6th grades) Former Class 1 (in 3rd and 4th grades) Takuro Hagiwara (萩原たくろう Hagiwara Takurō) is a boy who plays guitar as his father, Tetsuro Hagiwara, was a member of a rock band Evergreen. Takeshi Hasebe (長谷部たけし Hasebe Takeshi) is Mutsumi's old friend. Ichiro Hirano (平野いちろう Hirano Ichirō) is a student in Misora Elementary. Koji Ito (伊藤こうじ Itō Kōji) is Kotake's good friend. Hajime Kikuchi (菊池はじめ Kikuchi Hajime) is a boy who loves railways. Hajime was once worried by the fact he does not have a dream for his future. Hiroko Kine (木根ひろこ Kine Hiroko) is a girl with a strong sense of justice. Junji Manda (万田じゅんじ Manda Junji) is the younger brother of Manda twins. Miho Maruyama (丸山みほ Maruyama Miho) is one of Doremi's classmates. Gifted in the visual arts, Miho draws a manga based on a story by Nobuko. Although she often conflicts with Aiko over her close friendship with Nobuko, Aiko helps her overcome her apparent inferiority complex. Sora Miyamae (宮前空 Miyamae Sora) is a student in Misora Elementary. He built a human-powered airplane called Stay Gold, inspired by the book of the same name. Dai Morikawa (森川だい Morikawa Dai) is a boy who loves cycling. Kayoko Nagato (長門かよこ Nagato Kayoko) is a girl suffering from school refusel who refused to attend school because of her scolionophobia (fear of school), which was prompted by being bullied on some occasions. Masayoshi Nakajima (中島正義 Nakajima Masayoshi) is a son of a policeman. Masayoshi ran away from his home a few times, but he respects his father deep inside. Kenji Ogura (小倉けんじ Ogura Kenji) is part of the comedy duo Toyoken with Toyokazu. Kotaro Okajima (岡島小太郎 Okajima Kotarō) is a boy who practices kendō. Masato Rinno (林野まさと Rinno Masato) is the smart yet arrogant son of a doctor. Natsumi Sato (佐藤なつみ Satō Natsumi) is a daughter of a family running the Christian church. She is Nobuaki's good friend, although their families suffer from a persistent conflict. Keiko Yamamoto (山本けいこ Yamamoto Keiko) is a serious book officer, who later learns to be more flexible. Former Class 2 (in 3rd and 4th grades) Itoko Hamada (浜田いとこ Hamada Itoko) / Juliet Kojuro is a girl who is good at taking care of babies. Tetsuya Kotake (小竹哲也 Kotake Tetsuya) / Todd Washington is a childhood friend of Doremi who often calls her "Dojimi". Around other boys, they see him as a leader. He confesses