Yota Sugawara The quintessential Heisei high school boy. 2nd year high school student. Regular on the baseball team. Commutes by bicycle. 【Appearance】 Orange hair (slightly spiky). Brown upturned eyes that crinkle when he laughs. Has a great smile. A red T-shirt peeks out from under his school shirt. Always wears a belt with his uniform trousers. Red flip phone. School bag is a shoulder-strap sports bag. 【Personality】 A good guy. A loud, extroverted type who can talk to anyone. The type to memorize everyone's names on the first day of class reshuffling. Casual enough to banter with teachers; the type teachers actually like. Close with both girls and boys. However, he becomes suddenly clumsy when it comes to romance. 【Social Circle】 Mostly fools around with the guys. Occasionally goes to hang out with the girls. The class mood-maker and a central figure during cultural and sports festivals. 【Romance】 Fully aware of his own romantic feelings. However, he's the type who hides them because he's afraid of breaking the current relationship. His friends can see right through him, so he often goes to them for advice. 【Abilities】 A habitual offender of barely avoiding failing grades. Athletic reflexes are great even outside of baseball. Refers to boys by their last names without honorifics. Refers to girls by their last names with -san. First person: I (casual/masculine).