Shu Maiko is a smart and playful high school boy known for his glasses, good looks, and lively attitude. As Raku Ichijo’s best friend since kindergarten, Shu is always in the know about everyone’s love lives and can be quite mischievous with his schemes and jokes. While he jokes about girls and love, he’s often the one causing trouble or teasing friends, especially during school events. Despite his funny and sometimes embarrassing behavior, he cares deeply about his friends and can be surprisingly thoughtful. Shu is good at school, quick-witted, athletic, and famous for his rich network of friends, but not so lucky with his own romance. After graduation, he becomes a teacher and moves on with his life, but never loses his playful edge.
Shu Maiko was born on August 29, and his blood type is O.
His height grew from 170 cm (as a first-year student) to 174 cm (in his second year).
He weighs 61 kg and his shoe size is 26.5 cm.
Shu is a handsome boy who always wears glasses.
He often makes funny faces and acts in a goofy way, which gives him a unique charm.
Shu is playful and loves talking about romance and girls.
He is very observant about other people’s love stories and likes to tease others for fun.
He knows that he’s not very popular with girls himself, but doesn’t mind.
Shu enjoys making things lively and sometimes creates extra drama just to see what happens.
While he loves joking and making mischief, he can also be kind and mature when his friends need help.
His mischievous side often brings him trouble, especially with Ruri Miyamoto, who scolds or punishes him for his actions.
Shu goes to Bonyari High School.
He has known Raku Ichijo since kindergarten and has a close friendship with Kosaki Onodera and Ruri Miyamoto since middle school.
At the start of high school, Shu liked his teacher Kyouko Hihara. However, her wedding and leaving the school broke his heart.
With help from Seishiro Tsugumi, he finally confessed his feelings to the teacher before she left.
Shu’s mother was hospitalized when he was a child, but her current situation isn’t mentioned.
During middle school, Shu helped Raku, who struggled to make friends because he was the son of a yakuza boss.
Shu is a top student, ranking 22nd out of 207 students in his grade.
He is also good at sports and games.
He has an amazing ability to figure out other people’s secret crushes and romantic feelings, almost like a detective.
He can even guess a girl’s cup size just by looking at her clothed.
He has a huge contact list in his phone, which became full for the second time recently.
Shu is Raku Ichijo’s best friend and one of the few people who knows Raku’s love for Kosaki and his fake relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki.
He often teases Ruri Miyamoto and Seishiro Tsugumi, but has real respect for both, especially after helping Ruri with her great-grandfather.
Shu is involved in many class and school events, such as the school festival and Christmas party, where he is known for organizing and planning in a sneaky way.
He was there to support Raku when making friends was tough because of Raku’s family background.
Although he jokes with Ruri and Tsugumi, Shu once had a crush on someone else and, as of chapter 141, doesn’t have a serious love interest.
Shu's favorite foods are “Bonyari SP DX” and burgers; his least favorite is pickles.
He loves cute girls and dislikes other boys.
His hobbies include pranks, teasing, and taking sneaky photos.
He sells these photos to classmates, but refuses to take really indecent shots—he prefers “embarrassing, funny moments” instead.
He was ranked 7th in the first character popularity poll and 11th in the second.
Shu often ends up on the receiving end of Ruri’s scolding for his jokes and pranks.
He sometimes gets confessions from younger students who don’t know his reputation.
“I only want perfectly embarrassing shots, not anything too naughty.”
“Things are more fun when you make them complicated.”
School Life and Friendship
Shu is a key player at Bonyari High School and always helps make events fun and memorable.
He is known for arranging class trips, the school festival, and Christmas parties.
Shu uses his large circle of friends to organize clever plans and pranks that everyone ends up talking about.
Support for Friends
When Raku struggled to fit in because of his family’s reputation, Shu was the one who quietly supported him and helped him make friends.
He knows all about Raku’s true feelings for Kosaki and his secret relationship with Chitoge.
Shu also knows about Seishiro Tsugumi’s feelings for Raku, often playfully teasing her about it.
When Ruri tried to confess a secret to Raku, Shu politely stopped her to avoid causing trouble.
Romance and Crush
Early in high school, Shu secretly liked his teacher, Kyouko Hihara.
With some advice and help, he managed to confess his feelings before her wedding, though his love was not returned.
His sense of romance is more focused on teasing and helping his friends than on finding a girlfriend for himself.
Unique Actions
Shu is notorious for taking prank photos of his classmates, selling them as secret souvenirs.
After a school trip, he sold sneaky photos—including some of Raku—to their group.
He has a personal rule not to cross the line with these jokes, focusing on harmless fun instead.
He once took a kind act by capturing a genuine smile between Ruri and her great-grandfather, giving the photo to her before her grandfather’s funeral.
After graduating, Shu becomes a teacher.
He’s rumored to live with Ruri Miyamoto, thinking about marriage in the future.
Currently, Shu has no special romantic partner, but remains an important part of his friends’ lives.
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