Kakeru Manabe

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Kakeru Manabe is the vice-president of the student council, working under Yuki Sohma. He is Machi Kuragi's half-brother and is very laid-back and cheerful. He also seems to have a deep interest in "adult" things, such as adult movies. In one instance, Kakeru and Yuki were visit Machi at her home, and Kakeru handed Yuki one of Machi's "personal belongings", causing Machi to hit him (Kakeru) in the head. Komaki Nakao (Manabe's girlfriend) once told Yuki that, before Yuki had met him, he was a very angry and unsociable person, as well as unapproachable. He usually hints that Yuki is a girl, due to his feminine appearance (ex: in once instance, he called Yuki "Princess Yuki" instead of the usual "Prince Yuki", and he has called Yuki "Yuki-chan") which results in Yuki physically punishing him somehow. (Ex: Hitting him, tugging at his ear, etc.) When Yuki first meets Kakeru, Yuki thought that he reminded him of Ayame. As they were leaving the student council office, Kakeru calls him a princess, which results in Yuki half-exploding, saying that he apologizes "for looking like a girl!" Kakeru quickly apologizes, calling himself an idiot. He also told Yuki that he was "an interesting guy", which made Yuki happy. Kakeru only appears in the manga.