Motoko Minagawa

Motoko Minagawa, aged 17–18, is the president of Yuki Sohma's fan club and a year ahead of him. As a devoted fan, she is depicted as obsessive and romantic. The fan club bans any member from being alone with their "prince" to keep him "safe" by preventing any one member from "stealing" him; as such, Motoko hates any girl who gets close to Yuki—in particular, Tohru Honda, Kimi Toudou, and Machi Kuragi. Motoko and the club vice-president, Minami Kinoshita, instigate multiple plots to undermine Tohru, including visiting Saki Hanajima, whom they see as protecting Tohru with her "poison waves," at home to find a weakness, and arranging to have Tohru cast as Cinderella's wicked stepsister to make her behave badly. In episode 18, after the first chapter ends, the doors that say the title of the series close causing her head to be stuck and her sidekicks pull her out in the process. The few times Motoko does speak with Yuki, she gets so overwrought that all she can do is talk about banal things, such as what he had for breakfast. At her graduation, she finally confesses to Yuki that she loves him, though she knows she cannot have him, and wishes him happiness in the future.

Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu (Japanese), Jamie Marchi (English)