Kuga Shu

*"You guys are all interesting company indeed." - **Kuga Shu***

## Appearance

Kuga has dark purple hair that is somewhat unruly with long bangs falling in-between his eyes, parted slightly to the right side and purple eyes.

    In his school uniform, Kuga wears his tie loose and does not wear the standard school vest. His blazer is unbuttoned.

In his training attire, he wears a black zip hoodie with white trims on the pockets and a white line that starts at his shoulders and goes all the way down the sleeves. He wears the sleeves 3/4 down his arms. His hoodie is unzipped and he wears a purple tank top inside. He wears a pair of black pants and a pair of black dancing shoes.

## Personality

Kuga is a rather quiet person that would make others think that he is a loner. In actual fact, he does have friends and will speak up whenever he needs to. He also shows concern to those around him. Toraishi calls him a workaholic.

## History

Kuga lost his father at a young age. Because of that, his mother had to work really hard night and day to raise him by herself. Wanting to put a smile on his mother's face, Kuga tried copying the musicals that he had watched on the TV. Although he knew he was not good enough, his mother smiled. Wanting to make her even happier, he became completely absorbed in musicals, realizing how fun it was and hoped to show her a real musical one day.

## Relationships

### Toraishi Izumi

    Kuga and Toraishi are childhood friends and even attended the same middle school. Toraishi addresses Kuga by his name, Shu. However, Kuga just calls him Toraishi. Their relationship is close to the point that Kuga allows Toraishi to borrow his stuff (even though Toraishi tends to forget to return some items). Kuga is the one who got Toraishi into musicals.

However, the two will fight against each other as seen when Toraishi fought against Kuga over their teammates.

### Hoshitani Yuta

During their first practice where they had to improvise after they found out that there were no more lines in the script, Kuga handed Hoshitani a piece of empty paper, not expecting Hoshitani to get it. However, Hoshitani did and they managed to pull off the play without a hitch. Hence that day onwards, he views Hoshitani as an interesting person.

Kuga finally opened up to the rest of the team when Hoshitani and Nayuki chanced upon him playing the piano. Hoshitani suggested that they dance to Kuga's playing. Kuga refused, stating his noodles would turn soggy. Nayuki was surprised to hear that was all he was eating for lunch and offered rice balls to him which he accepted. When Hoshitani offers Kuga to practice with them, Kuga says he will if he has the time.

Later on, Hoshitani became depressed after watching Team Hiragi's practice. Kuga encouraged him by telling him his own motivation for doing musicals and saying that it was okay to be worried because there is no one who just smiles all the time.

### Nayuki Toru

    Hoshitani and Nayuki chanced upon him playing the piano one time during lunch. Hoshitani suggested that they dance to Kuga's playing. Kuga refused, stating his noodles would turn soggy. Nayuki was surprised to hear that was all he was eating for lunch and offered rice balls to him which he accepted. When Hoshitani offers Kuga to practice with them, Kuga says he will if he has the time.

### Tsukigami Kaito

    As they are roommates and classmates, the two have been shown to speak to each other. One such time was when Kuga told Tsukigami that his phone was ringing while he was out practicing. Later on, Kuga stands up for Tsukigami along with the rest of Team Otori when he was involved in a fight.

They also have a good enough relationship where Kuga can borrow stuff from Tsukigami such as an eraser, cellphone charger, shampoo, toothpaste, and pillow. However, it does annoy Tsukigami that Kuga only asks because he has let Toraishi borrow his stuff without giving it back.

### Mother

Kuga lost his father at a young age. Because of that, his mother had to really work hard night and day to raise him by herself. Wanting to put a smile on his mother's face, Kuga tried copying the musicals that he had watched on the TV. Although he knew he was not good enough, his mother smiled. Wanting to make her even happier, he became completely absorbed in musicals, realizing how fun it was and hoped to show her a real musical one day. He helps out his mother with house chores when he is free and does not forgive anyone who messes with her.

## Etymology

* **Kuga** means "quiet" (空閑).
* **Shu** means "sorrow" (愁).

## Trivia

* His zodiac sign is Aries.
* He is roommates, classmates, and teammates with Tsukigami Kaito.
* His bed is the top bunk.
* His room number is 206.
* His favorite animal is the elephant.
* He has a motorcycle which he uses to drive to and from his part-time job.
* He learned how to play the piano through self-study.
* He chose to work at places with a piano so that he could practice musical-related things while at work.
* He is terrible at drawing even though he doesn't know it.
* Because his motorcycle broke down on the first day of school, he didn’t attend the entrance ceremony.
* In 'AYANAGI Animal Park Series', his animal motif is the wolf.
* In 'AYANAGI April Fools Series', he is a florist at Hotel Otori.
* In 'AYANAGI IF Series' post card set, he is a martial art practitioner.
* In 'AYANAGI IF Series' featured on the inner cover of Season 1 Volume 3, he is a Mafia member and he has no weapon of choice, as he fights with his bare hands.
* For the 'Star-Myu Halloween Party in 池袋P'PARCO' event, he dressed up as a mummy.
* The second track in Season 1 Volume 3 Special Drama CD is titled after his name "Kuga Shu."
* Based on Star-Myu Q&A Volume 1:
	+ People's first impression of him is "scary face," "skips classes a lot," and "emotionless."
	+ He thinks he is good at painting (but in reality, he is not).
	+ His weakness is having a bad sense of direction. He also has problems remembering faces.
	+ In middle school, people that were close to him called him "Shu."
	+ He likes to travel by motorcycle.
	+ In his report book, his teachers wrote "Don't sleep in class."
	+ He won't forgive anyone who gives trouble to his mother who single-handedly raised him.
	+ When asked what he does first thing after waking up, he answered, "I've never thought about it."
	+ He will eat anything as long as it is edible.
	+ During his day off, he would either idle in his room or help his mother if he was at home.
	+ His weaknesses include the fact that he does not talk much, and that he easily thinks things are a hassle.
	+ His favourite place is somewhere he can get to from the dorms by riding his motorcycle. He is also in the middle of looking for a nice place.
	+ When asked about how he deals with stress, he answered, "In the first place, I never feel stressed-out."
	+ He wants to do a musical for his mother.
	+ He is good at practical-based subjects
	+ He is bad at classroom-based subjects.
	+ Between sleep and meals, he prefers meals.
	+ His favourite type of girl is a non-showy woman.
	+ He thinks tap water is good enough, so he does not have a favorite drink.
	+ He is dexterous with his hands.
	+ His favourite weather is cloudy.
	+ Last words: "Ah. ……………I ask for your best regards."

* Meaning of Kuga's name:
	+ 空 (Ku) : sky, empty
	+ 閑 (Ga) : leisure; tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
	+ 愁 (Shuu) : distress, grieve, lament

## List of Songs

> *See also: Team Otori's List of Songs*
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## Gallery

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## References

1. ↑ The Japanese wikipedia page cites 'Season 2 Volume 1 BD.DVD Enclosed Booklet' as the source.