He wears sunglasses all of the time, as his eyes are weak. However, he is very klutzy and has a hard time. Chikage is trained to become a waiter by Tachibana. He was sent by the Tachibana family to watch out for his friend. Chikage Kobayakawa ( ?, Kobayakawa Chikage) Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (drama CD), Eiji Hanawa (anime) Chikage is Tachibana's childhood friend. In the Antique Bakery d?jinshi by the author, Kanda and his French teacher Constance appear to be dating. Over time they have developed more of a father-son relationship than that of a master and apprentice. He holds Ono in very high regard, calling him his "Master", due to his skill in making sweets. He saw a "Help Wanted" ad in the bakery's window, and decided to join. However, due to his detached retinas, he had to give up boxing. He trained to be a boxer, and was a top fighter. He is a former street punk who was picked up off the street and reformed by a boxing coach. Eiji Kanda ( ?, Kanda Eiji) Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (drama CD), Mamoru Miyano (anime) Eiji is Ono's apprentice, as well as other help in the kitchen. In the Antique Bakery d?jinshi by the author, Ono begins an intimate relationship with Chikage, however he is still ultimately in love with Tachibana. He is also scared of women, and is fluent in French as well. He went into a gay bar, and suddenly he became a very popular lover. This stemmed from when he was in high school, when Tachibana turned him down. His coworkers will inevitably fight over him, and Ono will wind up fired again. Yusuke Ono ( ?, Ono Y?suke) Voiced by: Hozumi G?da (drama CD), Shin-ichiro Miki (anime) The pâtissier, a renowned chef who has been fired from many bakeries because of his "Demonic Charm": whenever he is attracted to a man, that man-whether gay or straight-suddenly becomes irresistibly attracted to him in return. In the Antique Bakery d?jinshi by the author, it was revealed that Keisuke has had multiple girlfriends during the course of Antique Bakery. As a result of his experiences, he often suffers from nightmares and has no taste for sweets. He feels obliged to play the "good boy" for his relatives because he does not want them to worry about him.
After this ordeal, his family became overly protective of him. Although Tachibana was rescued, his abductor was never found.
The one thing he remembers about his abductor is that he loved cake and fed him the cakes he bought every single day. He seems to be the only man whom Ono finds attractive, but who is not attracted to Ono in return. He was also Ono's classmate in school and harshly rejected Ono's love confession. He was childhood friends with Chikage, the son of his family's live-in housekeeper. Characters Main characters Keisuke (Keiichir?) Tachibana ( ?, Tachibana Keiichir?) Voiced by: K?ichi Yamadera (drama CD), Keiji Fujiwara (anime), Asami Sanada (anime, young) The owner of the Antique Bakery, as well as a waiter.