Sugiyama is a male third-year student at Hiu High School, known in Tsubasa to Hotaru as an unusually unlucky romantic target of Tsubasa Sonokawa’s misunderstanding-driven affection.
Sugiyama is a senior at Hiu High School.
He appears as a minor but memorable figure in the story’s early romantic confusion.
In Episode 1, he is on the receiving end of an approach from Tsubasa Sonokawa that comes close to outright following him around.
Her behavior makes it seem as though she has strong feelings for him.
While Tsubasa is away working as a manager, Sugiyama gradually begins to notice her absence.
That distance causes him to become aware of her presence in his life and start thinking about her more seriously.
He eventually confesses to her in return, effectively making a reverse confession after her apparent pursuit.
However, things go badly for him.
Sugiyama is portrayed less through his own actions than through the unfortunate situation surrounding him.
What makes him stand out is just how pitiful his position becomes.
Not only is his confession rejected, but it also turns out that Tsubasa’s earlier behavior was entirely based on a misunderstanding.
In other words, the attention he received was never the romantic interest he believed it to be.
Sugiyama is best remembered as a sympathetic and rather unlucky character.
His brief role leaves an impression because his emotional timing could hardly have been worse.
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