Atsushi Ootani

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Atsushi Ootani is the main male protagonist of the Lovely Complex anime and manga.

Atsushi is very popular with the girls, even though he has an attitude problem and only if his height gets out of the question and he is the star player of the school basketball team,

His ex-girlfriend is Mayu Kanzaki, the manager of his middle-school basketball team. She broke up with him for a much taller boyfriend, and this is one of the reasons Atsushi is sensitive about his height, but he later finds out that wasn't the reason she broke up with him, it was because she was in love with someone else already who just happened to be tall. He doesn't know quite yet how he feels about Risa, and only responds that he can't see her as a girlfriend (at the moment) when Risa confesses her feelings. But later, he realizes that he does care for her, and he eventually kisses her. Later on in the series, Atsushi gets the wrong idea from Risa's involvement with co-worker Kohori, and then breaks up with her. Despite this he finds that his worries about Risa do not subside and on recognizing Risa's still devoted feelings, Atsushi reconsiders and they make up on Christmas Eve.

In the AWA fics, Atsushi is set to appear in a future AWA storyline.

Appearance[]

Atsushi is a really short guy, standing only 157 cm by 12th grade. He has a small stature but he is a bit muscular due to his constant basketball training. He has orange-brown hair and brown eyes.

Personality[]

Atsushi can be tough and rude on the outside, trying to look more manly. At heart, however is kind, silly, naive, oblivious, funny and a good friend. Like Risa, he likes Umibozu, water parks, games and the two tend to do things others wouldn't (like riding a rickshaw). Also, he displays a happy and care-free attitude,much like his girlfriend.

He is quite popular with girls even though he is completely oblivious to Risa's, Seiko's and Mimi's feelings towards him.