Megumi Kitagawa

Megumi Kitagawa is the primary antagonist later turned supporter of the protagonist in the manga and anime series, Say "I Love You". She is an amateur model who was placed in Yamato Kurosawa's class. She acts very sweet and nice to others, when in reality is trying to steal Yamato from Mei Tachibana.

Appearance
Megumi is a teenager with light brown and curly hair. Her hair is frequently in a ponytail and uses her bangs to cover her forehead. She is also tall and has a slim body. She is careful and is cautious about her calorie intake as shown when she eats cabbage instead of rice while having dinner with Yamato. In her past when she was young, she used to have long hair and covered her face so no one would see her face. But later, she cuts her hair short so that she can show people that she has grown stronger and mature.

Personality
Because of how Megumi was bullied and teased in her past, she had decided that she should despise everyone. But uses an innocent facade to hide her true nature. Kai Takemura stated that Megumi didn't want anyone else to be etter than her and wants all the attention from everyone. Megumi also wanted Yamato to be her boyfriend so that everyone can be jealous of her of having a hot boyfriend but later realizes that she is falling in love with him. After she found out Yamato doesn't feel the same way back, she decided to cut her hair short to be true to herself.

History
In Megumi's past, her classmates would make fun of her because of how tall, ugly, and just plain she was. She was always in the back of her classroom, and someone asked why this was happening to her, but one of her friends stated that she was the poorest ad ugliest of the class. One day, she used her mom's makeup to make herself beautiful and resulted into her friends not recognizing her and wanted to be her friend.

Plot
Megumi was introduced to Yamato when she went to karaoke place with her friends. She showed interest in him and asked if she could be his girlfriend, but he instantly refuses by saying he is already dating someone and he stated he doesn't like girls who care a lot about their appearence. Despite this, Megumi then transfers to Toumei High School to be closer to him and steal him away from Mei.

Megumi asks Yamato to be a model, which he is quite hesitant towards at first. She asked Mei about it, who was surprisingly supporting and encouraging him to do it despite how much she didn't like it internally. During a photo shoot Yamato does with Megumi, people comment on how good they look together and say that they should become a real couple. This causes Mei to cry silently and make her feel isolated again.

Realizing it is not enough to separate them both, Megumi begins to spread rumors about Mei and Kai talking about sex to Yamato, causing him to become shocked and started to avoid Mei. Soon after this, Megumi starts to invite Yamato to her house to have dinner everyday without realizing that some people from her school are watching them.

News about Yamato visiting Megumi's house spread quickly which led to Mei becoming shocked and hurt. Megumi even goes so far at to say that she loves Yamato in an interview with a magazine. While Megumi does not state that she is in love with Yamato specifically, Mei reads the interview and knows she is speaking about him. Mei then decides to just go home feeling depressed.

Megumi later asks her childhood friend, Momoko, to help her isolate Mei even further. However, Momoko refuses. Megumi says that Momoko is a betrayer, and refuses to talk to her further. One day, she reads about people saying negative things about her, leaving her depressed. Shortly after, she refuses to talk to anyone and becomes isolated.

Yamato receives a call from the model agency asking him about Megumi's whereabouts. He looks worried and asking permission from Mei to go to her house, which she grants immediately. Halfway there, he meets Momoko and the two walk together to Megumi's house. Shortly after, Megumi starts to cry when she sees the two in front of her house. Momoko and Megumi reconcile.

Later, Megumi joins a culture festival where she become one of the candidates. If she eats Mei, she'll be allowed to go on a date with Yamato. Of course, she is very excited about this. In the end she wins the competition and asks Mei if it is alright to go for a date with Yamato. Mei replies that it is okay. They went for a date, and Megumi realizes that even though they are so close, Yamato was still not looking at her and wasn't interested in Megumi but is thinking only of Mei. She decided to give up on him, but before she does so she asks Yamato to take a picture with her.

Relationships
Yamato Kurosawa

Megumi is only interested in Yamato because of image; having him as a lover was convenient for her, as she could use him to boost her popularity and make others jealous. Megumi doesn't have any serious feelings for him beyond that, but she doesn't dislike him either. At one point, there might've been a chance she had a small crush on him. (This is showed when she blushed when asking him to continue visiting her house, though this could've also been the normal embarrassment of asking a boy over).

Mei Tachibana

Megumi detested Mei because of the good relationship between Mei and Yamato. She doesn't know why everyone is supporting Mei instead so she tries to create some distance between Mei and Yamato by spreading rumors like Mei and Kai talking about having sex so that Yamato could leave Mei alone. Also, this is to make Mei lonely and isolated.

Asami Oikawa

Oikawa is proclaimed by Megumi as her first friend after transferring to Touimei High School. Megumi attempts to take Asami and Aiko from Mei to get her lonely. She tries to 'bribe' Oikawa by giving her a lot of cosmetics and hanging out with her, which she happily accepts. When Oikawa realizes her 'true' plan, Oikawa decides to maintain her relationship with her. Later, Oikawa is seen putting back Megu's table and chair inside despite it being moved by some of the other girls.

Kai Takemura

Kai is the first person to notice that Megumi is being fake to everyone, causing her to become furious. Takemura is also the first person to confront her by saying that she wants to compete with Mei over Yamato because she wants all the attention from others. Other characters like to tease Megumi about liking him. The manga shows about how big their relationship is getting, also when they are together.

Trivia

 * Her grandmother is a farmer and sends her a lot of cabbage, which she prefers to eat instead of rice because of how low it is in calories.
 * In the anime, she transferred first to Toumei High School and met Yamato on a staircase. Later, she asks Yamato to be her boyfriend in front of the school after class ends.