Draft:List of Nono-chan characters

Nono-chan is a yonkoma manga series begun in 1991 by Hisaichi Ishii originally serialized as 'My Neighbors the Yamadas in the Asahi Shimbun in Japan. When the series first began, it was generally focused on all of the members of the Yamada family. As the series progressed, the daughter (Nonoko, or "Nono-chan") became the most popular character among readers and more of the strips focused on her and her point of view. In 1997, the series title was changed to reflect this change of focus. The Asahi Shimbun continues to feature this manga series as of October 2007.

In July 1999, Studio Ghibli released My Neighbors the Yamadas, a film based on this series. From 2001 to 2002, a 61 episode anime television series based on the manga was shown on the TV Asahi network in Japan.

Yamada family

Nonoko Yamada (山田のの子, Yamada Nonoko)

Nonoko is the main character. She is in the third grade of elementary school. She is enrolled in 3rd grade class 3 at Tamano City No. 3 Elementary School. While he is always active and playing with many friends, she is lazy and has a tendency to be lazy, inherited from her mother, and is not very good at doing things that need to be done (studying, cleaning his room, etc.).

As a result, her grades are competitive in his class, and she gets 0 points one out of every three times on a test. She is especially bad at math.

Even so, due to her natural gutter and easy-going personality, she has virtually no "effort'' or even "the will to make an effort"

However, this attitude also applies to the classmates around her, and in the story she is not portrayed as particularly inferior (in a bad sense).

She has a strong appetite for food, and its gluttony is unbelievable for her small body. Moreover, since he only wants to eat delicious food, Matsuko often stops her. She often steals her older brother Noboru's late-night snacks without permission.

She is extremely late to bed in the morning, and is rarely late for school (her classmates also think that it is normal for her to be late). During summer vacation, she sleeps 16 hours a day. She also has a mischievous side.

In this way, her personality and behavior are full of flaws and no good points, so for the real children who are the readers, she is the same teacher who says, ``You shouldn't become like this.'' Shortstop with Shinigami Tigers.

Regarding the character design, Ishii stated that she was "intended to be a rip-off" of "Nono-chan" who appears in Kiriko Kubo's "Cynical Hysterie Hour".

With Ishii's cooperation, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, where Ishii is from, appointed Nono-chan as the city's image character in 2010, the 70th anniversary of the city's incorporation. A costume was also made for Nono-chan, and she appears at local character events in the same way as mascot characters (Yuru-chara) of other municipalities. In addition, a special edition, "Tamano Nono Nono-chan," is currently being serialized in the "Tamano Public Relations" magazine. In July 2010, the government began issuing license plates featuring Nono-chan for motorized bicycles.

Matsuko Yamada (山田まつ子, Yamada Matsuko)

Nonoko's mother. She was born in Osaka, and even after getting married, she still speaks the Kansai dialect . She is 40 years old (anime version). Although she is married, she lives with her biological mother. She is fat and has permed hair. She is a lazy housewife who is always having trouble finding a side dish to go with her rice (she usually ends up with curry). Therefore, she eats somen for lunch every day in the summer (she was so lazy that she once ate somen in the sink, calling it ``nagashi somen''), hot pot every day in the winter, and sausage for Noboru's bento every other day. and grilled eggs. She is the laziest person in the Yamada family, and she really hates doing anything. He doesn't even like going on leisure trips on holidays. The very act of ``having to do something'' or ``having to do more things'' itself seems to cause severe mental distress. On the contrary, she is overjoyed, saying, ``I didn't have to do what I should have done.''

Like Nonoko, she has virtually no ``will to try'' let alone ``try hard.'' Occasionally, she shows the kind attention that would be expected from a housewife or mother, but most of the time it ends up being meaningless.

However, she is not ostentatious and is not sloppy when it comes to money, so his family finances will not be difficult. When her husband caught a cold, she gently admonished him for feeling guilty about taking time off, saying, ``You should take a day off once in a while. The company won't do anything for you.'' She also went to warn the biker gangs in the neighborhood. Worried about her husband, she shows herself by dancing with her mother holding pots and ladle to get his attention. She usually yells, but when her children worry, she doesn't get angry, she cries.

She used to be a housewife, but started working part-time. Her reason was simply to kill time. She works as an office worker at a factory that is about to go bankrupt, and she eats sweets and makes long phone calls to debt collectors. Since she is killing time, she hardly cares if her salary is delayed.

Her hobbies are redecorating (sometimes even redecorating the garden) and playing video games owned by Nonoko. She is from the Kansai region, and like her mother, Shige, can't speak the Kansai dialect. Her name is written in kanji as “Matsuko”.

Takashi Yamada (山田たかし, Yamada Takashi)

Nonoko's father. He is 40 years old (anime version). He is an ordinary office worker. He is much more diligent than his wife and daughter. He is rather serious and stubborn. His hobbies are driving around in a floppy car, playing golf, and playing pachinko. His hobby is do-it-yourself carpentry, but no matter what he makes, it breaks easily, and he is so bad that he ends up breaking it even more if he tries to repair it, so he is a nuisance to his family (he has the nickname ``Takashi the Breaker''). ). He has a rather short temper, and when his family makes him wait for shopping or loses badly at pachinko, he gets in a bad mood. The driver's seat of the car can be used as a study. His birthday is October 31st. He is a 3rd grade (or 1st dan) judo proficient. He often says, ``I built this house,'' but this is because he helped out a lot when the house was built due to a lack of funds. His life is complicated because his land is in his mother-in-law's name and the house is in Takashi's name. He has a forgetful personality and forgets his umbrella every time, and if you ask for shumai, he will buy you pumpkin. Even though he went out to dinner with Matsuko and urged her to ``decide quickly,'' he didn't decide on ``two of the same items,'' which seems unreasonable. He comes home drunk and asks Matsuko if she has anything to eat, but all she has is a banana and dorayaki, and despite her protests, she ends up eating the banana while sulking. In the summer, he often wears a baseball cap with a mesh on the back of his head and a polo shirt , and in the winter, he often wears a coat and gloves. He has a manual transmission vehicle license. He often tried using computers and then gave up, but now he is mastering them. In order to protect his family, I once went to warn a biker gang in the neighborhood. Although he hesitated to warn them out of fear, he confronted them, and on the way, Matsuko and Shige, who were worried about their lives, appeared and felt sorry for the two of them who helped them (they didn't feel pathetic, in fact, they were safe (I was especially relieved) I fantasized about becoming Gekko Kamen . Manager of miscellaneous affairs section 3 at the company. As of 2017, her subordinates seem to be two men and two men, including part-time employees. In ``New Non-Career Woman,'' we can see her life as a section manager. Regarding his place of employment and duties, it is said that he is ``in charge of procuring tankers at a shipyard . ''

Noboru Yamada (山田のぼる, Yamada Noboru)

The main character of Tonari no Yamada Kimi era, and Nonoko's older brother. He is an ordinary 2nd year junior high school student (1st year until club club juniors appeared. He was in 2nd year Class B during the ``Tonari no Yamada-kun'' era, and also went on school trips). His mother and sister, Gutara, and their gluttonous eating habits cause him trouble all year round.

Although he is in his rebellious age, he doesn't seem to be particularly rebellious. On the contrary, he listens carefully to her grandmother and her parents (especially his father), and is also on good terms with his sister. The common sense person in his family like his father. Once, I had a fight with my father, but the argument was ``Should I put miso soup or rice on Nekomanma?'' Instead of yelling, he calmly said, ``I appreciate your words, father.'' As a result, Matsuko warned him that it was vulgar, but his father warned him that the way he ate was different).

Although he is not popular, he has many friends. I also have friends who are girls. His tone is soft, and he never calls anyone "you", not even his sister. I was buzzing when I received a phone call at home, wondering if there was a girl I liked. The daughter of Kikuchi Shokudo has a rotten connection.

The only subject he is good at is social studies, but he is especially bad at math. Unlike his younger sister, he has a "will to make an effort," but he has a hard time putting it into action, and of course she doesn't get any results. His test scores are always average or below average (she ranks 165th out of 200 in her grade, 250th out of 500, etc.), and when the test is over, he regrets it and studies. Also, during the ``Yamada-kun'' era, there was a setting where the students generally had low grades, but there was a huge difference between good and bad (for example, the change in grades was said to be ``Magnitude 7.5'', and they got the highest score in social studies once a year). He is not a dropout, a delinquent, or an honor student, so his teachers and parents are at a loss as to whether to praise him or scold her.

Like a middle school student, he likes to sleep. It's especially hard to wake up in spring. He redecorated his room, but the next day he was half asleep and mistook it for the door, and tried to climb out the window and almost fell.

I like taking pictures with a video camera. He imitated every photographer and took pictures of his father's golf form.

Like his friends Yamashita and Tanaka, he belongs to the baseball club. He was so weak that he fought with the soccer club on the court and lost in a baseball match. His position is as an outfielder (right fielder) and he is the type of player who either strikes out or hits home runs. His family doesn't like coming to cheer on the game.

He is quite skilled at shogi, and is well-respected at the shogi dojo in the town.

Shige Yamano (山野しげ, Yamano Shige)

Nonoko's grandmother and Matsuko's mother. She is 70 years old (68 years old in the anime version). She is an active but twisted hard-boiled old woman. Perhaps because she has experienced the turmoil of the post-war period, she is not as arrogant as his daughter and granddaughter. But she also has a dark side. She is fearless and does things like sit on top of gravestones and warn off biker gangs with a metal bat and spanner. She said, ``I wonder how many more years I'll be able to see these cherry blossoms...maybe another 30 years,'' so she plans to live until he's 100 years old. She is astounded at Noboru's blatant remark. She is a fan of Takanohana in sumo and Giants in baseball, and during the season she gets into arguments with Takashi, who is anti-Giants. She was a member of the Italian national team at the FIFA World Cup in France. Owner of the Yamada family's land (reclaimed land). In the early days of ``My Neighborhood of Yamada-kun,'' she was portrayed as being a little more mean-spirited than she is now. She occasionally tries to cook beef stroganoff on a whim, but has never had any success (she can't even slur the word before). She is from Kansai and speaks Kansai dialect. According to Ishii, the model for her character is his maternal grandmother, who ran a coal broker .

Pochi (ポチ)

A dog kept by the Yamada family (Pochi himself considers himself a neighbor of the Yamada family). His favorite foods are hanpen and dried sardines. He doesn't wag his tail, doesn't like going for walks, and pretends not to hear when you call him, making him extremely unfriendly and unsuitable for a pet dog. He has a condescending expression that says "Hun," but this personality is said to be similar to Shige. He always enters the doghouse head first, and in the winter he comes into the house without permission and crawls into the kotatsu. When Takashi reached out to him, he handed over the bones he had hidden. The stray cat in the neighborhood, Doskoi, eats his food and takes over his shed, and he doesn't bark at all (although he greets strangers in his usual unfriendly way), but he occasionally bites climbers. He didn't complain when he got hot due to the outside vents of the cooler, but he was in a bad mood. Although he wanders frequently and is loved by the neighborhood, he does not like to be taken for walks with his owner. He often receives food from the houses on both sides of him rather than from the Yamada family, which angers Matsuko, who is feeding him, and Takashi, who is being fed almost the same food. In "Tonari no Yamada-kun", the setting was that he was abandoned as a puppy and picked up by Noboru, an elementary school student at the time, but the setting was later changed to show that he was given to the Yamada family as a puppy ("Fun"). !” Tokuma Shoten). Furthermore, during the time of Tonari no Yamada no Kimi, his name was temporarily changed to ``Mitsuhide.''

The model is a composite of the author's own mongrel dog ``Chobi'' and a black cat ``Kuro.'' Chobi was 19 years old and Kuro was 17 years old, both of them lived long lives.

Elementary school

Ms. Hitomi Fujiwara (藤原瞳先生)

27 years old and Nonoko's homeroom teacher. She hates classes and has a sloppy personality that makes her self-study most of the time. Her motto is "suitable". Her educational policy is "studying is like mountain climbing" (meaning that there is no need to force yourself to climb). Although she seems to have a fair amount of love for her students, she is an unmotivated teacher who doesn't even take education seriously.

She loves drinking and often comes to school hungover, and her self-deprecating behavior goes beyond being "ridiculed" by the students to the point that 2on the contrary, they are worried about her," but she doesn't seem to mind. In ``Tonari no Yamada-kun,'' she was often pointed out by Kubo-kun about her troubled relationships with men.

Her hobbies are writing mystery novels and reading. She lives near the Yamada family. Since she doesn't have a boyfriend, let alone marriage, her mother often recommends matchmaking. In "A Occupation Not Suitable for Women'', she describes how she became a novelist "seven years later'' and her high school days (however, as is usual for this type of manga, in "Nono-chan'') Every year, the children become third graders, and Ms. Fujiwara has been their homeroom teacher every year for over 10 years.)

Her looks are said to be a composite of several past female representatives.

Headmaster (校長先生)

The work is no different from that of a janitor, such as repairing rain leaks and pruning garden trees. He cares about his students and is not overbearing. However, the morning assembly is a painful time for the students because the talks are long. He played an active role as the president of OKK in ``My Neighborhood of Yamada-kun''. His last name is Fujioka (``Nono-chan's neighbor''), but his model is Yuichi Tomioka, president of Channel Zero, who publishes and edits many of Ishii's books. The picture also resembles Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the owner of Tsutsumi from ``Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!''.

Vice Principal Tsuchinoko (ツチノコ教頭)

In charge of moral classes. She is such a serious and gentlemanly person, but there are some unusual things about her, such as carrying around a stuffed bear. His distinctive feature is his mustache. His model is the philosopher Kenji Tsuchiya, who was the author's senior at elementary school (from an illustration of Kenji Tsuchiya's book).

Mr. Tabuchi (タブチ先生)

Physical education teacher. Homeroom teacher for 2 classes. he has a big body. Severe hay fever. She is a high school classmate of Mr. Yasuda and has a close relationship with him. Her unique and powerful physical education classes are popular. Tabuchi-kun, also known as Koichi Tabuchi, from " Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! " was used. She pours so much passion into the big ball every year that she declares, ``My year revolves around rolling the big ball at the sports day.''

Yasuda Sensei (ヤスダ先生)

Art teacher. Homeroom teacher for 1 class. He always gets sidetracked in class. During arts and crafts time, there are many extracurricular classes and a unique teaching method. He divorced his wife and currently lives alone. His attendance gradually decreased, and he was removed from his homeroom position in 2002. After that, he worked as the manager of a local supermarket in 2004 (not the same person, but the character is the same), and then reappeared in 2006 as an art teacher. After that, Mr. Otomo, who appeared in episode 5233, disappeared, probably because he was in charge of the drawings and crafts. Yasuda-kun, also known as Takeshi Yasuda , from "Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!" was used.

Mr. Sato (佐藤先生)

Homeroom teacher for 1 class. A solid veteran teacher. He often helps other teachers (including the principal) who are careless and unreliable. He first appeared as a vice principal. Although she left her homeroom position in 2003, she remains active as a teacher. Ms. Tabuchi is also one of her former students, and she was once scolded and forced to take classes.

Mr. Takada (高田先生)

1 set of new teachers. He is in a hurry and runs around a lot, and is an energetic person who seems to have too much power. He uses a dialect that seems to be Okayama dialect. He moved into an apartment called a haunted house. Appeared in 2003.

Haruko Kondo Sensei (近藤ハルコ先生)

Health teacher. Fujiwara-sensei and I were classmates in high school, and we both joined the softball club. Although she was no longer a health teacher in 2003 (she continued to appear as a friend of Fujiwara Sensei during that time), she has appeared again as a health teacher since 2007. In ``A Profession Not Suitable for Women'', she is seen turning into a manga artist for girls. In works released around the same time as ``My Neighbor Yamada-kun,'' she appears several times as the eldest daughter of the Kikuchi family.

Ms. Mikuko Yoshida (吉田妙玖子（よしだ みくこ）先生)

Health teacher . he is tall. Although her last name is different, she is Tsukiko Tomita's mother and she has mysterious powers. She appeared for a while from 2003 in place of Mr. Kondo.

Mr. Otomo (大友先生)

Art teacher. Appeared from 5233rd episode (March to April 2012). She is particular about art and, like Professor Yasuda, has a unique teaching style.

Nekokubo-san (猫久保さん)

Librian. Appeared from 5233rd episode (March to April 2012). He is the same person as Dr. Hirooka's assistant, and seems to be there when Hirooka Clinic is free.

Nonoko's classmates

Nana-chan (Kurata) (ななちゃん（倉田）)

Nonoko's friend. He is quiet, but he can also get angry. Although he often forgets things and is called a ``forgetful general,'' his grades are excellent (this is only a setting and is not described in the story). Second with the Shinigami Tigers.

Mimi-chan (Miyake) (みみちゃん（三宅）)

Nonoko's friend. Fastest in class. He is very polite, but his language is bad. He has a dog named Tamegoro. He plays left field for the Shinigami Tigers. A large family including his parents, older brother, older sister (manager of the third junior high school baseball team), and freeloader (Mr. Miyake of the miscellaneous affairs department).

3 idiot trio (3バカトリオ)

An evil group of Kikuchi, Kubo, and Suzuki. There is a conflicting relationship with the two groups of 3 Idiots, to which Yamamoto and Park belong.

Kikuchi-kun (Hisahiko Kikuchi) (キクチくん（菊池久彦）)

3 idiot trio. The unreliable only son of Kikuchi Restaurant. He is a little weak compared to the other two. He is a catcher for the Shinigami Tigers. He once contributed a four-panel comic to the school newspaper. He also loves doodling, is very particular, and is often used as a self-portrait of Ishii, which seems to be from the boyhood of "Kikuchi-kun (Baito-kun)" (The 3 Baka Trio is also inherited from the original), but Baito-kun He has a much more normal personality.

Kubo-kun (Kubo Motomasa) (クボくん（久保元政）)

3 idiot trio. The house is a fittings store. He's a partitioner, but he's useless. I have two younger brothers. Pitcher for the Shinigami Tigers.

Suzuki-kun (Kisaburo Suzuki) (スズキくん（鈴木喜三郎）)

3 idiot trio. A descendant of a family that has lived on top of the mountain for 500 years. His ancestors were bandits . His family is a part-time farmer . His mother is good friends with Matsuko. He once contributed a four-panel comic to the school newspaper.

Kimura-kun (キムラくん)

Talented and rich. Solve the test with your secret weapon, the ``100-point pencil.'' His other works include ``100-point eraser,'' ``100-point rubber band,'' and ``100-point umbrella.''

Miyabe-kun (ミヤベくん)

3rd year class 1. When an incident occurs at school, she acts like a boy detective and begins to reason. However, because he likes to exaggerate everything, he almost always ends up making the problem worse. He has an older brother (5th grade), older sister (4th grade), and younger brother (elementary school student). His model is the writer Miyuki Miyabe .

Hinako-chan (ひな子ちゃん)

3rd grade class 2 class committee member. She is a beautiful girl with excellent grades and a kind personality. Her mother runs a shop called HANN ACOUSTIC CAFE (Hanako for short).

Middle school people

Kiyoshi Yamashita, Tanaka (山下キヨシ、田中)

Noboru's classmate and bad friend. Along with Noboru, he is a member of the baseball club (Yamashita is also a member of the soccer club). Yamashita's character is a close-up of the author's earlier work ``Up-kun''.

Mr. Tanabe (田辺先生)

Homeroom teacher of Noboru's class. He is in charge of social studies and his nickname is Kuma. In addition to serving as an advisor to the art club, he also serves as an advisor to the baseball club. His character is a borrowed version of Rinen Tanabe from ``Part-time Job.''

Sozenji Captain (崇禅寺（そうぜんじ）キャプテン)

His position is catcher. He is the son of the chief priest of Bonkurakuji Temple in Mt. He speaks in Hiroshima dialect. He is kind to his juniors, but rough around the edges.

Kunijima Senpai (柴島（クニジマ）センパイ)

A senior on Noboru's baseball team. His position is shortstop. He is originally a second year student, but because he repeats a grade, he becomes Noboru's classmate (after the setting change in 2008, he is depicted as a second year student along with Noboru and his friends). Although he has bad behavior such as stealing and smoking cigarettes, he seems to be well-liked by Noboru and Noboru's friends. He is the grandson and heir of the president of Shibashima Industries. He is sometimes seen helping out at the company. His character is based on Daisuke Motoki . Many of the names of the baseball club members are taken from the names of the stations on the Hankyu Senri Line and Kyoto Line where the author spent his university years, and this is the reason for this particular reading. The names of his juniors include Nishi, Nakajima, and Minamikata, but Minamikata is the only station name on the Hankyu Kyoto Line, and the other two are named after Nishinakajima Minamikata Station on the Subway Midosuji Line, where they transfer.

Okada (オカダ)

A junior on the baseball team. His family's business is Okada Seika, but his father is seen cheering by banging on a frying pan, and the faces of both father and son appear as if they were Masayasu Okada from his Tabuchi-kun days.

Shimada (島田)

A junior on the baseball team. She joined the club in the middle of the school, accompanied by many first-year girls. At first she was treated as a manager, but soon she became a regular player. She has a habit of adding ``~ ssu '' at the end of her words, and it seems that she was once nicknamed Shimadassu. He is fast and was never caught playing tag when he was in elementary school. He "transferred" to the youth baseball team in the 5572nd game (March 2013) and left the baseball club.

Baseball club member (野球部員)

A weak baseball club with only 10 members. In addition to the above, Nakajima is a third-year center ( using Ichiro ), two unnamed second-years (one is using Hideki Matsui , the other is using Katsumi Hirosawa ), and second-year ace Awaji. Noboru protects right field, and Tanaka protects left field.

Starting in 2008, the settings were partially changed, with Sozenji, Shibajima, Yamashita, Tanaka, and Noboru each going up one grade, and Shimada, who was in his first year, being selected as a regular player in place of Shibajima, who was suspended. However, Okada is still depicted as a first-year student, and has become a junior in both name and reality. The whereabouts of the other members are currently unknown (they have disappeared since around 2003).

In addition, in the early years (1999 to 2000), the team was a small team of six people in total, and the members were completely different from today.

baseball club manager (野球部マネージャー)

Until the middle of 2006, she was the female class representative for Noboru's class, and from the end of the same year, Miyake (who looks the same as Miyake at the third elementary school, but is a different person) took on the role. Since Shimada joined the club in 2008 with a large number of girls in tow, there are currently approximately the same number of managers as members.

Tsukiko Tomita (富田月子（とだ つきこ）)

A transfer student appears in Noboru's class. A monster-like character who did actions such as reaching out his long hand to grab a book on the top shelf, kissing someone he climbed up on and sucking their life out, and teleporting into a climbing umbrella. It seems that he and Noboru have a mutual love, but their appearances are extremely rare (they disappeared after their first appearance in 2003, and only reappeared four times in 2004 and three times in 2009), so the actual situation is unknown. Even in the world of the story, since his reappearance in the setting of going to school for the first time in a while, he is no longer visible to his classmates other than Noboru. The same author has also published a three-page short story about her life with her mother, Yoshida Sensei. It is said that he evolved from a character that appeared in the parody manga of ``GOTH'' (written by Otsuichi ), which was included in ``COMICAL MYSTERY TOUR 4 Long Farewell''. His name comes from Gassan -Tomida Castle, which was the headquarters of the Amago clan.

Neighbors

Kikuchi Baba (キクチババ)

Kikuchi-kun's grandmother. At first glance, she seems to be absent-minded, but she is actually energetic and solid. Her catchphrase is, "You haven't had lunch yet." She can be childish at times, pretending to sprinkle water on elementary school students on their way to school. She is good friends with Shige and calls him "Shige-chan". She is the oldest person in town. She recognized the talent of Roca Yoshikawa, who was singing on the street in front of the station, and in exchange for helping out at Kikuchi Shokudo, she allowed her to hold live performances at the store on regular holidays.

Kikuchi-san (キクチさん)

Kikuchi-kun's father. His family runs Kikuchi Shokudo next to the Yamada family on the left facing the shopping street. He has a stubborn but somewhat unreliable personality. He often gives Pochi leftovers from the cafeteria. His family structure is different between ``Tonari no Yamada-kun'' and ``Nono-chan'' (for details, see the differences with ``Tonari no Yamada-kun''). He often appears as an ordinary citizen along with his wife in the same author's ``Great Problems'' and other works.

Mr. Nakayama (中山さん)

The neighbor on the right when facing the Yamada family. She is gentle and personable. She often feeds the pochi that come over the board fence. My wife is often sick. In Tonari no Yamada-kun, she appears as an insensitive old man with thick lips who loves karaoke.

Mr. Hirooka (広岡先生)

Director of Hirooka Hospital. He has a reputation for being a badass doctor, and apart from the elderly who are regulars, there are not many patients who visit him. Whenever he catches a cold, he himself has to be examined at another hospital. He has another thriving hospital nearby. He coaches a small youth baseball team called the Shinigami Tigers. The clinic building is quaint, and his previous occupant was a novelist. Director Hirooka Tatsuro Hirooka of " Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun " was used.

Hirooka Sensei's assistant (広岡先生の助手)

Responsible for guiding the waiting room and cleaning the front of the clinic. This is the same person as the maid in `` Bungo Shunju ''.

Neighborhood Chairman (Tsune Nabetsu Neo (ナベツネツネオ))

Reuses Tsuneo Watanabe 's characters from other works . Owner of a small factory and discount store. He has a very short temper and gets angry often. He can't help but put his head into everything, and even does one-man shows (described below) as a hobby. He lives in a big house next to a vacant lot and has a carp and a dog. A ``family of demons'' lives in the apartment he has renovated. He coaches the youth baseball team ``Himeiri Giants''. His characteristic feature is that he holds up his index finger and spins it around (in the anime, it's called a bum-byun exercise) while repeatedly calling out "Baka yaro, baka yaro". Even when he is pounding mochi, he swings the mallet down while repeatedly shouting, "Baka yaro, baka yaro."

Old people (Silver party)

Shige's friend. He is active in volunteer activities such as cleaning and patrolling the town, and recreational activities such as mountain climbing. Speaking of the Silver Kai Yamano-gumi, it is said that they are famous for their martial arts.

Other characters

Yoshio Yamada (山田義男)

Takashi's older brother. Whenever he has free time, he often comes to visit the Yamada family with his grandson Sacchan. When his mother was alive, she worked as a farmer in the main family, but now she lives with her daughter and her husband. He's not good at shogi, but he has a good match with Takashi. He also doesn't like pachinko. In ``Tonari no Yamada-kun,'' he is a middle-aged man who has just retired and runs an apartment building. Used Yoshio Yamada from " Ojamanga Yamada-kun ". A master of making Kusudama. There is an episode where Matsuko explains that he was ``making it for a ship's launching ceremony. ''

Yoshikawa Roca (吉川ロカ)

A high school girl who aims to become a fado (Portuguese folk song) singer. While working part-time at Kikuchi Shokudo, she held live performances at her restaurant on regular holidays for her friends and neighbors. She often hangs out with her high school friend Mino Shibashima. Although she is highly skilled as a singer, she is shy and has difficulty competing with people in her music industry, so she relies on Mino to help her with many things. In the 5217th episode published on March 24, 2012, she appeared as a large poster promoting her debut CD, and it was revealed that she had debuted as a professional singer.[Note 6 However, Ishii announced on the official website "Ishii Shoten" that this was the last time Roca would appear in the Asahi Shimbun (5,700 times (July-August 2013)) He made a cameo appearance in .He later made a comeback in episode 6686.He also held a live performance at his alma mater's school festival). According to Ishii, Roca's character as a whole is based on Mariza, a Portuguese fado singer, and her voice quality is based on Yuri Nakamura from GARNET CROW. In August 2022, Ishii self-published a collection of her works, ``ROCA Yoshikawa Roca Kanojo's Story Live,'' which focuses on her, and is distributing it by mail order.

Mino Shibashima (柴島美乃)

The older sister of Shibashima Senpai, a friend of Roca Yoshikawa and a senior on Noboru's baseball team. She works like a manager to support Roca's singing career. She has a strong personality and is not afraid of anyone. She has two years of high school under her belt. Her name ``Mino'' is a ``far-fetched joke'' from Nomi Munekatsu , and her appearance is a ``failed rip-off'' of Tsukiko Akigawa, the heroine of Jun Hatanaka's ``Mandara-ya no Ryota.

Sachiko (さっちゃん)

Yoshio's granddaughter, a little girl who always frowns (started smiling in 2017). She loves to play with Pochi by pulling his tail (there was a time when she couldn't pull Pochi's tail and she ended up crying), and of course she is extremely disliked by Pochi. Although she is often warned by those around her, she shows no signs of quitting. Although she is not directly bitten by Pochi, she occasionally receives indirect retaliation.

Since his parents are away from home for work (Donguripan), his grandfather (Yoshio), who lives with him, takes care of him during the day. In many works including ``My Neighbors the Yamadas,'' she appears as Kosuke Tabuchi's daughter.

one man man (ワンマンマン)

Another face of the neighborhood chairman. He flips his cloak and flies through the sky, but his behavior pattern is almost the same as when he was the neighborhood chairman, so he doesn't help much. “Baka Yaro!” was the deciding line.

A wasteful ghost (もったいないオバケ)

If you leave or spill food or wipe beer with a tissue, it will appear with the line "Mottainai Mottainai". She is wearing a kimono with a background pattern of the character ``mo''. Mainly appears in the Yamada family.

cockroach (ゴキブリ)

A German soldier-style cockroach wearing a Fritz helmet . They are aiming for ingredients from the Yamada family, but have little success. They usually act in groups of three, and the names we know are Hans, Franz, Felix, and Captain. Compared to Shige and Matsuko, who are sensitive to pests, Takashi often ignores them. In the early days, he appeared as an ordinary cockroach, just like in ``My Neighbors the Yamadas''.

Grim Reaper (Anxiety-kun) 不安くん

When Matsuko feels uneasy about something, she begins to dance in the corner of the panel. And most of the time they get knocked over by Matsuko's blur.

god of poverty (貧乏神)

The god of poverty that haunts the Yamada family. People dislike him because he feels gloomy when he's around. He is short and timid. He is more like a god of poverty than a god of poverty.

Zashikiwarashi (座敷童子)

A one-eyed monster boy wearing Japanese clothes. When you're around him, good things literally happen.

Underground People (地底人)

Nonoko's favorite fictional anime character. The setting is that she attempts to invade the surface from underground, but fails every time. Nonoko's activities are depicted in her own novel (composition). Goods are also available. She was originally a character from the same author's ``Revenge of the Underworld''. She appeared as a semi-regular in the TV anime, and in the first half was mainly in charge of commenting on the Yamada family, and in the second half, she plotted to conquer the land.

Mr. Miyake (Yasuko Miyake/三宅やす子)

An office lady in the miscellaneous affairs department where Takashi works. She is Mimi's cousin. Miyake from ``Non-Career Woman'' and ``New Non-Career Woman'' was used. At first, he was Takashi's only subordinate and was relatively solid, but gradually elements from the above works were added to him, and he turned into an unconventional character who repeatedly splashes tea on his body. A senior office worker named Onishi-san has taken over the steady role.

morita (モリタ)

Takashi's junior. He often goes golfing with me. Belongs to the miscellaneous affairs department.

Grandmother of the original family (本家のおばあさん)

Takashi's mother. Her hobby was to terrorize Noko in realistic ghost stories, but she died during the serialization and her funeral was held. In the summer, she appears in disguise and causes psychic phenomena.

old man (おじいさん)

Shige's husband and Matsuko's father. He has been deceased since the beginning of the series. His favorite food is ohagi. He has experience in recruiting.

ghost player (ゴースト選手)

A 190cm tall soccer player that Nono-chan admires. His real name is Nir Ejen. He is a representative defender for some country, and has earned the nickname "Ghost" because he is always in the background.

My-chan (マイちゃん)

A first-year elementary school student who is a regular at the Shogi Center. He seems to look up to Noboru as his mentor. ``Even though Toshi is young, he is a serious shogi player!'' he says of himself. As he learns from Noboru, his habits even begin to resemble him.

People from My Neighbors the Yamadas era

Hiroko Kikuchi (キクチひろ子)

The eldest daughter of the Kikuchi family. She serialized a girls' manga under the pen name ``Hiroko Kondo.'' Although she does not appear in the main story, she appeared in the extra works ``My Neighbor Kikuchi-kun'' and ``Yamada-kun no Tonari'' that were produced around the same time as ``My Neighbor Yamada-kun.'' She appears in ``Nono-chan'' as a health teacher, Haruko Kondo.

Kikuchi Kanko (キクチかん子)

The second daughter of the Kikuchi family. She was Noboru's classmate. She has a good customer service attitude, but she usually has a bad attitude. Furthermore, in the early stages of ``Nono-chan,'' she was shown to Kikuchi-kun only once as an older sister.

Kosuke Tabuchi (田淵コースケ)

A relative of the Yamada family (Shige's nephew) and an unsuccessful novelist. He lives in a housing complex with his wife (Mrs. Tamura in ``Nono-chan'') and child (Sacchan in ``Nono-chan''). Also appeared in " Bungo Shunju ".

The Realtor (不動産屋)

He was trying to sell a strange property to the Tabuchi family. Yasuda-kun, also known as Takeshi Yasuda , from " Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! " was used.

president (社長)

The president of OKK (manufactory), where Matsuko works part-time. She always has trouble calculating her debt. He likes inventions. Appears in ``Nono-chan'' as a principal.

debt collector (借金取り)

An unscrupulous man who comes to collect OKK's debts. Although he is amazing, he has become accustomed to the president and Matsuko.

Shopping streets, facilities, properties, place names, etc.

Tamano City (たまのの市)

The city where the Yamada family lives. The setting was originally conceived as a ``regional city that can be found anywhere,'' but later it somehow ended up being modeled after Tamano, Okayama Prefecture (Ishii's birthplace). It is a company castle town of KKKK (Ship Construction Co., Ltd.)/KKK (National Land Development Corporation) . The model for the mayor is Shoji Yokoyama .

When you connect the first letters of the Yamada family, ``Ta'', ``Ma'', ``No'', ``No'', ``No'', and ``Shi'', you get ``Tamanonoshi''.

Municipal third junior high school (市立第3中学校)

The middle school that Noboru attends.

Municipal third elementary school (市立第3小学校)

のThe elementary school that Nonoko attends. It is located on the back side of Shiroyama, and you can enter and exit Shiroyama through a broken fence. On the blackboard in the classroom are plaques with idiomatic phrases that are inappropriate for educational settings, such as `` Idiots can't be cured unless they die'' and ``Put a lid on something that stinks .''

Honmachi shopping street (本町商店街)

A shopping street right next to the Yamada family. It's mostly a shuttered street with little foot traffic, but it's reputed to have everything you need, as there are stalls selling farm-fresh products in front of closed shops. The question is whether to add an arcade or not. The store is run by a person modeled after a famous person from the political world. Examples include the shops listed below, as well as Kim Jong Il 's electronics shop, Ryutaro Hashimoto's barber shop, and Yukio Hatoyama's watch shop. However, they rarely involve politics, and instead appear as old men from the shopping district who simply borrow their appearance.

Omori store (大森商店)

A clothing and miscellaneous goods store located in the Honmachi shopping district. Relatives of the Yamada family. Matsuko often works part-time in place of the aunt visiting her husband in the hospital. There aren't many customers, but it's often a hangout for neighborhood friends.

Koyamado (小山堂)

A Japanese confectionery shop located in the Honmachi shopping district. The Yamada family mainly buys tea sweets for guests here. The owner, an old man, has a poker face but a kind personality. In ``My Neighbor Yamada-kun,'' he appears as the disappointed-looking owner of Omori Shoten.

Convenience store (formerly Yaosuzu (旧やおすず))

Suzuki's uncle started a convenience store after quitting his job at a greengrocer. Noboruyan's child often stops by on her way home from school. My uncle likes pachinko and has bad taste in clothes. The model is Toshio Suzuki, the producer of Hohokekyo My Neighbor Yamada-kun . For this reason, posters were put up inside the store when ``Hohokekyo His Neighbor Yamada-kun'' was released. His buck-toothed part-time job seems to be the same person as Kikuchi-kun from the same author's ``Part-time job''.

Miyazawa Real Estate

It is run by an old man who has bad back health due to chronic illness. Appropriating former Prime Minister Miyazawa .

Nakasone butcher shop

The owner's model is former Prime Minister Nakasone .

Okada fruit and vegetable store

The model for the store owner is Masayasu Okada from the Tabuchi-kun era . The home of Okada, a member of Noboru's baseball team.

Doi Pharmacy

The owner's model is Takako Doi.

Hirooka Clinic (formerly Hirooka Hospital)

The hospital where Dr. Hirooka lives. Patients rarely come. Regular patients don't leave after their consultations, but instead stay in the waiting room and start small talk. There are other doctors on duty besides Dr. Hirooka, but they do not appear in the story. Although it is a rented house, it is a quaint building, and the maid was originally attached to the building. Previous residents were a shogi player, a doctor, and a novelist. There is a vacant lot in the back, and there is another popular hospital nearby.

Kikuchi Shokudo

A restaurant run by the Kikuchi family. It's on the left side of the Yamada family. A steady-minded daughter helps out at the store. I have a younger brother. Although he has a foul mouth, he is friendly in front of customers, yelling at his younger brother, and when my father came to see him, he yelled at him when there were no customers around. My eldest daughter is a manga artist. She serves strange menus.

Acorn shop (handmade bread)

Tamura, the husband of Yoshio's (Takashi's older brother) daughter, quit his job and started a bakery. The store is thriving thanks to the popularity of its ``special bread.''

stop train

Aprivate railway that runs through Tamano City. Four types of trains run: limited express, rapid, liner, and express. You can go to Tokyo via this route (as of March 19, 2011).

Tamanono Station

The terminal station of the Yodome Dentetsu line on the east side of the city. There is a young station employee who looks familiar to Takashi. Automatic ticket gates have not yet been introduced. The station just before is "Nonotama" station.

たまのの駅

Manotata Station, Tanononoma Station (?), Notamata Station

Yodome Dentetsu station. They are next to each other in this order.

Yamamukai Station, Kawamukai Station, Honmachi Station, Gakuen-mae Station

Yodome Dentetsu station. Gakuenmae Station is used by Mr. Fujiwara.

Yamadaso

Landlord Hanonoko's uncle (only in ``My Neighborhood of Yamada-kun'')

Tenguyama

A very ordinary mountain. The Silver Club goes cherry blossom viewing and mountain climbing, and Daisan Elementary School visits for field trips. The mountain is quite deep, and there are ``Hontengu'', ``Betsutengu'', ``Uratengu'', and beyond that, ``Matatengu''.

Mugiyama

There is a large overhanging rock on the mountain next to Mt. Tengu, and the view of Mt. Tengu's cherry blossoms from there is spectacular.

Tenjin Mountain

Shiroyama/Urayama

A mountain to the north of the velodrome. /The mountain behind the third elementary school. I'm often building a secret base for the kids and the 3 idiots and playing around with it. There is a cemetery where the Yamada family and elderly neighbors go to visit graves. One of the places Takashi drives to when he's worried about work. As the name suggests, there used to be a castle here.

Hinode Beach/Ishitoge Beach

Whenever Takashi is worried about his company, he takes Matsuko by car and goes to the beach. There aren't many people so it's perfect for throwing stones.

Cape Detato

A cape that continues east from Ishitoge Beach.

Higashi Hirayama University

north park

Miyama Park

The park where Takashi and his friends went for a picnic (dated June 5, 2011).

Municipal hospital

A municipal hospital located south of Shiroyama. Shigeya and elderly people often visit the hospital. Many patients have been hospitalized for a long time.

Shiroyama Park

Cafe Zrider

Supermarket

store

OKK

A small town factory where Matsuko works part-time (only in ``My Neighborhood of Yamada-kun''). A factory manager who loves inventions and two factory workers work there. Although the business situation is not good, there is little sense of crisis among the staff. She has already become acquainted with the unscrupulous debt collectors who come to her every day. He is also a business partner of the company Takashi works for.

Kubo joinery

The home of Nonoko's classmate, Kubo-kun from 3 Idiots. The shop owner is an old-fashioned craftsman who wants his son to take over the shop.

Shibajima Industry

It is run by the Shibashima siblings' grandfather.

Airport

A local airport located at the top of Mt. Tengu. There are only three flights a day. The runway is 2500 meters (``Nono-chan's Next Door'').

Shinkin bank

Municipal ground

Prefectural Minami High School

A high school located on the west side of the third junior high school. Although one person gets accepted to the University of Tokyo every year, the competition rate is sluggish at 0.96 times (``Nono-chan's Next Door'').

drive in

A drive-in located on the main road south of No. 3 Junior High School. On holidays, there are long lines (``Nono-chan no Tonari'').

Home center

Takashi goes out to buy materials for do-it-yourself projects.

Kokohagaoka Cemetery

This is the Yamada family cemetery, and you have to climb a lot of stairs to reach it.

Hachiman Shrine

A shrine near the Yamada family.

velodrome

Although there are no particular elements that are modeled after it, there is an actual velodrome in Tamano City.

neglected forest

Children's land

An amusement park located in the western part of the city near Mt. Ojōgatake (Asahi Shimbun "Nono-chan Guide" published on May 5, 2009). On holidays, there are long queues for some of the large playground equipment. Although it is quite complete for a local amusement park, it occasionally opens shoddy facilities. There appears to be an entertainment facility for adults called ``Kodomo Land'' next to Kodomo Land, but it has only appeared once, so its actual status is unknown.

kids park

It's an amusement park where children often go out with their families and friends. It appears to be a different facility from the aforementioned "Kodomo Land."

Nushijima

streetcar

This line connects with the Yodome Dentetsu at Tamanono Station. The model is the Tamano Municipal Electric Railway , which is depicted as a regular train rather than a streetcar in the manga . By the way, ``Nishikora'' station appears in the story, but in real life there was ``Nishikoura'' station on the Tamano City Tram . Nonoko seems to like riding, but she is told by Matsuko, ``Stop, and I don't care where you suddenly ride.''

フェリー ferry

A ferry that connects Tamanono and Tagamatsu. The model is Udaka Ferry. Rockers have performed live on board the ship.