at least two of her closest friends, begin shunning her, destroying any social contacts Koharu has at school.]]
* MirrorCharacter: She is noted to be very similar to Haruki by both Io and Takeya more or less as soon as they meet her.
** The two of them are highly responsible overachiever who others often rely upon. They are genuine and honest people with a strong sense of ethics and are prone to lecturing others. [[spoiler:And just as Haruki's love for Kazusa causes him to betray his girlfriend, Setsuna, and he becomes more and more dishonest, Koharu's love for Haruki causes her to betray her best friend and she becomes more comfortable with deceiving others.]]
** Her crush on him likewise comes to mirror his relationship with Kazusa [[spoiler:and how it tears apart the friendship between her and her best friend, who also has a crush on him. Though unlike with Setsuna, he does not reciprocate Yada's feelings, his relationship with Koharu is treated as a betrayal by both parties (Haruki betraying Setsuna and Koharu betraying Yada).]]
** Koharu's actions in her ending more or less foreshadows [[spoiler:Haruki's actions in Kazusa's True End. Both of them give up everything dear to them (their colleagues and friendships for both, and their own country for Haruki) in order to pursue the one they love. They both make the same declaration that they will come to regret whatever choice they make, but they must choose.]]
** The two of them are highly responsible overachiever who others often rely upon. They are genuine and honest people with a strong sense of ethics and are prone to lecturing others. [[spoiler:And just as Haruki's love for Kazusa causes him to betray his girlfriend, Setsuna, and he becomes more and more dishonest, Koharu's love for Haruki causes her to betray her best friend and she becomes more comfortable with deceiving others.]]
** Her crush on him likewise comes to mirror his relationship with Kazusa [[spoiler:and how it tears apart the friendship between her and her best friend, who also has a crush on him. Though unlike with Setsuna, he does not reciprocate Yada's feelings, his relationship with Koharu is treated as a betrayal by both parties (Haruki betraying Setsuna and Koharu betraying Yada).]]
** Koharu's actions in her ending more or less foreshadows [[spoiler:Haruki's actions in Kazusa's True End. Both of them give up everything dear to them (their colleagues and friendships for both, and their own country for Haruki) in order to pursue the one they love. They both make the same declaration that they will come to regret whatever choice they make, but they must choose.]]
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Or as close as anyone in White Album 2 can get to it anyway. [[spoiler:She prioritizes her craft so much she is fully willing to spend years near Haruki, adopting a personality to his liking and pushing him in directions that would "heal" him and have sexual relationships over weeks with him in order to see his love triangle "resolved" just so she can understand their "characters" for her play, nevermind the dishonesty and manipulations involved, so long that the story is complete. Nobody wants to be around her for this. Takeya and even the director who will bend over backward consider her a "monster" for how inhuman her thinking can be.]]
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** He may be a womanizer, but does not take it kindly when Haruki appears unfaithful to Setsuna, due to her own devotion tohim.him. He will still defend Haruki's "cheating" in the Closing Chapter because at that point it's ambiguous whether he and Setsuna are still going out after she (maybe) dumps him. [[spoiler:Doing so AFTER he proposed to Setsuna is too far for him however, and even Takeya can't take his best friend's side after that in Kazusa's True End.]]
** He may fool around with lots of girls, but [[spoiler:even back in high school, he has nothing nice to say about [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Chiaki]] after dating her]].
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** He may fool around with lots of girls, but [[spoiler:even back in high school, he has nothing nice to say about [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Chiaki]] after dating her]].
* AnimalMotif: Cats.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Or as close as anyone in White Album 2 can get to it anyway. [[spoiler:She prioritizes her craft so much she is fully willing to spend years near Haruki, adopting a personality to his liking and pushing him in directions that would "heal" him and have sexual relationships over weeks with him in order to see his love triangle "resolved" just so she can understand their "characters" for her play, nevermind the dishonesty and manipulations involved, so long that the story is complete. Nobody wants to be around her for this. Takeya and even the director who will bend over backward consider her a "monster" for how inhuman her thinking can be.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Or as close as anyone in White Album 2 can get to it anyway. [[spoiler:She prioritizes her craft so much she is fully willing to spend years near Haruki, adopting a personality to his liking and pushing him in directions that would "heal" him and have sexual relationships over weeks with him in order to see his love triangle "resolved" just so she can understand their "characters" for her play, nevermind the dishonesty and manipulations involved, so long that the story is complete. Nobody wants to be around her for this. Takeya and even the director who will bend over backward consider her a "monster" for how inhuman her thinking can be.]]
* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:Until the very end of her route. She arguably has largely good intentions, but is entirely unapolegetic with lying to and manipulating Haruki for the sake of completing her play.]]
* ThePrimaDonna: [[spoiler:She is acknowledged to be the most talented and hardworking actor her troupe will probably ever see, but nobody can get along with her due to her often callous, manipulative and highly demanding behaviors. The director has to bend over backward to make sure things go her way, knowing that the troupe would not have existed if not for her prodigious talent in acting.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: Despite being romantically interested in him, she is hoping for Haruki and Setsuna to mend their relationship. [[spoiler:The reason why this isn't IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy is she has an ulterior motive, and this ends up being one of the darker versions of this trope. She is seemingly successful in her Normal End, but in her True End, she falls in love with him for real and can't help but want him to choose her in the end.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: Despite being romantically interested in him, she is hoping for Haruki and Setsuna to mend their relationship. [[spoiler:The reason why this isn't IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy is she has an ulterior motive, and this ends up being one of the darker versions of this trope. She is seemingly successful in her Normal End, but in her True End, she falls in love with him for real and can't help but want him to choose her in the end.]]
* TheTease: Haruki isn't always sure whether she's flirting with him or just being her usual teasing and carefree self.
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* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler:Naturally, when Haruki realizes the way she acts as well as their entire relationship were orchestrated for the purpose of her play upsets him greatly. He demands to know if any of it was real to her. In the end, it is.]]
* WriteWhatYouKnow: [[spoiler:And in this case, act what you know as well. To achieve her best acting, Chiaki injects at least a little of her true feelings into the act, which is why she needs to get close to Haruki and Setsuna to get a feel for the characters she is trying to write for her play.]]
* WriteWhatYouKnow: [[spoiler:And in this case, act what you know as well. To achieve her best acting, Chiaki injects at least a little of her true feelings into the act, which is why she needs to get close to Haruki and Setsuna to get a feel for the characters she is trying to write for her play.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: During Chiaki's true path, [[spoiler:he gets upset enough to knock her to the ground and nearly physically attacks her. He doesn't, but it's still an extreme deviation from how [[NiceGuy he acts]] at basically any other point in the story.]]
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* LikeADaughterToMe: In To My Sworn Enemy. Kazusa outright states that she does not care who her father is and that Youko will always be her only parent. [[spoiler:However, her strict conductor, Dupre, outright says that due to Youko's constant travels in the past, there are many whoknow knew her as a baby and have an interest in her career, viewing her as something like their daughter. This knowledge seems to help her recognize that she doesn't have to be alone, with or without her mother.]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Habuki Risato
A student who goes to the same university as Haruki. She is a slacker who behaves in a carefree manner, often exasperating Haruki. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to him, she went to the same high school as him, and considers herself a "fan" of the trio.]]
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* BookDumb: Nearly as bad as Kazusa.
* TheLadette: Is rather "unfeminine", which is one reason why Haruki finds it easy to get along with her.
* MasterActress: [[spoiler:Her true passion, and she lives up to it.]]
* MissFanservice: Though she isn't exceptionally more attractive than the other heroines, she can be quite a bit more sexual, [[spoiler:up to and including sleeping with Haruki repeatedly over the course of weeks to get him to feel better, dressing up in costumes sometimes to spice things up.]]
* TheSlacker: To the point where Haruki has to take it upon himself to help her out academically so she can get by. [[spoiler:When it comes to her passion, she is anything but lazy though.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: For a character who is only present in one of three chapters and whose story is basically irrelevant outside her route, she sure is difficult to discuss in any capacity without spoiling. In fact, without completing the game once, getting her Normal End and replaying the route for the other ending, the player will never know what "her deal" is.
-> '''Voiced by:''' Habuki Risato
A student who goes to the same university as Haruki. She is a slacker who behaves in a carefree manner, often exasperating Haruki. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to him, she went to the same high school as him, and considers herself a "fan" of the trio.]]
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* BookDumb: Nearly as bad as Kazusa.
* TheLadette: Is rather "unfeminine", which is one reason why Haruki finds it easy to get along with her.
* MasterActress: [[spoiler:Her true passion, and she lives up to it.]]
* MissFanservice: Though she isn't exceptionally more attractive than the other heroines, she can be quite a bit more sexual, [[spoiler:up to and including sleeping with Haruki repeatedly over the course of weeks to get him to feel better, dressing up in costumes sometimes to spice things up.]]
* TheSlacker: To the point where Haruki has to take it upon himself to help her out academically so she can get by. [[spoiler:When it comes to her passion, she is anything but lazy though.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: For a character who is only present in one of three chapters and whose story is basically irrelevant outside her route, she sure is difficult to discuss in any capacity without spoiling. In fact, without completing the game once, getting her Normal End and replaying the route for the other ending, the player will never know what "her deal" is.
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* BrokenAce: In the Closing Chapter, he's still a high-achieving student and employee and people still rely on him, but this is out of a desire to drown himself in work so he doesn't have any time to think or to spend with Setsuna.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Had a crush on Kazusa the moment he saw her, according to him. If anything, she's disillusioned when she finds out, disappointed he fell for her for her look alone.
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* DevotedToYou: To Haruki. [[spoiler:Even in Setsuna's True End, she admits that she still loves him and probably always will. The only ending where they can be together is the one where Haruki returns this single-minded devotion to her, and in all other instances, she "returns" him to Setsuna for [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy his sake]] and perhaps also [[BestFriend Setsuna's]].]]
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* DevotedToYou: To Haruki. [[spoiler:Even in Setsuna's True End, she admits that she still loves him and probably always will. The only ending where they can be together is the one where Haruki returns this single-minded devotion to her, her and abandon everything else, and in all other instances, she "returns" him to Setsuna for [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy his sake]] and perhaps also [[BestFriend Setsuna's]].]]
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* LikeADaughterToMe: In To My Sworn Enemy. Kazusa outright states that she does not care who her father is and that Youko will always be her only parent. [[spoiler:However, her strict conductor, Dupre, outright says that due to Youko's constant travels in the past, there are many who know her as a baby and have an interest in her career, viewing her as something like their daughter. This knowledge seems to help her recognize that she doesn't have to be alone, with or without her mother.]]
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** [[spoiler:By the end of Kazusa's True End, he begins referring to Io as his best friend instead, after [[WeUsedToBeFriends Haruki]] leaves Japan. Though the two still share a romantic interest in each others, they are implied to be putting it off for Setsuna's sake.]]
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* AFriendInNeed: Through thick and thin, he consistently has Haruki's back.
* OnlySaneMan: Not that others are particularly irrational, but Takeya is usually the most reasonable and measured, always seeking to avoid fights and maintain friendships without resorting to more extreme actions like Io and especially Tomo or adopting an arguably unhealthy obsession like Setsuna or Kazusa.
* OnlySaneMan: Not that others are particularly irrational, but Takeya is usually the most reasonable and measured, always seeking to avoid fights and maintain friendships without resorting to more extreme actions like Io and especially Tomo or adopting an arguably unhealthy obsession like Setsuna or Kazusa.
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* ParentsAsPeople: She cares a great deal about her daughter, but she used to be [[ParentalAbandonment worse]] in the past and her own desires and wants sometimes come into conflict with what Kazusa wants, [[spoiler:such as wishing to spend her final years in her home country, which is at odds with Kazusa's desire in most endings]]. She's not always the best parent either, though she does try. [[spoiler:However, push comes to shove, such as in Kazusa's Normal End, she is fully willing to abandon her own wish to be there for her daughter.]]
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** [[spoiler:In Kazusa's True End, he becomes one to Kazusa. Two years after leaving Japan to be with her, he is her manager and basically runs the European branch of the company on top of doing promotional works for her, sometimes overseas, and this is after he presumably has to learn a new language from scratch on top of the added difficulties of living in a new country]]
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** [[spoiler:In Kazusa's True End, he becomes one to Kazusa. Two years after leaving Japan to be with her, he is her manager and basically runs the European branch of the company on top of doing promotional works for her, sometimes overseas, and this is after he presumably has to learn a new language from scratch on top of the added difficulties of living in a new country]]country. Kazusa herself says that the reason she isn't more ambitious than she is because she knows whatever unreasonable ambition she has, [[TheDeterminator come hell or high water, he'll make it come true]].]]
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* ProperlyParanoid: She may well be the first person other than Setsuna to suspect that [[spoiler:Haruki is cheating on her with Kazusa in Coda, and also the most zealous in exposing them on some routes. She can also be completely correct. Setsuna meanwhile is in denial and even tries to cover for them from Tomo, likely fearing irreparably destroying their relationship if Haruki's behavior comes to light.]]
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* AccidentalPervert: Walks in on Kazusa wearing only a towel over her while he was staying over at her house. Happens again in the visual novel-like Picture Drama included in the anime's blu rays, though this time, he has the option of accidentally walking in on either Kazusa or Setsuna (depending on the players' choice) changing into their outfits before the iconic concert from episode 7.
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* AccidentalPervert: Walks in on Kazusa wearing only a towel over her while he was staying over at her house. Happens again in the visual novel-like Picture Drama PictureDrama included in the anime's blu rays, though this time, he has the option of accidentally walking in on either Kazusa or Setsuna (depending on the players' choice) changing into their outfits before the iconic concert from episode 7.
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* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Her second concert in ''Coda'' is a resounding success in every ending, but in her Normal End, it is a soul-crushing experience for her, as it marks the end of her time with the one man she loves before she leaves Japan forever. Takeya notes that Kazusa is crying herself even as she brings the audience to tears with her performance.]]
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* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Her second concert in ''Coda'' is a resounding success in every ending, but in her Normal End, it is a soul-crushing experience for her, as it marks the end of her time with the one man she loves before she leaves Japan forever. Takeya notes that Kazusa is crying herself even as she brings the audience to tears with her performance.]]
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* SecretlySelfish: In many ways, she really is as kind as everyone thinks she is, but Setsuna also possesses a selfish and calculating streak that motivates many of her actions. She herself admits this many times, and often her character arc involves Setsuna being honest with her selfish but ultimately human desires rather than keeping them bottled up to not risk pushing others away and hurting both herself and others in the process.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Her own mother, who she feels remains the superior musician even after she began training again for years, though she would rarely admit this herself. [[spoiler:She actually manages to surpass Youko in the Bonus Story "To You, My Sworn Enemy", which fills her mother with so much competitive jealousy that she got better from her illness just so she can train again and catch up to her daughter.]]
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Her own mother, who she feels remains the superior musician even after she began training again for years, though she would rarely admit this herself. [[spoiler:She actually manages to surpass Youko in the Bonus Story "To You, My Sworn Enemy", which fills her mother with so much competitive jealousy that she got better from her illness just so she can train again and catch up to her daughter.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: Surprisingly, she arguably gets the most of it in the Bonus Story ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'', which follows her cheating route rather than her True End. Without Haruki or her mother to look out for her, Kazusa is forced to fend for herself to fulfill her mother's wish. She recognizes that everyone changes and despite lamenting how she is unable to change, it's obvious she had already taken steps to. Over the course of the story, Kazusa grows and becomes more independent, confident and ambitious and learns the importance of connecting with other people than Haruki and Setsuna. In the process, she manages to surpass even her mother in music and is able to make major steps toward improving her life in non-musical areas.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Surprisingly, she arguably gets the most of it in the Bonus Story ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'', which follows her cheating route rather than her True End. Without Haruki or her mother to look out for her, Kazusa is forced to fend for herself to fulfill her mother's wish. She recognizes that everyone changes and despite lamenting how she is unable to change, it's obvious she had already taken steps to. Over the course of the story, Kazusa grows and becomes more independent, confident and ambitious and learns the importance of connecting with other people than Haruki and Setsuna. In the process, she manages to surpass even her mother in music and is able to make major steps toward improving her life in non-musical areas.
* DevotedToYou: To Haruki. [[spoiler:Even in Setsuna's True End, she admits that she still loves him and probably always will. The only ending where they can be together is the one where Haruki returns this single-minded devotion to her, and in all other instances, she "returns" him to Setsuna for [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy his sake]] and perhaps also [[BestFriend Setsuna's]].]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: During her Normal End, [[spoiler:After spending a whole month together behind Setsuna's back, Haruki proposes they run away together and get married. Kazusa accepts at first, only to reject him later, because she recognizes that, unlike in her True End, Haruki remains unwilling to actually let go of the things he have and is hurting himself by being with her.]]
--> '''Kazusa:''' "The most important treasure for me... will break if I hold it myself."
--> '''Kazusa:''' "The most important treasure for me... will break if I hold it myself."
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* NoSocialSkills: Her standoffish and bitter personality prevents her from forming friendships so to speak. [[spoiler:Deconstructed in that this pattern of behavior leaves her so isolated that without Haruki or her mother around, she may well be left alone in the world. The Bonus Story ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'' shows she can get better though, where the lack of support from her mother and Haruki combined with her need to fulfill her mother's wish and her realization that she's not alone in her field causes her to become better at dealing with people. Her shockingly normal interview at the end of the story surprises Haruki, who notes that she had grown tremendously.]]
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* NoSocialSkills: Her standoffish and bitter personality prevents her from forming friendships so to speak. [[spoiler:Deconstructed in that this pattern of behavior leaves her so isolated that without Haruki or her mother around, she may well be left alone in the world. The Bonus Story ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'' shows she can get better though, where the lack of support from her mother and Haruki combined with her need to fulfill her mother's wish and her realization that she's not alone in her field causes her to become better at dealing with people. Her shockingly normal interview at the end of the story surprises Haruki, who notes that she had grown tremendously.]]
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Her second concert in ''Coda'' is a resounding success in every ending, but in her Normal End, it is a soul-crushing experience for her, as it marks the end of her time with the one man she loves before she leaves Japan forever. Takeya notes that Kazusa is crying herself even as she brings the audience to tears with her performance.]]
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: [[spoiler:She implies to want a child by Haruki in her Normal End, knowing their time together would be short-lived. Unfortunately, the After Story that follows this ending confirms they did not conceive a child.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Infamously.
* TheRival: To her own daughter, though she remains the superior pianist. [[spoiler:In the ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'' Bonus Story, having Kazusa surpass her riles her up so much that she seemingly regains her health and youth just so she can begin practicing again to catch up with Kazusa.]]
* TheRival: To her own daughter, though she remains the superior pianist. [[spoiler:In the ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'' Bonus Story, having Kazusa surpass her riles her up so much that she seemingly regains her health and youth just so she can begin practicing again to catch up with Kazusa.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Infamously.
Infamously. In stark contrast to her [[DevotedToYou daughter]], Youko outright admits to never loving any of them and keeping her heart guarded the whole time. The only possible exception is perhaps Kazusa's father, who she says "abandoned" her.
* TheRival: To her own daughter, though she remains the superior pianist. [[spoiler:In the ''ToYou, My Sworn Enemy'' Bonus Story, having Kazusa surpass her riles her up so much that she seemingly regains her health and youth just so she can begin practicing again to catch up with Kazusa.]]
* TheRival: To her own daughter, though she remains the superior pianist. [[spoiler:In the ''To
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* HyperCompetentSidekick: Repeatedly. Haruki is compulsively helpful and hardworking.
** In the ''Introductory Chapter'', he is one to the student council's committee.
** In the ''Closing Chapter'', despite being a part-timer at the time, both the places he works out greatly rely on him, and he takes on greater workload than many people who have been there for longer.
** [[spoiler:In Kazusa's True End, he becomes one to Kazusa. Two years after leaving Japan to be with her, he is her manager and basically runs the European branch of the company on top of doing promotional works for her, sometimes overseas, and this is after he presumably has to learn a new language from scratch on top of the added difficulties of living in a new country]]
** In the ''Introductory Chapter'', he is one to the student council's committee.
** In the ''Closing Chapter'', despite being a part-timer at the time, both the places he works out greatly rely on him, and he takes on greater workload than many people who have been there for longer.
** [[spoiler:In Kazusa's True End, he becomes one to Kazusa. Two years after leaving Japan to be with her, he is her manager and basically runs the European branch of the company on top of doing promotional works for her, sometimes overseas, and this is after he presumably has to learn a new language from scratch on top of the added difficulties of living in a new country]]
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: To Kazusa. [[spoiler:Understandable, given this is AFTER he already started dating Setsuna.]]
* ParentalNeglect: After a divorce, his father leaves. While his mother still provides for him financially, she is basically not in his life. Part of the reason why he's more defensive of Youko's parenting is because as [[ParentalAbandonment terrible]] as she was in the past, she at least has returned to her daughter and is trying to make amends, which is more than can be said of his own parents.
* LoveMartyr: Assuming a favourable interpretation of her character, despite how horribly she is treated by Haruki and sometims Kazusa, Setsuna will always take the blame for whatever goes wrong, from Haruki cheating on her to her friendship with Kazusa falling apart.
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* ThirdWheel: Her fear in the Introductory Chapter. On top of having a crush on Haruki herself, she treasures her friendship with Kazusa, and as she notices their budding romance, she foresees herself being left out once the two of them get together. [[GenreSavvy So she makes the first move.]]
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: To Haruki, [[spoiler:knowing it could never be, as he is already dating Setsuna.]]
* BloodOath: When she finally asks him to leave Setsuna for her, she bites Haruki's finger until she draws blood, then says...
--> '''Kazusa:''' "From now on... you belong to me."
--> And with this, we establish an oath signed in blood.
--> '''Kazusa:''' "From now on... you belong to me."
--> And with this, we establish an oath signed in blood.
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* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: She leaves Haruki and Setsuna for Europe at the end of ''Introductory Chapter'' and the anime to pursue her career in piano. She does get to come back in ''Coda'' however.]]
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* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: She leaves Haruki and Setsuna for Europe at the end of ''Introductory Chapter'' and the anime to pursue her career in piano. She does get to come back in ''Coda'' however.however, only to leave again in multiple endings.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Despite being unreasonably vindictive and mean toward Setsuna for almost the entirety of the ''Closing Chapter'', it becomes clear by the end that really she is Setsuna's biggest fan. By ''Coda'', the Tsun part is gone, and the two become very close friends.
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* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:She is the most venomous toward Haruki in Kazusa's True End, going so far as to suggest that he only leaves Setsuna behind for sex.]]
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* TheGadfly: Youko frequently teases and jokes at others' expense, her daughter being a favourite target.
* IWantGrandkids: After her True End, Kazusa is nagged multiple times by her mother to produce some kids already.
* IWantGrandkids: After her True End, Kazusa is nagged multiple times by her mother to produce some kids already.
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* CommitmentIssues: Ultimately, his fatal flaw, and the driving thrust of the plot all the way into Coda. [[spoiler:Outside of the True End, if both Setsuna and Kazusa are within reach, he is unable to commit to either of them, and his inability to cut himself off from either is a large reason why their relationships are shattered. This is spelt out in the Extra Story "Twinkle Snow Delusions", where it shows that even had he gotten together with Kazusa before Setsuna, he still cheats on the former with the latter, repeating the events of the game no matter what. In the True Ends, he averts this by fully committing himself to one or the other, either by removing himself from the picture in Setsuna's True End, or finally gathering the courage to let go of near everything in pursuit of Kazusa without looking back.]]
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Her own mother, who she feels remains the superior musician even after she began training again for years, though she would rarely admit this herself.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Her own mother, who she feels remains the superior musician even after she began training again for years, though she would rarely admit this herself. [[spoiler:She actually manages to surpass Youko in the Bonus Story "To You, My Sworn Enemy", which fills her mother with so much competitive jealousy that she got better from her illness just so she can train again and catch up to her daughter.]]
* AnimalMotif: Compared to a dog at various points, usually in reference to her devotion to and her need for attention from one person, Haruki.
* AnimalMotif: Compared to a dog at various points, usually in reference to her devotion to and her need for attention from one person, Haruki.
* CharacterDevelopment: Surprisingly, she arguably gets the most of it in the Bonus Story ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'', which follows her cheating route rather than her True End. Without Haruki or her mother to look out for her, Kazusa is forced to fend for herself to fulfill her mother's wish. She recognizes that everyone changes and despite lamenting how she is unable to change, it's obvious she had already taken steps to. Over the course of the story, Kazusa grows and becomes more independent, confident and ambitious and learns the importance of connecting with other people than Haruki and Setsuna. In the process, she manages to surpass even her mother in music and is able to make major steps toward improving her life in non-musical areas.
* CovertPervert: Anti-social as she may be, once they get together, Kazusa appears incredibly sexually active.
* CovertPervert: Anti-social as she may be, once they get together, Kazusa appears incredibly sexually active.
* HappilyMarried: In her True End with Haruki.
* LethalChef: Due to her absurdly sweet tooth and neglecting any life skill other than music, her culinary skills leave much to be desired.
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* NoSocialSkills: Her standoffish and bitter personality prevents her from forming friendships so to speak. [[spoiler:Deconstructed in that this pattern of behavior leaves her so isolated that without Haruki or her mother around, she may well be left alone in the world. The Bonus Story ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'' shows she can get better though, where the lack of support from her mother and Haruki combined with her need to fulfill her mother's wish and her realization that she's not alone in her field causes her to become better at dealing with people. Her shockingly normal interview at the end of the story surprises Haruki, who notes that she had grown tremendously.]]
* BestFriend: Haruki's, [[spoiler:until Kazusa's True End, and even then, he does his damndest to try to talk Haruki back to Setsuna, outright saying he takes Haruki's side over Io's even after he confesses to what he had done and begging his friend to reconsider and take it all back. Haruki's commitment to Kazusa by that point severs their friendship however.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: He may be a womanizer, but does not take it kindly when Haruki appears unfaithful to Setsuna, due to her own devotion to him.
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* WhatTheHellHero:
** For once, she actually gives this reaction to Setsuna [[spoiler:when Setsuna rejects Haruki. To her, Setsuna knows from the start that Haruki will never forget Kazusa, so to drag it out for years trying to reach him, only to turn him away when he tries to reach her for something she always knew was never going to change, is too cruel. Io almost goes to Setsuna expecting to sever ties with her just to let her know she did something wrong.]]
** To Haruki in Kazusa's True End. [[spoiler:Though she is initially in denial about it, once he confesses, she holds him in absolute contempt for abandoning Setsuna.]]
** For once, she actually gives this reaction to Setsuna [[spoiler:when Setsuna rejects Haruki. To her, Setsuna knows from the start that Haruki will never forget Kazusa, so to drag it out for years trying to reach him, only to turn him away when he tries to reach her for something she always knew was never going to change, is too cruel. Io almost goes to Setsuna expecting to sever ties with her just to let her know she did something wrong.]]
** To Haruki in Kazusa's True End. [[spoiler:Though she is initially in denial about it, once he confesses, she holds him in absolute contempt for abandoning Setsuna.]]
* LethalChef: Like her daughter, she's awful at it.
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* TheRival: To her own daughter.
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* TheRival: To her own daughter.daughter, though she remains the superior pianist. [[spoiler:In the ''To You, My Sworn Enemy'' Bonus Story, having Kazusa surpass her riles her up so much that she seemingly regains her health and youth just so she can begin practicing again to catch up with Kazusa.]]
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Haruki's boss at his part-time job. Infamous for being an effective worker and a strict superior, she serves as a caring if often rough mentor to Haruki.
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* BenevolentBoss: She is strict and is infamous for assigning uniquely large amount of work, but she cares for the wellbeing of her subordinate and treats them fairly. After he stops showing up to work, she phones him personally to check up on Haruki and misses her flight entirely so she can hear him out from start to finish.
* BrutalHonesty: When she is unhappy with Haruki's work output, she lets him know it.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Despite being romantically interested in Haruki, she goes as far as missing a business flight to hear him talk about the women he loves when he's clearly upset and gives him an opportunity and urges him to go see Kazusa again, who she knows he's still in love with.
* PutOnABus: She moves to an American branch of the company to work by the time of ''Coda'', effectively removing herself from the plot.
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A student who goes to the same high school Haruki used to go to. She gets involved when her best friend confesses her feelings to Haruki and is harshly turned down, demanding some real answers from Haruki for her friend, who is still deeply upset.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She helps Haruki's friends set up a date between Haruki and Setsuna, despite having a crush on Haruki herself.
* NiceGirl: Much like Haruki during the ''Introduction Arc'', she is earnest and does her best for others.
* OutOfFocus: Like the heroines introduced in the ''Closing Chapter'', she disappears from the plot by the time of ''Coda'', though she still works at the same restaurant.
* TheReliableOne: Also like Haruki, she is hardworking and earnest, and picks up her first job incredibly quickly and swiftly becomes an often relied upon employee.
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* TheDeterminator: He never gave up on Kazusa no matter how coldly she'd treat him. Unlike his peers and teachers who have, at that point, practically given up on her, Haruki would stop at nothing to help her out whenever he could, even continuing to persistently call and visit her at a time when Kazusa closed herself off from both Haruki and Setsuna to concentrate on her piano recital.
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* TheDeterminator: He never gave up on Kazusa no matter how coldly she'd treat him. Unlike his peers and teachers who have, at that point, practically given up on her, Haruki would stop at nothing to help her out whenever he could, even continuing to persistently call and visit her at a time when Kazusa closed herself off from both Haruki and Setsuna to concentrate on her piano recital. [[spoiler:Taken to absurd levels in Kazusa's True End, where absolutely nothing will stop him from being with her and making her happy. He breaks up with Setsuna. He confesses to what he did to her, his friends and her family. He quits his job in order to move to a foreign country to be with her. He severs all ties with pretty much anyone in Japan. About the only thing he fails to do (though not without good honest effort anyway) is to get her mother to move back to Vienna with her too.]]
* InsecureLoveInterest: Despite his feelings for her, he is shocked that Kazusa ever thought of him as more than a friend, considering himself to be too average and dull for a genius like her. [[spoiler:This contributed to him accepting Setsuna's confession, as he believed he never had a chance with Kazusa. Drama ensues.]]
* ObliviousToLove: Let's just say that multiple times pretty much everyone but the man himself notices when a girl has a crush on him.
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* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Kind of. [[spoiler:In Kazusa's True End, breaking up with Setsuna pretty much severs any tie he has with his friends, and he must leave his home country to be with Kazusa. This may have changed in the years since though, and he can at least visit Japan again with her.]]
* OddFriendship: With Tomo, who is rude, vain, selfish and a jerk, albeit a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold kinder]] one than she initially let on. Nonetheless, the two form a strong bond after the ''Closing Chapter'', with Tomo possibly being the person who is most defensive of Setsuna, and Setsuna in turn trusting Tomo almost more than any other friend.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Her own mother, who she feels remains the superior musician even after she began training again for years, though she would rarely admit this herself.
* CannotSpitItOut: Her feelings for Haruki, despite the fact that to some parties, they are painfully obvious.
* EccentricArtist: Like her mother, but in a different way. While Youko is carefree to the extreme, Kazusa is more lacking in common sense, basic courtesy and basically any skill other than music.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Setsuna can see it. Her mother can see it. Takeya and Io can see it. About the only one who cannot see it is the [[ObliviousToLove man himself]].
* InsecureLoveInterest: To Haruki, even though outsiders tend to consider her to be way out of his league by the time of the ''Closing Chapter''. Kazusa sees herself as unworthy of him due to being incapable of doing anything but play music.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Due to being abandoned by her mother at a young age, Kazusa has a deep fear of being left behind by people she loves.
** She asks Haruki multiple times not to leave her. Played for Laugh in the Mini-After Story, where less than one hour after having an argument with him, she feels too lonely and barges in on him having a shower to apologize and begs him not to abandon her.
** [[spoiler:When she discovers her mother's health problem, she begs her to stay, believing that without Haruki, Youko is the only one she has left.]]
** She asks Haruki multiple times not to leave her. Played for Laugh in the Mini-After Story, where less than one hour after having an argument with him, she feels too lonely and barges in on him having a shower to apologize and begs him not to abandon her.
** [[spoiler:When she discovers her mother's health problem, she begs her to stay, believing that without Haruki, Youko is the only one she has left.]]
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* TheRival: She's Setsuna's when it comes to getting Haruki's affections. Notable in that, out of all the heroines who appear in ''Closing Chapter'', her rivalry with Setsuna when it comes to romance is a lot more personal.
* {{Tsundere}}: A harsh type towards everyone she meets, though the "tsun" is more pronounced towards Haruki. She usually only shows her "dere" side to Setsuna, though, at her most tender, she'll occasionally show it to Haruki as well.
* {{Tsundere}}: A harsh type towards everyone she meets, though the "tsun" is more pronounced towards Haruki. She usually only shows her "dere" side to Setsuna, though, at her most tender, she'll occasionally show it to Haruki as well.
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* TheRival: TheRival:
** She's Setsuna's when it comes to getting Haruki's affections. Notable in that, out of all the heroines who appear in ''Closing Chapter'', her rivalry with Setsuna when it comes to romance is a lot more personal.
** Musically, she considers her mother to be her greatest rival, and she is still trying to surpass her five years later.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Usually frosty and rude to even the people she loves, but when she lets her walls down, Kazusa can be incredibly clingy and affectionate.
* SweetTooth: Habitually puts an absurd amount of sugar into everything and loves to stuff herself with sweet food.
* {{Tsundere}}: A harsh type towards everyone she meets, though the "tsun" is more pronounced towards Haruki. She usually only shows her "dere" side to Setsuna, though, at her most tender, she'll occasionally show it to Haruki as well. She is also incredibly harsh and snarky toward her own mother even after they start living together again, [[spoiler:but immediately breaks down when she discovers her mother's illness, begging not to be left behind.]]
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: As a child, she played music only for her mother's approval.
** She's Setsuna's when it comes to getting Haruki's affections. Notable in that, out of all the heroines who appear in ''Closing Chapter'', her rivalry with Setsuna when it comes to romance is a lot more personal.
** Musically, she considers her mother to be her greatest rival, and she is still trying to surpass her five years later.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Usually frosty and rude to even the people she loves, but when she lets her walls down, Kazusa can be incredibly clingy and affectionate.
* SweetTooth: Habitually puts an absurd amount of sugar into everything and loves to stuff herself with sweet food.
* {{Tsundere}}: A harsh type towards everyone she meets, though the "tsun" is more pronounced towards Haruki. She usually only shows her "dere" side to Setsuna, though, at her most tender, she'll occasionally show it to Haruki as well. She is also incredibly harsh and snarky toward her own mother even after they start living together again, [[spoiler:but immediately breaks down when she discovers her mother's illness, begging not to be left behind.]]
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: As a child, she played music only for her mother's approval.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is rude and petty to Setsuna when they first meet in the ''Closing Chapter'', but it becomes clear that despite her envy, she also deeply admires Setsuna and hates to see her not live up to her potential. By ''Coda'', they become close friends and Tomo is aggressively defensive of Setsuna.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Introduced as a petty jerk, but Tomo never does any serious harm, secretly admires Setsuna and eventually becomes a very protective friend of her.
* OddFriendship: With Setsuna.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Introduced as a petty jerk, but Tomo never does any serious harm, secretly admires Setsuna and eventually becomes a very protective friend of her.
* OddFriendship: With Setsuna.
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!!Youko Touma
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RioNatsuki
Kazusa's mother and an internationally renowned musician. She abandoned her daughter at a young age to live in Europe.
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* TheAtoner: Though it doesn't show at first, she wants to make up for abandoning her daughter in the past, pulling all the strings she can trying to help Kazusa reach her potential [[spoiler:even as she begins to fall dangerously ill. In Kazusa's True End, she says being a mother means being responsible for your child no matter what, implying regret at what she did in the past.]]
* EccentricArtist: Infamously unrestrained and carefree with a string of lovers and an illegitimate daughter, and also an internationally famous musician.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Though their demeanors are much different, they are both unrestrained people who do as they please without a care for societal norms and are incredibly talented musicians who devote much of their life to their craft.
* ParentalAbandonment: Leaves Kazusa behind at a young age. Though Kazusa never had to worry about her financial wellbeing, it's clear this deeply scarred her.
* ParentalNeglect: On top of her abandonment of Kazusa, even after they begin living together, Kazusa accuses her of barely being around. [[spoiler:Part of this, at least later on, can however be attributed to her having to see the doctor due to her health problem, which she keeps hidden from Kazusa.]]
* ReallyGetsAround: Infamously.
* TheRival: To her own daughter.
* ShipperOnDeck: Recognizes immediately that her daughter is in love with Haruki, and tries a few times to push them together, such as sending a ticket to her show to his workplace to seat him next to Kazusa, which would have set up their first meeting in three years. [[spoiler:That said, she encourages him to reject Kazusa completely if there is no chance for her so she can potentially move on.]]
* SweetTooth: Like her daughter.
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RioNatsuki
Kazusa's mother and an internationally renowned musician. She abandoned her daughter at a young age to live in Europe.
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* TheAtoner: Though it doesn't show at first, she wants to make up for abandoning her daughter in the past, pulling all the strings she can trying to help Kazusa reach her potential [[spoiler:even as she begins to fall dangerously ill. In Kazusa's True End, she says being a mother means being responsible for your child no matter what, implying regret at what she did in the past.]]
* EccentricArtist: Infamously unrestrained and carefree with a string of lovers and an illegitimate daughter, and also an internationally famous musician.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Though their demeanors are much different, they are both unrestrained people who do as they please without a care for societal norms and are incredibly talented musicians who devote much of their life to their craft.
* ParentalAbandonment: Leaves Kazusa behind at a young age. Though Kazusa never had to worry about her financial wellbeing, it's clear this deeply scarred her.
* ParentalNeglect: On top of her abandonment of Kazusa, even after they begin living together, Kazusa accuses her of barely being around. [[spoiler:Part of this, at least later on, can however be attributed to her having to see the doctor due to her health problem, which she keeps hidden from Kazusa.]]
* ReallyGetsAround: Infamously.
* TheRival: To her own daughter.
* ShipperOnDeck: Recognizes immediately that her daughter is in love with Haruki, and tries a few times to push them together, such as sending a ticket to her show to his workplace to seat him next to Kazusa, which would have set up their first meeting in three years. [[spoiler:That said, she encourages him to reject Kazusa completely if there is no chance for her so she can potentially move on.]]
* SweetTooth: Like her daughter.
