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Ai Sunakawa

Kanji	砂川愛
Rōmaji	Sunakawa Ai
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Birthday	(Pisces)
Age	19
Hair Color	Red
Eye Color	Brown
Professional Status
Occupation	University Student
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Relatives	Father Sunakawa's mother (Mother) Makoto Sunakawa (Younger Brother) Takeo Gouda (Former Love Interest) Hayato Oda (Current Love Interest)
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 2
Anime Debut	Episode 5
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Kikuko Inoue
English Voice	Carli Mosier
Image Gallery

Ai Sunakawa (砂川愛 Sunakawa Ai) is a college student at Ousaki University in Nagoya and the older sister of Makoto Sunakawa.

Appearance

Ai is a very beautiful young woman with wavy chest-length red hair that has bangs swept to the left (chin length hair with bangs covering her forehead when she was young), brown eyes and full pink lips. She is seen wearing very stylish clothing that compliments her figure.

Ai has gotten a few compliments:

She is considered to be very pretty by Rinko Yamato
She is considered a beauty by Takeo Gouda
She is described to be the female version of Makoto Sunakawa.

Personality

As mentioned by Takeo Gouda, Ai is a very kindhearted and great person. While she is a calm person, she is more in tune with her emotions, becoming emotional fast and being a very expressive person in general. Like Makoto Sunakawa, she is very intelligent and observant. She has had feelings for Takeo Gouda since they were in elementary school, and still shows some distinct attraction for him, as exhibited when talking about him with Rinko Yamato. While somewhat confrontational and harsh, she is actually a very sweet person who looks out for others, especially those she cares for, and is extremely helpful and selfless. She is also very responsible, not liking it when others slack off and scolding those who she feels need to get their act together.

Background

Ai is Suna's older sister by three years. Her father was worried when she was born because he had a weak heart and hoped she would be okay. When he learned she was born healthy, he was ecstatic. She grew up in a loving home. When Takeo was younger, Suna's sister would treat him like family and watch out for him, telling him his clothes were backward and wiping his face.

When she was younger, she was tall and thin and compared to an ugly statue called "the Image of the Growing Child" which was at the courtyard of her elementary school and the boys bullied her, nicknaming her "The Growing Statue Girl". However, Takeo didn't think she looked like that but instead believed she looked like a white lily (he didn't know the name of the flower but pointed to it) and that she was beautiful. At that moment, she developed feelings for Takeo. She decided to wait until he became a university student to confess her feelings due to their age gap, but before that time could arrive, Takeo had already begun dating Rinko Yamato.

Plot

Relationships

Makoto Sunakawa

Although they are siblings and share some physical characteristics, Makoto is almost the polar opposite of Ai. The two express their care for others differently, as Makoto shows his concern subtly while Ai expresses herself boldly. Nonetheless, the two are close, which can be seen whenever Ai says "welcome home" or "I'm back" to Makoto whenever he comes home, and he would be happy to see her.

Makoto cares for Ai, which was specifically shown when he acted as her confidante regarding her feelings for Takeo. Even though Makoto is Takeo's best friend, Ai trusts that her brother would never tell their neighbor about her feelings. Learning of Ai's feelings for Takeo demonstrated the siblings' honesty with each other, and their overall closeness.

Considering how observant Makoto is, he surprisingly did not know that Ai had a crush on Takeo. Although it could be that Makoto did not expect Ai to develop romantic feelings for their neighbor and believed her actions toward him were like an older sister’s. Thus, despite the honesty the siblings established, they can keep secrets from each other. (For instance, Makoto never told Ai that he and Takeo kissed.)

Makoto did find Ai annoying when she cried and shook him. Ai is the only person throughout the series that Makoto thought of as annoying, which also emphasizes how close they are. Seeing how expressive Ai is may have influenced him to avoid behaving like her.

Takeo Gouda

Ai has always been a big sister figure for Takeo, ensuring he's dressed properly in public and not forgetting anything important. It's revealed that she has been in love with him for a long time, ever since Takeo was in third grade. When she discovered that Takeo actually has a girlfriend, she was in shock from a combination of disbelief and jealousy.

Rinko Yamato

Ai is initially suspicious of her, thinking that no normal, pretty girl would be interested in Takeo without underlying reasons. After some misunderstandings were cleared, she understands that Yamato is just as naive and caring as Takeo and approves of their relationship, in spite of her own broken heart.

Hayato Oda

Ai and Oda are both freshman at the same university. They first met when Oda misplaced important documents for a seminar they were both attending. While other girls were sympathetic towards Oda, Ai yelled at him and told him to apologize to their teacher. She accompanied him and later found the documents that he had misplaced, resulting in Oda falling in love with her. When under hypnosis, Oda witnessed Ai confessing her feelings for Takeo in front of a small crowd of university students. He pushed everyone aside, telling them that it was enough and brought her out of her hypnosis. Following this, he followed her from Nagoya to meet Takeo since he wanted to know what kind of man Ai had fallen in love with. He later attempted to get Ai and Takeo alone together during their outing at MM land so Ai could confess to Takeo. In the end, she refused and told him she'd never confess. Ai doesn't particularly like people who are pushy, make excuses or are slack, so Oda tends to get on her nerves.However, she doesn't seem to completely hate him and in a way almost takes care of him. In Volume 8, it is shown that she is beginning to get over her feelings for Takeo and she is starts to fall in love with Oda.

Quotes

Etymology

The name Ai means "love, affection" (愛).
Ai's surname Sunakawa means "sand" (砂) (suna) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).

Trivia

In Episode 23, it is revealed that Ai is not a big fan of sweets.

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+| birthday      =(Pisces)
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+| hair color    = Red
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 | occupation    = University Student
 | status        = Alive
-| relatives     = [[Makoto Sunakawa]] (brother)<br>[[Sunakawa's mother]] (mother)<br>[[Takeo Gouda]] (Love interest)
+| relatives     = Father<br>[[Sunakawa's mother]] (Mother)<br>[[Makoto Sunakawa]] (Younger Brother)<br>[[Takeo Gouda]] (Former Love Interest)<br>[[Hayato Oda]] (Current Love Interest)
 | manga debut   = [[Chapter 2]]
 | anime debut   = [[Episode 5]]
-| va            = Kikuko Inoue
+| va            = [[Wikipedia:Kikuko Inoue|Kikuko Inoue]]
 | image gallery = yes
+|va eng = [[Wikipedia:Carli Mosier|Carli Mosier]]}}'''Ai Sunakawa''' (砂川 愛 ''Sunakawa Ai'') is a college student at Ousaki University in Nagoya and the older sister of [[Makoto Sunakawa]].
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-'''Ai Sunakawa''' (砂川　愛, ''Sunakawa Ai'') is Makoto's older sister and a college student. Takeo mentions that she, like her brother, is a great and kindhearted person.
 == Appearance ==
-She is very beautiful. She looks a lot like a female version of Suna. She has long wavy red hair and wears very stylish clothing that compliments her figure.
+Ai is a very beautiful young woman with wavy chest-length red hair that has bangs swept to the left (chin length hair with bangs covering her forehead when she was young), brown eyes and full pink lips. She is seen wearing very stylish clothing that compliments her figure.
+Ai has gotten a few compliments:
+* She is considered to be very pretty by [[Rinko Yamato]]
+* She is considered a beauty by [[Takeo Gouda]]
+* She is described to be the female version of [[Makoto Sunakawa]].
 == Personality ==
-Like Suna, she is a kind person. While a calm person, she is more in tune with her emotions, becoming emotional fast and being a very expressive person in general. a very intelligent, observant person like Suna. Also hinted that she has crush on Takeo but she doesn't appears it on other hand he just sees her as friend's sister and sometimes asks her for advice While somewhat confrontational and harsh, she is actually a very sweet person who looks out for others,  especially those she cares for and is extremely helpful and selfless. She is also very responsible, not liking it when others slack off and scolding those who she feels need to get their act together.
+As mentioned by [[Takeo Gouda]], Ai is a very kindhearted and great person. While she is a calm person, she is more in tune with her emotions, becoming emotional fast and being a very expressive person in general. Like [[Makoto Sunakawa]], she is very intelligent and observant. She has had feelings for [[Takeo Gouda]] since they were in elementary school, and still shows some distinct attraction for him, as exhibited when talking about him with [[Rinko Yamato]]. While somewhat confrontational and harsh, she is actually a very sweet person who looks out for others, especially those she cares for, and is extremely helpful and selfless. She is also very responsible, not liking it when others slack off and scolding those who she feels need to get their act together.
 == Background ==
-She is Suna's older sister by three years. Her father was worried when she was born because he had a weak heart and hoped she would be okay. When he learned she was born healthy, he was ecstatic. She grew up in a loving home. When Takeo was younger, Suna's sister would treat him like family and watch out for him, telling him his clothes were backward and wiping his face.
+Ai is Suna's older sister by three years. Her father was worried when she was born because he had a weak heart and hoped she would be okay. When he learned she was born healthy, he was ecstatic. She grew up in a loving home. When Takeo was younger, Suna's sister would treat him like family and watch out for him, telling him his clothes were backward and wiping his face.
-When she was younger, she was tall and thin and compared to an ugly statue called "the Image of the Growing Child" which was at the courtyard of her elementary school and the boys bullied her, nicknaming her "The Growing Statue Girl". However, Takeo didn't think she looked like that but instead believed she looked like a white lily (he didn't know the name of the flower but pointed to it) and that she was beautiful. At that moment, she developed feelings for Takeo. She decided to wait until he became a university student to confess her feelings due to their age gap, but before that time could arrive, Takeo had already begun dating Yamato.
+When she was younger, she was tall and thin and compared to an ugly statue called "the Image of the Growing Child" which was at the courtyard of her elementary school and the boys bullied her, nicknaming her "The Growing Statue Girl". However, Takeo didn't think she looked like that but instead believed she looked like a white lily (he didn't know the name of the flower but pointed to it) and that she was beautiful. At that moment, she developed feelings for Takeo. She decided to wait until he became a university student to confess her feelings due to their age gap, but before that time could arrive, Takeo had already begun dating [[Rinko Yamato]].
 == Plot ==
 == Relationships ==
-'''Makoto''' - Although they're related and share some physical characteristics, Makoto is almost the polar opposite of Ai personality wise. Makoto is often calm (practically indifferent), and seems emotionally distant, while Ai is more in touch with her feelings and is more outspoken. Nonetheless, the two are close. Ai likes to boss her younger brother but loves him and he cares for her as well and acts as her confidante regarding her feelings for Takeo despite him being Takeo's best friend because she knew he wouldn't tell Takeo. He does however tend to find her annoying when she cried and shook him but still helps her through her feelings. It is interesting to note though that he didn't know she had a crush on Takeo considering how observant he is though it could be he didn't expect it and saw her actions toward him like an older sister and/or she hid her feelings well.
+=== [[Makoto Sunakawa]] ===
-'''Takeo''' - Ai has always been a big sister figure for Takeo, ensuring he's dressed properly in public and not forgetting anything important. It's revealed that she has been in love with him for a long time, ever since Takeo was in third grade. When she discovered that Takeo actually has a girlfriend, she was in shock from a combination of disbelief and jealousy. Unbeknownst to her, Takeo also had a crush on her as a child, but she didn't realize this until much later.
+Although they are siblings and share some physical characteristics, Makoto is almost the polar opposite of Ai. The two express their care for others differently, as Makoto shows his concern subtly while Ai expresses herself boldly. Nonetheless, the two are close, which can be seen whenever Ai says "welcome home" or "I'm back" to Makoto whenever he comes home, and he would be happy to see her.
+Makoto cares for Ai, which was specifically shown when he acted as her confidante regarding her feelings for Takeo. Even though Makoto is Takeo's best friend, Ai trusts that her brother would never tell their neighbor about her feelings. Learning of Ai's feelings for Takeo demonstrated the siblings' honesty with each other, and their overall closeness.
-'''Yamato''' - Ai is initially suspicious of her, thinking that no normal, pretty girl would be interested in Takeo without underlying reasons. After some misunderstandings were cleared, she understands that Yamato is just as naive and caring as Takeo and approves of their relationship, in spite of her own broken heart.
+Considering how observant Makoto is, he surprisingly did not know that Ai had a crush on Takeo. Although it could be that Makoto did not expect Ai to develop romantic feelings for their neighbor and believed her actions toward him were like an older sister’s. Thus, despite the honesty the siblings established, they can keep secrets from each other. (For instance, Makoto never told Ai that he and Takeo kissed.)
-Hayata Oda
+Makoto did find Ai annoying when she cried and shook him. Ai is the only person throughout the series that Makoto thought of as annoying, which also emphasizes how close they are. Seeing how expressive Ai is may have influenced him to avoid behaving like her.
-Parents
+=== [[Takeo Gouda]] ===
+Ai has always been a big sister figure for Takeo, ensuring he's dressed properly in public and not forgetting anything important. It's revealed that she has been in love with him for a long time, ever since Takeo was in third grade. When she discovered that Takeo actually has a girlfriend, she was in shock from a combination of disbelief and jealousy.
+=== [[Rinko Yamato]] ===
+Ai is initially suspicious of her, thinking that no normal, pretty girl would be interested in Takeo without underlying reasons. After some misunderstandings were cleared, she understands that Yamato is just as naive and caring as Takeo and approves of their relationship, in spite of her own broken heart.
+=== [[Hayato Oda]]  ===
+Ai and Oda are both freshman at the same university. They first met when Oda misplaced important documents for a seminar they were both attending. While other girls were sympathetic towards Oda, Ai yelled at him and told him to apologize to their teacher. She accompanied him and later found the documents that he had misplaced, resulting in Oda falling in love with her. When under hypnosis, Oda witnessed Ai confessing her feelings for Takeo in front of a small crowd of university students. He pushed everyone aside, telling them that it was enough and brought her out of her hypnosis. Following this, he followed her from Nagoya to meet Takeo since he wanted to know what kind of man Ai had fallen in love with. He later attempted to get Ai and Takeo alone together during their outing at MM land so Ai could confess to Takeo. In the end, she refused and told him she'd never confess. Ai doesn't particularly like people who are pushy, make excuses or are slack, so Oda tends to get on her nerves.However, she doesn't seem to completely hate him and in a way almost takes care of him. In Volume 8, it is shown that she is beginning to get over her feelings for Takeo and she is starts to fall in love with Oda.
 == Quotes ==
+== Etymology ==
+* The name '''Ai '''means "love, affection" (愛).
+* Ai's surname '''Sunakawa '''means "sand" (砂) ('''suna''') and "river, stream" (川) ('''kawa''').
 == Trivia ==
+* In '''Episode 23''', it is revealed that Ai is not a big fan of sweets.
 [[Category:Characters]]
-[[Category:Female]]
+[[Category:Female Characters]]