Chiba, Saori

千葉さおり

Saori, nicknamed Saorin, is a fifth-grade girl in Shuuichi's class at the start of the series. Early on, she encourages Shuuichi to cross-dress, even buying her an expensive dress for her birthday, which she later returns to Saori's great displeasure. Saori struggles to get along with most people and has very few friends, though she becomes close to Shuuichi. She tends to speak her mind without considering how others might react. As she matures, Saori gradually becomes more aloof and stoic, even developing poor relations with her teachers. Despite her self-centered attitude, she remains popular among the boys in her class due to her physical attractiveness. She is a sensitive girl whose temper sometimes flares when she reprimands bullies for teasing Shuuichi about her femininity and cross-dressing. Because she has feelings for Shuuichi, Saori is often emotionally affected by situations involving her. Partially influenced by this, Saori converts to Christianity to seek forgiveness for her past actions, though she only attends mass when she feels guilty about her behavior.