TV-Series
Description
Captain Kudō, a third-year student at Izu University, presides over the tennis club "Tinkerbell." His dark tan and light blue hair create a conventionally handsome look that garners campus-wide attention and popularity. Beneath this appealing exterior lies a mean-spirited and arrogant personality, especially evident in his dealings with underclassmen and peers.
He habitually mocks and belittles others, most notably targeting Aina Yoshiwara during her Tinkerbell membership. He openly ridicules her heavy makeup alter ego "Cakey" and fails to recognize her without it, underscoring his lack of genuine attention or respect. This conduct erodes his seniority status, leading students like Iori Kitahara and Kōhei Imamura to address him casually.
Kudō's defining humiliation unfolds at the Izu Spring Festival's "Best Guy Contest," where he anticipates easy victory. Instead, Iori and Kōhei orchestrate his public disgrace by disguising Iori as Azusa Hamaoka—Kudō's crush—and exposing the ruse mid-confession. The crushing embarrassment cements Kudō's lasting grudge against the duo, coloring all future interactions.
As tennis club president, he displays sporadic responsibility and seriousness toward duties. He prioritizes Tinkerbell's interests, cooperating pragmatically when benefits align—such as supporting the Peek a Boo comedy team at the Izu Fall Festival after learning prize money would fund senior farewell celebrations. He also exhibits situational consideration, like avoiding interruptions during Shinji Tokita and Ryuujirou Kotobuki's time with junior members.
His relationships remain predominantly adversarial. He dismisses Aina contemptuously, relentlessly pursues Azusa Hamaoka despite repeated rejections (revealing womanizing tendencies), and deems Iori a persistent irritant post-contest.
Kudō undergoes minimal character evolution. While retaining his generally unlikable demeanor, later manga chapters show fleeting pragmatism—like negotiating with Iori and Kōhei to manage Hajime Nojima in exchange for festival backing. These transactional glimpses hint at cooperative capacity but never challenge his core self-serving nature.
He habitually mocks and belittles others, most notably targeting Aina Yoshiwara during her Tinkerbell membership. He openly ridicules her heavy makeup alter ego "Cakey" and fails to recognize her without it, underscoring his lack of genuine attention or respect. This conduct erodes his seniority status, leading students like Iori Kitahara and Kōhei Imamura to address him casually.
Kudō's defining humiliation unfolds at the Izu Spring Festival's "Best Guy Contest," where he anticipates easy victory. Instead, Iori and Kōhei orchestrate his public disgrace by disguising Iori as Azusa Hamaoka—Kudō's crush—and exposing the ruse mid-confession. The crushing embarrassment cements Kudō's lasting grudge against the duo, coloring all future interactions.
As tennis club president, he displays sporadic responsibility and seriousness toward duties. He prioritizes Tinkerbell's interests, cooperating pragmatically when benefits align—such as supporting the Peek a Boo comedy team at the Izu Fall Festival after learning prize money would fund senior farewell celebrations. He also exhibits situational consideration, like avoiding interruptions during Shinji Tokita and Ryuujirou Kotobuki's time with junior members.
His relationships remain predominantly adversarial. He dismisses Aina contemptuously, relentlessly pursues Azusa Hamaoka despite repeated rejections (revealing womanizing tendencies), and deems Iori a persistent irritant post-contest.
Kudō undergoes minimal character evolution. While retaining his generally unlikable demeanor, later manga chapters show fleeting pragmatism—like negotiating with Iori and Kōhei to manage Hajime Nojima in exchange for festival backing. These transactional glimpses hint at cooperative capacity but never challenge his core self-serving nature.