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== The Super Peace Busters ==

 

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De facto leader of the "Super Peace Busters", a six-person gang of [[True Companions]] that tragically dissolved after Menma's death. Once an energetic boy, he has since withdrawn into himself after Menma's and his mother's deaths.

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* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Jintan is pretty smart and can pick up new information pretty quickly, but he's so apathetic and lazy he'd rather shut himself in than deal with school.

* [[Brown Eyes]]

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: His feelings for Menma, {{spoiler|Until Episode 10}}.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Has his moments.

** [[Anti-Hero]]: Starts out as a Type I while he's a recluse, but eventually moves to become either a Type II [[Knight in Sour Armor]] type of hero, or maybe just a regular [[Hero]] in the end.

* [[Hikikomori]]

* [[Keet]]: As a child.

* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: Becomes this by the end of the series.

* [[Jade-Colored Glasses]]: Definitely the most jaded out of the whole cast at the beginning, save for ''maybe'' Yukiatsu. Ends up going through [[Character Development]] in the series to be more of a [[Knight in Sour Armor]].

* [[Loners Are Freaks]]: According to Anaru's friends, he's just a weird shut-in that she shouldn't bother dealing with.

* [[Magnetic Hero]]: [[The Ace|Yukiatsu]] even grudgingly admits that even now he still has the charm he possessed as a child.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: Subverted. His feelings for Menma were mutual, but her death meant that they could never be together. {{spoiler|Possibly played straight with Anaru in the ending.}}

 

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A girl who died in an accident ten years ago, only to reappear as a ghost only Jintan can see. Despite aging in real-time, she retains her cheerful, childlike disposition, and wears the same white one-piece sundress she wore the day she drowned.

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* [[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence]]: Menma's eventual goal, though both she and Jintan zigzag about the urgency of granting her wish. {{spoiler|The gang succeed in sending her off happily in the end.}}

* [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance]]: Menma had light blue eyes, pale skin, white hair, and wore a white dress... all before she died.

* [[Blue Eyes]]

* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: She is half-Russian.

* [[Genki Girl]]

* [[Woman in White|Girl In White]]

* [[Jacob Marley Apparel]]

* [[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]

 

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A girl who idolized Menma, but at the same time was also jealous of her relationship with Jintan, with whom she kept in touch long after Menma's death. Both even attend the same high school, with Anaru often bringing homework to him whenever he's too lazy to go out.

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* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Towards Jintan in Episode 8.}}

* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Yukiatsu. This is why she is seen as Yukiatsu's "backup" for Menma by both Yukiatsu and Tsuruko.

* [[The Chick]]

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]

* [[Kick Chick]]: Her response to Yukiatsu's teasing about how she handles boys is a kick to the side in Episode 9.

* [[Letting Her Hair Down]]: Several times throughout the series.

* [[Meganekko]]/[[Nerd Glasses]]: Wore these as a child.

* [[Memetic Outfit]]: Her own white one piece dress, along with [[Letting Her Hair Down]].

* [[Replacement Love Interest]]: She wanted to be this to Jintan, but it turns out she's one for Yukiatsu.

* [[Rescue Romance]]: Was on a good way to it with Yukiatsu.

* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: While Anaru isn't unattractive at all, she definitely put more effort than usual into looking nice in Episode 3, letting her hair down and wearing a white dress similar to Menma's.

* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble|Six Temperament Ensemble]]: Phlegmatic -- Easily influenced by others and insecure, but overall a nice girl.

* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: Aki and Haruna belittle Jintan before her and threaten her with ending their friendship to keep her in check, and once got her into serious trouble during trip to a karaoke bar with a couple of older men. {{spoiler|Though the ending seems to suggest they're getting better, protectively guarding Anaru from Jintan. It looks like they really are looking out for her best interests.}}

* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: Yukiatsu asks her what good she still finds in Jintan, pointing out that he's not the same kid they knew.

 

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A handsome, popular student in a prestigious school with Tsuruko. He used to have a crush on Menma, and is resentful of her relationship with Jintan, especially the fact that only he can see her ghost.

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* [[Break the Haughty]]

* {{spoiler|[[Cry Cute]]: A male example. While everyone else has their fair share of tearful moments, special mention goes to the otherwise snarky Yukiatsu, after confessing to his selfish reasons for fulfilling Menma's wish and hearing Poppo's own confession.}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

** [[The Snark Knight]]

* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Olive-greenish yellow, to be exact.

* [[Guilt Complex]]

* [[Hot Guys Are Bastards]]

* [[Hypocrite]]: Accuses Jintan of being obsessed over Menma when he himself is just as obsessed with her but handles it much ''worse''. Arguably [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Tsuruko who says he's likely projecting himself to Jintan.

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: When your resident {{spoiler|[[Creepy Crossdresser]]}} warns his classmates that there are ''a lot of weirdos hanging around''...

* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: Very prone to acknowledge how handsome, smart, and athletic he is, but constantly feels like he's [[Always Second Best]] to Jintan.

* [[The Lancer]]

* [[Mad Love]]: To put it subtly.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Tsuruko. [[Oblivious to Love|From his point of view, anyway]].

 

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A bespectacled, quiet girl who remained close with Yukiatsu long after the gang dissolved, both attending the same prestigious high school. She has had a crush on him for a long time, and is resentful of his fixation on Menma.

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* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: In Episodes 10 and 11.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]/[[Brutal Honesty]]: Never fails to mercilessly sum up others' (usually Yukiatsu's) foolish behaviour in a few words.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to Anaru's red.

* [[Sarcastic Confession]]: "His {{spoiler|(Yukiatsu's)}} hobby is '''crossdressing'''."

* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble|Six Temperament Ensemble]]: Melancholic — [[The Smart Guy|A smart girl]] who is [[What the Hell, Hero?|critical of her friends]] but also comfortable on her own.

* [[The Smart Guy]]

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

[[File:TetsudoHisakawa_copy_8653.jpg|frame]]

An awkward child who idolized Jintan for his "coolness" and joined the Super Peace Busters. After Menma's death he began traveling the world, funding it with his part-time jobs, and stays in their old hut when not abroad.

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* {{spoiler|[[Brain Bleach]]: Definitely ''not'' played for laughs, as his frequent world travels stem from his deep-seated urge to forget memories of witnessing Menma's death.}}

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]

* {{spoiler|[[Guilt Complex]]: Which is why he participates in Anaru's and Yukiatsu's reenactment of the day Menma died.}}

* [[The Heart]]: He's often the first to try to defuse a tense situation between his old friends.

== Other Characters ==

 

Jintan's father, who is very understanding of what his son sets out to do.

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* [[Open-Minded Parent]]: Believes in letting Jintan find his own course in life.

 

Jintan's deceased mother, who appears to have a great connection to the story in the present time.

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* [[Posthumous Character]]

 

Menma's family, consisting of her businessman dad Manabu, her Russian mother Irene, and her younger brother Satoshi.

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* {{spoiler|[[Hikikomori]]: According to Satoshi, Irene refuses to leave the house or see other people.}}

* [[In Universe Nickname]]: Saa-kun!

* {{spoiler|[[The Resenter]]: Irene Honma resents the rest of the Super Peace Busters for being able to grow up and leave Menma behind.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Stepford Smiler]]: Irene.}}

* [[The Unfavourite]]: You have to feel bad for Satoshi.

 

Anaru's mother, who enjoys teasing her in front of her friends, but can be quite a harsh disciplinarian, according to Anaru.

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* [[Curtains Match the Windows]]

 

Anaru's so-called "friends," who could be better people on the whole.

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* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: To Anaru. {{spoiler|The ending hints that they really ''do'' care about her though.}}

 

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