▁Mich ir u ' s ▁band ▁" I cy ▁T ail ". ▁ ▁Meg umi ▁is ▁Tom o ya ' s ▁class mate ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁character , ▁who ▁despite ▁being ▁good - looking , ▁is ▁otherwise ▁so ▁ordinary ▁that ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁stand ▁out ▁in ▁class ▁at ▁all . ▁She ▁knows ▁little ▁about ▁ot aku ▁culture ▁but ▁never ▁keeps ▁Tom o ya ▁at ▁arm ' s ▁length . ▁Her ▁attitude ▁toward ▁Tom o ya ▁is ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁ordinary ▁person ▁but ▁is ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁him . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁insp iration ▁and ▁working ▁model ▁for ▁Meg uri , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁hero ines ▁of ▁B less ing ▁Software ' s ▁game . ▁Later ▁on , ▁she ▁also ▁begins ▁learning ▁and ▁helping ▁out ▁with ▁programming . ▁She ▁later ▁grows ▁her ▁hair ▁long , ▁but ▁cut s ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁short ▁ha irst yle ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Tom o ya ' s ▁child hood ▁best ▁friend ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁class ▁ 2 G ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁prom ising ▁painter ▁on ▁the ▁art ▁club . ▁Born ▁to ▁a ▁British ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁Japanese ▁mother , ▁she ▁has ▁bl ond ▁hair ▁sty led ▁in ▁tw in ▁t ails . ▁She ▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁at ▁school , ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁ref ined ▁lady , ▁but ▁har b ors ▁a ▁secret ▁ot aku ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁playing ▁video ▁games ▁shared ▁with ▁Tom o ya ▁and ▁making ▁adult - th emed ▁m anga ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁