Risa Koizumi

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Risa Koizumi (小泉リサ, lit. meaning "little spring) is the main female protagonist in the manga series and anime called Lovely Complex written by Aya Nakahara.

Risa is not your average Japanese high school student. Standing 172 centimetres (5 ft 8 in), Risa's height is well above that of most Japanese girls her age (the average height for a Japanese female is 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)). Ironically, her surname means 'little spring'. She and other characters compare her to a giraffe. Risa can be impulsive and strong-willed at times.
Risa is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) but she gains 2 cm (0.79 in) in height during High-School years to become 172 cm (5 ft 8 in).
Risa starts developing feelings for Atsushi Otani (very short for a boy, standing 156 centimetres (5 ft 1 in)) and soon admits to herself that she likes him. She then starts trying to confess. Failing the first time, Nobuko and Nakao try to help, Nobuko often giving Risa advice on what to do. Finally she very directly tells him. She immediately regrets it, and tells Ōtani to pretend it never happened, but in spite of herself she tells Ōtani once again that she likes him. Otani responds that he couldn't see her as a girlfriend yet, so her new goal is to make Otani regret that and make him like her as well. Eventually they start going out.