Mei No Naisho - Characters

Characters

Mei Haruna (春名 メイ, Haruna Mei?)

Mei is the main character of Mei no Naisho. He is a young effeminate high school boy who was raised by his witch mother as a girl, and always thought himself as female despite the physical differences between himself and normal girls. Like his mother, he too can use magic, though he is not an expert, especially when it comes to transformation magic. Mei has a talking familiar white cat named Abel (アベル, Aberu?) which gives advice to Mei, though cannot be used effectively until Mei becomes more proficient in magic. Mei always wears a star necklace previously owned by his mother which can transform into his magic wand. When his friends notice his obviously male body in the bath and tell him he is actually a boy, this comes as a shock to him. Afterwards, instead of referring to himself by the gender neutral watashi (私?, meaning "I"), he starts using the more masculine boku (僕?, also meaning "I"), though boku has been known to be used by girls in Japan.

Despite not being born female, Mei has a slender build and a feminine face which makes him easily mistaken for the opposite sex. Mei scares easily and has been known to rely on his roommate Fūka Honjō for support when he is scared or nervous. He is weak when being taken advantage of by the student council president Seira Rindō, and puts up little resistance in such instances. Mei tends to be clumsy and often trips resulting in him falling onto the ground. His guardian, a woman named Kyōko (京子?), is the headmistress of Mei's school, and while she knew Mei was a witch, she never knew he was a boy.

Fūka Honjō (本条 風華, Honjō Fūka?)

Fūka is a strong girl in the same class as Mei, and is also his roommate. Fūka is a member of the public morals committee and often intervenes when the student council president Seira Rindō is performing various perverted acts with other females students, or with Mei. Along with this, she takes part in night patrols around the school's dormitory which can keep her out late. To help in her struggle with the unruly, she carries a wooden sword and has been known to knock doors completely off their hinges when using it. After Mei is found out to be a boy, she tells him not to worry how they are roommates which makes Mei very happy. Fūka worries about Mei's well-being and feels the need to protect him. She has expressed an overactive imagination in regards to Mei (and the consequent nosebleeds) and is often suggested that she has feelings for him.

Seira Rindō (竜胆 聖羅, Rindō Seira?)

Seira, also known as Sēra (セーラ?), is the student council president of Mei's school. She has a perverted personality and often gets into risque situations with other female students and teachers, or Mei, which often involves BDSM. To combat Fūka's constant interruptions, she carries a folding fan and uses it to block Fūka's wooden sword. She is a powerful force in the school, and often gets involved with Mei's life. Seira especially likes to play pranks on Mei such as replacing his panties with white briefs for men. However despite this, it is revealed that she never truly lets people get close to her after her mother died, but seems to have since allowed Mei to be close to her.