Aoi Mashiro

Aoi Mashiro (真城 葵) is the protagonist of Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes. She is a second-year high-school student and a part-timer in the antique shop called Kura.

Appearance
Aoi is a very pretty young girl with shoulder length chestnut hair that is braided in the back with bangs hanging over her forehead and amber eyes.

Personality
Aoi is a honest and straightforward girl. Holmes described her as disarming, after an encounter with a counterfeit left him bitter, saying that his mood was alleviated by her carefree words and actions. He also once called her gullible and easy to manipulate but that was just to tease her. In episode 5, while talking to [Akihito], Holmes said that Aoi lays her emotions bare, even if they were ugly or weak and that he found that admirable, almost enviable. She is quiet modest and gullible, easily getting flustered whenever Holmes teases her.

History
Aoi originally came from Omiya in Saitamato where she later moved to Kyoto in pursuit of her studies.

In Episode 4, because of her decision to move to Kyoto, Katsumi (Aoi's ex-boyfriend) decided to break up with her and started dating Sanae (Aoi's ex-best friend), in which the breakup is what brings her to Holmes' shop. She starts working at the antique shop while Holmes gives her lessons of an appraiser.

Etymology

 * The name Aoi means "hollyhock, althea" (葵).
 * Aoi's surname Mashiro means "real, genuine" (真) (ma) and "castle" (城) (shiro).