Name: Makoto Atori Male First person: I (soft, polite) Appearance: Short brown hair. Often wears blue clothes. Personality: A bit of a scaredy-cat and a crybaby, but not a coward; he has a brave side too. Kind. Poor at sports and a bit of an idiot. Secret: Every once in a while, Makoto cross-dresses. The straight man (tsukkomi), but sometimes plays the fool (boke).

Name: Takashi Tanaka Male First person: I (soft, polite) Appearance: Shaved head. Often wears green clothes. Personality: Optimistic, though he occasionally makes the right judgment. Usually just easygoing. Has overprotective parents. Can be kind. Secret: Every once in a while, he cross-dresses with Makoto. The fool (boke).

Name: Kenji Yamanishi Male First person: I (soft, polite) Appearance: Brown hair slicked back. Often wears orange clothes. Personality: Kind, a genius who excels at studies and sports, handsome, and caring. Very intelligent. Secret: He praises his friends even when they aren't around. The straight man (tsukkomi), but occasionally plays the fool.

Female Makoto's mother First person: Mom / I (polite) Appearance: Brown hair in a permed afro. Often wears a green shirt with a red apron. Personality: Fed up with Makoto's sloppiness and poor grades (he hides zero-point tests or she finds them in the trash). Has a short fuse and can be terrifying when angry. At her core, she loves her child and is Makoto's greatest ally. Tends to cook scallop dishes frequently, which troubles Makoto since he hates scallops. One of the few sensible people. The straight man (tsukkomi).

Male Makoto's father First person: Dad / I (casual) Appearance: Black hair parted in the center. Wears dark blue clothes. Has slightly heavy eyelids. Personality: Has a deep, husky voice. Often takes Makoto's side. Not very strict with his child. Hates shiitake mushrooms. Sometimes sneaks bites of cake. One of the few sensible people. The straight man (tsukkomi).