Introduction
This article displays the List of Characters which have appeared in the Gakuen Babysitters manga and anime, Not to be confused with the List of Chapters page.
Main Characters
(Note: Surnames or family names are written first as in the manga) <br.><br.>The characters listed here are the main characters of the Gakuen Babysitters storyline, aside from the main protagonist, Kashima Ryuuichi. These characters are composed of the main children of the daycare, their parents which constantly appear in the manga, as well as the teenagers which partake in daily activities with the children.
Students/Teenagers
| Character Name | Image | First Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Ryuuichi (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
A high school student. After the death of his parents, he and his younger brother are adopted by the chairman. He cares for his brother and works at the school's daycare outside of lesson hours. He is considered likeable by the daycare children and practically everyone he meets. | |
| Kamitani Hayato (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
Ryuu's stoic classmate and fellow member of the Babysitting Club. The older brother of Taka, who calls him aniki (formal for "older brother"). | |
| Inomata Maria (♀) |
Volume 1: Chapter 2 |
A serious student ranked 1st in the advanced class (1-A). She is a stickler for the rules and scolds students who go to school for purposes other than to study. Over the course of the series, she makes friends and becomes less strict towards herself and those around her. | |
| Ushimaru Yuki (♀) |
Volume 5: Chapter 21 |
Ryuuichi's classmate with a secret crush on him. A member of the tennis club. She is unused to being around children and gets overwhelmed by them teasing her. She becomes friends with Inomata (in part due to their mutual like for Ryuuichi). | |
| Inui Hiroyuki (♂) |
Volume 3: Chapter 11 |
An unfortunate 2nd year student introduced as in love with Yukari (Midori's mother). He gets over his crush only to fall in love with "Inomata" i.e. Ryuuichi in disguise as a girl. He sometimes helps out Kotarou in disguise, causing the toddler to hero-worship his secret identity. | |
| Nezu Chuukichi (♂) |
Volume 4: Chapter 11 |
Tomoya's best friend and classmate in the advanced class (1-A), where he is ranked 2nd (only beaten by Inomata). He is considered very practically smart, as a result of coming from a poor background and having five siblings. | |
| Yagi Tomoya (♂) |
Volume 4: Chapter 11 |
Inomata's classmate in the advanced class (1-A) and best friends with Nezu. Breaks out into nosebleeds whenever he sees any of the children and is often declared a "pervert" for it. His always happy demeanour hides his feelings of loneliness caused by his sister's busyness and parents' constant absence. |
Children
| Character Name | Image | First Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Kotarou (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
Ryuuichi's gentle younger brother, who dotes on Ryuuichi the same as his brother does for him. He stays at the school daycare while Ryuuichi attends his lessons. He gets along well with all the daycare children and is good friends with Taka and Kirin. | |
| Kamitani Taka (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
Hayato's bratty little brother and one of the children at the daycare. The son of middle school science teacher Shizuka and high school chemistry teacher Hebihara Taizou. | |
| Kumatsuka Kirin (♀) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
Confident daughter of drama teacher Yayoi and Satoru. She is cared for at the Babysitting Club. | |
| Mamizuka Takuma (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
The older, energetic Mamizuka twin. A son of PE teacher Umi and actor Kousuke. He is cared for at the Babysitting Club. | |
| Mamizuka Kazuma (♂) | Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
The younger, teary Mamizuka. twin. A son of PE teacher Umi and actor Kousuke. He is cared for at the Babysitting Club. | |
| Sawatori Midori (♀) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
The only baby in the daycare and normally under Usaida's responsibility. Daughter of Yukari, who works in the high school office, and Yutaka. |
Staff/Parents
| Character Name | Image | First Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morinomiya Youko (♀) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
The school's stern but secretly caring chairman. Her son and daughter-in-law died on the same plane crash as the Kashima brothers' parents. Ryuuichi and Kotarou call her obaa-san or baa-san ("grandmother"), though she becomes angry whenever Kotarou calls her "fluffy" in reference to her hair. | |
| Saikawa (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
An employee of the chairman whom very little is known about. He is considered her butler, though his official job title is unknown, but also works as her secretary. He is quick to adapt to any situation (even if totally unprepared for it). He can be overly sincere, responding excessively to feedback. | |
| Kamitani Shizuka (♀) |
Volume 1: Chapter 2 |
Taka and Hayato's mother. The middle school science teacher and formerly married to Hebihara Taizou. | |
| Hebihara Taizou (♂) |
Volume 5: Chapter 25 |
The infamously strict high school chemistry teacher and Taka and Hayato's father. Divorced from Shizuka. | |
| Kumatsuka Yayoi (♀) | Volume 1: Chapter 1
Official Debut—Volume 1: Chapter 3 |
Soft-spoken drama teacher and mother of Kirin, who enjoys dressing up Ryuuichi using drama department costumes. She is married to Satoru. | |
| Kumatsuka Satoru (♂) |
Volume 5: Chapter 24 |
Kirin's doting dad and a photographer. He is possessive of his daughter and paranoid that any boys near Kirin will take her from him. His dislike of men and boys being near his daughter forces the Babysitting Club members to dress up as girls. | |
| Mamizuka Umi (♀) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 Official Debut—Volume 1: Chapter 5 |
A bubbly PE teacher and mother of the twins Takuma and Kazuma. Married to Kousuke. | |
| Mamizuka Kousuke (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 5 |
Married to Umi and father of the twins Takuma and Kazuma. He is a popular actor who becomes easily upset and frequently tears up. He is often put in a bad position when his performances have significant effects on his children's behaviour. | |
| Sawatori Yukari (♀) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 Official Debut—Volume 3: Chapter 11 |
The kind mother of baby Midori and married to Yutaka. Works in the high school office as a receptionist. | |
| Sawatori Yutaka (♂) |
Volume 3: Chapter 11 |
Father of Midori and married to Yukari. An archaeologist usually away for weeks on excavations, whose face is kept hidden through early appearances. | |
| Usaida Yoshihito (♂) |
Volume 1: Chapter 1 |
The sleepy daycare worker and only official employee at the Morinomiya daycare. Secretly an earnest and hard-working person. |
Supporting Characters
Students/Teenagers
| Character Name | Image | First Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inui Mika (♀) | Volume 7: Chapter 59 | Inui's younger middle school aged sister. She has a crush on Hayato, but is paralysed by the thought of actually meeting him, contrary to her normally loud personality. | |
| Nekota (♀) | Volume 7:
Chapter 43 |
A second year student. A classmate of Inui and forced to listen to his rants about his unfortunate love life. In one chapter, she comes to the Babysitting club for help looking after her cousin. | |
| Usokawa (♂) |
Ryuuichi's classmate. He desperately wants a girlfriend and is often the most annoyed to see Yuki's attempts to woo Ryuuichi when he himself receives no such treatment. He mostly serves as background comic relief until the day he asks to use the daycare children in a film project. |
Children
| Character Name | Image | First Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nezu Suekichi (♂) |
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He is the energetic Nezu twin. He is in his 3rd year of grade school and likes to play football with his brother. | |
| Nezu Kichi (♂) |
He is the frequently teary Nezu twin. He is in his 3rd year of grade school and likes to play football with his brother. | ||
| Nezu Kyouko (♀) |
Chuukichi's younger sister and the only daughter of the Nezu family. She becomes friends with Kirin, returning to the Babysitting Club multiple times to play with the younger girl. | ||
| Tsugumi (♂) | Volume 4: Chapter 31 | Hayato and Taka's mischievous little cousin. He was cared for at the daycare when his mother (Shizuka's sister) was ill. | |
| Tamako (♀) | Volume 7: Chapter 65 | Nekota's younger cousin. She has an intimidating appearance that scares the daycare children (and the club helpers) not helped by her choosing to dramatically point and say nonsense sounds at people. She develops a possessive crush on Kotarou when he comes to her defence. |
Adults/Parents
| Character Name | Image | First Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryuu and Kotarou's mother
(♀) |
The mother of Ryuuichi and Kotarou. She dies alongside their father in a plane accident before the start of the series.
(She only appears in flashbacks and dreams). | ||
| Ryuu and Kotarou's father
(♂) |
The father of Ryuuichi and Koutarou. He dies alongside their mother in a plane accident before the start of the series.
(He only appears in flashbacks and dreams). | ||
| Obaa-san's Friend (♂) | Volume 6: Chapter 30 | An old classmate of Morinomiya Youko who dotes over his grandchildren in a brief appearance. | |
| Morinomiya Youichi (♂) | -- | The deceased son of Morinomiya Youko. | |
| Kisakita Asahi(♂) | Volume 7:
Chapter 62 |
A bubbly young actor who works alongside Kousuke. He is melodramatic and a womaniser. He plays Justice Knight, the hero of the superhero show the children love. | |
| Unryuu Kon (♀) | A crafty old classmate of Youko. She is the owner of a hot spring resort and lets the Babysitting club stay for a night. | ||
| Yagi Kotone (♀) |
Volume 7: Chapter 38 |
Tomoya's older sister and a lawyer. She cares for her brother and the two have a close relationship, even if she feels like a bad older sister for always leaving him alone by himself. | |
| Inomata Gorou (♂) | Volume 11: Chapter 61 | Maria's father. A stern-looking and overly serious man. | |
| Inomata Kimie (♀) | Volume 11: Chapter 61 | Maria's mother. Concerned for her daughter and a polar opposite to her serious husband. |
