Ayano Tateyama

Ayano Tateyama (楯山文乃) was a classmate and close friend of Shintaro and the original founder of the Mekakushi Dan. She committed suicide by jumping off the top floor of her school.

Appearance

 * Ayano is a girl with long black hair that can appear dark brown, with two red clips on on the left fringe. Her eyes are colored in a simple grey. In Toumei Answer, she is seen wearing a red scarf and a black school uniform with a white ribbon attached to it. Her stockings are black and her shoes are dark brown.

Personality

 * A cheerful girl who was Shintaro's classmate. It is presumed that she makes low grades by the 56 she receives in Toumei Answer.  Even though she calls herself stupid, she is always smiling and seems to be having fun. In the summer of her first year of high school, she made contact with Shintaro, who had a tendency to keep a distance. However, he soon relented to her advances and began to genuinely enjoy her company. From then on, the two became close friends. Shintaro caught her crying one day, but was at a loss at what to do and left. The next day, it is revealed that she had committed suicide for some unknown reason by jumping from the top floor. She is now deceased.

Songs
Main:
 * Toumei Answer
 * Ayano no Koufuku Riron
 * Lost Time Memory

Cameo:
 * Children Record
 * Konoha's State of the World

Trivia

 * Her favorite character is Noriaki Kakyoin.
 * She tended to fold little paper cranes out of Shintaro's tests to cheer him up.
 * She thinks the red jersey Shintaro wears suits him.
 * It is confirmed by Jin that Ayano was Mekakushi Dan member No.0, as which as the original leader.

Quotes

 * "...No, I'm no good for him. He needs someone that's even more selfish than him, someone energetic to pull him along... All I do is just follow behind him all the time. I can't do anything..." - Ayano about Shintaro
 * "Ehehe. I’m stupid, you know. So it can't be helped." - Children Record Booklet
 * "If I had those red eyes myself, could I save someone’s future?" - Ayano no Koufuku Riron