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“ | I'm going to have all five of you graduate with smiles on your face! |
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― Fuutarou Uesugi |
Fuutarou Uesugi (
Appearance
Fuutarou is a stern-looking young man with a short hair and tall build. He has a natural black hair colour with a slight pigeon-blue shade on it.[3] In his younger days, he dyed his hair blonde while assuming a delinquent persona.[4] Fuutarou is mostly seen in his uniform, even during summer festival and hanging out outside.[5][6] Fuutarou owns an older model candybar phone.[7] He only has 2 contacts in it, his father and Raiha.[8] Miku remarks that Fuutarou has "a face of a villain".[9] Nino consider Fuutarou's hairstyle weird.[10]
Kintarou
His Kintarou persona sports a blonde, more spiky, and slightly longer hairstyle.
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Personality
According to Isanari, Fuutarou used to be similar to his father as a kid, with their wild personality and being bad at studying. He lives a frugal lifestyle.[11] Fuutarou prefers solitude, his friends remark that Fuutarou is "by himself again".[12] Someone comments that Fuutarou is always like that, trying to not associate with everyone.[13] Ichika remarks that Fuutarou is direct and doesn't mince words.[14] Yotsuba's first impression of Fuutarou is a gloomy and not-having-many-friends guy.[15] His facial expression is always serious, sometimes having grumpy and annoyed look, and rarely blush or flustered.[16][17] Fuutarou thinks that being the Class Representative is just hindering his study.[18]
Fuutarou is noted to have a big ego and high confidence.[19][20] He can also be rude and straightforward, but is actually capable to hold back his emotions.[21][22] Despite that, Fuutarou could momentarily lose his composure when agitated and faced with unfavorable circumstances.[23] He also doesn't like getting involved with other people's problems, finding them to be troublesome.[24]
Fuutarou is shown to be hardworking and has a high patience, as he is able to tutor several girls that have below average scores. It is personally stated and hinted that Fuutarou currently doesn't have interest in romantic relationships.[25] He considers love as something foolish and detests it.[26]
Fuutarou is seen sweating when he's lying and/or nervous.[27][28]
Raiha describes Fuutarou as "an overly confident" guy and a "study freak".[20][29]
Nino encourages Fuutarou about his future love life, despite labeling him as a tactless guy.[30] Ichika also said the same thing when she visits him in the hospital.
Fuutarou has a habit of covering his mouth with his left hand whenever he feels embarrassed.[31]
The older Fuutarou is someone who doesn't pay attention to everything except work.[32] The test sheet is written specifically for each sister.[33] Fuutarou then tells them that they don't need to pay him now, and that they could do so in the future.[34] Fuutarou worked on various food-related part-time job. Itsuki suspects that it was for the free food.[35] Miku finds Fuutarou which is thinking about love-related stuff funny.
Kintarou
Fuutarou tried to make Kintarou as someone more manly and brawny than his silent usual self.
Ability
Fuutarou is a smart student and ranked top among his peer. He acknowledges that his forte is only studying.[36] He is able to score perfectly in various tests.[37] He got 100 in all 5 subjects during the Second Year Midterm Exam.[38] He also has an exceptional memory and excellent reading comprehension.[39] Fuutarou is able to absorbs several dozens worth of book in three days.[40] His reason for studying is related to a young girl in his flashback.[41] Fuutarou is able to sleep while sitting straight with his eyes wide open.[42] Ichika's director notes that Fuutarou is the one who draws out Ichika's potential.[43] Fuutarou is shown to have a cunning and crafty mind, as he's able to get the most out of the cafe's menu, successfully trick a teacher with his plan, and getting the lazy Nakano Quintuplets to start studying.[44][45]
Fuutarou acknowledges that human relations isn't his strong point.[46] He always tries to cut off relationship with others aside from family, that is why he doesn't have experience about confession before.[47] He is less adept with technology - he is unfamiliar with the internet's function[48], and that he is unfamiliar with Nakano Quintuplets' apartment lock system.[49]
Fuutarou has low physical endurance/stamina.[50] Miku and Fuutarou have almost equal physical endurance/stamina.[50] He once tried to piggyback Miku, but lacks strength to do so.[51] Fuutarou has a low strength.[52]
Despite his poor social skills, he is able to see through a person's emotion and motivate them.[53][54] Initially, Fuutarou is unable to judge the names of the sisters since they're so similar, but later he is able to differ them by how they call him.[55][56] He is also capable of distinguishing the girls' based on their individual style of writing. Fuutarou is in a slump for quite some time, as he is affected by Nino's confession.[57]
Fuutarou is not good at cooking.[58] He is able to ride a motorcycle.[59] He once worked on a delivery job before, which was when he got his license.[59]
Quotes
- "I'm glad that you found what you want to do"[60]
- "I shall help all of your daughters successfully graduate!"[61]
- "Love? That is the stupidest, furthest removed act from academics. Anyone who wishes to engage in romance may do so. But, their life will peak when they are a student"[62]
- "It's not weird! Trust in what you like!"[63]
- "If one of you can do something, all of you can do it. Ichika, Nino, Yotsuba, Itsuki, and you too, Miku. I believe the potential to score 100 points rests within all five of you!"[64]
- "I'm gonna make sure all five of you graduate with a smile"[65]
- "I want to make all her wish come true" [66]
- "Being equal is fine and all...but we can't reject what someone have achieved" [67]
- "There are some idiots that need me to teach them"[2]
- "When I met that girl in Kyoto, I swore I'd become someone that somebody would need someday. That's why I've been studying."
- "There's no stopping people from changing, you have to accept it and let go of the past" [68]
- "Who cares about the exams, I want the five of you to be together"[69]
- "The annoying thing about human relationships is that.. you can't proceed with just one side's opinion."[59]
Trivia
- He is an Aries and believes in charms and horoscope.[70]
- Nino is the first Nakano Quintuplets to be pushed down (although accidentally), and seen half-naked by Fuutarou.
- Fuutarou's favorite meal is curry udon.[71]
- The anime provides Fuutarou's contact details. His phone number is 090-62149-31876 and email address is GeniusFutaro@hardbank.ne.jp.[no citation]
- Fuutarou had an experience to get his ear pierced before.[72]
References
- ^ Haruba, Negi [@negi_haruba] (April 15, 2018). "4/15" . Twitter. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Manga Chapter 33 (p. 15).
- ^ Manga Chapter 7 (p. 1).
- ^ Manga Chapter 14 (pp. 1-2).
- ^ Manga Chapter 7.
- ^ Manga Chapter 8.
- ^ Manga Chapter 1 (p. 15).
- ^ Manga Chapter 9 (p. 2).
- ^ Manga Chapter 6 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 43 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 1 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 1 (p. 5).
- ^ Manga Chapter 70 (p. 5).
- ^ Manga Chapter 11 (p. 13).
- ^ Manga Chapter 1 (p. 27).
- ^ Manga Chapter 1 (p. 7).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 12).
- ^ Manga Chapter 70 (p. 11).
- ^ Manga Chapter 2 (p. 31).
- ^ a b Manga Chapter 14 (p. 1).
- ^ Manga Chapter 1 (p. 12).
- ^ Manga Chapter 5 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 16 (p. 6).
- ^ Manga Chapter 6 (p. 20).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 17).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 12).
- ^ Manga Chapter 16 (p. 2).
- ^ Manga Chapter 17 (p. 2).
- ^ Manga Chapter 14 (p. 2).
- ^ Manga Chapter 43 (p. 8).
- ^ Manga Chapter 71.
- ^ Manga Chapter 32 (p. 2).
- ^ Manga Chapter 43 (p. 9).
- ^ Manga Chapter 51 (p. 20).
- ^ Manga Chapter 52 (p. 15).
- ^ Manga Chapter 71 (p. 13).
- ^ Manga Chapter 20 (p. 19).
- ^ Manga Chapter 20 (p. 20).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 31).
- ^ Manga Chapter 4 (p. 14).
- ^ Manga Chapter 10 (p. 11).
- ^ Manga Chapter 12 (p. 1).
- ^ Manga Chapter 12 (p. 2).
- ^ Manga Chapter 1 (p. 3).
- ^ Manga Chapter 19 (p. 17).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 8).
- ^ Manga Chapter 71 (p. 13).
- ^ Manga Chapter 4 (p. 14).
- ^ Manga Chapter 5 (p. 1).
- ^ a b Manga Chapter 4 (pp. 10-11).
- ^ Manga Chapter 9 (p. 9).
- ^ Manga Chapter 27 (p. 7).
- ^ Manga Chapter 6 (p. 16).
- ^ Manga Chapter 11 (p. 9).
- ^ Manga Chapter 8 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 30 (p. 17).
- ^ Manga Chapter 61 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 52 (p. 17).
- ^ a b c Manga Chapter 59 (p. 17).
- ^ Manga Chapter 28 (p. 7).
- ^ Manga Chapter 2 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 12).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 23).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 21).
- ^ Manga Chapter 3 (p. 18).
- ^ Manga Chapter 7 (p. 15).
- ^ Manga Chapter 29 (p. 17).
- ^ Manga Chapter 43 (p. 16).
- ^ Manga Chapter 44 (p. 11).
- ^ Manga Chapter 33 (p. 4).
- ^ Manga Chapter 6 (p. 10).
- ^ Manga Chapter 14 (p. 10).
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