Ayase Aragaki

Ayase Aragaki is a model, middle-school student, and close friend of Kirino Kosaka in Oreimo. She becomes involved in Kyosuke Kosaka's efforts to manage Kirino's secret otaku interests.

Ayase Aragaki behind the model image

Polite and composed in public, Ayase holds strict ideas about morality and can react intensely when she feels deceived. Her anger toward otaku culture is complicated by loyalty to Kirino and growing trust in Kyosuke.

Loyalty, strict values, and feelings for Kyosuke

Ayase has no supernatural abilities; her strengths are discipline, social confidence, and professional modeling experience. Her relationship with Kyosuke shifts from suspicion to romantic interest, while conflicts over Kirino's hobbies force her to reconsider rigid assumptions about people.