A talented and strikingly handsome kabuki actor, known professionally as "Shonosuke Ichimura." He shares the same school with Akari but is her senior. Despite his aloof demeanor and tendency to distance himself from others, he harbors deep feelings for Akari, being the sole person to whom he reveals his true self. In a bold move, he publicly declares on television his intention to marry Akari. However, after his father staunchly opposes their union, leading Akari to reject him, Ryusei spirals into illness due to overworking himself in despair. Witnessing this, Akari breaks down in tears, apologizing profusely, only to find Ryusei crying too, mirroring her pain. At one point, he even contemplates abandoning his kabuki career to pursue a normal life with Akari. As a kabuki performer, his lineage name is Shoen Ichimura.
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horuichi ryusei
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Akari
Main
The protagonist, who is in love with Ryusei. She at first was not interested in boys like Ryusei and was even less interested in Kabuki. After a series of events, Akari becomes Ryusei's assistant and later his girlfriend. She does poorly on her exams due ...
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Horuichi Ryusei
Main
A handsome and talented kabuki actor professionally known as "Shonosuke Ichimura". He is Akari's upperclassman in school, but tends to be anti-social and avoids other people. He loves Akari and she is the only person he opens up to. He later announces on ...
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Ichimura Toshiya
Supporting
An elite actor in the kabuki theatre and Ryusei's manager. He acts friendly toward Ryusei, despite Ryusei's anti-social behavior. He is the one who initially suggested that Akari become Ryusei's assistant and is constantly trying to help Ryusei become mor...
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Ichimura Shozaemon
Supporting
Ryusei's strict father, who disapproves and refuses to allow Ryusei to date Akari. He fails to see that Ryusei does not perform as well when Akari is not nearby. After Ryusei announces on television that Akari is his fiancee, Akari attempts to get permiss...
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Mr. Ken
Supporting
Ryusei's cat, who is actually smarter than he seems. He leads Akari to the Kabuki theater's backstage entrance, which leads to her meeting with Ryusei. When Ryusei is busy, Akari takes care of Mr. Ken. Initially, Mr. Ken is the only one Ryusei feels comfo...
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Naoki
Supporting
Another Kabuki actor and Ryusei's rival for Akari's affection; he is not from a family who has traditionally performed Kabuki and usually performs the role of women in plays. When Ryusei is away performing in London, Naoki befriends Akari and helps her le...
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Ogawa Miyuki
Supporting
A beautiful Kabuki actress and Toshiya's sister. She is very talented and also comes from a famous family from Rien. At Ryusei's request, she pretended to be his girlfriend so that the media would not bother Akari. Ryusei's father would like nothing more ...