CHARACTERS
**I try to keep these current and up to date, so... SPOILER ALERT!**
The girls...
Yumi :
Miyoko :
Musashi :
Sayaka :
Yayoi :
Monique :
Asami :
Arisa :
Chie :
Minako :
Atsuko :
Fumiko :
Saeko :
Ayane :
Olena :
The guys...
Miyabi :
Toshio :
Shuya :
Akito :
Otsuki-san :
Mitsuzuka-san :
Eizo :
Kazuki :
Izumi :
Sakuzo :
Renji :
Hayato :
Naoto :
Alex :
Jun :
Shuya's parents :
Musashi's parents :
OROCHI :
~PHANTASM~
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Takahashi Yumi 高橋 由美
Yumi's twitter | Yumi's formspring
High school student at St. Othello Academy
Age: 17
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 162 cm
Birthday: July 14
Family: Arisa (mother), Naoto (father)
Love interest: Toshio
Yumi is a very kind and forgiving person, but also somewhat naive. She starts out shy with low self-esteem, but her strength and confidence grow as situations arise that force her to stretch herself. Yumi falls deeply in love with Toshio and also becomes a huge Orochi fan, always dressing up in her "Little Mouse" rocker persona at concerts. |
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Aikawa Miyoko 愛川 美夜子
Miyoko's twitter
High school student at St. Othello Academy
Age: 17
Hair: Deep brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 163 cm
Birthday: September 2
Family: Kazuki (older brother)
Love interest: Eizo (though it's hard for her to admit it!)
Miyoko is spunky and confident--she's not afraid to confront Miyabi when he's being a jerk! She's very supportive of her friends (except for maybe Eizo's extreme Orochi fanboyism) and often helps Yumi sort things out whenever a drama bomb explodes. She loves Orochi and ~PHANTASM~ both, even if her brother Kazuki can't stand Miyabi or Orochi.
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Katsumura Musashi 勝村 むさし
(maiden name: Natsukawa 夏川)
Musashi's twitter | Musashi's formspring
Wife, mother, musician
Age: 23
Hair: Dyed pink
Eyes: Brown
Height: 167 cm
Birthday: February 14
Family: Shuya (husband), Ayane (daughter), parents
Love interest: Shuya
Musashi is the total package: awesomely quick-witted personality, uniquely wicked fashion sense, umptuous curves, terrific musical talent... She's straightforward and not afraid to tell you how it is, but always in a loving manner. Her passion for life is vivid and apparent in all that she does--it's no wonder Shuya is so crazy about her!
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Otsuki Sayaka 大槻 さやか
Sayaka's twitter | Sayaka's formspring
University student
Age: 24
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark brown
Height: 164 cm
Birthday: January 28
Family: Miyabi (younger brother), Atsushi (father), Saeko (mother)
Love interest: Kazuki (previously Toshio)
Sayaka is the kind of big sister everyone would want: caring, patient, kind, understanding... Her warm personality means she often puts others before herself and does what she can for Miyabi in the absense of a mother. Having no musical talent herself, she's supportive of her family's pursuits while trying to find her own niche. |
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Mitsuzuka Nastasiya Yayoi 三塚 ナスタシヤ やよい
Yayoi's twitter | Yayoi's formspring
Former St Othello student
Age: 17
Hair: Blonde, wavy
Eyes: Green
Height: 159 cm
Birthday: May 4
Family: Mitsuzuka-san (father)
Love interest: Miyabi
Yayoi is the embodiment of obsession. Born in Ukraine, she's lived a very sheltered life due to her severe epilepsy. Yayoi became infatuated with Miyabi before ever meeting him, which only escalated into complete devoted obsession once they did meet and began to date. Her willingness to change for him and hurt others who she feels interfere define who she is. |
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Monique Taylor モニーク テイラー
Gamer, translator
Age: 19
Hair: Auburn brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 171 cm
Birthday: April 17
Family: Parents
Love interest: Akito
Monique loves Japan and spent a lot of time there growing up. She's a huge gamer and can beat the boys at practically any video game--a fact that completely captivates Akito!
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Matsumoto Asami 松本 朝美
Asami's Twitter | Asami's formspring
High school student
Age: 16
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 164 cm
Birthday: November 22
Family: Toshio (older brother), Chie (mother)
Love interest: ???
Asami is a sweet girl with some tragedy in her past. Her abusive father drove her and her mother to a small town in Hokkaido where they lived until they got word he had been arrested. Upon moving back to Tokyo and reuniting with her brother Toshio, Asami met and became friends with Yumi and quickly adjusted to her new life.
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Takahashi Arisa 高橋 亜里沙
Receptionist
Age: 31
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark brown
Height: 165 cm
Birthday: June 2
Family: Yumi (daughter), Naoto (husband)
Love interest: Naoto
Being a young mother with a teenage daughter has been quite a ride for Arisa! She and Naoto had quite a... *ahem* close relationship as teenagers, and as a result, Yumi was born when they were just 15. Arisa wants what's best for her daughter, and is glad when Yumi transfers to St. Othello, where she feels she'll be able to use and expand her incredible mind. |
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Matsumoto Chie 松本 千恵
Mother
Age: 46
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 167 cm
Birthday: July 30
Family: Toshio (son), Asami (daughter)
Love interest: ???
Chie divorced her husband after he began drinking heavily, abusing the family, and having affairs. She did what she could to protect her children from him, but was unable to gain custody of both Asami and Toshio. Seeing Toshio in Orochi gave her comfort that he was okay, and now that the family is reunited, she is happier than she's been in a very long time. |
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Tamatsukuri Minako 玉造 美奈子
Minako's twitter
Age: 24
Hair: Dyed burgundy, mid-back length
Eyes: Brown
Height: 166 cm
Birthday: March 10
Family: ???
Love interest: Hayato
Minako is a fashion-loving beauty with a passion for visual kei bands, fashion, and music. She loves going to ~PHANTASM~ gigs and is very devoted to her boyfriend, Hayato. She also loves being a match maker, helping to get Kazuki and Sayaka together! |
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Nakamura Atsuko 中村 篤子
Atsuko's twitter
Age: 23
Hair: Bleached with black tips
Eyes: Brown
Height: 163 cm
Birthday: August 7
Family: ???
Love interest: Renji
Atsuko is very outgoing, energetic, and fun-loving (and also maybe a bit of a blabber mouth ^^;). She loves being at concerts, especially ~PHANTASM~ concerts where she can cheer on Renji. She was very enthusiastic with helping Sayaka and Kauzki get together. |
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Takeda Fumiko 武田 文子
Journalist
Age: 20
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 165 cm
Birthday: December 2
Family: ???
Love interest: ???
Fumiko is a very level-headed young woman and a writer/journalist at Music Minds magazine. She took an assignment to write an article about Orochi and had quite a blast from the past upon seeing Toshihiko (her cheating ex-boyfriend) again. |
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Otsuki Saeko 大槻 佐恵子
Musician
Age: 44 when she died
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark brown
Height: 166 cm
Birthday: May 18
Family: Atsushi (husband), Sayaka (daughter), Miyabi (son)
Love interest: Atsushi
The story begins on the third anniversary of Saeko's death from leukemia. In life, she was a legendary musician with incredible natural talent for singing and composing. She had a very successful music career and passed down her talent and passion to Miyabi, who was completely devastated after her death. Her influence is still strongly felt in her family's lives as they're still coming to terms with her loss. |
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Katsumura Ayane 勝村 彩音
Shuya and Musashi's adorable baby girl! Ayane's lucky enough to get the best qualities from her daddy and her mommy... sure to become an amazing young lady!
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Olena (Олена) オレナ
Yayoi's precious companion and best friend! Olena is a loyal and playful purebred Saluki specially trained to look after Yayoi. Her name is Ukrainian and means "shining light" since she is a light in Yayoi's life.
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Otsuki Miyabi 大槻 雅
Miyabi's twitter | Miyabi's formspring
Orochi's vocalist
Age: 19
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Height: 175 cm
Birthday: October 12
Family: Sayaka (older sister), Atsushi (father), Saeko (mother)
Love interest: Yumi (previously Yayoi)
Miyabi is a musical genius, inheriting innate talent from both his mother and father. Since his mother's death, however, he's been in a haze of confusion and depression, which often causes him to lash out in hostile ways to others. Despite all this, he is fully dedicated to Orochi and will do anything to make the band succeed. Even if that means sacrificing friendships to get what he wants. |
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Matsumoto Toshihiko (Toshio) 松本 利彦 （としお）
Toshio's twitter | Toshio's formspring
Orochi's drummer
Age: 20
Hair: Dyed red
Eyes: Deep brown
Height: 182 cm
Birthday: August 22
Family: Chie (mother), Asami (younger sister)
Love interest: Yumi
Toshio is a gentleman. He treats Yumi with patience and understanding and comes to fully respect her decision to wait until marriage for sex. But by no means is he Mr. Perfect--he's made mistakes in the past and can be slow to forgive. Toshio is a phenomenal drummer and, despite his reservations to do so, replaced Kazuki at Miyabi's request. |
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Katsumura Shuya 勝村 修也
Shuya's twitter | Shuya's formspring
Orochi's bassist
Age: 21
Hair:Black with blue streaks
Eyes: Brown
Height: 176 cm
Birthday: December 6
Family: Musashi (wife), Ayane, (daughter), parents
Love interest: Musashi
Shuya is sexy, smart-witted, bold, and incredibly independent. His strong will is what led him to leave the life his parents wanted for him to pursue his passion for music. He's always had a clear vision of how to live his life and never wastes time on things that don't interest him. Shuya loves being a husband and a father and considers his bandmates to be his family, since his relationship with his real family is quite rocky. |
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Yamashita Akito 山下 秋人
Akito's twitter | Akito's formspring
Orochi's guitarist
Age: 19
Hair: bleached blonde
Eyes: Brown
Height: 169 cm
Birthday: March 9
Family: ???
Love interest: Monique (previously Yayoi)
Akito is the sweetest, cutest, happiest guitarist around! His cheerfulness and near-constant smile always lighten the mood, often balancing out Miyabi's negativity. In addition to his friendly nature, Akito is the only person privy to Yayoi's changed condition. He promised never to tell, even though it's been difficult for him to keep to himself. Akito is also somewhat of an enigma--we don't yet know about his past! |
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Otsuki Atsushi 大槻 敦司
Orochi's manager
Age: 48
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 175 cm
Birthday: September 29
Family: Miyabi (son), Sayaka (daughter), Saeko (late wife)
Love interest: Saeko
Atsushi was greatly hurt when Saeko died. He no longer wanted anything to do with music, something that he and Saeko shared every day they were together. He took an office job and dropped out of his childrens' lives, making Miyabi completely resent him. However, as events unfolded and Atsushi stepped up to assume the role of Orochi's new manager, his relationship with Miyabi has begun to improve. |
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Mitsuzuka Tsuyoshi 三塚 剛史
Mitsuzuka-san's twitter | Mitsuzuka-san's formspring
Orochi's former manager
Age: 51
Hair: Gray, long
Eyes: Gray
Height: 181 cm
Birthday: April 19
Family: Yayoi (daughter)
Love interest: His late wife
Mitsuzuka-san is an elegant and incredibly classy man with a devoted love of music. He's done very well for himself and has had a successful career in both performing and teaching music, a talent he's passed on to Yayoi. Because of her epilepsy, he's been very protective of her, sheltering her from her peers and society. His protective nature really comes to light once he learns about her relationship with Miyabi. |
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Tachibana Eizo 立花 影蔵
Eizo's twitter | Eizo's formspring
High school student at St. Othello Academy
Age: 17
Hair: Dyed reddish brown and naturally curly!!
Eyes: Brown
Height: 168 cm
Birthday: January 26
Family: Parents
Love interest: Miyabi, Toshio, Shuya, and Akito!
Eizo prides himself as being Orochi's number one fan! He is hopelessly, fanatically, obsessively dedicated to Orochi--a fact which made Miyoko drop him as a boyfriend. Aside from Orochi, Eizo is also dedicated to his friends and would stick up for them no matter what. |
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Aikawa Kazuki 愛川 和樹
Kazuki's twitter | Kazuki's formspring
~PHANTASM~'s drummer
Age: 19
Hair: Dyed platinum blonde
Eyes: Brown
Height: 174 cm
Birthday: October 14
Family: Miyoko (younger sister)
Love interest: Sayaka
Kazuki is a very passionate person with huge dreams. His idea to start a band is how Orochi was born, and that passion became a bitter, unrelenting grudge once Miyabi replaced him with Toshio. Kazuki's hatred for Miyabi and Orochi is what drives him to improve, to make ~PHANTASM~ the best band. |
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Abe Izumi 安倍 泉水
Izumi's twitter
~PHANTASM~'s vocalist
Age: 27
Hair: Dyed blonde with red tips
Eyes: Brown (always wears color contact lenses)
Height: 173 cm
Birthday: July 1
Family: ???
Love interest: ???
Izumi loves being a part of ~PHANTASM~, he's a natural confident performer. He can easily connect with others, whether they be his band mates or the audience. |
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Fujimoto Sakuzo 藤本 さくぞ
~PHANTASM~'s lead guitarist
Age: 27
Hair: Dyed purple
Eyes: Brown (always wears color contact lenses)
Height: 175 cm
Birthday: September 30
Family: ???
Love interest: Kazuki
Sakuzo is smooth, charming, bold and confident. He's also openly bisexual, setting his sights on Kazuki! He'd give anything for a fling with him, but Kazuki always turns him down... |
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Sendo Renji 煽動 れんじ
~PHANTASM~'s rhythm guitarist
Age: 25
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Height: 178 cm
Birthday: January 3
Family: ???
Love interest: Atsuko
Renji is quiet and reserved, very serious about his work with ~PHANTASM~. He seems like a complete opposite from his girlfriend Atsuko, but they make a really great match. |
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Ishizawa Hayato 石沢 速人
~PHANTASM~'s bassist
Age: 24
Hair: Dyed silver with black stripes
Eyes: Brown (sometimes wears color contact lenses)
Height: 179 cm
Birthday: May 13
Family: ???
Love interest: Minako
Hayato is outgoing and flamboyant. He loves visual kei fashion and being on stage, he always seems to have a smile on his face. Before The Way to Your Heart, Hayato made his first appearance in Charmed Reality as the boyfriend of one of the main characters back in 2004! |
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Takahashi Naoto 高橋 直人
Civil engineer
Age: 31
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark brown
Height: 172 cm
Birthday: May 27
Family: Yumi (daughter), Arisa (wife)
Love interest: Arisa
Naoto is a devoted young father, taking responsibility to raise and support his family. He doesn't much trust boys and lets Yumi know it, having become a father himself at 15. He's kind of the 'geeky intelligent' type, which Yumi takes after quite a bit. |
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Alex Peterson アレックス ピーターソン
Alex's twitter | Alex's formspring
Otaku extraordinaire
Age: 30
Hair: Light brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 177 cm
Birthday: June 3
Family: ???
Love interest: Hatsune Miku ^^;
Alex is a complete Otaku! He is obsessed with Japanese pop culture including anime, manga, J-pop, J-rock, and video games. He loves going to anime conventions and works to invite various guests from Japan to attend conventions in the United States. He is bilingual and invited Orochi to play at Haru-Con in Seattle. |
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Kobayashi Jun 小林 純
Lucidity Records President
Age: 55
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 172 cm
Birthday: December 29
Family: ???
Love interest: ???
Jun used to be a talent scout and discovered Saeko. He is now the president of Lucidity Records and is thrilled to work with Saeko's son and his band. |
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Mr. & Mrs. Katsumura (Shuya's parents) 勝村さん
Shuya's parents are pretty strict and stiff. His father is a lawyer and his mother is a housewife. They wanted more than anything to see their son follow the family legacy and study law, but Shuya would have nothing to do with it. It's hard for them to accept, but they're happy to see the unfolding success of Orochi. |
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Mr. & Mrs. Natsukawa (Musashi's parents) 夏川さん
Musashi's parents are warm and fun-loving people. They own a beach house in Hawaii and have a lot of relatives living there, so Musashi has spent a fair amount of time in Hawaii on holiday. They're very excited about Musashi's marriage to Shuya and CANNOT WAIT for grandchildren! They've always supported their daughter's keen interest in music, but were more than a little concerned during Musashi's rebellious teenage years where she took up smoking, got a lip ring, and dyed her hair a whole rainbow of colors. |
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OROCHI 大蛇
OROCHI is an aspiring visual kei (visual style) Japanese rock band made up of four members: Miyabi on vocals, Akito on guitar, Shuya on bass and Toshio on drums, who replaced ex-member Kazuki (now in ~PHANTASM~) Their music is darkly heavy, wired with eccentric electronica. It is brimming with energy, pulsing to life with the emotions of Miyabi's sensual voice and lyrics. Miyabi is the primary lyricist and composer of Orochi's music, though Shuya and Akito sometimes compose songs as well. Each song, in its own way, is a masterpiece that keeps Orochi's growing fan base hooked and hungry for more.
Orochi's popularity and talent continues to grow as they perform before larger audiences, with each performance better than the last. They've recently been signed to the major record label Lucidity Records and have released their first album, Out of Chaos. |
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~PHANTASM~ ～ファンタズム～
~PHANTASM~ is a new visual kei/oshare kei (visual style/fashionable style) Japanese rock band made up of five members: Izumi on vocals, Sakuzo on lead guitar, Renji on rhythm guitar, Hayato on bass, and Kazuki on drums (ex Orochi). ~PHANTASM~'s music is upbeat, energetic, and full of positive and fun-loving energy from Izumi's lighthearted vocals. Their flamboyant image explodes with vibrant colors, hairstyles, outfits, and wonderfully portrayed androgyny.
Kazuki started the band shorty after he left Orochi. Bitter from being replaced, he wanted to create a band to not only rival Orochi, but to completely outdo Orochi. Though ~PHANTASM~ and Orochi have very different styles of music and visual presentation, Kazuki is determined to do his absolute best with his new band. The other members, coming from various other underground bands, agree to do the same.
Though new to the scene, ~PHANTASM~'s popularity is spreading. Their music and style is adored by those who hear it and their fans and supporters dream about what the future holds.
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