Houjou is a beautiful girl who shares the same grade as Nishikata. She is popular among boys for her mature attitude and tries to keep up an image of being grown-up. While she often says she likes "mature people," she is actually shy about romance and easily flustered by things like talk of kissing. Houjou is childhood friends with Hamaguchi, and though she likes him, their relationship moves slowly because Hamaguchi is too shy. In the anime and a spin-off, her classroom placement changes, making more connections with the main cast. At home, she wears glasses, but she keeps this a secret because she thinks it makes her look childish. Details about her future are unknown since she does not appear in the later spin-off, but the live-action adaptation shows her relationship with Hamaguchi facing ups and downs after graduation.
Houjou is known for her mature and calm look.
This makes her popular with many boys at school.
She wears glasses at home, but she hides this at school since she feels glasses make her look like a kid.
Houjou acts more grown-up than most of her classmates.
She cares a lot about being seen in a mature way.
She tells people she likes mature people and tries to live up to that.
However, when faced with romance, she can get shy, especially if someone mentions kissing.
Even though she looks confident, things like rumors can make her nervous.
With Hamaguchi
She has known Hamaguchi since they were little.
Hamaguchi has feelings for her, and she knows about his crush.
When he asks her to walk home together, she acts a bit cold but is actually happy inside.
But she often feels annoyed when Hamaguchi cannot be brave about his feelings.
With Takagi and Nishikata
She does not talk much with Nishikata or Takagi in the main story.
But once, she asked Nishikata for advice about a secret.
This made Takagi jealous.
- At home, she wears glasses, but only her family and Hamaguchi know.
When others saw her with glasses, she became a rumor as a "mysterious girl with glasses."
- She is sometimes in a different class than Nishikata and Takagi in the manga, but in the anime, they are in the same class.
- In the first season of the anime, she appears as a background character.
From the second season, she gets more lines and scenes.
- She does not appear in the spin-off series "Teasing Master (Former) Takagi-san," so her story many years later is unknown.
Houjou’s Love and Shyness
Houjou is seen as mature and says she likes grown-up people.
She is not used to love and acts shy when romance comes up.
When Yukari Tenkawa says she saw Takagi and Nishikata kiss, Houjou becomes flustered.
Her Secret and Glasses
Houjou wears glasses at home, thinking it makes her look younger.
Only her family and Hamaguchi know about this.
Once, other students gossiped about a "childish girl with glasses," not knowing it was her.
Friendship With Hamaguchi
She goes home with Hamaguchi, who has a crush on her.
She likes Hamaguchi too, but he is often too shy to do anything serious.
This makes their relationship develop slowly.
Asking Nishikata for Help
Once, Houjou asks Nishikata for advice about a secret problem.
Because of this, Takagi gets very jealous, thinking something is going on.
Live-Action Changes
In the live-action drama, Houjou and Hamaguchi start dating after middle school graduation.
They break up, get back together, and break up again three times.
Ten years after the main story, they are no longer together.
Houjou has moved on, but Hamaguchi still misses her.
If Hamaguchi tries to come close to her when drunk, she gently turns him down.
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