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Wishing to compose a song for her idol, Hayato, to sing someday, Haruka enrolls into Saotome Academy. In the games, she's an Ordinary High-School Student who joins Saotome Academy to become a composer. In the anime, she's a sheltered girl who has lived all her life in the country and doesn't have experience in composing or playing music.

• Affectionate Nickname: In the anime, Ren calls her 'Little Lamb' and later starts calling her 'My Lady.' Natsuki, Tomochika , and her grandmother also call her 'Haru-chan.' In Season 4, Van calls her 'Ha-chan.'

• Berserk Button: Messing with her is a great way to get any of the guys on their bad side.
• Country Mouse: Haruka lived in the country for most of her childhood and quickly becomes overwhelmed by the fast pace of the city when she first returns to one.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She does not appear in Shining Live, due to the game shifting greater focus to the two major idol groups.

• Determinator: In the games she can be very persistent if she wants; this is specially shown in routes with tsundere boys like Tokiya or Ranmaru.
• Dude Magnet: Even if she doesn't seem to notice it.

• Flanderization: Her anime counterpart is much more clumsy and clueless than her game version, where she doesn't seem to have any problems with composing or playing the piano.
• Flower in Her Hair: In episode 8 of the anime.
• Friendless Background: In the anime at least. In the games she doesn't seem to keep in contact with anyone in her life before she joined Saotome Academy.

• Goal in Life: She wants to write music for her idol, Hayato.
• Hair-Contrast Duo: If paired with Tokiya or Masato, her pink hair and cheerful disposition contrasts sharply with their dark blue hair and aloofness.
• The Heart: Of ST★RISH, especially emphasized in the anime.
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: In the games, the player can change her name and nickname.

• Image Song: Gets one in the anime: 'Maigo no Kokoro'.
• The Ingenue: Ever in good faith, rarely up to the romantic tones swarming around. Quite naive to 'the ways of the world'.

• Naïve Newcomer: In the anime, unlike her classmates, Haruka knows next to nothing about the idol industry (due to living in the country and not having a TV) and doesn't recognize Shining Saotome and Ringo from their idol days.

• No Sense of Direction: Apparently. She got lost on her way to Hayato's concert and on more than one occasion after that (including the first episode of season 2). She also gets lost many times in the games.
• Oblivious to Love: In the anime and some routes of the games. Averted in some routes: in Repeat, she's the one who confesses to Tokiya.
  • In the anime, she actually has to deal with a confession from Van, which subverts this trope a bit. What mainly subverts this is that she doesn't take Van's confession as being the typical Just Friends route due to how clear and precise he was being. Instead, she tells him that all she can think of is music.
• Parental Neglect: In the games her parents are never mentioned. In the anime she's raised by her grandmother, meaning they're either dead or very busy.
• Performance Anxiety: In the anime, she's afraid to play the piano in front of her class because the first time she was asked to, she couldn't read music and she felt horribly embarrassed. She suffers from it rather severely the second time she's asked to play, as well.
  • At one point, it gets so bad that just trying to play ends up paralyzing her fingers.
• Plucky Girl: Despite her anxiety with performing and the rumors circulating about her, she tries her hardest to study and get better in order to achieve her goals. in the anime, she even manages to master reading sheet music in just a few days from sheer force of will.

• Raised by Grandparents: In the anime, she lived out in the country with her grandmother because of her poor health.
• Rose-Haired Sweetie: To denote her kind personality.
• Shrinking Violet: In the anime, she really has trouble holding herself trouble when any boy comes on to her, let alone Ren.
• Soap Opera Disease: When she was younger, the exact causes and symptoms of which are unknown. We do know she used to at least have fainting spells.
• Stock Shoujo Heroine: In the anime she's a pretty straight example, being clumsy, shy, insecure and sheltered. In the game she's more self-assured and confident in her skills.
• Technicolour Eyes: Yellow with green pupils, leading to numerous Wild Mass Guessing as to how they turned out that way.
• This Is Your Song: In the games, she'll write a song for the guy whose route the player's following. In the anime, she composes a song for each guy and various songs for ST★RISH.
• Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.

• ST☆RISH^{Click to expand}
• QUARTET NIGHT^{Click to expand}
• HE★VENS^{Click to expand}

• Saotome Academy & Shining Agency^{Click to expand}
• Family members
  • Hijirikawa family ^{Click to expand}
  • Shinomiya family ^{Click to expand}
  • Ichinose family ^{Click to expand}
  • Jinguuji family ^{Click to expand}
  • Kurusu family ^{Click to expand}
  • Cecil's family ^{Click to expand}
  • Saotome family ^{Click to expand}
  • Kotobuki family ^{Click to expand}

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  • Kurosaki family ^{Click to expand}
  • Kisaragi family ^{Click to expand}
  • Ootori family ^{Click to expand}
  • Sumeragi family ^{Click to expand}
  • Hyuuga family ^{Click to expand}

• Well-Intentioned Extremist: She possesses Haruka and treats everyone with a hostile attitude. She does this for Cecil to be able to sing better and bring out his potential.

This is a list of characters that appear in the Uta no Prince-sama franchise.

• 1Main characters
• 2Supporting characters

Main characters[edit]

Haruka Nanami (七海 春歌Nanami Haruka)

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (anime)

Haruka is a 15-year-old girl whose name and class can be selected by the player. She enrolls into Saotome Academy to pursue her dream of becoming a music composer and create a song for her idol, Hayato, but she eventually becomes the sole producer for Starish. In the anime, Haruka has lived with her grandmotherand has no music experience prior to enrolling into Saotome Academy.

STARISH[edit]

STARISH (stylized as ST☆RISH) is a Japanese idolboy band composed of students from Saotome Academy. Beginning in the second game, Uta no Prince-sama: Debut and the anime, the students were assigned to the group, with Haruka as their producer. Each member serves as possible love interests for Haruka, depending on whether the player decides to join Class A or Class S. The group's name is an acronym of the members' names. Initially starting out with six, Cecil is added to the group at the end of the first game and the anime's second season, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000%.

Otoya Ittoki (一十木 音也Ittoki Otoya)

Voiced by: Takuma Terashima

Otoya is a student in Class A. He's a friendly and positive person who enjoys singing. He shares a room with Tokiya. Otoya is an orphan, as his mother supposedly died in a plane crash, and he has never met his father. Otoya decided to become an idol because he heard his father was one. He plays the guitar.

Tokiya Ichinose (一ノ瀬 トキヤIchinose Tokiya)

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano

Tokiya is a student in Class S who he bears a strong resemblance to Haruka's idol, Hayato. Tokiya claims to be Hayato's identical twin brother and seems to bear a complex from being in his brother's shadow. He appears to be cold and aloof, as well as being a perfectionist. Later on, Tokiya reveals he is Hayato, having enrolled into Saotome Academy to debut as himself from despising his image as Hayato. He believes his voice is his strongest instrument, so his musical specialty is his vocals, although he can basically play with almost any instrument.

Ren Jinguji (神宮寺 レンJingūji Ren)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Ren is a student in Class S. He is the third son of the Jingūji family. He is flirtatious and affectionately calls Haruka 'lady' and 'little lamb.' He, Masato and Ranmaru were childhood friends because they were all heirs to rich corporations, but stopped talking to each other after acknowledging their family status. As a child, his mother was an idol but passed away, causing his father to hide her work; however, Ren found one dedicated to him, inspiring him to become an artist. He plays the saxophone.

Masato Hijirikawa (聖川 真斗Hijirikawa Masato)

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura

Masato is a student in Class A. Raised in a strict, traditional environment, he is the oldest son and heir to the Hijirikawa Group. He, Ranmaru and Ren were childhood friends because they were all 'heirs to rich corporations.' He has a strained relationship with his father due to the fact that he has chosen to become an idol rather than the head of the Hijrikawa family. Masato is serious and has a conservative way of thinking, which causes him to clash with Ren at times. He plays the piano.

Natsuki Shinomiya (四ノ宮 那月Shinomiya Natsuki)

Voiced by: Kisho Taniyama

Natsuki is a student in Class A. He has an extreme fondness for cute and small things, leading him to take a liking to Haruka and tease Syo. Natsuki has a split personality named Satsuki Shinomiya (四ノ宮 砂月Shinomiya Satsuki) who appears when he takes his glasses off; as Satsuki, he is violent and cruel, but is more openly musically talented. While Natsuki is unaware of Satsuki at first, he remembers his actions later on in the series. He plays the viola.

Syo Kurusu (来栖 翔Kurusu Shō)

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono

Syo is a student in Class S. Much to his chagrin, he has a short stature, but he is energetic, confident, and passionate. He idolizes Ryuya Hyuga and hopes to become like him. Syo has an identical twin brother, Kaoru, and in the game, Syo's heart condition continuously causes him to worry about him. In the anime, Syo briefly has a fear of heights, which is later remedied with help from the others and Mr. Saotome. He plays the violin.

Cecil Aijima (愛島 セシルAijima Seshiru)

Voiced by: Kousuke Toriumi

Cecil is the prince of Agnapolis who was cursed to turn into a black cat, who Haruka named Kuppuru. While he was a cat, he fell in love with Haruka. In the first game, he joins Saotome Academy after being freed of his curse. In Debut and the anime's second season, he is scouted by Saotome to be in the idol course. He is very cheerful, sensitive and later become the model of modesty and respect. His instrument specialty is flute.

Supporting characters[edit]

Quartet Night[edit]

Quartet Night (stylized as QUARTET NIGHT) is a veteran idol group from STARISH's company who first appears in the 2013 game Uta no Prince-sama: All Star and the anime's second season, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000%. The group acts as mentors to STARISH. The members are represented by the colors dark red for Ranmaru, lilac for Ai, emerald green for Reiji, and light blue for Camus.

Reiji Kotobuki (寿 嶺二Kotobuki Reiji)

Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo^[1]

Reiji is 25 years old and becomes Otoya and Tokiya's mentor. He has a light-hearted personality and nicknames his friends. He also enjoys pulling pranks, especially on Ranmaru, who is the easiest target. Despite all this, he can become very serious and competitive when there is tension between him and his opponents. He plays the maracas.

Ai Mikaze (美風 藍Mikaze Ai)

Voiced by: Shouta Aoi^[1]

Ai is a 15-year-old robot who becomes Syo and Natsuki's mentor. He's very apt and hardworking, and often act as the mediator whenever both Camus and Ranmaru argue about. He is very strict when it comes to his teaching, as his previous students quit after one month of training under him. His design is based in Aine Kisaragi, a former idol who disappeared years ago. He plays the synthesizer.

Ranmaru Kurosaki (黒崎 蘭丸Kurosaki Ranmaru)

Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki^[1]

Ranmaru is 22 years old and becomes Masato and Ren's mentor. He loves rock and roll music, cats and cooking, and can be bribed by the food that Reiji's family shop sells. In the game, he, Masato and Ren were childhood friends because they were all heirs to rich corporations, but Ranmaru's father lost all their fortune after he was betrayed by a colleague and died, so Ranmaru became an idol to pay the debt his father had caused. He plays the bass.

Camus (カミュKamyu)

Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno^[1]

Camus is a 21-year-old count from Permafrost who becomes Cecil's mentor in the anime. He appears to be two-faced and has a different on or off screen attitude. Camus gets into arguments with Ranmaru frequently and has no intentions to get friendly with people outside of work obligations. Camus takes a lot of notes and does a lot of research. He plays the cello.

HEAVENS[edit]

HEAVENS (stylized as HE★VENS) is the rival idol group of STARISH who briefly appears in the anime's second season, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000%, before being established as recurring characters in the third season, Uta no Prince-sama: Legend Star. The group's name is an acronym of the members' names.

Eiichi Ōtori (鳳映一Ōtori Eīchi)

Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa

Eiichi is the leader of HEAVENS, and his father, Raging Ōtori, is the group's manager. He wants Haruka to be their producer and acts intimidating towards STARISH.

Yamato Hyuga (日向 大和Hyuga Yamato)

Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura

Yamato is Ryuya Hyuga's energetic younger brother.

Van Kiryuin (桐生院ヴァンKiryuin Van)

Voiced by: Hidenori Takahashi

Van has a flirtatious personality.

Eiji Ōtori (鳳英二Ōtori Eiji)

Voiced by: Yuuma Uchida

Eiji is Eiichi's younger brother and has a shy and polite personality.

Shion Amakusa (天草シオンAmakusa Shion)

Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita

Shion is quiet and has a mysterious personality.

Nagi Mikado (帝 ナギMikado Nagi)

Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga

Nagi is the youngest member of the group, being 13 years old. He tends to get a lot of compliments from fans and acts childish because of his cute appearance. He is called 'Cutie Nagi' by fans. Despite his cute and innocent demeanor, he has a hostile personality.

Kira Sumeragi (皇 綺羅Sumeragi Kira)

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono

Kira has a serious personality and taciturn, leading to Nagi speaking for him.

Saotome Academy[edit]

Tomochika Shibuya (渋谷 友千香Shibuya Tomochika)

Voiced by: Yuka Imai

Tomochika is Haruka's best friend, classmate, and roommate. Her dream is to become a famous idol. She plays the electone and is 15 years old at the start of the series.

Kaoru Kurusu (来栖 薫Kurusu Kaoru)

Voiced by: Yūki Kaji

Kaoru is Syo's younger twin brother. He attends Saotome Academy's sister school and studies to become a doctor.

Shining Saotome (シャイニング早乙女Shainingu Saotome)

Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto

Shining Saotome is the eccentric principal of the Saotome Academy, a prestigious idol school. He was an famous idol when young, popular for the song 'Owing to Love'. He has a habit of spying on students and popping up at random times to give advice. In Debut, it's revealed that he's Otoya's father, but covered that fact to avoid scandals. His 14-year-old self, using his real name Mitsuo Saotome (早乙女 光男Saotome Mitsuo), appears as a love interest in Amazing Aria. His instrument is the bongo.

Ringo Tsukimiya (月宮 林檎Tsukimiya Ringo)

Voiced by: Yuuichi Nakamura

Ringo is Class A's teacher. He is a male idol who crossdresses as a female because of his agency, and his biggest dream is to perform as a male idol. He plays the clarinet.

Ryuya Hyuga (日向 龍也Hyūga Ryūya)

Voiced by: Kouji Yusa

Ryuya is Class S's teacher. He is an actor who Syo idolizes. He was formerly an idol, but he quit after his former partner, Haruki, died in a car accident. He plays the trumpet.

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcd'【オリコン】「うたプリ」発・QUARTET NIGHT 快挙連発でシングル初首位'. Oricon (in Japanese). 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2019-02-22.