Everything is so light and flimsy
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Kazuya’s friends tell him that he’s not a bad guy, and that he’s not rotten at heart, but the main reason why he’s become such a scum is because of his frivolity.
At best, he may have not forgotten the pure heart of his youth, but at any rate, his words and actions are light and flimsy.
The symbol of this is getting down on the ground.
Every time he asks Chizuru to do something she doesn’t want to do, he gets down on his knees again and again.
The purpose of getting down on one’s knees is to apologize to the other person, not to appeal for an apology, and it is not something that should be done easily.
Getting down on one’s knees again and again is proof that one is living haphazardly.
Its flimsiness leads readers and viewers to a deeper irritation.
赤面まで節操ない
Kazuya’s appearance is ordinary and he has no particular characteristics, but he does have one major characteristic in his facial expressions and reactions.
He blushes an overwhelming number of times.
Since romantic comedy protagonists inevitably have a lot of embarrassing scenes, they tend to blush more often than protagonists in other genres, but Kazuya blushed about 20 times in the first episode alone, which is quite a large number.
There is nothing wrong with blushing itself, but if it happens too often, it will inevitably bother you.
And with such a large number of blushes, there are many variations. Some blush with the bottom of the nose extended, some blush while losing their temper, and sometimes it is even difficult to know what kind of emotion is being expressed.
The expression of embarrassment is usually shown in situations that make you grin, and in romantic comedies, it is a scene to be shown off.
However, in Kazuya’s case, he often blushes even when he is not in such a situation, giving the impression that he is selling not only getting down on his knees but also blushing at a discount.
This is a big failing point for a romantic comedy protagonist, and it’s a factor that gives the readers and viewers a bad impression of him.
It’s hard to tell if she’s single-minded or all-around beautiful
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Kazuya has a lot of scum elements, but even so, after he falls in love with Chizuru, he begins to think sincerely about what he can do for her, and shows the kind of single-mindedness that is typical of romantic comedy protagonists, and his scum moves start to fade away.
On the other hand, the reason why I can’t get rid of the image of the scum protagonist is probably because he is delirious and shows strong emotions towards other heroines.
This is also an element that leads to the aforementioned blushing cheap shots.
It is impossible to say not to be delirious when a cute girl likes you, and this point cannot be helped.
However, it is unacceptable to have an indecisive attitude toward a person who clearly likes you, like Sumi Sakurazawa and Ruka Sarashina.
While she does show her devotion, her behavior is inconsistent, as she seems to act in all directions.
However, since most harem romantic comedy protagonists fall into this category to a greater or lesser degree, the degree of scum in this story is relatively low.
Summary
If I had to sum up this Kazuya in one word, it would be “small-time villain level scum protagonist.
The fact that he admits to being a scum to himself and others also gives him a sense of not being able to become a true scum.
In that sense, he’s not as good as Raku from Nisekoi or Makoto Ito from School Days.
However, because he is a small-time villain, he is the kind of scum that is difficult to make into a story, and in the sense that he only irritates but does not make us laugh, he is probably the most disgusting scum protagonist for readers and viewers.
That’s why it’s a little sad to see his growth as he becomes a more protagonist-like protagonist after the beginning of the story.
