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Aida family - Kentarou Aida (Father), Ayumi Aida (Mother), Soukichi Bando (Grandfather), Isuzu Bando (Grandmother)
Voiced by: Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Kentarou), Harumi Ueda (Ayumi), Akihiko Ishizumi (Soukichi), Kazuko Sugiyama (Isuzu)
Mana's family. They run a restaurant called "Pig's Tail". For more tropes related to Isuzu, see Movie Characters section.
Tropes associated with the Aida family:
- Alliterative Name: Ayumi Aida.
- All There in the Manual: Mana's grandmother is unnamed in the movie.
- Canon Foreigner: Isuzu was specifically introduced for the movie.
- Captain Ersatz: Fans had noticed that Ayumi is just an adult version of Ako. And Kentarou is yet another male Rin.
- Generation Xerox: Ayumi and Ryouko are friends. Their daughters are friends too.
- Posthumous Character: Isuzu. There's a reason why she's only seen in flashback section of the movie.
- Shared Family Quirks: It's offhandedly mentioned that Mana's grandmother was a lot like Mana herself.
- Supreme Chef: All of them naturally, since they own a restaurant.
Hishikawa family - Yuuzou Hishikawa (Father) and Ryouko Hishikawa (Mother)
Voiced by: Takeshi Maeda (Yuuzou), Atsuko Yuu (Ryouko)
Rikka's family. Yuuzou is a photographer, and Ryouko is a doctor.
Tropes associated with Hishikawa family:
- Captain Ersatz: Ryouko is often compared to Suzu.
- Generation Xerox: Ayumi and Ryouko are friends. Their daughters are friends too.
Yotsuba family - Seiji Yotsuba (Father), Shouko Yotsuba (Mother), Ichirou Yotsuba (Grandfather), Hiromichi Yotsuba (Elder Brother)
Voiced by: Hidetoshi Nakamura (Seiji), Mugihito (Ichirou)
Alice's family. Seiji is Yotsuba Corporation's CEO, Ichirou trained Alice in martial arts, and Alice's mother, named Shouko, is an opera singer. The Complete Book reveals yet another member of Yotsuba family: Alice's older brother Hiromichi.
Tropes associated with Yotsuba family:
- All There in the Manual: Shouko's name and Hiromichi's existence are revealed in the Official Complete Book.
- Badass Longcoat: Ichirou and Seiji wear one.
- Parasol of Prettiness: Shouko carries a parasol in Episode 48.
Mari Madoka
Voiced by: Jun Karasawa
Aguri's foster grandmother. She's an instructor of tea ceremony.
Tropes associated with Mari:
- Alliterative Name: Mari Madoka.
- Grandparental Obliviousness: Subverted. She knows Aguri is special, yet she never mentioned it to her and let her live normally... until Episode 43.
- Not Afraid to Die: She's extremely calm and shows no signs of fear when King Jikochuu invades Oogai Town.
Friends
Takuya Nikaidou
Voiced by: Takuya Sato
One of Mana's classmates.
Tropes associated with Nikaidou:
- Ambiguously Brown: He has darker skin compared to the rest of his friends.
- Character Development: While Episode 32 shows that he cares about Mana, he still acts like a jerk around her. However, in the movie, Mana herself tells him to be honest to himself and express his feelings properly. The next time we see him (in meta sense, since the movie happened before the finale), he does exactly so. He's noticeably a lot calmer, too.
- Childhood Friends: Mana's, according to the movie.
- First-Name Basis: Calls Mana with "Mana" in Episode 3 (during Rikka's flashback), 48, and 49. This is significant because he's the first non-Cures non-relatives to do so, and most of the time he always avoids to refer her beyond using "you".
- Hidden Depths: Seemed like a typical delinquent at first. Later, he showed a great leadership and problem-solving skills. Not to mention he really cares of Mana.
- I Will Wait for You: He chooses to stay in the ruined Oogai Town and watches the Cures fighting Proto Jikochuu during the final battle.
- Japanese Delinquents: Wears his uniform improperly? Check. Likes to pick up fights with other boys, even those who are from another school? Check. Called "Bro"note by his loyal best friend? Check.
- Jerkass: He flat out insults Mana in Episode 2. In the movie, he almost crosses the line by saying that nobody would marry Mana. Of course, this is just an act.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He has his moments, especially in Episode 32.
- Luminescent Blush: In the movie, he did it three times in succession. Once after Rikka managed to blow up his act, once when Mana took his hand to draw her Heart Mark charm, and finally when Mana asked him about his crush.
- Nerves of Steel: In Episode 32, he steps in front of the Selfish to protect the campfire without any hesitations. In the final episode, he keeps watching the Cures fight even though everyone else had evacuated.
- Out-of-Character Moment: A minor one in episode 32, in which he becomes very unmotivated after knowing Mana's condition. And a major one during the finale, in which he is the only one who thinks calmly after Mana's Accidental Public Confession and starts calling Mana's name on regular basis.
- Say My Name: In the finale, he sure says Mana's name a lot.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Manly Man to Momota's Sensitive Guy.
- Suspiciously Specific Denial: In the movie.Rikka: "You know, when boys like someone, they like to tease them on purpose."
Nikaidou: *blushes*
Momota: "Is that so?"
Nikaidou: "I-Idiot! Who would like her anyway!?"
- Unresolved Sexual Tension: The last few episodes made it very obvious that he loves Mana. But he never confessed to her. Ever.
- Walking Spoiler: It's hard to talk about him without bringing up his crush on Mana, which was implied but not even elaborated upon until the Non-Serial Movie.
Tsubasa Momota
Voiced by: Tsubasa Sakurai
One of Mana's classmates.
Tropes associated with Momota:
- Nice Guy: Unlike Nikaidou, he never speaks ill of Mana.
- Satellite Character: His entire character revolves around Nikaidou.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Sensitive Guy to Nikaidou's Manly Man.
- Undying Loyalty: He's been around Nikaidou since their childhood time. And then there's him following Nikaidou to stay in the ruined Oogai town.
- Verbal Tic: Usually ends his sentence with "-ssu".
Chihiro Yashima
Voiced by: Chihiro Ikki
One of Mana's classmates.
Tropes associated with Yashima:
- Brutal Honesty: Yes, she has a boyfriend. Rachel took it badly when he learned the truth. At least, at first.
- Chekhov's Gunman: She appears in the first episode as the girl who got sick during the bus trip. She reappears as Rachel's crush.
- First-Name Basis: Even though she calls Mana "Pres" like other students, she also calls Rikka by her first name in Episode 36.
- Hidden Depths: Initially is known as a sickly girl, she turns out to be a nice girl who cares a lot for the environment.
- Walking Spoiler: After Episode 36, it's hard to talk about her without mentioning Rachel's crush on her.
Hiroshi Juujou
Voiced by: Shuusaku Shirakawa
One of Mana's classmates and the Oogai Middle School Student Council's Vice President.
Tropes associated with with Juujou:
- Foreshadowing: He was frequently seen walking to and working at Student Council room before he got properly introduced as the Vice President later in the series.
- Hyper-Competent Sidekick: Subverted. Unlike fellow Vice President Reika, he's next to useless when it comes to leadership. But for mundane tasks, he's really competent. Although he needs Charle and Makoto's help sometimes.
- Meaningful Name/Punny Name: His full name literally means "Ten List Professor". It was first shown in a scene that shows the Top Ten students list, and because he has the best grade, it's placed at the top of the list. In other words, he is the smartest person, the "professor" of the Top Ten students list.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: He wears glasses and is one of the smartest students in his year; at one point he outranks even Rikka.
Jun Saotome
Voiced by: Chihiro Suzuki
A freshman who admires Mana.Tropes associated with Jun:
- Chekhov's Gunman: Preventing some panicked citizens from becoming Jikochuus in Episode 47. And guess who take over Mana's Student Council President seat?
- In Touch with His Feminine Side: He chose to be a member of gardening club. And his first impression of Mana is being a prince riding a white horse.
- Red Herring: The green Lovies Joe gave to him is irrelevant. Further emphasized in his subsequent appearances, where he's never seen wearing it.
Reina Itsusuboshi
Voiced by: Hyo-sei
Alice's friend and the heiress of Itsusuboshi Group.
Tropes associated with Reina:
- Noblewoman's Laugh: "O-ho-ho-ho-ho~!" And she laughs like that since her childhood.
Haruna Mori
Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki
Makoto's rival idol.
Tropes associated with Haruna:
Eru Morimoto
Voiced by: Satomi Moriya
Aguri's friend and classmate.
Tropes associated with Eru:
Movie Characters
Marsh/Mallow
Voiced by: Shosuke Tanihara
A mysterious man that claims to be the King of the Land of Memories. He invades Oogai Town and traps its people in movies made from their memories. He seems to have a grudge against Mana. He's actually Mana's deceased pet dog, Mallow.
Tropes associated with Marsh:
- Brainwashed and Crazy: It's suggested the Clarinet messed with his head.
- Calling Your Attacks: He shouts "Eleven Fang" when summoning wolf-headed lasers.
- Cool Airship: He builds a flying mechanical whale out of discarded objects. When the real Big Bad takes over, he adds Combat Tentacles.
- Cool Mask: Wears a black masquerade mask, but loses it after his Heel–Face Turn.
- Heel–Face Turn
- Hellhound: His One-Winged Angel form is a giant beastly dog.
- In the Hood: In his first appearance he wears a hooded cloak.
- Magic Music: He controls objects with his clarinet. Or so it seems.
- Meaningful Name: Mana named him "Marshmallow" because he is fluffy and white.
- No-Sell: Lovely Force Arrow proves to be completely ineffective against him.
- One-Winged Angel: Can turn into a monstrous hound.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: He's Mana's deceased dog that has somehow returned from the dead with magic powers.
- Poor Communication Kills: If he had just told Mana that he was her dog, a lot of trouble could have been avoided.
- Talking the Monster to Death: As soon as Mana recognizes him, she refuses to fight him and manages to talk him out of his villainy.
- Taking the Bullet: He dies for good after intercepting an attack that was aimed at Mana.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: He genuinely wants Mana to be happy in the Lotus-Eater Machine.
- White Hair, Black Heart: He's a villain with white hair. Though it becomes Mystical White Hair after his Heel–Face Turn. It represents the fur he had as a dog.
Purple Buggy, Silver Clock, and Mannequin Carmine
Voiced by: Hisao Egawa (Buggy), Minoru Inaba (Clock) and Mayumi Asano (Carmine)
Marsh's minions, made from objects that were discarded and forgotten by their owners. They were originally a car, a clock, and a mannequin.
Tropes associated with Purple Buggy, Silver Clock and Mannequin Carmine:
- Animate Inanimate Object: They're monsters created from discarded junk.
- Fusion Dance: Buggy and Clock combine into one being, while Carmine absorbs a number of mannequins to take a One-Winged Angel form.
- Improbable Weapon User: Silver Clock seems to use dagger-like clock-hands as a weapon.
- It Only Works Once: In her first battle with Buggy, Rikka uses ice powers to cause him to crash. In her second battle, Buggy grows Spiked Wheels to move on the ice.
- Spiked Wheels: Buggy's wheel sprouts spikes during his second conflict with Rikka.
- Taking You with Me: The battle against Carmine ends when she violently self-destructs to knock out her opponents.
- Terrible Trio: They are a trio of dangerous monsters under March's command.
- This Is a Drill: Carmine can perform drill attacks with her arms after entering her giant form.
Bebell
Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama
The movie's mascot character. A mysterious fairy who follows Marsh in order to stop him. The end of the movie reveals that she's apparently is Mana's deceased grandmother.
Tropes associated with Bebell:
- Foreshadowing: At one point in the movie, she talks about Mana as though they've met before.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Well, it seems that fairies can be the spirits of deceased humans.
- Psychopomp: At the end of the movie, she escort's Marsh's soul to heaven.
- Significant Double Casting: She has the same voice actor as Mana's grandmother.
- Something Only They Would Say: She reveals her identity by winking at Mana in the same way her grandmother did.
Clarinet
Voiced by: Masaru Ikeda
The true villain of the movie. A manifestation of the memories of forgotten beings.
Tropes associated with Clarinet:
- Animate Inanimate Object: An evil talking clarinet.
- As Long as There Is Evil: He claims that he is invincible as long as people who forget about discarded things exist. Mana proves him wrong in one hit.
- The Dog Was the Mastermind: You thought the evil clarinet-playing wizard was the main antagonist? Nope, it turns out to be the clarinet itself. Ironically, he was masterminding a dog.
- No-Sell: Lovely Straight Flush proves ineffective against him.
- Time Travel: He travels to the future in order to destroy the Cures' futures...because apparently destroying their future destroys their present.
- Walking Spoiler: His role in the movie isn't actually revealed until the final act.
