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Puni
The mascot of the series.
- The Cameo: He will occasionally appear in the episode proper.
- Cartoon Creature: He looks like a strange cross between a capybara, a guinea pig, and a Moomin. It's not specified what species he is, but one story has him say he is a fairy.
- Verbal Tic: He says "Puni" at the end of sentences.
Protagonists
Characters that are portrayed as protagonists. Kanade
A platinum-blonde haired woman.
- Depending on the Artist: Some episodes depict her with light lavender hair instead of platinum blond.
- The Ditz: In episodes pitting her against a female antagonist with a "self-proclaimed naive girl" shtick, she is depicted as an actual "naive girl" whose natural ditziness threatens the former's "reputation" and chances of attracting all the guys.
- Extreme Doormat: She will often let others walk all over her until she stands up for herself or others stand up for her.
- Good Cannot Comprehend Evil: In later stories, she can't fathom the thought of someone being mean for the sake of it.
- Gold Digger: In the Poor Girl Series she is a sympathetic example since she was born and raised in poverty, with her mother, Teruyama, enrolling her in Soprano High so she could find a rich guy to marry later on and thus get out of their current situation.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Downplayed. Later stories make Kanade so nice that she is incapable of seeing the bad side of people until it's too late.
- Naïve Everygirl: Kanade is quite oblivious and naïve which the antagonists often exploit.
- Nice Girl: She is nice to a fault even to those who torment her.
- Plain Jane: Kanade often describes herself as unattractive and less flamboyant compared to other girls.
- Theme Naming: Her name comes from the Japanese verb kanaderunote , which means "to play an instrument," setting the musical naming pattern with Alto and Onpu.
Onpu
A little girl who is often Kanade's daughter.
- Asleep in Class: Often sleeps during class because she finds the material too easy and dull.
- Beware the Nice Ones: She has more of a backbone than her mother.
- Child Prodigy: She is often depicted as a "kid genius" in the episodes featuring her as a protagonist, often using her intellect to save her friends and family from any trouble.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Onpu resembles a younger version of Kanade and is often her daughter.
- Theme Naming: Her name is the Japanese word for "musical note," continuing with the music-themed naming pattern Kanade and Alto follow.
Ram
A pink-haired woman.
- Beta Couple: She is often paired with Kairi.
- Beware the Nice Ones: In spite of her good-natured demeanor, she can attack those who wronged her.
- Sadist Teacher: One episode has her as a strict teacher who often lectures students about breaking school rules even outside of school grounds. Subverted when it's revealed that she does care for the students when she stayed late with Kanade when she got sick and the other students only view her as otherwise due to how strict she is.
Alto
A pink haired man.
- Depending on the Artist: Some episodes depict him with platinum blond hair instead of his usual pink.
- Great Detective: Some episodes have him as a detective that can gather information for the protagonists. As a child, he is inspired by Detective Conan on TV.
- Malaproper: He tends to mess up foreign words and sayings.
- Nice Guy: He is a nice guy but he does have more of a backbone than Kanade.
- Official Couple: He is often paired with Kanade.
- Real Men Wear Pink: In this story, Kanade blurts out that he likes making sweets.
- Theme Naming: "Alto" is the name of a vocal range in choral music, which sets the musical naming pattern with Kanade and Onpu.
- Tsundere: He acts like this towards Kanade throughout the "Poor Girl Series".
Kairi
A tanned dark-brown-haired man.
- Benevolent Boss: When he is in charge at a protagonist's workplace.
- Beta Couple: He is often paired with Ram.
- Early Installment Character-Design Difference: In earlier stories, he was just as pale as most of the cast.
- Fountain of Youth: He became a toddler when Shotae sprayed infantilization medicine on him.
- Gender-Blender Name: Kairi is typically a girl's name.
Narita
A blue-haired man.
- Beta Couple: He is often paired with Haru.
- Not Distracted by the Sexy: He is the only male employee that doesn't fall for Junko's cutesy tricks. In fact he even called her out for it.
Haru
A blonde-haired woman.
- A-Cup Angst: Some stories depicting her as flat-chested may have her suffer a complex and have an antagonist mock her for it.
- Best Served Cold: She can be quite vicious in getting revenge on those who wronged her. Even as a child, she is capable of outsmarting evil people who seek to wrong her loved ones, as shown in this episode.
- Beta Couple: She is often paired with Narita.
- Brutal Honesty: In one episode, when her cheating father asked her if she missed him, she nonchalantly answered no.
- Early Installment Character-Design Difference: In earlier stories, her hair was an even lighter blonde and she wore it in small Odango.
- The Voiceless: One episode has her be quiet for years, due to Kanae teasing her about her singing. Luckily she recovered her voice by the end of the story.
Antagonists
Characters that are portrayed as antagonists, but are occasionally portrayed as protagonists. Takeuchi
A gonky man. He is often an otaku.
- Beta Couple: In stories where he is a supporting character, he is often paired with Teruyama.
- Crusading Lawyer: One episode had him become Alto and Kanade's lawyer to defend them from a extorting couple. He shut down the couple down pretty quickly when they gave their sob story and they were forced to pay a huge fine.
- Gonk: He is the stereotypical example of an otaku, so being ugly is a given.
- Stalker with a Crush: Many episode that feature him have him creep on Kanade.
Teruyama
A gonky female.
- Beta Couple: She is often paired with Takeuchi.
- Gonky Femme: She is quite unappealing which is the source of her insecurities.
Karin
A dark-skinned light blue-haired woman.
- Alpha Bitch: If the story is set in a school where she is a student, she is likely to be this.
- Ambiguously Brown: She is the only dark skinned character in the series and her race is not specified.
- Beta Bitch: She used to be this in earlier stories, as one of Erika's underlings.
- Beta Couple: She is often paired with Casino.
- The Mistress: If a female protagonist's husband is cheating on her, she may be his affair partner.
Erika
A blonde woman.
- Alpha Bitch: Her most common role in the story is to be the most popular girl, often with Kanade being her rival.
- Beta Couple: Whenever she isn't the antagonist, she is often paired with Baccarat.
- Rich Bitch: Some episode have play the role of a stuck-up rich girl.
- The Rival: She is often this to Kanade, whom she fights for Alto's affection.
Casino
A purple-haired man.
- Beta Couple: He is often paired with Karin.
- Big Brother Bully: One episode has him be a bully to his sister Kanade.
- Stalker with a Crush: In one story, he stalked Ram. When he met Karin, he pretended to be Ram's boyfriend and went along with Karin's plan to "steal" him away from her.
Baccarat
A blonde-haired man.
- Angry Chef: One story has him be an arrogant chef that criticizes a restaurant's food and tried to get a waiter to call the manager.
- Beta Couple: He is often paired with Erica whenever she is the protagonist.
- Brainless Beauty: He is sometimes portrayed as one.
- Domestic Abuser: Whenever he is portrayed as Kanade's husband.
- Hikikomori: He ended up as this twice, once because he couldn't handle criticism at his work and the other time because he didn't feel hated at home.
Tae "Shotae" Hajime
A brown-haired girl with glasses.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: She became who she is because a little boy offered her candy at the park to cheer her up since she was in debt and lost it all.
- Fountain of Youth: Her modus operandi. She targets high school boys with her infantilization medicine to de-age them into babies or toddlers so she can have her way with them.
- Freudian Excuse: This story explains the reason why she is like this. Her father left her with his huge debt, her ex cheated on her, and an editor for her manga stole a million yen and ran away despite promising to publish it. When she was sitting in a bench at the park depressed, a little boy showed up and offered her candy.
- Hates Being Nicknamed: In an earlier story, she objected to Kanade calling her "Shotae" and constantly reminded her that her name is Tae Hajime.
- Mad Scientist: A self-professed genius scientist. She has managed to infantilize people and was behind the visualization of the probability of someone going to jail phenomenon.
Other Characters
Minor characters. Shion
A little boy who is often cast as either Alto's son or younger brother.
- Gender-Blender Name: Shion is a girl's name.
- Strong Family Resemblance: He resembles a younger version of Alto and is often his younger brother or son depending on the story.
- Theme Naming: Following Kanade and Alto's naming pattern, Shion means "consonant" in Japanese.
Utako
A young woman who is often Kanade's younger sister.
- Depending on the Artist: Given the self-contained nature of the channel's stories, her design varies from story to story and sometimes the artists don't even bother with making her look like she's related to Kanade.
- Theme Naming: Following Kanade and Alto's musical naming pattern, her name means "song child".
Shirayuki
A blond little girl who is often Erica's daughter.
- Aerith and Bob: A translation-induced case whenever the English version of her name, Snow White, is used. Like Casino, Baccarat, and Alto, the translated version of her name stands out among a cast with mostly Japanese names whenever it's used.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She is blonde and a kindhearted girl.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Snow White resembles a younger version of Erica and is often her daughter.
Sakura
A blond little girl who is often Haru's daughter.
- Strong Family Resemblance: She resembles a younger version of Haru and is often her daughter.
Lily
A pink-haired little girl who is often Ram's daughter.
- Aerith and Bob: Like the aforementioned Snow White and her mother Ram, her name stands out among a cast with Japanese names.
- Rose-Haired Sweetie: She has pink hair and is a sweet girl.
- Strong Family Resemblance: She resembles a younger version of Ram, albeit with dark pink hair, and is often her daughter.
Mikan
A light blue-haired girl who is often Karin's daughter.
- Strong Family Resemblance: She resembles a younger version of Karin, albeit with much shorter hair, and is often her daughter.
Shinsuke
A purple-haired boy who is depicted as Karin and Casino's son.
- Ambiguously Brown: Being also Karin's son, he is dark-skinned like her.
- Strong Family Resemblance: He resembles a younger version of Casino and is often his son.