Ran Asakawa

Another member of Shanghai Talent Limited, and she is also sixteen years old. Ran is very laid-back, sometimes to the point of appearing "out of it". She is not a quick thinker and is very naive and earnest. Her sweet, considerate nature makes Julia fall quickly in love with her. During her interactions with Julia, Ran becomes more enthusiastic and confident in herself, striving to be just as hard-working as her mentor. Much to everyone's bewilderment and Saeki's relief, Ran is completely oblivious to Julia's feelings. Tables are turned when Ran begins to wonder if she's in love with Julia herself, and she ironically agonizes over it much in the way Julia had when she first realized that she loved Ran. She is half foreign and her past is mysterious. Saeki refers to her as an "airhead". Ran however becomes very calm, suave and charming when she's intoxicated, much in contrast to her bumbling, nervous, scatter-brained normal self. She is not aware of Julia's nickname for her ("Ran-Ran").