Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai

:A main character in the story. The guy who Midori falls in love with. He has a troubled past with an unhappy childhood, but eventually opens up to Midori.

;nihongo|Ken Nakagawa|中川ケン|Nakagawa Ken:Midori's friend from junior-high. Ken is a musician who dreams of becoming a star. He first appears in volume 3, when Midori meets up with some of her old friends on her birthday. He is often mentioned in another of Yazawa's works, Gokinjo Monogatari, as the character Tsutomu bears an uncanny resemblance to him.

;nihongo|Hiroko Maki|牧博子|Maki Hiroko:Art teacher at Midori's school. She is popular among her students due to her beauty and kind personality. Struggles with her on and off relationship with Masashi. She knows Akira through Masashi.

;nihongo|Masashi Sakamoto|坂本将志|Sakamoto Masashi:Akira's tutor before high school. An avid artist, he leaves Hiroko in Japan and travels around the world (mostly France) for his art. It is revealed in the story that Masashi is Akira's half-brother.

;nihongo|Yuko Mamiya|麻宮裕子|Mamiya Yuko:Joins student council. Becomes Midori's best friend. Longs to be Shūichi's girlfriend ever since they went to junior high together.

;nihongo|Shūichi Takigawa|瀧川秀一|Takigawa Shūichi:Joins student council. Becomes Akira's best friend. He is very popular among the girls in his school because of his good looks.

References

External links

* [http://sudo.73studio.net/view_serie.php?id=1 "Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai" section] on a fan site.
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* [http://www.damagedsoul.net/nana/yazawa/gallery.html "Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai" Gallery] on a fan site.