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His reaction when he sees Mami and Chizuru at his workplace and figures out that Mami had rented Chizuru for a date in Chapter 46. At the end of the crowdfunding campaign, they receive help from one of Chizuru's friends under the condition that he take her to the theater. Kazuya assumes he has ulterior motives, but Chizuru insists it's nothing but two friends hanging out. Umi does declare his desire to date Chizuru and insists on treating her to dinner, and while she turns him down, he still decides to help them. Kirk Summation: Gives a brief one to Chizuru when Sayuri is on her deathbed, calling her out for dragging out the lie as long as they have, and pretending that she doesn't feel guilty for it. He tries to convince her to come clean for her sake and start putting her own feelings first. Because it would break her grandmother's heart, she doesn't take it well.

Humble Hero: Towards the end of the film project, he tells Chizuru that they only made it so far because of everyone else who helped them, but it never would've happened if he hadn't gotten the idea in the first place. Easily Forgiven: Although Chizuru isn't happy with him stalking her on Christmas Eve, causing her to spill her secret of being an actress, and making her friend Umi look bad, she gives Kazuya a mild scolding and still gives him his Christmas "not-a-present". And she doesn't let him take the same train home.Paralysis by Analysis: Kazuya has a nasty tendency to overthink things whenever it comes to Chizuru, often rendering himself completely stiff because he can't figure out what she's thinking, how she feels about him, or how to proceed with her. Although this is understandable considering the limits she placed on him as a client earlier, it hinders his progress with her, but sometimes also turns out to be the better course of action. Loo, Egan (June 9, 2022). "Live-Action Rent-A-Girlfriend Series Casts Mio Kudō as Ruka Sarashina". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023 . Retrieved June 9, 2022. Beautiful Singing Voice: She's said to have this after she's lured to the karaoke bar where Kazuya works, and her client tells her that he missed out by not hearing it. Master of the Mixed Message: As Chizuru sorts out her feelings for Kazuya over the course of the series, she flips from openly showing affection to hiding behind her professionalism. A stunning example occurs during the climax of the Paradise and My Girlfriend Arc where she gives Kazuya two passionate, emotional kisses. She then flat out tells him that it was just to save face and that the kisses meant nothing, and completely ghosts him for three months starting from the day after the trip... only to reveal that she was mulling over the situation the whole night and couldn't figure out what to text Kazuya.

Not What It Looks Like: A frequent victim of these types of incidences as more women begin to fall into his orbit for one reason or another and as his web of lies becomes ever more complicated and difficult to maintain. It does not help that Mami and Ruka deliberately try to place Kazuya in these types of situations.Stepford Smiler: In Chapter 152, she smiles brightly at Kazuya and tells him that she's perfectly fine mere hours after her grandmother Sayuri passes away. Kazuya doesn't buy it, though he is at a loss on how to proceed.

Spoiled Sweet: Kazuya was spoiled by his family as a child, and he's also set to inherit their liquor store. This had the unfortunate side effect of depriving him of a greater purpose in life to shoot for, which earned him the ire of his family, because he feels that everything he needed in life was handed to him. It makes him feel even more inadequate when he sees just how talented and hard-working Chizuru is by comparison, who didn't grow up with the same fortune he had. He's still a very Nice Guy ultimately, despite his ineptitude and his flaws.Dude, Not Funny!: When Sayuri claims that she doesn't have long to live, he's genuinely horrified. When she admits that she was kidding, he mirthlessly says "Ha... ha ha..." while thinking "So not funny!"

No Poker Face: Whether he's happy, sad, angry, concerned, surprised, excited, annoyed, nervous, determined, embarrassed or overwhelmed, Kazuya's face says it all and he can't hide it for the life of him. Kazuya Kinoshita's voice was provided by Jun Fukushima for a commercial in 2017, [3] and by Haruki Ishiya for a commercial in 2018. [4] Extreme Doormat: The guy has cripplingly low self-esteem. He can't even bring himself to ever call out Mami when she speaks badly about him right in front of his friends. According to Mami, insulting him is practically a routine because he'll always just take it. Encyclopaedic Knowledge: He shows great interest in marine wildlife, enough that his first two dates with Chizuru involve going to an aquarium. He also owns some fish and has a fish tank in his room. His experiences with making the movie has left him with considerable insight to the crowdfunding and moviemaking industry as well.Cats Are Mean: Invoked and played with. Whenever Chizuru puts her foot down and rebuffs Kazuya, she often is shown with a feline appearance, from cat-like eyes to paws instead of hands, sometimes with a claw out. Chizuru isn't really mean, though; she's just nervous and irritated by a boy who is quite the spineless one. Butt-Monkey: He becomes this at his own birthday party when Ruka gives him an embarrassing tie as a present, and his family makes him put it on for their amusement. He's not pleased. Prone to Tears: Downplayed somewhat. While he does cry much more frequently than any other character, Kazuya usually only cries when under emotional distress where crying would be expected rather than at the drop of a hat. But he's also incredibly prone to crying Tears of Joy whenever good things happen. When Ruka invites herself to the joint birthday party and starts making everything difficult for him, he tells Chizuru over the phone that everything's fine. When Ruka grabs the phone and hangs up on her, Chizuru realizes he's not fine and feels so bad that she decides to go help him. The Stoic: Deconstructed. She comes off this way to the others for keeping herself composed even under the worst situations in such a professional manner, which they find to be strong and admirable. Kazuya learns that she's actually much more vulnerable than she lets off, and when she doesn't seem to be affected when her grandmother's condition worsens, he realizes it's all a front to hide how terrible she really feels. As the series progresses, Kazuya finds himself at a loss on how to break through to her, and finds it increasingly important for him to find a way to allow Chizuru to drop her stoic demeanor and show weakness in a healthy and cathartic way.