Aoyagi Tsubaki



"Singing is the only thing that I've got."

Aoyagi Tsubaki (青柳椿) is a character in the D4DJ franchise, and is a member of the group RONDO.

Appearance
Tsubaki has long, black hair that falls just below her hips. She has several braids that have blue highlights in them that lead into a small ponytail that is slightly wavier than the rest of her hair. Although not very noticeable at first, Tsubaki has four dark blonde streaks in the lower part of her hair. Her eyes are a light gray color, and she is always seen with a cold glare.

Description
Tsubaki was asked to join the DJ unit, which was lacking a vocalist, by Aoi, and quickly attracted attention as soon as she joined. She is a born vocalist who has been humming melodies for as long as she can remember. She has a cold and harsh personality, although she hates being alone.

Etymology
Aoyagi (青柳) can be split into two parts. Ao (青), meaning blue, and Yagi (柳) meaning willow tree.

Tsubaki (椿) translates to camellia, which is a flower with white, red or pink petals (and rarely, yellow).

Tsukimiyama Nagisa
Fellow unit member. Their personalities clash, but they are able to work together for the sake of RONDO.

Miyake Aoi
Aoi personally invited Tsubaki to form RONDO and she notes that Aoi was a big factor in her decision to join the group. The two subsequently become very close, with the two of them often being "in their own world", according to Nagisa. It is heavily implied that she has strong romantic feelings for Aoi, but Aoi is often oblivious to her behavior.

Although due to her shyness, she seems to be trying to hide it, Tsubaki is often very conspicuously embarrassed by Aoi's caring attitude towards her, and her "Freudian slips" even have become a frequent running gag in the game. Their relationship is separately studied in the Valentine's Day Rondo's event, where Aoi and Tsubaki also are the only ones who mention each other in character's limited in-game Valentine's dialogues.

Yano Hiiro
Hiiro is Tsubaki's fellow unit member and close friend. Due to her maturity, Hiiro seems well aware of Tsubaki's potential romantic feelings for Aoi, so she often friendly teases her while helping her overcome her shyness. For example, Hiiro agreed to teach her how to cook when Tsubaki found out that Aoi loved homemade food.

Yamate Kyoko
Both Tsubaki and Kyoko took vocal lessons together under Airi. According to Tsubaki herself, she is interested in Kyoko, saying that she feels they might be quite similar. In Tsubaki's D4 FES. card story, she explains that they are similar in the way that they both desire to improve their singing for someone else's sake.

Seto Rika
Rika and Tsubaki were classmates and friends in elementary and middle school. She becomes embarrassed when her friendship with Rika is brought up, but is also surprised about the fact that Rika's personality has barely changed from said times. Though she initially tried acting cold and avoiding Rika during Merm4id and Rondo's joint hot spring trip, the two reconciled at the end of the event. She also tends to get embarrassed when Rika teases her (eg. by calling her Tsu-chan) or surprises Tsubaki by hugging her.

Sakurada Miyu
Miyu and Tsubaki became acquainted during the Little Scamp Santa event. They both sing in choir together and Miyu admires Tsubaki's singing.

Trivia

 * Though naturally talented as a vocalist, Tsubaki has also had extensive vocal training prior to joining RONDO.
 * Tsubaki has seen her favorite foreign movies enough times to watch them without subtitles.
 * Tsubaki loves rock bands.
 * Tsubaki is bad with mornings.