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Hate at First Sight: Chitose took notice that she remained silent during the whole conversation until Kitagawa left the room and asked if she was too hard to handle. When Gojo accidentally eavesdrops on their conversation in the smoking room, she confesses that she wants absolutely nothing to do with Kitagawa. This turns out to be a subversion as in Chapter 85 that she doesn't hate Marin - she absolutely adores her. She ignores Marin because she's too embarrassed to talk to her. This actually given a bit of foreshadowing as Akira struggled to answer Gojo and was surprised by his appearance.

Girls Are Really Scared of Horror Movies: After she watches a horror movie with Gojo, she's left having nightmares the following night and unable to sleep. Foil: Her and Kitagawa could not be any more different. Both take Cosplay very seriously, refusing to cosplay a character they love if their body types can't do the cosplay justice - but while Kitagawa is peppy, outgoing, and eager to make new friends in the cosplay scene; Sajuna is reserved, professional, and wishes to cosplay for herself and by herself. The Tease: Kitagawa is a pro at making people flustered. Sometimes unintentionally, sometimes intentionally, but she's definitely this. When he's too embarrassed by a particularly Stripperific cosplay of hers to be there when she's taking pictures in it, she offers him to send him pictures of her wearing it instead with a Luminescent Blush all over her face. When she learned Gojo has a weakness for women's napes showing in yukatas, she immediately begins trying to walk in front of him so he'll have to look at it. Although later as Kitagawa's feelings towards Gojou increase, she's toned this down significantly. Whereas at the beginning she had no issue showing off part of her lingerie to "Thank him" for his help, her increasing self consciousness as she develops genuine feelings for him decreases her doing this on purpose. Among her group of friends, Marin is often seen hanging out with Nowa outside of her work with Wakana. They are shown to get along well, as they've both gone to have their hair done and have eaten together.Textile Work Is Feminine: Much of his social anxiety comes from a former childhood friend calling him a freak over his love of dolls and dollmaking, and he's horrified when Kitagawa walks in on him using the school's sewing machine out of fear that she'll think less of him for being good at it. Much of his character development comes from Kitagawa helping helping him realize that his interests are just as valid as anyone else's and that those who would disparage him for them aren't worth his time. Marin's idolization of one of her favorite sharp-toothed video game characters, Prisoner Veronica, is a reference to the old-school Japanese ganguro subculture, a derivative of the popular 90s Gyaru movement. The ladies who embrace Gyaru prioritize averting from the norm and challenging acceptable beauty standards (taking the average Japanese woman as the ideal). These ladies emphasize their differences by darkened skin tones, dramatic make-up, and over-sexualized outfits; the quintessential rebels with a cause. Formal Characters Use Keigo: He always uses very formal speech patterns, which emphasizes his polite, humble personality as well as how he lives an old-fashioned lifestyle with his grandfather. Insecure Love Interest: The primary reason for his She Is Not My Girlfriend outbursts - he sees Kitagawa as being so astronomically out of his league that he is incapable of imagining her being interested in him, despite having practically won her heart by the fifth episode. Early on it's so bad that he actually attempts to cut ties with her entirely because he's worried that the inevitable rumors that they're dating will damage her reputation.

Cosplay Otaku Girl: She is the embodiment of this trope. Loving all things anime, manga and video games, Marin wants to get into cosplay to become her favorite characters, especially in regards to Shizuku-tan. Unfortunately, she isn't any good at actually making the costumes she wants to wear, so she asks Gojo to make them for her after discovering his sewing skills. Apologises a Lot: He has a habit of saying sumimasen (meaning "Excuse me", "Sorry" in Japanese) even when the situation deems unnecessary. Gender-Blender Name: Wakana is more often a female name in Japan, though it fits with his feminine interests and skills despite being male. Lampshaded by Akira, who before meeting him in person assumed by his name that he was a woman. Reclusive Artist: An In-Universe case. Until she met Kitagawa, she refused to work or join up with other cosplayers, even to the point of refusing to attend events. Some people doubted that she actually existed because of this. Skewed Priorities: To Gojo and Juju's consternation, Marin tends to freak out at the wrong things, which has become a Running Gag:

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Poster-Gallery Bedroom: Her (very nice) room is covered in anime posters, pillows, figurines, and any other merchandise related to her favourite shows/games.

Old Master: Has nearly fifty years of experience within his craft. Once he gets a good look at the clothes Gojo has begun making for Kitagawa, he's able to give constructive criticism on what Gojo's done well and what needs to improve, despite not being a tailor by trade. note Hina Doll making does including sewing the clothes for them, but as Kaoru points out, tailoring costumes for people is a very different beast than their craft.

Gender-Blender Name: A part of the reason that Gojou thought she was a man before meeting her, as "Akira" is more often used as a masculine name. Non-Idle Rich: Downplayed. While her father covers most of her daily expenses, she insists on working part-time as a model to afford anything that has to do with her cosplay hobby. When her stylist and modeling agent tells her that she's gained weight, Kitagawa brushes it off for a while saying that she's still in great shape, which she is but then she realizes that her cosplays don't fit anymore as Gojo had made every cosplay to her exact measurements at the time (though when she brings this up as an issue, Gojo offers to just resize them, a pretty trivial task for a tailor); It's only then that she takes her diet seriously.

Covert Pervert: As Gojo learns over time, Marin, while a wholesome and wonderful person on one hand, is also rather horny and has a pretty dirty mind on the other hand.Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Downplayed, as it's portrayed far more realistically. Cheerful extrovert Kitagawa does help loner introvert Gojo break out of his shell, but because they're both unabashed nerds. The reason they bond is not because she's the light to his darkness per se, but because despite being very different on paper, they're actually Birds of a Feather. Marin is extravagant, messy, and while quite mature, she's also clumsy. She is massive otaku and a passionate cosplayer. She is very kind, friendly, cheerful, open-minded and outgoing, is considerate of others and is very helpful towards Wakana, wanting him to stand up for himself. She is bold and confident, but also a bit scatterbrained, being impractical and unskilled at handiwork. She's also not very good at cooking. Corpsing: In-Universe. Marin often can't help but smile or laugh spontaneously when doing her cosplays, even when she's supposed to act like characters who are stoic and aloof. It's one of her defining traits as a cosplayer, something that annoys Juju to no end.