Shinobu Maehara is a shy schoolgirl of 14 who, after a bad start in which Keitarō lied about being in Tōkyo University and his subsequent failed attempts to make it up to her, develops quite a crush on Keitarō (or Sempai a Japanese term for senior as she calls him). Unlike most of the other residents of Hinata Inn, Shinobu is not prone to fits of violence against Keitarō, rather she cries, unintentionally making Keitarō feel guilty. She also takes care of most of the cooking and clothes washing at Hinata Inn.
Motoko Aoyama is a 15 year old high school girl who is very formal and into kendo, to the point that her room resembles that of a samurai's (complete with a suit of armor). She claims lineage to a school of demonslaying swordsmen and also displays a prodigal competence with her katana. She can often wreak great damage to boulders or other objects using nothing more than her wooden practice sword (and even decks Keitarō and two of his friends with an umbrella). Motoko is very terrified of her sister, Tsuruko, whose skill far exceeds her own, and has a phobia of turtles that is left unexplained for the majority of the series. In one of the later episodes, it is suggested that her fear of turtles was due to being attacked by a demon in the form of a monstrous turtle while assisting her older sister in combat as a child. She disapproves of Keitarō early on, on the basis of him being a lech and a weakling, but later develops a grudging respect and eventually a hidden affection for him (much to her chagrin). She is at first uncomfortable with her femininity, partially because her sister left her sword for a husband, but later becomes more open due to Keitaro's influence. Whatever her feelings for Keitarō happen to be at a given time, she still frequently threatens or attacks him with her sword.
Kaolla Su is a 14 year old foreign transfer student, and as it turns out at the end of the series a princess of the fictional Pacific island realm of Molmol. She is very playful, unattentive, and shows absolutely no signs of maturing. She is a genius technician, capable of whipping up the most outrageous devices in a jiffy including various robot versions of Tama Chan called 'Mecha Tamago' and a vast array of weapons. During certain times red moon phenomena she turns into a more adult version of herself. She can usually be found with Sara, the only person in a fifty mile radius as hyperactive as she is.
Mitsune Konno, mostly called by her nickname Kitsune (which means "fox" in Japanese), is a 19 year old freelance writer (and is conspicuous in her lack of writing) who is frequently drunk, teasing Keitarō, or both. She is a school friend of Naru, and while jealous of her success with boys, she nevertheless tries her best (or worst) to make Keitarō and Naru tie the knot. In order to maintain her finances, she often bets on horse races. Resides at Hinata House.
Haruka Urashima is Keitarō's aunt. 30, helps Keitarō manage Hinata Sō and provides sound advice. She is most commonly referred to as Keitarō's aunt; however, there are hints in both the manga and anime that she may be his cousin instead. The confusion seems to arise from the Japanese language term he uses. Keitaro refers to her as "obasan", which can mean 'aunt' when the 'a' is not stressed and 'grandmother' when it is. In either event, Haruka always pummels him for calling her "obasan", since she is insecure about her age and "obasan" is a term used for someone noticeably older than the speaker.
Noriyasu Seta is professor of archaeology at Tokyo University and a globe-trotting adventurer, a parody of Indiana Jones. Like Keitarō, he was a third-year ronin. He's clumsy (especially with women), a terrible driver, and an exceptionally skilled martial artist, all partly due to his complete lack of self-preservation. He hires Keitarō as his assistant and has romantic entanglements with both Haruka and Sara's late mother, a difficulty which is only exacerbated by his adventurous nature. He is the object of Naru's crush and an early motivation for her studying to enter Tōkyo University. Keitarō later develops a strong resemblance to Seta, partially due to Keitarō's rising interest in archaeology but also because he shares a personality similar to Seta's.
Sara McDougal. 10, is Seta's adopted American daughter, her mother was a close friend of Seta and Haruka ,and initially delights in making Keitarō's life miserable. However, like most of the girls in the story, she eventually warms to him, even if she still calls him a dork. Usually seen with Su, who she emulates, even down to the hair.
Shinobu Maehara is a shy schoolgirl of 14 who, after a bad start in which Keitarō lied about being in Tōkyo University and his subsequent failed attempts to make it up to her, develops quite a crush on Keitarō (or Sempai a Japanese term for senior as she calls him). Unlike most of the other residents of Hinata Inn, Shinobu is not prone to fits of violence against Keitarō, rather she cries, unintentionally making Keitarō feel guilty. She also takes care of most of the cooking and clothes washing at Hinata Inn.
Motoko Aoyama is a 15 year old high school girl who is very formal and into kendo, to the point that her room resembles that of a samurai's (complete with a suit of armor). She claims lineage to a school of demonslaying swordsmen and also displays a prodigal competence with her katana. She can often wreak great damage to boulders or other objects using nothing more than her wooden practice sword (and even decks Keitarō and two of his friends with an umbrella). Motoko is very terrified of her sister, Tsuruko, whose skill far exceeds her own, and has a phobia of turtles that is left unexplained for the majority of the series. In one of the later episodes, it is suggested that her fear of turtles was due to being attacked by a demon in the form of a monstrous turtle while assisting her older sister in combat as a child. She disapproves of Keitarō early on, on the basis of him being a lech and a weakling, but later develops a grudging respect and eventually a hidden affection for him (much to her chagrin). She is at first uncomfortable with her femininity, partially because her sister left her sword for a husband, but later becomes more open due to Keitaro's influence. Whatever her feelings for Keitarō happen to be at a given time, she still frequently threatens or attacks him with her sword.
Kaolla Su is a 14 year old foreign transfer student, and as it turns out at the end of the series a princess of the fictional Pacific island realm of Molmol. She is very playful, unattentive, and shows absolutely no signs of maturing. She is a genius technician, capable of whipping up the most outrageous devices in a jiffy including various robot versions of Tama Chan called 'Mecha Tamago' and a vast array of weapons. During certain times red moon phenomena she turns into a more adult version of herself. She can usually be found with Sara, the only person in a fifty mile radius as hyperactive as she is.
Mitsune Konno, mostly called by her nickname Kitsune (which means "fox" in Japanese), is a 19 year old freelance writer (and is conspicuous in her lack of writing) who is frequently drunk, teasing Keitarō, or both. She is a school friend of Naru, and while jealous of her success with boys, she nevertheless tries her best (or worst) to make Keitarō and Naru tie the knot. In order to maintain her finances, she often bets on horse races. Resides at Hinata House.
Haruka Urashima is Keitarō's aunt. 30, helps Keitarō manage Hinata Sō and provides sound advice. She is most commonly referred to as Keitarō's aunt; however, there are hints in both the manga and anime that she may be his cousin instead. The confusion seems to arise from the Japanese language term he uses. Keitaro refers to her as "obasan", which can mean 'aunt' when the 'a' is not stressed and 'grandmother' when it is. In either event, Haruka always pummels him for calling her "obasan", since she is insecure about her age and "obasan" is a term used for someone noticeably older than the speaker.
Noriyasu Seta is professor of archaeology at Tokyo University and a globe-trotting adventurer, a parody of Indiana Jones. Like Keitarō, he was a third-year ronin. He's clumsy (especially with women), a terrible driver, and an exceptionally skilled martial artist, all partly due to his complete lack of self-preservation. He hires Keitarō as his assistant and has romantic entanglements with both Haruka and Sara's late mother, a difficulty which is only exacerbated by his adventurous nature. He is the object of Naru's crush and an early motivation for her studying to enter Tōkyo University. Keitarō later develops a strong resemblance to Seta, partially due to Keitarō's rising interest in archaeology but also because he shares a personality similar to Seta's.
Sara McDougal. 10, is Seta's adopted American daughter, her mother was a close friend of Seta and Haruka ,and initially delights in making Keitarō's life miserable. However, like most of the girls in the story, she eventually warms to him, even if she still calls him a dork. Usually seen with Su, who she emulates, even down to the hair.
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