Ayame is very scholarly, being ranked third place among the 2nd-years. She has a tendency to give long-winded speeches about various things, all without breathing in between, prompting the members of the Host Club to dub her as "Morse Code Lady." She despises Tamaki, noise, and rain (because it frizzes her hair). She worries about what people think of her and also has a harsh grades complex. She constantly strives to be the best of the best and spends most of her time studying. Her perfectionist personality leads her to take Tamaki's compliment to her hair personally and she straightens it daily for two years just to meet his "expectations."