Tsukahara Neko

Tsukahara Neko is the playable character and the main protagonist of Tasokare Hotel. She is a high school student who ends up working at Tasokare Hotel after getting stabbed by someone.


 * "The heroine of this story. She is a high school student and started working at Tasokare Hotel in between this world and the afterlife. She is an active girl even if she always has unmotivated eyes."
 * -In-game Character Profile

Appearance
Neko is a young adult who appears to be quite short for her age. Her lilac hair is styled into a bob with half-moon bangs. Her yellow fish eyes are deadpan and unmotivated, which often makes it hard for the other characters to tell when she's joking.

Hotel Staff Uniform
Neko's staff uniform at Tasokare Hotel consists of a purple, polka-dot, semi-traditional kimono top and a plain dark purple wide skirt that reached above her ankles. It also has a white frilly apron, a maid headband, a pair of murky purple laced-up knee-high boots.

Hotel Guest Outfit
When she first arrived at Tasokare Hotel, Neko wore a '50s style purple polka-dot dress, white high rise socks, and black Mary Jane shoes.

Real-World Fashion
Neko's real-world outfit consists of a baby blue Team Autumn sweater, a green undershirt, and a dark purple frilly skirt with printed skulls, triangles, hearts, circles and bows. The skirt has multiple layers, with the print at the top and white ruffles underneath. Her socks are mismatched, one being green with white stripes, the other being polka-dot purple. She wears magenta rubber shoes with thick soles and has a one-eyed-monster-themed hair clip and canteen bag.

Bathrobe
This outfit consists of a pink lightly checkered bathrobe and green slippers.

Behind the Scenes

 * "In the beginning, we also had an image of Steampunk, but decided to go on with a Taisho modern era's style. We also set her up as a subculture of Harajuku, Tokyo fashion. So we played with colors and compositions for her style."
 * - Artist's comments on Neko's Hotel Uniform

Personality
Neko always looks serious because of her eyes, but is shown to be energetic and playful. She is not always kind and can be harsh to the Hotel Manager at times. Neko is also ready to face any consequence she is given, as shown when she sends Osoto to hell without any remorse.

Behind the Scenes

 * "... I decided her to be an active girl. In the story, she moves, thinks, makes mistakes and covers her own mistakes."
 * -Benoma Ray

Haruto Atori
Neko sees Atori as a serious and dependable senior colleague. They look out for each other, shown when they offer take on guests to ease the other's burden and when they always try to protect each other from dangerous people like Osoto. Neko even saves Atori's life twice in the game: once in Tasokare Hotel, and another in the real world, both from Osoto. Subsequently, Atori is protective of Neko as shown when he discovers Osoto's true identity, offering to take care of Osoto himself instead and advising Neko on how to protect herself when she refused. They also understand each other well and respects each other's boundaries. In Chapter 6, he is the first to tell her, "You look like you are enjoying yourself," pointing out her similarities with Osoto.

Masaki Osoto
Neko and Osoto have a cat-and-dog relationship. After she exposed Osoto's real identity, Osoto acknowledged her as his foil and a rivalry sparked between them. However, he does end up helping her a few times in the game and often has humorous banters with her. She only starts fearing and truly despising him after learning about all of his secrets from the basement.

Hotel Manager
Neko and the Hotel Manager have funny and childish banters, stemming from her obnoxious nature and the Manager's tendency to get easily flustered. Ironically, Neko often reprimands the Manager for not showing up to work on time.

Ruri
Ruri is Neko's subject of admiration and her source of entertainment since there's no TV or internet in the hotel. Ruri often scolds Neko and often acts more mature despite being younger, while Neko enjoys teasing her for her cuteness. Despite this, Ruri considers Neko as a friend and is one of the reasons she came back to the real world.

Menow
Neko admires Menow for being a pretty and mature woman. She has yet to see Menow's fury.

Trivia

 * Neko is agile and therefore good at speed games, as shown when she plays against Osoto to get him to play the piano in Chapter 5.
 * In a conversation with Osoto, she mentions having a good grade in gymnastics in high school.
 * One year after the main storyline, Neko applied for a part-time job at a hotel in Yokohama, where she meets Atori again and works with him through the hotel professional exchange program.