Koigakubo

* Anime
* Manga
* Stage Play

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*Koigakubo*

* High School
* University

**Koigakubo** (恋ケ窪 () ,  *Koigakubo*?) is a minor character of the manga Blue Period. He is one of Yatora Yaguchi's friends.

## **Appearance**

Koigakubo is a tall and lanky guy in build with short, slicked back hair and thin eyes. During his highschool years he wears a traditonal black uniform.

## **Personality**

Koigakubo is more calm and quiet of the group. He is seen to be particularly obesrvant, understanding Yatora's paintings after some thought. He can be emotional at times as well, driven to tears as he talks about his dream of going to pastry school. However, even with his dream being hard to achieve, he is shown to be hardworking, as he has a part time job to ensure he can pay, even despite not having the finances initallly to pay for university. Koigakubo is shown to be reliable and careful with his advice, and supportive of his friends futures.

## **Plot**

### Awakening to the Joy of Painting Arc

Koigakubo often hangs out with his friends, Utashima, Sumida, and Yatora on weekends, watching football. Koigakubo is the first one to recognize Yatora Yaguchi's first painting as early morning Shibuya, and that praise helped him continue in art. He is also the first the wonder to wonder if Yatora wants to pursue art as a career. He decides not to go to college because he does not think he has the fiinances or smarts, but is unsure what he wants to do.

### Geidai Exam Arc

Later, in their third year exam period when talking about the group's futures, Koigakubo says that he would tell them 'later' of his plans. Koigakubo invites out Yatora alone to ramen and the two have a conversation where he says he plans to actually go to a pastry school. Koigakubo begins crying, telling Yatora that he inspired him to follow his dream in making pastries, and that despite his appearence, it was his passion.

### First Year University Arc

Koigakubo spends his New Year's with Utashima, Sumida, and Yatora as they discuss and joke about current happenings in their lives and a potential wedding of Sumida and his girlfriend. He seems to be doing well in pastry school, as Utashima offers he does the wedding cake.

## **Relationships**

### Utashima & Sumida

The group of them, along with Yatora Yaguchi have been good friends throughout high school. Koigakubo gets along very well with them, often going out drinking, smoking, and watching football games with them untill early morning Shibuya. They are seen around school joking around often. They can talk to one another about their future and their plans, however, Koigakubo feels reluctance at first to talk about his plans in pastry school. He later tells them, and still makes time to see them, even with his university projects.

### Yatora Yaguchi

In comparison to the rest of the group, Koigakubo feels a bit more comfrtable with Yatora. Yatora inspired him to follow his passion, and Koigakubo was one of the first to understand Yatora's paintings. The two of them have always supported one another and given each other advice.

## **Etymology**

* The surname **Koigakubo** means "love" (恋) (**koi**) and "cave" (窪) (**kubo**).

## **Trivia**

* Koigakubo was in a cooking club in 6th grade.
* Sumida is a childhood friend of him.