Manaka, Junpei

真中淳平

The protagonist of the story. He is generally a nice guy attending middle school, and later high school, who finds himself involved in numerous embarrassing yet endearing romantic situations. Although his thoughts about girls can occasionally become quite perverted, it is his gentleness, kindness, and occasional selflessness that attract girls to him. His dream is to work as a film director. While he is not academically gifted, he possesses great talent in cinematography, which gradually develops as the story progresses.