Main character of K-ON!. She is the lead guitarist and lead vocalist in Houkago Teatime. She plays a Gibson Heritage Les Paul Standard, in Cherry Sunburst, nicknamed Giita (ギータ). She joined the Light Music Club, thinking that "light music" meant "easy music" (like whistling or playing the castanets), and picked up the guitar with absolutely no prior experience.

She is easy going, clumsy, and spaces out often. She cannot do more than one thing at a time, but has amazing concentration when she focuses on one subject, achieving outstanding results. However, when she learns something, she...