Shintani Hinata

Hinata Shintani (深谷 陽向, Shintani Hinata^?)

Voiced by: Atsushi Abe

Misaki's childhood friend who came to Seika High in search of his first love. His first appearance was in chapter 26 were it was also revealed that Misaki was in fact his first love, however this love was one sided. When they were children, he was an overweight boy who Misaki helped back to his feet when he fell from a tree. He fell in love with her, but soon moved away to live with his grandfather in the countryside when his parents died. When he returned, his appearance changed considerably from losing so much weight (supposedly from eating nothing but vegetables), though he remains a glutton. He is also one of the few people who know about Misaki's part time job, he loves Misaki very much, and hates Usui (because they are rival of Misaki's love).

He admires Usui's strength and talent, though Usui seems indifferent to Shintani. Despite this there are times when Usui does see him as a threat when it comes to Misaki and this rivalry is shown as two feuding dogs about to face off against each other. He refuses to give up on Misaki despite being fully aware of her and Usui's feelings for each other, having resolved prior to moving that he would not let Misaki having a boyfriend deter him. Misaki's mother and sister both note that he physically resembles Misaki's father, reacting to this he claims that he would never abandon the people he cares about.