Kokomi Teruhashi

Kokomi {{char}} (Japanese: 照てる橋はし　心ここ美み, Hepburn: {{char}} Kokomi) is a Class 3 student and one of the main characters of Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan. She is globally considered to be the perfect, beautiful girl, with people stopping and staring upon seeing her. Kokomi is a love interest of Saiki Kusuo, constantly seeking his attention due to his skeptical nature while slowly developing genuine feelings for him.

Kokomi is a slim girl of average height with a pale complexion. She has long, dark blue hair that flows past her shoulders, with bangs framing her face. Her eyes are round and blue with a downward slant. A golden, occasionally rainbow, aura surrounds her most of the time. Kokomi is considered very attractive, being the most beautiful girl in the world.

When out of town, Kokomi wears feminine clothing, often paired with a pink scarf. On school days, she wears the standard female PK student uniform: a white Seifuku school uniform with a teal sailor collar, white collar flap, and black sleeve cuffs striped with one white line. She pairs this with a light red ribbon tied in a large bow at her collar and a short, pleated teal skirt. Her legwear consists of black socks just below the knee and brown penny loafers.

Kokomi was born as the cutest baby in the world and had very short hair until she was a young child. She wore a pink jumpsuit and held a white bunny stuffed toy in the anime.[3]

In elementary school, Kokomi’s hair reached her shoulders. Her uniform consisted of a bright orange hat, a short long-sleeved teal dress, and navy socks below her knees. She also carried a randoseru, a red leather backpack containing her school supplies.[3]

By middle school, Kokomi’s hair grew just past her shoulders. In the anime, she wore a white blouse, a short pleated navy skirt, and white socks below her knees.[4] In the manga, however, her socks and blouse were dark and long-sleeved. With this, she carried a black handbag.[3]

Kokomi considers herself both beautiful and kind.[5] Although her thoughts make her appear overconfident, hubristic, or conceited, she is simply self-aware.[6] She has always been praised for her beauty since birth and is used to seeing men and women, young and old alike, fall instantly in love with her. Therefore, it shocks her when she doesn't receive the expected attention.[3] When Kusuo responds indifferently to her advances, it fuels her determination to make him react.[6] Moreover, when Iridatsu Yūta treats her poorly, she plans to fulfill her revenge years later by reminding him of his actions toward her.[7]

Nevertheless, Kokomi understands the importance of internal beauty. She believes that while beauty on the outside can entice, beauty on the inside truly captivates someone. As a result, she pretends to be unaware of her charms.[7]

Kokomi's beauty allows her to easily manipulate situations to her advantage, thanks to her talent for acting. For example, when her class play is in trouble due to a low budget, she uses her beauty and acting skills to create an illusion for the audience. With the help of Kusuo's hypnosis, she makes it seem like they are actually in the story, causing the play to be a success.[8]

Kokomi has a strong willpower, working hard to maintain her reputation as the perfect, beautiful girl. She is careful not to harm others' feelings and treats everybody in a friendly and polite manner. Moreover, she hides her true emotions, such as anger and disappointment, with a smile. However, she occasionally lets them out due to shock or embarrassment. For instance, when someone assumes the person she likes is Nendō Riki, she is appalled and unintentionally yells at him.[9] When given food she dislikes, she eats it because "a perfect beautiful girl never wastes food."[10][11] Even though all she needs to do is say she doesn't know, she puts in the extra effort for everyone to like her even more. She didn't sleep for several days to remember everything about everyone, causing her to collapse in front of them.[12]

Kokomi is more competitive than she looks; she excels in sports, beauty, academics, and art.[13] For example, she uses her charm to encourage Kouki Sawakita to win the three-legged race with her.[14] When students compare her to Rifuta Imu, she invites her to lunch to prove she can't match up to her beauty.[11] She is remarkably intelligent, consistently ranking higher than the majority of students in the final academic exams and placing 21st and 14th out of 181 students.[15]

Kokomi's personality changes throughout the series. She initially pursued wealth but later rejected a marriage proposal from Saiko Metori, a famous and wealthy student, and abandoned a life of luxury.[16] She couldn't forgive him for disrespecting her friends and the person she cared about, admitting that she would have accepted immediately if he had proposed earlier.[17] At first, she was frustrated that Kusuo didn't react the way she wanted him to and tried getting back at him. However, over time, she found herself constantly thinking about him and eventually falling in love.[18] For instance, at a mixer, she unexpectedly enjoyed herself but wished Kusuo had been there to make it even more fun and imagined what he would do if he were present.[19]

Due to the way she was raised and how people treat her, Kokomi is unaware that some aspects of her life are abnormal. While she sometimes dislikes her older brother for his weird actions, she has yet to learn or acknowledge his severe sister complex extends past brotherly love.[20] Furthermore, while she has gained experience and improved her perception because of countless people stalking her throughout her life, it is concerning.[21]

On August 6th, Kokomi was born smiling as an adorable baby girl. When the doctor lifted and looked at her, he blushed because she was simply that cute. It wasn't the inherent cuteness that all babies have; there was a noticeable difference between her and all the other babies born that day. The news quickly spread throughout the hospital, prompting a crowd to gather and catch a glimpse of her through the nursery window.[3] She meets her older brother, {{char}} Makoto, and he too becomes infatuated with her.[22]

As the years passed, her cuteness only grew. Kokomi enrolls in PK Academy and ends up in the same class as Kusuo.[16]

On August 6th, her birthday, she walks around aimlessly. Several men approach her, and she nicely rejects their flirting advances. She notices Kusuo across the street, recognizing him from her class. Admitting she nearly forgot about him because of his quietness in school, she incorrectly remembers his first name, believing it is Kunio. Considering his dull summer vacation, she approaches and talks to him. She greets him, but he politely bows and continues walking. Surprised by his brief reaction, she tries again, believing he thinks she is an illusion. However, Kusuo suddenly disappears in front of her, causing Kokomi to think that he was the illusion after all and begins liking him.[6]

Since that day, Kokomi has always found it wrong that Kusuo treats her differently and has sworn to make him say “offu.”[10]

Abilities: Absolute Beauty/Absolute Cuteness: Kokomi is the epitome of the perfect beautiful girl; she is beauty personified. People can't help but fall for her because she is gorgeous and they often gasp at the sight of her beauty. Her beauty is worldwide, being the most beautiful girl in her school and the cutest high-school girl in the world, attracting a lot of attention.[3] As a result, she experiences special treatment, such as having a fan club, receiving discounts at stores, and always being helped and forgiven. Her beauty allows her to get what she wants easily, and she can live without working.[6] However, her charms do not affect those who are already in love, treat everyone equally, or can see through her true nature; in other words, children.[7] Angel’s Breath: With a gentle sigh, Kokomi can draw a crowd to her. This is her first ultimate beautiful girl technique.[3] Angel’s Upward Beam: Using a cute facial expression, Kokomi can persuade a crowd to perform a task for her without thought. This is her second ultimate beautiful girl technique.[3] Angel Tears: By shedding tears, Kokomi can stir a crowd to action, motivating them to eliminate the cause of her sadness. This is her third ultimate beautiful girl technique.[23] Cloud Manipulation & Rain Manipulation: Kokomi has an innate influence over the sky, with clouds responding to her presence by forming the shape of angel wings behind her in reverence.[11] When she is outside, the weather is always pleasant. However, her absence at school causes the sky to rain heavily, indicating the sorrow of Mother Nature and the heavens.[24] This is a passive ability and it is unknown if she can control it. Enhanced Memory: Kokomi has a remarkable memory, being able to memorize the names of every student in her school, along with details about them such as their hairstyles, birthdays, and blood types within a few days.[12] Luck/Divine Protection: Kokomi has extremely good luck because God favors her, helping her without any effort on her part. For example, when splashed with mud, instead of staining her clothes and making her look unappealing, it will form a complex, stylish pattern on her uniform and not touch her face.[21] Kokomi can non-verbally pray to God and quickly achieve her desired results. This works multiple times when she uses her cuteness to persuade God to let her be in the same group as Kusuo.[25] Similarly, Kokomi does not need to pray at the shrine on New Year's because she already receives everything she wants.[26] Compared to the logic of Aiura Mikoto’s abilities, her luck does not need to be balanced. Peak Human Perception: According to Kusuo, Kokomi has exceptional insight and can read people's thoughts as if she had telepathy.[12] When she first met him, she accurately guessed about his dull summer and what he was buying.[6] She knows exactly what others are thinking, causing Kusuo to wonder if she is psychic.[14] Kokomi can quickly discern changes within a person, even in personal matters such as their college choice or debit card PIN.[12] She can notice and determine the number of people stalking her, their genders, and approximate ages by observing the distance of their steps and the rhythm of their breathing, and deduce their identities and purpose. Kokomi was even able to sense Kusuo, who was hiding his presence farther away.[21] Peak Human Stamina: Kokomi can physically and mentally exert herself without rest, going several days without sleep to memorize the personal details of every student in her school. After collapsing, she can quickly recover and begin running almost instantly.[27] Sadness/Despair Inducement: A day of Kokomi’s absence can passively cause an entire high school to enter a state of depression, making them lose confidence and find no worth living. The situation was so severe that Hairo prayed to God, asking to sacrifice himself so that she could live, and another student attempted to commit suicide. Mother Nature also succumbs to sadness, and the heavens weep.[24] Supernatural Charisma: She can sway everyone to her cause and service with little to no effort, captivated by her powerful personality and appearance that allows her to easily persuade anyone to be on her side.[18] Through encouragement alone, Kokomi can enhance allies’ athletic performance.[14] Compared to Imu, Kokomi has countless people willing to sacrifice themselves for her and can passively produce a fan club of more than 37,000 members, exceeding the limits of her school.[5][8]