I Hate You More than Anyone

I Hate You More than Anyone (世界でいちばん大嫌い, Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai, lit. "The World's Most Detestable") is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Banri Hidaka.^[1]

Plot summary

Akiyoshi Kazuha is the responsible oldest daughter in a large family. She attends an all-girls high school with her best friend Senko and has a crush on her little brother's kindergarten teacher. During her high school festival, she is shocked when a handsome hairstylist, Sugimoto Maki, who's helping at the festival, makes it obvious that he's interested in her. Complicating matters are Senko's infatuation with Maki, which makes Kazuha feel guilty about her developing feelings. The story also deals with several other relationships in Kazuha and Maki's group of friends.

Characters

Main characters

Akiyoshi Kazuha

Eldest daughter (also eldest child) of the Akiyoshi family. She takes care of her five younger siblings while her parents are at work. She's a beautiful girl who's admired by many other girls.

Sugimoto Maki

A friend of Mizushima, who seems to be Kazuha's first crush. When they first meet, he says he loves her hair, and wishes to style her hair very much. Mizushima, Honjo Tohru and he are best friends, and the other two of the trio credit him as the most carefree of the group.

Supporting characters

Akiyoshi family

Akiyoshi Chizuru

Eldest son (second child). He's at a rebellious age and does some strange things.

Akiyoshi Momoka

Second daughter (third child). She usually makes fun of her big sister.

Akiyoshi Tonami

Third daughter (fourth child). Kazuha loves her very much and always does as she wishes.

Akiyoshi Ichihisa

Second son (fifth child). He often makes a fool of Kazuha.

Akiyoshi Rei

Third son (sixth and last child). He attends Sakura kindergarten.

Nishimiya Female Senior High

The school which Kazuha attends.

Matsuoka Senko

Kazuha's best friend.

Ishizuka Asako

Kazuha and Senko's friend. She often takes their photos to sell for goods.

Sugimoto Saki

Second elder brother of Maki. He is the teacher of Kazuha's class at Nishimiya. He is eager to do everything to ruin Maki's happiness. His name used to be Kawasumi Saki (his mother's surname).

Kita-hojo Senior High

Takasaki

Asako's boyfriend. Like his girlfriend, he sells Arata's pictures for goods.

Inukai Miharu

A former friend of Kazuha. She is now in the same school as Arata.

Sakura Kindergarten

Mizushima Tohru

Kindergarten teacher. Kazuha's first crush. He is called the devil by Maki and Honjo (inside of the trio only).

Yamamoto Manami

Mizushima's fiancee.

Sugimoto Yuuki's Salon

Sugimoto Yuuki

The eldest brother of Maki.

Sugimoto Makako

Yuuki's wife.

Fujisawa Eiji

New member of the Salon. He is a super lazy man.

Fujisawa Eiko

Eiji's little sister. She is a top student at a Beauty College.

Honjou Salon

Honjou Miyabi

Arata and Toru's Mother. She seems to like academic, beautiful girls.

Honjou Tohru

Arata's big brother and Maki's close friend. Because his given name is the same as his friend Mizushima (Tohru), the trio call them by their surname to distinguish the two.

Honjou Arata

Honjou Toru's little brother. He has a crush on Kazuha. He attends Kita Senior High.

Katsura Minari

She sometimes seems to be losing souls.

Moritaka Risa

She seems to hate Maki very much. Because her former workpal Nishina quit, she seems to also hate Kazuha because of her friendship with Nishina.

Nishina Sachie

Moritaka's former workpal.

Shiraishi Azumi

She was Maki's first crush, but she had a deep crush on Maki's father, Kiichi. Formerly working at Sugimoto Salon, she then moved to work at Honjou Salon and live together with Maki at Grandma Sophie's house. She committed suicide.

Sugimoto Kiichi's Salon

Family of Maki, Yuuki, Saki.

Sugimoto Kiichi

Father of Maki. He has a weakness for women.

Sugimoto Karen

Mother of Maki. A photographer.

Sakuma Sophie

Grandmother of Maki.

Kai

Fujisawa Shouichi

Eldest brother of Fujisawa Eiji and Eiko.

Kamiya

Related manga

• 365-nichi no Koibito
• Owaranai Koi no tame ni
• Ari no mama no Kimi de ite
• Uta wo Kitasete

External links

• I Hate You More than Anyone (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

References

This page was last edited on 8 April 2024, at 14:45