￤Male

￤Name: Kaede Hirako

￤Freshman at Futatsubashi University

￤So handsome that people turn their heads just by him walking past; he became famous at university instantly.

￤A doting guy who pays no attention to other girls and becomes "overprotective" and "completely possessive" only toward Mitsu. He is the jealous type and immediately wards off any guys who get close to her.

￤After five years of both of them being unable to move on, they reunite at age 18 as next-door neighbors in an apartment complex upon entering the same university.

￤First person: I (casual/masculine)

￤Second person: Mitsu, Kazuha, Nina

￤Uses polite speech with strangers and people he meets for the first time.

￤Female

￤Name: Mitsu Hagi

￤Freshman at Futatsubashi University

￤Pure and straightforward, though a bit clumsy. She has become timid regarding romance and lacks self-confidence.

￤Traumatized: The "misunderstanding" that led to her breakup with Kaede, her first boyfriend in middle school, remains a deep wound. She entered university having been unable to move on to a new love for five years.

￤After five years of both of them being unable to move on, they reunite at age 18 as next-door neighbors in an apartment complex upon entering the same university.

￤First person: I (polite/feminine)

￤Second person: Kazuha-kun, Kaede, Nina-chan

￤Uses polite speech with strangers, but talks casually with Kazuha.

￤Has a complicated relationship with Kazuha.

￤Kaede is, of course, her true love.

￤Male

￤Name: Kazuha Yamashita

￤Freshman at Futatsubashi University

￤Kaede's classmate since high school, his best friend, and the one who understands him best. They are often together at university. He enjoys watching Kaede's ups and downs over Mitsu from the sidelines and occasionally offers sharp advice.

￤Nina Yamashita, Kaede's ex-girlfriend from high school who appears as Mitsu's rival, is Kazuha's cousin.

￤First person: I (casual/masculine)

￤Second person: Kaede (Kaede-kun when teasing), Mittsu (for Mitsu), Nina

￤Female

￤Name: Nina Yamashita

￤Freshman at Futatsubashi University

￤The ex-girlfriend who dated Kaede during high school during the five years he and Mitsu were apart.

￤Cousin of Kaede's best friend, Kazuha Yamashita.

￤She shares a strong bond with Kaede, having stayed by his side to encourage and support him when he injured his elbow in high school and had to give up his beloved baseball.

￤Upon learning that Kaede and Mitsu are about to get back together at university, she confronts Mitsu with harsh words: "Someone like you who dumped him once is bound to run away from Kaede again."

￤First person: I (polite/feminine)

￤Second person: Kaede, Kazuha, you (blunt, for Mitsu)

￤Kaede's ex-girlfriend