History Characters / TokimekiMemorial1

[[caption-width:325:The cast of the main ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'' game. [[hottip:* :From left to right, and from rear row to front row. 1st row: [[AloofBigBrother Rei Ijuin]], [[AlphaBitch Mira Kagami]], [[MadScientist Yuina Himoo]], [[BromanticFoil Yoshio Saotome]], and [[GenkiGirl Yumi Saotome]]. 2nd row: [[GratuitousEnglish Ayako Katagiri]], [[{{Meganekko}} Mio Kisaragi]], [[TheHeroine Shiori Fujisaki]], [[CuteSportsClubManager Saki Nijino]], and [[HugeSchoolgirl Nozomi Kiyokawa]]. 3rd row: [[CloudCuckooLander Yukari Koshiki]], [[AnimeHair Miharu Tatebayashi]], [[ShrinkingViolet Megumi Mikihara]], and [[TheFashionista Yuko Asahina]].]]]]

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Goes from dogs and cats to monkeys and koalas, and even ''crows''. She’s such an animal nut, she mentions in her ending in ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama'' that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome she goes on a trip to Australia just to be surrounded with the animals she loves]].

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: When taking her to a date at the Stadium (for watching a base-ball match) twice, she cheers for the teams ''by playing the trumpet''.

!!!Voiced by: YuiHorie

This sub-division of the ''TokimekiMemorial'' Character Sheet is dedicated to characters having appeared in the Classic Kirameki Saga of the franchise, i.e. ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'' and its spin-off games and drama [=CDs=].

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** And as of ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'', aka the Modern Kirameki Saga, which occurs 15 years later, [[spoiler: VictoriousChildhoodFriend is the assumed trope, as Yuu Satsuki, Shiori's relative and {{Expy}}, strongly implicitly tells that him and Shiori got together. It should be known that in ''Tokimemo'' verse, anything that's strongly hinted at, effectively counts as true and canon.]]
** Given how just about everything seems to points towards Shiori, ''Victorious'' seems more likely than ''Unlucky.'' If she is {{Nintendo Hard}} then it simply means that he is just that good.

* YamatoNadeshiko: Family tradition is a priority.

A fun-loving girl who loves speaking with [[GratuitousEnglish English sentences mixed in her speech]]. She has two main passions: art, and singing.

* BeautifulDreamer: Her Event in Tokimeki Status at the Planetarium. You get to choose to let her sleep or wake up ; if you don't wake her up, she'll [[TalkingInYourSleep tell in her sleep]] [[{{Squee}} she loves you]].

* GratuitousEnglish / SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Ayako's seiyuu, Masayo Kawaguchi, lives for years with her family in USA, so she knows English fairly well. There are a few instances where Ayako’s English sentences sound strange, but overall she speaks a pretty good English.

[[ShrinkingViolet An extremely shy girl]] [[LoveAtFirstSight who fell in love at first sight]] for the main protagonist on School Entrance Day, [[CannotSpitItOut but can’t muster the courage to tell her feelings to him]]. Instead, she tries to make him notice of her by doing such things [[CrashIntoHello as crashing “accidentally” onto him]], appearing in date spot and claiming she mistook him for someone else, or calling him at his home and telling she made a wrong number.

Yoshio is deep down a good guy who cares for his friend (and this is especially shown in the ''Drama Series''), but he’s very noisy, [[LargeHam over-the-top]], and prone to jump to conclusions, [[OnlySaneMan leading to give some headaches to the protagonist]]. However, being well-meaning and enthusiast, [[BunnyEarsLawyer he often gets away with this among the girls, who thinks he’s funny]], and is [[EasilyForgiven easily forgiven]] by the protagonist.

[[spoiler: [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rei_ijuin2.jpg She’s actually]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} a girl]]; the reason why she dresses as a boy is a family custom she has to following until her coming of age.]]

[[ShrinkingViolet A shy]] and gentle {{Meganekko}} bookworm girl [[IllGirl with a weak body]], suffering from anemia, and thus often passing out. Because of this, she also can’t do sports (not like she likes sports to start with), or have violent emotions (and thus prefer going out to calm and peaceful places on dates).

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Muku is this to Megumi. The protagonist and the fandom would rather think of it as a mix of SmallAnnoyingCreature and KillerRabbit.

* GamerChick: Not as much as Yumi, but she’s a champion at ''DanceDanceRevolution'', [[spoiler: and Maho’s greatest rival in the National DDR Tournament of ''Tokimeki Memorial Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation'']]

* HeyItsThatVoice: Yuko's seiyuu, Yoko Teppouzuka, also voiced Maria Renard in the original PC Engine version of ''[[CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]''.

* YamatoNadeshiko: It was her upbringing; attitude, clothing, and cultural heritage. See the above entry.

Kirameki High’s ace swimmer. Highly athletic, [[TrainingFromHell she runs for 50 kilometers each morning as part of her training]], and is of pro-level (to the point that the career she seeks to pursue is to enter the National Olympic Swimming Team); she however has poor abilities at studies.

[[spoiler: In ''Tokimeki Memorial Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation'', she barges in the [[DanceDanceRevolution DDR Tournament]] with her new HumongousMecha, the “Neo-World Conquerer Robo”, and her disciple Mei Ijuin of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' in tow.]]

* [[HeyItsThatVoice Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Yukinojou is played by YujiUeda who also voices Yoshio, the main character's best friend, from the first game.

One of the Soccer Club managers along with Saki Nijino. Appearing for the first time in ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series 1: Nijiiro no Seishun'', she’s the first main character of the Classic Kirameki saga girl characters who weren’t in the original game, to enter the series’ canon.

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: He gives such a speech to the protagonist when seeing how much the LoveTriangle situation strains Suzune, and the protagonist’s unwillingness to put an end to the mess.]]

A manager of the Soccer Club, along with Saki and Minori. One of the latest entries in the Classic Kirameki saga cast, she appears only in ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series 3: Tabidachi no Uta''.

One of the three ''Tokimeki Memorial Pocket'' (a OneGameForThePriceOfTwo adaptation of the original game on Game Boy Color) exclusive characters, one of the latest entries in the Classic Kirameki saga cast, and the first fully-fledged foreigner character to grace the entire series. She comes to Kirameki High as an International Student, and is at first, due to the language barrier, without friends. Thanks to her contacts with the protagonist (if he first has an high enough Literature stat, otherwise he can’t date her at all), her Japanese improves with time.

She has a cheerful personality, but gets lonely easily, and misses her home country. Being a very kind person by nature, it's hard to anger her, but when she does get angry, she's terrifying. She loves cycling and watching BMX related stuff.

* {{Bishonen}}: Her big brother Jim is one. He could also qualify for a DudeLooksLikeALady.

* TheFaceless: Unlike her mother and brother, her father's face is not seen in the CG displaying her family, being so tall and huge his face is out of the frame.

The protagonist of the CD Drama stories, not to be confused with the original game’s main protagonist / Naoto Takami, as they are two different characters (best proof is that Katsuma will, during the course of the Radio Dramas, help Naoto and Shiori in their relationship).

* TheCameo: [[spoiler: In ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'', along with his childhood friend Natsue, his name is written in a document record listing the participants to the 3-Legged Race which occurred 15 years before the events of this game, making them both officially…]]

* CrossDressingVoice

!!!Voiced by: Shiho Kikuchi

* {{AFGNCAAP}}

* {{Determinator}}: Is this in the ''Drama Series'', and lampshaded by Shiori in ''Tabidachi no Uta'': she mentions that he has a "hate losing" and "never give up" mentality ever since he was a little child. However, that doesn't make him immune from getting a...

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs: Just like Shiori, she loves wearing ribbons, and she alternates colors.

She loves reading books so much, she’s able to read ''[[BeyondTheImpossible four of them per day]]'', her favourite author being Goethe. Like Shiori, she also loves classical music and love romance movies. Her ideal type of boy would be kind, intelligent and studious ones.

* SheCleansUpNicely: YourMileageMayVary, but she’s a beauty in ''Tokimeki no Houkago'' once rid of her glasses and with hair loosed up. Compare [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mio.gif before]] and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mio02.gif after]].

Rei Ijuin’s personal butler. Also serves as a bouncer to the family’s BigFancyHouse, and, in ''Nijiiro no Seishun'', to the family’s newly built sports center’s pool as well. Owns a private beach at the family’s summer residence. Has a thing for muscular men and invariably goes into hilarious ([[YourMileageMayVary or creepy]]) [[LargeHam lyrical flights of fancy]] when seeing one.

* {{MIB}} / PrivateMilitaryContractors: The Ijuin Family Army.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Her fear of water is ''extremely'' famous. She skips swimming lessons at school whenever possible, will panic if you force her to go swimming at the beach, and she has [[CrowningMomentOfFunny an hilarious]] BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine with resident swimming lover, Nozomi. However, unlike her {{Expy}} Lesley of '' [[MitsumeteKnight Mitsumete]] '' ''[[SpiritualSuccessor Knight]]'', the reasons behind this fear were never explored.

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* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Yuko's seiyuu, Yoko Teppouzuka, also voiced Maria Renard in the original PC Engine version of ''[[CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]''.

Due to her kind character and her very high versatility in tastes, [[EnsembleDarkhorse she’s one of the most popular characters in the entire series among fans]], [[BeyondTheImpossible to the point she has often beaten extremely well-loved Shiori in official and game magazines character polls]]. This popularity was recognized by the series’ creators, who made her the heroine of the first ''Drama Series'' game, ''Nijiiro no Seishun''.

* YamatoNadeshiko

* ObliviousToLove: [[spoiler: [[OrIsIt Or is he?]] After all, near the end of the Radio Drama, when he gets news of Megumi admitted to the hospital for a fall as he was going to meet Ayako for their first date, he rushes to Megumi's side without warning Ayako first and stands her up. Ayako is ''pissed off'', and breaks ties with Ebisutani without letting him explain himself.]]

Kirameki High’s resident RichBitch AlphBitch, she’s known as “the Madone of Kirameki High”. Has a [[{{Fanboy}} fanclub dedicated to her]], who follows her everywhere she goes in the school. She judges by looks and will ignore boys who don’t meet her expectations: thus, the protagonist must have a very high Appearance stat to be able to court her. She’s very conscious of her beauty, and even plans to become a model once she graduates. [[spoiler: She succeeds in this route, as in ''[[TheCameo Tokimeki Memorial Substories: Memories Ringing On]]'' she’s seen in a bikini photo session with Maho Shirakuyi of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'']].

[[caption-width:325:The cast of the main ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'' game. [[hottip:* :From left to right, and from rear row to front row. 1st row: [[AloofBigBrother Rei Ijuin]], [[TheLibby Mira Kagami]], [[MadScientist Yuina Himoo]], [[BromanticFoil Yoshio Saotome]], and [[GenkiGirl Yumi Saotome]]. 2nd row: [[GratuitousEnglish Ayako Katagiri]], [[{{Meganekko}} Mio Kisaragi]], [[TheHeroine Shiori Fujisaki]], [[CuteSportsClubManager Saki Nijino]], and [[HugeSchoolgirl Nozomi Kiyokawa]]. 3rd row: [[CloudCuckooLander Yukari Koshiki]], [[AnimeHair Miharu Tatebayashi]], [[ShrinkingViolet Megumi Mikihara]], and [[TheFashionista Yuko Asahina]].]]]]

Kirameki High’s resident RichBitch [[TheLibby Libby]], she’s known as “the Madone of Kirameki High”. Has a [[{{Fanboy}} fanclub dedicated to her]], who follows her everywhere she goes in the school. She judges by looks and will ignore boys who don’t meet her expectations: thus, the protagonist must have a very high Appearance stat to be able to court her. She’s very conscious of her beauty, and even plans to become a model once she graduates. [[spoiler: She succeeds in this route, as in ''[[TheCameo Tokimeki Memorial Substories: Memories Ringing On]]'' she’s seen in a bikini photo session with Maho Shirakuyi of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'']].

* LovableLibby

By this description, looks like we have a winner for a haughty AllGuysWantCheerleaders BrainlessBeauty… [[spoiler: Except that she actually has HiddenDepths. This personality is actually [[JerkassFacade a facade she carefully constructed]]: in Junior High, [[BreakTheCutie she was a sweet girl]] [[BrokenBird who had her heart broken countless times by guys]], [[WomanScorned and she swore]] [[FaceHeelTurn revenge in High School]] [[XanatosGambit by working hard on her appearance]], [[RevengeOfTheNerd so she could get boys to fawn over her, play with their feelings for some time, and then cruelly dump them down]]. However, while this EvilPlan was exciting at the beginning, [[SourGrapesTropes she grew sick of it]], and deep in her heart, [[DefrostingIceQueen wishes to find the one boy who would see the real her hidden deep under this hard carapace,]] [[JustTheWayYouAre love her for what she really is,]] [[ThePowerOfLove and thus allow her to muster the courage to turn back to the old herself]]]].

* {{Yangire}} (not to the point of being insane and murderous of course, this is ''[[TastesLikeDiabetes Tokimeki Memorial]]'' here.)

Miharu is, in the original game, a secret character the player couldn’t date, and was made by the creators as a consolation character for the players who haven’t managed to get the confession of any other character (even though there’s a chance you can miss her as well). Despite all this, she became ''[[{{Understatement}} very]]'' [[EnsembleDarkhorse popular among fans of the series]], to the point she was made the co-heroine with Shiori in the third ''Drama Series'' game, ''Tabidachi no Uta'', [[spoiler:and even has [[TheCameo a special guest ending]] in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Memories Ringing On'']].

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Do ''not'' piss off this otherwise very sweet girl by [[{{Jerkass}} standing her up regulary in dates]]. '''[[{{Understatement}} You wouldn't]]''' [[LaserGuidedKarma like her when]] [[UnstoppableRage she's angry]].

The main character’s canon regarding his quest for love varies depending of the various games of the Classic Kirameki Saga: while the original ''Tokimeki Memorial'' game and its porting adaptations set him with Shiori as main goal (but can change his mind and [[MultipleEndings go for another of the girls]] he meets during the course of the game), the ''Drama Series'' see him give up on her and [[SecondLove have his true love]] in Saki Nijino for the first one, Ayako Katagiri for the second one, and Miharu Tatebayashi ([[RoadCone if you decide not to go the Shiori route]]) in the third one.

* NintendoHard: Renowned for being the hardest character in the entire series to get the ending of. Especially egregious in the Super Famicom version of the original game because love is not enough. You can get all love events with her and she still won't take you if you're stats aren't good enough. In almost all other material and supplements for this game though, love apparently IS enough.

* NintendoHard: Renowned for being the hardest character in the entire series to get the ending of. Especially egregious in the Super Famicom version of the original game.

* {{Brainwashed}} [[spoiler:In the original game Yoshio actually discovers Rei's secret and is about to tell you it when Rei promptly appears and carts him off. The player later meets him and asks him about it but he has been {{brainwashed}} via drugs to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia forget all about it]]]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the Japanese version of TheOtherWiki, this character is a shining example of this trope. Indeed, Yukari’s initial name was Shouko Hoshino (星野翔子), but because the PC-Engine’s Kanji system couldn’t display the kanji 翔 (shou), her name was changed to the current “Yukari Koshiki”. Even more memorable is that, in the game’s development’s initial stage, she was planned to be the game’s second heroine at Shiori’s side, but the idea was ultimately scrapped. Finally, there was a planned game sequence in which, when you phone her to set a date, sometimes the call would be redirected to her OverprotectiveDad’s cellphone: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny a brilliant idea]] [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot that was also scrapped in the end]].

* OddFriendship: she’s good friends with Ayako, who’s renowned for [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes her fear of water]]; this is often played with in the Classic Kirameki canon, and Nozomi often gives a reluctant Ayako swimming lessons, so she can overcome this fear.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: She’s totally this [[TheAnimeOfTheGame in the OAV]].

* MemeticMutation: Two of her most iconic quotes reached this status in the Japanese fandom: her cheerful “Gambatte!” from the original game, and her [[TearJerker heartwrenching]] "Yubikiri shita janai!!" ("What about [[PinkySwear our crossed fingers promise]]!!") from "Nijiiro no Seishun".

* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: [[TheAnimeOfTheGame Near the end of the OVA]], she concedes defeat to Shiori all while crying in the last of their phones’ sessions.

* ShipToShipCombat: When Chapter 9 (“School Festival”) of the Radio Drama ''Motto! Tokimeki Memorial'' was aired and revealed that Yoshio [[spoiler: and Mio are going out in the end]], the Japanese Yoshio / [[spoiler: Yuko]] fans were ''[[{{Understatement}} not]]'' [[DieForOurShip amused]].

* MemeticMutation: The “Aaah, memai ga…” (Aaah, I’m feeling dizzy…) line she uses each time she’s about to faint is very famous in the Japanese fandom. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny It was even hilariously parodied]] [[http://www.futaba.ne.jp/~kuramoto/4koma221-/4koma325.html in this fan-made 4koma]].

* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: [[TheAnimeOfTheGame Near the end of the OVA]], she concedes defeat to Shiori all while crying in the last of their phones’ sessions. [[TearJerker This powerful scene is probably]] [[AdaptationDecay one of the very rare worthwhile moments of this anime.]]]]

* HotLibrarian: Or rather, Cute Librarian.

* ObliviousToLove: Poor [[spoiler: [[IsntItSad Suzune]]]] in ''[[spoiler: Irodori no Love Song]]''.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: She’s totally this [[TheAnimeOfTheGame in the]] [[AdaptationDecay OAV]].

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler: During the winter season of the final year, if you are sure of winning her, skimping out on dates with her until confesssion day arrives will result in her growing her hair longer (maybe because [[AbsenseMakesTheHeartGrowFonder she misses you]]).]]

The main character’s canon regarding his quest for love varies depending of the various games of the Classic Kirameki Saga: while the original ''Tokimeki Memorial'' game and its porting adaptations set him with Shiori as main goal (but can change his mind and [[MultipleEndings go for another of the girls]] he meets during the course of the game), the Drama Series see him give up on her and [[SecondLove have his true love]] in Saki Nijino for the first one, Ayako Katagiri for the second one, and Miharu Tatebayashi ([[RoadCone if you decide not to go the Shiori route]]) in the third one.

His activities also vary depending of the games' canon: while they’re not set in the original game, the Drama Series see him as a Forward Striker in the Soccer Club, or a guitarist in the “Irodori” Band Club.

* {{Determinator}}: Is this in the Drama Series, and lampshaded by Shiori in ''Tabidachi no Uta'': she mentions that he has a "hate losing" and "never give up" mentality ever since he was a little child. However, that doesn't make him immune from getting a...

She’s the poster girl of the series, with at least a minimal presence even in the games she’s not the star ([[spoiler: to the point of managing to make a few [[TheCameo cameos outside the Classic Kirameki Saga!]]]]), and is the co-heroine (with [[EnsembleDarkhorse Miharu Tatebayashi]]) of the 3rd Drama Series, ''Tabidachi no Uta''. An ''extremely'' popular character among the fans [[MerchandiseDriven who churns out a lot of merchandise]], and who even got her exclusive game, ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tokimeki Memorial Selection: Fujisaki Shiori]]''.

Due to her kind character and her very high versatility in tastes, [[EnsembleDarkhorse she’s one of the most popular characters in the entire series among fans]], [[BeyondTheImpossible to the point she has often beaten extremely well-loved Shiori in official and game magazines character polls]]. This popularity was recognized by the series’ creators, who made her the heroine of the first Drama Series game, ''Nijiiro no Seishun''.

And as far as singing goes, not only she’s so good at it, each karaoke session with her is a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA]], but she’s also the singer of the band club “Irodori”, in the second Drama Series game, ''Irodori no Love Song'', a game where she’s the heroine, thanks to being [[EnsembleDarkhorse the fourth most popular character among fans]] in ''Tokimeki Memorial 1''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Back then, Konami organized a character poll on the famous magazine Famitsu, in which the readers would decide which character will become the heroine of the second Drama Series game, the would-be ''Irodori no Love Song''. Despite the poll results giving a large victory to [[EnsembleDarkhorse Miharu Tatebayashi]], for various reasons the producers decided to go with the poll runner-up, Ayako. They still later recognized Miharu's popularity [[ThrowTheDogABone by making her the co-heroine of the 3rd Drama Series game]], ''Tabidachi no Uta''.

Miharu is, in the original game, a secret character the player couldn’t date, and was made by the creators as a consolation character for the players who haven’t managed to get the confession of any other character (even though there’s a chance you can miss her as well). Despite all this, she became ''[[{{Understatement}} very]]'' [[EnsembleDarkhorse popular among fans of the series]], to the point she was made the co-heroine with Shiori in the third Drama Series game, ''Tabidachi no Uta'', [[spoiler:and even has [[TheCameo a special guest ending]] in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Memories Ringing On'']].

Yoshio is deep down a good guy who cares for his friend (and this is especially shown in the Drama Series), but he’s very noisy, [[LargeHam over-the-top]], and prone to jump to conclusions, [[OnlySaneMan leading to give some headaches to the protagonist]]. However, being well-meaning and enthusiast, [[BunnyEarsLawyer he often gets away with this among the girls, who thinks he’s funny]], and is [[EasilyForgiven easily forgiven]] by the protagonist.

* IllGirl

* GamerChick: Not as much as Yumi, but she’s a champion at DanceDanceRevolution, [[spoiler: and Maho’s greatest rival in the National DDR Tournament of ''Tokimeki Memorial Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation'']]

The fictional representation in the ''Tokimemo'' verse of a real-life idol of the time, under the Konami-launched marketing program “Tokimeki Teens”. She’s a secret sub-character in all the Drama Series games, who’s an idol and seiyuu-in-training.

* TheCameo (see Katsuma’s entry)

* [[spoiler: [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Victorious]]]] [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Childhood Friend]]: [[spoiler: But ultimately, she can't wait until Graduation Day, and gives Katsuma an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove under the Legendary Tree in the middle of their High School time. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming He accepts it regardless.]]]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: When this guy wants to be angry, he doesn't do things by half. In ''Tokimeki no Houkago'', Yoshio's verbal GetAHoldOfYourselfMan to Naoto, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x70BgGTtIA0#t=5m04s after the latter and Shiori quarreled and didn't dare to reconcile out of pride and shyness]], is one of his most memorable CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

The main character’s canon regarding his quest for love varies depending of the various games of the Classic Kirameki Saga: while the original ''Tokimeki Memorial'' game and its porting adaptations sets him with Shiori as main goal (but can change his mind and [[MultipleEndings go for another of the girls]] he meets during the course of the game), the Drama Series see him give up on her and [[SecondLove have his true love]] in Saki Nijino for the first one, Ayako Katagiri for the second one, and Miharu Tatebayashi ([[RoadCone if you decide not to go the Shiori route]]) in the third one.

* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: With his best friend Yoshio. This is visible in ''Irodori no Love Song'' should Yuko be late for the contest then the player (Naoto) will go on with Yoshio.

* {{Determinator}}: Is this in the Drama Series, and lampshaded by Shiori in ''Tabidachi no Uta'': she mentions that he has a "hate losing" and "never give up" mentality ever since he was a little child. However, that doesn't make immune from getting a...
* HeroicBSOD: He gets a few of them in the ''Drama Series'' games, the most notables being found in ''Nijiiro no Seishun'' and ''Tabidachi no Uta'': [[spoiler: two ''massive'' ones at the beginning and near the end of both games. [[IGotBetter He gets better from each of them however]], except in the end game ''Tabidachi no Uta'' one, where if he doesn't persevere, leads to the BadEnd]].

* GirlsHaveCooties: Part of [[StartOfDarkness the reason why he and Shiori got estranged]], according to ''Tabidachi no Uta'', is the following: [[spoiler: in their childhood, days after the main protagonist offered a ring to Shiori, she was so pleased with it and with his attention for her, that she wanted to offer him a robot toy. Unfortunately, as she held out the present box to him, bad kids from the neighbourhood teases the main protagonist for playing with a girl, and embarrassed, he refuses her present and hastily left, [[TearJerker leaving her alone all sad with her present in her arms.]]]]

** And as of ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'', aka the Modern Kirameki Saga, which occurs 15 years later, [[spoiler: VictoriousChildhoodFriend is the assumed trope, as Yuu Satsuki, Shiori's relative and {{Expy}}, strongly implicitly tells that him and Shiori got together. It should be known that in Tokimemo verse, anything that's strongly hinted at, effectively counts as true and canon.]]

Due to her kind character and her very high versatility in tastes, she’s one of the most popular characters in the entire series among fans, [[BeyondTheImpossible to the point she has often beaten extremely well-loved Shiori in official and game magazines character polls]]. This popularity was recognized by the series’ creators, who made her the heroine of the first Drama Series game, ''Nijiiro no Seishun''.

* EnsembleDarkhorse

And as far as singing goes, not only she’s so good at it, each karaoke session with her is a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA]], but she’s also the singer of the band club “Irodori”, in the second Drama Series game, ''Irodori no Love Song'', a game where she’s the heroine, thanks to being the fourth most popular character among fans in ''Tokimeki Memorial 1''.

* EnsembleDarkhorse

Miharu is, in the original game, a secret character the player couldn’t date, and was made by the creators as a consolation character for the players who haven’t managed to get the confession of any other character (even though there’s a chance you can miss her as well). Despite all this, she became ''very'' popular among fans of the series, to the point she was made the co-heroine with Shiori in the third Drama Series game, ''Tabidachi no Uta'', [[spoiler:and even has [[TheCameo a special guest ending]] in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Memories Ringing On'']].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: if going by number of appearance and lines to popularity ratio in the original game, she’s easily the biggest darkhorse of the entire series. By sheer popularity power however, this title goes to Saki, although she holds her own really well here too.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: [[TheAnimeOfTheGame Near the end of the OVA]], she concedes defeat to Shiori all while crying in the last of their phones’ sessions. [[TearJerker This powerful scene is probably [[AdaptationDecay one of the very rare worthwhile moments of this anime.]]]]

* ShipToShipCombat: When Chapter 9 (“School Festival”) of the Radio Drama ''Motto! Tokimeki Memorial'' was aired and revealed that Yoshio [[spoiler: and Mio are going out in the end]], the Japanese Yoshio / [[spoiler: Yuko]] fans were ''not'' amused.

[[ShrinkingViolet A shy girl]] who’s the keyboard member of the School’s Band Group “Irodori”, introduced for the first time in ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series 2: Irodori no Love Song''. A 1st year-student like Yumi and Minori, she’s in love with the main protagonist (who’s, in this game’s canon, the band’s guitarist), but [[CannotSpitItOut has a hard time spitting it out.]] [[spoiler: and when she does, all hell breaks loose, as the protagonist has only eyes for Ayako, yet stalls in clearing the LoveTriangle as he doesn’t want to hurt Suzune. [[IGotBetter They all get better though]]]].

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He gives such a speech (minus any physical violence) to the protagonist [[spoiler: [[HeroicBSOD when said protagonist lost all his will at training during the club session just after the misunderstanding between him and Saki, and was idling]]. Subverted in that doesn't work, and the coach, who doesn't want to waste time on him, then tells the protagonist to quit the club if he really thinks he's no good at soccer. As mentioned above though, [[IGotBetter it gets better]]]].

The fictional representation in the Tokimemo verse of a real-life idol of the time, under the Konami-launched marketing program “Tokimeki Teens”. She’s a secret sub-character in all the Drama Series games, who’s an idol and seiyuu-in-training.

Along with Yukari, she’s one of the rare characters in the Tokimemo series whose [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mcgrath_family.jpg whole family is established in canon]]: her father is a former martial artist turned foreign diplomat, her mother is an ex-model, and her big brother is a racing driver.