Anzu/Relationships

==STARMAKER PRODUCTION ==
===Eichi Tenshouin===
===Wataru Hibiki===
===Tori Himemiya===
===Yuzuru Fushimi===
===Hokuto Hidaka===
:Her fellow classmate in 2-A. Upon Anzu's transfer into Yumenosaki, Hokuto takes the role of showing her around, being the class president.
:In the novels, Anzu notes Hokuto acts a bit defensive when someone takes away his role from him (in this case, his role as Anzu's guide), and Anzu reassures in her heart that he's "her only tutor". Also in the novels, Hokuto seems to be the only student that knows about Anzu being transferred to normal courses, but for some reasons transferred to the Producer course instead, Anzu herself questioning why Hokuto knows so much.
:Hokuto was given a role of a girl in Performance, in which he practiced ballroom dancing with Anzu. He was taught ballroom dancing as a kid, but only recalled the steps of the "leader", or the male dance partner. Hokuto stated that he thought it'd be nice to spend time together with her before going home, and he wants Anzu to stay with him and Trickstar too in the future, since she was their "success story itself".
:It looks like Wataru believes Hokuto is in love with Anzu, as he told her in Opera Hokuto stopped being a boring person ever since he fell in love with her. In Restaurant, he restates this.
===Subaru Akehoshi===
:Her fellow classmate in 2-A. Subaru is the first person Anzu met after she transferred into Yumenosaki. They get along very well; Anzu allows him physical contacts and doesn't hold back around him. She seems more energetic than usual around him, with Mao stating in Onibi that "you can't stop Subaru and Anzu when they're like this". In First Shrine Visit Subaru finds himself thinking about Anzu. He seems to always be happy around her, and even thinks that it would be great if they could always be together, even if he knows she's "Everyone's Producer".
===Makoto Yuuki===
:Fellow classmates in 2-A. With Subaru and Hokuto's unique personality, Makoto plays large part in easing Anzu into the group. Makoto displays interest in Anzu (though the fact he hasn't had many females to interact with in his life may play a large part) but lacks courage to invite her to summer festivals together or ask her on dates.
:In Duel, there was a misunderstanding and Makoto thought Anzu called him up on the roof because she wanted to confess her love to him. Makoto said it made him really happy.
:In the novels, Anzu notices how Makoto wears a blank look on him whenever his past as gravure model is mentioned or how he seems to look a little left out of the special relationship Subaru and Hokuto share. She also feels anger at Izumi's words in Izumi's debut chapter, but holds back because she doesn't feel she has the right to lash out like a mother when she herself has neglected to understand Makoto.
===Mao Isara===
:Being a member of Trickstar—the unit Anzu is closest to—Mao is one of the people Anzu is on good terms with. He is the first to take the initiative to escort Anzu home when it's late, and even gets acquainted with her family, intruding them for dinner sometimes. They share a similarly delicate position in Trickstar throughout the Main Story, and Mao thinks of Anzu as his fellow hard worker. Mao once noted that he loves Anzu's voice, and he feels at ease when he hears it, telling her to speak clearly because it'll make him happy if he doesn't miss out on anything she says.
:Mao first met Anzu after the rest of the Trickstar carried a collapsed Anzu to the infirmary. They met again when Mao came looking for Anzu and found her holding her knees, terrified inside the Garden Terrace Kitchen, and reached out to her.
:Mao once stated that Anzu used to be more nervous. He described her as having always looked like she was going to die, as if her heart was about to burst from uneasiness.Daikagura He notes that she always appeared exhausted from anxiety whenever she'd send Trickstar to the "battlefield," but has since relaxed considerably since Trickstar has come so far. Mao said that the trust she developed in Trickstar and seeing Anzu at ease makes him happy. Mao remarked that even though Anzu may not talk much, she isn’t heartless, and when she does speak it's as if everything she says is full of meaning. He says that although she seemed like the pushover type, she is actually quite stubborn.
:Mao helped Anzu with the plans for Tanabata Festival until it reached perfection.Orihime and Hikeboshi - Prologue While Mao helped Anzu with her work, Anzu requested him to call her by her name, as she didn't want to be called "Transfer Student" any longer. Later, Mao consoled a crying Anzu as she was overwhelmed with being asked to plan the S1 event, saying that she didn't know why she was chosen for it. He tells her he feels she's grown apart from Trickstar in producing for other units and taking on other jobs. But at the same time, he felt happy that they were both stumbling and struggling sometimes in the same way, feeling that they are connected. He encourages her to keep growing and working together to move forward so they can stand side-by-side in a much brighter, sparkling future. He becomes jealous when she hugs Shinobu "to heal herself," but laughs it off, saying it was fine if she got pumped back up and that there was no way he could win against cute things like little kids and animals. In multiple instances of the story, Shinobu was convinced that the two of them were "on a date" or "having a moment." Mao and Anzu were also in charge of monitoring the Setsubun Festival together. Mao has mentioned that Anzu's hard work motivates him to work harder, and that it feels like she is always beside him. During the Chocolat Fes, Mao describes Anzu as more of a busybody than he is, and says that she even has an aura that makes him want to rely on her unconditionally. However, Mao doesn't wish to rely on her all the time, and wishes that she would allow herself to rely on him as well. He hopes to develop a give-and-take relationship with her. Following the Chocolat Fes, Mao was invited to dinner by Anzu's family. There, the two made chicken stew for Trickstar together, and Mao helped with the cleaning.
:Mao often finds himself in awkward situations with Anzu through pure accident. Once when hanging tanzaku for the Tanabata Festival, he thought that he made Anzu cry when praising her, although she was actually smiling. When worriedly descending the stairs, he lost his balance and tripped on top of her when she ran forward to catch him. They seem to share a teasing relationship sometimes, as Anzu shakes the ladder while Mao is hanging up the decorations after he compares her to a reliable mom, and she on pulls his hair when Mao misunderstands her apology and remarks jokingly that he feels lucky he gets to touch something he barely felt before after he fell on top of her. He ended up prostrating himself desperately to Anzu once the rest of Trickstar found out. Another awkward situation was when he found Anzu in his futon upon waking up in Trickstar's inn room, then becoming embarrassed when Anzu bent over in her yukata and he didn't know where to look.
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:When Mao talked with Anzu in the StuCo room in his Idol story, he said that they saw each other so often last year, but since Anzu had been moved into the Producer Course they didn't have may chances to talk. When Tori entered the StuCo room, Mao seemed disappointed because at first it was just the two of them there. When Anzu wore a suit inside of the ES building in the elevator he thought that she looks unfamiliar and he was shocked, because in his eyes she looked like an adult.
:It's revealed that Mao may harbor feelings towards Anzu, as he was in shock when he thought that Anzu would be getting married when he saw her hold a wedding magazine in Ring A Bell. In the same event he and Midori acted like heartbroken adults as they drank juice. When Leo mentioned that he was composing a song about heartbreak, Midori said that Mao was hit with a stray bullet from Leo, even though Leo didn't intend to hurt him.
===Chiaki Morisawa===
===Kanata Shinkai===
===Tetora Nagumo===
===Midori Takamine===
===Shinobu Sengoku===
===Hiiro Amagi===
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===Aira Shiratori===
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===Mayoi Ayase===
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===Tatsumi Kazehaya===
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==COSMIC PRODUCTION ==
===Nagisa Ran===
===Hiyori Tomoe===
===Ibara Saegusa===
===Jun Sazanami===
===Shu Itsuki===
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===Mika Kagehira===
:Anzu's fellow second year. Upon meeting Mika, Anzu immediately tries to befriend him due to his physical similarities to her best friend at Kimisaki, Suzu Kuromori.Mika Kagehira Sub Story Part 1 Because Mika is less shy around girls, he is friendly to Anzu when they initially meet. However, when he finds out that she is the "rumored producer from Class 2-A", he quickly resents her since he cannot trust someone working with units other than Valkyrie, although Mika still shows Anzu some kindness mixed in with his hateful attitude in later interactions.
:Mika says that he refuses to acknowledge Anzu as a producer, and he admits to himself that she may really have talent and talks about his unit's problems in front of her (although he claims to be talking to himself).Toy Box Shortly afterwards, Mika is impressed by a poster that Anzu has drawn with a scary-looking design, and asks her if he can have it to put in his room. Anzu happily agrees after Mika explains that he likes both cute and scary things, and that he admires both Anzu's more cute art style as well as her scarier one.
:As the year progresses, Anzu continues to attempt producing Valkyrie and being friends with Mika despite his protests (which is similar to how Anzu befriended Suzu in Ensemble Girls!).. By the end of winter, sometime near the Repayment Festival, Mika has come to find her reliable and respect her as a producer. Mika also mentions that in return for all the favors Anzu did for Valkyrie, he pinky promised Anzu that they could become friends starting in the spring of the following school year.Human Comedy - Humanity 8
===Hinata Aoi===
:Anzu's junior whom she's friendly with. Anzu seems to trust him and his brother Yuta, e.g letting them handle advertising in Dark Night Halloween.
===Yuta Aoi===
:Yuta is Anzu's junior whom she shares friendly relationship with. Anzu seems to trust him and his brother Hinata, e.g letting them handle advertising in Dark Night Halloween.
===Rinne Amagi===
===HiMERU===
===Kohaku Oukawa===
===Niki Shiina===
==Rhythm Link ==
===Rei Sakuma===
:Rei and Anzu first met in Rebellion, after he asked the Aoi twins to bring her to the Light Music Club Room. He then proceeded to make her sing and dance like an idol to determine her skill, but he found out that she was an amateur. He harshly yet calmly critiqued her and Trickstar, enough that she spaced out and cried. Even so, Rei still found great potential in her. He saw her as very kind, out of all things. 
:Throughout the year, Rei proceeded to often lean on Anzu whenever he felt dizzy, or had her carry him. He was grateful for her kindness. At some points, Rei would tease Anzu when he asked to sleep on her lapRainy Season's Blossoms - Chapter 7 or to kiss the back of her neckDark Night Halloween - Night Parade 1.
:Anzu seemed to treat him like she would an elder. Rei was very thankful of the change Anzu brought to Yumenosaki.
===Kaoru Hakaze===
:Kaoru tries to drag Anzu to a date upon first meeting, but is met with rejection as Anzu runs away and hides from him. This pattern also repeats in Kaoru's second substory. Anzu seems to view Kaoru with caution, often attributed to the fact she came from an all-girls school and might be unused to men of Kaoru's type. There are several instances where Anzu relaxes her guard around Kaoru, leading him to believe that they're growing closer, only for the distance to be quickly reset after Kaoru makes a move that Anzu dislikes. In the light novel, it's revealed that Anzu doesn't think Kaoru as a bad person, but feels uncomfortable with his constant flirting. 
:It is shown, however, that Kaoru genuinely cares for Anzu and sees her as her own individual self rather than as another girl. He immediately dived in to save her when Anzu once accidentally fell into an aquarium, and helped her calm down and make her smile afterwards. When Anzu overworked herself to the point of fainting, he remarked that he felt powerless, saying that if it was "someone else who wasn't him", she might have listened to their warnings and not collapsed. Later, when Kaoru visits Anzu in the hospital, Anzu offered comfort to Kaoru after hearing him talk about his mother and how worried he was, stroking his head.
:During the Repayment Festival, he tells her that he was "wondering if she could've been his mother", saying that he would've liked it if Anzu was someone who could surround him with love like his mother could have done. Although she shows a disheartened expression at his farewell, he tries to get her to cheer up and tells her to smile, telling her he'll be waiting even after graduation and that he'll properly hit on her the next time they met. However, to Kaoru's dismay, the two end up meeting again very soon after this, causing him to get embarrassed and to hide behind Rei. In many other instances like this, Kaoru often acts almost like a maiden in love, stumbling over his words and getting unexpectedly embarrassed.
: In contrast to his overbearing romantic pursuits in the (!) Era, Kaoru has changed how he acts around Anzu drastically. In his first Idol Story, he is seen to be running from Anzu multiple times out of panic and embarrassment, and anguishes that his character has turned into something like a teenage boy in puberty. However, his feelings for her did not change after graduation. In his first Idol Story and when he is thrust into practicing asking someone out on a date with Anzu for his romance drama, it is shown that he prepares lots of cool lines in his heads for situations like those, but they all fly from his head and turns tongue-tied when it comes to it. He reaches out for the talk about his Feature Scout costume first, and while they discuss his costume, Kaoru starts taking her to places where they could talk longer, hoping for them to start knowing more about each other, little by little. 
===Koga Oogami===
:Anzu's fellow second year. Anzu and Koga's first meeting involves him stepping all over her until she faints. Though it clearly bothers him, Koga refuses to apologize when Rei offers him the chance, and instead uses the incident as an excuse to assist her like in the Main Story or Circus. His statement in Dark Night Halloween - "I can't hurt you the second time, Anzu!" - implies he's still yet to forget the guilt.
:Anzu and Koga unexpectedly share a natural chemistry and grow closer throughout the year. In Dark Night Halloween, he states he does not like treating Anzu like a frail object, as it would look as if he lacks faith in her. In the same event, Anzu makes a finger gun gesture while saying "Bang!" at Koga to poke fun at their Red Riding Hood and Wolf role. Anzu also prevents Koga from resorting to violence by clinging onto him, and Koga tries to appease her by proving he is calm - there have also been other similar instances in the radio drama and Sports Festival.
===Adonis Otogari===
:Fellow classmates in 2-A. Adonis views Anzu as one of the "small weak creatures" he must protect. Adonis often gives her food while encouraging her to eat more and grow strong. As time passes, he acknowledges her growth, but expresses desire to support her even if she's no longer "weak". They get along well as fellow classmates. In the Amusement Park Show, Adonis said he know that Anzu had become stronger, but he still want to protect her from all senior that after her, like Kaoru or Rei.
:Like Souma, Adonis often protects Anzu from Kaoru, seeing how uncomfortable she acts around him.
:In the novel, Anzu fears him due to his appearance and (at the time) hasn't had much chance to converse with him. However, she acknowledges that he's not a bad person, as he (for some reason) often gives her food (bananas).
===Tomoya Mashiro===
===Nazuna Nito===
===Mitsuru Tenma===
===Hajime Shino===
===Keito Hasumi===
:Keito intially considers Anzu along with Trickstar troublemakers disrupting Yumenosaki's orders and, by extension, Eichi's enemy. Anzu herself actively avoids Keito in his substories. He grows to recognize her as a producer however and even helps her with the planning of her first DreamFes - which is also an S1 - in Tanabata Festival.
:Their relationship undergoes the most change in Quarrel Festival. After making her redo her B1 proposal from scratch, he pats her head as appreciation. He speaks of caring for Anzu more now that Eichi can stand on his own.
:Keito's A Soul in a Single Stroke substory reveals Anzu to be a fan of Keito's art that he does for the school, and her art style even contains his influence. This carries to Agents where Anzu enthusiastically tells Mao of Keito's art skills, referring to him as Master (Shishou), though Keito claims he has no memory of taking her as disciple.
:In Philosopher's Guidance, when Keito asks Makoto to leave the illustrations for a document up to him, Anzu can't help but ask him for an autograph. Despite already owning a signed autograph board, she wishes for another copy she can use to preserve since the former had been hung in her house as an heirloom. Keito is troubled because her actions could be taken the wrong way. Regardless he signs it for her cheerfully, happy to know that she is his fan. He henceforth declares Anzu as his "Number One Fan". Anzu comments that Keito's ability to draw in contrast to his strict demeanor is "Gap Moe".
===Kuro Kiryu===
:Kuro is Anzu's senior. Anzu fears Kuro's looks at first but relaxes upon learning he's a good person. She studies how to make idol costumes under Kuro and sometimes imitate him - like wearing weights on her arms while she's sewing, the same way Kuro does. Kuro often inadvertently treats Anzu like his little sister.
===Souma Kanzaki===
:Fellow classmates in 2-A. Souma and Anzu get along well and even endeavor in a girl talk concerning hair in Quarrel Festival. Souma often protects Anzu from Kaoru, whom he believes to be a danger to her.
:It is revealed by Adonis during Greek Legends, that Souma often avoided contact with girls, but wouldn't hesitate to put Anzu's hand to his face.
:He seems to be really close to Anzu and want to know her better, like when He talks about his brother in his daily course, he said his brother wants to meet Anzu and Souma himself also want to meet Anzu's Brother.
==NEW DIMENSION ==
===Tsukasa Suou===
===Leo Tsukinaga===
===Izumi Sena===
===Ritsu Sakuma===
===Arashi Narukami===
===Natsume Sakasaki===
:Both are classmates in 2-A, with Anzu being called "Koneko-chan" by Natsume. Natsume appreciates Anzu's work as a producer and cares about her well-being. In Eccentric and Hospital Visit, he jokes about Anzu being his girlfriend and them being a happy couple, though Anzu rejects these statements to others, saying that they are together because of work and not dates.
===Tsumugi Aoba===
:Tsumugi often acts flustered or confused around Anzu due to always going to all-boys school in the past and his fear of younger people.
===Sora Harukawa===
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===Madara Mikejima===
:In Runway, it’s revealed that Madara is secretly helping Anzu with producer administration work, but prefers to not tell her as he knows she would reject his help and attempt to do everything herself.
:In Shinsengumi, Madara reveals to Kuro that his claims about being Anzu's childhood friend were embellished to use her to get closer to Trickstar. While they did meet as children, they had only played together a few times. This is why Anzu does not remember having been Madara's friend as a child. 
:Despite her prickly demeanor toward him on occasion, Anzu like any of his other friends is shown to care about Madara and helps him out with his solo unit. In Shinsengumi, she was the one that created his costume for the event, despite his behavior earlier on.
:Madara comments in Aquarium that he wishes he could be a person to Anzu who "wouldn’t put her on a pedestal" like many others do.
:Anzu is shown to be more openly friendly toward Madara without player provocation. In the main story, she reassures him that he has his friends, fans, and her who care about him when he laments his loneliness as a solo unit. She asked Madara to assist ALKALOID in her stead when Eichi forbids her from getting involved. 
:Madara lists Anzu among the people who gives him jobs after he struggles to obtain unit work as a solo idol. She’s shown to worry about him, and can offer to go somewhere to relax with him in one of his D.L.F.S course dialogues. This is in contrast to how she behaved toward him in the original game, where she would actively avoid interactions.
:Anzu participated in her own share of shady dealings for Madara’s sake in Walking in Darkness, even though Madara made sure she wasn’t fully aware of Double Faces plans. 
:Anzu worrying about Madara is what leads her to continue producing Double Face, a unit formed of Madara and Kohaku, beyond their original mission.
:In Walking in Darkness, Anzu creates the costume and song for Double Face's debut live. At the end of the event, Anzu forces Madara and Kohaku Oukawa to stay in the unit together by enforcing the rule that solo units will not be able to perform on the revived show “Marble Cast”. Madara notes that she seems to be worried about him working solo forever, thusly being the reason why she did this.
==THUNDERBOLT CHALLENGE 4piece==
===Esu Sagiri===
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===Ibuki Taki===
:Ibuki and Anzu encountered each other for the first time after Anzu nearly slips on some bear's blood on the ground. After introducing himself, she ends up helping him find a producer he's looking for, Nice Arneb Thunder.Ibuki Taki Idol Story 1
===Kanna Natsu===
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===Fuyume Hanamura===
:Fuyume and Anzu first meet in the Yumenosaki Academy library, with Anzu assisting Fuyume as he searches for the fairy tale section. However, she later approaches Fuyume to notify him that non-Yumenosaki students and staff aren't allowed in the library. However, upon learning that Anzu isn't a Yumenosaki student either, but instead an alumnus wandering the campus out of nostalgia, Fuyume makes a deal with her to keep quiet about it, as two people who shouldn't be walking around the academy. As someone also interested in fairy tales, they bond a bit over the shared interest, and Fuyume tells Anzu about his favorite story The Tale of the Amethys, desperately trying to not spoil the story to her.Fuyume Hanamura Idol Story 2
===Raika Hojo===
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===Nice Arneb Thunder===
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==Reoccurring Characters==
===Jin Sagami===
===Akiomi Kunugi===
===Seiya Hidaka===
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===Gatekeeper===
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===Mademoiselle===
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===Hitsugi Kurone===
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===NEGI===
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==Others==
===Anzu's Mother===
:Anzu can often be seen eating the lunch her mother made, like in Wataru's mini event.
===Anzu's Younger brother===
:Anzu and her younger brother appear to be very close. They played card games against each other as children, and go to summer festival together every year. In First Shrine Visit, she invites him to visit the shrine together but is declined, leaving Anzu dejected. He apparently also hasn't been interacting with her much, which Tsukasa chalks up to puberty. If one takes into account his comments about her during Ensemble Girls! and the comparisons to Anzu made by some of the Kimisaki students, it's implied he's started to resent how he's been stuck under her shadow.
:One of the books of novelization establishes that they are not related by blood, while this contradicts the canon of the games themselves, where a strong family resemblance between Anzu and her brother becomes an reason for jokes and the development of several plot lines.
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