Ayako Yamada

Ayako Yamada (山田 彩子, Yamada Ayako) is a preparatory student at Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts.

Personality
Ayako is a timid, shy, plagued (cause continual trouble or distress to) and unfussy girl who wants to play musume-yaku (female) roles, but she is shown with problems concerning her weight that she almost quit the school due to the pressure; but she is one of the most talented singers in the Centennial Class.

With the support of her family, she had been her dream since childhood. She enrolled at Kouka, but she wasn't very confident in herself and she is worried about a difference in abilities compared to her classmates.

Etymology

 * The name Ayako means "color" (彩) (aya) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Ayako's surname Yamada means "mountain, hill" (山) (yama) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Trivia

 * Ayako was a first-year high school student when she passed the music school.