Characters
- Natsumi Kawashima (川島夏海, Kawashima Natsumi?)
- Natsumi is a young 10-year-old girl who just wants to grow up. When she eats Dr. Morinomiya's miracle nuts, she turns into a curvy young woman. Because of her "grown-up" side, she ends up getting in several sticky situations, such as almost getting married to a billionaire, becoming a model, and starting a rivalry with Dr. Morinomiya's childhood friend. Despite this, her friend Asuma sticks with her. In a special in volume 2, a side-effect of the Miracle Nuts causes her and Asuma to switch bodies. In the final volume, she gets married to Asuma, but as children, due to Dr. Morinomiya accidentally giving them Miracle Nuts that made them 10 years younger instead of the "Relaxation Nuts".
- Toji Yashiki (屋敷透司?)
- He is called "an annoying hairstylist" by Asuma. Yashiki is a hairstylist for young women. He is the first suitor for grown-up Natsumi. He tried to kiss Natsumi during a cruise. Natsumi dumped him after the cruise because she realized that looks aren't everything.
- Dr. Yonosuku Morinomiya (森ノ宮勇之助, Morinomiya Yōnosuku?)
- The creator of the Miracle Nuts. He is often mistaken for a woman. Even though he and Nanao are rival scientists who live on different sides of the world, they get married in the beginning of volume 4, because they realized just how much they missed each other.
- Asuma Yoneyama (米山遊馬, Yoneyama Asuma?)
- He has loved Natsumi ever since he was little. He gets jealous easily, especially if Natsumi is with another man. In a special in volume 2, a side-effect of the Miracle Nuts causes Asuma to switch bodies with Natsumi. In the final volume, he gets married to Natsumi. They get married as children because Dr. Morinomiya accidentally replaced the Relaxation Nuts with the experimental version of the Miracle Nuts, which make a person 10 years younger.
- Bill Wentz (ビル・ウエンツ?)
- A rich, genius pretty boy who becomes Natsumi's second suitor. He almost got married to Natsumi, but Natsumi escaped from the chapel because she realized that money can't buy everything in life.
- Shinobu Nanao (七尾忍?)
- Dr. Nanao is Dr. Yonosuku Morinomiya's childhood friend. She is often mistaken for a man. Even though she and Yunosuku are rival scientists who live on different sides of the world, they get married in the beginning of volume 4 because they realized just how much they missed each other.
- Karin Amatsu
- Karin is in love with Asuma. In a special in volume 2, she tries to get Asuma to like her by pretending to not know how to ski. She then falls on him on purpose and kisses him (however at this time, Natsumi and Asuma had switched bodies due to the side-effects of the Miracle Nuts, so it was really Natsumi she wound up kissing).
- Seki
- He has a crush on Natsumi. In a special in volume 2, he was placed next to Karin after he fainted. When they woke up, Karin said, "It was destiny that we found each other all alone in that cottage."
- Mr. Tarumizu
- He is Natsumi and Asuma's teacher. He has a bad habit of crying.
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