Koino Matsubara

Koino Matsubara (松原 恋乃, Matsubara Koino) is a character in Whispered Words. She is another first year student and the best friend of Mayu Semimaru who also joins the karate club.

Personality
Like Mayu Semimaru, contrary to Koino's cheerful appearance and attitude, she is the more level headed of the two. Her personality has been affected by witnessing her mother constantly change partners.

Etymology

 * The name Koino means "love" (恋) (koi) and "from" (乃) (no).
 * Koino's surname Matsubara means "pine tree, fir tree" (松) (matsu) and "field, plain" (原) (hara/bara).

Trivia

 * Koino is the only one who knows of Mayu Semimaru's crush on Sumika Murasame and soon starts to develop feelings for Mayu herself.