Minato Nagase

Minato Nagase (長瀬 湊)

Minato is Jun'ichi's younger sister. She is a year younger than him and attends the same school as him as a first year high school student. She is capable in all areas of house hold related work and is proud of it. She also has unique abilities, like listening to the ground to detect the presence of animals, as well as be able to communicate with them. She has feelings for Jun'ichi. She mentions that she was an adopted sister once, but later says it was a joke. Minato is blood-related to Jun'ichi in the PC game, in the PS2 version she is not related to him, and it is unclear as to whether she is blood-related to Jun'ichi in the anime. (Her and Jun'ishi end up believing that they are indeed blood related, although the parents make a comment at the end of the series.)

Yuuhi Katagiri

Yuuhi Katagiri (片桐優姫)

Yuuhi is the main heroine in the series. She is very beautiful, which often causes trouble for her, such as being harassed constantly by men. One day, when she was being harassed by two men, she was saved by Jun'ichi. She transferred to his school hoping meet her fiance because she heard that he was in this area. Later, after a misunderstanding from Jun'ichi, he kisses her in public, causing her to have ill feelings towards him, but her feelings grow more for him throughout the series.

Junichi Nagase

Junichi "Jun, Genokiller" Nagase

Jun'ichi is the main protagonist of the series. He is a second year high  school student and had a quarrel with a transfer student, Yuuhi Katagiri on the first day of school. It turns out that Yuuhi is his fiancé as arranged by his family. His life takes a drastic turn with Yuuhi entering his life.When he first met her he had the impression she was a helpless girl and kissed her because of a misunderstanding. After that, Yuuhi becomes much more violent towards Jun'ichi. Since Yuuhi is often harassed, he finds himself protecting her; as time progresses, their love for each other grows, even though neither of them will admit it. Throughout the anime series it is hinted that Jun'ichi has romantic feelings for his sister Minato, but he is reluctant to admit this even though he sometimes has fantasies about her.

Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka

Alternative Titles

English: The Hill Dyed Rose Madder

Synonyms: Akasaka, Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka

Japanese: あかね色に染まる坂

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 2, 2008 to Dec 19, 2008

Producers: TNK, Marvelous Entertainment

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Harem

Duration: 25 min. per episode

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Synopsis

On his way to school Junichi Nagase saves a girl from danger. Later due to a misunderstanding he kissed her. Shocked and disgusted, and without understanding what just happened or why, she screams at him and tells him to "just die!" As it turns out, the girl, Yuuhi Katagiri, is a new transfer student and, much to the surprise of  Junichi and his younger sister Minato, their father arranged for Yuuhi to be Junichi's future wife! Of course, getting married to "that perverted idiot" is the absolute last thing Yuuhi wants! Junichi's crazy school life with his tsundere bride-apparent has begun!