Koko Matsumoto

* Manga
* Anime
* Movie

**Koko Matsumoto** (松本 香子, *Matsumoto Kōko*) is a supporting character of the *Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!* series. She is a girl who was in a club with Miyako in high school. Although Miyako barely remembers her, Koko has been obsessively fixated on her, acting like a stalker.

## Appearance

Koko is a young woman with long brown hair and dark brown eyes. She usually wears a white striped T-shirt and a pink top.

## Personality

Koko is a pleasant young woman who always smiles. She can communicate with strangers naturally and is willing to help them.

When the conversation comes up with "Miyako Hoshino" topic, Koko's other side emerges. She acts and speaks in a scary way, which gives her the appearance of being about to do something bad.

Koko had been fixated on Miyako since she fell with her in high school, and she had been stalking her like a stalker. When she's with Miyako, she's terrifying and suspicious. She also gets maniacally happy whenever Miyako gives her something, which makes Miyako terrified of her. Oddly enough, she tries to help Miyako in any way she can to gain her trust; she is constantly aware of when Miyako needs help.

## Story

In episode 6, Koko is introduced. She helps Hinata, Hana, and Noa in locating Miyako at university. While Miyako takes a nap next to Hinata and others eating sweets on a bench, Koko quietly approaches Miyako from behind. Hinata notices her and shouts, causing Miyako to wake up and collide with Koko's head. She then describes that she had a crush on Miyako from high school and begins to obsess over her. Miyako barely remembers her. Hana suspects Koko of stalking her and considers calling the cops; Koko immediately pretends to flee, but she remains hidden behind a tree.

## Relationships

### Miyako Hoshino

After one year of being fixated on Miyako like a stalker, Koko counts her as her "best friend", although Miyako can't even remember about their first met. Their relationship gets better later. Koko gives her hand to help Miyako many times. And she gets more trust from Miyako.

### Yuna Matsumoto

Koko is an older sister of Yu. They have a great time together. She usually takes a walk with Yu and her puppy.

### Chizuru Hoshino

Given that Koko informs Miyako's mother that she is a friend of Miyako, Koko is permitted entry into Miyako's home. She says that she will take care of Miyako, and Chizuru trusts her. She also refers her as "mom".

### Hinata Hoshino

In the middle of relationships between Hinata and Koko is Miyako. The only point of being friends to each other is to talk all about Miyako. Although they're different in age, Hinata calls Koko without honorific titles after her surname ("Matsumoto" without "san"), indicating how close they are.

### Noa Himesaka

After Noa helps Koko find her puppy and younger sister, she has changed her opinion of her as a bad person. As a result, she finds the benefit from being friends with her; she sometimes calls her on the phone to ask for help with Miyako's information.

## Etymology

* The name **Koko** means "fragrance, fragrant" (香, *kō*) and "child" (子, *ko*).
* Koko's surname **Matsumoto** means "pine tree, fir tree" (松, *matsu*) and "base, root, origin" (本, *moto*).

## Trivia

* Koko's birthday is on October 16th.
* Koko's star sign is Libra.
* Koko likes taking walks while she dislikes rain.
	+ Koko's hobby is taking walks where Miyako often goes to or where she can see Miyako's house.
		- Koko dislikes rain because she can't go watches Miyako outside.
* Koko knows a lot about Miyako, and Noa occasionally texts her to inquire about Miyako's information.
	+ Koko tells Miyako that she know more about her than herself do.
* The bond between Koko and Miyako is growing stronger. On Valentine's Day, Miyako begins to call Koko by her first name and shows Koko more trust.

* Before Koko introduces in Episode 6, she is seen to appear in every previous episode.
* Koko has a dog named "Miyako", which is named after Miyako Hoshino.
* As seen on Noa's phone screen, Koko's LINE profile picture is a straight face of her dog on a green background.

* According to the official merchandise of the series, her first name was spelled as "Kouko" instead of "Koko".
* Koko's hairstyle is inspired by Miyako when she was in high school.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anime - Episode 6
2. ↑ Manga - Chapter 50
3. ↑ Anime - Episode 8
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Manga - Volume 3 - Chapter 29.5 (Characters' profiles)
5. ↑ Anime - Episode 13
6. ↑ Manga - Chapter 50
7. ↑ Episode 13
8. ↑ https://1999.co.jp/eng/10726823