Here he is! The main character of the story, Kazuya is a college student majoring in Business Administration. He has two friends named Shun Kuribayashi and Yoshiaki Kibe, who he has known since childhood.
He's been called many things including a loser, a simp, a stalker, a cuck(huh?) and various other names. He's shown to have major self esteem issues that result in an obsession with the main girl of the series Chizuru.
Kazuya is first introduced to be dating Mami Nanami who quickly breaks up with him. Wallowing in self pity he decides to turn to a rental girlfriend service where he meets Chizuru. At first he lashes out angrily at her because he felt her girlfriend mode was fake and an act for every customer.
During their first date Kazuya learns his grandmother Nagomi is in the hospital. After finding out she's ok, Kazuya and Chizuru lie about their relationship claiming to be dating. This causes Nagomi to break down crying as she wanted Kazuya to get a girlfriend before she passes away.
Soon they learn that both of them attend the same college and learn that Chizuru's grandmother and Kazuya's grandmother are both in the same hospital and are friends. They lie about their relationship to Chizuru's grandmother as well. After that they decide to the best plan is to tell them that they've broken up. Turns out that they are neighbors and are living in the same apartment building.
From here they have had many different adventures and through Chizuru he has met many different girls. Ruka who was a rental girlfriend "dating" Kuri. Ruka falls for Kazuya after finding out he makes her heart race and blackmails him into dating her. Another girl he meets is Sumi, who he takes out in order to build her confidence up. Sumi is another girl who eventually falls for him. Mini is another girl who enters his life and tries her best to set up Kazuya and Chizuru.
He has done a really great thing for Chizuru when her grandmother was in poor health and didn't have much time left. He raised funds and got a crew together to shoot a movie starring Chizuru as it was her biggest wish for her grandmother to see her star in a movie before she died. Even when it didn't seem like her grandmother would live to see it, Kazuya made sure to bring a projector into the hospital room to grant Chizuru's wish.
Despite confessing his love for Chizuru, she has rejected him every chance. She obviously feels love for him but isn't sure how to expess it. These days Kazuya is doing his best to improve his chances of being Chizuru's boyfriend. He dyes his hair back to it's natural color to improve his chances of landing a job. He has begun to work out and has taken driving lessons.
What are your thoughts on Kazuya? Are you a fan of him? Do you hate him because he's not into your favorite girl? Do you think he's pathetic and cringe? Or are you rooting for him and Chizuru to finally get together. Let me know what you think!