#Asuka Katō

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It unfolds

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me: *minding my own business*

my brain: daiharu NGE AU with daisuke as shinji and haru as kaworu

me:

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Watamote: A summary of Tomoko’s school associates as of Chapter 137

Because reducing it to calling it a “harem” kind of cheapens the amazing trainwreck.

Nicknames whether said out loud or in Tomoko’s monologue will be given first.

Komi-something/( Kotomi Komiyama ) : frenemy since Middle School. They are mutually in denial about this.

Masaki Yoshida: An innocent* but violent girl, and oddly a friend of Tomoko’s. (Which often risks bodily harm to Tomoko with her foot-in-mouth problem). Greatly dislikes being considered a delinquent. Has grown closer to Tomoko after a field trip to Disneyland. Often hangs out with two other more worldly friends we don’t know much about except they are used to Yoshida’s violent outbursts and even enable them by easily forgiving them. 

Will punch even her closest friends if they badmouth Disneyland. 

*in matters of the world and sex anyway,

Nemo/ Hina Nemoto : Formerly closeted otaku. Determined to be friends/ playful frenemies with Tomoko out of admiration for the latter being “true to herself”, morbid fascination and a sense of kinship. Tomoko was understandably intimidated by her until most recent chapters once they returned to school after Disneyland field trip. 

Her efforts are opposed by:

Yuri Tamura: out to establish dominance as Tomoko’s bestie. Territorial towards newcomers. Formerly the most “normal” of a trio consisting of her, Tomoko and Yoshida following them being a group on a field-trip; she started becoming more emotionally dependent on the two, especially Tomoko who she feels she can understand her more easily than she can other people. Socially awkward in blunt and less self-aware way than the rest of the cast, has to have other point it out when she’s stepping out of line. 

While some fans clamor for a relationship between her and Tomoko, currently the reason Tomoko is at ease around Yuri seems partly because she doesn’t think of Yuri in a sexual context: not an object of desire or envy, nor a possible additional romantic stalker of her little brother. When Yuri brags about knowing more about Tomoko than Nemo and that she even touched her brother (in a deadpan as if she was saying she met a  pet dog). Tomoko, who usually never misses a chance to rag on someone seemingly attracted to her brother doesn’t react.

Mako Tanaka: the repentant. Friend of both Yuri,and also friend to Yuri’s nemesis Minami (possibly the psychological reason why Yuri is so possessive of her newer friends and doesn’t want to share them).  Sees Tomoko with rose colored glasses out of guilt for ditching her once. Tomoko misreads this and thinks she's a crazed lesbian lusting after her.  

Speaking of desires towards the same sex.,,

Asuka Katō : the unattainable object of Tomoko’s desires. A nice popular girl who wants to be a stylist, but so far she’s only really good at prettying herself. Formerly a target of our protagonists envy, has become a target of lust after giving her food on the Disneyland trip. Tomoko sees her like a hostess at a gentleman’s club, and feels she now understands why guys buy gifts for such ladies.  

(Yeah, Asuka was the tipping point in reveling Tomoko’s attraction to girls isn’t merely out of her long-established desperation for affection, but also can include interest in specific social interactions.)

“Emoji Face”/ Emiri "Ucchi" Uchi : Stealthy stalker who barely interact socially with Tomoko, but can blend in anywhere like a social chameleon. The circumstances on how this cheerleader started stalking Tomoko are complicated, it started with keeping an eye out for the “creepy girl who tried to look up her skirt” and well.. read the manga. Currently the only character in manga with romantic interest towards Tomoko. Recently has possibly started a one-sided rivalry with:

Shizuku Hirasawa: The new student 

Was accidentally helped by Tomoko who was trying to sabotage her with bad advice on taking the entrance exam. The advice turned out to work. Dismissed and ignored by her peers out of jealousy for her popularity with boys. Sees Tomoko as her sempai. Tomoko tolerates her because she thinks “this slut might have some entertaining stories”. 

Yuri ignores her, Hina creeps her out as part of a power play. Ucchi tripped her in the hall and told her not to get complacent.

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No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular! 

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Mokocchi/Kuro, Yuri-chan, Makocchi, Delinquent, Komi-Something, A-chan/Forehead, Nemo, Class Mom

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Tomoko is finally popular...but she will never know.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15945566

Tomoko has a sleepover with her friends.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18790354/chapters/44581915