Maya Yamato

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Maya Yamato is one of the main characters from the BanG Dream! anime and games.

The Drummer for Pastel*Palettes. Originally a studio musician for the agency who was filling in while they searched for a drummer, her chemistry with the girls and her hidden beauty led to Chisato formally asking her to join Pastel*Palettes as a full member. She is a huge music geek and talks for hours when the subject turns to music equipment.

In the AWA fics, Maya appears in the AWA Stories.

Appearance
Maya has shoulder-length, pale brown hair with layered forelocks and a tuft of bangs  covering her forehead. She wears half-rim glasses over her dark green eyes.

During performances she removes her glasses. She adorns her hair with ribbons or accessories. Her outfit is mint and lavender themed, with her top styled to match Hina and Eve.

Her casual attire consists of a white tank-top paired with black pants that have thin suspender straps, brown finger-less gloves, and a long, dull blue jacket tied around her waist. She wears a beige newspaper boy cap.

Personality
A tomboy who appears awkward around other people, Maya isn't very social and does not take care of her hair and skin, and used to be a bit socially withdrawn prior to becoming a drummer. But around musical equipment she becomes ecstatic and is impossible to stop when talking about her beloved hobby.

Maya admires Eve for her looks and is also good friends with her, and Aya as well for her dedication on becoming a great idol. Because of her awkward nature, she is also often teased by Hina (unintentionally most of the time), and gently scolded by Chisato because of her unique "Huhehe" laugh.

Trivia

 * Maya refers to herself with the "jibun" pronoun, which literally means "oneself" and is a very casual pronoun.
 * Adding to this, she is the only girl who refers to herself with a unique pronoun and not with "watashi", "atashi", or in third person like Ako and Hagumi.
 * She loves cats and doesn't like dogs.
 * Maya has a slight fear of heights.
 * Maya is a member of her school's drama club together with Kaoru, though she mainly works as a technician there.
 * She has the habit of going into tight spaces and finds being in them comfortable and calming.
 * Her last name, Yamato, means "Japan" and signifies its culture.
 * According to Yukina, if she'd never met Ako, she would have considered inviting Maya to join Roselia instead due to her dedicated personality and knowledge of music.