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This is a list of the [[Crazy Awesome|absurdly awesome]] characters that make up the equally awesome series ''[[Hayate Cross Blade]]'', by Hayashiya Shizuru.

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This is a list of the [[Crazy Awesome|absurdly awesome]] characters that make up the equally awesome series ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'', by Hayashiya Shizuru.


Please note that names have been listed with family names first.
Please note that names have been listed with family names first.
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== Sword Bearers ==
== Sword Bearers ==
== Kurogane Hayate ==
=== Kurogane Hayate ===
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The titular protagonist, a simple-minded and reckless idiot. One of the most notable things about her fighting style is her incredible speed, and she claims to be a 3-dan in kendo. Many a [[Fan Nickname]] in the series actually started from, or ''are'' nicknames she gives to other characters. Has a heroic(?) alter ego(?) known as [[Sentai|Famima Kamen]].
The titular protagonist, a simple-minded and reckless idiot. One of the most notable things about her fighting style is her incredible speed, and she claims to be a 3-dan in kendo. Many a [[Fan Nickname]] in the series actually started from, or ''are'' nicknames she gives to other characters. Has a heroic(?) alter ego(?) known as [[Sentai|Famima Kamen]].


Voiced by Kurumi Mamiya.
Voiced by Kurumi Mamiya.
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* [[Ahoge]]: [[Lampshaded]] by the mangaka [http://i41.tinypic.com/yypew.gif here] and [http://i41.tinypic.com/2v2a5pi.jpg here].
* [[Ahoge]]: [[Lampshaded]] by the mangaka [http://i41.tinypic.com/yypew.gif here] and [http://i41.tinypic.com/2v2a5pi.jpg here].
* [[Anonymous Benefactor]]: [[Paper-Thin Disguise|Hayate tries to be this.]]
* [[Anonymous Benefactor]]: [[Paper-Thin Disguise|Hayate tries to be this.]]
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* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]


== Mudou Ayana ==
=== Mudou Ayana ===
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Though seemingly unparalleled in ability, Ayana starts out unwilling to take part in hoshitori battles due to guilt from having caused her previous partner injury out of her own conceit. After entering the partnership with Hayate, however, she still spends a good part of her appearances playing video games (usually dating sims) and beating up people that annoy her.
Though seemingly unparalleled in ability, Ayana starts out unwilling to take part in hoshitori battles due to guilt from having caused her previous partner injury out of her own conceit. After entering the partnership with Hayate, however, she still spends a good part of her appearances playing video games (usually dating sims) and beating up people that annoy her.
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* [[Angrish]]: Usually because of Hayate, Jun, or both.
* [[Angrish]]: Usually because of Hayate, Jun, or both.
* [[Battle Aura]]: When someone infuriates her enough.
* [[Battle Aura]]: When someone infuriates her enough.
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* [[Watch Out for That Tree]]
* [[Watch Out for That Tree]]


== Kuga Jun ==
=== Kuga Jun ===
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Ayana's roommate who acts like a extremely lecherous [[Cool Big Sis]], and often gets beat up by Ayana for it (the lechery). Yet they are also very close, and she seems to know quite a bit about Ayana's past. Self-proclaimed oniwaban to Yuho, her [[Protectorate]].
Ayana's roommate who acts like a extremely lecherous [[Cool Big Sis]], and often gets beat up by Ayana for it (the lechery). Yet they are also very close, and she seems to know quite a bit about Ayana's past. Self-proclaimed oniwaban to Yuho, her [[Protectorate]].


{{spoiler|She becomes the hoshitori's only one-woman team after she and Yuno fight Ayana and Hayate, bearing Yuno's Heaven sword as well as her own Earth sword.}}
{{spoiler|She becomes the hoshitori's only one-woman team after she and Yuno fight Ayana and Hayate, bearing Yuno's Heaven sword as well as her own Earth sword.}}
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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Subjected on Ayana.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Subjected on Ayana.
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* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Despite being a walking sexual harassment case, Jun is shown to be on friendly terms with quite a few characters, and pretty much whipped when it comes to Yuho.
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Despite being a walking sexual harassment case, Jun is shown to be on friendly terms with quite a few characters, and pretty much whipped when it comes to Yuho.
* [[Megumi Toyoguchi]]
* [[Megumi Toyoguchi]]
* [[Ninja]]: Depicted with ninja characteristics occasionally after this is revealed. It ranges from being a [[Mundane Utility]], such as for [http://i41.tinypic.com/6s511c.jpg sewing], to an [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]], such as [http://mangahelpers.com/downloads/read-online/9019/4?t=1245677667 scaling walls].
* [[Ninja]]: Depicted with ninja characteristics occasionally after this is revealed. It ranges from being a [[Mundane Utility]], such as for [http://i41.tinypic.com/6s511c.jpg sewing], to an [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]], such as [https://web.archive.org/web/20090802080415/http://mangahelpers.com/downloads/read-online/9019/4?t=1245677667 scaling walls].
* [[The Peeping Tom]]: Allegedly.
* [[The Peeping Tom]]: Allegedly.
* [[Porn Stash]]: Presumably so large that she even forgot about the portion left in Yuho's room.
* [[Porn Stash]]: Presumably so large that she even forgot about the portion left in Yuho's room.
* [[Yuri Fan]]: Jun spends an awful lot of time teasing Ayana when Hayate insists on pairing up with her in volume 1.
* [[Yuri Fan]]: Jun spends an awful lot of time teasing Ayana when Hayate insists on pairing up with her in volume 1.


== Shizuma Yuho ==
=== Shizuma Yuho ===
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Having a weak constitution, Yuho was sickly to the point of being in and out of hospitalization for a large part of her childhood, even up to a year for a stretch. Despite that, she is skillful enough to have come up with her own style, and has the odd behavioral tic of doing thumbs-downs when thumbs-ups are expected.
Having a weak constitution, Yuho was sickly to the point of being in and out of hospitalization for a large part of her childhood, even up to a year for a stretch. Despite that, she is skillful enough to have come up with her own style, and has the odd behavioral tic of doing thumbs-downs when thumbs-ups are expected.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Calling her "princess" is asking to be responded with violence. Only one person does it, anyway.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Calling her "princess" is asking to be responded with violence. Only one person does it, anyway.
* [[Dance Battler]]: In a flashback she mentions that her invented technique is a mixture of Aikido and Nichibu dancing.
* [[Dance Battler]]: In a flashback she mentions that her invented technique is a mixture of Aikido and Nichibu dancing.
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* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Makes up for her frail body by using martial arts-based techniques to flip her opponents around with a minimum of exertion on her part.
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Makes up for her frail body by using martial arts-based techniques to flip her opponents around with a minimum of exertion on her part.
* [[Yuki Matsuoka]]
* [[Yuki Matsuoka]]
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== Kibi Momoka ==
=== Kibi Momoka ===
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Hayate's [[Hot-Blooded]] roommate in the same year and the embodiment of what happens when a [[Childhood Marriage Promise]] goes into lololand. Having entered Tenchi expecting to be shinyuu with [[Onee-Sama|Riona]], she challenges Ouka with the intention of breaking them up, only to, as Hitsugi put it, win the battle but lose the war. She ends up with Isuzu, whom she calls "Wanko", instead. They later form a [[Four-Girl Ensemble]] with Kiji and Michi, a group affectionately known to fans as the Momotaro-gumi.
Hayate's [[Hot-Blooded]] roommate in the same year and the embodiment of what happens when a [[Childhood Marriage Promise]] goes into lololand. Having entered Tenchi expecting to be shinyuu with [[Onee-Sama|Riona]], she challenges Ouka with the intention of breaking them up, only to, as Hitsugi put it, win the battle but lose the war. She ends up with Isuzu, whom she calls "Wanko", instead. They later form a [[Four-Girl Ensemble]] with Kiji and Michi, a group affectionately known to fans as the Momotaro-gumi.
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* [[Badass Normal]]: She has to be this to balance out her occult-powered partner.
* [[Badass Normal]]: She has to be this to balance out her occult-powered partner.
* [[The Berserker]]: Her 'style' is to keep on swinging until she hits something.
* [[The Berserker]]: Her 'style' is to keep on swinging until she hits something.
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* [[Kansai Regional Accent]]
* [[Kansai Regional Accent]]


== Inugami Isuzu ==
=== Inugami Isuzu ===
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First shown as a [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]] who creeps the heck out of Momoka and those who see or hear about her because of her powerful supernatural abilities, which run in the family. Their eventual teamup comes with a forced makeover that shows her as being [[Beautiful All Along]]. She retains that interest in the occult though.
First shown as a [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]] who creeps the heck out of Momoka and those who see or hear about her because of her powerful supernatural abilities, which run in the family. Their eventual teamup comes with a forced makeover that shows her as being [[Beautiful All Along]]. She retains that interest in the occult though.
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* [[Animal Theme Naming]]: Her nicknames stem from the "inu (dog)" in her name.
* [[Animal Theme Naming]]: Her nicknames stem from the "inu (dog)" in her name.
* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: The reason behind her attachment to Momoka.
* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: The reason behind her attachment to Momoka.
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== Kijimiya Otoha ==
=== Kijimiya Otoha ===
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Isuzu's classmate who comes from a long line of shamans. A prideful person who stands out due to her often arrogant behavior. Drawn to Isuzu because of their similar backgrounds, she dissolved her pact with Michi to team up with Isuzu instead. They make up in a rather [[Slap Slap Kiss]] fashion.
Isuzu's classmate who comes from a long line of shamans. A prideful person who stands out due to her often arrogant behavior. Drawn to Isuzu because of their similar backgrounds, she dissolved her pact with Michi to team up with Isuzu instead. They make up in a rather [[Slap Slap Kiss]] fashion.
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* [[Animal Theme Naming]]: The "pheasant" of the Momotaro-gumi. Sometimes used for insulting nicknames by Momoka.
* [[Animal Theme Naming]]: The "pheasant" of the Momotaro-gumi. Sometimes used for insulting nicknames by Momoka.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: The story behind why her team and Kibi-Inugami sit together at mealtimes.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: The story behind why her team and Kibi-Inugami sit together at mealtimes.
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* [[Shock and Awe]]: But not all that practical.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: But not all that practical.
* [[Twinkle Smile]]
* [[Twinkle Smile]]
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== Sagara Michi ==
=== Sagara Michi ===
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Kiji's partner, [[The Ingenue|a innocent, artless person that gets along well with everyone]]. She acts like a go-between among the group of friends Hayate has in the same year, easily helping them get along with each other. Her family runs a farm.
Kiji's partner, [[The Ingenue|a innocent, artless person that gets along well with everyone]]. She acts like a go-between among the group of friends Hayate has in the same year, easily helping them get along with each other. Her family runs a farm.
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* [[Animal Theme Naming]]: The "monkey" of the Momotaro-gumi.
* [[Animal Theme Naming]]: The "monkey" of the Momotaro-gumi.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Fans have pointed out that she is in fact much more useful in fights than Kiji, as the mass battle against the A-team showed.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Fans have pointed out that she is in fact much more useful in fights than Kiji, as the mass battle against the A-team showed.
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* [[Ryou Hirohashi]]
* [[Ryou Hirohashi]]
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Granted, this only happened once, but it was enough to make Ayana remember Michi as "the girl who threw her sword".
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Granted, this only happened once, but it was enough to make Ayana remember Michi as "the girl who threw her sword".
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== Takami Sou ==
=== Takami Sou ===
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An upperclassman who is a good friend of Hayate's and, in modeling terms, on the same scale as the short protagonist. Her family has financial difficulties that she pays off with hoshitori earnings. Though she grudgingly took part in Mizuchi's schemes, she is still decent at heart.
An upperclassman who is a good friend of Hayate's and, in modeling terms, on the same scale as the short protagonist. Her family has financial difficulties that she pays off with hoshitori earnings. Though she grudgingly took part in Mizuchi's schemes, she is still decent at heart.
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* [[Baguette Beatdown]]
* [[Baguette Beatdown]]
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Hayate.
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Hayate.
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* [[Similar Squad]]: She and Mizuchi mimic Hayate and Ayana, respectively.
* [[Similar Squad]]: She and Mizuchi mimic Hayate and Ayana, respectively.
* [[The Drag Along]]: To some extent.
* [[The Drag Along]]: To some extent.
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== Asakura Mizuchi ==
=== Asakura Mizuchi ===
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An admirer of Ayana whose offers of partnership were repeatedly rejected, embittering her so much she turned against Ayana instead. In a convenient plot twist, she also happens to be the daughter of Smiley Finance's boss, ie. the company Hayate's orphanage owes money to. After trying and failing to sabotage Hayate's money-making efforts, she undergoes a [[Heel Face Turn]] and helps them out instead.
An admirer of Ayana whose offers of partnership were repeatedly rejected, embittering her so much she turned against Ayana instead. In a convenient plot twist, she also happens to be the daughter of Smiley Finance's boss, ie. the company Hayate's orphanage owes money to. After trying and failing to sabotage Hayate's money-making efforts, she undergoes a [[Heel Face Turn]] and helps them out instead.
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* [[Baguette Beatdown]]
* [[Baguette Beatdown]]
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Sorta.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Sorta.
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* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Who gets mistaken for Sou's ''mother''.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Who gets mistaken for Sou's ''mother''.
* '''[[Unknown Rival]]''': The only time Ayana gets her name right is followed another name, then "Lady Boss", because she thought she'd got it wrong.
* '''[[Unknown Rival]]''': The only time Ayana gets her name right is followed another name, then "Lady Boss", because she thought she'd got it wrong.
* [[Yandere (disambiguation)]]: Mizuchi is ''not'' happy after Ayana rejected her twice. [[It Gets Better|She gets over it]].
* [[Yandere]]: Mizuchi is ''not'' happy after Ayana rejected her twice. [[It Gets Better|She gets over it]].
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== Someya Yukari ==
=== Someya Yukari ===
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Former shinyuu of Ayana, who dissolved their pact after a watershed duel left Yukari severely wounded by her own partner. Shown rising up the ranks in earlier volumes with her new partner Maki, she is eventually promoted to A-rank. Although almost always snarky and cold towards Ayana when interacting with her, signs point to Yukari still caring. Probably.
Former shinyuu of Ayana, who dissolved their pact after a watershed duel left Yukari severely wounded by her own partner. Shown rising up the ranks in earlier volumes with her new partner Maki, she is eventually promoted to A-rank. Although almost always snarky and cold towards Ayana when interacting with her, signs point to Yukari still caring. Probably.
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* [[Ai Maeda]]
* [[Ai Maeda]]
* [[The Atoner]]: Having failed to protect Ayana before, she got the chance to be placed in the same situation again when challenging Meiko and Ensuu after being promoted.
* [[The Atoner]]: Having failed to protect Ayana before, she got the chance to be placed in the same situation again when challenging Meiko and Ensuu after being promoted.
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* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: It hides a prominent scar on the left side of her face and is markedly different from her longer hair in flashbacks.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: It hides a prominent scar on the left side of her face and is markedly different from her longer hair in flashbacks.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Her softer side is mostly seen in her interactions with Maki.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Her softer side is mostly seen in her interactions with Maki.
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=== Kamijou Maki ===

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== Kamijou Maki ==
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Yukari's current shinyuu and head of the art club. Called a genius because of her capability to paint and fight with the same hand, she was however torn between the two, unable to reach her full capacity in either. After the battle against Ensuu and Meiko, she has started to hold her sword in her left hand.
Yukari's current shinyuu and head of the art club. Called a genius because of her capability to paint and fight with the same hand, she was however torn between the two, unable to reach her full capacity in either. After the battle against Ensuu and Meiko, she has started to hold her sword in her left hand.
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* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Or more accurately, badass ''artist''. One art club member notes that her talent is the reason why she could be club president at her age.
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Or more accurately, badass ''artist''. One art club member notes that her talent is the reason why she could be club president at her age.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Under Yukari's shadow for the most part of her appearances, she showed Ensuu that [[I Am Not Left-Handed|her right hand is not her only sword hand]] when she got too injured to hold her sword properly with it.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Under Yukari's shadow for the most part of her appearances, she showed Ensuu that [[I Am Not Left-Handed|her right hand is not her only sword hand]] when she got too injured to hold her sword properly with it.
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* [[Satellite Character]]: At first, her claim to fame is being the partner of Ayana's ex-partner.
* [[Satellite Character]]: At first, her claim to fame is being the partner of Ayana's ex-partner.
* [[Spirited Competitor]]: The sheer [http://i43.tinypic.com/2463v2p.jpg joy] [http://i41.tinypic.com/zkg6x5.jpg and] [http://i42.tinypic.com/qsnuv8.jpg excitement] she shows at being able to fight the student council without having to fulfill any preset requirement says it all.
* [[Spirited Competitor]]: The sheer [http://i43.tinypic.com/2463v2p.jpg joy] [http://i41.tinypic.com/zkg6x5.jpg and] [http://i42.tinypic.com/qsnuv8.jpg excitement] she shows at being able to fight the student council without having to fulfill any preset requirement says it all.
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== Ju Ensuu ==
=== Ju Ensuu ===
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The main reason behind Ayana and Yukari splitting up in the past. Has little qualms about causing major injury to her opponents, and even her own partner admits to being afraid of her sometimes. Her speech is usually rendered in either [[Shown Their Work|surprisingly grammatically accurate Mandarin]], acknowledged by Hayashiya to have been translated by a colleague of her editor's friend; or, as is more often in recent appearances, in differently-outlined speech bubbles.
The main reason behind Ayana and Yukari splitting up in the past. Has little qualms about causing major injury to her opponents, and even her own partner admits to being afraid of her sometimes. Her speech is usually rendered in either [[Shown Their Work|surprisingly grammatically accurate Mandarin]], acknowledged by Hayashiya to have been translated by a colleague of her editor's friend; or, as is more often in recent appearances, in differently-outlined speech bubbles.
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* [[Akeno Watanabe]]
* [[Akeno Watanabe]]
* [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance]]: Lions. Admit it.
* [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance]]: Lions. Admit it.
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* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]


== Himuro Meiko ==
=== Himuro Meiko ===
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Ensuu's partner, who, like her, doesn't care for rank, money or Hitsugi's title. When given the opportunity to return to the student council, she turns it down, choosing to fight comers with Ensuu at their current rank. Claims to enjoy observing people.
Ensuu's partner, who, like her, doesn't care for rank, money or Hitsugi's title. When given the opportunity to return to the student council, she turns it down, choosing to fight comers with Ensuu at their current rank. Claims to enjoy observing people.
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* [[Bilingual Backfire]]: Her musing (in Japanese) after the fight against the Someya/Kamijou pair is picked up by Ensuu, who [[Bilingual Dialogue|responds to it in Mandarin]]. Meiko even asks aloud, "You understood that?"
* [[Bilingual Backfire]]: Her musing (in Japanese) after the fight against the Someya/Kamijou pair is picked up by Ensuu, who [[Bilingual Dialogue|responds to it in Mandarin]]. Meiko even asks aloud, "You understood that?"
* [[Evil Duo]]: With Ensuu.
* [[Evil Duo]]: With Ensuu.
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* [[Troll]]: Loves to wind people up just [[For the Evulz]].
* [[Troll]]: Loves to wind people up just [[For the Evulz]].


== Kurogane Nagi ==
=== Kurogane Nagi ===
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First making an appearance (in person) during the events of Volume 8, the older Nagi has been the subject of [[Twin Switch]] with her sister on occasion. After being in rehabilitation for an unknown condition, she later enrolls as a student holding the Sword Scholarship as well.
First making an appearance (in person) during the events of Volume 8, the older Nagi has been the subject of [[Twin Switch]] with her sister on occasion. After being in rehabilitation for an unknown condition, she later enrolls as a student holding the Sword Scholarship as well.
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* [[Blush Sticker]]: Surprising for some, cute to others.
* [[Blush Sticker]]: Surprising for some, cute to others.
* [[Evil Twin]]: This is still open to interpretation.
* [[Evil Twin]]: This is still open to interpretation.
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* [[Shonen Hair]]
* [[Shonen Hair]]
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: It is not that difficult to tell the twins apart, actually.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: It is not that difficult to tell the twins apart, actually.
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== Takarada Riona ==
=== Takarada Riona ===
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A budding comedian and victim of [[Domestic Abuse]]. Recent appearances have associated her with little else aside those two traits, which is either hilarious or sad, depending on who you ask. This is accentuated with the contrast between that and the way she was introduced, which made her seem more of an [[Onee-Sama]] with elements of [[Damsel in Distress]].
A budding comedian and victim of [[Domestic Abuse]]. Recent appearances have associated her with little else aside those two traits, which is either hilarious or sad, depending on who you ask. This is accentuated with the contrast between that and the way she was introduced, which made her seem more of an [[Onee-Sama]] with elements of [[Damsel in Distress]].
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* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: "Onigashima". Another pun here is that this name ties in to the [[Theme Naming]] of the Momotaro-gumi.
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: "Onigashima". Another pun here is that this name ties in to the [[Theme Naming]] of the Momotaro-gumi.
* [[Cringe Comedy]]: What the aforementioned comedy routine is to everyone else. '''Heavy''' on the "cringe" and very light on the "comedy" in-universe.
* [[Cringe Comedy]]: What the aforementioned comedy routine is to everyone else. '''Heavy''' on the "cringe" and very light on the "comedy" in-universe.
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* [[Flanderization]]
* [[Flanderization]]
* [[Stockholm Syndrome]]
* [[Stockholm Syndrome]]
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== Kiriya Ouka ==
=== Kiriya Ouka ===
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Riona's partner who smacks her around at least as violently as Ayana does to Hayate, a sign that there is a [[Double Standard]] and that [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]], if only for (Riona's perceived) comedic purposes.
Riona's partner who smacks her around at least as violently as Ayana does to Hayate, a sign that there is a [[Double Standard]] and that [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]], if only for (Riona's perceived) comedic purposes.
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* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]
* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
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* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]
** She got a bit more grateful when she realized Riona enjoyed the abuse, though.
** She got a bit more grateful when she realized Riona enjoyed the abuse, though.
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== Student Council ==
== Student Council ==
== Amachi Hitsugi ==
=== Amachi Hitsugi ===
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The person behind the concept and implementation of hoshitori, and almost certainly the most powerful person in Tenchi Gakuen, both combat-wise and authority-wise. Has a strong fondness for the things that interest her. Her voice can become loud enough to make mics squeal horribly.
The person behind the concept and implementation of hoshitori, and almost certainly the most powerful person in Tenchi Gakuen, both combat-wise and authority-wise. Has a strong fondness for the things that interest her. Her voice can become loud enough to make mics squeal horribly.


Also, is completely [[Crazy Awesome|insane]].
Also, is completely [[Crazy Awesome|insane]].
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* [[Akiko Yajima]]
* [[Akiko Yajima]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
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* [[Student Council President]]: Coupled with her other positions, Hitsugi is placed at the ''pinnacle'' of the school hierarchy.
* [[Student Council President]]: Coupled with her other positions, Hitsugi is placed at the ''pinnacle'' of the school hierarchy.


== Miyamoto Shizuku ==
=== Miyamoto Shizuku ===
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Hitsugi's shinyuu, and thus the one standing beside her in the shared position of that above all in Tenchi. She is the one responsible for ringing the bell that signals the start and end of hoshitori battles. An extreme [[Determinator]] who has trained beyond the realms of common sense.
Hitsugi's shinyuu, and thus the one standing beside her in the shared position of that above all in Tenchi. She is the one responsible for ringing the bell that signals the start and end of hoshitori battles. An extreme [[Determinator]] who has trained beyond the realms of common sense.
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* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]
* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]
* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Hitsugi.
* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Hitsugi.
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* [[Working Through the Cold]]: It... doesn't really work.
* [[Working Through the Cold]]: It... doesn't really work.


== Mikado Akira ==
=== Mikado Akira ===
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[[Ojou]] of the [[Blue Blood|reputable]] Mikado family, with a fixation on defeating Hitsugi. Because of complicated and not-really-elaborated-on reasons, if/when she defeats Hitsugi, Tenchi will "become hers" and the hoshitori system will be abolished.
[[Ojou]] of the [[Blue Blood|reputable]] Mikado family, with a fixation on defeating Hitsugi. Because of complicated and not-really-elaborated-on reasons, if/when she defeats Hitsugi, Tenchi will "become hers" and the hoshitori system will be abolished.
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Some think of this because Akira is voiced by Minagawa Junko, otherwise well-known for her role as [[Aria|Akira]].
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Some think of this because Akira is voiced by Minagawa Junko, otherwise well-known for her role as [[Aria|Akira]].
* [[Aloof Ally]]: She only answers to Hayate's calls of "teacher" 3 volumes later.
* [[Aloof Ally]]: She only answers to Hayate's calls of "teacher" 3 volumes later.
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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]


== Inori Sae ==
=== Inori Sae ===
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Akira's childhood friend and shinyuu, who apparently will be getting married to Akira's cousin Ryouichi after graduating from high school. A sharp character who calmly takes in and sees through the various intriguing affairs around the school.
Akira's childhood friend and shinyuu, who apparently will be getting married to Akira's cousin Ryouichi after graduating from high school. A sharp character who calmly takes in and sees through the various intriguing affairs around the school.
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* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: With Akira.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: With Akira.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
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* [[Blade on a Stick]]: At the end of the hike.
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* {{spoiler|[[BFS]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bifurcated Weapon]]: Temporary [[Dual-Wielding]] for the win.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bifurcated Weapon]]: Temporary [[Dual-Wielding]] for the win.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Big Freaking Sword]]}}
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* [[Blade on a Stick]]: At the end of the hike.
* {{spoiler|[[Double Weapon]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Double Weapon]]}}
* [[The Gadfly]]
* [[The Gadfly]]
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly girl to Akira's tomboy.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly girl to Akira's tomboy.


== Hoshikawa Kurea ==
=== Hoshikawa Kurea ===
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A former S-ranker who had wanted to take Hitsugi's place, and is said to have bribed her shinyuu Minori with food. [[Brilliant but Lazy]], she lives to oppose things like hard work and determination, preferring to prepare far in advance and master essentials instead.
A former S-ranker who had wanted to take Hitsugi's place, and is said to have bribed her shinyuu Minori with food. [[Brilliant but Lazy]], she lives to oppose things like hard work and determination, preferring to prepare far in advance and master essentials instead.
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* [[Aloof Ally]]: Especially after volume 5's council battle.
* [[Aloof Ally]]: Especially after volume 5's council battle.
* [[Brains and Brawn]]: The brains of the Hoshikawa/Tsukishima duo. {{spoiler|Not that it helped. At all.}}
* [[Brains and Brawn]]: The brains of the Hoshikawa/Tsukishima duo. {{spoiler|Not that it helped. At all.}}
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* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: She became part of the student council mostly because of her modified weapons and Minori, rather than any particular effort.
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: She became part of the student council mostly because of her modified weapons and Minori, rather than any particular effort.
* [[I Broke a Nail]]: Earlier appearances looked like they were paving the way for this trope to be invoked, as she is shown paying much attention to her nails, and was the one behind her class operating a nail salon in the school festival. [[Subverted Trope|Surprise!]] In the mountain hike arc, she is hardly troubled by her nails becoming dirty and ragged from roughing it out.
* [[I Broke a Nail]]: Earlier appearances looked like they were paving the way for this trope to be invoked, as she is shown paying much attention to her nails, and was the one behind her class operating a nail salon in the school festival. [[Subverted Trope|Surprise!]] In the mountain hike arc, she is hardly troubled by her nails becoming dirty and ragged from roughing it out.
* [[Yumi Kakazu]]
* [[Yumi Kakazu]]{{context}}
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== Tsukishima Minori ==
=== Tsukishima Minori ===
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A kentaisei whose small size belies her great physical strength. Simple-minded and has difficulty when it comes to thinking about complex matters. She aims to build a campus made of candy after rising to the top.
A kentaisei whose small size belies her great physical strength. Simple-minded and has difficulty when it comes to thinking about complex matters. She aims to build a campus made of candy after rising to the top.
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* [[Balloon Belly]]
* [[Balloon Belly]]
* [[BFS]]
* [[Big Eater]]: One scene has her wondering aloud whether she has more than one stomach.
* [[Big Eater]]: One scene has her wondering aloud whether she has more than one stomach.
* [[Big Freaking Sword]]
* [[Brains and Brawn]]: Kurea does all the brainy stuff, so Minori only has to worry about protecting her.
* [[Brains and Brawn]]: Kurea does all the brainy stuff, so Minori only has to worry about protecting her.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Minori is a very small girl, with a very large sword.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Minori is a very small girl, with a very large sword.
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]
* [[Fumiko Orikasa]]
* [[Fumiko Orikasa]]{{context}}
* [[Sweet Tooth]]
* [[Sweet Tooth]]
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== Shidou "Sid" Misako ==
=== Shidou "Sid" Misako ===
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Promoted to S-rank after the position was turned down by Ensuu and Meiko. A self-proclaimed punk that sees the Sex Pistols as her role models and whose English vocabulary seems to consist of slang, swear words and nothing else. Resents Akira for some inexplicable reason, though some theorize that it has to do with the latter's sorta-punkish image and their shared affinity for music.
Promoted to S-rank after the position was turned down by Ensuu and Meiko. A self-proclaimed punk that sees the Sex Pistols as her role models and whose English vocabulary seems to consist of slang, swear words and nothing else. Resents Akira for some inexplicable reason, though some theorize that it has to do with the latter's sorta-punkish image and their shared affinity for music.
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* [[BFS]]: "It was hell before getting promoted to A!"
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Though not exactly charming due to her foul mouth.
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Though not exactly charming due to her foul mouth.
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* [[Big Freaking Sword]]: "It was hell before getting promoted to A!"
* [[Blade Across the Shoulder]]
* [[Blade Across the Shoulder]]
* [[Bokukko]]: Or rather ''ore''kko.
* [[Bokukko]]: Or rather ''ore''kko.
* [[Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie]]: Tries to invoke this after her match with Akira.
* [[Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie]]: Tries to invoke this after her match with Akira.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: With [[Obligatory Swearing]].
* [[Gratuitous English]]: With [[Obligatory Swearing]].
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: It's a BFS that weighs like a bass.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: It's a Big Freaking Sword that weighs like a bass.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
{{quote|'''Nancy''': What's a punk!?
{{quote|'''Nancy''': What's a punk!?
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'''Nancy''': Who's a punk!!?<br />
'''Nancy''': Who's a punk!!?<br />
'''Sid''': (cheering) '''ME!!!''' }}
'''Sid''': (cheering) '''ME!!!''' }}
* [[Massive Numbered Siblings]]
* [[Massive-Numbered Siblings]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her nickname is based on bass player [[wikipedia:Sid Vicious|Sid Vicious]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her nickname is based on bass player [[wikipedia:Sid Vicious|Sid Vicious]]
* [[Sir Swearsalot]]
* [[Sir Swearsalot]]
* [[Symbol Swearing]]
* [[Symbol Swearing]]


== Tonami "Nancy" Shuu ==
=== Tonami "Nancy" Shuu ===
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Sid's partner. Has no idea where the nickname "Nancy" comes from. Born and raised in Yokosuka, which influenced her knife-based fighting style.
Sid's partner. Has no idea where the nickname "Nancy" comes from. Born and raised in Yokosuka, which influenced her knife-based fighting style.
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* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Becomes interested in Sae after their fight.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Becomes interested in Sae after their fight.
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
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* [[Leaning on the Furniture]]
* [[Leaning on the Furniture]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: The nickname "Nancy" comes from Nancy Sprungen.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The nickname "Nancy" comes from Nancy Sprungen.
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== Others ==
== Others ==
== Kotake Rina ==
=== Kotake Rina ===
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Leader of the hoshitori judges.
Leader of the hoshitori judges.
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* [[Combat Referee]]
* [[Combat Referee]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]
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== Uryuu Ai ==
=== Uryuu Ai ===
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Captain of the Nurse Corps.
Captain of the Nurse Corps.
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* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Red Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Red Oni]]
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=== Chiharu ===


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== Chiharu ==
[Info Goes Here]
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* [[Lolicon]]: Hayate has received ''multiple'' marriage proposals from her. It seems to be a regular thing for both of them.
* [[Lolicon]]: Hayate has received ''multiple'' marriage proposals from her. It seems to be a regular thing for both of them.
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** Or at least, this is the impression one gets until she asks Ayana to marry her.
** Or at least, this is the impression one gets until she asks Ayana to marry her.


== Benibachi Kiyoko ==
=== Benibachi Kiyoko ===

[Info Goes Here]
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* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]


== Kurogane Nagare ==
=== Kurogane Nagare ===
The Kurogane twins' [[Viewer Gender Confusion|parent]].
The Kurogane twins' [[Viewer Gender Confusion|parent]].
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* [[Samus Is a Girl]]
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]


== Yanagi/Yagyuu Makoto ==
=== Yanagi/Yagyuu Makoto ===
A [[Retired Badass]] of sorts, being the first ever kentaisei to graduate. [[Cool Big Sis]] to Hayate, who calls her "oyabin".
A [[Retired Badass]] of sorts, being the first ever kentaisei to graduate. [[Cool Big Sis]] to Hayate, who calls her "oyabin".
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== Tatewaki ==
== Tatewaki ==
== Tatewaki Hikaru ==
=== Tatewaki Hikaru ===
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Whatever, really.
Whatever, really.{{context}}
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* [[Badass Normal]]: To an almost pitiful degree; Tatewaki is one of the few characters actually capable of following Hitsugi's impossibly fast movements... but she can't swordfight at all so there isn't much use she can put it to.
* [[Badass Normal]]: To an almost pitiful degree; Tatewaki is one of the few characters actually capable of following Hitsugi's impossibly fast movements... but she can't swordfight at all so there isn't much use she can put it to.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Tatewaki gets no love. At all.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Tatewaki gets no love. At all.
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* [[Yes-Man]]: Not that Hitsugi cares that Tatewaki thinks everything she says or does is akin to holy testament.
* [[Yes-Man]]: Not that Hitsugi cares that Tatewaki thinks everything she says or does is akin to holy testament.


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Latest revision as of 12:13, 20 September 2023


This is a list of the absurdly awesome characters that make up the equally awesome series Hayate × Blade, by Hayashiya Shizuru.

Please note that names have been listed with family names first.


Sword Bearers

Kurogane Hayate

The titular protagonist, a simple-minded and reckless idiot. One of the most notable things about her fighting style is her incredible speed, and she claims to be a 3-dan in kendo. Many a Fan Nickname in the series actually started from, or are nicknames she gives to other characters. Has a heroic(?) alter ego(?) known as Famima Kamen.

Voiced by Kurumi Mamiya.

Mudou Ayana

Though seemingly unparalleled in ability, Ayana starts out unwilling to take part in hoshitori battles due to guilt from having caused her previous partner injury out of her own conceit. After entering the partnership with Hayate, however, she still spends a good part of her appearances playing video games (usually dating sims) and beating up people that annoy her.

Kuga Jun

Ayana's roommate who acts like a extremely lecherous Cool Big Sis, and often gets beat up by Ayana for it (the lechery). Yet they are also very close, and she seems to know quite a bit about Ayana's past. Self-proclaimed oniwaban to Yuho, her Protectorate.

She becomes the hoshitori's only one-woman team after she and Yuno fight Ayana and Hayate, bearing Yuno's Heaven sword as well as her own Earth sword.

Shizuma Yuho

Having a weak constitution, Yuho was sickly to the point of being in and out of hospitalization for a large part of her childhood, even up to a year for a stretch. Despite that, she is skillful enough to have come up with her own style, and has the odd behavioral tic of doing thumbs-downs when thumbs-ups are expected.

Kibi Momoka

Hayate's Hot-Blooded roommate in the same year and the embodiment of what happens when a Childhood Marriage Promise goes into lololand. Having entered Tenchi expecting to be shinyuu with Riona, she challenges Ouka with the intention of breaking them up, only to, as Hitsugi put it, win the battle but lose the war. She ends up with Isuzu, whom she calls "Wanko", instead. They later form a Four-Girl Ensemble with Kiji and Michi, a group affectionately known to fans as the Momotaro-gumi.

Inugami Isuzu

First shown as a Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl who creeps the heck out of Momoka and those who see or hear about her because of her powerful supernatural abilities, which run in the family. Their eventual teamup comes with a forced makeover that shows her as being Beautiful All Along. She retains that interest in the occult though.


Kijimiya Otoha

Isuzu's classmate who comes from a long line of shamans. A prideful person who stands out due to her often arrogant behavior. Drawn to Isuzu because of their similar backgrounds, she dissolved her pact with Michi to team up with Isuzu instead. They make up in a rather Slap Slap Kiss fashion.

Sagara Michi

Kiji's partner, a innocent, artless person that gets along well with everyone. She acts like a go-between among the group of friends Hayate has in the same year, easily helping them get along with each other. Her family runs a farm.

Takami Sou

An upperclassman who is a good friend of Hayate's and, in modeling terms, on the same scale as the short protagonist. Her family has financial difficulties that she pays off with hoshitori earnings. Though she grudgingly took part in Mizuchi's schemes, she is still decent at heart.

Asakura Mizuchi

An admirer of Ayana whose offers of partnership were repeatedly rejected, embittering her so much she turned against Ayana instead. In a convenient plot twist, she also happens to be the daughter of Smiley Finance's boss, ie. the company Hayate's orphanage owes money to. After trying and failing to sabotage Hayate's money-making efforts, she undergoes a Heel Face Turn and helps them out instead.

Someya Yukari

Former shinyuu of Ayana, who dissolved their pact after a watershed duel left Yukari severely wounded by her own partner. Shown rising up the ranks in earlier volumes with her new partner Maki, she is eventually promoted to A-rank. Although almost always snarky and cold towards Ayana when interacting with her, signs point to Yukari still caring. Probably.

Kamijou Maki

Yukari's current shinyuu and head of the art club. Called a genius because of her capability to paint and fight with the same hand, she was however torn between the two, unable to reach her full capacity in either. After the battle against Ensuu and Meiko, she has started to hold her sword in her left hand.

Maki (complete with sparkles and dramatic fist-clenching): [referring to Akira being struck in the ribs] She's taking such a hit like it's nothing special. Next time, I too shall...!

Yukari: Please don't think of injury as a prerequisite.

Maki: Even if my arms get broken,
Yukari: ...eh...
Maki: Or if my legs are broken,
Yukari: That is, Sempai...
Maki: Or if I suffer full-body fractures and I can't move a finger, I'm still going to --
Yukari: Why are you being so masochistic?

Nancy: (taunting) You'd look good covered in wounds!
Maki: (smile) I'd like to see that. Even if I [lists off a range of violent injuries]
Nancy: (flustered) Shut up already!

Ju Ensuu

The main reason behind Ayana and Yukari splitting up in the past. Has little qualms about causing major injury to her opponents, and even her own partner admits to being afraid of her sometimes. Her speech is usually rendered in either surprisingly grammatically accurate Mandarin, acknowledged by Hayashiya to have been translated by a colleague of her editor's friend; or, as is more often in recent appearances, in differently-outlined speech bubbles.

Himuro Meiko

Ensuu's partner, who, like her, doesn't care for rank, money or Hitsugi's title. When given the opportunity to return to the student council, she turns it down, choosing to fight comers with Ensuu at their current rank. Claims to enjoy observing people.

Kurogane Nagi

First making an appearance (in person) during the events of Volume 8, the older Nagi has been the subject of Twin Switch with her sister on occasion. After being in rehabilitation for an unknown condition, she later enrolls as a student holding the Sword Scholarship as well.

Takarada Riona

A budding comedian and victim of Domestic Abuse. Recent appearances have associated her with little else aside those two traits, which is either hilarious or sad, depending on who you ask. This is accentuated with the contrast between that and the way she was introduced, which made her seem more of an Onee-Sama with elements of Damsel in Distress.

Kiriya Ouka

Riona's partner who smacks her around at least as violently as Ayana does to Hayate, a sign that there is a Double Standard and that All Girls Want Bad Boys, if only for (Riona's perceived) comedic purposes.

Student Council

Amachi Hitsugi

The person behind the concept and implementation of hoshitori, and almost certainly the most powerful person in Tenchi Gakuen, both combat-wise and authority-wise. Has a strong fondness for the things that interest her. Her voice can become loud enough to make mics squeal horribly.

Also, is completely insane.

Hitsugi: Oh, I'm afraid that my legs... are made of steel.

Hitsugi: Now then... Hoshikawa-san... Let us dance!

Miyamoto Shizuku

Hitsugi's shinyuu, and thus the one standing beside her in the shared position of that above all in Tenchi. She is the one responsible for ringing the bell that signals the start and end of hoshitori battles. An extreme Determinator who has trained beyond the realms of common sense.

Mikado Akira

Ojou of the reputable Mikado family, with a fixation on defeating Hitsugi. Because of complicated and not-really-elaborated-on reasons, if/when she defeats Hitsugi, Tenchi will "become hers" and the hoshitori system will be abolished.

Inori Sae

Akira's childhood friend and shinyuu, who apparently will be getting married to Akira's cousin Ryouichi after graduating from high school. A sharp character who calmly takes in and sees through the various intriguing affairs around the school.

Hoshikawa Kurea

A former S-ranker who had wanted to take Hitsugi's place, and is said to have bribed her shinyuu Minori with food. Brilliant but Lazy, she lives to oppose things like hard work and determination, preferring to prepare far in advance and master essentials instead.

  • Aloof Ally: Especially after volume 5's council battle.
  • Brains and Brawn: The brains of the Hoshikawa/Tsukishima duo. Not that it helped. At all.
  • Curb Stomped: Leading to a Break the Haughty. She's fighting back up.
  • Hard Work Hardly Works: She became part of the student council mostly because of her modified weapons and Minori, rather than any particular effort.
  • I Broke a Nail: Earlier appearances looked like they were paving the way for this trope to be invoked, as she is shown paying much attention to her nails, and was the one behind her class operating a nail salon in the school festival. Surprise! In the mountain hike arc, she is hardly troubled by her nails becoming dirty and ragged from roughing it out.
  • Yumi Kakazu[context?]

Tsukishima Minori

A kentaisei whose small size belies her great physical strength. Simple-minded and has difficulty when it comes to thinking about complex matters. She aims to build a campus made of candy after rising to the top.

Shidou "Sid" Misako

Promoted to S-rank after the position was turned down by Ensuu and Meiko. A self-proclaimed punk that sees the Sex Pistols as her role models and whose English vocabulary seems to consist of slang, swear words and nothing else. Resents Akira for some inexplicable reason, though some theorize that it has to do with the latter's sorta-punkish image and their shared affinity for music.

Nancy: What's a punk!?
Sid: (gives an "up yours", polishing her bicep) Violence! Disorder! Anarchy&chaos!!!

Nancy: Who's a punk!!?

Sid: (cheering) ME!!!

Tonami "Nancy" Shuu

Sid's partner. Has no idea where the nickname "Nancy" comes from. Born and raised in Yokosuka, which influenced her knife-based fighting style.

Others

Kotake Rina

Leader of the hoshitori judges.

Uryuu Ai

Captain of the Nurse Corps.

Chiharu

  • Lolicon: Hayate has received multiple marriage proposals from her. It seems to be a regular thing for both of them.
  • Unlucky Childhood Friend: Chiharu has some of this.
    • Or at least, this is the impression one gets until she asks Ayana to marry her.

Benibachi Kiyoko

Kurogane Nagare

The Kurogane twins' parent.

Yanagi/Yagyuu Makoto

A Retired Badass of sorts, being the first ever kentaisei to graduate. Cool Big Sis to Hayate, who calls her "oyabin".

Tatewaki

Tatewaki Hikaru

Whatever, really.[context?]

  • Badass Normal: To an almost pitiful degree; Tatewaki is one of the few characters actually capable of following Hitsugi's impossibly fast movements... but she can't swordfight at all so there isn't much use she can put it to.
  • Butt Monkey: Tatewaki gets no love. At all.
  • Four Is Death: Brought up in an omake; Hitsugi thinks Tatewaki should appear in Volume 4 for this very reason. Tatewaki really gets no love at all.
  • Mayumi Asano
  • Unrequited Love: Can't help but feel sorry for Tatewaki sometimes...
  • Yes-Man: Not that Hitsugi cares that Tatewaki thinks everything she says or does is akin to holy testament.
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  1. ↑ Japanese for Dual-Wielding; it's also a euphemism for bisexuality.
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