The Girl Who Leapt Through Time/Characters

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The characters of the film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time:

Makoto Konno

Makoto is a regular high school student who spends her time playing baseball with her two best friends, Chiaki and Kousuke. She hopes to be friends with them forever and to stay like this, but after almost getting killed in a train crossing accident, Makoto develops an ability to "time leap." She initially uses it for her personal benefit, but as Makoto realizes the extent of the past she is changing and how it affects others, she must try to fix the error of her ways before any permanent--or even fatal--wrongs occur.

Chiaki Mamiya

One of Makoto's two best friends. Chiaki is easygoing and laid-back. He transferred to Makoto's school in the spring and quickly became fast friends with Makoto and Kousuke, forming a steadfast trio between the three. Chiaki has feelings for Makoto.

  • Always Save the Girl: From defending Makoto from insults to stepping into the way so she won't get hit by a fire extinguisher to using his final remaining time leap so she isn't crying in pain (and so Kousuke and Kaho won't die from a train crossing accident).
  • Anguished Declaration of Love: And Chiaki doesn't even know how many attempts he had asked Makoto out thanks to her constant time leaping to avoid it.
  • Berserk Button: His button is only pressed once in the film, but you DO NOT want to insult Makoto in front of Chiaki.
  • Book Dumb
  • Brains and Brawn: Kousuke (Brains) and Chiaki (Brawn).
  • Brown Eyes
  • But Now I Must Go
  • Cannot Spit It Out: He tries valiantly, but Makoto keeps time-leaping to prevent him from succeeding.
  • Delinquent: Showed signs of this from his confrontation with Takase and in a flashback, where it is shown he got into a fight.
  • Dogged Nice Guy
  • Everyone Can See It: The UST between Makoto and Chiaki.
  • First-Name Basis: In a flashback of when Chiaki transfers into Makoto's class and the friendship between Makoto, Chiaki, and Kousuke develops, Kousuke lampshades it when Chiaki first calls Makoto by her first name. This is interesting because when Chiaki starts to date Yuri, he still calls her "Hayakawa-san," unlike Yuri, who calls Chiaki, "Chiaki-kun." He only calls Yuri, "Yuri-chan" once while talking about going to a nighters game with her to Makoto and Kousuke, though it was more to tease Makoto than really changing to first name basis. Makoto seems to be the only girl Chiaki is really informal with, though the reason as to why is quite obvious.
  • Fish Out of Temporal Water
  • Foil: To Kousuke.
  • Heroines Want Redheads: Just ask Makoto. And her friend Yuri.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Chiaki uses his final remaining time leap to prevent the deaths of Kousuke and Kaho at the train crossing and so Makoto isn't in pain trying to stop them, knowing full well that by doing so will cause him to disappear.
  • Hot-Blooded
  • I Will Wait for You
  • Last Guy Wins
  • Late for School
  • Malicious Slander: After Chiaki "transfers" out of school (unknowing to everyone else but Makoto as to why), many nasty rumors start about why he left.
  • New Transfer Student: Transferred into Makoto's class in the spring.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity
  • Oblivious to Love: Initially oblivious to Yuri's feelings for him and by the end of the film is still oblivious to her feelings because of the recent time leaps.
  • Redheaded Hero
  • Red Oni
  • Relationship Upgrade: Chiaki attempts this with Makoto, but she time leaps to avoid it.
  • The Reveal: Chiaki is from the future and the original user of the device that allowed Makoto to time leap. He came from an era where some kind of catastrophe may have decimated mankind, and the only reason Chiaki came to Makoto's time is to see a painting that was destroyed in his era and is currently being restored in hers. However, as time grew on, Chiaki began to love the present time in spite of the dwindling moments he had of remaining there.
  • Star-Crossed Lovers: Makoto and Chiaki.
  • Tsurime Eyes
  • Three Amigos: Chiaki, Kousuke, and Makoto.
  • Tomato Surprise: Chiaki is a time traveler from the future.
  • Troubled but Cute
  • Unresolved Sexual Tension: Between Makoto and Chiaki.

Kousuke Tsuda

One of Makoto's two best friends. Kousuke is smart and level-headed. He is the voice of reason between the three friends. Kousuke wants to go into a medical profession and constantly thinks about studying, but finds time to play baseball and hang out with Makoto and Chiaki.

Yuri Hayakawa

Makoto's classmate and friend. Yuri is often found in Makoto's company. She has a crush on Chiaki.

Kaho Fujitani

Kaho is a shy girl from the volunteer club with a crush on Kousuke. Her two best friends continuously attempt to get her to ask him out.

"Auntie Witch"

Kazuko Yoshiyama

Makoto's aunt, who Makoto tends to call "Auntie Witch." She is currently restoring a painting at the museum. Makoto often goes to her aunt for advice on time leaping.

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