Yoshimoto, Shizuka
Summary
Yoshimoto Shizuka is a sixteen-year-old first-year student at Ohananomitsu High School, assigned to Class 1-4. She serves as Aijou Rentarou’s third girlfriend and holds a position on the library committee. Characterized by her shyness and near-total muteness, Shizuka relies on books and, later, a text-to-speech application to communicate with others. Physically, she is petite and cute, with waist-length charcoal-blue hair that often leads people to mistake her for a young child despite her actual age. Her frailty is notable; she is so light that strong winds can blow her away, and she struggles to swim without a flotation device. However, she leverages her animal-like cuteness and delicate appearance to her advantage, a trait that even managed to calm the Hanazono Family’s dog in Chapter 16. Personality-wise, Shizuka is timid and somewhat distant due to her quiet nature, but she has grown braver since meeting Rentarou. She demonstrated this courage by risking her own safety to assist Hakari. Among Rentarou’s girlfriends, she is the most modest and uncomfortable with lewd behavior, notably refusing to peek at him while bathing and attempting to stop others from doing so. Her name carries specific meanings: Yoshimoto combines the kanji for "to like" and "book," while Shizuka means "quiet." Her birthday on November 1st is designated as Book Day in Japan because the number one resembles books on a shelf.
