her own decisions and spends more time thinking about others' well-being than her own. Hatsumi's low self-esteem is most likely the product of her upbringing; it is improbable she has ever been encouraged to set goals for herself outside of schoolwork and staying below the radar of the complex gossip hounds. Portrayed by: Akeno Watanabe (drama CDs), Hiyori Sakurada (film) Hatsumi's younger sister; somewhat of a floozy. She dates many boys, and early on harbors a conspicuous crush on Ryōki. After being rejected by him (and briefly taking out her anger on Hatsumi), she begins to develop feelings for Ryōki's best friend, Subaru Yagi. At the beginning of the series, she is a third-year junior high school student (it is mistakenly stated in earlier publications that Akané is a second-year). Despite being beautiful and popular, Akané is very insecure. She supports Hatsumi and Ryōki's relationship, occasionally offering her sister romantic advice. Portrayed by: Shin-ichiro Miki/Yoshinori Ogino (drama CDs), Shotaro Mamiya (film) The eldest of the Narita children. At the beginning of the series, he is a freshman law student at Hitotsubashi University. He is not home much due to various part-time jobs. Hatsumi learns later that Shinogu is adopted. He was taken in by the Naritas when he was a child, and his parents left him in extreme debt after they died. In an attempt to repay his adoptive parents, Shinogu moves out and holds down a slew of part-time jobs, putting aside his dreams of medical school. Shinogu is kind and helpful. Like Hatsumi, he often puts others before himself. He is very dedicated and believes in doing the right thing, but is often wracked with guilt concerning the trouble he put his parents through, and his feelings for Hatsumi. Shinogu is in love with Hatsumi but, in an effort to not burden her with his feelings, tries to put distance between them. In the end, he tries to dissolute his adoption from the Naritas in an attempt to distance himself from Hatsumi further and become a priest. Portrayed by: Etsuko Kozakura/Noriko Shitaya (drama CDs) Hatsumi's younger brother. At the beginning of the series, he is in kindergarten. Hatsumi and Akane's mother. She is very afraid of Mrs. Tachibana, and does whatever she can to please her. Later in the series, she overcomes this fear and addresses Mrs. Tachibana about her continued mistreatment of their family. Hatsumi and Akane's