| 1 | %% As a general rule of thumb, all songs must be in quotation marks, while any novel with a similar name should be italicized. It helps make things less confusing. |
| 2 | %% Also, for organizational purposes, all characters are put into the classes we see them in for the majority of the story. When there is a change in numbers, it will be notified on the main page. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | This is the character page for ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee''. Still in construction. |
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| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ! Love Series |
| 9 | !! Sakuragaoka High School |
| 10 | [[folder:Class 3-2]] |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | !! Miou Aida |
| 14 | [[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_miou.png]] |
| 15 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkiToyosaki\ |
| 16 | '''Portrayed by:''' Kasumi Hasegawa |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ''Sings:'' First Love Picture Book, Future Map, Little Regret, Re:First Love's Picture Book (solos), Tokyo Summer Session, Tokyo Winter Session, Tokyo Autumn Session, Romantic Wedding (multiple) |
| 19 | |
| 20 | * ACupAngst: We see in "Confession Rival Declaration" that she feels insecure about her small breasts, especially compared to Natsuki and Akari and the far more stacked Hina. |
| 21 | * CannotSpitItOut: Her biggest obstacle in getting together with Haruki is largely herself. She had all the time in the world to tell him how she felt about him, but she couldn't cross the barrier before he left. The main page shows the specifics of their failed courtship. |
| 22 | * CatchPhrase: "A normal kind of normal", whenever anyone talks to her about the relationship she has with Haruki. |
| 23 | * ConnectedAllAlong: While officially she and Haruki didn't truly know each other until their second year of high school, [[spoiler:Miou turns out to be the child Chiaki saved from drowning at the river.]] |
| 24 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: When she's an adult in "First Love's Picture Book", her hair is much longer and done to make her look more mature. In "Our Minute and One Second" it looks like a longer version of her hair in high school. |
| 25 | * HiddenDepths: In the music video for "Goodbye, Our Mutual Unrequited Love", we see that she draws, and fairly well at that. |
| 26 | * IconicItem: Her red book, seen throughout her time in high school as a sketchbook and in some of the [=PVs=] as a yearbook. |
| 27 | * IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Part of the reason why Miou won't confess is because she doesn't want the dynamic she has with Haruki to change for the worse as she likes how they're interacting now, but even she knows that things can't stay stagnant forever. Hina can relate to that feeling. |
| 28 | * InconsistentSpelling: Her name is romanized and pronounced as 'Miou', but some merchandise spells her name 'Mio'. |
| 29 | * IWillWaitForYou: As shown in "Future Map", she insists on waiting for Haruki's return and possible confession, saying "I'll always wait for you" at various points in the song. |
| 30 | * {{Schoolteachers}}: As we see in "Our Minute and One Second", she becomes an art teacher at Sakuragoka in between the six years Haruki left Japan. |
| 31 | * {{Meido}}: For the SchoolFestival, she took part in a maid cafe. |
| 32 | * ShrinkingViolet: "First Love Picturebook" and every song that focuses on her afterwards portrays her as such. She's been in love with Haruki for years, but can't muster up the courage to tell him how she feels and doesn't get to before he leaves for America. And out of the two, she's much more introverted. |
| 33 | * TaremeEyes: Her droopy eye design is consistent to her shy and gentle nature. |
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| 35 | |
| 36 | !! Haruki Serizawa |
| 37 | [[quoteright:174:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_haruki.png]] |
| 38 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiSuzumura (teenager), Riinu (young)\ |
| 39 | '''Portrayed by:''' Shō Katō |
| 40 | |
| 41 | ''Sings'': Goodbye to Our Mutual Unrequited Love, First Love Picture Book -another story-, Propose, Can You Hear Me (solo), Tokyo Summer Session, Tokyo Winter Session, Detained Teacher[[note]]Large parts of the song are from his perspective, so he counts under a technicality[[/note]], Tokyo Autumn Session, Engagement War (multiple) |
| 42 | |
| 43 | * BigBrotherWorship: As we see in the light novels and the animation, Haruki deeply respected his brother and his ambition. When Chiaki died, he couldn't quite shake off the sorrow from the incident. |
| 44 | * ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:He leaves after graduation to study abroad in America, which chronologically happens near the end of the main story, and reassures Miou that he will return before he goes. He doesn't reintroduce himself fully to Japan until six or so years later.]] |
| 45 | * CannotSpitItOut: While Haruki is more extroverted and straightforward with his feelings, confessing his love is not one of his strong suits. Read the main page for more. |
| 46 | * CharacterDevelopment: He used to be a bit of a troublemaker when Miou first met him. He mellows out over his time in high school while keeping his boyish personality, and by the time high school ends he's a changed man. |
| 47 | * ChickMagnet: According to him, he's usually getting asked out by girls, but turns them down. His reputation as this causes Yuu to believe that Natsuki might be after ''Haruki'' since she never specifies who she's practicing the confessions for. |
| 48 | * ChildhoodFriends: Has been close with Yuu, Natsuki, and Souta since they were kids, due to them all living in the same neighborhood. |
| 49 | * CompassionateCritic : If he likes something, he won't shut up about it. Not because he wants to praise it up and down; no, he just starts criticizing the hell out of it because he's that invested in it and wants to talk about it for a while. This is why he criticizes Miou's art work so harshly. The novels have others, like Yuu, call him a {{Tsundere}} for it. |
| 50 | * CustomUniform: Contrast to the rest of the school's yellow or gray sweaters, Haruki makes himself distinct by wearing a pink sweatshirt. |
| 51 | * FamilyThemeNaming: He and his brother have TemporalThemeNaming. '''Haru'''ki in particular takes the "Spring" naming convention. |
| 52 | * {{Hypocrite}}: After noticing that Yuu's upset with the confession rehearsals, Haruki tells him to be more honest with his feelings. This is coming from the boy who can't muster enough courage to tell the girl ''he'' likes his feelings, and will not until he's well into adulthood. |
| 53 | ** HypocrisyNod: He at least has the frame of mind to be honest about that with Natsuki in the ''Confession Rehearsal'' novels. |
| 54 | * ItsAllAboutMe: While he's still a stand up kid, Haruki admits that he's really self centered. He likes to focus on his work, and only his work, which does tend to conflict with other wants and desires. And when he mentions why he doesn't want to confess to Miou [[spoiler:before he heads off to America at the end of the year]], he thinks it would be more of an inconvenience for ''him'' to hook up and then struggle to maintain a [[spoiler:LongDistanceRelationship]] and doesn't want to consider the possibility of Miou not feeling the same. |
| 55 | * MistakenForRomance: With not one, but two of his female friends due to his natural chemistry with them. Yuu is under the impression that Natsuki is practicing her confessions for him, and Souta was under the impression that Akari cried over the confession because she liked him. Neither turn out to be true; Haruki and Natsuki were doing ''another'' practice confession but for the purpose of talking to Miou, and Akari only cried because she empathized with Miou and thought her friend's feelings weren't going to be reciprocated. |
| 56 | * TheMovieBuff: His passion for film is long and well lived. According to the novels, he goes to the movies to watch independent films in his free time, and has quite a bit of knowledge about many genres. He wants to be a director after school, which is his hobby as of current. |
| 57 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: He looks quite a bit like his older brother did in high school, save for the dyed hair. |
| 58 | * TheOneThatGotAway: Not only is Haruki Miou's first love, but she also didn't date or fall for anyone else after that and regrets in her adulthood that she didn't press further to win him over. "Goodbye to Our Mutual, Unrequited Love" at least confirmed the feeling to be mutual on Haruki's end, while his "-another story-" elaborated on the feeling. |
| 59 | --> "If I just had the courage to cross those last 10 centimeters..." |
| 60 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: He used to be close to Saku Akechi, whom he looks up to as an older brother figure, but a rift came in between them at some point. They're back on reasonable terms after "Detained Teacher". |
| 61 | * {{Workaholic}}: As he admits in the prologue of ''A Solution for Jealousy'', he had to be begged to go to his friends' wedding since he was busy otherwise. |
| 62 | |
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| 64 | |
| 65 | !!Natsuki Enomoto |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[quoteright:144:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_natsuki.png]] |
| 68 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HarukaTomatsu\ |
| 69 | '''Portrayed by:''' Rikako Nagino |
| 70 | |
| 71 | ''Sings:'' Confession Rehearsal, Diagnosis: Lovesickness, Destiny (solo), Tokyo Summer Session, Tokyo Winter Session, Tokyo Autumn Session, Romantic Wedding (multiple) |
| 72 | |
| 73 | * BookDumb: She's not a particularly bright character, and regularly scores low on tests. |
| 74 | * CharacterTics: She tends to slap her cheeks when she gets herself mentally prepared for certain emotionally exhaustive activities. |
| 75 | * ChildhoodFriends: Has been close with Yuu, Souta, and Haruki since they were kids, due to them all living in the same neighborhood. |
| 76 | ** ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Yuu. |
| 77 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: She's at that stage in her life where she doesn't know what she wants to do in the future, and feels insecure about her lack of talents compared to her accomplished friends. |
| 78 | * DudeMagnet: Yuu and Koyuki are after her heart, and if ''The Moment You Fall in Love.'' is any indication, so is Koudai. |
| 79 | * GenkiGirl: She's always bounding with energy, willing to put in her all for the things she's passionate about, and not one to give up easily. In "Diagnosis: Lovesickness", ''she's'' the aggressor in the relationship, going by all the images of her trying to grab Yuu for herself. |
| 80 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Miou and Haruki may have been first with "First Love's Picture Book" with Natsuki and Yuu coming second, but the entire continuity, in all versions, starts with Natsuki's practice confessions. Not to mention the light novel series is named after ''her'' song. |
| 81 | * InformedAbility: She wants to [[MostWritersAreWriters make manga]] and eventually lands a job as a mangaka's assistant some time after she graduates high school. While the series does show she has an interest in art (she is always a part of the Art Club), very few continuities ever show her actually drawing or making comics like they do for Miou or (to a lesser extent) Akari. ''Premium Live'' and the light novels bring it up more. |
| 82 | * InSeriesNickname: Nacchan. |
| 83 | * LoveConfession: The whole premise of her arc is to confess to Yuu properly, so she does so for months (a few days in the comic) under the pretense of practice. |
| 84 | * LoveEpiphany: A ''whole song's worth'', in fact, in "Diagnosis: Lovesickness". At first she thinks her feelings for Yuu are a result of the winter season's romantic atmosphere, but after the first part she starts to act strange around him and impress him, and by the end of it she's come to accept her newfound feelings. |
| 85 | * OfficialCouple: With Yuu. |
| 86 | * OneOfTheGuys: Natsuki is somewhat of a {{tomboy}}, and usually hangs out with the three guys, before she befriended Miou and Akari in the Arts Club. |
| 87 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Plays the Energetic Girl to Yuu's Savvy Guy. |
| 88 | * {{Tomboy}}: Though not quite as boyish as one would think, given that she still has long, feminine hair. That said she does wear gym pants under her skirt, gets along with boys fairly well, is good at sports, doesn't know how to wear makeup, and is much more assertive and outspoken than her female friends, Akari and Miou. |
| 89 | |
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| 91 | |
| 92 | !!Yuu Setoguchi |
| 93 | [[quoteright:174:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_yuu.png]] |
| 94 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroshiKamiya\ |
| 95 | '''Portrayed by:''' Shūsuke Saitō |
| 96 | |
| 97 | ''Sings:'' Confession Rehearsal -another story-, Embarrassment-Hiding Adolescence, Embarrassment-Hiding Anniversary (solo), Tokyo Summer Session, Tokyo Winter Session, Tokyo Autumn Session, Engagement War (multiple) |
| 98 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Despite Hina's bratty attitude, Yuu cares very much about her, frequently spoiling her and comforting her when she's heartbroken. Best seen in the ending of "Embarrassment-Hiding Adolescence", where Yuu comforts Hina after her feelings get dismissed by Koyuki (PV and vomic) or because she's upset with herself (movie). |
| 99 | * ChildhoodFriends: Has been close with Natsuki, Souta, and Haruki since they were kids, due to them all living in the same neighborhood. |
| 100 | ** ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Natsuki. |
| 101 | * CrazyJealousGuy: Although still benevolent, he's much more possessive of Natsuki in the various adaptations, getting wary over Koyuki and Haruki because Natsuki was close with them, which was amplified because she'd already told him that she was practicing a confession for someone. |
| 102 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He doesn't like that Natsuki's preparing a confession for someone, but he decides that he'll support her the whole way through since he does wish for her happiness. The first movie conveys his displeasure more blatantly though. |
| 103 | * TheILoveYouStigma: Although he's more aloof than the average boy, relaying his feelings out in the open is still a problem for him compared to his eventual girlfriend. Even when Natsuki honestly confesses to him, all he can get out is an "[[IUhYouToo If you'll have me]]", and he gets embarrassed when he has to say the words out loud. |
| 104 | * MeaningfulName: His given name, "Yuu", can also be read as the word for "gentle", fitting his generally mellow personality. |
| 105 | * MySisterIsOffLimits: At first he was absolutely against the idea of Hina pursuing romance or dating, mostly because he thought her too immature and bratty for the endeavor. |
| 106 | * NiceGuy: He has a very amiable personality, and treats his sister, friends and eventual girlfriend very well, even though they can be unreasonable sometimes. |
| 107 | * OfficialCouple: With Natsuki. |
| 108 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: While Yuu's more outwardly coolheaded and collected, Natsuki is far more emotional than he is. |
| 109 | * TeamDad: With Kotarou, Natsuki, and Hina in his presence, he never has a moment's rest when keeping them in line. His experience with them gives him a more mature, "nurturing" image. [[spoiler:This comes in handy later when he is the first of his friend group to have a child.]] |
| 110 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Yuu towers over the other high school boys at 178cm and is second only to Akechi-sensei, and he's quite popular with both girls and some boys as well. |
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| 113 | |
| 114 | !Souta Mochizuki |
| 115 | [[quoteright:168:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_souta.png]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukiKaji\ |
| 118 | '''Portrayed by:''' Shōta Takasaki |
| 119 | |
| 120 | ''Sings:'' A Solution for Jealousy, The Day When I Called Your Name (solo), Tokyo Summer Session, Tokyo Winter Session, Tokyo Autumn Session, The Lovers' Happy Birthday, Engagement War (multiple) |
| 121 | * AmbiguouslyBi: While his actual love interest -- and eventual girlfriend-- is Akari, he is noted to carry Koyuki in high esteem as well, going as far as to compare his feelings for him to that of his for Akari in the novel. |
| 122 | * ChildhoodFriends: Has been close with Yuu, Natsuki, and Haruki since they were kids, due to them all living in the same neighborhood. |
| 123 | * CoolKidAndLoserFriendship: With both Haruki and Yuu, who are much more popular and successful than him while he's out of the limelight and reluctantly relies on them to bail him out. Later develops a more balanced version of this with Koyuki. |
| 124 | * CrazyJealousGuy: His main temperament when it comes to Akari. He gets unnecessarily wary of other male presences even though he's not dating her-- heck, even though they don't talk much, if at all. |
| 125 | * GreenEyedMonster: His personal problem is that despite his love for Akari, he tends to get possessive and jealous very easily. He can't stand the idea of her being with someone else, even if he wants her to be happy and thinks he himself isn't worthy of doing her the honor. In the first movie, his jealous and selfish thoughts are instead represented by a shoulder devil. |
| 126 | * InsecureLoveInterest: Sees Akari as a sort of fiction heroine-- someone so perfect and flawless that he's completely unworthy of asking her out. |
| 127 | * InSeriesNickname: "Mochita", by his initial friend group of Natsuki, Haruki, and Yuu. It's supposed to be a combination of his own name and ''yaki'''mochi''''', the word for jealousy. |
| 128 | * LateForSchool: The "A Solution for Jealousy" adaptations show that he overslept and dashed to his high school opening ceremonies late because he was [[HoistByhisOwnPetard busy watching all of his DVDs]] the night before. |
| 129 | * LoveAtFirstSight: He gained a crush on Akari just about the minute he first seriously looked at her. |
| 130 | * NiceGuy: Though he has negative or envious thoughts, he mostly keeps them to himself, and he's willing to give up his spot on the train for someone who needed it more (to the point of straight up exiting the train). |
| 131 | * TheNicknamer: Souta likes to give nicknames to his acquaintances, but doesn't have the guts to actually call them by those nicknames. For example, he inwardly calls Akari as "Akarin", and Koyuki as "Yukki", but calls them by their surnames when actually speaking to them. Souta eventually starts addressing Koyuki as "Yukki" in person, and Koyuki in turn calls him "Mochi". |
| 132 | * StalkerWithACrush: He's always peeking at Akari from afar, but ultimately downplayed; it never goes much further than that. |
| 133 | * TenderTears: He's prone to cry when he empathizes with somebody, particularly Akari. |
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| 135 | |
| 136 | !!Akari Hayasaka |
| 137 | [[quoteright:158:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_akari.png]] |
| 138 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaAsumi\ |
| 139 | '''Portrayed by:''' Yuri Kawashima |
| 140 | |
| 141 | ''Sings:'' A Solution For Jealousy -another story-, The Day When I Knew Love (solo), Tokyo Summer Session, Tokyo Winter Session, Tokyo Autumn Session, The Lovers' Happy Birthday, Romantic Wedding (multiple) |
| 142 | |
| 143 | * TheDitz: She's described as having her head in the clouds most of the time. |
| 144 | * HistoryWithCelebrity: Akari is actually longtime friends with Sena, a popular TV idol, and they've been tight ever since their middle school days. |
| 145 | * InformedAbility: She's supposedly a fantastic artist, going by the narration from the novels. Every art contest she's entered in as part of Sakuragaoka's Art Club, she won a prize in. Haruki even compliments her artwork in the first book. |
| 146 | * InformedAttractiveness: Of her three friends, Akari is supposed to be the beauty of the group, as Souta constantly praises her beauty and in a few scenes she is confessed to by random students. However, this aspect of her character isn't a huge focus, and the series places emphasis on how many times ''Natsuki'' has turned boys' heads. |
| 147 | * InLoveWithLove: She's eager to help others with their love problems and likes to think about it, but she isn't in love with anyone herself (at least, at first anyway). In her version of "A Solution to Jealousy", she even expresses a bit of envy that she can't experience what others have been romantically. |
| 148 | * LoveEpiphany: In ''A Solution for Jealousy'', she has hers towards the end of the novel after coming to her own conclusion on what "Love" is. As soon as she pieces together that she may have feelings for Sota, she puts those on the backburner for the moment. |
| 149 | * NaiveEverygirl: She's quite inexperienced in the matters of love, and she gets upset very easily when she thinks that Natsuki and Haruki are about to become an item. She doesn't quite fill in the blanks about romance herself until "The Day When I Knew Love", when she seems to acknowledge the budding feelings she has for Souta. |
| 150 | * ObliviousToLove: The official character profile states that Akari is clueless about matters of romance, to the frustration of Souta, who has a crush on her. |
| 151 | * PeerlessLoveInterest: For Souta, at least. Although he loves her, he feels like she's a sort of "movie heroine" that's way out of his league. |
| 152 | * PerpetualSmiler: She's not one to get upset most of the time, making her peers think she was plastic and two-faced until they got to know her better. It's likely a case of mild StepfordSmiler tendencies, since she doesn't want other people to be upset, so she bottles up her own feelings. |
| 153 | * StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Apparently, she shares a very similar thought process to Haruki, and they agree on many things from art to philosophy despite their very different personalities. |
| 154 | * SweetTooth: Of all the girls, she stands out the most since she lives by the sweets shop Hoshiya and often goes to it whenever she's in the mood. When she thinks of what she'd like to do when she got a boyfriend, she immediately imagines getting cakes with him. |
| 155 | * TeamMom: Although inexperienced in love, she does make sure to take care of and comfort her friends when they're down, assist them with their various love lives or otherwise cheer from afar, and often treats them to sweets. |
| 156 | * TenderTears: She's emphatic to Miou when she gets upset in the "Confession Rehearsal" vomic, shedding tears for her after Miou has finally calmed down. |
| 157 | |
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| 159 | |
| 160 | !!Koyuki Ayase |
| 161 | [[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_koyuki.png]] |
| 162 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TsubasaYonaga (2014 - 2023), Creator/ShunHorie (2023 - present)\ |
| 163 | '''Portrayed by:''' Natsuki Ōsaki |
| 164 | |
| 165 | ''Sings:'' Confession Rival Declaration, What's With the Age Gap (solo), Understand This Youth (duet) |
| 166 | * TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: Where Koyuki's concerned, percentages follow. Particularly "0 percent", as he uses it to refer to his chances with the girl he likes. |
| 167 | * AccidentalPervert: He just barely sees Hina's panties when he first meets her (he'd tripped and she came over to scold him, putting him about level to her crotch), causing her to start chasing him all over the school. |
| 168 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: When time comes to introduce Koyuki into the PV series, he's much less passive-aggressive than how he's portrayed in the novel and anime continuity where the love triangle is concerned. At most, it's just unrequited pining while leaving Yuu alone. ''Premium Live's'' handling of the Confession Rehearsal arc gets rid of any hostility entirely, with Koyuki fully informing Yuu of his attempt to ask out Natsuki and Koyuki outright helping Natsuki realize she needs to confess for real. |
| 169 | * AloneAmongTheCouples: Of all of the third years, Koyuki is the only one without a clear cut pairing, and the point is made clear in the picture for "Blooming Into the Color of Love", where all the couples are grouped together for a picture while Koyuki stands awkwardly to the side. "Understand This Youth" implies he's upset about it, given his longing stare as he looks at the three main 3-2 pairings. [[spoiler:He gets better; see CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds below.]] |
| 170 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Falls in love with Natsuki because she consistently treated him fairly despite his oft ridiculed girly looks and demeanor. |
| 171 | * BettyAndVeronica: Plays the Veronica to Kotarou's Betty and Hina's Archie, being the hard-to-get popular pretty boy that Hina had to work to obtain. |
| 172 | * CaringGardener: He's a mainstay of the Gardening Club in Sakuragaoka, and can often be seen watering the plants around campus after school. It certainly matches up with his gentle temperament. Media focusing on him after he graduates high school shows that he ends up working in a successful flower shop. |
| 173 | * ChangingYourselfForLove: The sum-up of his entire character arc. He wanted to become someone worthy of asking Natsuki out (among other reasons), leading to his image change and his slightly more confident personality. It doesn't work. |
| 174 | * CharacterDevelopment: Went from a shy and mousy boy to a still shy, but more outgoing teenager. By the time he gets into college, he's far more willing to put himself out there romantically for [[spoiler:Ryou]] and eventually presents himself as the cool guy he wanted to be for Natsuki. |
| 175 | * ChickMagnet: After he gets his ImportantHaircut, he's frequently surrounded by a parade of girls, much to Hina's chagrin. Even Natsuki, who's very much in love with Yuu, gets a little flustered after seeing his new look for the first time. |
| 176 | * CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: In all of the love triangles he's featured in, he usually gets taken aside for the true focus couple to get together. The Yu/Natsuki/Koyuki triangle ends with Koyuki confronting Yuu and then realizing his chances with Natsuki are next to nil, and the Kotarou/Hina/Koyuki triangle (with more development towards Kotarou/Hina) ends with Hina putting her feelings on hold after seeing Koyuki getting heartbroken. As for Koyuki himself, [[spoiler:his SecondLove is introduced in "Tokyo Winter Session", more than a ways into the series.]] |
| 177 | * DemotedToExtra: In the music videos, at least. After "Confession Rival Declaration", Koyuki's role in the story can be summed up as "[[SatelliteLoveInterest Hina's Crush]]" or "Souta's Friend that shows up sometimes" and you wouldn't be missing anything significant. [[spoiler:This changes slightly after he officially gets with Ryou Ogino.]] |
| 178 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: With his [[LongHairIsFeminine shoulder-length hair]] before the big change, Koyuki could easily be mistaken for a teenage girl, much to his frustration. |
| 179 | * EarlyBirdCameo: In the music videos, Koyuki shows up in "Diagnosis: Lovesickness" sitting in class, and in "Embarrassment-Hiding Adolescence" during the quick montage at the end, but he isn't properly introduced until "Confession Rival Declaration". |
| 180 | * FirstLove: He serves as Hina's, ever since she met him in middle school. |
| 181 | * GenderBlenderName: His name in Japanese is written with the characters for "Love" and "Snow", which is usually a feminine variant. This caused him no end of trouble with bullies. |
| 182 | * TheGlassesGottaGo: He gets contacts in addition to his new 'do for his third year of high school. It helps make him look more conventionally attractive, and we never see him wearing glasses from that point on. |
| 183 | * HopelessSuitor: He knows he has no chance with Natsuki, and he knows that she likes someone else, but wanted to try and spill out his feelings anyway. To get a glimpse of how hopeless he is; he prayed for a chance to win her over, and it goes all the way up the cosmic chain. Amaterasu herself vetoes the thing immediately. |
| 184 | ** The way the book and movie handle it is different from the PV; while he didn't exactly confess to her, he still took her on a date and tried to make her realize his feelings, and after butting heads with Yuu and talking to him, finally admits to himself that he has no chance of winning her over. |
| 185 | * ImportantHaircut: As part of his plan to make Natsuki fall for him, he cuts his long hair to a more boyish style in high school. |
| 186 | * InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: In addition to looking effeminate in middle school, Koyuki is also shown reading shoujo manga in "Confession Rival Declaration", and he seems to love flowers as he's in the gardening club in high school. |
| 187 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Koyuki likes Natsuki and he gives in an effort to date her, but when he overhears Natsuki confessing to Yuu for real he finally relents. |
| 188 | * LonelyAmongPeople: Despite Koyuki's newfound popularity and admirers, he admits to Souta that he doesn't have one genuine connection among them. His novel counterpart is jealous of Yuu precisely because [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he has a loving circle of friends]] on top of the love of their shared crush. |
| 189 | * ObliviousToLove: To Hina's, mostly. |
| 190 | * RomanticFalseLead: Make no mistake, Kotarou is Hina's actual love interest here. Where the love interest would get second billing in the vomic, Koyuki is absent. Where the love interest would get the PerspectiveFlip song, Kotarou gets it. Though Koyuki has a mini-arc with Hina in "Right Now, I'll Fall in Love.", he never learns of her real feelings and leaves high school without her ever telling him. |
| 191 | * RomanticRunnerUp: As we see in "Confession Rival Declaration", he was in love with Natsuki ever since middle school, and only worked up the nerve to start pursuing her in their last year of high school. [[LittleDidIKnow Little did he know]] she was doing some pursuing of her own, and he ends up losing to Yuu. He uses himself as a cautionary tale to Souta and Kotarou afterwards, encouraging them to push forward with their respective crushes before it's too late. |
| 192 | |
| 193 | |
| 194 | ---- |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[/folder]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[folder:Class 3-1]] |
| 199 | !! Midori Hamanaka |
| 200 | [[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_midori.png]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Gero |
| 203 | |
| 204 | ''Sings:'' Friday's "Good Morning", "I Want to Become Cool", "Wednesday's Promises" (solo), Sunday's Secret, Friday's Good Morning -love story- (duet) |
| 205 | |
| 206 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: His name, "Midori", can also be used for the color green. [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow Both his hair and eyes]] are a deep green. |
| 207 | * CuteLittleFangs: Has a snaggletooth on the right side of his mouth. |
| 208 | * DumbJock: According to Haruki, Midori getting into high school was a miracle at all considering his usual grades. |
| 209 | * {{Expy}}: Essentially a younger version of his voice actor Gero. He shares his birthday, height, background in music, and Kansai dialect, and his name is based off of the corner Gero hosted on ''Mezamashi TV'' ('''Midori''' wa Madoguchi). |
| 210 | * InsecureLoveInterest: Midori is fully aware that he's dating a well-known celebrity, and sometimes he gets insecure about how much of a "peasant" he is in comparison to Sena. He's also well aware that he needs to be careful concerning their dates, or else a scandal might occur. More introspective songs in his set show that he believes that he's not the "cool guy" he believes Sena deserves, but strives to become that way. Sena, on her part, thinks Midori's done more than enough and is utterly obsessed with her "prince". |
| 211 | * LikeParentLikeSpouse: He's not quite to the marrying stage yet, but Midori also sports an interest in becoming a musician, mirroring Mr. Narumi's own musical aspirations. |
| 212 | * LovableJock: He cares quite a bit about physical sport, and can at least brag about his proficiency in that to Haruki. But she's a sweetheart all the same who's shy around his crush. |
| 213 | * ObliviousToLove: He admits that there was a girl who liked him in middle school, but he was way too focused on playing music than in anything romance related. [[BirdsOfAFeather He and Haruki got along just fine in retrospect]]. |
| 214 | * OfficialCouple: With Sena, as of "Sunday's Secret". |
| 215 | * OutOfFocus: Of the first cast of characters, he's got it rough. He gets very little characterization outside of his relationship with Sena, and in the ''Idol Series'' he's barely recognizable as Sena's companion (his face is blotted out [[FacelessMasses like the rest of the crowd]]). Two of his character songs are also ignored in favor of Sena's versions--"Friday's Good Mornings" being left out of the first character album in favor of its "another story", and "Wednesday's Promises" being left out entirely of the official website's ''Love Series'' video lineup while Sena's version stays up instead. |
| 216 | * PointlessBandaid: Wears one right at the corner of his mouth. |
| 217 | * SatelliteCharacter: He's either seen around Haruki or [[SatelliteLoveInterest seen with Sena]], with him getting very little time to himself in most adaptations. Even his second major character song "Wednesday's Promises" was ignored in favor of Sena's version, as hers was inducted into the Love Series' official listing. |
| 218 | * SecretRelationship: As of "Sunday's Secret", this is his status with Sena. |
| 219 | |
| 220 | !! Sena Narumi |
| 221 | [[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_sena.png]] |
| 222 | |
| 223 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SoraAmamiya |
| 224 | |
| 225 | ''Sings:'' Friday's "Good Morning" -another story-, I Want to Become Cute, My Angel, Wednesday's Promise -another story-, Thursday's Scandal (solo), Sunday's Secret, Friday's Good morning -love story-, Sis Love (duet) |
| 226 | |
| 227 | * CharacterBlog: Sena has an Instagram account, featuring all of the photos from "I Want to Become Cute" as well as some photos referencing the events of "Watashi Idol Sengen". |
| 228 | * CoolBigSis: She's very openly supportive of her little sister Mona, affectionate with her, and goes to her concerts whenever possible. "My Angel" is a song all about their relationship and how Sena supports her as an older sister. |
| 229 | * DaddysGirl: She used to be really attached to her father Yuusuke when she was a child. "Mister Darling" even shows her fighting with her mother over his attention. That's not to say that she doesn't love him currently, however. |
| 230 | * GirlishPigtails |
| 231 | * [[invoked]]TheMerch: For most advertisements concerning [=HoneyWorks=] or ''Confession Executive Committee'' merchandise, Sena is used as the model out-of-universe. "I Want to Become Cute" in particular had all of its assets used for a makeup set in real life. |
| 232 | * OfficialCouple: With Midori, as of "Sunday's Secret". |
| 233 | * SecretRelationship: As of "Sunday's Secret", this is her status with Midori. |
| 234 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Not only with her sister Mona, but also with her mother. In Mona's case, they look so much alike that they're able to pass as each other cleanly in one ''[=HoneyWorks=] Premium Live'' event. |
| 235 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Natsuki's Tomboy. She is also this to Mona's tomboyish style of dress. |
| 236 | * UptownGirl: Sena (up and coming young idol and model) plays this for Midori (regular rowdy teenager). |
| 237 | [[/folder]] |
| 238 | |
| 239 | [[folder:Class 1-1]] |
| 240 | !! Hina Setoguchi |
| 241 | [[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_hina.png]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MomoAsakura (Japanese), Creator/JillHarris (English) |
| 244 | |
| 245 | ''Sings:'' Right Now, I'm in Love., Senpai., The Red Thread on Flowers, Triangle Jealousy -another story- (solo), Thank You For Choosing Me. (duet) |
| 246 | |
| 247 | * AbortedDeclarationOfLove: She writes a love letter with the intention of giving it to Koyuki one day, but it [[ContrivedCoincidence just so happens]] to be the day that Koyuki gets heartbroken over Natsuki's final confession to Yuu. Hina accidentally blurts out that she likes Koyuki, but he mistakes it for comfort instead of real feelings. She only silently corrects him, never telling him outright. |
| 248 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Explicitly pointed out as such in "Embarrassment-Hiding Adolescence" when Yuu spells out how she's spoiled and bratty. They still love each other dearly though. |
| 249 | * BigBrotherWorship: Given that Yuu is a kind and helpful boy while also being good looking, Hina looks up to him as the bar for a good choice in men alongside Koyuki. Slips into BigBrotherAttraction as well, given that. |
| 250 | * CannotSpitItOut: Coupled with not knowing what to say to Koyuki on a daily basis, she's stuck in a rut trying to ask for a date. |
| 251 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:The second girl in the franchise to successfully couple off with her childhood friend, following in her brother's footsteps.]] |
| 252 | * FlowerMotifs: Tulips. She's also the only one of the girls with any flower-related imagery. |
| 253 | * GirlishPigtails: Wears them throughout the story, but briefly lets it down after Koyuki's graduation. |
| 254 | * HopelessSuitor: Even though she still wants to be with Koyuki, she knows that he's in love with someone else. |
| 255 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:She puts her feelings aside during the last stretch of high school, so Koyuki can focus on his studies and get into the school he likes.]] |
| 256 | * LettingHerHairDown: After Koyuki graduates, Hina lets her pigtails out for a while after [[spoiler:she finally lets her first love go]]. |
| 257 | * ObliviousToLove: Just as Koyuki is completely unaware of Hina's affection for him, Hina goes practically most of her school days without guessing that her own childhood friend Kotarou is crushing on her as well. [[spoiler:At least until after "Right Now, I'll Fall in Love", and tells him straight to his face.]] |
| 258 | * {{Protectorate}}: To Kotarou. |
| 259 | * RoseHairedSweetie: Notably the only pink haired girl in the series, and still kind. |
| 260 | * SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: In high school, Hina still pines for the ever more popular Koyuki. Subverted in that she liked him ''before'' he got his makeover though; his new credentials just emphasized his better points, if anything. |
| 261 | * {{Tsundere}}: Type B. She's usually sweet and friendly, but her temper does flare on occasion, usually [[BelligerentSexualTension whenever she's around Kotarou]], as well as the first time she met [[AccidentalPervert Koyuki]]. |
| 262 | |
| 263 | !! Kotarou Enomoto |
| 264 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_koutaro.png]] |
| 265 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae (Japanese), Creator/DallasReid (English) |
| 266 | |
| 267 | ''Sings:'' Right Now, I'm in Love. -triangle story-, Triangle Jealousy (solo), Understand This Youth, Thank You For Choosing Me. (duet) |
| 268 | |
| 269 | * TheAce: He's the star player on the soccer team, and in high school helps carry his team to victory. |
| 270 | * BettyAndVeronica: Plays the Betty to Koyuki's Veronica and Hina's Archie, being the childhood friend in love with her for years and unconditionally protects her. |
| 271 | * CrazyJealousGuy: Very jealous of the attention Hina showers onto Koyuki, and somewhat annoyed with how much she likes him. |
| 272 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: He grows out his hair to neck-length in his second year of high school. It makes a marked change in him, since he's more outgoing, confident, and fawned over by other girls in school. |
| 273 | * {{Foil}}: To Koyuki. He's a more typically masculine character compared to Koyuki's InTouchWithHisFeminineSide nature, and has a more natural relationship with Hina compared to the one sided interactions Koyuki has with her. |
| 274 | * HairTriggerTemper: Let it be known that it's very easy to make Kotarou flustered or angry. His friends and sister can just tease him a little and he can set off immediately. |
| 275 | * InsecureLoveInterest: He worries that the more Hina pines for Koyuki, the more distant Hina and he himself will be. |
| 276 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: His whole motive during Hina's arc is to look out for Hina and make sure she's happy and smiling, since he hates to see her upset. "Right Now, I'm in Love -triangle story-" is mostly focused on this motive. |
| 277 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: On the one hand, he has quite the HairTriggerTemper and spends a good portion of time glaring and yelling at people. On the other hand, he is rather devoted to [[{{Protectorate}} Hina]], even while [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy she pines after someone else]]. |
| 278 | * TheKirk: While he's not as impulsive as Ken, he's also not that good of a student and isn't as hyper perceptive as Koudai. He still tries to make do and try his hardest both in school and in his other relationships. |
| 279 | * OneHeadTaller: Hina is the shortest member of the main cast, so it's easy to see a stark height difference between them. |
| 280 | * SecondLove: [[spoiler:For Hina, after Koyuki's graduation.]] |
| 281 | * PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Unlike his sister Natsuki, Kotarou never worked up the nerve to ask his crush Hina out, only preferring to watch out for her from the sidelines and keep an otherwise close relationship with her. It gets worse starting from the first year of middle school, where she falls in love with Koyuki, [[spoiler:but his patience is rewarded in his high school second year, where Hina starts to fall for him.]] |
| 282 | |
| 283 | !! Ken Shibasaki |
| 284 | [[quoteright:163:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_ken.png]] |
| 285 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshimasaHosoya (2015-2019), Creator/TakuyaEguchi (2019-present) [Japanese], Creator/RiccoFajardo (English) |
| 286 | |
| 287 | |
| 288 | ''Sings:'' Mean Encounter, Saucy Honey, What Do Girls Love? (solo), Lonely Boy (duet) |
| 289 | |
| 290 | * TheCasanova: Ken seems to have a new girl every other day. Just in the vomic, he's talking to one of his flings on the phone in one scene, and then bragging about going on a date with a completely different girl in the next one. |
| 291 | * ChivalrousPervert: He may go on and on about girls, but he does show some respect for them. The whole reason why Kotarou becomes friends with Arisa in the first place is because Ken asked him to look out for her during the middle school bullying incident. |
| 292 | * TheFlirt: In many scenes, Shibasaki's depicted as a playboy who can easily manipulate girls with his smooth talking. We see in "Mean Encounter" that he's at most gotten to third base with some of the girls he's been with. |
| 293 | * FriendlessBackground: Back when he was a kid, he wasn't very personable and ignored by most of the kids in class. |
| 294 | * TheGadfly: To both of his friends. He loves getting them riled up. |
| 295 | * ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: The only girl onscreen to rebuke him and not immediately fall for his charms is Arisa, and that's what started making him try to win her over in the first place. And given "Assertion of the Heart", he's had his eye on Arisa for a while, admiring her pluck in middle school. |
| 296 | * InSeriesNickname: "Shibaken" by Kotarou and Koudai. |
| 297 | * TheMcCoy: Of the "Idiot Trio" consisting of himself, Kotarou, and Koudai. He tends to think with his "little head" a lot, is more social and emotional than Kotarou and Yamamoto. |
| 298 | * LadykillerInLove: Falls in genuine and honest love with Arisa the more time he spends trying to win her over, and attempts to let the girls he's with down gently after it's happened. |
| 299 | * LoserSonOfLoserDad: [[spoiler:Aizou]] certainly sees Ken this way, given that he equates Ken's shameless dating around with [[spoiler:their mother's behavior following her divorce]] as an example of both having a pisstake on love. |
| 300 | * LovableSexManiac: All he does is talk about how hot the other girls in school are, and excuses himself from conversation just to take a look around for freshman girls. He still has his charm points, but you'd begin to think that he can't go one day without seeing the female form. |
| 301 | * RelationshipUpgrade: With Arisa, as of "Saucy Honey". |
| 302 | * SadClown: Despite being the flirty socialite of his group, he hints at this during the Right Now, I'll Fall in Love arc, given his obscured face as he talks to Arisa. Outright confirmed in "Mean Encounter", where he's shown to be upset when she criticizes him despite his superficial outer persona, and further seen in the Romeo vomic where he suddenly decides to go looking for new freshmen girls right after he recognizes his conversation is going a little more serious than expected. |
| 303 | --> "A little light hearted laughter always seems better than getting serious." |
| 304 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Kotarou and Koudai, especially the latter. As much dirt as they dish out to him and vice-versa, they all trust each other enough and frequently hang out together. |
| 305 | --> '''Koudai:''' Shibaken treats girls so well. I wish he treated me like that. |
| 306 | --> '''Ken:''' (''playfully'') What are you talking about?! We're friends, aren't we? (''hugs both him and Kotarou'') |
| 307 | --> (''both grimace at him'') |
| 308 | |
| 309 | ---- |
| 310 | !! Arisa Takamizawa |
| 311 | [[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_arisa.png]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTouyama |
| 314 | |
| 315 | ''Sings:'' Assertion of the Heart, Saucy Honey-another story-, What Do Boys Desire? (solo) |
| 316 | |
| 317 | * ArmorPiercingQuestion: |
| 318 | ** The one time Ken stops to think about what a girl says is the day she asks him if he finds his constant flirting boring, at least in "Mean Encounter". |
| 319 | ** More of an ArmorPiercingResponse in ''The Moment You Fall in Love.'', where she makes it clear that she hates Ken's lack of tact and finds him vain. After trying his hardest to alleviate the tension in the room in his own way, this is the one statement she says that breaks through. |
| 320 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She tries hard to help Kotarou and Hina with their problems (especially the romantic ones) because they helped her through some tough spots in life (her middle school bullying for Kotarou, and her desire for friendship for Hina). |
| 321 | * DeclarationOfProtection: After she sees Kotarou clean off her desk, Arisa exclaims that she'll always be there for him and protect him if he ever needs it, striking up an offer of friendship with him. This is an especially funny case, given that it's ''her'', and not ''him'', that's getting bullied or put in a position of inferiority, yet she's giving him the protection speech anyway. |
| 322 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: We see in "Assertion of the Heart" that she used to wear her hair [[HimeCut straight back]] when she was in middle school. Inspired by watching Sena on television, she wears her hair style in GirlishPigtails in late middle to high school. |
| 323 | * {{Fangirl}}: Of Sena. Arisa admires her a lot, and checks up on all of her latest appearances. When Arisa meets Sena in Sakuragaoka, she's [[{{Squee}} over the moon]]. |
| 324 | * {{Foil}}: Plays one to Hina. Where Hina spent her adolescence with friends and a loving environment, Arisa was met with passive-aggressive hostility by her classmates, with her OnlyFriend being Kotarou until high school. They both share a warm/cold hair contrast, and where Hina was more cheerful and sweet, Arisa is more openly assertive. |
| 325 | * FriendlessBackground: Prior to the bullying incident, Arisa didn't look like she had many friends in school, and had no one to talk to when she started to get bullied until Kotarou approached her. |
| 326 | * HimeCut: Used to wear her hair as such before the end of middle school. Though the sidelocks only go as far as the end of her cheeks. |
| 327 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: She didn't have a solid friend network until high school came around, and she's still somewhat sore from the incident with Karen in "Assertion of the Heart". This is despite her outgoing personality. |
| 328 | * {{Miko}}: She works at a shrine as her job. |
| 329 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: She tried to stop Karen from being bullied in middle school. In response, all that happened was that ''she'' started getting bullied in Karen's stead, and Karen, uneasy with the prospect of being bullied again, distances herself from Arisa. |
| 330 | * PluckyGirl: Headstrong and optimistic, Arisa endured standing up to a pack of bullies for a classmate's sake, and then kept enduring it when they turned their vile attitudes towards herself. She's still emotionally hurt by the experience, but doesn't let it get her down. |
| 331 | * RelationshipUpgrade: With Ken, as of "Saucy Honey". |
| 332 | * TheRival: "Right Now, I'll Fall in Love" makes her appear as one to Hina, given that she interjected at every possible moment to eat at the latter's time with Koyuki. Turns out not to be the case, since she's only doing it to help out Kotarou. |
| 333 | * ShipperOnDeck: Once she realizes that Kotarou likes Hina, Arisa tries to put as much space in between Hina and Koyuki as possible, so Kotarou can get the chance to spend time with her. This ends up [[NiceJobBreakingItHero backfiring]] in that her constant meddling is what leads Hina to [[LoveEpiphany realize]] she likes Koyuki in the first place. |
| 334 | * {{Tsundere}}: She's not quite taken by Ken's constant attempts to woo her, but she does show she likes him by telling him off for his own good. And when he confesses to her, Arisa just briskly walks away after rejecting his feelings, but is secretly saddened when she thinks he's just playing around with her. |
| 335 | |
| 336 | ---- |
| 337 | |
| 338 | !! Koudai Yamamoto |
| 339 | [[quoteright:172:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_koudai.png]] |
| 340 | |
| 341 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka (Japanese), Creator/AnthonyBowling (English) |
| 342 | |
| 343 | ''Sings:'' The View from a Lens, The Junior That Resembles The Person I Liked (solo) |
| 344 | * AdvertisedExtra: He gets just as much promotional material as the rest of his group, and often finds himself on the second movie's advertisements. However, he doesn't actually do much in the story, and outside of a few light novel chapters is not the focus of any major stories. This gets slightly better when his romance with Juri is introduced. |
| 345 | * CameraFiend: His hobby is taking pictures, and in the few scenes we get with him, it shows. He also gets dragged around as the cast photographer, seeing that he ends up taking the photo in "Our Minute and One Second". |
| 346 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In the sixth light novel, Koudai gets his own perspective chapter, called "Koudai Yamamoto's Situation". The third compilation also kickstarts his romance arc with "The View from a Lens". |
| 347 | * DeadpanSnarker: When it comes to Ken, that is. He never changes his neutral tone even when being sarcastic. |
| 348 | * HasAType: If anything is concrete, he seems to like honest, excitable and kind girls. Natsuki was his first crush, but another girl (who turns out to be his underclassman Juri) hits all of those notes too. |
| 349 | * HopelessSuitor: He doesn't show it often, but he is actually this for Natsuki. He still carries a bit of a torch for her, as he ends up falling in love with someone just like her later on. |
| 350 | * MinorMajorCharacter: Despite him being named and given his own character profile for being a classmate and friend of kotaro, Koudai at best is given cameos every now and then and some small lines. |
| 351 | * TheReliableOne: Koudai usually mediates disputes, keeps everyone on task, and tries to talk some sense into Kotarou's love life. |
| 352 | * SatelliteCharacter: Koudai is Kotarou and Shibaken's friend, has nominal importance, and even gives advice to some of the other characters. However in this story, he's little more than an observer unlike everyone else he's associated with. Most of the time he shows up is in relation to his other two friends, and that's about it. |
| 353 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's seen as TheSmartGuy among his friends, and wears glasses to exemplify that. |
| 354 | * TheSpock: While Yamamoto is somewhat expressive, he's constantly asking questions to figure out how everyone is doing, and is very calm and rational. He's also certainly more intelligent than Ken and Kotarou. |
| 355 | |
| 356 | ---- |
| 357 | !! Kako Koganei |
| 358 | |
| 359 | ---- |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[folder: Class 1-4]] |
| 363 | |
| 364 | !! Hiyori Suzumi |
| 365 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/InoriMinase (Japanese), Creator/SarahWiedenheft (English) |
| 366 | |
| 367 | ''Sings:'' Heroine Development Plan, The Job of a Heroine!, My Heroine Power Is Weakening. (solo), Tokyo Sunny Party (multiple) |
| 368 | * AnimalMotifs: She is sometimes depicted with baby chicks, due to her name containing some of the hiragana for ''hiyoko'', a kanji often used to refer to fledgling birds. |
| 369 | * BigOlEyebrows: Compared to most of the cast and especially the girls, her brows are noticeably thicker, probably to highlight her countryside heritage. Going by the rest of her siblings, it seems to be a genetic trait. |
| 370 | * BrokenPedestal: Played with; when she first meets Yujiro, she was a little curious about him being at the police station, but she soon comes to think of him as a cool, pleasant city boy with a PrettyBoy vibe. Then she meets him after school coming back from her failed attempt to talk to Aizo...and the boy is just as flippant and rude, causing her new positive view on him to crack. |
| 371 | * ConvenientlySeated: She sits right in between Yujiro and Aizo no matter what. At first it was vertically in the beginning of the year, and when they change the seating arrangements later on she's still between them but horizontally. |
| 372 | * CountryMouse: Up until high school, Hiyori's only ever been familiar with countryside life. Her lack of experience with the city also leads her to not recognize popular figures within her age bracket, putting her on the fast track to trouble with [=LIP×LIP=]. |
| 373 | * {{Determinator}}: One of the things Yujiro admires about Hiyori is her ability to face challenges head-on, even if she doesn't know if she'll succeed or not. |
| 374 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Shows up in "Blooming into the Color of Love" with Yujiro near the end of the PV. |
| 375 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Aizo calls her "Imo Onna"/Potato Girl to mock her after their first serious conversation. He half-mockingly suggests alternatives, like "Potato Princess" or Potato Girl [[GratuitousEnglish but in English]] when she asks him not to call her that anymore. When they become proper friends, she graduates from this to simply being called [[LastNameBasis Suzumi]]. |
| 376 | * FairyTaleMotifs: Her focus songs place heavy emphasis on her becoming her own Cinderella. "Heroine Taru Mono!" is especially filled with Cinderella imagery. |
| 377 | * MistakenForRomance: "Heroine Tarumono!" focuses on Hiyori getting into hot water with [=LIP×LIP=]'s fanbase, since some candid shots of her hanging out with them led them all to believe she was getting romantically involved with either or both of them. Some fans were even under the impression that she manipulated them into giving her the apartment she lives in. |
| 378 | * ObliviousToLove: Her later love interest, Nagisa, had been in love with Hiyori ever since they were kids, but Hiyori herself never knew until he confessed to her as a teenager. Part of it was because he had told her she didn't look cute when she tried dressing feminine as a little girl, but in reality he was so surprised that he lied to save face. |
| 379 | * RuleOfSymbolism: In "Romeo", her friend tells her to choose between two pocky boxes with lemon (Aizo) and strawberry (Yujiro) on it and eat. She simply eats both and acts oblivious. |
| 380 | * SheCleansUpNicely: On the rare occasions where she gets gussied up, she looks old fashioned but well put together. The third album's cover showcases this. |
| 381 | * ShipTease: Although it's somewhat avoided in the MV series, she has a ton of it with both Yujiro and Aizo in her first two light novels, leaning more towards Yujiro. This is largely abandoned in favor of making them all platonic friends and teasing a ChildhoodFriendRomance with Nagisa Shiranami. |
| 382 | * TomboyAngst: She regularly frets about her lack of femininity, thinking that she'd never be treated like a leading love interest because she doesn't dress or act too girly. She also ended up oblivious to Nagisa's feelings because she thought he found her dressing girly as a child offputting (when in reality he was just smitten and never got the chance to tell her). She finally gets over this mindset in "My Heroine Power is Weakening". |
| 383 | ---- |
| 384 | |
| 385 | !! Yujiro Someya |
| 386 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiUchiyama (Japanese), Creator/KyleIgneczi (English) |
| 387 | |
| 388 | ''Sings:'' Blue Flowers, To Think You'd Go for Someone Else (solo) |
| 389 | |
| 390 | * BadassInANiceSuit: Wears suits occasionally for his idol gig, but it comes up prominently for "Rodeo" in contrast to the greasy jumpsuit Aizo wears. Being an action-packed music video, Yujiro does a lot of baddie bashing in it. |
| 391 | * CatDogDichotomy: With Aizo. While he's rather cool and somewhat aloof compared to Aizo (making him the "cat" of the two), he prefers dogs. Yujiro is also compared to a cat in "Lonely Boy". |
| 392 | * FashionableAsymmetry: His bangs are cut in a diagonal direction from the left. This was a deliberate choice, and Yujiro proudly claims it as one of his charm points. |
| 393 | * GivenNameReveal: His last name, Someya, is initially revealed in the "Romeo" vomic. |
| 394 | * HairColorDissonance: At times, his hair color is portrayed as black by the official artists, leaving his natural blue hair color seen in most official art to be a stylistic choice. |
| 395 | * KabukiTheatre: His mother married into a family whose practice is kabuki. Yujiro himself trained to become his stepfather's heir, but was passed up in favor of his younger stepbrother Kyoichiro. |
| 396 | * KimonoIsTraditional: He comes from a background of Kabuki theatre, and wore clothing to match. |
| 397 | * {{Tsundere}}: Hiyori describes him as "always teasing, but sometimes kind", and it's mostly true; he's not the most encouraging person and tends to be cold to even his acquaintances, but when push comes to shove he will always be there for Hiyori and Aizo. His second character song, "To Think You'd Go For Someone Else", is pretty much this in a nutshell, as the singer hates how fickle girls' love can be but still craves the affection of a girl he scolds. |
| 398 | |
| 399 | |
| 400 | !! Aizo [[spoiler:Shibasaki]] |
| 401 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese), Creator/AaronCampbell (English) |
| 402 | |
| 403 | ''Sings:'' YELLOW, You Can't Live Without Me, Can You? (solo), Lonely Boy (duet) |
| 404 | |
| 405 | * CatDogDichotomy: With Yujiro. While he's more irritable and more emotional than his cohort (making him the "dog" of the two), he prefers cats. |
| 406 | * CopeByCreating: "Dream Fanfare" implies that he deals with his broken family life by making music. |
| 407 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: Because his mother is never home and he and his brother don't cook much, most nights are spent eating carbonara pasta. By high school Aizo's gotten sick of it. |
| 408 | * DoesNotLikeWomen: As we see in the "Romeo" vomic, he has no problem talking to them in public appearances, but he really doesn't like dealing with them. [[spoiler:It looks to do with how he hates his mother for her irritable behavior following a divorce.]] |
| 409 | * HeadphonesEqualIsolation: When he broods, he seems to listen to music (with headphones) in order to shut others out. Before he became an idol, he also used to make music like this. |
| 410 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: He certainly looks a lot like [[spoiler:Ken]], but with longer hair. |
| 411 | |
| 412 | |
| 413 | !! Chizuru Nakamura |
| 414 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami (Japanese), Creator/MeganShipman (English) |
| 415 | |
| 416 | * CuteGlassesGirl |
| 417 | * EasilyForgiven: The girl threw Hiyori under the bus because she mistook her relationship with Yujiro and Aizo, starts a CatFight with her, and almost threatened her ''oshis''' reputation. However, Hiyori finds it in her heart to forgive her, and Chizuru herself is very remorseful for all the hell she put her friend through. |
| 418 | * LivingLieDetector: She can tell immediately that's something's up with Yuujirou and Aizou before they even have a chance to show their inner selves. |
| 419 | * LoonyFan: [[spoiler:She turns out to be a die-hard fan of [=LIP×LIP=], and is the one who started spreading images of Hiyori with them out. She did this because she felt they betrayed the fanbase for their supposed relationship with her, and Hiyori especially for threatening the livelihood of her ''oshis''.]] |
| 420 | * NoNameGiven: In the "Romeo" vomic, where she first appears, she isn't introduced properly. She is finally given a first name in the "Job of a Heroine!" Talk Live in ''Honeyworks Premium Live''. |
| 421 | * ShipperOnDeck: The ''Heroines Run the Show'' version of Hiyori's arc has Chizuru enthusiastically support Nagisa/Hiyori, and when she's told about Nagisa's confession and rejection, she explodes. It's more because she finds {{Childhood Friend Romance}}s very appealing and sees it as one of the pillars of girls' romantic fantasies. |
| 422 | |
| 423 | !! Juri Hattori |
| 424 | ''Sings:'' You Called Me "Cute", We're Coming Out as Lovers! |
| 425 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaneSakura (Japanese), Creator/MorganLaure (English) |
| 426 | * ExactWords: Juri often brags about her cool, "older" boyfriend who works at a cafe, causing Hiyori and company to think she's dating an adult. Eventually she reveals she's dating Koudai--and while he's "older", it's just by a year or so. |
| 427 | * GyaruGirl: With her flashy accessories, carefree personality, and fashionable attire, Juri fits the ''kogal'' aesthetic like a glove. |
| 428 | * HelicopterParents: She mentions that her dad is overprotective and her mom is constantly scolding her, and that's the reason why she'd frequent the cafe Koudai works at to unwind. Downplayed in the sense that they don't seem to restrict her activities that much though (if at all). |
| 429 | * YouRemindMeOfX: Koudai doesn't outright say it, but he believes Juri's personality is very similar to Natsuki's, which is part of the reason why he likes her so much. The resemblance isn't lost in the narrative either, as her confession to Kodai takes place after school in an empty classroom, [[HistoryRepeats exactly how]] Natsuki confessed to Yuu all the way back in "Confession Rehearsal". |
| 430 | [[/folder]] |
| 431 | |
| 432 | [[folder:Faculty and Staff]] |
| 433 | |
| 434 | |
| 435 | !! Saku Akechi |
| 436 | [[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characters_akechi.png]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HikaruMidorikawa\ |
| 439 | '''Portrayed by:''' Yuu Yoshioka |
| 440 | |
| 441 | ''Sings:'' Detained Teacher, My Former Student (solo), Love-Hate Majority (duet) |
| 442 | * AddictionDisplacement: To counterbalance all of the tobacco he inhales on a daily basis, Akechi usually sucks on lollipops and is [[OralFixation rarely seen without one]]. He says it's a 2:3 ratio per cigarette and sweet. |
| 443 | * AffectionateNickname: Haruki likes to refer to him as "[[FirstnameBasis Saku-nii]]" because he sees Akechi as a brother figure. |
| 444 | * CoolTeacher: His students seem to like him a lot, and most of them shout back in the affirmative when directly asked by him in "Detained Teacher". |
| 445 | * ConfirmedBachelor: "Former Student" reveals he's been single for a long time, and still remained single while working as a teacher. |
| 446 | * EmoTeen: Implied to be this in middle school. He spent his days as a loner who avoided getting close to people, and had the glossy, eye-hiding hairstyle to match. This only starts changing once he meets Chiaki. |
| 447 | * GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: His relationship with Chiaki. "Love-Hate Majority" is all about him trying to break Akechi out of his self-imposed isolation and trying to help him see the brighter side of life. |
| 448 | * HidingBehindYourBangs: Back in middle school, he had some bangs over his right eye. As we can see now he's pretty much grown out of that phase. He gets an ImportantHaircut sometime during "Love-Hate Majority" that gets rid of the longer bangs, symbolizing how he's now trying to reach out to others. |
| 449 | * ItsAllMyFault: The "Detained Teacher" PV gives off the impression that Akechi is guilty about [[spoiler:Chiaki dying]] and his inability to help him or Haruki. |
| 450 | * {{Koan}}: Fond of giving them out. He's a Japanese class teacher after all, so when his students come in with a problem, he can whip one right out. |
| 451 | * LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Subverted. He's a teacher sure, but a Japanese teacher. No one knows why he wears the coat, other than to look cool. |
| 452 | * ShipTease: With the school nurse, if "Senpai." is anything to go by. The stage play gives him some ship tease with Mai Yaegeshi instead, and "Former Student" gives him some with a girl who he used to teach. |
| 453 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: If not for the longer hair and mole under her eye, Saku's cousin San looks virtually like a female version of him. |
| 454 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: He's the tallest male character in the focus group, has jet black hair, and he's been stated to be attractive by quite a few students (and the nurse) before. One of these incidents was covered in "Former Student". |
| 455 | * TeacherStudentRomance: What appears to be the case in "Former Student". One of his students fell in love with him while she was still in school, but thinking she was pranking him he brushed it off. He did find the student beautiful and later on reunites with her. Subverted as he lost touch with her after she graduated and only started pursuing her as a partner years later. |
| 456 | * TwoTeacherSchool: More like one teacher, as far as the narrative is concerned. He's one of the only faculty members that gets any focus throughout the adaptations[[note]]Nostalgic Rainfall does focus on two more Sakuragaoka teachers, but that song isn't officially included in the ''Confession Executive Committee'' series; the stage play also includes Mai as a supporting character, at least[[/note]]. |
| 457 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Haruki used to know each other in the latter's childhood, but a rift came in between them at some point. Part of it has to do with the professional wall Akechi's putting between them, as teacher and student, and part of it has to do with [[spoiler:Haruki's brother's death]]. The air is cleared in "Detained Teacher" at least. |
| 458 | |
| 459 | [[/folder]] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | [[folder:Alunmi]] |
| 462 | !! Ryou Ogino |
| 463 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue |
| 464 | ''Sings:'' Fulfillment Love, I Wanna Cosplay! (solo) |
| 465 | ---- |
| 466 | * BoyishShortHair: To highlight her somewhat tomboyish nature, her hair is shorter than many of the other girls in the series. |
| 467 | * CanonImmigrant: Originally appearing in the light novels, she makes her first proper appearance in the PV series in "Tokyo Winter Session". |
| 468 | * GenderBlenderName: Much like Koyuki, her name isn't particularly common for her gender. |
| 469 | * MistakenForRomance: In "Nostalgic Rainfall", she is thought to be in a relationship with Hiro Ogino, the love interest of the video's heroine. Turns out that Hiro is actually Ryou's brother. |
| 470 | * OneHeadTaller: She's actually a full head taller than [[spoiler:Koyuki]], as we see in "Tokyo Winter Session". |
| 471 | * OnlyHasSameSexAdmirers: As we see in the PV for ''Koi wa Ameagari no You ni'''s "Nostalgic Rainfall", the younger year girls flock to Ogino with admiration. She often gets confessed to as well, and constantly receives ChocolateOfRomance on Valentine's Day from her enamoured girl juniors. |
| 472 | * StatuesqueStunner: She's the tallest member of the female cast, and considered a very attractive person at least partially due to it. |
| 473 | * ThirdOptionLoveInterest: And SecondLove, [[spoiler:for Koyuki.]] |
| 474 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's sporty as she's on the girls' volleyball team, and she dresses more boyish than the rest of the female cast. However, she's not averse to other feminine wants and interests, and is shown wearing skirts and makeup. Her second song has her express an interest in cosplay. |
| 475 | [[/folder]] |
| 476 | |
| 477 | |
| 478 | [[folder:Stage Play Characters]] |
| 479 | !! Mai Yaegeshi |
| 480 | |
| 481 | !! Minoru Ochiai |
| 482 | |
| 483 | !! Daigo Uno |
| 484 | |
| 485 | !! Miku Ota |
| 486 | |
| 487 | !! Kaori Uchiyama |
| 488 | |
| 489 | !! Sakiko Ushirozawa |
| 490 | |
| 491 | !! Kenichi Haranishi |
| 492 | |
| 493 | [[/folder]] |
| 494 | |
| 495 | !! Mizuzu High School |
| 496 | [[folder:Students]] |
| 497 | |
| 498 | !! Karen Miura |
| 499 | |
| 500 | A girl that Arisa knew in middle school who was bullied by the girls in her class, who now attends Misuzu High school. After "Assertion of the Heart", she and Arisa parted ways, but the latter girl does see her again in passing. |
| 501 | ---- |
| 502 | |
| 503 | * AccompliceByInaction: While Arisa doesn't think too terribly on her time knowing Miura, she does consider the latter girl avoiding her during her bullying period (after just recently being spared due to Arisa's intervention) a pretty big blow. However it goes both ways for them-- Arisa herself ignored Karen's bullying at first for much the same reasons. |
| 504 | * TheBusCameBack: With ADayInTheLimelight, in "O Maidens". |
| 505 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After [[CynicismCatalyst her cynicism increase]] in high school, she [[LettingHerHairDown lets her hair down]] and stops wearing ribbons. She starts wearing them again after finding her confidence. |
| 506 | * IHatePastMe: Seen in no better way than flipping her past self off when she remembers middle school. |
| 507 | * IncompatibleOrientation: "Ugly Creatures" reveals that Chisa, Karen's best friend at Misuzu is in love with her, but Karen both doesn't know and is way too touchy-feely for her own good despite already dating Sumida. |
| 508 | * MessyHair: Both in middle school and high school, her hair is noticeably unkempt. |
| 509 | * MustMakeAmends: There's not a day that goes by where Karen stops feeling guilty for her inability to stick up for Arisa like the latter did for her. Karen hoped to one day be able to properly apologize, even telling Ken as much when she accidentally runs into him. She finally gets the oportunity in "Oath of Hearts". |
| 510 | * NoNameGiven: She's not called by name in either of her appearances in the anime or in the PV she debuts in. She ''is'' however labeled as "Karen Miura" [[invoked]][[WordOfGod by Yamako and shito]] on their accounts, and she is identified by the same name in the light novel. |
| 511 | |
| 512 | !! Kei Sumida |
| 513 | Baseball Player. Likes Karen. |
| 514 | ---- |
| 515 | |
| 516 | !! Chisa Takano |
| 517 | A classmate and friend of Karen. |
| 518 | ---- |
| 519 | * IncompatibleOrientation: While she and Karen are good friends, Chisa is very much in love with her but knows Karen likes boys. She decides to keep her feelings a secret while Karen is dating Sumida. |
| 520 | * YaoiFangirl: It's...complicated. She starts out drawing BoysLove, but she becomes a YuriFan as she revisits her sexuality and just draws whatever comes to mind. |
| 521 | |
| 522 | !!Mona Narumi |
| 523 | See Idols. |
| 524 | |
| 525 | [[/folder]] |
| 526 | |
| 527 | ! Idol Series |
| 528 | |
| 529 | !! Mobius Production |
| 530 | [[folder:LIP×LIP]] |
| 531 | ! [=LIP×LIP=] |
| 532 | Sings: Romeo, Nonfantasy, Judge, The Moon Princess, Irreplaceable, Let's Fall in Love, Repaint, Dream Fanfare, Yappa Saikyou!, Rodeo, Choco Kano, White Day Kiss, Forgive Me Santa |
| 533 | |
| 534 | |
| 535 | For their tropes as individuals, see Class 1-4. |
| 536 | !! In General |
| 537 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: As much as they squabble behind the scenes, they count on each other to drag the other out of their slumps. |
| 538 | * BirthdayBuddies: Although both boys were perfect strangers before their audition, they both share the same birth date of February 22. They also, coincidentially, share this date with Minami, who becomes a good friend to the pair. |
| 539 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: They don't much like dealing with others outside of public appearances, and they waste no time in telling Hiyori that when they're alone. Yujiro also shows unsportsmanlike disgust to Mona backstage when her performance went bust in "My Idol Declaration". |
| 540 | * {{Breakout Character}}s: The boys are practically a subseries on their own. Ever since the explosive online popularity of "Romeo", they've had their own dedicated singles, albums, and concerts, and are mostly promoted separately from the rest of the ''Confession Executive Committee'' cast. |
| 541 | * EarlyBirdCameo: As a unit, the pair make a cameo appearance in "Sunday's Secret". Yujiro also shows up in "Blooming into the Color of Love" with Hiyori. |
| 542 | * FakeBand: They are an idol duo in-universe as well as in real life, and never referred to as their real voice providers in the 3D realm. |
| 543 | * [[invoked]]FanCommunityNicknames: They usually refer to their fans as "Juliettas". |
| 544 | * GiveGeeksAChance: "Choco Kano"'s PV features a shy, Ultraman loving megane (who they are double casted as) as the male lead, pining for his crush from afar. Apparently the girl liked him too, and gives him her reciprocal chocolate to boot. |
| 545 | * HairContrastDuo: Yujiro is a more stoic, reserved character from what we initially see of him in the "Romeo" PV and vomic, and has dark hair to match. The lighter haired Aizo is more approachable, friendlier, and speaks up more often. Their OOC behavior is different as well; while Yujiro is capable of being friendly, Aizo is more irritable and angry. |
| 546 | * IdolSinger: A two man group of prettyboy teen idols. |
| 547 | * LipstickMark: Their idol personas each wear a red lipstick mark on their necks in opposite places, presumably to invoke the kissing theme in their duo's name. All of their logos feature a red lipstick mark on them as well. |
| 548 | * NobleMaleRoguishMale: Their actual dynamic is this. Yujiro, at least on the surface, is polite, soft spoken, uses the more humble "boku" pronoun, and isn't initially rude to Hiyori. Aizo however is more casually tongued, rough, and makes his displeasure with people more clear by shouting at them. |
| 549 | * OnlyOneName: In most appearances, they are only credited with their first names and their surnames are omitted, possibly because they're using their names as their stage names as well. The story shows Yujiro actually giving out his last name in the "Romeo" comic, but Aizo however doesn't even bother with it. Though from the unsure looks Ken gives Aizo's image in the "Romeo" PV, it foreshadows the fact that the latter's surname is [[spoiler:Shibasaki]]. |
| 550 | * PrinceCharming: With all of the FairyTaleMotifs going on in their videos, it's a no-brainer that they'd play this type of male lead often. |
| 551 | * ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy: Their fantasy roles in the "[=LOVE&KISS=]" music video have Yujiro in the role of an archer knight, while Aizo uses a magic sword. |
| 552 | * SlaveToPR: They kind of have to be, considering their status as popular new idols, which is why they get particularly (but overly) mad at Hiyori for almost blurting out Yujiro's police station appearance. One wrong move and they could be in a world of controversy. |
| 553 | * SpotlightStealingSquad: Along with Mona, these two boys have had the most events of any group or individual in ''Honeyworks Premium Live''. |
| 554 | * StageName: Both performers use their first names as their idol names, with their full names not given out to the public. |
| 555 | * TechnicianVersusPerformer: Yuujirou is the better singer, but Aizou is the better dancer of the two. |
| 556 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: While their attitude on-camera is nothing but smiles, as soon as filming cuts, they're aloof and don't work well with each other. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment As early as their first PV together, they make it apparent.]] |
| 557 | * ThemeNaming: Their given names, '''Yu'''jiro and '''Ai'''zo. |
| 558 | * TroubledButCute: As it turns out, ''both'' of them are this, as we see in the "Romeo" vomic. When the audience first meets Yujiro, he's standing outside a police station being scolded by his manager. When Aizo comes into the picture, he forcefully covers Hiyori's mouth and snaps at her when she tries to apologize for (seemingly) starting a fight between the two boys. |
| 559 | * VirtualCelebrity: They have concert appearances as 3D models outside of universe, have their own Twitter account with updates by them, and as mentioned in FakeBand above promoted as the characters themselves instead of the seiyuu. That said they're very much not real. |
| 560 | [[/folder]] |
| 561 | |
| 562 | [[folder:Full Throttle4]] |
| 563 | A teen dance and singing unit. |
| 564 | |
| 565 | ''Sings'': TIME LINE, GOOD BYE, TO FAMILY, BROTHER, LOVE ANTHEM, BLUE, TASTE, FAKE STAR, WELCOME SICKS, Dear LAYLA, Alive, New Era |
| 566 | ---- |
| 567 | !! Applying to all |
| 568 | * CapsLock: Most titles, including their names, are written in caps. The handful of exceptions to this rule go to the songs "Dear LAYLA" (which still has caps), "Alive", and "New Era" (written in kanji). |
| 569 | * GratuitousEnglish: Compared to the rest of the idols, all of [=FT4=]'s songs thus far have had titles in full English. Like mona, their stage names are also written in English. |
| 570 | * NonindicativeName: While marketing portrays the group as a foursome (two singers, two dancers), they're often accompanied by their manager onstage, who acts as their DJ. With that in mind they may as well be a group of five--which they even acknowledge, since their fans are collectively the "sixth" member of their group. |
| 571 | |
| 572 | !! IV |
| 573 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunFukuyama\ |
| 574 | The manager and DJ of the group. |
| 575 | ---- |
| 576 | * TeamDad: He's only a year older than the rest of his group, and two years older than Yujiro and Aizo, but he fills the role of the mature masculine prescence for all of them. [=FT4's=] stories in ''[=HoneyWorks=] Premium Live'' often have him scold the boys for whatever reason. |
| 577 | |
| 578 | !! YUI |
| 579 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SomaSaito\ |
| 580 | |
| 581 | !! RIO |
| 582 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuumaUchida\ |
| 583 | |
| 584 | !! MEGU |
| 585 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuyaKakihara\ |
| 586 | |
| 587 | !! DAI |
| 588 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshikiMasuda\ |
| 589 | |
| 590 | |
| 591 | [[/folder]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[folder:Staff]] |
| 594 | ! Rei Tamura |
| 595 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English) |
| 596 | |
| 597 | ! Mayu Uchida |
| 598 | -->'''Voiced by:''' [=96Neko=] (vomic), Creator/AiKayano (''How to Enjoy This World'', anime), Creator/LeahClark (English) |
| 599 | |
| 600 | [[/folder]] |
| 601 | |
| 602 | |
| 603 | !! Terekado Entertainment |
| 604 | |
| 605 | |
| 606 | [[folder:mona]] |
| 607 | !! Mona Narumi |
| 608 | Sena's little sister, a high schooler who performs as a solo pop singer. |
| 609 | --> Voiced by: Creator/ShiinaNatsukawa |
| 610 | |
| 611 | ''Sings'': My Idol Declaration, Fanservice, No.1, My Ally, 17 Years Old, Proud Idol, Life is the Best Way to Pass Time, The Real Me, motto☆Strawberry Au Lait, Being Left Out (solo), Sis Love (duet) |
| 612 | ---- |
| 613 | * AscendedExtra: Originally appearing as simply Sena's little sister in "I Want to Become Cute", Mona later gets entire stories to herself. At first she got "My Idol Declaration" and the corresponding novella as a limited edition item for a [=CHiCO=] with [=HoneyWorks=] album, but she also received her own comic and her relationship with Sena is eventually made out to be just as important as any of the romances. |
| 614 | * AllLowercaseLetters: Unlike the rest of the the idols, Mona performs under a lowercase organization of her name. |
| 615 | * BigSisterWorship: Mona adores her older sister Sena, and cites her as a major reason why she's still pursuing her dreams. There's quite a few songs that cover how much Sena means to her. |
| 616 | * CelibateHero: Like Asuka Kaido, Mona deliberately makes the decision to not pursue a relationship while she's doing idol work. That's not to say that she wasn't in love before, but now that she's working she can't afford to do so anymore. |
| 617 | * DamselInDistress: Her character in "Rodeo" is a princess kidnapped by a bunch of bandits. |
| 618 | * EarlyBirdCameo: As far as the videos go, she makes her first real appearance in "I Want to Become Cute" before getting any major character focus. |
| 619 | * ExpectingSomeoneTaller: After Sena waxed on and on about her "handsome prince" of a boyfriend, Mona had high expectations for Midori. Meeting him and seeing that he was simply an earnest but dorky young man severely disappointed her. |
| 620 | * IdolSinger: Her chosen field. |
| 621 | * ItRunsInTheFamily: All of the Narumis are performers and public faces, but only Mona was the exception at first. She eventually joins her mother, father, and sister as a celebrity once her idol career takes off. |
| 622 | * PinkIsFeminine: While a handful of girls have been given a shade of pink as a motif color, Mona's hot pink exemplifies the trope best, as it goes hand in hand with her very girly and frilly idol costumes. |
| 623 | * PluckyGirl: Whether it be unsavory attitudes, fan displeasure, or acts of jealousy from other rival idols, Mona will ''not'' be put down; as long as she has the love and support of her family and fans in addition to a can-do mindset, she'll be okay. |
| 624 | * SitcomArchnemesis: ''Both'' members of [=LIP×LIP=] are this to her. Outside of a few instances, they can't stand each other and bicker at every opportunity. However, at least in ''Honeyworks Premium Live'', Minami sees their interactions as indicative of how close they are as peers. |
| 625 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Like Sena, she takes a lot after her mother, from her beauty to her hair color; the eyes came from her dad. |
| 626 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With Sena. Mona prefers things like overalls or shorts, her wardrobe choice is described as "boyish girly", and she's generally a more physical and aggressive go-getter. Sena prefers more fashionable and womanly clothing, keeps her hair long, and indulges in feminine interests such as fashion and makeup. |
| 627 | [[/folder]] |
| 628 | |
| 629 | |
| 630 | [[folder:Minami]] |
| 631 | -->Voiced by: Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga |
| 632 | Sings: Bae Love, 1% Lover, Boyfriend Qualifications (solos), Little Lion (multiple) |
| 633 | * AnimalMotifs: Cats, a holdover from his time as a [=Y!Mobile=] promotional character. |
| 634 | * BirthdayBuddies: Coincidentially, he shares a birthday with both members of [=LIP×LIP=]. Official art takes careful note of this and has him celebrate with them. |
| 635 | * CharacterBlog: Has one in the form of Virtual Youtuber vlogs in real life, under the name ''Minami Channel'' on the [=Y!Mobile=] Youtube channel. Or at least used to, as the two videos were taken off the channel in mid 2019. |
| 636 | * DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:How "1% Lover" ends. Nakuru rejects his confession, preferring to remain platonic. Eventually subverted come "Boyfriend Qualifications", since he ''does'' end up with Nakuru after much trial and error.]] |
| 637 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:"Boyfriend Qualifications" shows that after a lot of self doubt and getting the piss beaten out of him by Nakuru's ex, Minami pulls through and finally dates her.]] |
| 638 | * {{Mascot}}: He was originally created as part of a collaboration between [=HoneyWorks=] and [=Y!Mobile=] out of universe; this can be seen with his color motif (red) and the big Y featured on his hoodie. |
| 639 | * ShrinkingViolet: He's not good with public speaking, and especially talking to people he's smitten with. Unfortunately, this makes him also come off as unsociable. |
| 640 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: His eyes are naturally yellow so it's averted as far as real life goes, but his appearance in the "Little Lion" PV has him as a boy transformed from a cat. |
| 641 | * ThemeNaming: Like Yujiro and Aizo in "Romeo", his name is a directional reference. Yujiro played as the Prince of the '''West''', while Aizo played as the Prince of the '''East'''; likewise, Minami refers to '''South'''. |
| 642 | * UnkemptBeauty: Mogelatte has stated that the initial goal for Minami's appearance was to make him look "unconventionally handsome". Compared to the other boys, his eyes are much narrowrer and his hair is always messy, but he still comes off as attractive for it. |
| 643 | [[/folder]] |
| 644 | |
| 645 | [[folder: Staff and Management]] |
| 646 | ! Staff |
| 647 | |
| 648 | !! Taiga Terakado |
| 649 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaitenKusunoki (Vomic) |
| 650 | President of Terakado Production. |
| 651 | |
| 652 | !! Azumi Oonishi |
| 653 | Mona's manager. |
| 654 | [[/folder]] |
| 655 | |
| 656 | |
| 657 | ! Family Members |
| 658 | |
| 659 | [[folder: Chiaki Serizawa]] |
| 660 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyoheiKimura |
| 661 | Haruki's older brother. Friend of Saku, who died when he was a teenager. |
| 662 | -->''Sings:'' Love-Hate Majority, Sparklers |
| 663 | ---- |
| 664 | * DelicateAndSickly: Roughly half of his screentime (representing the final few years of his life) shows him lying in a hospital bed, slowly dying of an illness. He was also pretty sickly when he wasn't bedridden, but symptoms still showed up and his [[spoiler:rescue of Miou]] only worsened his condition. |
| 665 | * FamilyThemeNaming: Like his brother, Chi'''aki''' is named after the seasons (in this case, autumn). |
| 666 | * ForeheadOfDoom: At least in middle school, his forehead was so prominent that it gets a mention in "Love-Hate Majority". |
| 667 | * GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: His relationship with Akechi. "Love-Hate Majority" is all about trying to break Akechi out of his self-imposed isolation and trying to help him see the brighter side of life. |
| 668 | * PosthumousCharacter: Chiaki died when Haruki was young, long before the series proper. |
| 669 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Male variant with Akechi. |
| 670 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: We'll forgive you if you think that Haruki's a time traveler. If you take Haruki at present and Chiaki when he was in school, both boys look remarkably alike, with the only exception being a dark patch of hair in the middle of Chiaki's head. The anime does away with that entirely; now they're both completely blond. |
| 671 | [[/folder]] |
| 672 | |
| 673 | [[folder:Mr. and Mrs. Narumi]] |
| 674 | -->'''Ayako Voiced by:''' Creator/SumireUesaka (Vomic) |
| 675 | Yuusuke and Ayako Narumi are young-ish parents and celebrities in their own right. Yuusuke is a musician, and Ayako is a model. |
| 676 | ---- |
| 677 | * AbsurdlyYouthfulParent: Aside from the eyes, Ayako looks [[MomLooksLikeASister just like]] her teenage daughters. Yuusuke is no slouch either, looking pretty much the same as the day he met Ayako. |
| 678 | * FormerTeenRebel: Yuusuke used to be a delinquent in his teens. He caused a lot of trouble for his mother, and usually brushed off any attempt for her and his father to connect with him. Yuusuke is shown regreting his treatment of both parents and wants to do right by his daughters. At present, he's a bit of an airhead, but he's grown into a caring lover and father. |
| 679 | * GenerationXerox: |
| 680 | ** Ayako does a lot of the leading in her relationship with Yuusuke and plays emotional support for him as well, just as Sena [[LikeMotherLikeDaughter will eventually do]] for Midori. |
| 681 | ** Yuusuke first properly talked to Ayako when she was crying in the rain, and he lent her his umbrella to shield her. He was also a little rough around the edges as a teenager and enjoys music, all things that [[LikeParentLikeSpouse Midori]] shares with him (although Midori wasn't nearly as rude and Sena was the one who reached out to Midori with ''her'' umbrella). |
| 682 | ** Ayako went into modelling as Sena does, and Yuusuke composes and performs music as Midori does. |
| 683 | * ParentalFavoritism: Downplayed. Yuusuke loves both of his daughters, but he seems to lean towards Sena more. |
| 684 | [[/folder]] |
| 685 | |
| 686 | [[folder:The Someyas]] |
| 687 | ! Tamagoro Someya |
| 688 | ! Tae Someya |
| 689 | ! Kyoichiro Someya |
| 690 | [[/folder]] |
| 691 | |
| 692 | [[folder:The Shibasakis]] |
| 693 | ! Yuko Shibasaki |
| 694 | [[/folder]] |
| 695 | |
| 696 | ! Others |
| 697 | |
| 698 | [[folder:Nakuru]] |
| 699 | |
| 700 | ---- |
| 701 | |
| 702 | * CharacterBlog: Nakuru has an Instagram account (that makes an appearance in the Bae Love MV itself) used to advertise the MV, similar to Minami's. |
| 703 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Purple (and pink) hair and purple eyes. |
| 704 | * JustFriends: While she likes Minami, she only initially saw him as a friend and turned him down when he confessed to her the first time. [[spoiler:She eventually takes this back and properly dates him.]] |
| 705 | * LoveMartyr: [[spoiler:She turns out to be in an abusive relationship, with all the [[DomesticAbuse hidden bruises]] to prove it. She continued to stay with the guy despite disliking how he treats her, but after Minami learns the truth and helps her out, Nakuru finally had enough and properly dumped the jerk.]] |
| 706 | [[/folder]] |
| 707 | |
| 708 | |
| 709 | [[folder:Nagisa Shiranami]] |
| 710 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunyaEnoki (Japanese), Creator/MicahSolusod (English) |
| 711 | One of Hiyori's old friends and track and field teammates. |
| 712 | |
| 713 | ''Sings:'' I Told a Lie to the Girl I Like. |
| 714 | ---- |
| 715 | * AnswerSong: "I Told a Lie" seems to be this for Hiyori's entire ''Heroine'' series of songs. The music video calls back to the one for "Heroine wa Heikin Ika" with lyrics that compliment it, while its melody is one for "Heroine Development Plan". If Hiyori says she wants to be a Cinderella but doesn't feel much like a heroine, Nagisa wants to challenge that notion and properly become her prince. |
| 716 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: Supplemetary materials mention that Nagisa has known Hiyori ever since they were children, and specifically asks her to wait for him when he finally leaves for Tokyo. He also considers her a very treasured friend, but he confesses to her. |
| 717 | * TheGenericGuy: Yamako admitted that Nagisa was a break in formula for her previous masculine designs, giving him a plainer hairstyle compared to what she considered "exotic" for the rest of the boys of the franchise. |
| 718 | * RealMenCook: He aspires to be a chef and take over his father's business. He decides to attend school in Tokyo so he can get proper cooking experience, and accepts Hiyori's momentary rejection so they both can focus on their careers. |
| 719 | [[/folder]] |
| 720 | |
| 721 | |
| 722 | [[folder:ASCANA]] |
| 723 | |
| 724 | A duo of teen idols from Osaka. Out of universe, they're actually characters from Johnny and Associates' Virtual Johnny's Project. |
| 725 | |
| 726 | ''Sings:'' The Weaklings' World Conquest, Pudding and Cream Stew, Lv. 1, Shiny Wedding |
| 727 | ! Applying to both: |
| 728 | * AdaptedOut: Neither of them are featured in ''Heroines Run the Show'', despite Asuka's part in Hiyori's arc making up a major part of both the song and its novelization; and both of them being prominent side characters in ''How to Enjoy This World''. |
| 729 | * OneDegreeOfSeparation: Aside from Asuka working at the bookstore Hiyori frequents, ASCANA's manager Maeda attends Sakuragaoka High School (albeit as a second year, so he'd be the upperclassman of Hiyori's generation). |
| 730 | * {{Portmanteau}}: It's not immediately obvious from the romanization, but phonetically it combines the first two syllables of their first name (Asu/Kana). |
| 731 | |
| 732 | !! Asuka Kaido |
| 733 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Jōichirō Fujiwara |
| 734 | * CareerVersusMan: While he is flattered by Hiyori's feelings for him, Asuka rejects her, saying that he cannot afford to be in a relationship if he wants to seriously pursue an idol career. |
| 735 | |
| 736 | !! Kanata Ichigoya |
| 737 | --> '''Voiced by:''' Kazuya Ōhashi |
| 738 | |
| 739 | [[/folder]] |
| 740 | |
| 741 | [[folder:''Watashi, Idol Sengen'' characters]] |
| 742 | ! Idols |
| 743 | |
| 744 | !!Mitsuki |
| 745 | One of the idols Mona looks up to the most. |
| 746 | |
| 747 | !!Asuna |
| 748 | A rival idol of Mona. |
| 749 | ---- |
| 750 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In the manga she's a very prominent character, but in the PV continuity she was introduced in and only appears in small cameos in Mona's videos. She finally gets an MV of her own with the [=CeVio=] version of "Pseudo Love". |
| 751 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Appears briefly in "Fanservice" and "No.1", but is only properly introduced in the "My Idol Declaration" webcomic. |
| 752 | * GirlishPigtails: Of the half up variety. She only seems to wear them onstage, however. |
| 753 | * ScrewThisImOutOfHere: According to Mogelatte in her Pixiv Fanbox, [[spoiler:Asuna ultimately quits showbusiness and moves back in with her parents outside of Tokyo.]] |
| 754 | * TsurimeEyes: Her eyes are notably sharper than the rest of the girls in the cast, and she has the haughtiness to match. She even mentions them in a line in one of her songs. |
| 755 | |
| 756 | !! Violence Girls |
| 757 | |
| 758 | |
| 759 | !! Appare Manten |
| 760 | |
| 761 | ! Other |
| 762 | |
| 763 | |
| 764 | !! Kobayashi and Omori |
| 765 | --> ''Sings:'' Monday's Melancholy |
| 766 | ''Wotas'' who are fans of Mona. |
| 767 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Kobayashi gets his own song, "Monday's Melancholy", which sees Mona's rise to stardom from his perspective. |
| 768 | * AscendedExtra: Kobayashi was just one in a crowd of people originally, but Mogelatte decided that he should be expanded upon and named, with shito expressing interest in making a song for him. Eventually he worked up to being mona's frontmost fan in art, ending with his DayInTheLimelight above. |
| 769 | * CelebCrush: Kobayashi fell in love with mona when he was at a low point in his life. |
| 770 | * [[CuteGlassesGirl Cute Glasses Guy]]: One of the few people in the series that wears glasses, and a lot of his antics are played for sympathy or cuteness. |
| 771 | * ThoseTwoGuys: After Omori's introduction in "Fansa", the two are hardly seen separate from each other in cheering scenes. |
| 772 | [[/folder]] |
| 773 | [[folder: "Chuu-tan"]] |
| 774 | A very big fan of [=LIP×LIP=]. [[spoiler:For her tropes outside of her stanning, see Chizuru Nakamura.]] |
| 775 | -->Sings: Sharing Refusal, Oshi Goto, Sorry for Being So Cute, I Want to Be Cute, Suki Chuu no! |
| 776 | ---- |
| 777 | * BreakoutCharacter: Even more than her oshis, if you can believe it. What was once just a very enthusiastic idol fan quickly became a character with ''the'' most popular song in the franchise's discography, resulting in tie-in merchandise for her alone. This is a feat not even the idols have scored on an individual basis. |
| 778 | * {{Irony}}: Chuu-tan works hard at her MaidCafe job despite hating the humiliating aspects of it because she wants to show her support for [=LIP×LIP=] and keep her proper distance as a fan, but hypocritically goes on the warpath when she thinks a girl is getting close to them. Her favorite of the duo happens to be Aizo, who is revealed to be the most vocally annoyed with the toxic side of his fans and has a similar distaste for some aspects of his idol work. |
| 779 | * MaidCafe: "Oshi Goto" reveals that she works at one, and is a stellar waitress at that. |
| 780 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: While Chuu-tan isn't unhappy with her maid cafe job, she explicitly says she's giving her all in it and all her other jobs just to have enough money to spend on her beloved ''oshis''. |
| 781 | * PunnyName: "Chuu" is the Japanese onomotopeia for a kissing sound. Being a fan of [=LIP×LIP=], this is pretty appropriate. |
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