Hoshino Ichika/Relationships

**Tenma Saki**: Childhood friends and bandmates. Ichika enjoys Saki's happy demeanor and persistent smile, while Saki is glad Ichika is always there for her. Ichika was the one to visit Saki during most of her time in the hospital, outside of her immediate family, which Saki appreciates. Ichika sometimes worries that Saki is overworking herself while trying to experience everything she missed as a preteen. Ichika says that Saki good at cheering people up.

**Mochizuki Honami**: Childhood friends and bandmates. Their relationship strained during middle school due to Honami fearing that interacting with her would cause her classmates to bully her. Ichika says that Honami is always kind to everyone.

**Hinomori Shiho**: Childhood friends and bandmates. Shiho initially did not want to talk to Ichika due to their schoolmates finding Shiho rude and talking badly about her friends. Shiho is very serious about the band and is their harshest critic, but Ichika appreciates her honesty and skill. Ichika says that Shiho has good judgment.

**Hanasato Minori**: Friends following the Singing Among the Cherry Blossoms event. They sometimes have conversations about Miku.

**Kiritani Haruka**: Former classmates, and friends following the Run! Sports Festival! Committee Rush event. At times, Ichika has turned to Haruka for advice, and admires her work ethic that comes from her idol career.

**Azusawa Kohane**: Classmates from 2-A, and friends following the Singing Among the Cherry Blossoms event. Ichika stumbled upon Kohane having a street performance, and gained confidence to perform on the streets after hearing her words.

**Tenma Tsukasa**: Ichika describes him as "good at waking people up."

**Kusanagi Nene**: Friends following the Musical Twilight Parade event. Ichika admires her voice and aspires to sing like her. Nene gives Ichika singing lessons, per the latter's request.

**Yoisaki Kanade**: They once saw each other in passing at the music store, and both thought to themselves that the other had very pretty hair. The two meet again in the same music store in The Warmth of Intersecting Melodies. They interact more in the event Let's Enjoy Together! SpoJoy Park. Ichika also gets advice on composing music from Kanade in Echo My Melody.

**Asahina Mafuyu**: The two were formerly class representatives together. Ichika idolizes and cares for Mafuyu and wishes to interact with her more. In The Warmth of Intersecting Melodies, she lent Kanade the last Miku CD through Mafuyu, and properly meet up with each other later, talking about music. For Mafuyu's birthday, Ichika gifted her Miku cookies.

**Shinonome Ena**: Friends following the Let's Enjoy Together! SpoJoy Park event.

**Hatsune Miku**: VIRTUAL SINGER and friend. Ever since she was little, Ichika has always loved and adored Miku. She often goes to her for advice and takes her words to heart. Ichika has also bought Miku's voicebank at the end of Live with Memories, and started composing music using it.

**Kagamine Rin**: VIRTUAL SINGER and friend.

**Kagamine Len**: VIRTUAL SINGER and friend.

**Megurine Luka**: VIRTUAL SINGER and friend. Like Miku, Ichika looks up to Luka and values what she says.

**MEIKO**: VIRTUAL SINGER and friend.

**KAITO**: VIRTUAL SINGER and friend.

### Kizuna Rank

1. ↑ 4koma #8 "My Brother's Image"
2. ↑ Music Shop | Ichika & Kanade (1)
3. ↑ Happy Birthday!! (Mafuyu) Card Story