However, the answer comes when he picks up a violin and plays a very difficult piece of music from memory both perfectly and passionately.

He can't read scores and barely knows the basics, but he possesses great memory and ears, and can play one song perfectly.

Victor De Corteau — A third-year honor student at Mondonveille and quite famous at school for being a brilliant violinist, though he eventually switched to viola major.

Theo is knowledgeable, shy, and kind but is constantly bullied by Richard because their parents are co-workers and don't get along.

Alice commented that he's a space case, sleeping in weird places, not proper, and hardly making sense when he talks.

Richard De Diamant — He ranked second for the entrance exam and the only one he thinks worthy of being his rival is Max.

Georges Saphir — Originally a character from Chigusa's La Esperanca manga but now attending the same school as Alice; he is in third year majoring in piano.

[2][6][7] "Alice the 101st has a fair number of things in its favour, from the strong musical execution to some fun characters, but it still lacks that real oomph factor needed to keep readers hooked."

[18] "None of this would be very convincing if manga artist Chigusa Kawai had skimped on the musical research, but she avoids one of the most common traps of this genre by showing us that native talent alone isn’t a guarantee of artistic ability; practice and a solid grounding in the fundamentals play equally important roles in a musician’s development."