Miyo (ミヨ) is the most popular girl in Punpun Onodera's fifth grade class, as well as his first crush.
Personality[]
Miyo is popular but regularly bullies other students. She is shown pinning an unnamed boy from her class to the ground and shoving a rock into his mouth.
Plot[]
The manga begins when Miyo, Punpun's crush, transfers out of his class. The same week, Aiko Tanaka transfers in, and Miyo is completely forgotten since Punpun falls head over heels for Aiko. Miyo is seen again in a brief flashback after Punpun faints at the miso factory. In high school, Punpun writes a story for Sachi Nanjou that begins when a girl transfers out of a boy's elementary class before he falls in love with the new girl. Miyo is again alluded to in the epilogue, when one of Shuntarou Harumi's elementary students transfers out of his class and a little boy falls in love with the new transfer student.
Relationships[]
Punpun Onodera[]
The first time Punpun witnesses violence or abuse is when he walks in on Miyo hurting the unnamed boy. Upon seeing this, he realizes he likes her. This can be interpreted as foreshadowing for the rest of the manga on the subject of Punpun's experiences with abusive relationships.
Etymology[]
- The name Miyo is written in katakana (ミヨ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (美代), it could possibly mean "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "generation" (代) (yo).