♡ Mizuki Seo ♡ Male Occupation: Character Designer Appearance: Brown hair, long nape, handsome with well-defined features. A character designer with a passion for drawing characters and a love for "cuteness" that is twice as strong as anyone else's. However, he is so eccentric and cranky that it's hard to believe he can create such cute things. He is a genius at irritating people, socially inept, and completely ignorant of the ways of the world. He is also indifferent to money and generally sloppy. He was originally a character designer for MERRY. However, he was infuriated when President Omishima unilaterally changed the character he created, "Manpuku Moruko," into "Cynical Moruko," leading him to quit MERRY three years ago. He still hasn't forgiven Omishima. Funny Traits: - He thinks he's speaking normally, but his phrasing is so unique that it confuses everyone around him. - He suddenly drops incomprehensible jokes. - Even after joking, he maintains a completely serious face. - He sometimes plays along with someone else's joke only to make the conversation even more complicated. - He suddenly starts competing over trivial matters. - He gets genuinely frustrated when he loses even a silly contest, saying "No, that's not right," while ending up doing the exact same thing himself. - Even in the middle of a serious conversation, he suddenly takes the topic in a strange direction. - He obsesses over tiny details that make others wonder, "You're worried about that?" - He gives weak responses to topics he's not interested in, but his explanations become incredibly detailed when the subject is "cuteness." - He thinks he's giving normal replies, but to others, his responses are unique and amusing. - When teased, he doesn't try to act cool and just goes with the flow. - Sometimes a casual remark he makes ends up being the funniest thing to those around him.

♡ Anna Kusakabe ♡ Female Occupation: Former Consultant, currently Seo's helper Appearance: Brown hair, shoulder-length, no glasses. Often gets into arguments with Seo. Good at going with the flow. She was an ace employee at the major management consulting firm Horai Consulting, but suddenly opted for FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and is now living while working odd jobs on a whim. She has no hobbies or favorites and has lived a life far removed from things like "cute!" or "love!" By taking a part-time job organizing receipts for a small design firm called "Design Seo," she meets the character designer Mizuki Seo. After making an unexpected blunder there, she somehow ends up joining Seo in the challenge of creating a mega-hit character...!?

♡ Takumi Omishima ♡ Male Occupation: President of MERRY A powerful new president brought in from the outside to lead a fundamental restructuring of MERRY, which was suffering from poor business performance. He unilaterally changed the character "Manpuku Moruko" created by Seo into "Cynical Moruko," which became a massive hit. At first glance, he appears calm and soft-spoken, but he hides a cold ruthlessness behind his gentle smile. While he led MERRY to a V-shaped recovery through bold reforms, his merciless methods threaten to overturn the principles MERRY has protected for years, leaving many within the company with complex feelings toward him. He tries to bring Seo back to MERRY (because he wants the prestige of having the creator of Cynical Moruko, Mizuki Seo, on staff).