Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Akihiko Arai

Akihiko "Akki" Arai is a 6th-grader and the younger brother of Tamako Arai. Calm and level-headed, he is admired and respected by his peers. He is both capable in his studies and a

Emi Handa

The mother of the male protagonist, Seishuu.

Hina Kubota

She is a child from the island and the best friend of Naru. She is really shy and quick to cry, especially when dealing with strangers.

Hiroshi Kido

Hiroshi Kido is the son of the village chief and a 3rd-year high school student who lives in the Goto Islands. Mediocre in all his undertakings, his report card boasts of straight

Iwao Yamamura

Yamamura is a very proud man he loves fishing and/or anything sea related, and himself. He seems to have a god complex, during episode four he makes Seishuu Handa write his boat na

Jou Tatenaga

A college student working part-time for the Kawafuji business. She's also the girl Handa was asked to consider as a marriage prospect.

Kanchou

The director of art exhibitions.

Kazuyuki Sakamoto

The headmaster of the branch school in the Nanatsutake village (grades 1 & 2 of elementary school). He is often smoking and sometimes appears unreliable, although he is a cheerful

Kentarou Oohama

A bald boy and friend of Naru. He is just like Naru: a really energetic kid. The first time he meets Seishuu, he gives him a butt jab.

Kiyoba

She's like a grandmother to Iku. The children often address her as grandmother, auntie or old lady. She's 99 years old and has three children, which left the island already. A daug

Kousuke Kanzaki

A high school calligrapher. He idolizes Seishuu and started calligraphy professionally after seeing an exhibition of his. He got the first prize in a calligraphy competition.

Miwa Yamamura

Miwa Yamamura is the only daughter of a liquor seller. She is a 3rd-year middle school student whose brash and blunt personality leads her to shenanigans, often involving Handa-sen

Naru Kotoishi

She is an energetic and cheerful kid who likes to play around. She keeps coming to Seishuu's house and doesn't seem to understand personal space. She also has a lot of friends. Eve

Sei Handa

A 23-year-old calligrapher. He goes to the Goto Islands in Nagasaki to focus more on his calligraphy and to take time to understand himself and find his passion.

Seimei Handa

The father of Sei Handa. He is an accomplished calligrapher that Sei has admired and respected since his childhood. He sends Sei to the Gotou Islands to reflect on his personal fla

Takao Kawafuji

Seishuu's friend who takes cares of his calligraphy and other needs. He visits Seishuu every so often.

Tamako Arai

A 3rd-year middle school student and a close friend of Miwa Yamamura. Her future ambition is to be a mangaka. Perpetually wary of seeming like an otaku, she attempts to hide her ma

Yuujirou Kido

The village chief and Hiroshi's father.