Chiaki Uchimura

**Chiaki Uchimura** (内村 千秋 *Uchimura Chiaki*) is a character in *Tsurezure Children*. He is a student in Class 2-4 who is currently dating Kana Iijima.

## Appearance

Chiaki has red-brown hair and red-brown eyes.

## Personality

Chiaki is a laid-back and fun-loving boy who enjoys cracking jokes and he is a bit perverted and mischievous where it is sometimes hard to tell when he is being serious. However, Chiaki is truly an idealistic and open-minded boy, and he loves Kana Iijima with a passion.

He normally expresses his love for Kana indirectly because he is nervous. They struggle with physical intimacy. Sometimes he can be clueless, but he tries his best anyway. He often jokes around with Kana, much to her chagrin due to her desire to see the real him, but when push comes to shove, he would take a bullet for her.

## History

Chiaki used to play boy's basketball during middle school where he claims that his position was "mood maker".

## Relationships

### Family

#### **Keiki Uchimura**

Keiki is Chiaki's mother who is often teased by.

#### **Kaede Uchimura**

Kaede is Chiaki's older sister who is often teased by.

### Romance

#### **Kana Iijima**

Chiaki is in love with Kana where they have become a couple early in the series and they are stubborn and argumentative, but they really love each other. He wants her to be happy and he tries to impress her, but he's a bit clueless about her desires in their relationship. The first time we see him and Kana is in the bit called short distance relationship in the third episode of the anime and the 8th chapter of the manga, where he is unaware of the fact that Kana confessed to him about a year ago and thinks that they’re now dating. When she finds out and starts to cry, he asks her if she wants to date for real, and they start going out.

In the manga, there is a short little strip in chapter 17.5 (it’s an omake) where Chiaki asks Kana about kissing and she “BA~ANG!”s him (it’s one of their bits). In the same omake, they try using “BA~ANG!” On Patricia and her reaction is super over dramatic. There’s also a comic strip about them holding hands for the first time.

The next time we see them is in the bit called romantic comedy, the fourth episode of the anime and the 21st chapter of the manga. There it starts with Kana finding Chiaki's western porn magazines. She is a bit peeved but then aggressively lays herself down on his bed and suggests actually doing it. After some shenanigans, they’re finally ready, but then Keiki Uchimura steps in and interrupts them, she quickly realizes what they were doing and leaves again. Chiaki apologizes for his mom but Kana tells him that it’s okay, and they keep going. But then his mom comes in a second time to check if they’re protected and if Kana‘s on the pill and the bit ends.

We don’t see them again in the anime until episode 6, but in the manga, there is a short omake about Kana leaving after the second attempt.

## Etymology

* The name **Chiaki** means "thousand" (千) (**chi**) and "autumn" (秋) (**aki**).
* Chiaki's surname **Uchimura** means "inside" (内) (**uchi**) and "town, village" (村) (**mura**).

## Trivia

* Chiaki works at his family's restaurant after school and on holidays where he makes 800 yen per hour.

## Appearances

* Chapter 8
* Chapter 12.5
* Chapter 17.5
* Chapter 21
* Chapter 32.5
* Chapter 35
* Chapter 35.5
* Chapter 47
* Chapter 52.5
* Chapter 67
* Chapter 71
* Chapter 75
* Chapter 80
* Chapter 81
* Chapter 90
* Chapter 91
* Chapter 92
* Chapter 93
* Chapter 128
* Chapter 134
* Chapter 144
* Chapter 147
* Chapter 169
* Chapter 176
* Chapter 190
* Chapter 206

* Episode 3
* Episode 4
* Episode 6
* Episode 7
* Episode 8
* Episode 10
* Episode 11
* Episode 12

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