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Role: Ryo's Friend
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 99 lbs
Blood Type: AB
Birth Date: 9th August
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Where: Dobuita
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Eri is very close to Nozomi
Harasaki and Noriko Nakamura.
They have known each other since
they were young. She first
realized how Nozomi felt toward
Ryo when she was a junior high
school student. Moved by
Nozomi's pure, deep love for
Ryo, she has been supportive to
her both openly and in secret.
She is angry and often
unfriendly with Ryo though, who
takes an indecisive attitude
toward Nozomi (but we are not
sure whether he does this
intentially or not). She seems
to be an arrogant, selfish
person, but in fact, she is
quite insecure and hates being
alone. Acting like a big sister,
she always feels obligated to
protect Nozomi and Noriko who
she feels are vulnerable.
However she sometimes makes
careless mistakes, and Nozomi
and Noriko who are more firm and
reliable than they look, support
her during those times. |
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Role: Neighbor
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 119 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 20th March
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Where: Residential
District--Sakuragaoka
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Among all the upper and middle class
families living in Sakurgaoka, the
Kondos are the only family that
doesn't own their own house.
Instead, they rent it on a monthly
basis. Her husband is a longshoreman
who spends an inordinate ammount of
time and money carousing, and only
returns home a few times a month.
After paying the rent and food
expenses from her husband's meager
salary, Fusako has a very little
left for spending money. Their only
son, Yohei, works all day to
supplement their income and Fusako
spends her time chitchatting with
housewives and shopkeepers. Her best
friend is Ine Hayata and at one
time, she visited Ine-san almost
everyday. Ine-san felt hesitant
about seeing her so often, and has
asked Fukuhara-san to tell Fusako
that she was out on occasion. Fusako
however, has almost no bad
characteristics and is a gentle,
good-natured person. |
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Role: Neighbor
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 106 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 22nd July
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Where: Residential
District--Sakuragaoka
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Her husband, Takanobu Mishima, is
the captain of a tanker that is
mainly involved with trading in the
Middle East, and he is generally
away from home for half of every
year. Because of his hard work, they
are quite wealthy. In fact,
everybody in the neighborhood
consiters them to be the wealthiest
family in Sakuragaoka. Fusayo lives
a life of leisure, without a care
about money. Socializing with the
neighbors in the small Sakuragaoka
area is a difficult thing for her as
a woman brought up by a wealthy
family. When the housewives start
chitchatting at the vacant lot in
front of her house, she is obligated
to join them. She must share in all
the gossip with them, but despite
her freindliness, she actually
doesn't like Sumitani-san and
Kondo-san. Being a tidy person, she
hates the cats that spoil their
garden. When her youngest daughter
Megumi brings a kitten home, Fusayo
immediatly shouts at her to "Get rid
of it!" without listening to her
explanation. She eventually regrets
her behavior, and rescinds her
order, after Megumi and her older
daughter, Mayumi, explain the story. |
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Role: Fifth Grade Elementary
School Student
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Height: 4'8"
Weight: 93 lbs
Blood Type: March
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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An energetic child, Hideki is a
fifth grader and the little brother
of Eri Tajima. He often says he
wishes Nozomi was his sister
instead. He likes lunchtime and
physical education, but hates
studying. Helped by his sister, he
tries to finish his homework, but
quickly gets bored of it. However,
he ends up finishing it tearfully,
because Eri pokes him relentlessly
until he does. His wildest dream is
to become Prime Minister. If he
were, he'd reform the education
system by banning homework and all
subjects exepct physical education
from schools. Yet, he hasn't thought
about the fact that were he to
become Prime Minister, he'd no
longer be at school! |
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Role: Newspaper Deliverer
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 143 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 11th July
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Hiroshi attends college by making
use of a scholarship from the
newspaper publishing company. It
must be quite hard for him to
deliver papers at the fixed time in
the morning and evening everyday,
but he has continued doing it
diligently for four years without
missing a day. He will likely
contribute greatly to the future of
this country, but only if his grades
are good enough. |
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Role: Searching for the
"Yamamoto Family"
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 93 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 28th April
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Where: Residential
District--Sakuragaoka
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Kame is an elderly lady whom Ryo
meets in Sakuragaoka. She lives in
Chiba, but came to Yokosuka to visit
her friend Yamamoto-san when she
lost her way. While her eyesight is
poor, she is a very sweet woman and
she always talks quietly and
politely in the manner of a
mild-mannered grandmother. She also
happens to be an acquaintance of Xia
Xiu Yu and drops by Dobuita once in
a while to visit her. |
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Role: Fifth Grade Elementary
School Student
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Height: 4'10"
Weight: 88 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 16th March
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Kaoru enjoys her classes, which
sounds nice, but the fact is the
only classes she enjoys are karate,
shaolin, and aikido. Recently she
started taking ballet lessons, too,
but quit when she noticed that the
way she moved her hands and toes
looked too much like kung fu. |
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Role: Young Girl Who Draws
On Roads
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Height: 3'8"
Weight: 49 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 23rd October
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Where: Residential District
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Kayoko is the younger sister of
Naoyuki and Yasuo Ito and a first
grade elementary school student. She
is always following Yasuo around,
but he often tries to ignore her.
She really likes to draw pictures
and often uses chalk to draw on the
road. If Yasuo isn't looking after
her, and her parents come home late,
she spends her time drawing while
waiting for them. She loves animals
and has a special talent easily
making friends with cats and dogs. |
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Role: Third Grade Elementary
School Student
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Height: 4'2"
Weight: 71 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 23rd February
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Kenta is a bouncy child often
playing around the residential
streets in the neighborhood of
Dobuita. Despite his sweet looks, he
is a real brat at home. He knows how
to get along in life--he is shrewd
and good at winning grown-ups's
favor. |
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Role: Office Worker
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 137 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 8th July
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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He is the scout for a modeling
agency. In the industry, he is well
known as Naked Nishi-san among
fellow agents. He is such a
go-getter that other agents can make
deals just by mentioning "Nishi-san"
to their counterparts. However,
nobody knows why his nickname is
Naked Nishi-san.
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Role: Leader of a Group of
Braty Kids
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Height: 4'4"
Weight: 73 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 16th November
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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A leader among the kids in the
neighborhood, Kota likes playing
soccer and video games. He loves
talking about soccer with his best
friend Yasuo. Influenced by a
popular comic book, he wants to
become an ace striker in the All
Japan League and enter the World
Cup. He is at his best when it comes
to physical education, but he is
very hard at studying and his grades
are in the lower half of his class.
In particular, he dislikes Japanese,
and Kanji dictation is his worst
nightmare.
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Role: Fifth Grade Elementary
School Student
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Height: 4'9"
Weight: 93 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 14th April
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Kotaro is a baseball fan and often
seems bored because his father, who
plays catch with him, is now away on
buisness and returns only once a
month. His mother constantly nags at
him to study harder. What Kotaro
hates the most is that people say he
looks exactly like his mother. He
believes that his mother talks too
much, has a strange face, and is not
so pretty compared to his friend's
mother. He sometimes imagines that
he is adopted and that his real
mother is living in some distant
place. Coming back to reality,
however, he realizes that his dream
can't be true because they reallt do
look so much alike, Dissapointed, he
keeps staring at himself in a
mirror. |
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Role: Naughty Boy
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Height: 4'1"
Weight: 84 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 9th March
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Where: New Yokosuka Harbor
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Kyosuke was the boy whose plane hit
Akio Enoki. Being a spoiled child,
he knows nothing about manners. He
actually lived outside sakuragaoka
but likes to venture there and play.
It seems he has dinner alone all the
time because his parents are
working, leaving him very isolated.
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Role: Newly Single Architect
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 148 lbs
Blood Type: 0
Birth Date: 20th July
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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One of the greatist architects of
our time, Manabu is the designer of
a number of very avant-garde
buildings. At the request of a
friend, he is working now in
Sakuragaoka. He threw away a chance
to work on a big project because he
couldn't say no to his friend. His
is single now--his wife left him
because he was too occupied with his
work. He had a cat, which helped him
cope with his loneliness, but she
went missing the day the snow turned
to rain. In spite of worrying about
the whereabouts of his cat, he
continues to work hard for his
friend. |
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Role: Megumi's Sister, Ryo's
Old Classmate
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 106 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 24th November
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Mayumi went to the same school as
Ryo from kindergarden to junior high
school. She has known Ryo longer
than Nozomi partly because their
houses are close. She didn't notice
her feelings for Ryo until she
entered a highly competitive girl's
high school and was separated from
him. Rather passive by nature, she
feels nervous when in the company of
both Ryo and Nozomi, as shen knows
how Nozomi feels for Ryo. She tries
to keep some distance from Ryo, as
she would rather stay friends than
confess her love to him. Anyway, she
is occupied with entrance exams at
the moment. She is dreaming of
becoming a diplomat, but to do so,
she must study hard to enter a
university of foreign languages and
learn Chinese. She sometimes walks
around Dobuita and if she comes
across Ryo, let alone if he speaks
to her, she is happy for the rest of
the day. |
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Role: Mayumi's Younger
Sister
Gender: Female
Age: 5
Height: 3'7"
Weight: 62 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 25th March
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Where: Residential
District-Dobuita
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This charming little girl is in the
senior class of Yokosuka-dai
kindergarden. Because Megumi has a
sister more than 10 years older, she
is precocious. She is anxious to go
to elementary school and is always
running around with Mayumi's old
school bag on her back. She loves
animals and wants to have a pet, but
she is not allowed to. She rescued a
stray kitten in Sakuragaoka but her
mother won't allow her to keep it at
home so she takes care of the kitten
at a local shrine. Her sociable
character attracts many older
friends, Yamagishi-san is one of
them. She often visits him without
telling her mother and comes back
after eating snacks. Ryo is also a
good friend of hers. When she saw
Mayumi and Ryo talking, she
innocently asked if they were
getting married, and made them
embarrassed. Recently she came to
understand what "getting married"
means. When she was asked by Nozomi,
"What would you like to be when you
grown up?" she answered cheerfully,
"I am going to be married to Ryo."
This answer really surprised Nozomi. |
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Role: Taxi Driver
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155 lbs
Blood Type: AB
Birth Date: 9th July
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Mitsugu is a seasoned taxi driver
with 27 years of experience. He
resigned from a large taxi company
and became a private taxi driver, so
he must endure irregular hours and
reduced income in his exchange for
his freedom from authority. He and
his wife, Taeko, are not getting
along. He walks around Dobuita or
takes a nap in the daytime because
he doesn't want to see her. At
night, he goes out to work. He lives
a willful life in this way. Their
alienation bgan after their daughter
Yukie left home suddenly to live in
Tokyo. Since then, six months have
passed and there has been no word
from her. Each blames the other for
this abandonment and they have had
repeated quarrels. It would appear
their marriage is about to break up,
but nobody in Sakuragaoka knows
about this yet. |
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Role: Free Battle Opponent
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 128 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 23rd June
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Where: Event Only
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The sworn brother of Akio Enoki,
Naomichi look like a classic punk
and cuts school quite often. Despite
his truancy, he is rather bright and
his grades are fairly good. He
always hands around with his
classmate, Takuya Maruyama, and
often goes looking for people to
pick fights with. Despite his mean
exterior, he has a sensitive
character. He constantly worries
about what he should do after
graduation. |
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Role: Ryo's Classmate
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 135 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 14th May
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Naoyuki is the older brother of
Yasuo and Kayoko Ito. There's a big
difference between the siblings'
ages. He is a kind, gentle boy who
takes care of his brother and sister
while his parents are busy with
their work. However, he often has to
leave his sister with his younger
brother because he is studying for
the college entrance exams. He is
close to Ryo and Ichiro who are in
the same class. Ryo and Ichiro were
already friends when Naoyuki's
family moved to Sakuragaoka when he
was in second grade. At first, the
classmates bullied Naoyuki because
he was the new guy, so when Ryo
helped him out they became friends.
He earned money doing a part-time
job that he worked at since he
started high school, and he recently
bought a motorcycle, something he'd
ben dreaming of for years. He is so
exited that he can't stop talking
about the motorcycle to Ryo and
Ichiro. He is good at science and
mathematics, and his grades are
among the highest in the class.
Above all, his physics grade is the
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Role: Neighbor
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 115 lbs
Blood Type: 0
Birth Date: 19th December
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Natsuki has dreamed of being a
housewife since she was a child.
After graduating from college, she
got a job for a construction company
for the short term, but ended up
working there for almost 10 years.
When she was nearly 30, just as she
was starting to think she'd never
find someone worth marrying, she
accompanied her boss to a meeting
one day with Mikio Sumiya, an elite
government official of the Ministry
of Construction. She and Mikio fell
in love and married after a breif
courtship; so at last, Natsuki is
fulfilling her dream. Her fellow
workers still talk about her story
as a fairytale ending. The couple
bought a house in Sakuragaoka when
their first son Kotaro was born, 11
years ago. Mikio is frequently
transferred and is now in Hiroshima
living alone. Sumitani really likes
chitchatting. One of her pastimes is
to gather information on show
business from TV programs and
magazines and be the first to tell
friends about it. Furthermore, she
likes to gossip about her neighbors.
She is not satisfied unless she
knows everything that's happening in
the community. She might have useful
information for Ryo, bu there are
times when she slanders people. She
may appear to be concerned about an
incident, but more likely she wants
to know so she can spread the word. |
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Role: Owner of Candy Shop
Gender: Female
Age: 75
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 106 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 24th November
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Where: Sakuragaoka--Abe
Store
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Setsu resided in Manchuria with her
husband Tomekichi, who was a
schoolteacher, during the Japanese
occupation of the prewar period.
When they tried to return to Japan
during the war, Tomekichi and Setsu
were separated in the confusion of
the evacuation. Finally, setsu
arrived in Tokyo, but found her
house had been burnt down and she
couldn't locate her parents. So she
headed for Yokosuka where
Tomekichi's parents lived. Although
their house remained standing,
Tomekichi's parents were missing.
Setsu decided to settle there in the
event that her husband or his
parents might return. She opened a
small candy store in the entrance
hall of the house. She has been
running this small shop alone ever
since. Everyday, for the past 40
years, she prepared a meal for the
two in hopes that her missing
husband Tomekichi might one day come
home. Although she lives alone, she
enjoys the company of the children
coming to the shop for candy and
snacks. The past few years have seen
her growing increasingly more senile
and she imagines there is a
connection between herself and Ryo,
like that of a mother and son. Much
to Ryo's chagrin, she doesn't
acknowledge the fact that he is
grown and treats him like a little
boy. |
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Role: Old Soldier
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 150 lbs
Blood Type: AB
Birth Date: 27th February
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Where: Residential
District--Sakuragaoka
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Shigeo was born in Itabashi, Tokyo,
and is well versed in the
traditional martial arts. With a
strong affection for the martial
arts from childhood, he trained
until he was drafted into the
military shortly after turning 30.
He was sent with the Kanto army to
the front lines. Due to his
knowledge of communication
techniques, developed while working
at a manufactuer of morse code
generators, he was used on various
missions (including decoding Chinese
and Russian codes) as technical
officer. When the war was over, he
married and moved to Sakuragaoka at
his wife's urging because she loved
the cherry trees there. They even
planted a cherry tree in their home
garden. When his wife died, he cut
it down, trying to break the link
with his past, but now he seems to
regret doing so. Ine-san has long
been a close acquaintance with
Shigeo. This friendship has deepened
since his wife died. He now harbors
feelings of affection for Ine-san,
but he avoids showing her these
feelings, instead often treating
Ine-san and Ryo with indifference.
Years ago, when Shigeo became
aquainted with Iwao, the master of
Hazuki Dojo, he restarted his
training again. Iwao and Shigeo
developed a close friendship and
always drank sake together after
their practices. Shigeo stopped
training again after he hurt his
back. He is very strict about
manners and behavior, even with the
children gathering around Abe Store.
He has often scolded Ryo in the past
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Role: Post Office Worker
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 124 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 22nd October
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Shinichi is a 32 year old,
high-spirited postman who is
exclusively in charge ofthe
neighborhood of Dobuita. He likes
the color red and had dreamed of
becoming either a postman or fireman
since he was a child. According to
him, he chose the postal service
because he was strongly attracted to
the outlined postal logo on the red
background.
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Role: Office Worker
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 146 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 22nd January
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Suguru got divorced 10 years ago
after his wife left him when she
found out that he had an affair.
Fortunatly he can work without
concern now, because their daughter
Minako, takes care of the household
and Yuji, his good-tempered son
doesn't need much care. Since his
love affair 10 years ago, he has
never had any luck with women, let
alone any chances of a second
marriage. He has started to collect
brochures from marriage counseling
centers for middle-aged and senior
people, thinking ahead to his future
after Minako gets married and leaves
home.
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Role: Housewives Group, Wife
of Mitsugu Nomura
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 119 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 23rd October
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Taeko is the wife of the private
taxi driver, Mitsugu Nomura, but
they don't get along well. Although
she's decided not to get divorced,
she's given up doing housework.
Their house is an utter mess. The
reason for the Nomura's problems is
Yukie, their missing daughter. Yukie
left home six months ago, saying
"I'm going to Tokyo" and never
returned. Their marriage is on the
verge of collapse, and they are both
tired of blaming each other. The
residents of Sakuragaoka haven't
noticed what has happened to the
family.
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Role: Free Battle
Opponent
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130 lbs
Blood Type: AB
Birth Date: 11th April
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Where: Events Only
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Another swarn brother of
Akio Enoki, this well-known
delinquent was forced to
sumbit to Akio during his
junior high school days. He
is relatively short in both
height and temper, and he
snaps easily. He and
Naomichi Tsukamoto, who
happens to be in the same
class, are together most of
the time, either cutting
school or looking for a
fight.
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Role: Gacha-Gacha Fan
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Height: 3'11"
Weight: 77 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 24th February
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Where: Residential
District--Sakuragaoka
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Tatsuya has very strict parents who
nag him endlessly about his studies
so he goes out often and comes back
late, which makes his parents even
angrier. His monthly allowance from
his parents is only 500 Yen, so he
doesn't waste money. He can't afford
to try the Capsule Toy Machine, his
favorite pastime next to eating
snacks, so he always tries to
persuade Ryo, and any other adults
he knows, to give him money. He
sometimes flatters Nozomi and Mayumi
to finagle money out of them. Sly
examples include him saying, "Ryo
said you are cute," to Mayumi and
then pestering her for money. When
Ryo found out, he scolded Tatsuya
severely, but the young boy's never
learned his lesson. Ryo sympathizes
with him a bit because he also liked
the Capsule Toy Machines when he was
a child, but Iwao didn't give him
enough money for it either. Still,
Ryo worries about Tatsuya because he
shows no interest in making friends
and is more concerned with trying to
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Role: Classic Drunk
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 146 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 14th November
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Tsuyoshi is a middle-aged man whose
ambition as a young man was to be an
actor. However, his poor acting
ability only allowed him to get
minor roles in which he was
invariably killed. Although his
roles were only minor, he had the
chance to appear with some of the
more famous actors of that era, but
he doesn't like to boast about it.
Nowadays, he always pretends to be
drunk, which is probably the best
acting he's ever done. |
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Role: Soccer Playing Youth
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Height: 3'10"
Weight: 53 lbs
Blood Type: O
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Yasuo is he middle brother of the
Ito siblings. He takes care of his
sister while his parents and older
brother brother are out. Their
parents are busy with work, and his
elder brother is studying hard for
an entrance examination. Like his
friend Kota, he is crazy about
soccer and the two of them never get
tired of talking about it. His dream
is to be a goalkeeper and play in
the World Cup with Kota. He is an
excellent student, excels in logic,
and his grades are among the highest
in the class. He is particularly
good at science and mathematics. His
score in mathematics is top among
all the classes in his grade. He
often does Kota's homework for him.
He likes physical education too, but
he can't do certain bar excercises
in gymnastics. |
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Role: Ryo's Co-Worker
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 29 July
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Where: Dobuita - New
Yokosuka Harbor
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He was born and raised in
Sakuragaoka, but unlike most of the
locals, he doesn't like Dobuita very
much. The reason for this stems from
an incident that happened during his
junior high school days when some
foreign sailors robbed him of all
the money he had received as
spending money from his relatives
forthe New Year. Since then, he is
very reserved although he can be
intimidating. Now he is a college
student, working at a convenience
store, but he seldom goes to class.
He looks at Minako Hirai, whose life
is a flamboyant and flippant, and
believes that she'll have a bitter
experience some day. In reality,
compared to Minako, he is worse off
for not making the most of his life.
This is evident from the fact that
he can't save money no matter how
hard he works. |
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Role: Construction Site
Forman
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 15th September
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Where: Residential
District--Sakuragaoka
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Yohei works at the SEGA Construction
Company, a major construction
company in Yokohama and is currently
the contractor hired to build the
Takimoto's house has been frequently
altered and he is now attempting to
carry out the third plan. He is
disgusted with Takimoto-san, who
keeps changing the construction
plan, but he continues without
complaining. They aren't making much
progress with the construction so
it's a relief that there's no
deadline. Because he is married and
has a five year-old daughter, he
goes home daily before sunset. |
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Role: Office Worker
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 159 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 8th September
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Where: Residential
District-- Dobuita
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Though Yoshikazu continues to wear a
suit and carry a breifcase, he lost
his job recently due to the
company's bankruptcy. He hasn't had
the courage to tell his wide and
children about the situation. He
leaves home, pretending to go to
work as usual, but wanders around
Dobuita, killing time. |
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Role: Younger Classmate at
Ryo's High School
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 141 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 23rd April
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Where: Residential
District--Dobuita
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Yuji lives in Sakuragaoka and has an
older sister, Minako, who is a
student at a women's college. He
doesn't fantasize about, nor have
many expectations of girls because
he was brought up with a sister who
acts one way in front of the family
and then completely different
(pretending to be ladylike) in front
of boys. He feels very awkward when
girls come up to him to ask, "Do you
know what kind of girl Ryo likes?"
He has mixed feelings because he
respects Ryo as a strong and cool
guy, but he often feels second-rate
in comparison. Watching the way his
sister acts, he can't help thinking
that college would be useless.
Instead, he wishes to live like Ryo,
who has a firm objective. Because he
has no particular interest at the
moment, Yuji frequents the arcade on
his way home, leaving the difficult
thinking till later. Maybe he and
his sister think similarly, though
they are not aware of it. |
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