Tachibana Shizuka

= "I hate people who simply join this club just for laughs..." = - Tachibana Shizuka to Ritsuko Akine in Chapter 10

Tachibana Shizuka  is a 1st year student at Umimaku High School and is a 2nd violinist veteran who is a new member of the Orchestra Club. She used to play as a first violin in her previous school orchestra, but decided to change positions as a second violinist. She is a skilled and experienced player and she used to be the president of the orchestra club at her middle school, Kita Middle School (same middle school Harada attended).

Appearance
Tachibana is a short girl for her age with sharp, slanted dark brown eyes and short, dark hair with two strands peeking out to cover her large forehead. She wears the standard school uniform for a 1st year with short black socks.

Personality
Tachibana's personality is said to be of a scary no-nonsense player with a frown on her face and a serious aura. She is actually a really dedicated musician who takes great annoyance in newbie violinists and members who mess around during practise hours. Her way of speaking, however, is a tad rough and she has a sharp tongue. But she does mean well, and wishes to see her peers improve as soon as possible. She is a responsible student and has strong morals and expresses her thoughts easily (but bluntly). She is very respectful and stiff with the older club members and greatly admires her 3rd years. Gradually she begins to treat her fellow 1st year peers with less harshness and becomes one of their tutors, as she is an experienced skilled veteran.

History
Tachibana was president of her orchestra club in middle school, however, she apparently paid too much attention to her own sound and regretted doing so even when she left middle school and joined high school. She used to play as a 1st violin who stood out but now she was resolved to play as a 2nd violinist who accompanies the other 1st violins.

Relationships
Ritsuko Akine -                 Tachibana initially saw Akine as a conceited, self-absorbed newbie player who only paid attention to her own sound and messed around during practise. The two girls picked fights with each other, often resulting in Tachibana saying a thing or two that got through to Akine and made her realise a few things. In reality, Tachibana was actually paying attention to Akine during practise and noticed that Akine didn't play well with the others as well as she did playing solo. Akine realises this and asks Tachibana to help her with a problem she didn't understand during practise the next day. To her surprise, Tachibana agreed, but sternly. The two begin developing a frenemy relationship and Tachibana now helps keep an eagle eye on the other 1st years, including Akine, making sure they don't slack off.