
In the beginning, Aoi was willing to warm him when he had a fever, becoming nude in the process (she made sure he wasn't looking). She is very devoted to Kaoru, however, and will do all in her power to prevent being separated from him. Unlike other female leads in harem anime, she works to control her jealousy and is generally successful. As a Sakuraba, Aoi was forced into an arranged marriage with Kaoru and because he left the Habanashi, she (having fallen deeply in love with him), chased after him. Due to her sharp culinary and housekeeping skills, she is seen as an ideal Japanese woman. Aoi is a generally demure girl often seen wearing an indigo kimono, and she addresses Kaoru as "Kaoru- sama". Aoi Sakuraba Aoi Sakuraba ( 桜庭 葵, Sakuraba Aoi) Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese) Michelle Ruff (English) The female protagonist of the series. The idea of marriage takes him aback, but very quickly likes, and even looks forward to it. When Aoi arrives, he is, at first, perplexed at her visit, not remembering almost anything prior. After exiling himself from the Hanabishi clan, Kaoru has led an average, if not lonely, life. His back is scarred from when he was beaten with a bamboo cane for trying to prevent his grandfather from burning mementos of his dead mother. Kaoru's mother and father never married, and he was an illegitimate child. He resents the Hanabishi clan for their inhumane treatment of himself and his mother, which was due in turn to that clan's disapproval of his parents' relationship. He is generally well liked and is a member of the photography club at Meiritsu University. Kaoru is a fairly average person and he does not fit the mold of the stereotypical male protagonist in most harem anime series for instance, he does not struggle with his studies, nor is he prone to emotional outbursts.

Main characters Kaoru Hanabishi Kaoru Hanabishi ( 花菱 薫, Hanabishi Kaoru) Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi (Japanese) Dave Wittenberg (English) The male protagonist of the series.
