Michiko Shibata

Michiko Shibata (柴田 ミチコ Shibata Michiko) is the female protagonist of the Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai series.

Hobbies & Interests

 * Warrior Doctors (band)
 * Meat
 * Moyako Ise

Sano Junta (previous)
Shibata met Junta during a group date and instantly fell in love with him because his face was so sweet and gentle. She had considered him a boyfriend-maybe, but that started to change after he compared her to his dog claiming that Shibata was just like the dog as she would do anything he asked of her. Shibata went broke supplying him with nice clothes and accessories, and eventually put herself 1,000,000¥ in debt trying to help his "sick mother", which turned out to be a lie. Finally admitting to herself that she had been tricked and not wanting to embrace the cougar-esque lifestyle, Shibata, along with Akira and Terui, demand her money back and she cuts him out of her life.

Fujimoto Erika
Shibata’s friend and ex-coworker at her previous job. Along with Yoneda-san, they tend to make fun of Shibata becoming easily obsessed with boys and bands.

Yoneda Aki
Shibata’s friend and ex-coworker at her previous job.It is unknown if she is older or younger than Shibata as only Fujimoto addresses her by name. Despite coming down hard on Shibata for easily becoming obsessed with boys and bands, she does recognize that Shibata is at least trying to move forward with her life.

Ikushima Akira
Shibata and Akira first met when Akira threw a fit at Himawari Cafe and broke some dishes. They went out for dinner and drinks that night, much to Shibata's despise, where Akira completely unloaded her emotional baggage. Shibata was less-than-interested in what Akira had to say, but couldn't turn down an expensive dinner. They later ran into each other again where Shibata told Akira about being tricked out of 1,000,000¥ by Junta. Akira convinced Shibata, along with Terui, to confront Junta about this and tagged along for the show. They became close friends after this encounter, with Akira even encouraging Shibata to pursue Kurosawa since he's a good guy and Shibata has such poor taste in men. Shibata will often refer to Akira as "big sis" in public and sometimes even "mom" when Akira is being overly embarassing.

Shibata Masashi
Shibata's older brother.

Shibata Shou
Shibata's nephew.