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Yayoi Takase (高瀬弥生 Takase Yayoi) is the girlfriend of Tsutomu Rokutanda
Biography[]
Meeting Tsutomu[]
Tsutomu and Yayoi first met on New Year's at a shrine. He had just prayed for a girl hundred times prettier than Arimi Suzuki, when they first saw each other. Yayoi was separated from her friends and Tsutomu offered to help her search for them. She found her friends and left Tsutomu by himself.
Yayoi tried to give chocolates to a boy she liked on Valentine’s Day at the park. He rejected her and refused the chocolates for he liked someone else. Tsutomu accidentally overheard this and comforted Yayoi. Yayoi gave the chocolate to Tsutomu and they shared it with one another. They began to date sometime after. He gave Yayoi a jet memo, the one similar to Arimi's, where they tell fortunes and write things.
Physical appearance[]
Yayoi has long wavy black hair ( with a headscarve) and black brown eyes. Unlike other characters, she has the stereotypical pupil shape used in Western cartoons of the 1920s and 30s: a black ellipse with a radial part cut out of it to indicate the reflection of light. She is noticeably taller and curvier than the other girls. Have got a big eyebrows, bright pink blush, pale skin and burgundy lips. She also has a high forehead with a Bettie bangs. Always smile and has wide open eyes. Usually dressed in lavender pareo, blue sleeveless tank-top with a cutout on the chest, white wedges, and gray-green striped stockings. Does not use cosmetics, preferring a natural look.
Personality and traits[]
Yayoi is a sweet and kind girl who is always happy to have a good time with her friends and support them when needed (especially when it comes to Tsutomu!), a good example of this is when she took part in a ploy to reunite Ginta and Arimi (which worked).
Due to her late appearance in the show, further character traits have yet to be seen.
Always calm and relaxed. Loves plants and animals. Vegetarian. She has a beautiful singing voice. She has a rich imagination, judging by the lyrics of her songs.
Her cooking is always top notch. She enjoys making delicious cookies, chocolates and cakes for her boyfriend to eat, especially on Valentine's Day. Other guys is beyond jealous of Rokutanda.
Relationships[]
Tsutomu Rokutanda[]
Yayoi and Tsutomu seem to have a good and steady relationship as Yayoi continues to be a support to Tsutomu whenever he gets into a slump. Also, unlike Tsutomu's friends, she enjoys his over exuberant behaviour and doesn't appear to get embarrassed when he gets into scrapes with Ginta or Michael.
Others
Because of her beauty and friendly behavior, the main cast were instantly drawn to Yayoi and she doesn't mind as it means people are nice to her. However, Yayoi's interactions and affections for Rokutanda have gotten the all to jealously attack him.
Behind the scenes[]
- Yayoi Takase appears only in the anime version of Marmalade Boy, and voiced by Miki Inoue in Japanese and Stephanie Sheh in English.
- She has a lot in common with Hinata Hyuga from Naruto - they are both cute, shy black-haired girls who became second loves for loud, unlucky boys after being rejected by short-tempered girls who used to hit them.
- She and Rokutanda are the only ones whose ultimate fate Miki did not memorize in the last episode. According to the author himself, they got married 10 years after finishing school and had a son.
- She is become a singer in future.
- Her image is in many ways similar to the Manic Pixie Dream Girl — she has a bizarre personality, an unusual appearance, she suddenly appeared in Tsutomu's life and began to change her and himself for the better. The way she became part of lil's core group without explanation adds to that.
- Her name literally translates as "fresh water lily in the big shallow water"
Appearances[]
Anime