Sachi Takamiya

* Anime
* Manga

****Sachi Takamiya**** (高宮 サチ, *Takamiya Sachi*?) is a supporting character of the More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers manga series. She is a friend of Akari Watanabe alongside Natsumi Ōhashi.

## Appearance

Sachi is a beautiful teenage girl with bright orange hair tied in a ponytail with hair strands hanging on either side and purple eyes. Her fingernails are manicured and painted in a solid color, usually purple. Sachi appears to be on the taller side as she is shown standing taller than most of her female classmates.

Sachi wears a standard school uniform consisting of a light blue sleeve shirt, a dark blue skirt, and brown shoes. Her shirt is not fully buttoned up, exposing the cleavage of her ample bust. Unlike her friends she does not wear leg warmers, instead opting to wear ankle socks and excludes herself from wearing a bow. She also wears earrings, usually in the style of gold hoops.

## Personality

Sachi is portrayed as a girl with a cool and laidback personality who appears to have a lax way of life. Preferring to go with the flow of things, Sachi is a type of person that would rather not take things too seriously. That being said, Sachi's carefree approach to life has labeled her as a delinquent student amongst both her friends and school faculty. She is particularly notorious for skipping classes, instead preferring to take naps in the infirmary. Despite this reputation, she is not exactly lazy considering she was active in the school's sports festival as one of the dancers for the cheerleading squad. She also decided to take her studies more seriously later on in the series so that she can attend a university of her choice. That's not to say that she is academically responsible as she only decided to study a few days prior to the winter exams.

Out of her friend group, Sachi appears be the wisest and most mature, to a point where her friends see her as an older sister figure. As a result, she is known to act as a mediator or advisor of some sorts to her friends. This is especially evident with Akari, who often seeks out Sachi for advice on romance or dealing with a conflict.

Sachi also appears to be the most sexually experienced out of her friends. As a result, she is more open and accustomed to talking about topics regarding sex and physical intimacy, sometimes casually bringing it up in conversations. For example, when her fellow students noted how physically flexible she was during their stretching session for cheer practice, Sachi would subtly comment that being flexible is seen as a desirable trait by boys as it allows them and the girl to explore ways that they can enjoy themselves. Sachi has also brought up this topic when giving advice, such as when she gave Akari a revealing maid costume and told her that she use it to seduce Jirō under the belief that the boy was into that sort of role play. Consequently, Sachi's openness about sex has made her a target of gossip, with some students labelling her as promiscuous.

Sachi has a low opinion on boys she perceives as virgins, sometimes mocking them or giving them unflattering nicknames. However, beyond the occasional name-calling and teasing, Sachi is shown to not actively go out of her way to bully these types of people, instead preferring be friendly with them.

Sachi appears to dislike incompetence or failure, as shown when she berated Shū and his friends for not bringing Minami to the fireworks festival. Her intolerance for failure also makes her appear to be very competitive, such as when she heckled Jirō for slowing down during the track race at the school's sports festival.

## History

Little is known about Sachi's background prior to the start of the series. At some point, she was enrolled in Seishun Academy and became close friends with Akari and Natsumi.

## Relationships

### Akari Watanabe

Sachi and Akari are friends who get along well and she likes teasing her about liking Jirō Yakuin and Minami Tenjin.

### Natsumi Ōhashi

Natsumi and Sachi are friends who hang out a lot, together, they both call Jirō Yakuin "Virgin kun" and also tease Akari Watanabe.

### Jirō Yakuin

Sachi doesn't think highly of Jirō that she constantly calls him a virgin and mocks him. Later in the storyline she starts to act more friendly towards him, also due to the fact that she supports Akari in her goal.

### Minami Tenjin

Sachi and her friends all think really highly of Minami that they try to get in his good graces and they are always complimenting him by saying that he is cool and handsome.

### Shū Terafune

Sachi appears to be on neutral terms with Shū but finds his crush on Akari to be bothersome. Sachi first made her dislike for Shū's incompetence clear when she berated him and his friends for failing to bring Minami to the fireworks festival. Sachi was further irritated at Shū for then attempting to make a move on Akari. As a result she forcefully pulled him away and sent him to buy snack for the girls. During their summer job at the beach café, Sachi was again annoyed by Shū's constant gazing at Akari when he was supposed to be training her and Natsumi for their new job roles. Shū's hardheadedness and ignorance regarding Akari's feelings resulted in Sachi and Natsumi physically assaulting him. When Shū was paired with Sachi for the Test of Courage, Shū was disappointed that he was not paired with his crush and claimed that he appears to have bad luck. Sachi did not take too kindly to his words, which resulted in Shū being once again assaulted by Sachi.

### Shiori Sakurazaka

Sachi seems to respect Shiori slightly showing concern about her associating with a virgin like Jirō Yakuin, not knowing that they are childhood friends. Despite her knowledge of Shiori's crush on Jirō, it did not stop Sachi from pushing for Akari and Jirō to be together.

## Etymology

* Sachi's surname **Takamiya** means "tall, high" (高) (**taka**) and "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (**miya**).

## Trivia

* Like most of the characters, Sachi's surname is derived from the name of a Japanese train station; Takamiya Station.