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Characters from ''[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]]'' include:

== Yusaku Godai ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Inverted. He one time slapped  {{spoiler|Kyoko}}, because she was just going too far in an argument they were having.
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]
* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]]}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: He may ogle Kyoko all the time but he would never coerce her into doing something she doesn't want to. 
* [[Clueless Chick Magnet]]: He sometimes doesn't realize just how good-looking he is.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: To Kyoko
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: With his best buddy.
*  {{spoiler|[[Happily Married]]}}
*  {{spoiler|[[Hot Dad]]}}
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He doesn't ''mean'' to be a jerk though. 
* [[Likes Older Women]]: Kyoko is about 5 years older than him.
* [[Longing Look]]: Many times for Kyoko. He just loves watching her taking care of her job. 
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Kyoko enters the scene, he falls head over heels for her. Hard. ''Very'' hard. 
*  {{spoiler|[[Promotion to Parent]]}}
* [[Ridiculously Average Guy]]
* [[Ronin]]
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: With his rival, Shun.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Several times and it can be seen that he has a quite nice body all in all.
*  {{spoiler|[[They Do]]}} 
* [[Together Umbrella]]: Used many times for him and Kyoko. 

== Kyoko Otonashi ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Due to her latent [[Tsundere]]-ness. 
* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]]}}
* [[Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: Usually avoids drinking too much as a result. 
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Has shades of this. She doesn't like Godai seeing other girls but still bravely resist to Ibuki's provocations. 
* [[Dude Magnet]]: Unwittingly.
*  {{spoiler|[[First Girl Wins]], though is the first case of this in a [[Rumiko Takahashi]] series.}}
*  {{spoiler|[[Happily Married]]}}
* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]]
*  {{spoiler|[[Hot Mom]]}}
* [[The Landlady]]: [[Trope Codifier]]
* [[Loving a Shadow]]: Has a hard time letting go of her late husband.
* [[Plucky Girl]]
*  {{spoiler|[[Promotion to Parent]]}}
* [[Real Women Never Wear Dresses]]: Averted. She is very womanly and home-concerned but she's liked ''because'' of that.
* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: The only thing keeping Maison Ikkoku from descending into chaos.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: She doesn't like jerks, something both Mitaka and Godai know and use in order to get her to choose between them.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Despite her sunny disposition, she's still mourning her late husband.
* [[Sumi Shimamoto]]
*  {{spoiler|[[They Do]]}}
* [[Tsundere]]: A sweet type B that only gets mad with a good reason.
* [[Widow Woman]]
* [[The Woobie]]: See [[Loving a Shadow]] above.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] One with a temper though

== Shun Mitaka ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Akira Kamiya]]
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: He is ''very'' tan-skinned in both the anime and the manga. 
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: With Asuna.
* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]]: With Asuna.}}
* [[Cock Fight]]: Whenever Godai and him meet, you can be sure this will happen if Kyoko is around.
* [[Comforting the Widow]]: Often accused of doing this.
* [[If I Can't Have You]]: Feeling that  {{spoiler|he was indeed loosing to Godai}}, he briefly delved into this.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] - [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]] Does have a slight tendency to go from one to the other.
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]: Known for his romantic conquests, he actually has to convince Kyoko that he isn't all about sex. 
* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: Averted
* [[Romantic False Lead]]
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]: Although not an idiot, it is clearly implied that he's so freaking ''loaded'' that he doesn't need to work.
* [[The Rival]]: To Godai
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: Manly man to Godai. 
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: The best-looking male character of the series.
* [[Thanks for the Mammary]]: Happened one time when he tried to prevent Kyoko from falling. 
* [[Twinkle Smile]]: Iconic of his character.
** This seems to run in the family. 
* [[Phobia|Why Did It Have To Be Dogs?]]: Hilariously dog-phobic!

== Hanae Ichinose ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Alcoholic Parent]]
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]] 
* [[Apron Matron]]
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Her first name means: "flower branch".
* [[Fat Girl]]
* [[Generic Cuteness]]: Deliberately averted.
* [[Gossipy Hens]]: Her and the neighbours.
* [[Hard-Drinking Party Girl]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] 
* [[Team Mom]]
* [[The Matchmaker]]

== Yotsuya-san ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Covert Pervert]] Has a voyeuristic streak a mile wide
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Porn Stash]]: Early in the series he was caught trying to leave a store with one until all the porno magazines were falling out of his coat though.
* [[Shigeru Chiba]]
* [[There Was a Door]]: One time used a log to break into Godai's room and spy on him.
* [[What Exactly Is His Job?]]
* [[Yakuza]]: Highly suspected of being this. 

== Akemi Roppongi ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Brutal Honesty]]: When she has a point to make, don't expect her to be diplomatic, especially when she's sober.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Likes to snipe at Godai and Kyoko for her own amusement.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: A variation. She isn't a hooker but late-night barmaid which is regarded as somewhat similar in Japan (even though sex isn't necessarily involved). As for the heart of gold, it shows up later in the series when she  {{spoiler|decides to step in and trigger Kyoko's jealousy and force her to be more honest with herself with regards to Godai}}.
* [[Lady Drunk]]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[She's Got Legs]]
* [[The Tease]]: More than being actually promiscuous, she is more about teasing than actually doing it.
* [[Urban Legend Love Life]]: Despite her sultry demeanour and her job, she hasn't been with that many men. 

== Nozomu Nikaido ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Back for the Finale]]: Appears in a [[Missing Episode]], right before Godai and Kyoko's wedding. 
* [[The Ditz]]
* [[Foil]]: To Yotsuya whom he dislikes a lot.
* [[The Unseen]]: A manga-only character.

== Kozue Nanao ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Demoted to Extra]] During the middle of the series, when Ibuki was becoming more of a recurring character, she only occasionally appeared. This was even given a little bit of a [[Lampshade Hanging]] near the end of the series.
* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]
* [[Mina Tominaga]]
* [[Naive Everygirl]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Literally when she figures Godai is in love with someone else than her.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: For the epilogue where we see  {{spoiler|that she has moved on to a whole new life}}.
* [[Power Hair]]: Subverted. She ''does'' have the hairstyle but she is no leader.
** Even stranger for fans familiar with Tominaga's other work, you half expect her to give up Godai for her [[Dominion Tank Police|tank]], or her [[Patlabor|Police Robot]]. 
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: A [[Rare Female Example]].
* [[Romantic Runner-Up]]

== Ibuki Yagami ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Acts nice and all, but it's only a veneer that hides a much less appealing personality.
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Much more than Kyoko.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: She's ''very'' jealous of Kyoko and calls her "the widow", which is a derogatory way to refer to someone in Japanese.
* [[Hot for Teacher]]
* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: Will do ''anything'' to get what she wants.
* [[The Rival]]: Of Kyoko. And a nasty one at that.
* [[Romantic Runner-Up]]
* [[Yuriko Fuchizaki]]

== Asuna Kujo ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Arranged Marriage]]: With Mitaka.
* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]]:With Mitaka.}}
* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover|Kindhearted Dog Lover]]
* [[Innocent Flower Girl|Innocent Dog Girl]]
* [[Fragile Flower]]: She looks so pure and fragile that even Godai and Kyoko where shocked when they see her  {{spoiler|pregnant with Mitaka's children}}.
* [[Hiromi Tsuru]]
* [[Is This What Anger Feels Like?]]: Never angers. When she knows about the existence of Kyoko, she just kindly tells her that she doesn't approve of Kyoko courting her fiancé.
* [[Naive Everygirl]]
* [[The Ojou]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]

== Soichiro-san ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Big Friendly Dog]]
* [[Canis Major]]
* [[Dogs Are Dumb]]: Often accused of being as stupid as a broomstick.
* [[Formally-Named Pet]]
* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: He is named after Kyoko's late husband.

== Master ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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* [[Commuting on a Bus]]
* [[Local Hangout]]
* [[Satellite Character]]
* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]:  {{spoiler|With Akemi}}.

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