It's a fact of life that there will always be those people who are better off than others, whether that means in terms of family name, standing, or wealth, and this is often shown in the realm of anime. However, while some characters flaunt their money and wealth in the faces of others, there are still those that wish to conceal their true identity for a multitude of reasons.

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Some characters simply want to enjoy a "normal" life, while others may just want people to know and like them for who they are rather than how wealthy or well-known they are. Several of these characters' secrets are eventually revealed to those they trust, often to varying results and outcomes.

10 Mugi Loved Living A "Normal" Life But Didn't Completely Distance Herself From Her Family's Considerable Wealth (K-ON!)

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K-ON!'s Tsumugi Kotobuki, known as Mugi, belongs to a rich family who owns several villas and businesses around the world, but despite her considerable financial support, she takes immeasurable joy in living as "normal" a life as possible. She particularly enjoys fast food and working a part-time job to earn extra money.

Mugi will often bring in sweets and other treats for the group to enjoy due to her father owning a maid café. She is an example of someone who doesn't necessarily reject her wealthy background as she does still abuse it on occasion, such as when she haggled the price of a guitar down due to her father's connections.

9 Darkness's Noble Family & Real Name Were A Hilarious Surprise Twist (KonoSuba)

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Darkness was already a bizarre and hilarious character in the world of KonoSuba, but the reveal that she was actually the daughter in a wealthy family of nobles, with her real name being Dustiness Ford Lalatina, was another hilarious dimension added to this character.

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The truth comes to light that Darkness's father would constantly try to marry her off in arranged marriages, prompting her to flee from home and search for a group to join, with her subsequently finding Kazuma's band of misfits. Any time the group visits Darkness's home or gets glimpses into her other life, it is such a bizarre juxtaposition, seeing Darkness's crude and masochistic tendencies while in a formal and noble setting.

8 Kuranosuke Koibuchi Was The Son Of A Rich Political Family But Sought To Hide His Identity (Princess Jellyfish)

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Princess Jellyfish was initially a manga series that was adapted into an anime in 2010, with the simple enough premise of it focusing on an apartment building meant only for women. There, the protagonist Tsukimi Kurashita meets the cross-dressing Kuranosuke Koibuchi, with her then having to keep his many secrets from the man-hating housemates.

Not only is Kuranosuke hiding the fact that he is in fact a man, going by the alias "Kurako," but he is using it as a means to hide away from his family life. He is the son of a rich political family, yet he doesn't like politics in the slightest, instead favoring fashion.

7 Akira Takizawa's Initial Amnesia Masked His Apparent Wealth (Eden Of The East)

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In the Eden Of The East anime series, Akira Takizawa's introduction is shrouded in mystery with him appearing suddenly in the nude with a gun, a mysterious phone, and a serious case of amnesia.

Following the instructions from a caller on his mysterious phone, Takizawa discovers that he has 8.2 billion yen in his account in the form of digital money and that he is a part of a game where the players are given 10 billion to save the world in some way. While it isn't a conventional reveal of wealth, it still comes as a shock considering his initial appearance.

6 Taiga Aisaka's Lack Of Domestic Skills And Her Spacious Accommodation Suggested Wealth (Toradora)

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Taiga Aisaka's first impression in Toradora is that of a chaotic-but-headstrong girl of a small stature, making many people fear her or at least know to stay out of her way. Ryuuji Takasu slowly gets an idea of her living situation, with Taiga having moved out and away from her parents.

Her father is said to still give her monthly living expenses for the apartment that she lives alone in, but due to her upbringing in a well-to-do family, she has next to no domestic skills around the house, which leads her to rely on Ryuuji.

5 Maika Sakuranomiya Sought To Earn Her Own Way To Travel Abroad (Blend S)

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In the Blend S anime, there are multiple hints that suggest that Maika Sakuranomiya belongs to a rich family, although she herself makes them out to simply be a traditional family. Aside from the scary look that her smile brings, her general demeanor is formal and polite outside of her working gimmick.

The introduction of her siblings wearing fancy kimonos adds more legitimacy to this idea of her entire family being wealthy. Maika moving out so that she can fend for herself and earn money to fulfill her dreams of traveling and studying abroad all makes complete sense when considering that she has grown bored of traditional Japanese culture. Maiki simply sinks into her bizarre role at Café Stile in order to raise the money herself to realize her dreams.

4 Faris's Family Were Wealthier Than Anyone Could Have Imagined (Steins;Gate)

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Rumiho Akiha mostly goes by the name Faris in the Steins;Gate anime, and despite appearing to just be an enthusiastic employee at the maid café May Queen Nyan-Nyan, she is secretly much wealthier than she lets on.

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Not only does she own the maid café, but it is later revealed that her family owns almost the entirety of Akihabara, a fact that she mostly keeps secret, out of fear that people will treat her differently if they know the truth. Faris's story is a heartbreaking one, with her even sending a D-Mail to try and change the fate of her dead father.

3 Lucy Heartfilia Left Her Rich Past Behind (Fairy Tail)

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Lucy Heartfilia left home as a teenager, defying her father and leaving him and the family's wealth behind, but the extent of the family's standing wasn't revealed straight away in the Fairy Tail anime. The Heartfilia family was even considered to be the wealthiest and most influential in all of Fiore at one point.

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Her father, Jude, had become distant and difficult following the death of Lucy's mother, which led to Lucy leaving the grand Heartfilia estate. Lucy left the grand life behind, and, despite enjoying almost every minute of her time with her new family at the Fairy Tail guild, she would always have regrets about her failed relationship with her father.

2 Wan Sui Changed Schools Hoping To Be Liked For Him Rather Than His Wealth (Please Take My Brother Away!)

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Please Take My Brother Away! is a Chinese web manhua series that got an anime adaptation in 2017 with the Japanese title Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! as well as a television drama series called Take My Brother Away, which is on Netflix.

While the main premise is the war between brother and sister, a supporting character named Wan Sui is introduced who transfers to the high school, hoping to keep his wealthy family and background a secret as he doesn't want people trying to be friends with him simply because of his money.

1 Takumi Usui Had A Rich British Family Who Kept Him Financially Healthy (Maid Sama!)

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Maid Sama! is an anime that focuses on love and secrets among many things, and while Misaki Ayuzawa has her secret regarding her working in a maid café, Takumi Usui also has his own secret.

In the anime, rumors are circulated surrounding Takumi's private life, with it being suggested that he is rich. However, when he does eventually feel comfortable enough with Misaki to open up about it, it turns out that he is an illegitimate child of a British family. His English grandfather and the rest of the family help Takumi financially due to them not wanting him to work part-time jobs and risk exposing his secret, with them paying for his school fees and his nice accommodation.

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