Characters

**These are the characters of the Mother-of-Pearl series.**

**Main Characters**

Yarata Inoue (井上やらた, *Inoue Yarata*): The main protagonist of the series. She is a friendly, honest and hard-working girl who dreams of becoming a flutist in the concert band. She is the lead flutist. Eventually, Yarata also enjoys puppy videos and loves caring for them.

Harino Aizuri (ハリノアイズリ *Harino Aizuri*): The deuteragonist of the series. She is a book-loving, curious and supportive girl who plays lead oboe. Besides band, Harino enjoys writing stories, reading books, and playing with her little sister, Kaori. She is also childhood friends with Yarata.

**Teachers at Nito:**

Wakabaru Nokichi (若バル幸吉, *Kokichi Wakabaru*): A seventh-grade teacher. He is a friendly, responsible and caring person who is married. Outside of education, he teaches ESL in Italy and Brazil. ￼

Hatasaka Tsukuro (畑坂つくろ, *Hata-zaka Tsukuro*): Nito's former band teacher. He was a caring and generous person who put people before him. Outside of education, He taught Japanese in South Korea. ￼

Ishiwari Tanaka ￼ (田中石割, *Tanaka Ishiwari*): Yarata's homeroom teacher. He teaches history.

Oharagi Narinmochi (大原木成門町, *Ohara Kinari Kado Machi*): The replacement of Hatasaka Tsukuro, the former band teacher. He is an optimistic, adventorous and soft-spoken man who loves music. He has family in Norway, Samoa, and Greece.

Shelly Rosso (シェリー・ロッソ, *Sherie Rosso*): An art teacher. She is a tall, outgoing and supportive woman who is still coping the demise of her unnamed husband, who died of a stroke over a decade ago. She has distant Italian descent, and can speak fluent Italian, Japanese, English and Armenian.

**Minor + Supporting Characters:**

Elyse Nokichi (エリスノキチ, *Erisu Nokichi*): The sister of Wakabaru. She loves to play the oboe and enjoys painting in her free time.

Mary Nokichi (メアリーノキチ, *Meari Nokichi*): The daughter of Wakabaru and aunt of Elyse. She is currently studying animation.

Kaori Aizuri (相栗香織, *Ai Ritsu Kaori*): The younger sister of Harino. She loves music.

Takeo Carasako (カラサコ武子, *Karasako Takeko*): A tenor-saxophonist in band. He tends to be very cruel, harsh and strict, but also shows a soft-spoken and friendly personality, which is rarely seen.

Francine Sumiko (フランシーヌ・スミコ, *Francine Smico*): The close and childhood friend of Yarata. She is a cheery, supportive and friendly girl who plays the oboe.

Gina Sito (ジーナ・シト, *Jina Sito*), alt **Gina Saito**: An alto saxophonist in band. She was known for her considerate actions to her classmates, to whom her classmates call her "the mother of the band".

Ryunosuke Jatek (龍之介ジャテック *Ryunosuke Ja-tec*), alt **Ryūnosuke Jatec**: The lead alto saxophonist. With his stoic, intimidating-yet-shy, and outgoing personality, he is known as "the father of the band".

Mrs. Inoue (関外井上, *Kanto Inoue*): The mother of Yarata. She works as an artist. With her courteous, friendly, and South Japan traditions, she is able to create paintings with meanings.

Aramoto Shigeru (荒本茂, *Aramoto Shigeru*), written in English as **Shigeru Aramoto**: The lead trumpet player in band. With his laid-back and humorous personality, he brings his solo to a meaningful one.

Setake "Mina" Kiotsune (せたけ「美奈」キオツネ, *Setake `Mina' Kiotsune*): A prudent and generous girl who is a percussion player in band. She is known as "the captain of the percussion section".

Akenao Kiotsune (キオツネ明直, *Kiotsune Akinao*): A trilingual (Japanese, Italian, English) and attractive college student who enrolls at an unnamed university in Tokyo.

Adeika (アデイカ *Adaka*), pronounced "**Ah-die-kuh**": A survivor of the Famines; a war where Ghana and Mali fought. Ghana entered Mali. Some residents escaped on a boat. Adeika was seperated from her parents, who died in Mali. She can speak French, Japanese, and English fluently. Adeika also goes by **Reikha** (レイカ, *Raka*).

Affian Akintra (アフィアン・アキントラ, *Afian Akintora*), spelled in Japanese as **Afian Akintora**: An Ivorian-Japanese girl who plays bass clarinet. She can speak French, Japanese, and English fluently.

Agnes Iekami (アグネス家上, *Agnes Ie Ue*), alt **Agnes Ikami**: The pen-pal of Francine. She lives in Aomori Prefecture, with her little sister and father.

Eutalia Adamos (ユータリア・アダモス, *Utalia Chadamos*), alt **Utalia Chadamis**: The pen-pal of Yarata. She lives in Thessaloniki, Greece, and is trilingual in English, Greek, and Japanese.

Manami (マナミ, *Manami*): A girl (elder lady in future flashbacks) who loves donuts. A smart, fashionable and noble girl who also has a love for the color Prussian blue.

Tomobaru, Fujishita, and Saki (ともばる、藤下、咲, *Tomobaru, Fujishita, Saki*): Three siblings who lost their parents by a bomb attack in 2089. Tomobaru and Fujishita are male, while Saki was the sole female sibling.

Liana Fujinaka (藤中リアナ, *Tochu Liana*): A new addition to Nito's school band. She plays the trombone. With her very nice and loyal personality, she is known to be the cause of many classmates to crush on her.

Yelena Moreta-Kamako (エレナ・モレタカマコ, *Erena Khimore Takamoko*): The lead violinist in school band. With her generous and cheery personality, she is well-liked by her violin classmates.

Beatrice Vai (ベアトリスヴァイ, *Beatris Vai*), alt **Beeatrice Wei**: An exchange student from China. She has Japanese ancestry. She has a tired and friendly personality. She plays violin.

Marta Kanzaki (マルタ神崎, *Marta Kanzaki*): A socialable and bubbly girl who plays the cello and viola (although on some performances). She has American ancestry.