Line #217 Characters/ShikimorisNotJustACutie


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3	Character sheet for the manga and anime ''Manga/ShikimorisNotJustACutie''.
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7	!Izumi and Shikimori
8	[[folder: "Yuu" Izumi]]
9	!![[spoiler:Yuuki]] "Yuu" Izumi
10	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shuichiro Umeda (Japanese), Creator/BrysonBaugus (English), Alex Villamar (Latin American Spanish)
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12	[[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/izumi.jpeg]]
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14	The protagonist. Izumi is cursed with unnatural bad luck, such that getting through an average day alive and healthy was always in question. This changed when he met Shikimori on his first day of high school and they started going out.
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17	* AdaptationalWimp: Izumi comes off as naturally clumsy even without his terrible luck in the anime due to some additional slapstick scenes.
18	* AmazonChaser: A number of instances imply him to be this: he goes out with the cute-but-physically-strong Shikimori, he is mesmerized by girls displaying awesome feats of athleticism, and admires a poster of a bikini-clad model who has a very fit physique.
19	* BornUnlucky: Izumi's defining character trait. Even his New Year's fortune is always "Very Bad Luck" for the next year.
20	* CosmicPlaything: Bad things often befalls Izumi. They often range from just falling over to almost getting run over by a truck. Luckily, he has Shikimori to save him from the more serious stuff.
21	* CrazyPrepared: Plagued by such bad luck for so long, he's come to expect any sort of bad thing that could happen on any given occasion, and he will try to prepare for them. Some of his measures include such things as dividing his money between three wallets, so even if two of them go mysteriously missing, he still has one left. There is a learning curve involved, as one time he tried to pack everything he could possibly need into a backpack, overloaded it, and then the strap broke before he left the house.
22	* CuteClumsyGirl: Inverted. Izumi is a Cute Clumsy ''Boy''. This gender reversal role is the key premise of the manga.
23	* TheDeterminator: Despite his bad luck and likelihood of failure, he will push forward anyways with an optimistic mindset.
24	* DelicateAndSickly: In addition to his atrocious luck, he's also of weak constitution and gets sick often.
25	* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Izumi's daily life is an obstacle of cars, animals, and random flying objects trying to send him to an early grave. It is Shikimori's (and occasionally Inuzuka's) role to keep him alive.
26	* GenerationXerox: His mother has the same bad luck has him, and it is implied that his father had a similar role to Shikimori when they were younger.
27	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: The result of being chronically caught in bizarre and improbable accidents. Because of this, he doesn't get why a badass such as Shikimori would want to be with someone like him.
28	* InsecureLoveInterest: He fears that his relationship with Shikimori is a case of AllTakeAndNoGive, with him being the taker, on account of her always protecting him while he feels that he doesn't do much for her in return.
29	* NiceGuy: He is a genuinely kind, forthcoming, positive-thinking, and honest boy, which despite his abysmal luck, means he is quick to bond with people and make friends.
30	* NoFullNameGiven: When the class arrangement list is shown, the second character of his given name is out-of-frame, leaving "Izumi Yuu_" (in Oriental order). This isn't helped by how his parents [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname stick to calling him "Yuu-kun."]] [[spoiler: Chapter 176 reveals what his ''real'' name is: Yuuki.]]
31	* ThePollyanna: You'd think that someone as horribly unlucky as him would be depressed, but he remains friendly and optimistic despite it all.
32	* {{Protectorate}}: Shikimori defends him from all the weird things that threaten his life, such as cars, roof tiles, rogue baseballs, etc. She takes this duty seriously, and even scolds him if he tries to walk home from school on his own. He would like to be able to protect her in return.
33	* RealMenCook: He has a lot of cooking experience from helping his mother in the kitchen. It really contrasts with Shikimori, [[LethalChef whose first meal for him made him gag]].
34	* ScarsAreForever: Shikimori finds that he has a scar under his bangs from an injury years ago. He ''thinks'' it might've been when a [[NoodleIncident truck crashed into his bedroom]]. When he removes his shirt, it is revealed that his whole body is completely covered in scars.
35	* WalkingDisasterArea: The world seems to be out to kill the poor kid. It is downplayed in that his bad luck doesn't produce DisasterDominoes that lead to widespread destruction, but fixtures of buildings have been known to suddenly detach just to crush him.
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41	[[folder:"Micchon" Shikimori]]
42	!![[spoiler:Miyako]] "Micchon" Shikimori
43	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriOnishi (Japanese), Creator/MacyAnneJohnson (English), María José Guerrero (Latin American Spanish)
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45	[[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shikimori.jpeg]]
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47	The title character. On the surface she appears to be a normal, cute high school girl but this hides her true aggressive tomboy personality. She is deeply in love with Izumi and will prioritize keeping him safe above all else.
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50	* TheAce: When it comes to any kind of physical activity, she's a full-blown prodigy.
51	* ActionGirlfriend: While Izumi is meek and frail, barely able to hold his own just walking on a sidewalk, Shikimori is incredibly adept at physical activities like sports and martial arts, often rescuing her boyfriend from his cosmically bad luck.
52	* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Shikimori's father is not present and it has not been explained what happened to him. All we know is that she has not had a happy homelife.
53	* AngryCheekPuff: Shikimori puffs her cheeks when she's mad, adding to her "cute" appeal despite her assertive and aggressive personality. Ironically she does a big puffy pout the very first time Yuu mentions she's sometimes "not cute at all".
54	* {{Bifauxnen}}: She used to be one, having BoyishShortHair and a more androgynous appearance, until she deliberately changed her image and appearance in high school in order to avoid this. When Risa first met her, she wasn't sure whether she was a boy or a girl.
55	* BlindWithoutThem: Downplayed. Her eyesight is definitely poor without her glasses and especially has trouble reading or making out details, but she can still function fine otherwise.
56	* BoyishShortHair: She used to have this in middle school, but has let it grow out in the present. [[spoiler: Subverted in the epilogue, as Miyako has once again cut her hair short during her final year at university.]]
57	* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Ostensibly just an athletic girl, but she was also able to kick away a building sign that was about to fall on Izumi, creating a sizeable dent in it in the process.
58	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Most of her time is spent protecting Izumi, but she is also established as someone who is willing to help out anyone in need. So common that most of the time she doesn't [[ButForMeItWasTuesday remember doing it.]]
59	* ClingyJealousGirl:
60	** She won't let anything get between her and Izumi and feels left out even if he spends time with his friends instead of her. She even got jealous of a sexy swimsuit advert that ''any'' teenage boy would have a hard time not staring at. {{Lampshaded}} by Hachimitsu and Inuzuka.
61	** Averted with Kamiya. Despite seeing Kamiya hanging out with Izumi and realizing that she loves Izumi as well, Shikimori doesn't act jealous and even comforts Kamiya over her unrequited feelings, telling her that she's a good person and even hugging her.
62	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied, considering how uncomfortable she is talking about it or her family life for that matter.
63	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Other female students gush about her appearance as much as the boys do, if not more. Especially for [[AmbiguouslyGay Nekozaki]]. She even manages to charm Izumi's mother. After her volleyball game, the girls from all classes go nuts over her.
64	* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Shikimori seems girly on the surface, and there are parts of her that are genuinely girly; she has long pink hair, loves cute things and really desires to be seen as cute herself. However, as much as she tries to hide it, her more tomboyish self still comes out on a regular basis, usually through her incredible athletics, sense of danger, and general assertiveness compared to that of the meek Izumi. She used to be a {{Bifauxnen}} with BoyishShortHair in middle school before deciding to change her image for high school.
65	* GuyOnGuyIsHot: She gets flustered seeing Izumi hold an injured Inuzuka, complete with fantasizing sparkles and roses forming around them.
66	* HollywoodToneDeaf: As discovered when the gang does karaoke, singing is one of the few things she does badly.
67	* KubrickStare: Gives a pretty intense one to Izumi after saving him from a speeding truck.
68	* LethalChef: At first, she's dreadful with meals. She does eventually become a decent cook after training with Izumi's mother.
69	* LongHairIsFeminine: Invoked, as she grew her hair out as to not be mistaken for a boy like she had been in middle school.
70	* NoFullNameGiven: Her given name is unknown, as she and Izumi are on LastNameBasis each other and her friends [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname only call her "Micchon" or "Mi-chan"]]. The class arrangement list shows that her given name is one character only, and it's partly out-of-frame. [[spoiler:Chapter 175 reveals her ''real'' name: Miyako.]]
71	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most of her friends only call her "Micchon" or "Mi-chan", while she and Izumi are on a mutual LastNameBasis. Her real name didn't get revealed until much later.
72	* ThePowerOfLove: She does her best when Izumi cheers her on. Seriously, it is such a sharp change that a fireworks festival vendor thought she had become a girl who was no longer "ordinary", but rather one possessing the "eyes of a hunter".
73	* RoseHairedSweetie: Has bubblegum-pink hair and is a NiceGirl.
74	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: When asked, she says one of the things she likes most about Izumi is how kind he is, and how his chronic bad luck has made him more empathetic to others instead of jaded.
75	* SoreLoser: She can't stand to lose at anything, be it sports, any sort of game, or holding Izumi's attention. Neko points this out to her and, in fact, it is how they became friends. Neither of them wanted to lose in a "friendly" school-class basketball game.
76	* StupidSexyFlanders: Tends to unwittingly produce admiring stares among other girls whenever she lets her cool side show around them.
77	* PassionateSportsGirl: Shikimori loves all sorts of athletics. She formally competed in karate at a national level.
78	* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: World-class or Divine level, She is considered extremely beautiful, including by people of the same gender.
79	* TheTease: Her "cool mode" as a tendency of being romantically assertive, such as when Izumi prepared pastries for the group during a summer trip, and she said she could eat them "every day", while licking her fingers and giving him a meaningful look. Subverted once she's behind closed doors though, where she starts panicking at how strong she comes on to him.
80	* TsurimeEyes: Her eyes noticeably become sharper whenever she's being "cool".
81	* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Justified, considering Izumi's bad luck she has to stay on guard to protect him.
82	* YellowSashOfPower: Subverted. Shikimori is given school monitor duties for a week, and the student body completely ignores her orders as they know she has no real authority.
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87	!Izumi and Shikimori's Schoolmates
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89	[[folder:Yui Hachimitsu]]
90	!!Yui Hachimitsu
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92	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinaHidaka (Japanese), Creator/MollyZhang (English), Creator/ErikaUgalde (Latin American Spanish)
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94	[[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hachimitsu_7.jpeg]]
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96	Diminuitive friend of Izumi and Shikimori. A strange girl for whom the laws of the universe seem to not apply to.
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99	* AnimalMotifs: Bees. "Hachimitsu" is Japanese for (bee) honey.
100	* EmptyEyes: Partially subverted. Hachimitsu's eyes seem to lack the upper halves of her pupils. The bottom halves are visible in close-ups.
101	* GamerChick: Hachimitsu is a hardcore gamer under the avatar Buff Biceps.
102	* PerpetualSmiler: No matter how stressed or worried she is regarding her current situation or how excited her friends are, her expression almost never changes from her dopey smile.
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108	[[folder:Shuu Inuzuka]]
109	!!Shuu Inuzuka
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111	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto (Japanese), Creator/CliffordChapin (English), Alan Fernando Velázquez (Latin American Spanish)
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113	[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inuzuka_5.jpeg]]
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115	Izumi's best friend.
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117	* AnimalMotifs: Dogs. "Inu" in his surname is Japanese for "dog", and he has [[CuteLittleFangs prominent fangs]].
118	* {{Expy}}: He shares a remarkably similar design to [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Bakugo]] and even is portrayed by the same voice actors in Japanese and English, respectively. In terms of personality, they are very different, as he's much more chill and a better friend.
119	* HatesBeingNicknamed: Hates being called Inu by Hachimitsu and Nekozaki, and demands to be called by his proper name anytime they do. They never listen.
120	* {{Keet}}: He's basically Neko's SpearCounterpart when it comes to energy level.
121	* MistakenForGay: His close relationship with Izumi, particularly with how he has NoSenseOfPersonalSpace at times, has Shikimori suspecting ([[ClingyJealousGirl and fearing]]) that Inuzuka might have the hots for his best friend.
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127	[[folder:Kyou Nekozaki]]
128	!!Kyou Nekozaki
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130	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Misato Matsuoka (Japanese), Creator/MichelleRojas (English), Betzabé Jara (Latin American Spanish)
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132	[[quoteright:144:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nekozaki.jpeg]]
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134	One of Shikimori's closest friends. An outgoing and energetic girl.
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136	* AmbiguouslyGay: Nekozaki's PseudoRomanticFriendship with both Shikimori and Kamiya, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer both of whom have had girls attracted to them]], often comes off as this, and her friendship with Shikimori even started with her saying that she'd want to marry her.
137	* AnimalMotifs: Cats. "Neko" in her surname is Japanese for "cat".
138	* FashionableAsymmetry: When wearing her school uniform one of her socks is loose, while the other fits correctly.
139	* FriendlyRival: She and Shikimori bonded for the first time after an extremely heated basketball match between the two, making Neko realize [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak just how complex Shikimori actually is.]]
140	* GenkiGirl: She's very loud and energetic.
141	* HasAType: In her own words, "soft and dainty girls who smell like sunshine" are her ideal type of woman; they stir her protective instincts because they are the opposite of herself. She thought this applied to Shikimori before getting to know and befriend her.
142	* InSeriesNickname: Shikimori addresses her as "Neko".
143	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: In contrast to the outwardly girly but secretly tomboyish Shikimori, she is a tomboy who secretly wants to be more feminine. Before befriending Shikimori, Nekozaki saw her as an epitome of femininity, something she desires but feels impossible to achieve.
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148	[[folder:Ai Kamiya]]
149	!!Ai Kamiya
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151	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakaFukuhara (Japanese), Creator/MorganGarrett (English), Adriana Olmedo (Latin American Spanish)
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153	[[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kamiya.jpeg]]
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155	Ace of the Volleyball team and member of the Library Committee. She joins Izumi and Shikimori's class in their third year and has a crush on Izumi.
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157	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Has a crush on Izumi, but only came to the realization after Izumi and Shikimori started dating. She realizes this and doesn't act on it.
158	* AnimalMotifs: Wolves; the first kanji in her name means "wolf", and she has a calm and cool personality.
159	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She fell in love with Izumi due to the kindness and friendliness he showed toward her, despite her reserved and distant attitude. This is also why she and Shikimori become strong friends after Shikimori showed her compassion and comforted her over her feelings for Izumi.
160	* BirdsOfAFeather: She and Shikimori become really close after starting a genuine friendship, with both being [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] with a passion for sports and a gentle heart.
161	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Izumi says that Kamiya has just as many girl admirers as boys.
162	* MistakenForGay: She keeps hounding Izumi with a bunch of questions about Shikimori. He thinks it is because she has a crush on her. It is actually because she has a crush on ''him''.
163	* PassionateSportsGirl: The star of the school volleyball team.
164	* SchoolIdol: Her classmates flock to her when she arrives and gush about her. When her shift started for their booth during the school festival, they treated it like a BigDamnHero moment.
165	* StatuesqueStunner: The tallest female member of the cast, matching Izumi in height, and considered beautiful and elegant by the other students.
166	* StupidSexyFlanders: Much like Shikimori, other female students tend to get very flustered in her presence.
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171	[[folder:Saruogi]]
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173	A classmate that joins Izumi and Shikimori's group for the school trip to Kyoto.
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175	* AnimalMotifs: Saru is the japanese word for "monkey".
176	* NoFullNameGiven: He is only called by his surname and his first name is never revealed in the manga.
177	* SixthRanger: Is this to Izumi and Shikimori's friend group due officially joining them after the trip to Kyoto.
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181	!Izumi Family
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183	[[folder:Motoko Izumi]]
184	!!Motoko Izumi
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186	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EmiShinohara (Japanese), Creator/LydiaMackay (English), Kerygma Flores (Latin American Spanish)
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188	[[quoteright:163:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/motoko.jpeg]]
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190	Izumi's kind and doting mother.
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193	* AmbiguouslyBi: She's in a happy marriage, but seems to have some obvious attraction towards Miyabi Shikimori. She also frequently flirts with Shikimori herself, and openly jokes that she wishes she was her girlfriend. A notable example is when they share a cooking class together where Motoko grabs her by the waist and blows in her ear.
194	* BornUnlucky: She has a lesser version of the bad luck affliction tormenting her son, so Shikimori occasionally has to defend her as well. It's implied that Akisada also has this duty.
195	* DelicateAndSickly: Again, just like her son, she is prone to illness.
196	* ExhaustedEyeBags: The main indication of her age, likely as a result of dealing with her own and her son's terrible luck.
197	* HappilyMarried: Motoko and Akisada get along alright, and they still go on dates, such as the fireworks festival.
198	* {{Housewife}}: She appears to be the stay-at-home-mom of the Izumi household, and is an excellent cook.
199	* MyBelovedSmother: A rare positive and justified example given how injury-prone her son is. She also backs off from this when he starts going out with Shikimori, since she is able to take over her role as his protector instead.
200	* NoSocialSkills: She has no friends or much in the way of social contact outside of the family, and such gets very nervous when dealing with other people. As such she is delighted when she finally meets and befriends Miyabi.
201	* StrongFamilyResemblance: She's basically an older female version of her son.
202	* SupremeChef: Shikimori considers her food to be of restaurant quality and later turns to her for help when trying to improve her own cooking.
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206	[[folder:Akisada Izumi]]
207	!!Akisada Izumi
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209	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Naomi Kusumi (Japanese), Mark Stoddard (English), Óscar Gómez(Latin American Spanish)
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211	Izumi's father and patriarch of the Izumi family.
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214	* {{Acrofatic}}: He's a bit paunchy but is still capable of performing athletic feats from his judo days.
215	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Has the appearance of a jovial, out of shape, older man, but he's actually a judo champion and still retains a lot of his former athleticism.
216	* FormerlyFit: Used to be built like a truck when he was a young man. Even now, he sometimes displays greater strength than his physique would suggest.
217	* FriendlyRivalry: With Shikimori. They like competing over anything and everything, but purely for sport and it never gets heated.
218	* GentleGiant: Always very friendly, tall and broad and but apparently capable of lifting four people.
219	* HappilyMarried: Motoko and Akisada get along alright, and they still go on dates, such as the fireworks festival.
220	* IntergenerationalFriendship: Develops one with Shikimori as they have similar personalities and interests.
221	* PrematurelyGrayHaired: In flashbacks, he looks much closer in age to his wife. It is speculated by fans that he aged poorly due to the stress of her and his son being so accident prone.
222	* StoutStrength: He's out of shape but has the strength to casually carry both his son and Shikimori on his back. When he was younger, he could carry ''four'' people.
223	* UglyGuyHotWife: Downplayed. Taking into account how he looked in flashbacks, it seems like he physically took worse to the stress of being in an accident-prone family than his wife did, as he looks somewhat elderly in the present while she still looks reasonably slim and attractive despite gaining ExhaustedEyeBags.
224	* YoungerThanTheyLook: Looks like Izumi's grandfather, but actually his father. While his age is not certain, flashbacks and his athletic prowess do suggest that this is more likely than an AgeGapRomance.
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228	!Shikimori Family
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230	[[folder:Fuji Shikimori]]
231	!!Fuji Shikimori
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233	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese), Creator/RiccoFajardo (English), Emmanuel Alejandro (Latin American Spanish)
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235	Micchon's older brother.
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237	* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: While he does appear early in the manga we never see his face until chapter 101, the anime shows him clearly in the opening.
238	* CannotTalkToWomen: He can't even form a sentence when talking with women outside his family.
239	* TheGadfly: Loves messing with his sister.
240	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He doesn't seem to be aware that his sister is in a relationship.
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243	[[folder:Miyabi Shikimori]]
244	!!Miyabi Shikimori
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246	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RomiPark (Japanese), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English), Maggie Vera (Latin American Spanish)
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248	Matriarch of the Shikimori family.
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250	* FirstFriend: She becomes Motoko's first friend outside the family.
251	* LethalChef: Terrible cooking runs in the family.
252	* TheStoic: She has a very serious expression most of the time, even when rattled due Yuu admiting his relationship with her daughter.
253	* StrongFamilyResemblance: She has pink hair like both her children and the same TsurimeEyes as her daughter.
254	* SugarAndIcePersonality: At first, she appears to be a very serious person, which made Yuu worry that she would be against their relationship. But during their talk, Miyabi was very accepting of it.
255	* SweetTooth: Unlike her daughter, Miyabi enjoys sweets.
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