Tadano Hitomi

**Hitomi Tadano** (只 (ただ) 野 (の)  瞳 (ひとみ) , *Tadano Hitomi*?) is the younger sister of Tadano Hitohito. She bears resemblance to her brother in terms of understanding people's minds.

She is an energetic girl, unlike her brother who is timid and more passive in doing things.

## Appearance

Hitomi is a short girl that shares the same big beady eyes as her older brother and makes similar expressions. She is shorter and skinnier than Tadano, but otherwise very similar, and wears her medium-length hair in two short twin tails.

## Personality

In contrast to her older brother, who is usually seen as "extremely average," Hitomi is an energetic and eccentric girl. Unlike her more self-conscious brother, Hitomi is not as concerned with what others think, doing odd things such as introducing herself via rapping and not being embarrassed by it. Because of her cheery nature, she is well-liked among her peers.

Hitomi is rather blunt and forthright, openly claiming that she's not very good in either grades or sports during her class introduction. She does not seem to possess the same level of self-awareness as her older brother and tends to jump to conclusions, assuming that the reason Shousuke wasn't talking to her was because he had a communication disorder when in reality he was just choosing to ignore her. Nonetheless, she is a kind and friendly girl who does her best to "help" Shousuke with communicating. This usually means she using ventriloquism to pretend Shousuke is speaking.

## History

Hitomi makes a first, non-physical appearance when Komi accidentally calls Tadano with her new phone. After the call, Tadano screams out of their apartment that her voice sounds beautiful, as Hitomi tells him to keep it down.

During the summer, she makes a true, albeit brief, appearance when Tadano sneezes due to Grandma Yuiko's frequent references to him, and asks if he's caught a summer cold.

When Najimi, Komi and Yamai visit the Tadano's home on the last day of summer to study, Hitomi greets them and thanks them for hanging out with her brother. She is confused at Najimi's apparent change in gender, and wonders if Yamai is Tadano's girlfriend, but is most perplexed by Komi, and drags her brother out into the hall, incredulous that he managed to convince Komi to visit. She hangs with the group as they study, and brings them drinks to share.

Hitomi briefly visits Tadano's school maid cafe, as she had some free time, no sooner had she entered she saw Tadano in a maid outfit. Slightly unnerved, she snaps a picture of him and promptly leaves, phoning their mum, declaring that he really is "like that" (presumably transgender, or otherwise non-standard). She later uploaded that photo to the cloud, so it could exist forever.

She and Tadano went to the shops, to get an anniversary gift for their parents, when they bumped into Komi and her father. Tadano suggests that Komi go into a clothes store with Hitomi, as they're both girls, who recommends a cardigan.

Just before winter break, Tadano leaves to ride on his bike at night, as Hitomi wonders he's buying something, like porn. Tadano later finds Komi, and suggests hanging out over the break.

January 2nd, as Tadano awakens at noon, and is surprised that Najimi is there with his sister, forgetting that they played video games until late at night. Najimi suggests visiting a shrine, and the two of them begin inviting all of their friends. After Komi fails to pick up, Tadano suggests calling again, as Najimi and Hitomi grin knowingly, Tadano quickly making excuses, afterwards Hitomi teases him for his embarrassment.

Tadano is home, sick, as his mother and sister leave for a hot spring. Hitomi asks if he'll be ok, as Tadano insists that they go have fun. However, his condition worsens, and accidentally brings Komi over, intending to invite Najimi to help him. When Hitomi returns she checks up on Tadano, then smells "girl" in the air, immediately becoming suspicious. The next day, she thinks he is unwell as he is still pale, but he is actually agonizing over whether Komi had come over or not, making him look ill.

On Valentine's Day, Tadano returns with no chocolates from any girls, as his mum and sister try to cheer him up, offering him some of theirs. Yet more misunderstanding occurs when Hitohito reveals he got chocolate from Katai, a boy. Hitomi, during dinner, sees a shadow approaching the door, and demands that Hitohito buy some ice cream from the store, to get him out of the house. He meets Komi, who gives him "friend" chocolate that she failed to give him at school.

During March, Tadano is fretting over what to get Komi for White Day, in return for the chocolate he got on Valentine's Day. He asks Hitomi for advice, who again misinterprets Komi for Katai, asking if it's serious, but she reconsiders the long-haired shadow she saw on Valentine's, realising that it was a girl. Hitomi questions if the chocolate was for friends, or *something else*, Tadano is unsure, but hasitly assures himself that it couldn't be. Hitomi makes Tadano hold an image of this person in head, and, holding his shoulders, urgently demands if it's love, as Tadano sheepishly admits that he pays extra attention to this "person". Hitomi, grabbing her coat, goes to the department store for a present, as their mother eavedrops on them, only hearing that Tadano got chocolate from a boy, further deepening the misunderstanding.

On White Day, a Saturday, Tadano steels himself in prepration to give Komi her gift, as Hitomi teases him, but also wishes him good luck. His mother also sees him off, still not aware that he is not visiting Katai.

## Trivia

* She sleeps in the same room as her older brother.
* She is good at ventriloquism.
* She is good enough at Judo that she was able to enter the prefectural tournament in middle school.
* Hitomi, Chusaku Kometani, Najimi Osana and lately Emoyama's family are the only characters who have broken the fourth wall.
* Thinks of Shousuke Komi as a brother in Chapter 344.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 18
2. ↑ Chapter 45
3. ↑ Chapter 50
4. ↑ Chapter 68
5. ↑ Chapter 74
6. ↑ Chapter 85
7. ↑ Chapter 94
8. ↑ Chapter 99
9. ↑ Chapter 101
10. ↑ Chapter 118
11. ↑ Chapter 126
12. ↑ Chapter 128
13. ↑ chapter 338