The Girl Who Leapt Through Time/Characters

The characters of the film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time:

Makoto Konno


Makoto is a regular high school student who spends her time playing baseball with her two best friends, Chiaki and Kousuke. She hopes to be friends with them forever and to stay like this, but after almost getting killed in a train crossing accident, Makoto develops an ability to "time leap." She initially uses it for her personal benefit, but as Makoto realizes the extent of the past she is changing and how it affects others, she must try to fix the error of her ways before any permanent--or even fatal--wrongs occur.


 * Bokukko
 * Book Dumb: One of her self-proclaimed "unlucky" moments consists of failing a test. So, naturally one of the things she time leaps for is to ace said test.
 * Cannot Spit It Out: Her feelings for Chiaki.
 * Celibate Heroine: Makoto is generally not interested in dating or romance... at least at first.
 * Distaff Counterpart: Of Shinji, at least in appearance. Hey, they share the same character designer (Yoshiyuki Sadamoto).
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Everyone Can See It: The UST between Makoto and Chiaki.
 * Girl Next Door
 * Green-Eyed Epiphany: Makoto only begins to realize her feelings for Chiaki
 * Inelegant Blubbering: It may be a little Narmy, but it doubles as a Tear Jerker because every time Makoto cries, there's a heartbreaking reason for it.
 * Just Friends: This is how she sees Chiaki and Kousuke
 * Late for School
 * The Matchmaker: Manages to match-make Kousuke and Kaho together
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Many of Makoto's time leaps are for her own personal gain, and the changes she creates in the time line begin to have an effect with her relationships with Chiaki and Kousuke-- Not to mention affecting the sanity of one of her classmates.
 * Oblivious to Love: Claims to only see Chiaki and Kousuke as friends, is blindsided when Chiaki asks her out, and seems unaware of any feelings Kousuke has for her--not to mention being slow to realize her own feelings for Chiaki.
 * Ordinary High School Student
 * Poor Communication Kills: And Makoto has to learn this the hard way.
 * Three Amigos: Chiaki, Kousuke, and Makoto.
 * Throw the Dog a Bone
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Makoto is the Tomboy to Yuri's Girly Girl.
 * Tsundere
 * Tareme Eyes
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Between Makoto and Chiaki.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Makoto is the Tomboy to Yuri's Girly Girl.
 * Tsundere
 * Tareme Eyes
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Between Makoto and Chiaki.

Chiaki Mamiya


One of Makoto's two best friends. Chiaki is easygoing and laid-back. He transferred to Makoto's school in the spring and quickly became fast friends with Makoto and Kousuke, forming a steadfast trio between the three. Chiaki has feelings for Makoto.


 * Always Save the Girl: From defending Makoto from insults to to
 * Anguished Declaration of Love:
 * Berserk Button: His button is only pressed once in the film, but you DO NOT want to insult Makoto in front of Chiaki.
 * Book Dumb
 * Brains and Brawn: Kousuke (Brains) and Chiaki (Brawn).
 * Brown Eyes
 * Cannot Spit It Out:
 * Delinquent: Showed signs of this from his confrontation with Takase and in a flashback, where it is shown he got into a fight.
 * Dogged Nice Guy
 * Everyone Can See It: The UST between Makoto and Chiaki.
 * First-Name Basis: In a flashback, Kousuke lampshades it when Chiaki first calls Makoto by her first name. This is interesting because Makoto seems to be the only girl Chiaki is really informal with, though the reason as to why is quite obvious.
 * Foil: To Kousuke.
 * Heroines Want Redheads: Just ask Makoto. And her friend Yuri.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Late for School
 * New Transfer Student: Transferred into Makoto's class in the spring.
 * Oblivious to Love: Initially oblivious to Yuri's feelings for him
 * Redheaded Hero
 * Red Oni
 * Relationship Upgrade: Chiaki attempts this with Makoto,
 * Tsurime Eyes
 * Three Amigos: Chiaki, Kousuke, and Makoto.
 * Tomato Surprise:
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Between Makoto and Chiaki.
 * Red Oni
 * Relationship Upgrade: Chiaki attempts this with Makoto,
 * Tsurime Eyes
 * Three Amigos: Chiaki, Kousuke, and Makoto.
 * Tomato Surprise:
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Between Makoto and Chiaki.
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Between Makoto and Chiaki.

Kousuke Tsuda


One of Makoto's two best friends. Kousuke is smart and level-headed. He is the voice of reason between the three friends. Kousuke wants to go into a medical profession and constantly thinks about studying, but finds time to play baseball and hang out with Makoto and Chiaki.


 * Beta Couple: With Kaho.
 * Blue Oni
 * Brains and Brawn: Kousuke (Brains) and Chiaki (Brawn).
 * Brown Eyes
 * Crash Into Hello/Meet Cute: With Kaho.
 * Foil: To Chiaki.
 * Megane: Occasionally.
 * Nice Guy
 * Oblivious to Love: Is (probably) partly oblivious to his own subtle feelings for Makoto, and initially oblivious to Kaho's feelings for him.
 * Three Amigos: Chiaki, Kousuke, and Makoto.
 * Tsurime Eyes: It's difficult to tell, though.
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: It is unknown how long Makoto and Kousuke have known each other, but he has known her longer than Chiaki. Either way, Kousuke's implied subconscious feelings for Makoto are left mostly unrequited, though he ends up with someone else.

Yuri Hayakawa


Makoto's classmate and friend. Yuri is often found in Makoto's company. She has a crush on Chiaki.


 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dogged Nice Girl
 * Hopeless Suitor: She subtly has feelings for Chiaki, but he doesn't really notice her
 * : Eventually.
 * Romantic False Lead: Arguably.
 * Shallow Love Interest
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Yuri is the Girly Girl to Makoto's Tomboy.
 * Tareme Eyes
 * Unrequited Love Switcheroo:

Kaho Fujitani


Kaho is a shy girl from the volunteer club with a crush on Kousuke. Her two best friends continuously attempt to get her to ask him out.


 * Beta Couple: With Kousuke.
 * Crash Into Hello/Meet Cute: With Kousuke.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dogged Nice Girl
 * Love Before First Sight:
 * Luminescent Blush: Only around Kousuke.
 * Meganekko: Ocassionally, again.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She developed feelings for Kousuke
 * Those Two Girls: Her two friends.
 * Tareme Eyes

"Auntie Witch"


Makoto's aunt, who Makoto tends to call "Auntie Witch." She is currently restoring a painting at the museum. Makoto often goes to her aunt for advice on time leaping.


 * Alternate Character Reading: Her name is a pun for the Japanese word "majo," which means "witch." (The English localization simply has her called "Auntie Witch" without explanation, since the pun doesn't easily translate.)
 * Closer to Earth/The Heart
 * Cool Big Sis/The Mentor: To Makoto. She understands time leaping and knows so much about it because
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Hair Decorations
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Tareme Eyes
 * Wise Beyond Their Years