Wataru Sajo

* Anime
* Light Novel

**Wataru Sajo** (佐城 渉, *Sajō Wataru*?) is the main male protagonist of the *Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha* series.

## Appearance

Wataru has black hair (currently painted a dark brown) that has bangs swept to the left and purple eyes. In general, his appearance is considered average.

In the Light Novel, Kaede and Aika claim that he has a grade of "49", implying his ordinary appearance. It is worth mentioning that before his change of perspective, Wataru dressed more stylishly and wore a hairstyle that did not suit his face. All with the purpose of impressing Aika.

## Personality

Initially at the start of the story, Wataru appears to a pushy, dedicated and clingy existence to Aika. But after waking up to reality, he starts to show a laid-back attitude and a mature side of him. He ceases to be the source of laughter and entertainment of his class and he tries to stay away from any unwanted attention, However, due to his devotion and love for Aika, he makes quite assertive decision at times in order to help her.

Wataru also demonstrates traits of social acumen and experience. Throughout the series he helps with some of his schoolmates' personal problems, showing his perspective on the subject and giving advice to help them. This characteristic earned Wataru recognition from people like Rin Shinomiya and the other members of the Disciplinary Committee.

## Abilities

Before the start of the series, his school grades were good. He was near the top thirty in first-year academics. Although, after giving up on Aika, his confidence and will fell, which affected his school performance as a whole, with his ranking dropping below sixty.

He is not part of any club, although Kaede and Rin are try to convince him to join the Student Council or the Disciplinary Committee due to his competence as a worker and the fact that he is considered someone trustworthy.

It is mentioned by his older sister that Wataru had secretly taken a part-time job in middle school. At the time, he had done this to raise funds and get more chances to impress Aika. Thanks to this experience, Wataru developed good management skills.

Wataru also has experience dealing with general customers, as he helped Ichinose Mina when dealing with a problematic customer on his behalf. Along with this comes his ability to teach others, just as he did with Mina and the first-year students during the preparations for the Cultural festival.  He is also great at computers, much to Aika's utter shock.

Physically, Wataru does not appear to be the athletic type. Although in the Light Novel it is mentioned that he practiced some muscle training and jogging in order to have more chances with Aika (obviously). Furthermore, Aika herself described that she could feel his muscles here and there when she hugged him from behind as was Kei who was also surprised to feel his broad and robust back (of course, this might just be the girls being hyper aware of your presence). The most physical prowess he demonstrated was during the planning of the cultural festival, helping the Disciplinary Committee with manual labor.

## Background

Since middle school, Wataru has always admired Aika. He confessed his love to her countless times but always ended up in rejection. He studied hard to catch up to her and get enrolled in the same high school as her, Kōetsu High. This continued until when one day while chasing her on the way to school, he nearly got hit by a soccer ball which woke him up from his fantasy and made him realize he is not worthy and decided to give up on her.

## Relationships

### Aika Natsukawa

Aika has been the love interest as well as a classmate of Wataru since middle school. Wataru used to be a clingy and irritating existence to her even after being rejected countless times, but eventually gives up on her and starts to keep his distance from her once he realizes about reality and tries to look after her from afar.

He apologized to her for all the trouble caused by him. But the timing was late for both of them as Aika already got used to his daily confessions and ended up having a change of heart towards him, making their relationship complicated.

### Kaede Sajo

Kaede is the elder sister of Wataru. She is a 3rd year student and vice-president of the student council at the same high school as him. Wataru is somewhat submissive towards her and obeys her 'orders' from household chores to work in the student council. However, Kaede secretly cares deeply for him, eventually showing a kind and thoughtful side of her.

### Kei Ashida

Kei is a classmate and friend of Wataru. Being the best friend of Aika, she constantly teases Wataru about his dedication and one-sided love towards her. They argue and fight with each other a lot.

### Mina Ichinose

Wataru's old part-time colleague and classmate Mina. She is initially skeptical of Wataru but as time goes on, she opens up to him and begins to depend on him. She has feelings for him as well.

### Rin Shinomiya

Serving as Wataru's third-year senpai at his high school, Rin also serves as the president of the Disciplinary Committee. She is familiar with Kaede, and over time, she comes to like Wataru as a helpful younger brother, even attempting to enlist him in the Disciplinary Committee.

### Fuuka Sasaki

Wataru's junior is Fuuka. Despite being in middle school, she exudes the charm of an older college student. She respects Wataru and sees him as a trustworthy senior.

### Yuyu Inatomi

Yuyu Inatomi, a member of the public morale committee and a year ahead of Sajou Wataru in school, initially rejected Sajou's offer of assistance because she was shy and afraid of the other sex, but she later regretted it. After seeking advice from Rin Shinomiya and Wataru, Yuyu's attitude toward Wataru changed, and she now calls him brightly whenever she sees him, much to the resentment of her other clubmates.

### Airi Natsukawa

Aika's younger sister, Airi, has a different relationship with Wataru than she does with Aika; whenever he visits their home, he always plays with her. Wataru had fresh black hairs growing close to his scalp when they first met, which Airi thought was strange. She often referred to him as having "weird hair."

## Etymology

* The name **Wataru** means "ford, ferry, port" (渉).
* Wataru's surname **Sajo** means "help, aid" (佐) (**sa**) and "castle" (城) (**jo**).

## Trivia

1 - He considers Aika a "Goddess" and sees himself as her number one fan.

2 - In high school, Wataru lied about his age to attend a Saturday job. He was so successful at this job that they offered him a raise to keep him going.