The main protagonist, a mature and hardworking elementary school student (fifth grader) who takes on the household chores and helps raise his little brother after his mother dies in a car accident Hair Color: Black Takuya Enoki loses his mother, Yukako when she dies in a car accident. Takuya now lives with his father, Harumi, and his baby brother, Minoru. Takuya's baby brother is only two years old and requires much care. Although Takuya is only a fifth grader, he cooks, cleans, sews, scolds, and does everything that is normally a mother's job. Between his housework and looking after his baby brother, Takuya begins to feel a helpless gap between his friends who have fun everyday after school. Neighbors blame him for Minoru's constant crying. As time pass by, Takuya Enoki gradually adapts to his role in the family. Some of his friends in school like Akihiro Fujii and Tadashi Gotoh, have little brothers and sisters that go to Minoru's preschool, and are Minoru's friends. Instead of playing sports or hanging out after school like typical elementary students, Takuya spends his time cooking, cleaning, sewing, grocery shopping on a budget, and disciplining Minoru. 12 ALOT of the girls at his school like him

Takuya's adorable, two-year-old baby brother who idolizes Takuya and is known for wearing his favorite bear hat is the younger son of the Enoki family, who is only a 2-year-old toddler and he is taken care of by Takuya Enoki (Minoru's older brother), who is his hero in life. Minoru is a little spoiled boy who is easily frightened. He speaks with a HUGE baby lisp, and calls his brother “bwazza” since he can’t speak right

is the second-oldest son and the fourth child in the Fujii family who is hard to know what he is thinking. Deemed "cool" by his classmates, he is very popular in school, especially with girls and he is often stuck babysitting his younger siblings. Hair-black Takuya's intelligent, thoughtful, and popular classmate. He is considered "cool" by his peers, frequently responsible for babysitting his younger siblings, and is the second-oldest son (fourth child) in the Fujii household he usually just goes by fujii Age: 12

Fujii Ichika) is the youngest and fifth child in the Fujii family who a crush on Minoru Enoki as she thinks he is cute and she often fights (verbal and physically) with Hiroko (Hiro) Gotoh (Ichika's love rival). Ichika is very intelligent and sharp-tongue girl. Ichika is older and she is in a different class from Minoru Age: 2

is the youngest son, the sixth child and the youngest child in the Fujii family. Like Ichika Fujii, Masaki is very intelligent Masaki is called "Ma-bo"by everyone. Even though he is younger than Minoru Enoki, Masaki's vocabulary is better than Minoru's. Because of his gentle personality, Masaki is often controlled by Ichika Age: 2

Father to Takuya and Minoru, and husband to the late Yukako Enoki. He works as a system engineer and a dedicated Japanese "salaryman," putting in very long hours at his company to support his family. Harumi cares deeply for his two sons. He is a kind, gentle, and good father who tries his best under difficult circumstances. Because his wife passed away in a car accident, Harumi is forced to work long hours to make ends meet. This leaves older brother Takuya to take on much of the daily childcare for toddler Minoru and household chores Age: 34

Tadashi "Gon" Gotoh is a funny, street-smart friend of main character Takuya Enoki Gon is the son of a local liquor store owner and Takuya's best friend. He plays soccer and has a crush on a character named Ai Yarimizo. Family- He has a younger sister named Hiro, who is around the same age as Takuya's younger brother, Minoru people usually call him gon Age: 12

tomboyish younger sister of Tadashi (Gon) and a classmate of Minoru Enoki She is the younger sister of Tadashi "Gon" Gotoh, Takuya's friend and classmate. She is energetic, tough, plays roughly, and gives as good as she gets. She is in the same class as Minoru. She has a huge crush on him—thinking he is brave and handsome—and frequently fights with her romantic rival, Ichika. Her interactions and clashes with Minoru provide many of the series' humorous moments, though people usually call her hiro Age: 2

She is the wife of Seiichi Kimura , and first appears when Seiichi returns to the village. Neither the original nor the anime says anything about how the two met or how Tomoko lived in the past, but she presumably met Seiichi while he was away from home and she gave birth to Taichi. .She occasionally shows a terrifying side by beating Seiichi when she gets carried away. However, she is a kind wife who understands Seiichi more than anyone else Age: 20

While he genuinely means well and works hard to change, Seiichi is a rough-around-the-edges adult who has a severe weakness for gambling He later settles down, marrying a woman named Tomoko, and they have a young son named Taichi. His relationship with Tomoko has its ups and downs, often stemming from his gambling habits or old school secrets Age: 24