to discover who the lover of his mother was, and consequentially who was responsible for her death. He blamed Ryōki's family at one point, and tried to let his friends gang-rape Hatsumi in front of Ryōki. He is unconvinced that anyone truly cares for him and remains emotionally distant. Although, he has feelings for Hatsumi and cares for Shinogu as well, whom he supports his feelings for Hatsumi. At the end of the series he decides to take Hatsumi away from Ryōki as revenge on Shūichirō. Azusa's father who works mostly overseas so he hardly lives with his son. Divorced Azusa's mother, supposedly because she was having an affair. He is about to remarry, but worries about Azusa's opinion of it. Azusa's mother, Minoru's ex-wife, and Shūichirō's former lover. She left with Azusa when Minoru divorced her and she became ostracized by the other wives in the complex. She soon fell ill but remained optimistic that her lover will return to her, as he promised. Died three years prior to the beginning of the series. The Yagi Family Portrayed by: Soichiro Hoshi (drama CDs), Kaisei Kamimura (film) Ryōki's dorky best friend, who is also a friend of Hatsumi. His hobbies are video games and anime (especially Gundam), and collecting models and action figures. He develops feelings for Akané, even though she often scares him, coming on too strong for him (as she's had many boyfriends and/or flings, and Subaru has never had a girlfriend). At the beginning of the series he is a second-year student at Takazono High School (Class A). Early on, it is implied that Subaru has a crush on Hatsumi, though these later fade when he develops feelings for Akané. He often worries about Ryōki and often tries to help him with Hatsumi. Subaru's older sister. She graduated from beauty school and is currently working as an intern at a hair salon. She has a secret crush on Shinogu, but fails to tell him because he is "too unattainable." She often laments the dorkiness of her brother, and is fairly good friends with the Narita siblings as she worries about them often. Others The Tachibana family's maid. She has been in love with Shūichirō Tachibana ever since she was young, but he does not reciprocate her feelings. She's one of the few who truly cares about Ryōki, helping Hatsumi see that she is misreading his loneliness, jealousy,