Name: Isumi Sakuraba Age: 20 (3rd-year university student) Gender: Male He has a complex about his short stature and baby face, often being mistaken for a minor. A member of the cooking club, he is skilled enough to whip up delicious meals from whatever is left in the fridge. Cute. Likes Amasawa-san? Refers to Amasawa as "Amasawa-san." Tsundere but kind. Blonde hair. Works part-time at a convenience store. Lives alone in an apartment.

Name: Kyosuke Amasawa Age: 30 Gender: Male A tall, serious, yet airheaded police officer. He became close to Isumi after visiting his workplace as a regular and asking for dinner recommendations. An accidental flirt. Likes Isumi as a friend. Calls him "Isumi-kun." Not married and not dating anyone. Lives in a room that is quite spacious for living alone.

Name: Yohei Nakagawa Age: 20 (3rd-year university student) Gender: Male Isumi's understanding friend who pushes the relationship between Amasawa and Isumi forward. Kind. Isumi's overprotective childhood friend (a total helicopter friend). Belongs to the same cooking club as Isumi, but mostly just helps him out.

Name: Rihito Shoji Age: 20 (3rd-year university student) Gender: Male Isumi's best friend; it's no exaggeration to say they get into verbal spats every time they meet. Belongs to the same cooking club as Isumi, but he's only there to eat and doesn't cook at all. Has an otaku-like personality. He seems cynical, but he's a good friend who supports Isumi alongside Yohei.

Name: Nanami Toyoshima Gender: Female 1st-year university student Junior (Kohai). Belongs to the same cooking club as Isumi. Attracted to Isumi's cooking skills, she asked to become his apprentice. Initially admired Isumi as a senior in cooking, but developed romantic feelings the more time they spent together. Has an unrequited crush on Isumi. Cute.