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8. Mizuki Shida (信太美月) * Mizuki * Occupation: office worker * Age: 22

I really want to get to know Mizuki better. She seems like a very loving character, very supportive of her friends and cheerful of a person. I actually think her and Arman would have hit it off quite nicely if it wasn’t for Arisa coming in and wrecking everything.

Overall Mizuki seemed super fun and got along nicely with Uchi and Arman on their dates as well as the other housemates. Perhaps she was too nice. I was surprised when she left Terrace House single at the end.

7. Masako Endo (遠藤政子 ) * Martha * Occupation: model * Age: 23

Martha was so chill. She really was the female version of Arman on the show. She brought forth what the youth sometimes refer to as big dick energy. She was a breath of fresh air, speaking her mind but not in a derisive fashion like Nacchan.

6. Minori Nakada (中田みのり) * Minori * Occupation: university student & model * Age: 21

I could live forever doing nothing. This girl is hilarious. It’s something we can all relate to, more or less. Her omurice fiascal was hilarious and the meat incident she caused was even more dramatic.

5. Tatsuya Uchihara (内原達也) * Uchi * Occupation: hair stylist * Age: 23

What I loved more than Minori’s hilarious actions were Uchi’s earnest responses. This dude looked like a fuccboi when I first saw him but the show later revealed him to be soft and naive, with good intentions. Between his reaction to being called a coward to his tears with the thought of breaking up with Minori, Uchi definitely brought entertainment value to the show. I’d get a beer with him.

4. Misaki Tamori (田森美咲 ) * Misaki * Occupation: entertainer (Ebisu Muscats) * Age: 23

I had no idea the Ebisu Muscats have a bunch of AV and gravure models amongst its members… ANYWAY, Misaki gave me that slice of life feeling, that feeling you get when you feel more mature, when you’ve overcome some of your inner demons. When we first see her, she seems like a happy go lucky girl, almost ditsy in a way. While the former is good, the latter caused Hikaru to reject the idea of dating her, calling her out by saying she has “no core”.

Later when Yuuki Byrnes comes onto the show, we see how much she’s been able to learn and change. She’s become more accepting of who she is while still trying her best to improve her insecurities. In the cutest way possible too with Byrnes by her side.

3. Yuuki Byrnes (バーンズ勇気 ) * Yuuki * Occupation: hip hop dancer * Age: 23

Krump fo shizzle. Prosecutor Byrnes is the man. There are not many people that can cure a Hansan hangover quite as quickly as Yuuki Byrnes. While some folks question his moral high ground and whatnot, I think his position is very relatable and not at all fake. We can see he truly is trying to provide help and we can see his frustrations when dealing with the Hayato and Riko drama.

His relationship with Arman is also endearing, and in some ways funny too. He feels very sad that he wasn’t able to provide more guidance to Arman as he was learning how to skateboard and subsequently gets hit by a car. Yet, despite this, he naively asks how Martha’s outing went with Hayato right in front of Arman. But then he gets scolded and because of his openness and love towards Misaki, he apologizes and acknowledges this for the future! Terrace House hitting you with that quality content.