Miyano Yoshikazu

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**Miyano Yoshikazu** (宮野 由美, *Miyano Yoshikazu*) is one of the two eponymous main characters of Sasaki and Miyano. As a self-proclaimed *fudanshi*, he enjoys sharing his passion for BL with his boyfriend, Sasaki Shuumei, as they got to know each other better when Sasaki Shuumei was in high school with him.

## Appearance

Miyano is fair-skinned and short in stature, with relatively androgynous features. He has large brown eyes, short curly black hair with long bangs, and a mole under his left eye. He sometimes uses hair clips to pull his bangs away from his eyes. Although he is quite short, his father's height of 188 cm still gives him hope (although his mother is only 152 cm tall). He also has a mole on his right arm and neck, and has said he may have more he's unaware of. He takes strongly after his mother in terms of looks.

Miyano normally wears his school uniform: a white button down shirt without a tie, long navy blue pants, and a navy blue jacket in the winter or a light blue sleeveless sweater over a short sleeve button down shirt and long navy blue pants in the summer. He may opt to wear a long sleeve sweater during cooler months. During winter, he wears a light brown duffle coat with darker toggle buttons, and a light and dark purple plaid scarf.

Outside of classes, his sense of fashion is rather casual, opting for zip up hoodies and jackets over t-shirts and slacks.

## Personality

Miyano is a kind and good-natured person who can be incredibly straightforward and passionate.

Miyano tends to be quiet and reserved, though he’s not shy and has an easy time getting involved or taking initiative. He is not afraid to speak his mind and can put his foot down when needed. He’s quite affable and has an easy time speaking with and developing good relationships with the people around him. He often speaks very politely and can come across as rather strait laced.

Miyano is very caring and kind. He tends to look out for others and keeps people’s best interests at heart. He is the type to go out of his way to help others, even when it may be an inconvenience, and will carefully consider other peoples’ stance in a situation rather than act on his own feelings in the moment.

Despite his reserved nature, Miyano is very passionate and overzealous when it comes to his interests, particularly BL. He will brighten at any mention of his interests and will ramble on and on to anyone willing to listen. While he does his best to keep his passions in check, his interests will always be on his mind, and he will often hone in on anything that reminds him of them with piqued curiosity.

He’s very studious and takes his schooling seriously, limiting himself when it comes to his hobbies and using them as motivation when preparing for exams.

Miyano seems to be an awkward, anxious, and self-conscious person. He tends to overthink things which leads him to worry over imaginary scenarios, what other people may think, or if he is reading a situation correctly. When feeling anxious, he will often get flustered, stumble over his words, and become very defensive.

Due to his androgynous appearance, Miyano was frequently teased in middle school for looking ‘girly’, which caused him to develop an insecurity over being seen as cute or effeminate. Over time, he was able to overcome this insecurity with support from Sasaki and his classmates.

### Senior High School

Soon after entering senior high, Miyano come across a student being bullied. Finding it unbelievable, he makes a call to his senior Hirano for help. He decides to run in to help, but gets stopped by Sasaki, leaving an impression on him as a senior to look up to.

Three months later, Sasaki starts to take more interest in him, and they start bumping into each otherin school. Miyano originally resists this, going as far as threatening to draw a doujinshi involving Sasaki (to no success), but starts talking about BLs with him once Sasaki shows interest in them as well. The story of Sasaki and Miyano then starts, exploring their interactions as they grow closer throughout the years.

## Relationships

Main article: Miyano Yoshikazu/Relationships

## Miyano and Boys' Love

Miyano is an avid fan of the fictional boys' love (BL) genre, and is a self-professed *fudanshi* (腐男子, "BL fanboy"). While he does not openly admit to this fact, he is comfortable talking about BL to close friends. This was demonstrated when he helped Sasaki understand the common terms unique to the genre, like *seme* (攻め) and *uke* (受け). However, his interest in the genre is relatively new, having only learned of BLs on accident while searching for a manga to read while studying just before entering senior high school.

Manly ukes, particularly black-haired ones, are a favorite of his. He also enjoys feminization of masculine men, such as 'beefy' and '*seme*-ish' guys crossdressing. Format-wise, he is not picky and will consume most formats, such as mangas, novels, drama CDs, animes, and even live-action movies.

It should be noted that, despite his love for BL, Miyano does not consider himself gay or bisexual; he draws a firm line between his fictional interests and personal interests, proclaiming that he absolutely does not want any BL plots happening to him. Despite this, he still finds himself occasionally consulting his BLs for advice on how to handle his own developing love life. He has also been presumed to be gay by those around him, such as Ogasawara, because of his close relationship with Sasaki

## Etymology

* **Miyano** (宮野) is composed of "temple, shrine, palace" (宮, *miya*) and "field, wilderness" (野, *no*).
* **Yoshikazu** (由美) is composed of "reason, case, cause" (由, *yoshi*) and "beautiful" (美, *kazu*).

## Trivia

* Miyano dislikes sweets because he finds them difficult to digest.
	+ However, he is fond of wasabi flavored candies, and has no problems with citrus flavored candies.
	+ He prefers his coffee black.
	+ Despite his preferences, his parents are both fond of sweets.
* Though he enjoys reading manga, by his own admission he specializes in reading, not creating.
* He is bad at cooking.
* His shoe size is 25.5 cm.
* He claims he can handle alcohol well after accidentally consuming it once.
* He grew out his hair because he was told shorter hair exposing his forehead makes him look more feminine. He leaves it longer now, because shorter hair becomes frizzy.
* He reviews his notes for school daily—a habit he has had since elementary school.
* In addition to lending Sasaki BL mangas, he also borrows CDs from Sasaki later on in the story.
* In his second school year, he becomes the vice president of the Disciplinary Committee, replacing Hirano after club activities are suspended for third year students. He declined becoming the president during a talk with Hanzawa in the Cultural Festival, however.
* He usually packs his own lunch, though sometimes he buys it from the convenience store.
* His power level is 34.
* His image animal is the rabbit.