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== Recruit (Kou Ichinomiya) ==
The main character. A straight-laced young man who is good at everything he tries, he follows his family's mantra, “Never put yourself in debt to anyone” to the letter. Unfortunately, this is what lands him in the strange community of Arakawa. He's a teacher in the river village.
* [[The Ace]]
* [[Actor Allusion]]: In Episode 10 of Season 2, he mention how he's [[Sayonara, Zetsubou
* [[Berserk Button]]: When Hoshi's song came out, Kou had his name quickly switched to “Leech”. [[Rant
* [[Bishounen]]: Takes it [[Up to Eleven]] after completing Jacqueline's weight loss program.
* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: In Episodes 8 and 10 of Season 2.
* [[Bookworm]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: In Episode 8 of Season 2, he was by [[Charm Person|charmed]] by Amazoness's tengu henchmen to [[Devoted to You|fall for her]].
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* [[Kansai Regional Accent]]: Pops up when he's really angry.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]
* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Feminine Boy to Nino's Masculine Girl, to some extent.
* [[Neat Freak]]
* [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]]: Literally, his reaction to Amazoness wanting to date him.
* [[Non
* [[Not So Different]]: As the time goes, he starts teaming up with Hoshi sometimes and being just as petty.
* [[One Head Taller]]: To Nino.
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Teacher
** Also has a [[Minami
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]
== Nino ==
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: After Hoshi {{spoiler|covers that "cosmic" tape with his song}}. With responsibility going to Ric, obviously.
* [[Hidden Buxom]]
* [[Human Aliens]]: If you buy that Venusian story.
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: She used to bath normally outdoors, but after a police visit she began to use a [[Modesty Towel]].
* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Masculine Girl to Kou's Feminine Boy, to some extent.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Is quite capable of taking out her anger on someone.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Subverted in that while she ignores everything Hoshi throws her way, but if [[Single
** [[Selective Obliviousness]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
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* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Strange Girl]]
* [[Teacher
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* {{spoiler|[[Chekhov's Gunman]]}}
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[The Faceless]]
* [[Full
* [[Line
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: The Mayor has had moments of deep insight at times, belying the aloof nature he normally sports.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Seemingly everyone knows that P-ko loves him but him.
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* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Only to Nino. A Type 2, but has hints of Type 1 in his actions at times.
* [[Expressive Mask]]
* [[Fun T
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]
* [[Jerkass]]
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* [[A Father to His Men]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[High
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: To every woman in the village. Amazoness is a notable exception.
* [[Living Lie Detector]]
* [[Love Martyr]]: To Maria
* [[Mad Bomber]]
* [[Nun
* [[One
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]
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* [[Scars Are Forever]]
* [[The Stoic]]
** but [[Not So Stoic]] when his [[Jerkass]] crush's insults get to him, which results in [[High
* [[Trigger Happy]]
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]
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== Maria ==
==== Voice Actress: [[Miyuki Sawashiro]] ====
A former spy who came to live under the bridge. A sadist at heart, she delights in emasculating every man in the community, especially Sister, with whom she has a history. She runs a sheep farm for the community.
* [[Abuse Is Okay When Its Female On Male]]▼
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* [[The Bully]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]] / [[Onee
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]
* [[I Shall Taunt You]]: Her <s>hobby</s> addiction.
* [[Not a Morning Person]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Her treatment of Stella after their "duel" (though possibly she just wanted to [[Troll]] Sister and team up with local [[Enfante Terrible]] to create more possibilities of bullying people).
* [[Rose
* [[The Sociopath]]: [[Comedic Sociopathy]] at most, but in the episode 7 of season 2 {{spoiler|she actually goes ''insane'' while locked for several days with the people she feels she shouldn't be bullying (ie. girls)}}.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Save the technically "dark".
* [[Tranquil Fury]]
* [[The Gadfly]]
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A former salaryman who now lives under the bridge. He can't go anywhere unless he's able to walk on a white line, so he always walks with a field striper.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Hasn't seen his wife or daughter for six years, though they don't seem to mind and fully encourage his dreams of becoming a champion liner.
* [[Nice Guy]]
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* [[Megane]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]: ''Very'' protective of Kou.
* [[
* [[Subordinate Excuse]]: At least he sometimes ''is'' useful.
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* [[Enigmatic Minion]]
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: In the second season falls at first sight for {{spoiler|''Shiro''}} after he helps her to get out of Sister and Maria's trap. Admittedly there ''was'' a bit of [[Comically Missing the Point]] involved, too.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
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* [[Disappeared Dad]]
* [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul]]: Subverted. He's very harsh and curt with Kou, but he does have some love for his son.
* [[Humiliation Conga]] / [[Break the Haughty]]: Subverted in second to last episode of the first season. He leaves {{spoiler|the same situation his son'd encountered in the beginning of the story}} all classy and looking so cool he annoys the policeman.
* [[Megane]]
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* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Or at least cannot help swooning over his [[Badass|manliness]] in Ric and Hoshi's case.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Both him and his lover seem to be insane enough to consider their relationship as this.
* [[Rated
* [[Satellite Character]]: To Jacqueline.
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: With Jacqueline.
* [[Single
* {{spoiler|[[Yakuza]]}}: Apparently.
== Jacqueline ==
==== Voice Actress: [[
A girl in a bee costume who fell madly in love with Billy and is practically inseparable from him. She runs a day spa called Queen Bee under the bridge.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[
* [[The Ditz]]
* [[Dragon Lady]]: Prior to coming to Arakawa, if her story is to be believed.
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* [[Satellite Character]]: To Billy.
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: With Billy.
* [[Single
== Captain ==
==== [[Voice Actor]]: [[Tomokazu Seki]] ====
A [[
* [[Captain Space, Defender of Earth!]]
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: Ran away from his career as a mangaka when his [[Executive Meddling|editor kept forcing him]] to draw [[Moe]] manga instead of sci-fi.
== Amazoness ==
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* [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]]
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Her outfit goes along with the Amazon warrior theme, but it leaves very little to the imagination.
* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: To Kou. {{spoiler|And Hoshi.}}
* [[Tsundere]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Kou and as creepy as it sounds.
* [[Uncanny Valley Makeup]]
* [[Valley Girl]]: What her Saitama dialect is translated as.
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