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Akine Ritsuko/Relationships

## Aono Hajime

Akine and Hajime first met in their middle school infirmary where she was practising her violin, unaware that Aono was taking a rest in one of the infirmary beds. After accidentally waking him up, she accused him of being a pervert because his nose was bleeding. After Takeda Sensei introduced the two to each other, Akine was surprised to find out that Aono was a violinist himself. She begins to push for him to tutor her and eventually she helps him come out of his shell and it is because of her that he is able to pick up the violin and play once more. She is amazed by Aono's skill but will often reprimand him or hit him whenever he begins to get all "depressed" and lose confidence. She is one of his few closest female friends and the two will often get into small quarrels or cat fights with each other. But Akine and Aono really do treasure each other and it is shown that they both may have developing crushes on each other.

## Kozakura Haru

Akine and Haru have been best friends going back to middle school, however, Haru had to transfer because of some bullying issues she faced with some other girls in the classroom. Akine and Haru continued to stay in touch, though, and the two girls both made it into Umimaku High School and joined the Orchestra Club together in the same section. Haru is Akine's dear friend whom she will protect and care for 24/7. Akine can tell if Haru isn't feeling well or is down-hearted. She acknowledges the great difference in Haru's skills and hers but vows to improve so she can one day play at her friend's level. Also, Akine doesn't yet seem to realise Haru's romantic feelings for Aono.
Megara "Meg"

* Original
* Soul

"My friends call me Meg. At least, they *would* if I had any friends."

Meg saying what her friends would call her, albeit not having friends

Megara, or Meg, is the deuteragonist of Hercules, and Hercules' girlfriend. She was originally working for Hades to figure out the weakness of "wonderboy". She was redeemed after saving Hercules from a falling pillar while he was weakened.
Blue Orchestra - Premium Classic

***Blue Orchestra - Premium Classic*** (青のオーケストラ～Premium Classic, *Ao no Ōkesutora～Premium Classic*?) is a compilation album released by Universal Music on October 11, 2023 for the anime Ao no Orchestra along side its original soundtrack counterpart. The songs in the album were used as an insert song in the anime.
Akine Ritsuko/Plot

## Background

In early middle school, Akine had a close friend, Haru, who was a victim of bullying by some other girls in the classroom. Akine took it upon herself to defend Haru but eventually, Haru had to transfer to different school for "alleged bullying". A few days after Haru left, Akine got into a fight, resulting in her getting into trouble with the teachers by slapping one of the girls during class. After the incident, however, the other classmates began avoiding Akine, and the girls began messing around with her things, such as her gym uniform and hiding her shoes. She began studying by herself in the library and skipped out on classes and P.E., her only real friend being one of the teachers there, Takeda Sensei. While she was there, however, she began developing an interest in the violin and began getting tips by Sensei while she messed around with the instrument. It was because of her "bad" violin playing on day in the infirmary that Aono met Akine and the two became friends (Aono began teaching her how to really play the violin) during their last few months of middle school. Both of them make it into Umimaku High School and are currently members of the Umimaku Orchestra Club.
Hatori Yo

* Anime
* Manga

“*Sometimes your emotions are too eager for a ride on a powerful melody...*”
―Hatori You to himself (Chapter 31)
**Hatori Yo** (羽(は)鳥(とり) 葉(よう), *Hatori Yō*?) is a 2nd-year member of the Umimaku Orchestra Club and the dance club who plays as a 1st violin veteran and is said to play with a "tender" sound.

## Appearance

Hatori is a tall, lanky-looking young man who has rather long, light-colored hair (possibly orange) and stylish bangs that he sets back with an elastic hairband during practice. He has small pupils, and a big grin sported on his face.

He wears the school uniform with rolled-up sleeves and the 2nd year tie set loosely around his neck collar.

## Personality

Hatori appears to have a laid-back, carefree personality with a sloppy look and cheeky tongue. He is playful and will often get bored when he isn't doing anything interesting. He is extremely confident in himself and jokes around occasionally, which makes serious people like Conductor irritated at times. He seems to be a very active fellow and keeps himself busy with his hobbies and social life. He doesn't really push himself much and isn't very self-disciplined. Either way, he is an easygoing fellow and is starting to get more serious about the orchestra club.

## Etymology

* The name **Yo** means "leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece" (葉).
* You's surname **Hatori** means "feather" (羽) (**ha**) and "bird, poultry, fowl" (鳥) (**tori**).
Ao no Orchestra (disambiguation)

Disambiguation page for Ao no Orchestra (disambiguation)The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
***Ao no Orchestra*** (青のオーケストラ?, English: "*The Blue Orchestra*") may refer to:

* *Ao no Orchestra*, a manga series by Makoto Akui
* *Ao no Orchestra*, an anime series by Nippon Animation
* *Ao no Orchestra*, a light novel series by Tokiumi Yui
Kozakura Haru/Relationships

## Hajime Aono

Haru knew Aono back when they were kids, participating in violin competitions together. During a competition, she panicked and got scared, resulting in her crying after the performance. Aono came up to her and tried to cheer her up by talking about music and encouraging her. She admired him with awe and wished to become a player just like him. Haru met Aono again on the first day of high school when Akine introduced them to each other (Haru was surprised that her friend knew Aono but chose not to reveal it to Akine). Haru became nervous and shy-resulting in her running away in panic. After joining the club, however, she worked up the courage to talk to Aono and the two began blossoming in a friendship together. She sometimes gets to sit next to Aono as his partner during practise, which makes her blush nervously. Aono seems to watch out for her like an older brother and he realises that she is skilled player whom he can sync with ease. Haru, in return, often will worry and care for Aono and will watch him discreetly during practises-recognising his amazing violin skills. Haru has had romantic feelings for Aono it seems for a while now. However, she has not yet acted upon them, possibly due to her suspicion that her best friend Akine may have the same feelings towards Aono.

## Ritsuko Akine

Akine was Haru's first and only real friend in middle school and tried to defend Haru from being bullied in class. The two never ceased to contact each other even after Haru transferred and got into the same high school as each other. Haru encourages Akine with the violin, even though she knows that the skills between her and Akine are very far apart. Haru sees Akine's natural way of socialising with other people and often feels slightly jealous but guilty at the same time. She knows Akine is a very loyal friend yet often she will hesitate to let her real thoughts and feelings known. She is grateful that Akine still befriends somebody as shy as she is. The two girls deeply care for each other and strive to do their best in the club.

## Nao Saeki

Saeki and Haru are both seated close to each other in the first violinist veteran section. Although Saeki is usually the one paired up with Aono, sometimes the seating arrangement switches and Haru instead gets to pair up with Aono. Saeki notices Haru's playing as being a "lovely sound" but expresses his concern that it seems to him that she is holding back for some reason. Haru is surprised at this, but starts to understand a little more about her playing. Haru is aware of Saeki's extraordinary talent but is striving to become better than him because she wants to be the one to play next to Aono during performances. However, she finds that Saeki's level is far beyond her reach at the moment, making her feel inferior to him. Even so, Saeki and she will practise regularly together and the two have a decent friendship.
Akine Ritsuko

This article is about the character. For manga chapter, see Piece No. 3: Akine Ritsuko. For anime episode, see Episode 2: Akine Ritsuko.

## Akine Ritsuko

* Anime
* Manga

### Appellations

Akine (Hajime, Takeda-sensei)
Akine-san (Female Classmate)
Ritsuko-chan (Shinozaki, Yamada *first meeting*)
Ricchan (Aono’s Mother, Haru, Yamada *first meeting*)
Akine-chan (Yamada)

## Relationships

### Relatives

Mother
Father

## Portrayal

### Japanese

Ai Kakuma

“*The violin has nothing to do with that person.*”
―Akine Ritsuko
**Akine Ritsuko** (秋(あき)音(ね) 律(りつ)子(こ)?) is one of the main characters in the Ao no Orchestra series. She is a first-year student at Umimaku High School who is a second violinist in the Orchestra Club.

Upon meeting prodigy violinist Aono Hajime, she drags him back into the world of music.

## Physical Appearance

Akine is a 15-year old girl with wispy chest-length auburn hair that is typically styled with two mini pigtails, royal blue eyes, a slim body and she has a great physical stamina.

She is often seen wearing her school uniform which consists of a red, blue, and white bowtie, white button up shirt with a blue blazer adorned with the Umimaku High School symbol, and blue skirt.

## Personality

Ritsuko appears to be a bold, honest, and energetic character whose spontaneous energy adds to her natural charisma. She isn't afraid to speak her mind, and can be persuasive and outgoing if she wants to be. She is generally an easy-going, cheery character but is also real passionate about her hobbies, morals, and friends and will stand up for them if they are being attacked in any way. Her personality is described by Hajime Aono to be "that of a tigress". However, she can get impatient and melodramatic, as well as impulsive, which can get her in trouble or misunderstood.

## Quotes

*"The violin has nothing to do with that person."*

*"I mean, isn’t it like wrong to deny yourself from the things you love?"*

## Etymology

* The name **Ritsuko** means "rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control, commandment" (律) (**ritsu**) and "child" (子) (**ko**), and is a slightly rare female name.
* Ritsuko's surname **Akine** means "autumn" (秋) (**aki**) and "sound" (音) (**ne**).

## Trivia

* Ritsuko has a big appetite and loves to eat any kind of food.
* Ritsuko used to own a cat.
* Aono Hajime has mentioned that Ritsuko has a good ear.
* Ritsuko has good stamina.
Aono Hajime/Plot

## Background

Aono has been playing the violin ever since he was a little boy, mostly due to the influence of his father, Ryuji Aono, a famous violinist in Japan. He won many music competitions, which was extraordinary for a player of his age. However, after his dad cheated on Aono's mom with another woman and decided to leave them, Aono decided to drop violin lessons, packed his violin away, and made the decision to never touch that instrument ever again. One school day during middle school, he incidentally heard the sound of a violin being played (rather unprofessionally) in the school hall somewhere. He wondered about this but didn't want to get involved with it, so he ignored the music. However, the sound of the violin being played so badly irked him and he began to grow irritated and annoyed that some kid his age was out there playing "his" violin. After getting a nosebleed during gym, he was taking a rest in the school infirmary, when he woke up suddenly to the sound of the same awful violin playing. That's when he met Akine and from then on, he was eventually encouraged to take up the violin again. At first he refused-he just couldn't bring himself to play his father's instrument. But through the help of his teacher and Akine, he finally began to play again. He now has entered high school and is a 1st violin veteran in the Umimaku Orchestra Club.
Episode 5: Harada So

**“Harada So”** (原田蒼, *Harada Sō*?) is the fifth episode of the Ao no Orchestra anime series. This episode was broadcasted on May 7, 2023.

## Characters

List of characters in order of appearance:

* Aono Hajime
* Yamada Ichiro
* Akine Ritsuko
* Yonezawa Chika
* Harada So
* Saeki Nao
* Kozakura Haru
* Tachibana Shizuka (major debut)
* Tateishi Mari
* Kimura Takami (cameo)
* Shibata Osamu (cameo)
* Takahashi Tsubasa (cameo)
Aono Hajime

This article is about the character. For manga chapter, see Piece No. 1: Aono Hajime. For anime episode, see Episode 1: Aono Hajime.

## Aono Hajime

* Anime
* Manga

### Appellations

Hajime (Aono’s Mother)
Aono (Takeda-sensei)
Pervert (Ritsuko)
Nosebleed-kun (Ritsuko)
Aono-kun (Haru)

## Relationships

### Relatives

Aono Ryuuji (Father)
Unnamed Mother
Saeki Nao (Half-Brother)

## Portrayal

### Japanese

Shouya Chiba

“*Don’t you turn away from my feelings as if they didn’t exist!*”
―Aono Hajime
**Aono Hajime** (青(あお)野(の) 一(はじめ)?) is the main protagonist of the series. He a first-year student at Umimaku High School who is a first violinist in the Orchestra Club.

## Physical Appearance

Aono is a 16-year old boy of average height with dark-blue hair that has bangs covering his right eye and dark blue eyes.
He has a slim body and a weak physical stamina. He is often seen wearing his school uniform which consists of a red, blue, and white tie, white button up shirt with a blue blazer adorned with the Umimaku High School symbol, and blue pants with a brown belt.

## Personality

Aono was a reserved and rather gloomy loner during middle school who wasn't a real fan of getting sweaty in gym and never really interacted much with other boys his age (possibly due to the fact that he is sort of an introvert). However upon meeting Akine Ritsuko and others, he starts to show his kind, caring side and begins to open up more. He is generally a person who analyses things from a down-to-earth perspective but has a sensitive soul as well. He appears to be a passionate, hard-working musician, always trying to find ways to improve his music and playing. He doesn't always prefer to be around people which shows his independent side and will often find a quiet, empty place to practice on his own. When playing the violin, he can get aggressively wild and he easily draws attention to his unique sound.

He loves his violin and will continue to play even until he can no longer feel the strings-he even takes practice up till midnight.

## Quotes

* *"Merely four strings. The sound that can be related from them...grabs me and doesn’t let me go. Now and then, I look back...on the time when I...used to love that sound..."*
* *"-For a moment...I was dazzled. It may have been the setting sun...but that girl looked so radiant..."*
*"...I hear all sorts of sounds around me. But...my father’s sound isn’t one of them."*
*"Even though we had no instruments, it felt as if we had all been part of that performance. Every single player in here...is blending together with the melody..."*

## Etymology

* The name **Hajime** means "one" (一).
* Hajime's surname **Aono** means "blue" (青) (**ao**) and "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**).

## Trivia

* Other than the violin, Aono likes the piano very much.
* Aono likes using friend emojis.
* Rainy season is not Aono's favorite time of the year.
* Aono gets bad grades in school.
Ao no Orchestra (novel)

## *Ao no Orchestra*

Volume 1 cover

**Ao no Orchestra** (青のオーケストラ, *Ao no Ōkesutora*?, English: "The Blue Orchestra") is a light novel adaptation series of the manga series under the same name. The series is written and illustrated by Yui Tokiumi. The series currently has three volumes, with the first volume released on March 31, 2023.
Umimaku High School

**Umimaku High School** (海幕高校, *Umimaku Koukou*) is the high school the main characters currently attend. Umimaku High School is home to the prestigious orchestra club the main characters are a part of. Umimaku high school is a very large school with at least 18 classes each year with a total of more than 2.000 students. It seems that the school has a lift that can be used. Because of the large number of students, the canteen in this school will be so crowded during the lunch period.

## Students

First year :

* Yamada Ichiro
* Saeki Nao
* Kozakura Haru
* Akine Ritsuko
* Aono Hajime
* Tachibana Shizuka

Second year :

* Hatori Yo
* Susono Himeko
* Takimoto Kayo
* Taira Maria
* Sakuma Yuusuke
* Tsutsui Toshiki
* Tougane Rika

Third year :

* Harada So
* Tateishi Mari
* Machii Mizuki
* Yonezawa Chika
* Takahashi Tsubasa
* Takami Kimura
* Shibata Osamu

Graduate :

* Takeda-sensei
* Ayukawa Hiroaki
Aono (disambiguation)

Disambiguation page for Aono (disambiguation)The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Aono (青野(あおの)) is a surname that may refer to:

* Aono Hajime, the first violinist in the Umimaku High School Orchestra Club and the main protagonist of Ao no Orchestra.
	+ Piece No. 1: Aono Hajime, a manga chapter focusing at his past.
		- Episode 1: Aono Hajime, an anime episode adapted from said chapter.
* His father, Aono Ryuuji.
* His mother.
Blue Orchestra (Original Soundtrack)

***Blue Orchestra (Original Soundtrack)*** (青のオーケストラ オリジナル・サウンドトラック, *Ao no Ōkesutora Orijinaru Saundotorakku*?) is the original soundtrack album for the first season of Ao no Orchestra anime series released by Universal Music Japan on October 11, 2023 along side Blue Orchestra - Premium Classic. The album was composed, arranged, and recorded entirely by Kosemura Akira.
Makoto Akui

**Makoto Akui** (阿久井真, *Akui Makoto*?) is a Japanese mangaka who formerly studied under Ohtaka Shinobu, the mangaka known for her most popular series Sumomomo Momomo and Magi. Akui is best known for being the artist for the manga series *Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda.* or more commonly known as *The Anthem of the Heart*.

## Works

* *ゼクレアトル〜神マンガ戦記〜 The Creator: God Manga’s Military History* (Finished: Apr 18, 2012 to Sep 4, 2013) Manga cowritten with Takusu Totsuka. Seriazlied with Ura Sunday ending with 4 volumes and 20 chapters.
* *Moukin-chan* (Finished: Oct 2, 2013 to Apr 15, 2015) Manga serialized with Ura Sunday ending with 5 volumes and 71 chapters.
* *Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda* (Finished: Jul 8, 2015 to Jul 13, 2016) Manga serialized with Ura Sunday ending with 4 volumes and 28 chapters.
* *Ao no Orchestra* (Ongoing: Apr 25, 2017 to present) Manga serialized with Ura Sunday, currently still ongoing.
Tachibana Shizuka

* Anime
* Manga

“*I hate people who simply join this club just for laughs...*”
―Tachibana Shizuka to Akine Ritsuko in Chapter 10
**Tachibana Shizuka** (立(たち)花(ばな) 静(しずか)?) is a 1st-year student at Umimaku High School and is a 2nd violinist veteran who is a new member of the Orchestra Club. She used to play the first violin in her previous school orchestra, but decided to change positions as a second violinist. She is a skilled and experienced player, and she used to be the president of the orchestra club at her middle school, Kita Middle School.

## Appearance

Tachibana is a short girl for her age with sharp, slanted dark brown eyes and short, dark hair with two strands peeking out to cover her large forehead. She wears the standard school uniform for a 1st year with short black socks.

## Personality

Tachibana's personality is said to be of a scary no-nonsense player with a frown on her face and a serious aura. She is actually a really dedicated musician who takes great annoyance in newbie violinists and members who mess around during practice hours. Her way of speaking, however, is a tad rough, and she has a sharp tongue. But she does mean well and wishes to see her peers improve as soon as possible. She is a responsible student and has strong morals, and expresses her thoughts easily (but bluntly). She is very respectful and stiff with the older club members and greatly admires her 3rd year. Gradually she begins to treat her fellow 1st-year peers with less harshness and becomes one of their tutors, as she is an experienced skilled veteran.

## History

Tachibana was president of her orchestra club in middle school, however, she apparently paid too much attention to her own sound and regretted doing so even when she left middle school and joined high school. She used to play as a 1st violin who stood out, but now she was resolved to play as a 2nd violinist who accompanies the other 1st violins.

## Relationships

Ritsuko Akine - Tachibana initially saw Akine as a conceited, self-absorbed newbie player who only paid attention to her own sound and messed around during practice. The two girls picked fights with each other, often resulting in Tachibana saying a thing or two that got through to Akine and made her realize a few things. In reality, Tachibana was actually paying attention to Akine during practice and noticed that Akine didn't play well with the others as well as she did playing solo. Akine realizes this and asks Tachibana to help her with a problem she didn't understand during practice the next day. To her surprise, Tachibana agreed, but sternly. The two begin developing a frenemy relationship, and Tachibana now helps keep an eagle eye on the other 1st years, including Akine, making sure they don't slack off.

## Etymology

* The name **Shizuka** means "quiet" (静).
* Shizuka's surname **Tachibana** means "standing" (立) (**tachi**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**hana**/**bana**).
Episode 3: Umimaku High School Orchestra Club

**“Umimaku High School Orchestra Club”** (海幕高校オーケストラ部, *Umimaku Kōkō Ōkesutora-bu*?) is the third episode of the Ao no Orchestra anime series. This episode was broadcasted on April 23, 2023.

## Characters

List of characters in order of appearance.

* Takeda-sensei
* Aono Hajime
* Akine Ritsuko
* Aono's Mother
* Kozakura Haru (debut)
* Yamada Ichiro
* Umimaku High School Orchestra Club
	+ Tateishi Mari (debut; cameo)
	+ Harada So (debut; cameo)
	+ Machii Mizuki (debut; cameo)
	+ Yonezawa Chika (debut; cameo)
	+ Ayukawa Hiroaki (debut; cameo)
	+ Tsutsui Toshiki (debut; cameo)
	+ Togane Rika (debut; cameo)
	+ Sakuma Yusuke (debut; cameo)
	+ Hatori Yo (debut; cameo)
	+ Takahashi Tsubasa (debut; cameo)
	+ Kimura Takami (debut; cameo)
	+ Shibata Osamu (debut; cameo)
Yūsari no Canon

***Yūsari no Canon*** (夕さりのカノン?, lit. *Evening Canon*) is the ending theme for the first season (except the second and eighth episode) of the Ao no Orchestra anime series performed by Soshina featuring 『Yuika』.

## Lyrics

### TV Size

始まっているんだ ここに皆いるんだ

二度とない世界な気がしてる

文房具と時計 交互に見てる

ノートの罫線 すぐ五線譜に変わる

太陽が雲に 空を一瞬任せる

陰りを帯びてく ヴァイオリンの落書き

放課後の 無関係な

全ての音が心地良い

始まっているんだ ここに皆いるんだ

二度とない世界な気がしてる

もっと弾きたいんだ もっと奏でたいんだ

一度きりの無限の音楽

この音が好き

### Full

始まっているんだ ここに皆いるんだ

二度とない世界な気がしてる

文房具と時計 交互に見てる

ノートの罫線 すぐ五線譜に変わる

太陽が雲に 空を一瞬任せる

陰りを帯びてく ヴァイオリンの落書き

放課後の 無関係な

全ての音が心地良い

始まっているんだ ここに皆いるんだ

二度とない世界な気がしてる

もっと弾きたいんだ もっと奏でたいんだ

一度きりの無限の音楽

この音が好き

運動部の声 交響曲に混じる

物音へ視線 約5cmの記号

細胞が耳に 時を一瞬任せる

光りを帯びてく ヴァイオリンらの響き

教室を通り抜ける

風のチューニング

間違っていいんだ 諦めないんだ

二度とない世界だと思う

本気で演奏して 本気の拍手浴びて

この空間に 泣きそうになる

始まっているんだ ここに皆いるんだ

二度とない世界な気がしてる

もっと弾きたいんだ もっと奏でたいんだ

一度きりの無限の音楽

息を一つに

この音が好き
Susono Himeko

* Anime
* Manga

“*You should eat lots, if you wanna make a good sound at practise....*”
―Susono Himeko to Aono Hajime (Chapter 15)
**Susono Himeko** (裾(すそ)野(の) 姫(ひめ)子(こ)?) is a 2nd year who plays as a 1st violin in the Umimaku Orchestra Club. She is one of the next candidates to be the next leader of the violin section. Susuno is one of the 2nd year veterans and plays her instrument with power and ambition.

## Appearance

Himeko appears to be a tall 2nd year with a big build. She has a round face and average sized dark-colorer eyes with short black hair that wisps in toward the ends.

She wears the regular school uniform for a 2nd year, including a 2nd year bow tie and wears her skirt at an appropriate length.

## Personality

Suzuno has a strong, sisterly-like personality with a dynamic, passionate attitude that she brings during practise. She is a helpful girl who can read the mood and tries to take her job as a violinist seriously. She has a part pooper kind of side to her whenever around her 2nd year friends and is the more sensible one, who brings the others down from dreamland back to earth. She has a powerful work ethic and doesn't like late-comers. She is a punctual student and wears a watch on her wrist. She gets nervous whenever she is about to play for a big event or test, and thus, gets a lot of stomach problems. Otherwise, she is a good player and a diligent musician.

## Etymology

* The name **Himeko** means "princess, young lady of noble birth" (姫) (**hime**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
* Himeko's surname **Susono** means "hem, cuff, cut edge of a hairdo, mountain foot" (裾) (**suso**) and "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**).
Kozakura Haru

This article is about the character. For manga chapter, see Piece No. 12: Kozakura Haru. For anime episode, see Episode 7: Kozakura Haru.

## Kozakura Haru

* Anime
* Manga

### Appellations

Haru (Ritsuko)
Haru-chan (Yamada)

## Characteristics

### Hair

Dark Green (manga)
Black (anime)

### Eyes

Dark Green (manga)
Black (anime)

## First Appearances

### Manga

Chapter 3 (Mentioned)
Chapter 5

### Anime

Season 1, Episode 3: Umimaku High School Orchestra Club

## Portrayal

### Japanese

Minako Satō

“*‘I'm okay.’ Those words has always been a cursed phrase to me. I said it even if I'm actually NOT okay.*”
― Kozakura Haru in chapter 13
**Kozakura Haru** (小(こ)桜(ざくら) ハ(は)ル(る)) is a first-year student at Umimaku High School who is the first violinist in the Orchestra Club.

## Appearance

Haru is a slim high school girl with short, curly dark green hair (which gets frizzy in the rain) where she often uses two clips to hold her bangs to the side and she possibly possesses dark green eyes.

Usually, she can be seen wearing her school uniform in neat attire with the 1st year bow tie and school blazer. She casually ties back her hair in a low ponytail when practicing hard.

## Personality

Haru is a rather quiet and timid character who doesn't really stand out. She is generally a polite and tactful girl but possess a lack of self-confidence and gets nervous real easily. She dislikes her cowardly personality and wishes to change but finds it hard to do so-. She is an introvert and has trouble interacting and making friends with the other girls in her classroom. Nevertheless, she appears to be a sensitive, sweet young lady who loves music and playing the violin.

## History

Back in middle school, Haru was getting bullied, slowly but surely, by some girls in her classroom. Due to this, she made the decision to leave and transfer schools-resulting in separation from her best friend Akine Ritsuko. However, both girls joined the same high school and both joined the Umimaku Orchestra Club. Haru still finds it scary and hard for her to socialise with her other classmates but seems to be getting along well with the other 1st years in the violinist section.

## Quotes

* *"Do you remember the promise we made back then?"*
* *"'I'm okay.' Those words has always been a cursed phrase to me. I said it even if I'm actually not okay."*

## Etymology

* The name **Haru** is written in katakana (ハル), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (陽, 春 or 晴), it could possibly mean:
	+ 陽 - "light, sun, male".
	+ 春 - "spring".
	+ 晴 - "clear weather".
* Haru's surname **Kozakura** means "small" (小) (**ko**) and "cherry blossom" (桜) (**sakura**/**zakura**).

## Trivia

* Haru owns a cat.
* Haru likes horror movies.
* Haru wore glasses in middle school and still regularly wears them at home.
Aono Ryuuji

“*Hajime, you are the violinist. Keep playing the violin with all you've got.*”
―Aono Ryuji said to his son, Hajime on chapter 2

**Aono Ryuji** (青(あお)野(の) 龍(りゅう)仁(じ), *Aono Ryūji*?) is the father of Hajime and Saeki. He is a professional violinist, gathering several awards during his time.

## Appearance

Ryuji is a tall man with dark blue eyes and spikey hair.

He usually wears casual clothing with blue summer shirt, black inner tee and white pants, even during performance.

## The Scandal

While married with his wife, Ryuji was caught having an affair with an opera singer and have given birth of Saeki Nao in Germany.

## Quotes

* (To Hajime) *“You are a violinist. So continue playing as if your life depended on it.”*

## Etymology

* The name **Ryuji** means "dragon" (龍) (**ryuu**) and "compassionate" (仁) (**ji**).
* Ryuji's surname **Aono** means "blue" (青) (**ao**) and "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**).
Episode 4: Saeki Nao

**“Saeki Nao”** (佐伯直?) is the fourth episode of the Ao no Orchestra anime series. This episode was broadcasted on April 30, 2023.

## Characters

List of characters in order of appearance:

* Aono Hajime
* Takeda-sensei
* Akine Ritsuko
* Saeki Nao (debut)
* Yamada Ichiro
* Kozakura Haru
* Tateishi Mari (major debut)
* Tsutsui Toshiki (cameo)
* Sakuma Yusuke (cameo)
* Kimura Takami (cameo)
* Shibata Osamu (cameo)
* Takahashi Tsubasa (cameo)
* Yonezawa Chika
* Harada So
* Tachibana Shizuka (debut; cameo)
Cantabile

**Cantabile** is the opening song for the first episode to twenty-third episode of the first season of Ao no Orchestra anime series, also used as ending song for the twenty-fourth episode. The song was performed by Novelbright.

## Lyrics

### TV Size

* Japanese
* Rōmaji

だから あれは なんて言いわけい訳ばかり

だけど それは なんて泣なき言ごとばかり

偽いつわりの仮面かめんで化かした私わたしは何者なにもの?

いくつものタイトルのついた日々ひびとの出会であい

まるで違ちがう人ひとを生いきているかのような

君きみがくれた歌うたは明日あすへと導みちびいた

起死回生きしかいせい胸むねに描えがいて

爪つめを噛かんで待まつ日ひとはおさらば

見みえない傷きずまでも愛あいして今いま連つれ出だすよ

ありふれたこのフレーズも

君きみとつけたメロディなら

来世らいせでも愛あいされるような歌うたになる気きがするんだよ

そんな想おもい繋つないで

旋律せんりつを奏かなでていく

辿たどり着つけるかな 大だい歓声かんせいが待まつ未来みらい

Dakara are wa nante īwake bakari

Dakedo sore wa nante nakigoto bakari

Itsuwari no kamen de kashita

Watashi wa nanimono?

Ikutsu mo no taitoru no tsuita hibi to no deai

Marude chigau hito o ikiteiru ka no yōna

Kimi ga kureta uta wa asu e to michibīta

Kishikaisei mune ni egaite

Tsume o kande matsu hi to wa osaraba

Mienai kizu made mo aishite ima tsuredasuyo

Arifureta kono furēzu mo

Kimi to tsuketa merodinara

Raise de mo aisareru yōna uta ni naru

Ki ga suru ndayo

Sonna omoi tsunaide

Senritsu o kanadeteiku

Tadori tsukeru kana

Dai kansei ga matsu mirai

## Characters In Order of Appearance

* Aono Hajime
* Akine Ritsuko
* Saeki Nao
* Kozakura Haru
* Yamada Ichiro

## Trivia

* In the opening, Saeki was holding a CD album from his father.
Episode 1: Aono Hajime

**“Aono Hajime”** (青野ハジメ?) is the first episode of the Ao no Orchestra anime series. This episode was broadcasted on April 9, 2023.

## Summary

Aono Hajime, in his third year of middle school, is a former professional violinist who stopped playing due to his traumatic past relationship with his father. One day, while he's in school doing career counseling with Takeda-sensei, a mysterious violin sound starts playing. After he collapsed while playing basketball and was sent to the infirmary, he heard that terrible violin sound again. He tries to find the source of the sound and finds Akine Ritsuko. That is when he found out that Takeda-sensei was a violin player in a high school orchestra club. Aono was offered by Takeda-sensei to teach Akine the violin.

## Characters

List of characters in order of appearance:

* Aono Hajime (debut)
* Aono Ryuuji (debut)
* Aono's Mother (debut)
* Shinozaki (debut; minor)
* Akine Ritsuko (debut)
* Takeda-sensei (debut)

## Gallery

### Screenshots

Aono practicing violin with his father as a kid.Akine, reluctant to start practicing with Aono.Takeda-sensei trying to negotiate.
## Trivia

### Adaptation Note

* Even though the manga mentioned the name of Aono, Akine, and Takeda-sensei's middle school: Yamano Middle School, anime did not mention any information about said school.
* In anime, Aono wonders who Akine was after the counseling.
Post Vita

**Post Vita**, or **The Afterlife** is an unknown location where characters, specifically only characters created by The Creator travel to after they die. Christian characters may interpret their own Post Vita as Heaven, though there is a difference. There is no particular religious affiliation to Post Vita, and it is customized by Creation to their perfect dream world, fit with whatever, and whoever the character desires most of all. Most of the time Post Vita takes the form of an old Japanese or Chinese garden, fit with nature, fields and tools for a perfect afterlife. However, it can take on other forms, such as Josephine's who was an ideal envisionment of the Imperial Palace with her friends and family present.

## Visions of Post Vita

The following characters have visited Post Vita:

* Empress Josephine: Visited Post Vita twice, once when she was 26, found it to be a dark, empty, bleak void, as it was not yet developed. Then again when she was 70, and visited a perfect version of the American Imperial Palace.
* Zara Jane Brooks: Visited Post Vita explicity in Universe 1Z-4, found a relaxing Chinese garden. Visited Post Vita in canon in 2101, though the exact vision of it is not presented to the reader.
* Taylor West: Visited Post Vita, though exact vision of it is not present to the reader.
* Ella Westmore: Visited Post Vita, though exact vision of it is not present to the reader.
* Nathan Carlson: Visited Post Vita, though exact vision of it is not present to the reader.
Venom

Man-Child

Father (By Vengeance)

Taylor (Host)

Vigilante (Formerly)

Two of the Same

The Foe That Broke Her

A Teenage Girl's Guide To Superpowers

**Venom** is the deuteragonist of the Symbiosis Series, secondary to his human host, Taylor West. Venom is Taylor's primary companion and guardian throughout the series, and sees him transform from a violent, angry beast willing to kill whomever it pleased, whenever it pleased-to a 'lethal protector' with a big heart who would use whatever means necessary to protect his host and her family, whom he considered his own.
Yamada Ichiro

* Anime
* Manga

“*Just keep on being Saeki’s rival…*”
―Yamada speaking to Aono in Chapter 23
**Ichiro Yamada** (山(やま)田(だ) 一(いち)郎(ろう), *Yamada Ichiro*) is a cello player in the Umimaku Orchestra Club as a 1st-year veteran and was Aono's classmate and fellow musician in elementary school. He was also in the same middle school as Saeki.

## Appearance

Yamada is a tall young man for the 1st year and has small, golden eyes and bronze-colorer wavy hair that is pretty long. He wears the standard school uniform for Umimaku with the 1st year tie and blazer.

## Personality

Yamada is an outgoing, friendly fellow who gets along well with young and old people. He is a sociable, positive-thinking young man who tries to impress girls and calls them "cute".

## Relationships

* Hajime Aono -
* Ritsuko Akine -
* Nao Saeki -
Omar Allende

**Omar Allende** was a main character of the 2020 dystopian short story God's Will and the primary antagonist towards his wife, Mia Westwood. Omar is represented as a institutionalized member of the dystopian society that they live in and a foil to Mia.

## Background

It is unknown when and where Omar was born, except that it was in Socheristan, a horrible dystopian tyrannical regime ruled by the Sacred Prophet. What is known is that he was best friends growing up with Mia Westwood and the two were very close. When Omar was fourteen, it was announced he would be marrying Mia, and despite his protests, the plan went through anyway.

## God's Will

Omar's initial reaction to marrying Mia is one of distaste, the wedding having destroyed their strong friendship. Omar is bored and nonchalant throughout the entire ceremony, and apologizes to Mia before kissing her, completing the transaction of lives. Afterwards, in their new home, Omar wanted to just consummate the marriage, hopefully get Mia pregnant so they could just forget the whole thing ever happened. Mia refuses and Omar backs down, at this time not wanting to hurt his friend.

However, Omar begins to change and devolve into the borderline abusive husband that is custom in Socheristan. He increasingly alienates himself from Mia as the clock ticks down. He gets a job as a Crusader Knight and after a month, makes Mia finally promise to fulfill her marital duties.

When he gets home, she is nowhere in sight, having fled towards the northern border to escape. He rallies Crusader patrols to find her and capture her alive and he finally tracks her down near a checkpoint at the border. He chases her down and tries to talk her down and convince her to come back home with him. However, Mia sprints back across the border and leaving Omar distasteful.

Twelve days later, Omar, along with the entire Westwood and Allende are brought before and judged by the Sacred Prophet, and Omar silently remarks how he wished Mia just did what she was told. Then Omar is killed by the Crusaders in a ruthless massacre.
Isla de las Almas Perdidas

**Isla de las Almas Perdidas (Eng. Island of Lost Souls)** is an uninhabited island just north of the Antarctic Circle, placing it within the region known as the Subantarctic. Located the coordinates of 56°38'09.0"S 25°12'23.8"E and is uninhabited except for penguins, seals and birds which live there. It is the second most isolated place on Earth, as its closest point to land is Bouvet Island, itself a uninhabited frozen wasteland-over 860 miles to its northwest. The closest inhabited land, South Africa, is 1600 miles away. The island was passed by Spanish explorers in 1843, but they mislabeled its coordinates for about 100 miles east of where it was, and as such, when future voyages went out and found nothing, the island was deemed another phantom island. However, Almas Perdidas did exist, and anyone unlucky enough to shipwreck there was certified dead. However, the Spanish were dead set the island did exist, and they gave it its modern name, 'Island of Lost Souls'.

The island itself is microscopic and was never picked up on satellite radar. Despite its location, Almas Perdidas is heavily forested, with huge forests, hills and sheer cliffs. It even has small lakes and swamps for fishing if someone dared go there intentionally. The island's existence wasn't actually confirmed until 2028, when 18 year old Amelia Martin, an Australian national was rescued by Russian fisherman who just happened to pass the island and see her fire. Martin had been stranded on the island for over four years. Even today, Isla de las Almas Perdidas remains unclaimed.
Elijah Fox

Flirt (By Ella)

**Elijah Fox** is a main character who acts as a acquaintance and later enemy of Ella Westmore and Spencer Harris in the 2021 novel Ella's Storm. Elijah, who goes by Eli is an egotistical jerk who thinks he is the ultimate casanova and is a serial womanizer. His ego is further expanded on the fact that he has been routinely praised for his football skills. He is set to appear as the main antagonist of Ella's Storm 2, which was published in December of 2021.

## Background

Elijah 'Eli' Fox was born on February 11, 2005 (According to this wiki) in Medford, Oregon. His father, George, was a notorious neo-nazi and doomsday activist. From a young age, George instilled white supremacist, nazi and other unsavory ideologies into the young boy, as well as teaching him how to use firearms. These weapons included rifles, handguns, assault rifles and machine guns. Eli would hang out with George's goons and cronies in his doomsday bunker, in the woods behind his house. His mother, Mary, simply ignored it, knowing George had corrupted her son.

However, when Eli was twelve, and George was teaching Eli how to shoot an XM-Hawk, he began snapping out of it, realizing what he was teaching his son, to hate and hurt people who didn't agree with his sick ideology. The process wasn't immediate, George started going to therapy, ditched his old friends, and packed his bags and went to Tibet to figure out the true meaning of his life, leaving Mary to care for Eli alone.

When George returned, Eli rejected his father, too indoctrinated at this point, to George's horror.

Eli grew up to be an egomaniac, only further cemented by his joining of the high school football team.
Mackenzie VanCain (Shadow of the Rig)

The Grand Duchess of New Yukon

China's Poster Girl

Leader of the Nomad's

Xing Lin † ("Father")

Shen Zhelan † ("Mother")

Tao Xinyi † ("Sister")

### Affiliation

United States of America (2065-2067) (2075-2077)People's Republic of China (2067-2075)

Vault 241 (2077-2035)

The Nomads (2035-2036)

New Yukon (2036-)

### Occupation

Chinese Propaganda Tool (2070-2075)Grand Duchess of New Yukon (2236-)

## Biographical information

### Date of birth

May 1, 2065 (Age 179 biologically, Age 20 literally)

### Place of birth

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

## Appearances

### Debut

Fallout: Shadow of the Rig

**Mackenzie Emmalynn VanCain** is the founder and first leader of the Grand Duchy of New Yukon, the sole survivor of Vault 241, and the 'Hero of the Chinese Revolution'. Born in 2065, she lived through the Chinese occupation of Alaska for her entire early life, and was brainwashed into a propaganda tool used by the Chinese at her expense. She forgot her childhood identity before being liberated by American forces in 2075. She was then sent into a vault a couple years later, and put into cryostasis. She would not be woken up for another 158 years - but by a group of leaderless nomads, who soon became a family of its own...
Multiverse

**The Multiverse** is the system of organization of the universes crafted and governed by the Creator in order to ensure the rules of space time remain in check and running with its normal efficiency. The Creator and others of his species oversee the Multiverse with frightening speed and rarely interact with the subjects of the Multiverse, often viewing them as 'little playthings' and 'toys' for their superior selves to goof around with when bored. When they do interact, it is often in an attempt to fix an error, change the path of current events and to add to their own entertainment.

## Levels

The Multiverse is divided into the Upper and Lower levels. This is the baseline and basic organization structure of the Multiverse.

### Upper Level and Lower Level

The Upper Level is also known as the Canonized Territory and consists of worlds that are canon to the lore of the multiverse. The Lower Level consists of other not fully canonized universes, often are tails and branches of other universes. The Upper Level consists of seven universes, while the Lower Level consists of many thousands of alternate realities, where universes shift in a different direction because of oftentimes, one different choice being conducted.

### Upper Level Universes

The Upper Level has five universes:

1. Earth Primary
2. Earth Secondary
3. Earth Tertiary
4. Earth Quarternary
5. Earth Quinary
6. Earth Senary
7. Earth Septenary
Scott Butchoy

**Scott Butchoy** is a main character in the 2020 novel She Who Stalks The Night, who acts as the main driving force in the police procedure to catch the Fayetteville Reaper and essentially becomes a grief stricken rival of the prolific serial killer, which comes to dominate his every day life, and in fact, nearly breaks the detective by ripping away what he cares about most.
Orlincado (Character)

Not to be confused with the ship.

Orlincado is an reoccurring character on Nikocado’s channel, as his name says, he is an fusion between Nikocado Avocado and Orlin Home, he has an tendency to insult and fight both Nikocado and Orlin, causing the two to team up against him, making him mostly get the short end of the stick.

## Appearances

### Debut

Oomp bought an fusing machine | MUKBANG (Nikocado’s channel)He doesn’t know I bought an fusing machine (Oompaville’s channel)

## Appearance

Orlincado appears to be a fusion of both Nikocado and Orlin, as he has Nikocado’s hair style, legs, and arms along with Orlin’s face and torso. He also appears to wear a mix and match type of the two’s clothing styles.

## Introduction

Orlincado made his first debut in a collab video called “Oomp bought an fusing machine | MUKBANG”, in the video, Nikocado was collabing with oompaville, mukbanging and engaging in shenanigans with him per usual, at the end of the video, oompaville mentions he got an fusing machine off Amazon for $4k and that he bought it to Nikocado’s house, this made Nikocado surprised, so he went with oompaville and brought Orlin with him to see it, after inspecting the machine, Nikocado and oompaville would proceed to put in items to use for a fusion, such as foods, household items, and miscellaneous tools as well, this would give Nikocado an idea to fuse himself with Orlin, the two would proceed to both go into the fusing machine, as light emitted from the middle chamber, an person came out of it, this person would none other than be Orlincado, marking the first ever time he appeared on Nikocado’s channel.

After this, he would occasionally appear as an 3rd party character to insult both Orlin and Nikocado, frequently engaging in a fight with them and constantly losing due to being outmatched.

## Trivia

* Despite him antagonizing Nikocado and Orlin, he doesn’t really count as an true antagonist as he is friends with both of them, making him come off as an frenemy to them.