* AngstWhatAngst:
** [[spoiler:Considering how hard he was trying to get together with Shou, he took her lying to him and getting together with another man pretty well.]]
** [[spoiler: However, although nobody's feelings are spelled out in black and white, even to themselves, Utsumi did react negatively to Yuki's rejection, but only after Yuki expressed her desire to go into ShipperOnDeck mode for Utsumi and Shou again, not taking into account Utsumi's feelings.]]
** [[spoiler: A later arc had Utsumi suffering due to his inability to understand why Yuki is upset at him in the first place. Then again, he was unaware that Yuki [[NotWhatItLooksLike misconstrued]] Utsumi trying to console a crying Shou at the sports camp.]]
** [[spoiler: Played straight in the mini-arc post break-up.]]
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Eri. It helps that she's the only one that has helped Utsumi without any to gain -- even if she actually approached him originally with ulterior motives in mind. However, her attitude during the [[spoiler: breakup between Utsumi & Yuki, where her harshness towards Utsumi soured the readers opinion about her.]]
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** [[spoiler:Eri thanking Utsumi for giving her the courage to tell the guy she likes how she feels.]]
** [[spoiler:Yuki comforting Utsumi after he finds out why Shou canceled their date.]]
** [[spoiler:Utsumi and Oonuma's conversation.]]
** [[spoiler:Oonuma telling Utsumi about what happened when she worked up the courage to talk to some girls in her class.]]
** [[spoiler:Utsumi and Yuki finally becoming a couple.]]
* HilariousInHindsight: Shou's CovertPervert moment became even funnier after chapter 120.
* ShipToShipCombat: Nothing on a grand scale. Mostly, [=UxY=] vs [=UxS=], those on the [=UxO=] ship are largely ignored at this point.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
** [[spoiler: Yuki, from chapter 87 onward.]].
** [[spoiler: Tohru, at least initially, after his proper introduction into the storyline, specially after the reveal about ''Yuji'' and what he did to both Yuki and Tohru. This is later fixed by actually making him properly unsympathetic towards the end of the series when he goes full {{Yandere}}]].
* TheWoobie:
** Oonuma. After finding out why she acts the way she does, you'll want to give her a hug and a cookie. [[spoiler:Luckily, Utsumi is there to do the next best thing.]]
** Utsumi, too. Really, the mangaka seems to be trying to make everyone into one.
** [[StalkingIsLove Shou]] [[CanNotSpitItOut becomes]] [[StoodUp one]] as [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo well.]]
** [[BrokenBird Yuki]] stands above all as the biggest woobie at this point.
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