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

This sub-division of the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' Character Sheet is dedicated to characters having appeared in the New Habataki Saga of the franchise, i.e. ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story''.

 

 

 

The heroine's childhood friend, and Kouichi's younger brother. He hides his true thoughts behind an easygoing attitude, always flirting and joking around. Loves high places and wants to be a "hero". Unlike the usual main guys of the series, Ruka's grades are fairly low, but he is still popular with the girls of the school.

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* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: It's implied that Ruka is actually quite intelligent and could get good grades on all of his exams... if he bothered to study, that is.

* [[Childhood Friend Romance]]: May blossom into a [[Victorious Childhood Friend]].

* [[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.

* [[First-Name Basis]]: Ruka actively objects to the heroine calling him by his family name - they're childhood friends, after all.

* [[Gratuitous English]]

* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]

* [[Perpetual Poverty]]

* [[Sibling Triangle]]: If the heroine initiates his and Kou's 3P mode.

* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Especially [[Trademark Favorite Food|pancakes]].

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

 

 

 

The heroine's childhood friend, and Ruka's older brother. Despite his intimidating appearance and brusque speech, he cares deeply about Ruka and the heroine. Loves anything vintage and collects antiques. Like his brother, studying isn't Kou's strong point and often he scores either only a few points higher or lower than Ruka on exams.

 

 

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]

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

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: Used to have the same hairstyle as Ruka in middle school, cutting it short before entering highschool because they looked too similar.

* [[Face of a Thug]]: Lampshaded by Ruka during the heroine's meeting with them on the first day of school.

* [[Fear of Thunder]]: Rather than Kouichi himself, the heroine is shown to have this fear during a date event. Kou comforts her and teaches her a method of making thunder seem less frightening.

* [[First-Name Basis]]: Same as Ruka, Kou won't allow the heroine to call him by his family name.

* [[Gentle Giant]]

* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Which makes the sincere smiles he shows to the heroine [[When She Smiles|all the better]].

* [[Perpetual Poverty]]

* [[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.

* [[Sibling Triangle]]: If the heroine initiates his and Ruka's 3P mode.

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

 

 

 

Arashi is the athletic, sporty guy of the game. He practices judo, and started a club for it at Habataki High.

 

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

* [[Big Eater]]

* [[Determinator]]: Usually when practicing/training for/thinking about judo.

* [[Friendly Rivalry]]: With Niina. It becomes decidedly [[Triang Relations|less friendly]] if their PvP mode is activated.

* [[Odd Couple]]: The other half is Niina.

* [[Straight Man]]: When Arashi and Niina are together, Arashi usually serves as the foil for Niina's silly actions.

 

 

 

The fashion-conscious one, Niina is a year younger than the heroine and enrolls during her second year. He will join the Judo Club if the heroine is the manager.

 

* [[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.}}

* [[Friend to All Children]]

* [[Gratuitous English]]: Actually uses it more than Ruka and Karen combined.

* [[Sempai-Kohai]]: Niina is a year behind the protagonist at school.

* [[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.

 

 

 

 

 

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

* [[Covert Pervert]]: Believe it or not, Tamao has a bit of a reputation among the fandom for being a [[Covert Pervert]] due to some of his more, erm... [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|'suggestive']] lines of dialogue. The especially raunchy ones are said randomly (and rarely!) at the title screen. Some of these include "Let's do it in your room today," and "Sorry, my voice got a bit too loud... haha, how embarrassing."

* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Has trouble saying no to people out of fear of betraying their expectations of him.

* [[Friend to All Children]]

* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: Tamao considers this when trying to describe his feelings on the heroine.

* [[Megane]]

* [[Nice Guy]]

* [[Rail Enthusiast]]

* [[Shutting Up Now]]: After saying something embarrassing, he often tends to [[Digging Yourself Deeper|ramble]].

* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: In one event, Tamao attempts to teach Seiji the rules of chess so that they can play together.

 

 

 

A genius pianist from a wealthy family, and the heroine's senior by a year. Seiji tends to speak rudely and is dishonest with his feelings. Has a complex over not being good at anything but the piano and can be a little naive at times.

 

 

* [[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.

* [[Book Dumb]]: Hates studying and mostly slacks off whenever Tamao tries to help him prepare for exams.

* [[Childhood Friends]]: Was fairly close to the Sakurai brothers when they were younger.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: "Sei-chan". In fact, he hates it so much that it is one of the nicknames that the heroine can ''never'' safely call him by.

* [[Friend to All Children]]: Although he makes comments suggesting he doesn't like kids, he is actually quite patient and good with them.

* [[Host Club]]: His ADV Event "Class Exhibition" reveals this to be what his class chose to do for the Culture Festival. It's also the only way to find out, since Seiji completely dodges the heroine's questioning of his plans and even seems to be running away from his duties on the actual festival day.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: The kanji of his surname can be read as "to create music".

* [[Mundane Object Amazement]]: Seiji is amazed by ''takoyaki'' and ''okonomiyaki'', both of which are ordinary, everyday types of food.

* [[Red String of Fate]]: The fandom seems to associate him with it, even though it is only mentioned in a 3P conversation on top of being brought up by Tamao, not Seiji.

* [[Smart People Play Chess]]

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: If he shows up earlier than the agreed time on a date, he will insist that he ''definitely'' did not go out of his way to arrive early.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Silver Hair]]: Like Tamao, Seiji's hair color is odd among a cast of mostly brunet/ttes, especially in combination with his red eyes.

 

 

The heroine's homeroom teacher for all three years. Always full of energy and popular with the students. Unlike the previous two teachers in the series, he is not dateable (although you can get an ending for him).

 

 

* [[Cool Teacher]]

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

* [[I Always Wanted to Say That]]: "My love is... education!!"

* [[Keet]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name can be read as "great intensity/force".

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: The player has to be very careful not to miss any of his events, or he will reject the heroine.

 

 

 

One of the heroine's best friends, soft-spoken Miyo is the source of information, having essentially the same role as Tsukushi and Yuu from the 1st and 2nd Girl's Side games. She believes strongly in horoscopes and fortune-telling. Despite her cute appearance, Miyo hates being treated like a child.

 

 

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

* [[Does Not Like Men]]

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Grade B.

 

 

A member of the famous Hanatsubaki family, she helps the heroine with anything fashion related. Karen is usually very cheerful and upbeat, but is uncomfortable with her fan following because they don't see her as an individual beyond the Hanatsubaki name.

 

 

* [[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]]

* [[Not a Morning Person]]

* [[Ojou]]: Used to act very delicate and gentle in middle school, though Karen has no trouble slipping back into the act when necessary.

* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Has a huge following of fans who call her "Karen-sama".

 

 

A junior high student first met when he comes to sight-see at the high school. As he is two years younger, Taiyou becomes a student at the high school in the heroine's 3rd year. He can only be encountered if the heroine becomes the manager of the Baseball Club.

 

* [[Adorkable]]

* [[Crash Into Hello]]

* [[Secret Character]]

* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: The heroine's classmates get a kick out of teasing Taiyou.

 

 

The writer behind a hugely popular romance novel series that had decided to leave the third installment unfinished and never release it. The heroine can become a fan of his work and encourage him to complete his series.

 

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

* [[Freudian Slip]]: Aizawa tells the heroine that the protagonist of his novel was able to pick himself up and ultimately succeed because of her, instead of the heroine of the novel.

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

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

* [[Must Have Caffeine]]

* [[Not a Date]]: He's simply taking his [[Blatant Lies|niece]] out. Though, in this case, it really ''isn't'' a date, as he's trying to avoid having to work by using the heroine as an excuse.

* [[Secret Character]]

* [[Write Who You Know]]

 

 

The heroine's friendly, but average, classmate. Kenta always encourages and looks out for the heroine, but his attempts to get close to her often end up in failure.

 

* [[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]]

* [[Ridiculously Average Guy]]

* [[Secret Character]]

 

 

 

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

** A doodle of the Himuro android also appears on the chalkboard during the post-game credits roll.

* [[Stern Teacher]]: Though his view on the Brass Band has relaxed some, he will still kick the heroine out of the band if she misses a single practice, or scores too poorly on exams.

* [[Stoic Spectacles]]: He's wearing a decidedly more modern pair than the ones he sported in ''Girl's Side 1'' to go along with the rest of his upgraded look.

 

 

 

* [[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.

 

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