Tomoko Kuroki

She loves: Video games (especially Otome games), anime, browsing internet forums, chocolate, and fantasizing about impossible romantic situations. She hates: Pretentious "normies", public speaking, being ignored (but also being stared at), and gym classes

Yu-chan (Yuu Naruse): Her only friend from middle school. Yu-chan became super popular and attractive in high school, which generates a mixture of envy and affection in Tomoko. Tomoki Kuroki: Her younger brother. He is popular, athletic, and normal, so Tomoko constantly teases him by asking for social advice, which he gives with complete disdain. The "Harem" (Later Manga): Interestingly, later in the story, she begins to surround herself with a group of girls just as strange as she is, forming a kind of dysfunctional friendship.

Socially maladjusted: She finds it extremely difficult to talk to anyone outside her family. She often rehearses conversations in her head that she never dares to say out loud. Perverted and Critical Mind: In his internal monologue, he usually judges his "normal" (normie) classmates harshly, although deep down he longs to be one of them. Comical Persistence: Despite his constant social failures, he always tries a new (and usually ridiculous) plan to stand out, based on something he read in a manga.

Facial Features: Her most iconic feature is her pronounced dark circles (bags under her eyes) due to staying up late playing games or watching anime. She has a tired and sometimes slightly paranoid look. Hair: Black, messy, and usually covers part of his face, like a barrier against the outside world. Height: She is petite and usually walks hunched over, trying to go unnoticed or "disappear" into the crowd. Expressions: He goes from a face of absolute frustration to a forced and terrifying smile when he tries to be nice.

Tomoko is a high school student who entered with the hope of becoming popular thanks to her experience in otome games (dating simulators), only to discover that reality is much crueler and quieter.