Tae Hanazono

Tae has thick, voluminous hair, with longer bangs compared to the original story.

Her hair is a lighter brown shade, making her stand out.

Her style and look highlight her unique personality and energy.

At first, Tae may seem cool and shy.

However, she is actually very easygoing and often says unexpected things.

For example, on meeting Kasumi Toyama, she surprised everyone by calling her a "weirdo."

Tae is also hardworking—she runs every morning and checks her guitar playing by seeing if she "feels a shiver" from it.

Tae has practiced guitar since she was a child.

She bought and loves her blue guitar.

She became close to Kasumi Toyama through home economics class and even taught her some guitar basics.

Tae worked part-time at the live house SPACE in high school.

After SPACE closed, she worked in music shops and other live houses and studios.

She was in class 1-A (season 1), 2-E (season 2), and 3-B (season 3).

Before Poppin'Party's first anniversary live at the joint school festival, Tae started doing solo street performances to get more live experience.

Tae is recognized as a very talented guitarist due to years of practice.

She uses a custom ESP SNAPPER-AL guitar.

Some features: her pickup layout changed from SSH to three singles, and it has a Seymour Duncan SHR-1b bridge pickup.

This lets her play both heavy and technical techniques.

Tae is passionate about improving her musical skills.

Tae shares a deep friendship with Kasumi Toyama, her childhood friend.

Kasumi started calling her "Otae," but Tae prefers to be called just "Tae."

She reunited with her childhood friend Rei Wakana and played as a support member for RAISE A SUILEN under the name HANAZONO.

Tae has lively connections with members from other bands like Chiyu Tamade and others.

She often gets support from friends during live show troubles.

Tae loves meat and sweet red bean soup and dislikes no foods.

She really loves rabbits and keeps 20 at home.

In the novel version, she uses a rabbit-shaped pick.

Tae can surprise people with her comments, like calling someone a "weirdo" for having a Random Star guitar.

She takes live performances seriously and once cried out of guilt when she had to miss a show at the school festival.

Tae's last name comes from an old place name related to the Shinjuku area.

Her voice actress, Sae Otsuka, actually keeps many rabbits, inspiring the anime's rabbit stories.

Tae is also scared of going to the dentist and avoids it even if she finds a cavity.

Guitar Practice Since Childhood

Tae started playing guitar as a young child.

She got her own blue guitar and practiced hard every day.

Meeting Kasumi Toyama

In home economics class, Tae became friends with Kasumi Toyama.

She helped Kasumi learn how to play guitar.

Working at SPACE

When she entered high school, Tae started working part-time at the live house SPACE.

She did all kinds of jobs there, learning about the music world.

After SPACE Closed

After SPACE closed down, Tae began working at a music shop and several other local live houses and studios.

Preparing for the Joint School Festival

When Poppin'Party got ready for their first anniversary live at the joint culture festival, Tae went out and performed solo street music to improve her live performance skills.

Support for RAISE A SUILEN

Tae also helped another band, RAISE A SUILEN, as a support guitarist under the name HANAZONO.

Learning from Setbacks

During the joint culture festival, a big schedule mistake made Tae feel responsible.

She cried out of worry but learned from the experience with her friends’ support.

Tae Hanazono’s family name comes from an old district in the Shinjuku region.

Her love for rabbits is reflected both in the anime and real life, since her voice actress keeps many rabbits as pets.

Tae also has a funny episode where she wants to avoid the dentist, showing a very real and human side to her.