Shōta Katsuragi

Shōta Katsuragi (葛城 翔太 Katsuragi Shōta) is the male protagonist of the story. He was Sana's "practice" boyfriend before they admitted their feelings for each other.

Appearance
Shōta has brownish black hair, with spikes coming out. He has light brown eyes as well. In chapter 10, Sana's manager, Kyōko, thinks that Shōta is dull and normal, as if something generic has put on clothes and walked. He is also described by Kyōko to lack a fragment of aura.

Personality
Shōta is portrayed as a timid and hesitant teen, often having his friends pressure him first before acting, sometimes even too scared to listen to his friends' advice about a predicament he is in. He can be rather easily read by his friends whenever he is feeling happy or sad. In particular, his face turns completely red whenever he is in an embarrassing or awkward situation. As the story goes on however, he becomes more courageous and firm on his decisions, eventually leading to his partnership with Sana. In times of need, no matter who he is with, he helps out anyone who is in distress, whether it is someone whom he dislikes or someone whom he loves.

Trivia
The kanji in his name represents fly or soar (from Shō, 翔), plump or thick (from ta, 太), arrowroot (from Katsu, 葛) and castle (from ragi, 城).