Shuichi Nakatsu - The Umeda Family

The Umeda Family

Io Nanba (難波伊緒, Nanba Io?)

Io is the eldest sister of the Umeda family as well to Rio and Hokuto. She is the mother of Minami Nanba. She discovers Mizuki's secret during the summer job that she offered to Mizuki, Sano and Nakatsu while she's changing out of her clothes and later provides Mizuki with more comfortable vests to cover up her developing body.

She was portrayed by Yōko Moriguchi in the Japanese drama adaptation and Guo Chin Chun in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.

Hokuto Umeda (梅田北斗, Umeda Hokuto?)

• Voiced by: Kazuya Ichijō (drama CD)

The doctor at the school's nurse office. He knows that Mizuki is a girl, gives her advice, and pretty much acts like a mentor to her. Umeda is homosexual. He is the uncle of Minami Nanba and brother to both Io and Rio. He is also in love with one of his old friends, Ryoichi Kijima from high school. Karasuma, the reporter who constantly reporting about Sano is very terrified of him, as he accidentally choked her without realising it. He has a tendency to kick people in the head and call them stupid.

He was portrayed by Takaya Kamikawa in the Japanese drama adaptation and Tang Zhi Ping in the Taiwanese drama adaptation. In the 2011 version of the drama, Umeda is portrayed by Takumi Saito. In the Korean adaptation, he is portrayed by Ki Tae Young.

Rio Umeda (梅田里緒, Umeda Rio?)

Rio is Hokuto's younger sister and is about the same age as Mizuki. She goes to St. Blossom High School. She doesn't like to admit the fact that she's Minami's aunt considering that he is two years older than she is, so she asks Mizuki to keep their relation a secret and instead say that they are cousins. She is quite picky about the men she wants to be with as she has grown up with a handsome father, brother and nephew. Rio was a friend of Julia's while she attended Saint Blossom as an exchange student.

She was not present in the Japanese drama adaptation but Cai Han Cen portrayed her in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.

Azuma Umeda (梅田東, Umeda Azuma?)

Azuma is the father of Io, Hokuto and Rio as well being the grandfather of Minami. Azuma is fifty-four but looks younger. Mizuki notes upon first meeting them that he and his wife look no older than Hokuto. Azuma attended the Christmas Dance with Seira where they won the best couple award.

Seira Umeda (梅田聖良, Umeda Seira?)

Seira is the mother to Io, Hokuto and Rio and grandmother to Minami. Like her husband Seira looks young even though she is fifty-one years old. She partnered with Azuma during the Christmas Dance party and won the best couple award with Azuma. It is implied that Io and Seira used to clash when Io was younger, making Seira cry on more than one occasion. Their friction subsided during the birth of Minami when Seira demanded that Io not give into the pain of childbirth, after which their relationship improved.