Machi Friends

Amakusa is a Abura-sumashi Youkai (Oil Presser). He enjoys scaring people. He was sealed in an ink pot and freed.

Ayane is a young shrine maiden in training. She's petite and nearly indestructible. She's Suzu's friend, but also chief rival in just about every aspect of life. One of Ikuto's many suitors.

Chikage is the self appointed genius of Airan Island. She is a science geek who collects all the modern inventions that tend to wash ashore. She lives in the only Western-style home on the island. She wants Ikuto for her research.

Chizuru is a Shrine Maiden of Airan Island. She is the youthful looking mother of Machi and Ayane. She is a sweet woman who thinks she's a strict parent. Her art skills tend inadvertently toward the grotesque.

Genie Makun is a genie that was sealed within a book that was inside the home of Chikage. Now living with Chikage and her family.

Gochirano is one of the shikigami that Machi made a contract with. It enjoys reading.

Ikuto is a headstrong, shy young boy who hates to lose and prone to nosebleeds. He ran away from home and found himself washed ashore an island where he is the only boy among many girls. He lives with Suzu and Tonkatsu.

Karaage is a rooster that lives at Suzu's home with his wife and two daughters. He is also the Western Leader of Airan Island. He assists Ikuto in his training.

Kuma-Kuma is Yukino's closest bear friend. She has an arc shaped mark that distinguishes her from other bears on Airan Island.

Kunai is the elder sister to Shinobu and Mikoto. She was also raised to be a ninja by her mother. She left her training to be the teacher on Airan Island.

Mikoto is a trained female ninja (kunoichi) but works as a carpenter in training. Her only real goal is to get close to Rin. She acts more like a lecherous old man. She is possibly one of the only young girls not after Ikuto.

Monjirou is the ostrich friend of Ayane. He's a swift, but not too bright of a bird.

Obaba is the oldest living human alive on Airan Island and is the village chief. She was among those that originally survived the sinking of the ship that stranded the inhabitants on the island over 130 years ago.

Rin is a carpenter in training under the tutelage of her mother. Her carpentry severely lack when compared to her talents at cooking. She's one of the strongest and most developed girls on the island. She is one of Ikuto's many suitors.

Sashimi is the orca that guards the people of Airan Island from wondering into the giant whirlpools that surround the entire island.

Shinobu, like her sister Mikoto, was raised to be a ninja by their mother, but she moved on to the path of the samurai. She's a clumsy girl who tends to get lost easily.

Shizuka is the mother of Chikage. She is a trained ninja and also the popular author of the mystery novels on Airan Island. She writes under the pen name of Shizumaru.

Suzu is the first girl Ikuto meets when he washes ashore their isolated island. She's popular among everyone. She was living alone until he moved in with her. She's a sweet and rather oblivious young girl.

Teruteru Machou is one of the shikigami spirits that Machi made a contract with. His specialty is flower arrangement.

Tohno is a kappa that washed ashore on Airan Island with Mei Mei. She was sealed hundreds of years ago. Freed by Mei Mei and now searching for the other kappas.

Tonkatsu is the little pet pig that lives with Suzu. He's her most trusted companion and goes practically everywhere with her. He loves tofu.

Yukino is the youngest girl of Airan Island, and she is rather sensitive about her age. She can normally be found riding on one of the many strange animals of the island. Normally on the bear, Kuma-Kuma. She is also one of the girls after Ikuto.