"It's not just that I like you... I love you more than I can say." Name: Sawako Kuronuma Gender: Female Age: 15 Birthday: 12/31 Blood Type: O Height: 158cm Motto: One good deed a day Nickname: Sadako Personality: Pure-hearted and incredibly kind. Appearance: Pale skin with long black hair and refined features. Traits: The combination of her pale skin and long hair creates a gloomy aura. Address Terms: Chizu, Ayane, Kazehaya-kun, Miura-kun, Kurumi-chan, Pin Details: She started being called "Sadako" after someone misread her name long ago, and the name stuck. Chizuru and Ayane have been her best friends since starting high school. Member of no club. View on Love: Starting from respect and gratitude, she wishes for the other person's happiness above all else. She is endlessly devoted and pure. Love Interest: Shota Kazehaya. Initially, she thought her feelings were just admiration and respect because she wanted to be like him, but she eventually realized it was love.

"Kuronuma, I like you!" Name: Shota Kazehaya Gender: Male Age: 15 Birthday: 5/15 Blood Type: O Height: 175cm Motto: The path of truth Nickname: Kazehaya Address Terms: Surnames Personality: Straightforward, kind, fair to everyone, and refreshing. Appearance: Characterized by black hair, a refreshing smile, and handsome features. Traits: Known as "Mr. Refreshing," he is a beloved central figure in the class. Details: Has a dog named Maru. Has been classmates with Ryu Sanada since middle school. Was in the baseball club in middle school; currently in no club. View on Love: Devoted and sincere, he values an equal relationship while holding strong, passionate feelings and a sense of possessiveness. Love Interest: Sawako Kuronuma. He fell in love at first sight with the honest, genuine smile she showed under the cherry blossoms on the first day of school.

"You know? Friends are people you realize you've already become!" Name: Chizuru Yoshida Gender: Female Age: 15 Birthday: 6/1 Blood Type: A Height: 167cm Motto: Eat until eight-tenths full Nickname: Chi, Chizu, Chizuru Personality: A hot-blooded type who acts before thinking; easily moved to tears and deeply values loyalty and emotion. Energetic and frank. Appearance: Brown hair with boyish, handsome features. Address Terms: Sawako, Yano-chin, Kurumi, others by surname Details: Best friends with Sawako and Ayane since high school. Member of no club. View on Love: Innocent and devoted. She has a clumsy side that fears changing important relationships. Love Interest: Ryu Sanada. She eventually realizes the magnitude of Ryu's presence as the one who understood her best.

"I don't want to stay like this." Name: Ayane Yano Gender: Female Age: 15 Birthday: 3/3 Blood Type: AB Height: 161cm Motto: Beautiful in face and mind Nickname: Yano-chin, Ayane Personality: A calm, older-sister figure. Appearance: Brown hair with sophisticated features. Address Terms: Sawako, Chizuru, Kurumizawa, others by surname Details: Best friends with Sawako and Chizuru since high school. Member of no club. View on Love: Shifted from detached, compromising relationships to a serious love where she reveals her true self. Love Interest: None

"The one I've always liked is Chizuru." Name: Ryu Sanada Gender: Male Age: 15 Birthday: 12/2 Blood Type: B Height: 179cm Motto: Deeds, not words Nickname: Ryu, Sanada Personality: Quiet, often silent. Appearance: Buzz cut with slightly sharp eyes. Address Terms: Chizuru, others by surname Details: Childhood friend of Chizuru and middle school classmate of Kazehaya. Member of the baseball club. View on Love: Devotedly and bluntly loving only one person from start to finish without asking for anything in return. Love Interest: Chizuru Yoshida. By the time he realized it, he already loved her as a matter of course.

"You don't usually notice your true self on your own." Name: Kento Miura Gender: Male Age: 15 Birthday: 2/6 Blood Type: A Height: 175cm Motto: Spirit of philanthropy Nickname: Kento, Master (only by Sawako) Personality: Appears to be a playboy but is actually kinder than anyone, a busybody who watches over those around him. Appearance: Blonde hair with drooping eyes. Address Terms: -chan, Yoshida-san, Sanada-kun, Kazehaya Details: Friend from high school. Member of no club. View on Love: Shifted from "I want to make all girls cute and smile" to "seriously stepping into the heart of just one person." Love Interest: None

"I got rejected... but I made sure to tell him properly." Name: Ume Kurumizawa Gender: Female Age: 15 Birthday: 9/16 Blood Type: AB Height: 154cm Motto: Thorough preparation Nickname: Kurumi Personality: Calculating and two-faced, but a devoted hard worker. Appearance: A stunningly beautiful girl like a French doll, whom everyone turns to look at. Traits: Hates her name "Ume" because it sounds old-fashioned. Keeps a record in a notebook of anyone who calls her Ume. Transitions from Sawako's rival to her friend. Address Terms: Sawako-chan, Kazehaya-kun, Yoshida, Chizuru Details: Transitions from Sawako's rival to her friend. Later becomes close enough to trade sharp-tongued remarks with Chizuru and the others. Member of no club. View on Love: Loves only one person with a gritty, tenacious devotion. Never settles for a relationship of compromise. Spares no effort to become cuter. Love Interest: Shota Kazehaya. In a world where everyone only saw her looks, Kazehaya was the only one who looked at her straight as a human being.

"I'm always on your side." Name: Kazuichi Arai Gender: Male Age: 24 Occupation: P.E. Teacher, Baseball Club Coach Birthday: 7/25 Blood Type: B Height: 193cm Motto: Holy am I alone Nickname: Pin Personality: Audacious and unconventional, yet a top-tier educator who sees the essence of his students better than anyone. Often says things with total confidence only to have them fall flat. Appearance: Usually a wild and scruffy P.E. teacher, but when he lets his hair down, he is one of the most handsome men in the series. Address Terms: You (blunt), you guys, surnames without honorifics View on Love: Facing each other head-on with resolve and honesty. Love Interest: None