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Her surname (桜庭 sakuraba) means "cherry-blossom garden", and her given name means "hollyhock flower". Aoi's given name ( aoi) has the same pronunciation as the Japanese word for "blue" (青), but the kanji used (葵) translates to " hollyhock". She has a "bad" habit of clutching things in her sleep. Many viewers have mistaken this for weakness or subservience due to her mild temperament. When Tina Foster moved in, Aoi and Miyabi became a real landlord and manager. When Aoi, Kaoru, and Miyabi moved to the Sakuraba's summer estate the public appearance Miyabi wanted was that Aoi would be the landlady, herself the manager, and Kaoru a tenant.
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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's 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. Because she's a very good cook and keeps her house in a very clean state, she's seen as a Yamato Nadeshiko (traditional Japanese beauty). Also, she's usually portrayed wearing a kimono specifically, an indigo one. She's generally very shy and demure, addressing Kaoru as "Kaoru- sama". The primary female protagonist of the series.
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His given name, Kaoru, means "fragrant." In the final chapter, which happens four years after Tina has returned to the US, Kaoru had returned to using his mother's surname, Honjō (本条). However, Aoi does not reciprocate these overtures and remains faithful to the first Kaoru, even up to the point in which she declares she would sooner give up her family name rather than abandon her true love. His character is two-faced in nature, though he tries to show nothing but kindness, charity and honor to Aoi. He also claims that the marriage agreement between the Hanabishi and the Sakuraba is still in effect and that duty requires Aoi to marry him instead. Note: In the manga, there's another Kaoru Hanabishi who claims to be the legitimate heir of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu and insists on referring to Aoi's Kaoru by his mother's surname, Honjō. The idea of marriage took him aback, but very quickly likes, and even eventually looks forward to it. When Aoi came he was, at first, perplexed at her visit, not remembering almost anything prior. Living alone in self-imposed exile up till now, he has led an average, if not lonely, life. His back is scarred from when he was tortured 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 harbors a deep dislike for the Hanabishi clan due to their inhumane treatment of himself and his mother, which was due in turn to that clan's disapproval of his parents' relationship. He's generally well liked and is a member of the photography club at Meiritsu University.
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For the most part, he's shown to be a fairly good student, and isn't prone to emotional outbursts unlike other leading males in harem anime. He's a fairly average person and he doesn't fit the mold of the stereotypical male hero in most harem anime series. The primary male protagonist of the series.