Kouki Shimura

**Kouki Shimura** (志村幸希, Shimura Kōki) is the main protagonist in Boku no Kanojo wa Gojira. He is a University student from Keio University.

## Appearance

Shimura is a bespectacled young man with an average build and height with bluish black hair and brownish-gold eyes. He often wears a jacket unzipped whenever he is hanging out with Jira and going to school. Every time when he is at home, he would often wear army blue T shirt and dark grey pants.

## Personality

Shimura always sets a cool behaviour towards his classmates in school. He always takes things sensibly when it comes to looking after Jira.

He also sets a warm and calming attitude towards his friends and classmates, as well as showing care to both kaijus and animals.

## Background

Not much was known about his background, but it seems that his parents were divorced since when he was little.

Due to having low income, he took his first job as a McDonalds' employee when he was 15. Later, he finally had enough money to apply for Keio University at the age of 19.

During his free time, Shimura would often visit the docks and meet Mr Suzaku to go fishing.

## Relationships

### Gojira

Shimura was first hesitant to have Jira accompany him into the outside world. He and Jira, on the other hand, become closer when she becomes his roommate. He doesn't mind Jira watching him study, sleeping beside him, and putting her head on his shoulder. He also doesn't mind if Jira refuses to wear any underwear. As time went on, he began to exhibit some affection for her.

Shimura ultimately professes his feelings for her at the end of chapter 13, resulting in the two kissing.

### Mothra

Shimura shows no love for Mothra, yet he still cares for her. He assumed Mothra was dead, but she revealed to him that she is reborn in a body that is identical to her previous one. When the two are in urgent need of help, they will watch out for each other.

### Ken Takashina

Shimura deeply respects his senior in his University. As Ken is also his volleyball senior, Shimura will often look up to Ken, seeing him as his coach. By the time when Ghidorah and Jira attended Shimura and Ken's volleyball competition in their school, Shimura introduced his senior to Jira and Ghidorah. He is greatly annoyed at Ken's muscular physique and Ghidorah's massive breasts, which he thought the two can become a good couple.

After he finds out that Ghidorah had attended Keio University as a Sophomore with Ken, Shimura don't seem to mind their own business.

### Ishiro Serizawa

Though their relationship is not in contact, but it is clear from Monarch’s old files that Shimura and Serizawa shares the same blood, which is the reason he is able to communicate with kaijus.

### Ghidorah

After Shimura learns from Jira that she and Ghidorah were mortal enemies, Shimura initially stayed away from her after she fought with Jira in Boston, accusing her for being a killer. After she was told that Jira is the real alpha of all kaijus, Ghidorah began to look depressed. Felt with guilt, Shimura decides to comfort her by giving her his homemade coffee, which Ghidorah began liking him.

As time goes by, he named Ghidorah her first human name "Sanami". Shimura suspects that Ghidorah is in love with him but doesn't mind if she tries to flirt with him.

### Kong

Shimura initially was afraid of him because of how he looks. Though as he gets to know him more, Shimura often gets close to him. He would ask him why did he and Jira fight in Hong Kong.

### Shiro Takizawa

He is one of Shimura's classmates, and he often keep getting Shimura annoyed all the time. When Shimura started introducing Jira to Takizawa, he begins lusting after Jira, which greatly annoys Shimura. Though despite his annoying demeanour, Shimura seems to be caring towards Takizawa.

### Rodan

Shimura doesn't know what to feedback about Rodan's appearance and his backstories, but he seems to be a little bid nice to him. Shimura can be a bit rude to Rodan because of him sharing similar personalities with Takizawa.

### Hikari Mado

Hikari, as his next-door neighbor, is skeptical of Shimura's motives for inviting Mothra and Jira to his home, suspecting Jira and Mothra of being prostitutes and Shimura of being a pervert. When she asks why he keeps Mothra and Jira in his house, he tells her that they are innocent kaijus who need to be protected from the government's execution. Hikari wanted to study more about Jira and Mothra after apologizing to Shimura for accusing him of being a pervert, which led her to awaken her inner-nerd on kaijus.

## Trivia

* Shimura bore the similar appearance of Yuri Katsuki from *Yuri!!! On Ice*.
* He owns an iPhone 11 pro and a PlayStation 5.
* His name "Shimura" was named after the comedian Ken Shimura.
* His dream was to meet Hajime Isayama, the creator of Attack on Titan, as he is a fan of his work.