Ito Miura

A tomboyish girl. The only girl in a maledominated family with three brothers and her father. She started wearing boys clothes as well as adopting a boyish haircut when she was in first grade and after her mother was killed in a car accident. It is revealed in vol. 10 that part of the reason she chose to do so was because of the teasing in elementary school of a boy named Jtaro Kai who always bullied her especially whenever her older brothers tried to protect her. Since then she consistently wears masculine clothing even to school to the irritation of most of her teachers. Most of the girls at school idolize her and she is known for being mobbed every Valentines day. When Ito finds out that Makoto is a guy she decides to help him and eventually falls in love with him. Throughout the series Ito starts to become more feminine because she wants to be the perfect girl for Makoto at first unconsciously then with more intent. Ito has various admirers such as Tokisempai two years ahead of Ito who wants Ito to be much more feminine become his girlfriend and go to college with him. Also Tsugumisempai one year ahead of Ito has an obsession with Ito especially as a male figure going so far as to call her Itokun a primarily male suffix. Finally there is Sakamoto a masochist that likes both Ito and Makoto after running into Ito during a class trip to Hokkaido. In volume 10 Ito meets Jtaro again and he confesses that he teased her because he liked her. Ito is surprised she remembers that she used to like him too but she rejects him telling him that she is already in love with someone else. As an actor Ito relies on her raw charisma and physical ability rather than actual technical skills. She receives average grades in school though she appears to be abysmal at math. Her cooking skills are lacking though the author has noted that Ito is good at cooking for a crowd. She also is rather headstrong and doesnt think through situations before barging in leading to some precarious moments with her admirers. The characters for Ito spell out thread resulting from her fathers wish for a name that is slender and pretty and her mothers wish for a name that can be used to make something. Though Makotos father considers her name a bad omen as a breaking thread she considers it a blessing and as symbol of her creativity which is consistent in the series. Source: Wikipedia