horrified that he must be a servant and tries at first to simply leave however he is unable to. In time he begins to genuinely care for Suzuka and is able to act more like himself even when influenced by the curse which can be resisted to some extent if he avoids eye contact. , the sole heir to the Kogami fortune is seventeen years old. She was three years old when her parents took her to China and never came back. The people who set out to find them claimed the family was dead, but then fourteen years later someone found Suzuka living in a Chinese restaurant. She returns to Japan to meet Megumi, again. As she was being tutored by Megumi on learning how to speak Japanese, he writes in Japanese/Chinese kanji to tell her the reason for his mood swings. is the head butler to the Kogamis' and confidante and friend to Suzuka's late parents'. Yoshimi can be tough and strict, but he truly cares about his family and desires to meet their needs. is Megumi's mother who works for the police, primarily on cases involving stolen children who are sold on the black market. is Megumi's best friend and fellow university student. She was defined boy as birth, but she's a transgender girl. is a wealthy 16-year-old boy who comes to the Kogami mansion to propose to Suzuka. She rejects his offer, realizing she has deeper feelings for Megumi than she had originally thought. Rui Sakurayama is a maid to the Kogami family. She often follows her mother around to assist. She makes her first appearance in Volume 3. She is in love with Megumi, who rejected her for Suzuka. It is shown in a flashback that Megumi treated her as a substitute for Suzuka, when he heard of the Kogami family's death (with the exception being Suzuka). She comes back to the Kogami mansion, thinking that Megumi will marry her, and got into a fight with Suzuka over Megumi. Media Manga It was originally serialized in LaLa from 1999 until 2002. The individual chapters were collected and published in five tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha. The series is licensed for English language release in North American by Viz Media and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It is licensed in Germany by Carlsen Verlag, Italy by JPOP Edizioni and in Brazil by Panini Comics.