In Episode 9, he broke the tape that was supposed to help them stop the curse. Subverted since they were able to fix it later and hear it in full. Clingy Jealous Girl: She tends to shoot a Death Glare at Mei whenever the other girl is around Kouichi. This isn't helped by the fact that she doesn't like Mei to begin with. Bookworm: He reads horror stories in his spare time, such as works by H. P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. Live-Action Film Teaser of Horror Novel 'Another' Posted". Anime News Network. March 2, 2012 . Retrieved March 2, 2012.

Heroic Bystander: He has taken the position as librarian so that he won't be affected by class 3-3's curse, while at the same time, also provides info on it to those that need it. He doesn't actively help the students until the class trip where he proves to be a major help in reducing the casualties. Morality Chain: To Takako, to some extent. She does not want to kill Kouichi because it would upset Izumi. a b Van Renssen, André (September 8, 2013). "Another Complete Collection". activeAnime. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016 . Retrieved June 25, 2020. A very nice horror/mystery show that makes a point of not explaining what's going on. Red Herring: Everything about her, right down to the way she appears and how others act around her, lead the audience to think Mei is some sort of ghost that only Kouichi can see. The truth of the matter is a bit more complicated than that. Mei and Misaki started to see each other in the fifth years of elementary school, when Mei finds out she's actually Mitsuyo's daughter.

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Nightmare Fetishist: She finds things that any other person would normally find weird and ugly "cute". One has to give it to her, she decided not to kill Kouichi when given a chance, because she thought he wasn't the dead one and Izumi would be sad if he died.

Jerkass to One: She isn't exactly a nice person to begin with, but she's very harsh and hostile towards Mei. All of the Other Reindeer: Her role as ignored student makes her an enforced version of this, but even after her Unperson status is revoked, she’s treated with significant suspicion and disdain by most of the class as the perceived cause of the Calamity. The climatic witch hunt is ultimately the culmination of the class’ inability to trust or befriend a girl they’ve already decided to blame for their pain.

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Brutal Honesty: Even though Izumi is dying in front of him and asks if he remembers their first meeting, instead of lying and letting her die happy, Kouichi just says 'no'. Izumi even lampshades this trope before she dies. Another friend of Izumi, a quiet young woman who gets specially affected and broken by the Calamity. Named by the Adaptation: While present in the novel, she's only ever referred to by her surname. Her given name is only ever stated in the anime.