Kurokawa Minako

Kurokawa Minako (黒川美奈子 Kurokawa Minako) is the previous president of the Newspaper Club of Yumehara Middle School, succeeded by Kasugano Kaori. She is kind girl who is always on the lookout for stories.

First Appearance
Minako was first seen announcing that it was time for the Newspaper Club to find a new president, and since she was going to move up to the High School in the next year, she was no longer going to be the president.

Personality
Minako is kind and caring, but will do anything for a story. She has also been seen to be quite stubborn, and she was refused to listen to the Newspaper Club's protests about her not going to be the president.

Relationships
Kasugano Kaori - Kaori is the new president of the Newspaper Club, therefore making her Minako's successor. The two girls are also shown to have a high level of respect for each other, and get along quite well.

Etymology
Kurokawa (黑川): The name Kurokawa has two terms. Kuro means "black" in Japanese, while Kawa means "river". Her name can be roughly translated as "black river".

Minako (美奈子): The name Minako can be translated as "beautiful child".

Therefore, Kurokawa Minako means "black river beautiful child".