[CHAR] Dawne | A Japanese School Life RP

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NPCs:
_{Tademaru Machiko | 87CEEB | Female | Homeroom
Kurihara Tsuru | EE82EE | Female | TBD}

PCs:
<sub>Matsutoya Nanako | A56070 | Female | @Inkarnate
Tachibana Kotone | BA8A5D | Female | @Euphonium
Shimizu Ichika | FF7F50 | Female | @Hero
Tanaka Tsubasa | C8B8FB | Female | @HokumPocus
Saimoto Mitsuko | CC86A4 | Female | @Inkarnate
Hirayama Yujiro | 0072BC | Male | @Webboysurf
Mizutani Hiroyuki | FFD700 | Male | @HachiRoku
Himawari Shiori | DC143C | Female | @Hero
Takizawa Kazuto | 72A882 | Male | @Inkarnate
Igarashi Renzo | 99CC99 | Male | @Rabidporcupine
Hideyoshi Sora | 00BFFF | Male | @Hero
Tsukimi Mari | AFEEEE | Female | @Jay Kalton
Egusa Midori | 00A651 | Female | @AdmrlStalfos19
Ishihara Miyuki | C8E2FF | Female | @ES
Miminashi Shizuka | 6C90E6 | Female | @Euphonium
Hirose Seto | 008080 | Male | @LordVoldemort
Nagaharo Junji | CE7F26 | Male | @Sync
Harper Jonathan | ED1C24 | Male | @Pandapolio
Hayashi Manami | FF6600 | Female | @Alexfangtalon
Nishimura Keisuke | 662D91 | Male | @Noodles

Males: 9 | Females: 11 | Total: 20/28</sub>

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[mickilennial]

Matsutoya Nanako

“Don’t underestimate me! And don’t call me cute! I’m not cute, I’m fierce!”

Overview

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_Name

Matsutoya Nanako

_Age

14
_{March 6th, 2004}

_Gender

Female

_Orientation

Bisexual

_{Social Class}

Wealthy

_{Defining Hobby}

Nanako loves to imagine herself as the next Takahashi Rumiko or Katō Kazue. She loves drawing, acting out scenes in her head, and writing fanfiction of her favorite anime series. It's safe to assume she would be all about any club that embodies these things.

_Occupation

N/A

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

The energetic and youthful Matsutoya Nanako stands at an unassuming 153 centimeters, showing that she has a few years to go before she is considered not a short little girl. Despite many nicknames by her friends and family alike, Nanako refuses to think that her being short is a bad thing. Nanako has dark black hair she keeps strewn in two neat twin-tails, though she has experimented with other hairstyles throughout her teenaged years. As far as she can tell, her twin-tails are a statement; a declaration of war that people won’t be quick to forget. In her mind, a “boring” ponytail or boyish haircut would be easily forgotten and that is exactly what she doesn’t want to happen.

_{Personality Traits}

Energetic
Envious
Flamboyant
Intelligent
Obsessive
Overzealous
Persistent
Smug

_{Likes & Dislikes}

✪ Acting
✪ Drawing
✪ Manga
✪ Shogi
✪ Tennis

✪ Exams
✪ Text
✪ Text
✪ Text
✪ Text

_{Home Life}

Matsutoya Nanako is the daughter of Matsutoya Tadanobu, an astute business analyst for Sugiyama Financial, the leading financial holding and banking company in Kurosuoba and the surrounding area. To say that money has never been a problem for Nanako would be oversimplifying the issue, though Nanako was never taught herself to be arrogant or conceited in what she has. Such lessons in mind, Nanako has been generally humble and naive about the benefits she holds. As far as she can perceive she's just another run-of-the-mill girl from Kurosuoba. This speaks to her home life experiences as inherently normal and positive; she has known nothing but a kind and loving family.

_{Personal Motivation}

Nanako is very short-term in terms of aspirations and goals. She knows she wants to be “important” by the end of her first year of senior high school, but she's not really sure what that all entails beyond being seen as cool, intelligent, or attractive. She hasn't envisioned what university she wants to work toward or what career; she's fifteen years old and kind of living in the moment. Maybe she can be a famous manga author one day?

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Your connections with other characters can be relatively important. Be sure to keep note of it.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

What does your character own and what do they generally have on hand?

_{Other Information}

Voice Actor: Naomi Ōzora (Japanese), Leah Clark (English)

[Carlyle]

Tachibana Kotone

"You are human, are you not? You are allowed to make mistakes."

Overview

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_Name

Tachibana Kotone

_Age

Fourteen (December 7th, 2003)

_Gender

Female

_Orientation

Unsure

_{Social Class}

Middle Class

_{Defining Hobby}

Track – Whilst no one seriously expects the Fujioka Senior High track team to win any major competition, Kotone enjoys running with a nice outdoor breeze behind her back.

_Occupation

Nakai

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Like most girls her age, Kotone is not particularly tall or short, standing at one-hundred and fifty eight centimeters tall. Continuing on, whilst Kotone has yet to have her growth spurt, she chooses to maintain a healthy weight relative to her age and height with the help of daily exercise and healthy meals. Her sepia brown hair may be a messy poof, but Kotone prefers to treat it with hygienic products to keep her hair shining and free of tears. Coincidentally, Kotone also follows suit with her smooth skin in order to keep it free from blemishes, much like her amber irises that remain unclouded.

In regards to her attire, Kotone tends to keep to a select few trends. Whilst at school, Kotone wears either her Fujioka Senior High uniform or a pair of gym clothes/track suit, the latter especially during track season. Outside school, Kotone prefers a more casual approach in regards to her appearance, adorning clothing such as t-shirts, hoodies and shorts. Kotone also owns a yukata for whatever festivals might take place, but recently, it has been collecting dust in storage, as she hasn't been to a festival in some time. If only there was someone that Kotone would be willing to wear it for, if only...

_{Personality Traits}

• Amicable
• Diffident
• Introverted
• Mousy
• Warmhearted

_{Likes & Dislikes}

Likes

• Anime
• Chocolate
• Cosplay
• Fireflies
• Fireworks
• Good grades
• Manga
• Melonpan
• Tea
• Track

Dislikes

• Bad grades
• Being put on the spot
• Horror
• Hostility
• Insects
• Loneliness
• Oversleeping
• Rainy days
• Spicy food
• Sunburns

_{Home Life}

The state of the Tachibana household is peaceful and upbeat. Their family home is one of love, being generally carefree rather than super strict like some households can be. However, the Tachibana family is not entirely whole, and since her father had died in an accident when Kotone was just a toddler, a dreary feeling hangs over their heads. Still, the Tachibanas carry on, holding their heads high, even if each new year signals another anniversary of his death. Her father wouldn't want Kotone or her mother leading themselves to ruin after he was gone, after all. They should remember the memories they shared, not the fact that he was placed in an early grave.

_{Personal Motivation}

Kotone has many goals, but her primary goal is to make friends. With each coming year, Kotone promises her father that she would find someone to be friends with, yet her timid nature tends to be a disadvantage, and those that she does make friends with have moved away. In regards to what Kotone wants out of life, she isn't entirely sure. Kotone certainly wants to live a life worth living, but she feels she isn't ready to settle on matters she isn't prepared for. Anything can and will change in the blink of an eye, therefore Kotone isn't so keen to decide with haste regarding her future.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Takizawa Kazuto – Kazuto had been Kotone's first friend, perhaps before they could even walk. Being born on the same day and at the same hospital had meant plenty of birthdays were shared together, and the two generally appreciated the other's company. Sadly, after years of being friends, Kazuto's family would have to move elsewhere for his father's employment. Kotone hopes that they might reunite someday, but after five years of silence, she's begun to lose hope that she'll probably never see Kazuto again.

Tanaka Tsubasa - Tsubasa happens to be Kazuto's cousin, and Kotone has spent quite sometime with her. Since Kazuto moved, Kotone has drifted away from Tsubasa, but she still values her as a friend. She's considered talking to her about Kazuto, but Tsubasa always seems to be focused on her idols and her blog–a feat that Kotone admires, yet she feels that she would be exhausted by if she was in Tsubasa's shoes.

Nishihara Shiko - Whilst Kotone has difficulties making new friends, Shiko is someone who has pulled through. They both enjoy running together, and Kotone hopes that they both will be able to make the track team when it comes time for tryouts.

Ishihara Miyuki - Running a ryokan is difficult, and sometimes the Tachibanas have reached out for assistance. While Miyuki is no longer working at the ryokan, Kotone has chosen to remain in contact.

Egusa Midori - Midori is a repeat customer of the ryokan Kotone's family runs, though with the latter being rather shy, they have yet to truly interact in any shape or form.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

• Flip phone
• Manga
• Wallet

_{Other Information}

FC Credit - Nyum
Theme – 前前前世 by RADWIMPS
Voice Actor – Tomoyo Kurosawa

[Hero]

Shimizu Ichika

❀ “Beauty first, love second, grades third. Everything else will follow!” ❀

❀ Overview ❀

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_{✿ Name ✿}

- 清水 千花 -
Shimizu Ichika

_{✿ Age ✿}

14

July 24th, 2003

_{✿ Gender ✿}

Female

_{✿ Orientation ✿}

Love has no boundaries, didn't you hear?

_{✿ Social Class ✿}

Wealthy

_{✿ Defining Hobby ✿}

Volleyball - Ichika's aggressive display of dominance was rather infamous at her old school, the young girl notorious for her quick and powerful strikes. She has also gotten in trouble multiple times for spiking the ball at her opponents.

_{✿ Occupation ✿}

It's totally cliché to be a waitress at a restaurant. So she decided to work in a café instead.

❀ Characterization ❀

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_{✿ Physical Description ✿}

Having hit her growth spurt slightly earlier than most, Ichika has maxed out her height at 158 centimeters, her weight being a woman's secret and confidential. Her bust has sprung out (much to her delight and dismay with the ensuing back pain) and accompanied with her long legs she finds herself very attractive. She wears her strawberry blonde hair long and in waves, always pampering herself with beauty products to make it voluminous and glossy. She'd rather get hit by a car than sport any pimples, and so bathes herself in the best skincare possible. Sporting large green eyes often accompanied with a rather flashy smile, she presents herself with a massive amount of confidence, always standing tall with her chin up.

_{✿ Personality Traits ✿}

❀ Cheerful
❀ Mischievous
❀ Confident
❀ Stubborn
❀ Perceptive
❀ Excitable
❀ Pouty
❀ Flirty

_{✿ Likes ✿}

❤ Pampering herself
❤ Taking care of others
❤ Shopping for new things
❤ Dressing people up
❤ Playing video games in her spare time
❤ Volleyball and most other sports
❤ Sleeping
❤ Most things sparkly

_{✿ Dislikes ✿}

X Waking up earlier than needed
X Being without her phone
X Boredom
X People assuming she's an airhead
X Being lonely
X Lag affecting her online matches
X Bad pictures of her
X Bad hygiene
X Messes
X Bugs

_{✿ Home Life ✿}

The move to her cousin's house has robbed Ichika of a few luxuries that she is slowly getting used to. Going from being tended to hand and foot and suddenly having to actually do things for herself has been quite the shock for the spoiled girl, with concepts such as washing dishes and cooking for herself being completely bizarre to her. To everyone's surprise, she is a decent cook, though it did take her some time to learn how to use a stove. Having moved about two weeks ago to get settled in, she's starting to get the basics down somewhat, though her poor cousin is usually the one having to rescue her from her domestic woes.

_{✿ Personal Motivation ✿}

The goal of her first year: either find a super cute boyfriend or make an impact the likes of which no one in school has ever seen! (She isn't fussy on which happens first) The goal of her life: hopefully sticking with that cute boyfriend (who will transform into a hot husband if she's lucky), get married in style, have beautiful children, and her own house! Because becoming a bride is only the first step towards her 'Happy Ever After'!

❀ Miscellaneous ❀

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_{✿ Relationships ✿}

Orihara Ryuuto

[Online Gaming Rival] - Under the username FirstWave, Ichika and Ryuuto are rivals in an online game. Turns out the guy is going to the same school Ichika is now enrolling in, and his is a face she won't be forgetting anytime soon.

Saimoto Mitsuko

[Fellow Volleyball Teammate] - Anyone who can play is automatically good in Ichika's book, and as an avid volleyball player, she's thrilled to find someone equally as competitive as she is.

_{✿ Belongings & Inventory ✿}

Always carries a small compact mirror and a portable gaming device. She is also never seen without her credit card to be used 'only in emergencies'. What she constitutes as an emergency is...a lot of things.
Owns a bicycle she uses to get around.

_{✿ Other Information ✿}

Theme: Neon Twilight - FEMM
VA: Yui Horie / Cherami Leigh
FC : Kōko Kaga [Golden Time]

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[HokumPocus]

Tsubasa 2 electric boogaloo

Tanaka Tsubasa // 田中 翼

I´m cool on the internet, I swear!

Overview

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_Name

Tanaka Tsubasa

_Age

15

_Gender

Female

_Orientation

Bisexual

_{Social Class}

Upper-Middle Class

_{Defining Hobby}

Idols

_Occupation

N/A

Characterization

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E-Eh... You want to know how much I paid for this autograph?... It doesn´t matter! Treasures like this are priceless!

_{Physical Description}

The average high school student sees their uniform as a bothersome tradition with no solid purpose behind it. To Tsubasa, a high school uniform for girls is the closest she can get to being an actual idol. As such, she loves wearing it and keeps it in a surprisingly pristine condition. This is only the tip of the iceberg as far as the way her hobbies influence her appearance.

Tsubasa's typical outfits consist of eye-searing combinations of whatever she thinks is cute and fun. She shamelessly combines idol merchandise with her tacky tastes in fashion to create visually offensive outfits for her day to day activities. Tsubasa is a member of the more is more school of thought and tops off these coords with multiple accessories throughout her body.

She keeps her skin light and her hair styled and modern to further emulate her favorite idols. While some consider her fashion choices to be fueled by a need for attention, Tsubasa just likes to match bright colors together and cockily assume that it´s cute with little regard for what others think. She stands at an unimpressive 154 cm tall and refuses to weigh herself out of a combination of being immature and really liking sweets.

_{Personality Traits}

Tanaka Tsubasa is an ambitious and overly competitive girl with a deep passion for idols. She sees them as role models and frequently attempts to mirror their behaviors in order to give off the impression of being a cute and gentle girl. This saccharine act vanishes as soon as the atmosphere turns competitive, resulting in most who know her to see her as the tryhard she really is. To make matters worse she is wholly incompetent at most things in life and tends to be a bit of a sore loser. Despite her frequent failures and shortcomings she manages to retain a fairly optimistic (and delusional) attitude. Tsubasa is surprisingly good in both modern japanese and english classes, but is oblivious to it and instead prefers to brag about her idol knowledge.

Her pride and joy is the idol blog that she has founded over half a year ago with mild success. She enjoys participating in social media and updating it whenever possible, which usually means that her academic responsibilities are made a secondary priority.

_{Likes & Dislikes}

Likes❤
❤Winning
❤Shopping
❤Bright colors
❤Obnoxious trinkets
❤English class
❤Idols (duh)

Dislikes❤
❤Losing
❤Classical music
❤Being told "no"
❤Bitter foods
❤Not having spending money
❤Math class

_{Home Life}

Tsubasa's family is reasonably upper middle class and as such she receives more spending money than the average teenager. Her mother in particular is tired of her obsession with idols and has tried to stop her from it repeatedly with no success. They frequently argue over petty things and it is obvious for bystanders to infer that she msut have been spoiled rotten as a child. Her parents have recently put their foot down on her recklessness and hobbies and have been stricter on her spending habits now that she is entering high school. They want her to leave her childish hobbies behind and start blossoming into an independent woman, while Tsubasa wants the total opposite.

_{Personal Motivation}

Tsubasa has been scolded and shamed for her immaturity and wants to maintain the status quo and avoid growing up completely. She is in the peak of her rebellious phase and wants everyone to see her as an adorable idol-like girl and not the competitive tryhard that she really is. Despite being so obsessed with idols she is self aware enough to not wish to be one when she grows older. Tsubasa in fact has no concrete plans for the future, but if her parents ask, she usually just says that being a photographer would be alright.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Takizawa Kazuto
It seems that the fate of any people who are cousins of a similar age is to be stuck together a lot. Tsubasa was a very high maintenance child who struggled to make friends, yet miraculously managed to get on not just neutral, but very friendly terms with Kazuto. After a five year absence he has returned to Kurosuoba and Tsubasa childishly sees him as a possible convert to the world of idols.

Tachibana Kotone
Her cousin and Kotone spent their childhood being practically inseperable from one another until he moved. Tsubasa and Kotone interacted frequently as well, her mother excited at the idea of Tsubasa finally befriending a girl her age. If Tsubasa were a normal girl she would think back to all the times where Kotone witnessed her acting like a spoiled brat and feel remorse at the idea of seeing her again after so long. Instead, she sees Kotone as someone who´s still a close friend despite them not having interacted very much during the five year gap of Kazuto´s absence.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

A smartphone with a portable charger in case disaster strikes so that she can always be connected to her precious followers and the internet. She also owns a concerning amount of stationery with gaudy idol designs.

_{Other Information}

N/A

[mickilennial]

Saimoto Mitsuko

“Um!!! Why would you want me?”

Overview

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_Name

Saimoto Mitsuko

_Age

15
_{August 9th, 2002}

_Gender

Female

_Orientation

Heterosexual

_{Social Class}

Middle Class

_{Defining Hobby}

Whether it's volleyball or basketball, Mitsuko loves to play on the competitive court. Her father is an alumni of her high school and had led his sports team to the national finals on several occasions. That was a long time ago, though. Mitsuko finds this knowledge compelling but also daunting. Can she possibly carry the torch?

_Occupation

N/A

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Standing at about 170 centimeters, Saimoto Mitsuko is a tall girl, or at least on paper she is. Mitsuko was decidedly shorter when she left Junior High School, so for her first year at Fujioka is a decidedly obvious new experience coupled with new changes. Mitsuko's hair, often put in a loose ponytail, is a shade of pink that is similar to that of sakura blossoms. There are some occasions where Mitsuko lets her hair loose, but generally she feels socially unnerved by being any sort of attention (unless its on the field). One will find Mitsuko trying her best to “fit” into a crowd. With her newfound growth spurt this may no longer be easy.

_{Personality Traits}

Awkward
Bashful
Competitive
Dilligent
Friendly
Kind
Neurotic
Spastic

_{Likes & Dislikes}

✪ Basketball
✪ Cooking
✪ Planning
✪ Studying
✪ Volleyball

✪ Attitude
✪ Confessions
✪ Confrontation
✪ Crowds
✪ Flirting

_{Home Life}

Saimoto Takuya divorced his wife of thirteen years when Mitsuko herself was ten years old. This was the last time Mitsuko would see her mother. Her father reminds her constantly that she abandoned both of them when push came to shove. This reminder fills Mitsuko's thoughts as her father continues to work overseas leaving her in charge of the household in his absence. The sort of isolation created from the experience is daunting, but Mitsuko is confident in keeping a straight head and focusing on what she cares about; though she would be lying if she said she didn't envy her friends who had family to come home to every night after school.

_{Personal Motivation}

Mitsuko wants to do her absolute best in the team sports she is good at and plan for a future around it. If that isn't viable she'd probably want to be the boy's basketball team's manager in the future. She'd prefer being able to play, though.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Your connections with other characters can be relatively important. Be sure to keep note of it.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

What does your character own and what do they generally have on hand?

_{Other Information}

Voice Actor: Takahashi Minami (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (English)

[webboysurf]

Hirayama Yujiro

“What do you want?”

Overview

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_Name

Hirayama Yujiro

_Age

15
November 6, 2002

_Gender

Male

_Orientation

Heterosexual/Biromantic

_{Social Class}

Middle Class

_{Defining Hobby}

Art (Photography)

_Occupation

Cook at a local cafe.

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Hirayama is on the taller side for his age, standing in at 5'7" and weighing in at around 150 lbs. Between his blue hair, pointed face, and constant grimace, it isn't difficult for people to find Hirayam's appearance intimidating. He keeps himself in decent shape, but his lack of sports activity and general lethargy means he isn't exactly as toned as one would expect of a "delinquent" like him.

Outside of school, Hirayama wears plain colored t-shirts with either plain shorts or pants. He doesn't have much of a style, and has only been allotted the cheapest clothing possible. He owns a single tie, a single collared shirt, and an older suit one size too small that he is not fond of wearing in formal events. He does own a slightly nicer black pea coat and red scarf, one of the few gifts he has left of his father.

_{Personality Traits}

• Ambivert
• Carefree
• Iritable
• Thoughtful
• Curious
• Sarcastic

Hirayama is a young boy trying to make sense of the swarming emotion that comes from growing up in the situation he is. While not always angry and iritable, some days make him prone to angry outbursts. Most of the time, he's not one to put much effort or planning into anything, instead just doing as he pleases. He's almost always searching for the perfect shot. Depending on whether it is a good day or a bad day, Hirayama is either the one to try and get people together to do something interesting or the one to sit alone under a tree not far from school and take a picture or two.

_Likes

• Photography
• Nature
• Reading
• Western Films
• Thoughtful Conversation
• Philosophy

_{Dislikes & Fears}

• Mathematics
• History
• Studying
• Abusers
• Heights
• Illness

_{Home Life}

The Hirayama family home is not pleasant. Hirayama Yujiro's father divorced his mother and left for Europe 2 years ago, seeking to get something out of life he never did as an office worker. Within 6 months, his mother had married another man a few towns away and moved in with the man in Kurosuoba. His stepfather, stereotypically, does not take kindly to Yujiro. The boy didn't take his father's death well, and the added tensions between him and his new father figure often lead to confrontations at home. An agreement has been established: Yujiro spends as much time away from home as possible, and his stepfather provides a place to sleep and food for him to eat.

_{Personal Motivation}

He doesn't expect to get anything out of his first year, but ultimately hopes to find people or a club to distract him from his home life.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Shiko: Not exactly the first kind of person Yujiro would consider a friend by any means. Far too energetic and talkative for Yujiro's taste usually, but the positive energy exuded by his co-chef at the local cafe is more appreciated during Yujiro's "lows."

_{Belongings & Inventory}

Almost always on hand is his camera, a Nikon D750. He is also in possession of a few lens options if he brings his camera bag with him. Has only recently (last month) obtained a cell phone, a late birthday present from his mother.

_{Other Information}

FC: Ryuu Takasu (Toradora!)
Of Course borrowing the old "looks like a delinquent and is treated as such cliche," but is still somewhat of a sarcastic prick.

It's a sensitive issue at times, so I don't believe I'll ever address it by name in the RP, but Yujro may be bipolar (not severe). Just want to be upfront on that concept here formally, but I don't know if I will incorporate it to a significant extent that could not be written off as "a moody teenager."

[HachiRoku]

Mizutani Hiroyuki

“Who the hell cares?”

Overview

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_Name

Mizutani Hiroyuki / 水谷裕之

_Age

15 (12-2-2003)

_Gender

Male

_Orientation

Ideally hetero, realistically too socially anxious

_{Social Class}

Middle: Hiroyuki's parents both work long office hours.

_{Defining Hobby}

Null: The answer in between, null (無, mu) states a false premise; basically, the Japanese way of saying 'trick question'. In such a case, it's a question of commitment. While he could if he liked to, Hiroyuki doesn't want a quirk, commitment, or club. This is simply because he's too much of a shut-in to function in a club environment; a typical end for him is withdrawal and inactivity anyways.

_Occupation

N/A, although Hiroyuki recieves a "man-en": a monthly allowance of ¥10 000.

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Although seldom neat and tidy, Hiroyuki's looks aren't the worst. Dark, unkempt bangs wave in front of an equally effortless face. Although typically black, his eyes and hair have a chestnut brown glow in the sun: one of his few similarities to his sister. His eyes, nose, and cheeks are, while about as Japanese as it goes, somewhat rounded and effeminate at points. His build is, although masculine in the literal sense, rather skinny: somewhat lanky, too, given his barely above-average height. In terms of apparel, Hiroyuki tends towards a smart-casual fashion taste in public: t-shirt, an unbuttoned short sleeve dress shirt, and jeans usually do the trick with sneakers. Color palette is typically dark and cool: black, muted blue, and white.

_{Personality Traits}

• Shut-in: While not entirely a hikikomori in the literal sense, Hiroyuki does the absolute minimum to keep social contact: aside from school or some other pressing matter, Hiroyuki enjoys heading straight home and dashing to his room, slamming the door.
• Socially inept: At a first glance, Hiroyuki is usually percieved to either be extremely tired, depressed, or suffering caffeine withdrawal. Coincidentally enough, one of those typically checks out in the mornings. An introvert at heart, he is a social minimalist: only really doing the minimum social activity required for a positive standing.
• Pragmatist: When it comes to solving a problem, Hiroyuki holds the 'minimum-input, maximum-output' dogma: lazy and minimalist when possible, an ambitious iron will if necessary.
• Grumpy: Not in the sadistic or snarky sense. In spite of his quick wit, Hiroyuki's long since learned his lesson to keep his mouth shut. Given his heavily pragmatic and moody nature, it's only natural that basically anyone around him seems happy-go-lucky.
• Decisive: Hiroyuki isn't entirely a downtrodden wreck. If he can manage to set his mind on a task, Hiroyuki seldom changes his mind or shirks from the task at hand. Spending whatever free hour he has devoted to a perfect plan and execution, he does not stop until the results come.

_{Likes & Dislikes}

Likes:

• Manga/Anime
• His computer
• Browsing internet boards
• Video games, especially old arcade fighting/racing games
• Ramune

Dislikes:

• Whatever's new on TV
• Dynamic extroverts
• Real-life interaction
• Physical exercise
• Anyone that bothers him

_{Home Life}

Hiroyuki has a mother, father, and sister, in theory. Biologically? Of course, he has direct relation to all of them. Physically? Thankfully, they're all alive. Realistically? Not really. His elder sister, Sayako, left for college in Kanto two years ago; even then, they never really talked anyways. Hiroyuki still lives with his parents, but they seldom interact. Both caught in the office rat race, his father and mother work long hours, only interacting with their son to send some appeasement allowance or clean his clothes and make food.

_{Personal Motivation}

Hiroyuki, as stubborn as he may seem, does have some visceral needs. The only reason he's never pushed to do anything is because he has nothing worthwhile: a deep ambition to succeed, a thirst for attention, the warmth of a close friend or special someone. But if Hiroyuki ever did find some way to slip any of those motivations into his life, however, he'd work day and night to keep it close to his heart. But until then, he is content with aimlessly going with whatever life presents him.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Tatsujin Juno: Hiroyuki simply knows Juno as 'that annoying guy from middle school'. The latter had a tendency to bother and meddle with others, and Hiroyuki was no exception to this, being asked to 'hang out' more Fridays than he can remember. Hiroyuki never really cared, although it was quite annoying upon repetition. He only hopes nobody bothers him in... less optimistic means.

Orihara Ryuuto: Once upon a time in the far-past land of middle school, Hiroyuki and Ryuuto sat beside each other. By circumstance, they both happened to play some retro computer game, and wound up sharing their online handles. To this day, the two have still added each other (although they seldom chat, if at all). It's not all frigid, though: Hiroyuki checks up on Ryuuto's livestreams every now and then, when the latter's playing an interesting game, or maybe doing something embarrasing.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

• Silver iPhone 6S Plus
  
  • Generic 'star-lit night sky' lock screen, upon a 50-digit passcode (it's actually just 3 and the first 49 digits of pi) the home screen is an SFW anime girl
  • Apple earbuds
  • Black case
• Gaming computer at home (although he mostly just browses internet boards and certain websites)
• Spent .45 ACP casing, found on Okinawa & kept as a souvenir

_{Other Information}

Voice Actor: Miki Shinichiro (Fujiwara Takumi, Gyro Zeppeli)
Theme:

[Hero]

Himawari Shiori

“The hell are you looking at?”

Overview

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_Name

- 向日葵 詩織 -
Himawari Shiori

_Age

14
November 14th, 2003

_Gender

Female

_Orientation

Heterosexual

_{Social Class}

Low-class

_{Defining Hobby}

Fighting - Shiori has a bad rep as a delinquent, stemming from a combination of a short temper and general inability to cooperate with most people.

_Occupation

Juggles a cashier's job on weekdays and works in a cafe on the weekends.

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Standing at one hundred and sixty four centimeters, Shiori is more on the leaner side of things. Her body type could be considered willowy, though she sees herself mostly as a stick with arms and legs. Her brightly colored hair is usually wild and untamed, swept into a side ponytail because that's the only way she really knows how to control it, only letting it down when she's at home. Her round face and eyes are usually accompanied by a permanent frown, only contorting into an annoyed expression when the situation calls for it. She doesn't pay much mind to fashion or really cares how she looks.

_{Personality Traits}

✧ Hot headed
✧ Blunt
✧ Reclusive
✧ Deadpan
✧ Sardonic
✧ Impulsive
✧ Generally unfazed by most things

_Likes

✓ Playing video games
✓ Sports are fun for her
✓ Lazying around doing nothing
✓ Getting into fights
✓ Working hard
✓ Actually succeeding in something
✓ Cleaning
✓ Helping people, though she will never admit this one
✓ Trolling the living hell out of people
✓ Stuffed animals
_Dislikes
✕ School
✕ People who don't stand up for themselves
✕ Being seen as a charity case
✕ People who underestimate her
✕ Is math ever used in real life? She's convinced the entire subject is a scam
✕ People who try to tell her what to do
✕ Exams

_{Home Life}

Shiori's family has a lot of tension, coming mostly from her high-class mother marrying a low-class man and never getting used to the life. The passive-aggressiveness between the pair ended up getting directed at the kid keeping them together, resulting in a somewhat bitter upbringing. Shiori took out her frustration on her classmates, complicating the family life somewhat. During the summer, her aunt contacted them, explaining that she wanted her daughter to go to a normal high school rather than a private academy so that she would be a little more appreciative of what she had. At first Shiori's mother outright refused, not wanting the rest of her family to know her marriage was nearly in shambles, but Shiori herself ended up going over her mother's head and agreeing to it, seeing it as an opportunity to leave her parents' house. And so her aunt rented out a small house just for the two girls, boosting up Shiori's living situation and saddling her with her somewhat dim-witted cousin. For the most part, Shiori found Ichika's lack of common knowledge to be greatly entertaining, less so when she nearly burned down the place trying to cook one day, though.

_{Personal Motivation}

She doesn't really care about school that much, only going because she can't find a good paying job unless she graduates. If she can, she'd like to become a nurse. Once she gets said job she plans on becoming completely independent, never wanting to rely on anyone for anything.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Tatsujin Juno

[Coworker] - Juno and Shiori are two peas in a pod with much in common. So much that they tend to get on each other's nerves. Still, Shiori tolerates Juno more than she does most people and would even say she would rather work with him than anyone else. Not that she would ever say that out loud.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

Her aunt bought her a cellphone as thanks for taking care of Ichika. She usually carries a very small notepad that has a small pocket, usually filled with coupons. The notepad itself has her weekly budget and schedule.

_{Other Information}

FC: Natsume Asako from My Little Monster
VA: Harumi Sakurai / Brittney Karbowski
Theme: Again

Despite her struggling with math, she is somehow ironically an excellent coupon-clipper stemming from her budgeting properly.

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[mickilennial]

Takizawa Kazuto

“There's nothing better than being back home.”

Overview

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_Name

Takizawa Kazuto

_Age

14
_{December 7th, 2003}

_Gender

Male

_Orientation

Asexual

_{Social Class}

Middle Class

_{Defining Hobby}

Kazuto has been playing the guitar since he was seven years old, though in recent years he has been viable on the sport's end. He led his junior high school's baseball team to the national championships, though he claims it's a meaningless sport that he just so happens to be good at. Now that he's back at his hometown maybe he could ignore the idiots and fake people that consumed his life in Fukuoka. Maybe he'll join a music club?

_Occupation

N/A

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Puberty has blessed Kazuto to a decent extent; he's grown from a small and frail child into an athletic and tall young man. At 180 centimeters, Kazuto is the American equivalent of 5'8” and he only seems to be growing more and more. His father projects that he'll be 5'11” by the time he's finished with his secondary school education. If this is true Kazuto isn't exactly excited about his future considering the fact he already detests the fact he stands out as it is. Kazuto's hair is a dark brown that is kept short and rarely stylized, with his eyes, a sharp emerald green, compliment his devil-may-care appearance.

_{Personality Traits}

Ambitious
Anxious
Creative
Friendly
Intelligent
Outgoing
Paranoid
Thoughtful

_{Likes & Dislikes}

✪ Cooking
✪ Gaming
✪ Guitar
✪ Music
✪ Hiking

✪ Baseball
✪ Cities
✪ Text
✪ Text
✪ Text

_{Home Life}

Kazuto has recently moved in with extended family in Kurosuoba – a place he once lived with his own parents until they moved across the country five years ago. He's agreed to help out the best he can while he stays and enjoys the “nowhere city” that he's genuinely missed very much. His father sends him an allowance so he isn't completely a burden on Kazuto's distant relatives.

_{Personal Motivation}

There's a lot of things Kazuto wants out of his next three years of secondary school. He's set out to strengthen old friendships, rediscover what he wants to do in terms of hobbies and goals, and ultimately wants to be free of the reputation he garnered at Uesugi Junior High. When it comes down to his hopes for university and a feasible career? He supposes he'll do something he's good at, though he'd prefer it to be something he likes doing.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Tachibana Kotone: Looking back, Kazuto thinks its a little corny. Tachibana Kotone was his closest friend probably since before they could walk. They were born at the same hospital on the same night and their parents would go on to connect the dots when they discovered the two enjoyed the others company. By the time Kazuto was seven years old it almost seemed like they were inseparable. That is until Kazuto's father got a job in southwestern Japan five years ago and Kazuto had to move away from the only city he had ever known. Coming back to Kurosuoba is a gift. He has wondered what happened to Kotone for years though he is pretty sure she's moved on.

Tanaka Tsubasa: The relationship between Tsubasa and Kazuto has always been strong. A lot of this is due to their blood relation as cousins. As far as Kazuto can tell, she hasn't changed all that much and he isn't sure what it is going to be like living with her for the next three years of his life.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

What does your character own and what do they generally have on hand?

_{Other Information}

Voice Actor: Yūto Uemura (Japanese), Anthony Bowling (English)

[Rabidporcupine]

Igarashi Renzo

Igarashi Renzo

“Ah, don' worry 'bout this, its just a lil' scratch. 's still nice to meetcha though! The names Renzo, but you can jus' call me Ren!”

Overview

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_Name

Igarashi Renzo

_Age

15 5/1/2003

_Gender

Male

_Orientation

Straight

_{Social Class}

He is currently living with his sister, who is very lower middle class. Up until the last few days though, he was living in possible the most rural area imaginable, placing him and his parents firmly in the lower class.

_{Defining Hobby}

Well, Renzo actually has a few hobbies... The best for this specific question though would probably be cooking. He loves experimenting with recipes and flavours, and is particularly fond of cooking for other people.

_Occupation

Nope. He just moved to the area after all. He'll probably end up looking before long though.

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Kinda fat, but years of farm work has allowed him to remain fairly muscular at the same time. Honestly, if his eating habits weren’t so bad, he’d probably be considered ripped. At just over 180 centimetres, he is quite a bit taller than any fifteen year old outside of an anime has any right to be, and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. Despite his size, he is also surprisingly agile, earning him the affectionate nickname ‘Acrofat’.

_{Personality Traits}

The very image of 'optimistic country bumpkin', Ren is… well, an idiot, but a loveable one. It’s arguable if he even has an attention span, and it’s affected his academic performance to a massive degree. The fact that his school was so far out in the country that it only had one teacher and six other students didn’t quite help. However, this is balanced out by a level of optimism that most would consider impossible. He is very excitable, often running up to complete strangers and loudly introducing himself. However, he isn’t really very good at it, as although he never means to upset anyone, he can be very blunt in his naïve optimism due to limited experience with actual new people.
He also really likes anime, being one of the few things that can keep him sitting still for extended amounts of time. However, this has had the unfortunate effect of turning him in the dreaded lifeform known as a chuunibyo, and he will often find himself going from his ‘normal’ excited optimism to chewing the scenery, making inappropriately dramatic speeches over the most mundane things.

_{Likes & Dislikes}

Likes: Food, cooking, anime, the great outdoors, meeting new people and making friends, martial arts.

Dislikes: Upsetting people, maths, sitting still for too long, people who waste food.

_{Home Life}

Renzo has just moved in with his sister, Igarashi Mari, who moved to Kurosuoba to try and escape the really rural life. She is now an office worker, working nine to five for the small local newspaper. She and Ren share a fairly good relationship, largely due to the fact that he now cooks a majority of the meals again. She can be a little protective of him though, worrying about how her idiot little brother will adapt to an urban lifestyle.

_{Personal Motivation}

Simple. Make some friends, make some memories, and maybe even learn something at the school itself! As for goals, well, a big part of why his parents had him move to the city was so he could experience urban life. That way, he could choose if he wanted to return to his home town and live as a farmer, or remain in the city and carve out a life there. So in the end, his main goal is to figure out which world he wants to live the rest of his life in.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Well, nothing yet...

_{Belongings & Inventory}

An old iPhone 4, which scares and confuses him to no end, some house keys, usually some volume of manga or another. That's pretty much it, really...

_{Other Information}

Theme song: Toradora Soundtrack: Yasahisa no Ashioto
As for voice actors, Tomokazu Sugita, unless I think of someone better...

[Hero]

Hideyoshi Sora

“Relax, will ya? I won't let you down.”

Overview

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_Name

- 秀吉 優空 -
Hideyoshi Sora

_{Likes to be called Yoshi}

_Age

15
February 14th, 2003

_Gender

Male

_Orientation

Demisexual, though his tendency to violate comfort zones makes people think otherwise

_{Social Class}

Low-class

_{Defining Hobby}

Art - Constantly seen with sketchbook in hand, Yoshi is often seen doodling one way or another. His notebooks tend to be covered in drawings as well, practicing nearly every second he can.

_Occupation

Does commissions whenever he gets them.

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

He is one hundred and sixty eight centimeters tall, though he hasn't quite adjusted to his height yet. His hair is a constant mess on his head, though he claims it's 'naturally messy'. He is on the lankier side of things, though some might consider him tall, dark and handsome. He is constantly grinning, his dark eyes always mischievous and looking for fun.

_{Personality Traits}

♣ Charismatic
♣ Overly Friendly
♣ No Sense of Personal Space
♣ Excitable
♣ Charming
♣ Observant
♣ Loyal
♣ Encouraging

_Likes

○ Drawing anything from people to animals to cartoons to nonsense
○ Meeting new people
○ Spending time with friends
○ Seeing the people he cares about happy
○ Reading
○ The feel of a new sketchbook or new pencil

_Dislikes

- People touching his drawings without permission
- When he can't afford things, gets super embarrassed about it
- Pessimism
- Doesn't like when people don't listen to him
- Being interrupted when he's in 'the zone'
- Water if he can't see his own feet
- When people ask 'hey did you draw this' when clearly yes he is like do you not see his pencil on the paper?!

_{Home Life}

He doesn't really think his home is anything special; he lives with his parents and younger sister, though they are constantly working so Yoshi doesn't see them as much as he would like. Nonetheless he knows they're working hard so he can go to college and does his best to keep the household in order when they aren't around.

_{Personal Motivation}

Yoshi is looking to make as many friends as possible for his first year. For his future, he's decided on becoming a business analyst--the farthest thing from his passion, unfortunately. He doesn't have much interest in it but knows the job pays well, so he's made it his goal.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

Nishihara Shiko

Shiko and Yoshi are best buddies. Like the best. You don't even know. Like people go out of their way to avoid the two when they're together because their friendship blossoms into the brightest of all and just blinds everyone. That, or uh, their loud shenanigans tend to drive people away. Either or.

_{Belongings & Inventory}

Is never seen without a sketchbook and pencil! Like ever. He has a older flip phone that he uses to communicate as well.

_{Other Information}

FC: Haru Yoshida from My Little Monster
VA: Yuuichi Nakamura / David Matranga
Theme: For the gentlemen + For the ladies

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[Matsuri]

Tsukimi Mari

T S U K I M I M A R I

月見万里

"Let's give it our all, yeah?"

♪

Overview

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_Name

Tsukimi Mari

_Age

Fifteen
_{September 24th, 2003}

_Gender

Female

_Orientation

Homosexual

_{Social Class}

Upper middle class

_{Defining Hobby}

Hiking - Although she's quite the talented swimmer, Mari enjoys hiking up hills and the stone steps of shinto shrines. She finds it to be a very relaxing and therapeutic activity that helps her blow of some steam. If she can take the stairs up a building, she will.

_Occupation

N/A

Characterization

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_{Physical Description}

Mari is a fit and strong young girl that stands on the taller end of her female peers at around 165 centimetres. She has an appropriately toned and athletic body that lacks excess fat, due to her sporty background and almost obsessive dedication towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Her jet black hair is cut into a stylish round bob with a middle parting, which puts her large forehead in full view. Her eyes are of a greyish colour, and coupled with her fair glowy skin and circular face shape, Mari has a somewhat 'moon like' appearance.

_{Personality Traits}

→ Adventurous
→ Outgoing
→ Sociable
→ Carefree
→ Affectionate
→ Headstrong
→ Independent
→ Guarded
→ Outspoken
→ Assertive
→ Secretive

_Likes

→ Swimming
→ Hiking
→ Jogging early in the morning
→ Cycling around the neighbourhood
→ Exploring the city
→ Hot, sunny weather
→ Clothes shopping
→ Vegetables
→ Cooking
→ Trusting someone enough to get personal with

_Dislikes

→ Junk food
→ Sweet food
→ Being inactive
→ Rainy days
→ Complete silence
→ Loneliness
→ Lying to people, or being lied to
→ Lackluster relationships
→ Her physical insecurities
→ The current state of her family

_{Home Life}

Mari hasn't always lived in Kurosuoba, having just moved from her birthplace in Tokyo after her last year of middle school. Her family's financial situation has been quite well off her entire life, but to say that she is happy with her home life would be far from the truth. Even now her mum remains relatively detached from her daughter and husband, often working into the night and taking very few days off. Mari's dad was basically the only present parental figure during her childhood, and despite also working long hours as a high school teacher he always made sure to make time for his daughter; but an unfortunate car accident that occurred on the day of Mari's middle school graduation has left him recovering in hospital far from her current home ever since. Although her mum is beginning to make more of an appearance in her life, the Tsukimi household remains as lonely and quiet as it had always been, with added tensions between Mari and her mum now that circumstances are bringing them together.

_{Personal Motivation}

If there's one thing Mari wants to do, it's to change. To be more friendly, more patient, less impulsive and brash, and perhaps more accepting of others and herself. To love and be loved. Mari hasn't had the best school life experiences, and as a result is hoping to improve herself to make sure she doesn't fall into a deep hole of self loathing and unhappiness again. She's had enough of the solitude and tragedy, and so Mari has made a resolve to live these next three years to their fullest, to leave her past behind and start over in this new rural city of unfamiliar faces. For a brighter future, Mari will do whatever it takes.

But putting on the face of a confident and charismatic young girl while hiding the anger and insecurity building up within her can only take her so far.

Miscellaneous

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_{Relationships}

A new girl in a new city means new relationships to be formed!

_{Belongings & Inventory}

Biking around is Mari's usual mode of transport, second to just walking everywhere. She always, always carries several homemade cereal bars and a pastel blue 1.5 litre bottle in her school bag (her smartphone being of a similar colour). The girl has a massive appetite, and is always one to fuss about drinking enough water every day. Hydration is important, after all!

_{Other Information}

VA: Koshimizu Ami (Matoi Ryūko from Kill La Kill)