Dreamy Days in West Tokyo has many minor characters that attribute to each characters' stories.
General[]
Annan[]
Annan is a minor character that appears in all routes. He is known as a troublemaker around the arcade. Despite being a rude and strange character, he is shown to have a good side when he gives his rightfully earned ticket to Osaka to you and your friends.
Haruki's Route[]
Sae Tanemura (種村 冴, Tanemura Sae)[]
Sae is Haruki's younger sister, born a while after you left town. She loves Haruki a lot, always clinging to him wherever he goes. Although shy and timid, Sae is also polite. She is Ryunoshin's girlfriend in Takeshi's route.
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Etymology[]
- The name Sae means "be clear, serene, cold, skillful" (冴).
- Sae's surname Tanemura means "seed, species, trick, variety, bread, material, pip, stone, matter, kernel, subject, theme, secret, inside story, cause, source, news" (種) (tane) and "town, village" (村) (mura).
Ryuzo's Route[]
Ryunoshin Hatta (八田 龍信, Hatta Ryūnoshin)[]
Ryunoshin is Ryuzo's younger brother, born a while after you left town and around the same time as Sae. He teases and bullies Sae a lot, but the truth is that he has a crush on her. He bullies Rino often too.
Etymology[]
- The name Ryunoshin means "dragon" (龍) (ryu) and "trust, believe" (信) (shin).
- Ryunoshin's surname Hatta means "eight" (八) (hat) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).
Rika Hatta (八田 りか, Hatta Rika)[]
Rika is the oldest daughter of the Hatta family, born after Ryuzo. Rika is well-mannered despite her family's actions and habits. She used to play with you when you were little.
Etymology[]
- Rika's surname Hatta means "eight" (八) (hat) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).
Rino Hatta[]
Rino is the youngest daughter of the Hatta family, born after Ryunoshin. Rino is sweet, cheerful and cute. Ryuzaburo seems to coo over her a lot.
Etymology[]
- Rino's surname Hatta means "eight" (八) (hat) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).
Ryuzaburo Hatta (八田 龍三郎, Hatta Ryūzaburō)[]
Ryuzaburo is Ryuzo's father. He looks very intimidating and acts rough, but he is very kind to the neighbors when he is selling vegetables. He is overprotective towards his two daughters and often argues with Ryuzo over trivial things. He is in charge of the cooking while his wife is at the hospital, much to the dismay of his family.
Etymology[]
- The name Ryuzaburo means "dragon" (龍) (ryu), "three" (三) (sabu) and "son" (郎) (ro).
- Ryuzaburo's surname Hatta means "eight" (八) (hat) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).
Hanae Hatta (八田 花江, Hatta Hanae)[]
Hanae is Ryuzo's mother. Like her husband, she looks intimidating and acts rough towards Ryuzo. She collapsed due to fatigue, which is the reason Ryuzo felt guilty for going bike riding with his friends instead of helping his family. She treats you like her own family, to the point where she consoled you when she fought with Ryuzo.
Etymology[]
- The name Hanae means "flower, blossom" (花) (hana) and "bay, inlet" (江) (e).
- Hanae's surname Hatta means "eight" (八) (hat) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).
Ichigo's Route[]
Ringo Sato (佐東 リンゴ, Satō Ringo)[]
Ichigo's father.
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Etymology[]
- The surname Sato means "help, aid" (佐) (sa) and "east" (東) (to).
Mrs. Sato (佐東さん, Satō-san)[]
Ichigo's mother.
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Togo Sato (佐東 トーゴ, Satō Tōgo)[]
Togo is Ichigo's older brother who left and travel around the world. He gets along with his father, unlike Ichigo. Togo is caring, kind and understanding.
Etymology[]
- Togo's surname Sato means "help, aid" (佐) (sa) and "east" (東) (to).
Takeshi's Route[]
Natsumi (なつみ)[]
Natsumi is the manager of the track team and your first friend. You thought she was going out with Takeshi, but she is only in love with his talent as a runner and wants him to come back to the track team and requests you to ask him to come back. Natsumi ships you and Takeshi as a couple. She is very open and friendly and can strike others as being clingy but can be angered easily. Ichigo doesn't like her very much
Etymology[]
- The name Natsumi is written in hiragana (なつみ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (夏美 or 菜摘), it could possibly mean:
- 夏美 - "summer" (夏) (natsu) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
- 菜摘 - "vegetables, greens" (菜) (na) and "pick, pluck" (摘) (tsumi).
Rhito's Route[]
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Johji's Route[]
Akari (あかり)[]
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Etymology[]
- The name Akari means "light" (あかり) in Hiragana.
- However, when written in kanji (明里, 朱里 or 朱莉), it could possibly mean:
- 明里 - "bright, light, clear" (明) (aka) and "village" (里) (ri).
- 朱里 - "vermilion red" (朱) (aka) and "village" (里) (ri).
- 朱莉 - "vermilion red" (朱) (aka) and "white jasmine" (莉) (ri).
- However, when written in kanji (明里, 朱里 or 朱莉), it could possibly mean:
Koh's Route[]
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Renji's Route[]
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Trivia[]
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