Tatsuki Tachibana

Tatsuki Tachibana (橘 龍希, Tachibana Tatsuki) is the main character of the Kiss and Cry manga series.

Appearance
Tatsuki is a lean teenage boy with short, dark hair (colored blue in color illustrations) parted in the middle, and large blue eyes.

Personality
Tatsuki's personality seems to have drastically changed before and after his traffic accident. Before the accident, he was a quiet, aloof boy who was devoted to figure skating and nothing else, rarely talking to his competitors and keeping his thoughts to himself but willing to help fellow skaters in need, such as teaching Ariana about the importance of well-fitting skates and to not waste time. After the accident, he is much more boisterous and and outspoken, speaking more roughly and acting more like a boy his age.

History
Tatsuki has been figure skating since a young age, and was considered a genius at it because he could pick up skills more quickly than a normal person could. When he was around eight or nine, he was interviewed by a figure skating magazine. During his career, he won many awards, had many fans and was well-known throughout Japan. He competed in competitions all over the world. At one point, he won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. However, for some reason at one of his last competitions, the one which decided who was going to the Olympics, he did very poorly and was in last place, much to the shock and anger of the public. A week later, he got into a traffic accident, fell into a coma, and woke up in hospital with his memories of figure skating gone.