Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia is one of the most underrated romance anime. The best thing about characters in Insomniacs after school is that the characters seem natural the way they interact with each seem real and the characters created by the author have flaws and are not perfect just like us.
Characters of Insomniacs after School
Ganta Nakami
Nakami Ganta is the protagonist of Insomniacs after school. He is suffering from insomnia as his mother left him and his father in the middle of the night and when he woke up his mother was missing, this gave rise to his sleepless nights. He is the student from Kuyo High School, a school in Ishikawa Prefecture. He was the President of Astronomy club. He stood up for Isaki Magari when Hakui Sensei called her problematic. We can understand the depth of love between Isaki and Ganta by the fact that Ganta choose to study a nursing program in Kanazawa, Ishikawa so that he can protect her and be always by her side.
Magari Isaki
She is that extroverted girl in class who considers everyone in class a friend. She is suffering from insomnia just like Ganta. But the reason for her insomnia is due to the fear of surgeries that she had to have a lot in her younger days. She was the one who brought Ganta out of his shell and showed him the real world and made him a strong man. Isaki and Ganta met for the first time in the laboratory when she was sleeping in the laboratory and he came there to take some supplies for the festival. If you are wondering what heart disease Isaki Magari is suffering from according to author Makoto Ojiro she is suffering from Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. She also has a sister Magari Haya.
Magari Haya
She is the only character in 'Kimi wa Houkago no Insomnia' who treated as an equal in the early days of Magari's life. She was the only person who provided Magari a normal life whereas she was being pampered by all others and she was not liking it. Haya Magari is not talked much in the series but I feel she is a very important character in the sense she was the who shaped Magari Isaki. Haya was not a bif fan of Magari because Haya could not go to her favorite places due to her. But we clearly see that she loves Isaki
Yui Shiromaru
She is your average extremely introverted senpai. She loves astrography , She was the winner of National Highschool Astrography Contest which is conducted every year. She lives in Wakornsen. She is so interoverted that when Nakami Ganta and Isaki Magari were in her house she did not enter the house as they were just talking to each other. She also helped Ganta learning the basics of photography and she was somewhat unofficial advisor and helper of Nakami Ganta. She also provided him with job so that he can save money and go to different location to take photographs of the stars as an official Astronomy Club trip.
Motoko Kanikawa
She is your one friend that always tell you the ghost stories and you freak o.ut she is one of those friends. She is rude due to being pampered by her parents. Her parents are owners of okonomiyaki restaraunt. Even though she is misbehaved but has a golden heart as she helps them in the restraunt and is hardworking. Even though she complaints a lot she still always ends up helping her friends and family and she is a confort loving freak.
Mina Nono
Doesn't everyone has a friend who is very good at drawing she that one friend in Kimi wa Houkago no Insomnia. She is the one who created posters for star gazing event that the astronomy club conducted but the event was cancelled due to the rain. She has not been given much time in the anime hence like many other side characters lacks depth in her characters.
Tao Ukegawa
He is your 1 Am friend. He is that friend who will taunt you about having a grilfriend helping you set a date with her but will always have your back. He is Nakami's only true friend. He is his childhood friend and has always supported him. He was the only person who knew about Nakami's insomnia. He always was there for him when Nakami needed him the most. He helped him distribute the pamphelts for star gazing event that got cancelled due to rain. He is the one who one of the epic dialogues in the series. He is someone you can rely and trust.
Usako Kurashiki
She is the nurse at Kuyo High School. She is there for her students who need her. She even though having no knowledge about astronomy helped both of them in all the ways possible like providing them with astronomy clubs previous works and introducing Nakami and Magari to Yui Shiromaru the former president of Astronomy Club. Best thing about her is she is always there to protect her students and she becomes responsible when the time comes.
Kanami Anamizu
Rui Haida
I have no idea why he hates Ganta Nakami. One thing I know about him is that he is blonde and always gets in the nerves of Ganta and that's the most I know about him after watching the anime.
Rollo
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| Rollo cat of Yui Shiramaru |
Rollo is the cat owned by Yui Shiramaru. The cat chest is predomniantly white in colour whereas the back part of the cat is tan colour or light brown colour with dark brown stripes around the cat.
Tsu Chan
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| Tsu Chan sitting on the top of Astronomy Club's roof |
This is the cat that roams around the Kuyo High School and often sleeps in astronomy club where the telescope is there. It is a cat with white chest and black fur on its back.
CONCLUSION
Even though the characters in insomniacs after school are probably the most relatable characters in the romance anime genre still there are flaws in the characters of Insomniacs after school as well. Most of the characters in ' Insonmiacs after school lack depth. There are key details that should have been a part of the story are missing like the heart disease Isaki Magari suffers from and the struggles of Nakami Ganta's father after his mother left him and many more details.
Still I consider Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia as one of the best romance anime even surpassing popular anime's like Horimiya and Dangers in my heart.
*WRITTEN BY ANIVOX, AI USED ON LY FOR CORRECTING GRAMMATICAL ERRORS ONLY*
