A list of characters for the Visual Novel Doukyusei.
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The Main Character
- Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (OVA), Ken Narita (radio drama)
- Adaptational Heroism: The OVA portrays him in a much better light by making him more of a gentleman, despite his hormonal urges. Each episode has him give emotional support and comfort to each of the four main girls, rather than treat them simply as conquests.
- Adaptation Name Change: The End of Summer OVA adaptation renames him Wataru.
- Canon Name: Takurou is his default name, and it is also his name in the spin-off media.
- The Casanova: By the end of the OVA, he's scored with all four girls who are now deadlocked for his affections.
- Chick Magnet: Mai is the one he wants for a girlfriend, but he ends up with all four main girls competing for him and his 'magic wand' by the end of the final episode.
- Chivalrous Pervert:
- In the OVA, Wataru forgoes two opportunities to confess his feelings for Mai in order to provide emotional support to two of his classmates. In episode 1, he consoles Misa after the latter suffers a leg injury that costs her to lose her spot on the school's track team and her sports scholarship along with it.
- Episode 2 has him skip out on a date with Mai because Master became worried when Satomi didn't show up for work and she wasn't answering her phone. Wataru reluctantly agrees to look for her and eventually finds her sitting alone in the rain. After being told to go away, Satomi calls him later that night to apologize for making him and Master worry about her and to explain what had happenednote . Satomi then asks Wataru to "make her forget" in what is easily one of the most heartwarming scenes ever.
- The Faceless: Downplayed. Parts of his face is visible in certain scenes, but his eyes are always hidden in shadows.
- The Gadfly: He likes to push people's buttons and offset them with annoying or playful comments at their expense. Though sometimes he gets a taste of his own medicine when the women he dates does it to him.
- Hormone-Addled Teenager: He has quite a high libido, and he isn't exactly trying to hide that fact from the player.
- Nice Guy: To a fault, he'll always help his friends despite griping about it, or even if it means missing a chance to get with his crush (Mai).
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Played for laughs. While it's true that he helps all four girls get over their respective love problems, the fact still remains that he slept with all of them within days of each other. As per Finagle's Law, they find out right after he's finally confessed to Mai, but they're amused rather than angry and demand that he pick one of them. Wataru bolts down the street instead.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Wataru ends up running for it once the four main girls find out he boned all of them.
- Sex God: Wataru definitely knows his way around the female body, as each episode ends with a sex scene which culminates in giving each girl a mind-blowing orgasm. The OVA concludes with all four vying for his affections.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: Downplayed example. Wataru isn't facelees in the anime version, unlike his video game counterpart, and is drawn to be modestly attractive.
- Tsundere: Rare male version. Yes, he'll gripe and complain when his friends pester him with their love problems, but he'll still help them away 'cuz he's too nice a guy not to.
The Girls
Mai Sakuragi
Mai in the remake
Mai in the original
- Voiced by: Mariko Kouda (PC, Sega Saturn), Miki Takahashi (OVA, radio drama), Asami Nakamura (PC remake)
A sheltered rich girl from an upstanding family. Through no choice of her own, Mai seldom socializes with the other students due to her busy extracurricular schedule — even during the summer break. Her perfect posture and high-class manners hide a fierce passion and determination underneath. Despite her many male admirers, she seems uncomfortable with her reputation as the campus sweetheart.
- Arranged Marriage: Her parents have already chosen Kenji as her fiancee. He's an antagonistic elitst from another wealthy family who serves as the chief obstacle barring Wataru from seeing Mai.
- First Girl Wins: Defied in the OVA. She's first seen during Wataru's daydream about confessing to her, then imagines himself playfully chasing her around. But he has sex with Misa, Satomi, and Kurumi before he finally gets his chance with Mai. The OVA concludes with all four girls finding out about each other and confronting him about two-timing them. Wataru makes a run for it with all four giving chase.
- Gilded Cage: Mai comes from a wealthy and influential family. Thus, her parents forbid her from associating with anyone from the lower classes, which is the reason she initially pretends not to notice Wataru's crush on her.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: She secretly wishes to have friends and be treated like any other girl her age, which made Wataru's crush and his obvious desire for her body a welcome change for her.
- The Ojou: As the daughter and only child of an upper-class family.
- Public Domain Soundtrack: Her leitmotif, "Mai's Theme", is clearly a riff on Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude in C Major", with a slightly more electronic sound. It fits quite well with her classy surface, yet hints at the melancholy and passion that lies below.
- Riches to Rags: Her ending implies that she cut ties with her family to live in near-poverty with Takurou, at least until he becomes a famous writer.
- The Tease: Seen only when she's with Wataru, being fully aware of his desire for her. But she also recognizes his chivalrous nature and coyly entices him in the hopes that he'll steal her away.
- Uptown Girl: She is from an upper-class old money family, which is the main barrier for her relationship with the working-class Takurou.
Misa Tanaka
Misa in the remake
Misa in the original
- Voiced by: Mariko Onodera (PC), Satomi Koorogi (Sega Saturn, OVA, radio drama), Yui Toita (PC remake)
A star track-team member and all-around athletic ace. While not the girliest of girls, her positive attitude and refusal to back down make her a master at trading barbs with the protagonist. Hardworking to a fault, she puts her all into everything. From time to time, that drive spins out of control...
She returns in Dōkyūsei 2, as a tourist in Ryounosuke's home town.
- Ascended Extra: Downplayed. While by no means a minor character, what with a route and everything dedicated to her in the original game, Misa is notably the only recurring character in Dōkyūsei 2.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: She quickly develops this dynamic with Ryounosuke in Dōkyūsei 2, after they have a somewhat violent Meet Cute at the local train station.
- Berserk Button: Any time Wataru remarks about how big her boobs are, she'll either tell him to shut up, or leave after telling him off. But away from prying eyes, she's shown to be flattered that he notices them.
- But Now I Must Go: Even though she ends forming a couple with Takurou, Misa gets into a special sports college that requires living on campus, so they are forced to part ways. Even though they talk about it being temporary, they have a teary farewell.
- Buxom Beauty Standard: In contrast to the VN, which portrays her with a much more athletic and slender build, the OVA has her breasts as the most developed aspect of her figure, enough that Wataru remarks on their size twice. In the second instance, he says that they're soft and seem to have gotten bigger.Misa: (from offscreen) "Sh-shut up! (mumbles, after brief pause) ...Perv."
- Career-Ending Injury: Despite repeated warnings against excessive training, Misa continued to push herself harder at practice 'til the strain finally results in a knee injury that caused her to lose her spot on the track team and her sports scholarship along with it.
- Cry into Chest: Invoked during the infirmary scene after hearing she would have to withdraw from the track team, due to her knee injury.
- Fanservice Pack: Misa has a curvier figure with a noticeably bigger bust in the anime version, compared to to the VN where she is portrayed as quite realistically slender and athletic for someone making a career in sports.
- Informed Attribute: She becomes bashful during her sex scene with Wataru, believing herself to be too "muscular" despite having no muscle tone whatsoever.
- The Lad-ette: She has somewhat of this reputation, due to her interests in sports and training. Takurou often teases her with it by implying that she has rather mannish looks.
- Passionate Sports Girl: She has a sports scholarship and she's a rising star on the school's track team.
- Piggyback Cute: Done halfway into episode 1 when she falls off her bike and scrapes her knee. Wataru carries her up the embankment on his back, despite her angry protests, until he points out that fidgeting might cause him to drop her and make her injury worse. She reluctantly simmers down.
- Tomboy: Her main defining characteristics are her assertive attitude along with her frank outspoken nature, her natural athleticism, and her passion for track and field.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She is best friends with the more traditionally feminine Miho, being the Tomboy of the duo.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: Her preferred hairstyle.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Her and Takurou frequently trade barbs with each other. But is clear that it is just some good-natured ribbing between two old friends.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Misa verbally lays into Takurou/Wataru after hearing that he went too far with Miho during their movie date. She simmers down a bit after hearing his side of things, but still says he's an idiot for not thinking of a better solution.
Miho Suzuki
Miho in the remake
Miho in the original
- Voiced by: Sakura Tange (PC, Sega Saturn), Junko Asami (OVA, radio drama), Reika Fujisawa (PC remake)
A member of the campus broadcasting club. Adores flowers and even works part-time at the local flower shop. She can also be very shy, despite often hanging out with her much-louder close friend, Misa. Miho seems to have a crush on the protagonist but hasn’t mustered the courage to tell him yet.
- Age Lift: Her age varies between the original VN, which includes a disclaimer that all characters shown are 18 and older, whereas the OVA adaptation says she's only 15.
- The Baby of the Bunch: She's the youngest of the student love interests, further emphasized by her short stature and childlike appearance. In the OVA, Wataru fails to realize she has a crush on him because he thinks of her as being a kid.
- Broken Pedestal: She initially thinks of Wataru as "her Prince", but she effectively dumps him after a bad movie datenote .
- Cannot Spit It Out: She harbors an unrequited crush on Wataru, but she's too shy to tell him. So Misa takes matters into her own hands by telling him herself.
- The Cutie: Her pint-sized stature combined with her childlike appearance makes her look younger than she actually is. Further compounded by an insatiable Sweet Tooth.
- Shrinking Violet: So painfully shy, that she couldn't pluck up the nerve to give Wataru the love letter she had written for him. So Misa had to deliver it for her.
- Sleeps with Everyone but You: She's the only one Wataru doesn't have sex with in either version, because of how young she looks. He even thought of their movie outting as babysitting, rather than an actual date.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She is best friends with the more rough-edged and athletic Misa, being the Girly Girl of the duo.
- What the Hell, Hero?:
- If you get it on with Mako or Misa you'll be effectively locked out of her route and she'll chew you out — more so if you deny you had sex with them. Since Misa is her best friend and told Miho all about it, and she saw Mako and the MC having sex in the infirmary through a window.
- In the OVA version, she takes it badly when Wataru kisses her to shut her up during their movie date. She was unprepared and completely put-off by it, causing her to run out of the theatre crying and loses all interest in Wataru as a result. Misa gives him a stern talking to afterward.
Kurumi Nishina
Kurumi in the remake
Kurumi in the original
- Voiced by: Rumi Kasahara (PC, Sega Saturn), Hitomi Oikawa (OVA, radio drama), Aki Sairenji (PC remake)
As the girlfriend of Kazuya — the protagonist's buddy — Kurumi is on good terms with the protagonist, too. Raised by an overprotective father, she believes that her relationships should always be "pure," which puts her on bad terms with Kazuya's blue balls. She turns to the protagonist to get another male perspective...
- Beat Them at Their Own Game: Since her virginity was all Kazuya really cared about, Kurumi gets even with him for dumping her by giving it to his best friend instead, then refused to tell him who the lucky guy was.
- Cry into Chest: Done in OVA episode 3, when she tells Wataru that Kazuya broke up with her after they had an argument because she was still hesitant to have sex with him.
- The Dog Bites Back: She gets back at Kazuya for dumping her by giving his best friend what she refused to give him: her virginity. When Kazuya sees how cheerful she is the next day, he realizes what it means and angrily demands to know "who it was"? Kurumi smugly retorts that he no longer has the right to ask because he isn't her boyfriend anymore. Then twists the knife further:"We broke up, remember? You moved on, so I figured I should to."
- Girlish Pigtails: In the form of braids, to highlight her childish nature.
- Her Heart Will Go On: She was already over Kazuya by the end of OVA episode3. The series concludes with her being deadlocked with the other main three girls for Wataru's affections.
- Third-Person Person: Refers to herself as such.
Hiromi Tamachi
Hiromi in the remake
Hiromi in the original
- Voiced by: Yuko Mizutani (PC, Sega Saturn), Rie Iwatsubo (radio drama), Sayaka Matsuyama (PC remake)
An office employee at a company a few blocks from the protagonist's apartment. Always up for a good time, with a bold and cheerful personality to boot. She developed a strong interest in the protagonist after hearing some interesting rumors about him from a friend.
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Creator Couple: In her ending, she and Takurou work together drawing manga - Stalker with a Crush: She had a crush on the protagonist before he ever met her.
Mako Saitou
Mako in the remake
Mako in the original
- Voiced by: Junko Hagimori (PC, Sega Saturn), Arisa Andou (OVA, radio drama), Harumi Sakurai (PC remake)
Sakimake Academy's charismatic campus doctor. Students come to her infirmary seeking advice on not just health, but dating and relationships, too. She treats everyone with sincerity and is loved by all. The protagonist is infatuated with her and has been trying to break the ice, but the relationship remains unflinchingly professional. Ako is her younger sister.
- Guide Dang It!: In order to advance her route, Takurou has to admit that that he's faking it when he goes see her about his genital pain. This actually makes you lose Relationship Points with her and it's flagged as such in Easy Mode, so it's a counterintuitive move.
- Hospital Hottie: She is quite self-aware about the fact that the male students, including Takurou, find her quite attractive and she sometimes plays on Takurou's attraction to her to tease him.
- School Nurse: As the name suggests, she's the school's resident health professional.
Satomi Kurokawa
Satomi in the remake
Satomi in the original
- Voiced by: Ayako Ono (PC, Sega Saturn), Yumi Takada (OVA, radio drama), Hana Kuga (PC remake)
A coffee shop part-timer and childhood friend of the protagonist. Friendly and good-natured, but also naive at times. She and the protagonist can talk about anything and everything, and the two have remained close-ish over the years. Lately, however, she seems depressed and won’t open up…
- Babies Ever After: During the Naked Apron scene, Satomi reveals she's pregnant.
- Girl Next Door: As the plainest and most accessible of main four competing girls. Also the one Wataru spends the most time complaining to about his girl problems. To which Satomi either snarks about, or pretends not to care.
- Her Heart Will Go On: Non-fatal variant. Satomi has sex with Wataru the night after being dumped by Kenji, which causes their friendship to shift from taking swipes at each other to bordering on being Friends with Benefits.
- Hidden Buxom: Hers are the second largest breasts next to Misa's, though not readily apparent due to the loose-fitting clothing she usually wears. Wataru is briefly stunned speechless when he removes her shirt and finally gets to see them.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Satomi is the dutiful type, so Master immediately knew something was wrong when Satomi didn't clock in and was refusing to answer her phone.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Seeing Wataru's concern for her well-being prompts her to seek comfort from him, resulting in Satomi giving herself to him. Her opinion of him also changes, improving their friendship afterward.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Aside from the occasional smirk, her expression is typically deadpan, especially when she begins to suspect that Kenji is cheating on her. Wataru brings out her softer side by helping her move past it.
- Tomboy: She's a shorthaired girl who's blunt with her opinions and eschews the standard miniskirt and apron barista uniform in favor of loose fitting overalls instead. It's the reason Wataru often says she'll never have a boyfriend.
- Vitriolic Best Friends: With Wataru. The two constantly trade verbal jabs at each other about their looks and respective love lives. But they both care deeply about each other, enough that her boss ("Master") entrusted Wataru to find her when she didn't show up for work.
- Was It All a Lie?: Directed at her boyfriend when he invites her out to a fancy restaurant to tell her he'd been seeing Mai behind her back. Satomi is disillusioned and asks if he was just toying with her the entire time. Her ex doesn't even dignify the question with a response. He dumps her instead and coldly says not to speak to him anymore, before abruptly leaving her alone in tears.
- Wedding Finale: The VN version concludes her route by having her marry Takouru/Wataru shortly after they've both graduated from highschool.
- When She Smiles: Seen at the end of episode 2, after Wataru walks her home. She grows apprehensive when he starts to leave, 'til he tells her that he'll be at the coffee shop bright 'n early for another cup of her special blend. It ends with a still frame the instant Satomi smiles and kisses him.
- Whitehaired Pretty Girl: She has a short white bobcut with matching silvery grey eyes in the OVA version.
Chiharu Sakuma
Chiharu in the remake
Chiharu in the original
- Voiced by: Machiko Toyoshima (PC, Sega Saturn), Sayaka Fujisaki (PC remake)
A stranger whom the protagonist approaches one day in the street on a whim. She doesn’t take him too seriously at first, but the more the two talk, the closer they become…
- Dark and Troubled Past: Chiharu used to work in the adult industry, something that she is not proud (but also not exactly ashamed) of.
- Stalker with a Crush: Before Takurou even met her Chiharu already had a secret crush on him, to the point that she had photo of him taken secretly. And this was when Chiharu already had a boyfriend.
- Supreme Chef: Cooking is her hobby, and by the end of the story she becomes a professional chef.
Kaori Naruse
Kaori in the remake
Kaori in the original
- Voiced by: Yuko Nagashima (PC, Sega Saturn), Nanami Mizuno (PC remake)
Works as a hostess in the next town over. Flashy and flamboyant in her fashion sense. Loud, foulmouthed, and not afraid to speak her mind, Kaori and the protagonist hit it off from the first meeting, with the potential for something more quickly becoming apparent...
- Hard-Drinking Party Girl: Kaori spends most of her route drunk.
- Unproblematic Prostitution: Played with. On the whole, Kaori likes her job, and the narrative never condemns her for her chosen profession, treating it like a somewhat unusual job, but a job nonetheless, but she does also have her frustrations with it, and one of the bigger events of her route sees her getting drunk and airing her grievances with her boss and some of her clients.
Yayoi Kusanagi
Yayoi in the remake
Yayoi in the original
- Voiced by: Miki Takahashi (PC, Sega Saturn), Ryouko Tezuka (PC remake)
A nurse at a nearby medical clinic. She’s polite and professional, but slightly colder when off the clock. Stunningly beautiful and with a mysterious air about her, she can be quite elusive to track down.
- Guide Dang It!: If you want to get her sex scene and thus have a chance with her you have to follow a very specific set of choices when you go see the doctor, some of which are detrimental to the Relationship Values.
- Hospital Hottie: She's a stunningly attractive nurse whose chest is bigger than any of the other heroines'.
- Maybe Ever After: Yayoi tries to invoke this in her ending by telling Takurou to start off as friends. They do end as a couple anyway.
Reiko Shingyouji
Reiko in the remake
Reiko in the original
- Voiced by: Naoko Watanabe (PC, Sega Saturn), Sahomi Koyama (PC remake)
A kimono-clad housewife who lives just across the street. Appears calm and unassuming enough on the rare occasions the protagonist spots her out sweeping her yard or shopping in town, but for some reason, she’s always alone, which is a concern…
- The Hero Dies: At the end of Reiko's route, an elderly Takurou passes away next to his wife, after having lived a happy, long life.
- Younger than She Looks: Her traditional garb and quiet mannerisms and the fact that she's a married woman make her seem like she's quite old - but she's actually just 25, same age than prof. Serizawa.
Yoshiko Serizawa
Yoshiko in the remake
Yoshiko in the original
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (PC, Sega Saturn), Kaoru Shimamura (OVA), Masako Katsuki (radio drama), Nana Inoue (PC remake)
Takurou's homeroom teacher at Sakimake Academy. Takes her job seriously and genuinely cares about all her students. Hoping to offer guidance on life direction and choosing a career, she's especially strict with the protagonist, whom she sees as irresponsible and lacking resolve at the best of times.
- Prim and Proper Bun: With a side of bangs, fitting for a teacher and older lady.
- Teacher/Student Romance: She can get together with Takurou despite being his teacher.
Natsuko Masaki
Natsuko in the remake
Natsuko in the original
- Voiced by: Rika Fukami (PC, Sega Saturn), Yumi Hikita (OVA), Rie Okamoto (PC remake)
A design school student and part-timer at a nearby clothing boutique. Takurou first met her through his good pal Kazuya, and the three of them plus Kazuya's girlfriend, Kurumi, go on to share a rather complicated relationship... Always chill and friendly to the protagonist, even when not at the boutique.
- Love Dodecahedron: More of a Love Square - Takurou's BFF Kazuya lusts after her while dating Kurumi. Who Kurumi and Natsuko love in turn depends of your choice.
- The Tease: She loves to playfully tease Takurou - especially in her sex scenes.
Other Characters
Kazuya Sakagami
Kazuya in the remake
Kazuya in the original
- Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa (PC, Sega Saturn), Issei Futamata (OVA, radio drama), Hiroshi Watanabe (PC remake)
Takurou's buddy and the boyfriend of Kurumi.
- All Men Are Perverts: A textbook "dudebro" type who spends every waking moment trying to score.
- At Least I Admit It: Kazuya isn't interested in a serious relationship, he's just looking to get laid. When Wataru points out that that's likely the reason he hasn't gotten anywhere with Kurumi, Kazuya snarkily replies that if things don't change, he'll just dump Kurumi and move on.
- Basement-Dweller: Takurou sometimes makes fun of him for still living with his parents.
- Kick the Dog: To his own girlfriend, Kurumi, in OVA episode 3. She tells Wataru that Kazuya got angry with her and said she was "childish", then dumped her to find another girl. Kazuya later owns up to it and tells Wataru he's already got a new girl who's more willing to put out for him.
- Pair the Spares: In Kurumi's ending, he and Natsuko are an item.
Kenji Aihara
Kenji in the remake
Kenji in the original
- Voiced by: Tōru Furuya (PC, Sega Saturn), Show Hayami (OVA), Sho Sudou (PC remake)
The main antagonist in the game and OVA continuities. He's a self-centered elitist from a wealthy upper-class Family, who's been chosen by Mai's parents to be their daughter's fianceé. Thus, Kenji believes Mai is his without question and that Takurou/Wataru should know his place.
- Card-Carrying Villain: He might as well introduce himself as: "Hi, I'm Kenji. Yes, I'm an asshole. No, there's nothing you can do about it 'cuz I'm hot and I'm rich."
- Hate Sink:
- In the OVA, Kenji is made to be as assholish and antagonistic as possible to ensure the audience roots for Wataru. He not only serves as the romantic roadblock between Wataru and Mai, he's also an elitist who feels entitled to Mai simply because he's rich.
- Episode 2 reveals he's also Satomi's boyfriend, until she catches him cheating on her with Mai. When Satomi confronts him about it, Kenji refuses to answer her. Instead, he tells her it's over between them and says not to call him anymore. Then he abruptly leaves the table, leaving Satomi dejected and alone.
- Jerkass: In addition to the previous example, he also lords his wealth and social status over Wataru's head and says the latter should know when he's beaten (pool scene episode 1). Wataru tells him don't be so sure, to which, Kenji smugly replies that the matter had already been decided by their Families.
- Kick the Dog: To both Wataru and Satomi.
- Kenji knows Wataru is insecure about being middle-class because Mai is from a wealthy Family. A fact which Kenji delights in reminding Wataru of and plays on his fears by insinuating that he's already taken Mai's virginity. Thus, she's already "his".
- We later learn that he's been dating Satomi on the side without telling her that he was already in an Arranged Marriage. Satomi doesn't become aware of his infidelity until she catches him leaving a love hotel with Mai. Kenji invites Satomi to an upscale restaurant to confirm he'd been cheating on her and callously dumps Satomi then and there without a word of apology.
- Small Role, Big Impact: His presence as Mai's fianceé is what prevents Wataru from being able to ask her to be his girlfriend. Thereby preserving the romantic tension since Wataru only has 'til the end of summer to do it. Yet, Kenji only appears onscreen 5 timesnote throughout all four episodes.
- Smug Snake: Kenji is fully aware that his looks, wealth, and social status allows him to easily have his pick of almost any woman he chooses, including Mai, the School Idol.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: Except it's only skin-deep in his case.
