Tokimeki Memorial/Characters/Girls Side 3: Difference between revisions

* [[Cool Bike]]

* [[Delinquents]]: Ruka definitely qualifies as a delinquent considering that frequently skips class, has bleached blond hair and occasionally brawls with other students.

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: Before entering high school, he dyed his hair from black to blond to differentiate himself from Kouichi.

* [[Face Doodling]]: One of the Sakurai brothers' CG events involves Kouichi doing this to a sleeping Ruka.

* {{spoiler|[[Japanese Christian]]: While not particularly devoted to it, Ruka seems to feel a connection to the faith as his mother was a Christian.}}

* [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]

* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]

* [[Perpetual Poverty]]

 

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* [[Big Brother Instinct]]

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Not bad". Kou uses it for ''everything'', and he very rarely gives out any higher praise.

* [[Real Men Eat Meat]]: His favorite food is steak done rare.

* [[Real Men Hate Sugar]]: Kou also happens to dislike sweets, which is why he'll refuse the heroine's Valentine's chocolate if his affection isn't high enough.

* [[Straight Man]]: He is decidedly more serious than Ruka, and so he often takes the [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine|tsukkomi]] role when they're together.

* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Heat]]: In his route, he covers for Ruka when the police question Kou about an incident involving the Yotokado delinquents.}}

* [[Triang Relations]]: Against Ruka if the heroine triggers their PvP mode.

 

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* [[Animal Battle Aura]]: A bear.

* [[Big Eater]]

 

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* [[Accidental Athlete]]: Has to be literally chased down by Arashi in order for him to join the Judo Club, and Niina proves to be quite good at it.

* [[Animal Battle Aura]]: A... raccoon.

* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: His brother Teppei.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Totally awesome!" He doesn't say it often enough for it to be a [[Verbal Tic]], but it does tend to crop up in a lot of his dialogue.

* {{spoiler|1=[[Chekhov's Gunman]]: The player can bump into Niina several times if they go shopping alone during the first year before he actually enters Habataki. In fact, meeting him like this is the only way to get one of his special CG events.}}

* [[Skilled but Naive]]: Niina has a natural talent for judo, but lacks the years of experience that Arashi has under his belt.

* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: He even says this of himself.

* [[Triang Relations]]: Against Arashi if the heroine triggers their PvP mode.

 

 

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* [[Blind Without'Em]]: After the school play, he admits he couldn't see the heroine's face very well without his glasses.

* [[Continuity Nod]]: Tamao's older sister is Konno Tamami, a rival/friend character from the first Tokimeki Girl's Side game. She makes an appearance during a short event in which Tamao hides himself and the protagonist from her as she walks by. His explanation for avoiding her? "She'll tease me about this for at least a month if she catches us..."

 

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* [[Big Fancy House]]

* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: During an argument with Tamao, Seiji tells him to explain the concept of the routine by actually acting it out. He pins the ''boke'' role onto the heroine, who thinks to herself that Seiji fits the role better alongside a ''tsukkomi'' Tamao.

 

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* [[Cool Teacher]]

* [[Cute but Cacophonic]]: Let's just say that it's difficult to tell the difference between his indoor and outdoor voice.

 

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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

* [[Does Not Like Men]]

 

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* [[Bifauxnen]]: Deliberately invokes this during the girls' school play event, where she plays the Prince from Cinderella. Her fangirls audibly cheer whenever she steps onto the stage.

* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]

 

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* [[Adorkable]]

* [[Crash Into Hello]]

 

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* {{spoiler|[[Cruel to Be Kind]]: Zigzagged. After completing his writing, he tells the heroine to never come visit him at his home again, but is genuinely happy if she comes to his book signing a few months later. Presumably he wanted to protect her, but the game provides little insight into his reasoning.}}

* [[First Love]]: Included in the titles of his novels.

* [[Glory Days]]: Doesn't look back on them particularly fondly, and is unable to believe he was once a best-selling author. {{spoiler|His third novel wins him a Nobel Prize, putting back him the spotlight. He admits he'd much rather give the prize back.}}

* [[Guardian Angel]]: Thinks of the heroine as such.

* [[She Cleans Up Nicely|He Cleans Up Nicely]]

* [[May–December Romance]]

* [[Must Have Caffeine]]

 

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* [[I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me|I Can't Believe a Girl Like You Would Notice Me!]]: Poor Kenta becomes utterly convinced that he just isn't good enough for the heroine, and is ecstatic when she returns his feelings in his ending.

* [[Love At First Sight]]

 

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* [[Hot Teacher]]: Well, ''look'' at him.

* [[Running Gag]]: Several characters will discuss the rumor of Himuro being an android built in the church. It even pops up during {{spoiler|Aizawa's route, where he takes the heroine to the bar that Himuro's friend owns, recognizable to players of the 1st Girl's Side game.}}

 

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* [[Running Gag]]: It seems that Gorou is '''still''' hounding him to try out his line of men's swimwear, according to a conversation between Karen and Amanohashi that the heroine witnesses.