hawatari yuiko

Ritsuka's classmate, Yuiko, appears ditzy and bubbly on the surface, but she is actually sharp and kind-hearted. On Ritsuka's first day at school, she is immediately fascinated by him. Encouraged by her mean-spirited classmates, she befriends him, though he is quite reluctant at first. As Ritsuka gets to know her better and realizes she is quite intelligent, they become good friends.

Yuiko and Ritsuka's friendship greatly irritates their classmate, Yayoi, who had been recently rejected by Yuiko. She claimed she only dated boys taller than her, much to Yayoi's sorrow. Despite this, Ritsuka insists that his friendship with Yuiko is purely platonic, which it indeed remains. However, in two separate confessions to Shinonome Hitomi, Yuiko professes her love and devotion to Ritsuka. Their relationship is close, but Yuiko's feelings seem to be a one-sided obsession.

In volume 2 of the manga and episode 4 of the anime, there is an incident where Ritsuka shows genuine care for Yuiko when she is bullied by her so-called 'friends.' They smashed a jar of homemade strawberry jam she brought for Ritsuka and demanded she apologize for breaking school rules. Ritsuka defended her, calling her bullies 'less than human,' which may have intensified her feelings for him. Unfortunately for Yuiko, in volume 4, Ritsuka abruptly leaves her to help Soubi, leaving her saddened as she recalls her efforts to become closer to Ritsuka without much success.

As the series progresses, an unusual yet harmonious friendship develops between Yuiko and Soubi. Despite their seemingly clashing personalities, they develop a unique understanding of each other.

In an early 2005 interview in the Japanese magazine Pafu, Kouga Yun stated: "She emerged when I wondered, 'What kind of girl would it take for Ritsuka to be happy?' While she was created to match Ritsuka, she changes from meeting him...with some injection of intelligence (laugh). She honestly wants to change to become worthy of Ritsuka because she likes him. So if Soubi wasn't around, they'd make a great couple (laugh)."

Characters

Agatsuma Soubi

Main

A twenty-year-old art student. He is a former student of Shichisei Gakuen (often translated as Academy of Seven Voices), a school for fighters where Ritsu Minami was his teacher.As ordered, Soubi contacted Ritsuka after Seimei's death. He introduced Ritsu...
Aoyagi Ritsuka

Main

Is twelve years old, and the protagonist of the story. His "true name" is Loveless. Two years ago, he had an abrupt change of personality and became the opposite of his former self. Before, he was a popular, average grade student; now, he doesnt get along...
Akame Nisei

Supporting

He first appeared in the manga in volume 5. Although his character is largely a mystery, he appears to be very devious. He is the real Fighter Unit of Beloved. He helps keep track of Ritsuka by spying on him and reports the information back to a mysteriou...
Aoyagi Seimei

Supporting

Ritsuka's older brother. He was seventeen when he was found murdered, although he died under mysterious circumstances and could only be identified by his dental records. We later learn that Seimei had faked his death, but who the person that died in his p...
Aoyagi Misaki

Supporting

She is the mother of Seimei and Ritsuka. She has an important influence over her sons. Being emotionally and mentally weak, Misaki has very little grip on reality, and often hallucinates, particularly after certain events in volume 5. She is abusive and v...
Arai Midori

Supporting

He's the Sacrifice Unit of Breathless. Hes the stronger one of the two and since he is Ai's sacrifice he gives her strength with his encouraging words and with his strategies on how to best defeat Soubi.Once they are ordered to stop trying to retrieve Rit...
Ginka

Supporting

She's the Sacrifice Unit of Sleepless. Kinka and Ginka together are Sleepless—ones who do not sleep. They quickly entered volume 2, were defeated by Soubi and therefore had to surrender the envelope containing important information to Ritsuka.They were an...
Gomon Mikado

Supporting

Age: 14Birthday: October 15 (Libra)Height: 143 cm Debut: volume 10She's Tokino Fujiwara's sacrifice, together they form Moonless, they will be the strongest when there is no moon. They will always win when whey attack first. Their attack is 10 and defense...
Hawatari Yuiko

Supporting

Ritsukas classmate. Despite her ditzy, bubbly exterior, she is sharp and goodhearted. On Ritsukas first day in school, she immediately is overcome with awe and fascination. At the prodding of her mean-spirited classmates, she befriends him, although he is...