I'm still partial to Ringo being the best character in the manga. She's so strong (being declared the official successor of the Sleeping Forest) and yet hasn't really shown her abilities. Agito/Akito is good for laughs and freakish viloence, but Ringo still seems to have a lot of character development. She's honest about her feelings, but of course Ikki is too stupid and perverted to notice.

Come on, you know you like her too.