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Suiren Shibazeki (柴石 すいれん; Shibazeki Suiren), nicknamed "Takane no Hana/Takane-chan", is the protagonist of Hibi Chouchou. She is a first-year high school student at Shuusei High School who falls in love with Taichi Kawasumi and they eventually start dating.

Suiren is voiced by Kana Hanazawa.

Appearance[]

Suiren is a "nice pale-skinned" girl with long wavy pink hair that has a shorter curved layers where it touches her shoulders with bangs parted on both sides, green eyes with "very long eyelashes" as described by Koharu Shinkawa (Suiren's so-called rival) in Chapter 3, full pink lips and she is usually seen with an expressionless face, but she began smiling in further chapters.

Suiren is considered to be a very cute and beautiful girl as seen when a guy comments that "she's like a doll?!" (Chapter 13) during the summer festival. Because of her appearance, she has attracted the attention of all the boys and girls that earns her the nickname "Takane no Hana/Takane-chan."

Personality[]

Suiren is very quiet girl who rarely speaks or smiles. Although this can also be seen as being shy, but this may not truly be the case as shown when she displays her feelings for Taichi Kawasumi, albeit with very simple actions like nodding her head or shaking. Whenever she does speak or smile, the people around her are immediately surprised. Suiren can also be very innocent or naive, but she is very honest with her feelings, such as when she noticed that she was in love with Kawasumi and immediately accepted it. Despite this acceptance, she is unable to tell him what she wants from him or how she feels because she has trouble communicating her thoughts to others.

Background[]

When Suiren was young, she was bullied by the boys who liked her, which made her want to go to an all-girls middle school. However, in middle school, even the girls kept on seeking her attention as well. Every time she smiled or spoke, they made a fuss over it, which causes Suiren to stop smiling and talking and she then decided to go to a co-ed high school.

Etymology[]

  • The name Suiren means "water lily" (すいれん) in Hiragana. However, when written in kanji, it means "water" (水) (sui) and "lotus, water lily" (蓮) (ren).
    • Suiren's nickname Takane-chan comes from "Takane no Hana", which means "flower on a high peak" and it refers to something out of one's reach.
  • Suiren's surname Shibazeki means "brush, firewood" (柴) (shiba) and "stone, volume measure" (石) (seki/zeki).

Trivia[]

  • Whenever Suiren goes out, she always wears a cap to hide her face.
  • In Chapter 1, Ryōsuke Takaya mentions that Suiren that "she's a flower in the kaolin!!!", but what he is trying to say is that Suiren's a rare beauty.
    • Kaolin is a rock that is rich in kaolinte, a clay material.

Miscellaneous[]

  • Suiren bares many similarities with Shōko Komi from Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate:
    • Both are considered to be very beautiful girls that they became popular instantly at the start of the school year due to their stunning looks and they each earned nickname(s) from the students:
      • Suiren is known as a "flower on a high peak" (高嶺の花, takane no hana), a phrase meaning "an unattainable object".
      • Shoko is referred to as "Lady Komi", "Goddess" and "Madonna" by her classmates.
    • Both are very shy, quiet and they speak in a soft and stuttering tone. However, their situations are different from each other:
      • During childhood, Suiren began to grow quiet and starts to smile less as she grew up.
      • Shouko suffers from extreme social anxiety, which prevents her from communicating with other people.
    • Both have rivals fighting for different reasons:
      • Suiren's rival is Koharu Shinkawa who fights for Taichi Kawasumi's affection, but Koharu later falls for Atohira.
      • Shouko's rival is Makeru Yadano who is jealous that Shouko is better at everything as seen in the physical exams (in Season 1 Episode 4) when Shouko wins by having better eyesight, being taller and weighing less.
    • Both have a group of friends, but thw only difference is that:
      • Suiren already had two friends (Aya Shimizu and Yuri Kudō) prior to the beginning of the manga.
      • Shouko was alone on the first day of school before Hitohito Tadano became her first friend.

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