Yuuji Kazami

Yuuji Kazami, also known as 9029, Boomerang, Gar, Garbage Eater, Genie, Juicy, Mr. Standoffish Man, Papa, Shorty, Utamaro and Yiewsley, is one of the main protagonists from the Grisaia series.
== Charactah Account ==
Ace number 9029, Yuuji is the “janitor” for the underworld. Tired of the life, he wanted to live a normal school life. Cool, philosophical, and minimalist, Yuuji is a realist, but also tsundere. Being very cowardly, he always plans and scouts before action. Other than his occasional orthodontic military methods, he’s just a fit young man. However, his choice of disguising as a second year “exchange student from Canada” is questionable at best.
At first glance, Yuuji is pretty uninteresting. Talk to him a bit more, and you’ll find that he is well mannered, intelligent and well spoken, though can never seem to shake the scary look in his eyes. He’s casual enough to the point that he won’t use honorifics, and he sincerely tries his hardest to make the girls of Mihama Academy trust him and become his friends. After a few days are spent around Yuuji, he’ll begin to act like his usual self. He’s sarcastic, makes jokes that don’t usually go over very well (his tone of voice and facial features tend to imply that what he’s saying is serious rather than messing around, especially due to the fact that he’s drawn with hosome eyes [eyes that come close to those that we have in the real world] which, in anime-style artworks, depicts a character that is either villainous or an adult) and is very analytical of both the people and places around him. Yuuji is cold, philosophical and minimalistic. It’s implied that the organization he works for, Ichigaya, is very militaristic and thus that kind of lifestyle has been ingrained in Yuuji, who exhibits traits of someone that has spent time in or around the military life.
Frequently throughout the visual novel, Yuuji describes himself as a coward though that doesn’t mean he’s afraid and runs away when it’s convenient. He uses this word to describe himself as the kind of person who plans and scouts before action, and would rather hide away from an enemy than outright engage them even though he has enough hand-to-hand and firearms experience to take down any enemies that he deems physical violence necessary upon.  
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* The Eden of Grisaia
* The Eden of Grisaia Specials
* The Fruit of Grisaia
* The Fruit of Grisaia Specials
* The Labyrinth of Grisaia Specials
* The Labyrinth of Grisaia: The Cocoon of Caprice 0
=== Manga ===
* The Eden of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows
* The Fruit of Grisaia: L'Oiseau Bleu
* The Fruit of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows
* The Labyrinth of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows
=== Video Games ===
* Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru
* The Eden of Grisaia
* The Fruit of Grisaia
* The Labyrinth of Grisaia
== Trivia ==
* Yuuji claimed to have his first kiss with Amane Suou on the Anime Timeline. Ironically, he has done this with the other girls before in order (only according to the Anime Timeline).
** In chronological order, the people who have kissed Yuuji before were:
*** Kazuki Kazami (during his childhood)
*** Asako Kusakabe
*** Yuria Harudera (JB)
*** Michiru Matsushima
*** Makina Irisu
*** Amane Suou
* During Yuuji's time at his "school" in America, he earned the title "garbage eater" for his reputation of being able to eat anything, no matter how terrible.
* Yuuji has had sexual experiences with different girls:
** Yuuji's first time having vaginal sex was with Asako Kusakabe.
* In the final episode of the anime's second season, Yuuji somehow survives multiple cuts, a gunshot wound, a stab wound from a katana through the abdomen, and a nuclear blast.
** In the visual novel equivalent, Yuuji survived through all of the above on top of torn muscles, overdose effect from the booster and sedative drug side-effects, and possibly broken bones. He later mentioned that after the incident, it took him 6 months to recover enough for him to stand again.
* Yuuji says he's still living, while carrying the final words that Asako left him, in his words: ''What was the point of keeping a piece of trash like me alive...?''
* Although later in Makina's route when they go to the grave where Asako is buried, Yuuji tells that the words Asako said to him just before dying were: ''Sorry, Yuuji... ran my big mouth about teaching you how to live, but training you to do an ugly job in the shadows was the best I could manage...''
* Despite being known to have no driver's license, Yuuji is able to drive cars.
* It is hinted in Grisaia no Meikyuu's Cocoon of Caprice arc and in Grisaia no Rakuen's intro (visual novel only) that the significant events of all five routes in Grisaia no Kajitsu happened with the exception of entering a relationship with Yuuji and a few others:
** Sachi Komine and Yumiko Sakaki still use his last name (Kazami) while Makina doesn't call him Papa.
** Makina and Yuuji were not on the run, and therefore Makina was never employed by Ichigaya.
** Consequently, Yuuji never lost his right arm as he did in Makina's route.
** The Mihama Private Academy main building was not demolished as it was in Sachi's route.
** Consequently, Sachi's status as Yuuji's childhood friend was never revealed to the other Mihama girls until they start reading the document.
* The first two visual novels often set Yuuji as the narrator in most of the scenes (or other characters depending on the scenario). Some scenes from Grisaia no Rakuen however use third person perspective, even in scenes involving Yuuji.
* Girl's special episode on Grisaia no Kajitsu is the only special where there was no Yuuji appearance.
* It is unclear as to what country Yuuji served to during his time in the military and this is fueled by the general lack of explanation and inconsistencies regarding Yuuji's affiliations:
** In the opening of Grisaia no Meikyuu's Cocoon of Caprice arc, he is depicted as being deployed at a scene in Vancouver International Airport, in Canada. However, through the anime it is stated and assumed that he was trained in the United States. Despite this, Yuuji is officially considered as an "exchange student from Canada" as a backstory by Ichigaya.
** The organization "Ichigaya" of which Yuuji is affiliated with as a result of his relationship with his late mentor Asako, is implied to be a pseudonym for the Japanese Ministry of Defense based on the name of the organization coincidentally being the name of the location of the Defense Ministry's Headquarters. However it is alluded in the anime that "Ichigaya" and the Japanese government agency that Ichigaya is affiliated with are two separate entities, with the former most likely being a private espionage agency contracted by the Japanese, American, and Canadian(?) governments.
** It can be assumed that Yuuji was not actually affiliated with the United States Armed Forces as a Marine, but instead serving as a private military contractor on behalf of "Ichigaya" based on his unit's activities.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Yuuji Kazami at Grisaia no Kajitsu Wiki
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