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** {{spoiler|In Shizune's route, after she and Hisao have been a couple for a while, an emotionally-broken Misha tries to seduce Hisao, who is obviously attracted to her.}} In this case, whether or not he gives in to the influence is up to the player.
** {{spoiler|In Shizune's route, after she and Hisao have been a couple for a while, an emotionally-broken Misha tries to seduce Hisao, who is obviously attracted to her.}} In this case, whether or not he gives in to the influence is up to the player.
* {{spoiler|[[Am I Just a Toy to You?]]}}: {{spoiler|Briefly has these doubts in Emi's Route after she confesses that she does not want to let him close to her emotionally, even though they have already slept together multiple times. Hisao comes around when he finally realizes it's a way for her to cope with [[Heroic BSOD|a past]] [[Dead Little Sister|traumatic event]], and [[Power of Love|helping Emi is]] [[Love Hurts|worth all the heartache]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Am I Just a Toy to You?]]}}: {{spoiler|Briefly has these doubts in Emi's Route after she confesses that she does not want to let him close to her emotionally, even though they have already slept together multiple times. Hisao comes around when he finally realizes it's a way for her to cope with [[Heroic BSOD|a past]] [[Dead Little Sister|traumatic event]], and [[Power of Love|helping Emi is]] [[Love Hurts|worth all the heartache]]}}.
** {{spoiler|A simmilar thing happenes in Rin's route, when Hisao yells at Rin in his "I am not your muse" speech.}}
** {{spoiler|A simmilar thing happenes in Rin's route, when Hisao yells at Rin in his "I am not your muse" speech.}}
* [[Angst]]: A bit at first, at the idea of going to a school for disabled people, and at times when he's reminded of the life he was forced to leave behind.
* [[Angst]]: A bit at first, at the idea of going to a school for disabled people, and at times when he's reminded of the life he was forced to leave behind.
* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]}}: {{spoiler|In Hanako's Good Ending, as they both collapse in tears.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]}}: {{spoiler|In Hanako's Good Ending, as they both collapse in tears.}}
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Very prone to snark [[First-Person Smartass|within his narration]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Very prone to snark [[First-Person Smartass|within his narration]].
{{quote|'''Hisao:''' I have never heard somebody talk so heatedly and defensively about absolutely nothing before.}}
{{quote|'''Hisao:''' I have never heard somebody talk so heatedly and defensively about absolutely nothing before.}}
** [[Disabled Snarker]]: It's unclear whether he was snarky before his heart attack, or he cultivated it because of his bitterness.
* [[Depending on the Artist]]: He never quite looks the same in any two CGs.
* [[Depending on the Artist]]: He never quite looks the same in any two CGs.
* [[Depending on the Writer]] / [[For Want of a Nail]] : Some aspects of his character vary based on each route, such as his perspective on his condition, his goals for the future, and how he views certain people, all of which may be tied to different events. For example, in Hanako's route, he holds Mutou in a much lower regard than the other routes, thinking he's mishandling Hanako's situation.
* [[Depending on the Writer]] / [[For Want of a Nail]] : Some aspects of his character vary based on each route, such as his perspective on his condition, his goals for the future, and how he views certain people, all of which may be tied to different events. For example, in Hanako's route, he holds Mutou in a much lower regard than the other routes, thinking he's mishandling Hanako's situation.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: Variation - Hisao forgets that Misha signs everything everyone says to Shizune, leading to an awkward moment.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: Variation - Hisao forgets that Misha signs everything everyone says to Shizune, leading to an awkward moment.
* [[Disabled Snarker]]: It's unclear whether he was snarky before his heart attack, or he cultivated it because of his bitterness.
* {{spoiler|[[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]}}: {{spoiler|Hisao himself in Lilly's route. Lilly calls him out on it in the Good End.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]}}: {{spoiler|Hisao himself in Lilly's route. Lilly calls him out on it in the Good End.}}
{{quote|"I don't want you all {{spoiler|to shoulder my burdens}}".}}
{{quote|"I don't want you all {{spoiler|to shoulder my burdens}}".}}
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** Also when Hanako tells him "...Go away." in Lilly's route.
** Also when Hanako tells him "...Go away." in Lilly's route.
* [[Get Out!]]: Can force Shizune and Misha out of his room over their asking about his pills, {{spoiler|but doing so gets him the bad ending}}.
* [[Get Out!]]: Can force Shizune and Misha out of his room over their asking about his pills, {{spoiler|but doing so gets him the bad ending}}.
** {{spoiler|Also, with Rin, after a fight in his room, she tells him to go away. He notes that it's his room, thus reversing it on her.}}
** {{spoiler|Also, with Rin, after a fight in his room, she tells him to go away. He notes that it's his room, thus reversing it on her.}}
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Hisao went through surgery after his heart attack, so he has a scar on his chest. {{spoiler|He tries to use it to bond with Hanako in her route.}} He also is grateful that Shizune isn't able to see it in their first sex scene.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Hisao went through surgery after his heart attack, so he has a scar on his chest. {{spoiler|He tries to use it to bond with Hanako in her route.}} He also is grateful that Shizune isn't able to see it in their first sex scene.
* [[Heart Trauma]]: Hisao's personal disability is congenital arrhythmia, and the game sets out the week after he's finally released from the hospital, after a long stay following his first severe heart attack. His condition and learning to deal with it is a major cloud hanging over him.
* [[H-Game POV Character]]: Type I, aka [[Nice Guy]] kind.
* [[H-Game POV Character]]: Type I, aka [[Nice Guy]] kind.
* [[Heart Trauma]]: Hisao's personal disability is congenital arrhythmia, and the game sets out the week after he's finally released from the hospital, after a long stay following his first severe heart attack. His condition and learning to deal with it is a major cloud hanging over him.
* [[Idiot Hair]]: He's a bit sensitive about it.
* [[Idiot Hair]]: He's a bit sensitive about it.
* [[Innocently Insensitive]]: {{spoiler|[[Played for Drama]] in Hanako's route.}}
* [[Innocently Insensitive]]: {{spoiler|[[Played for Drama]] in Hanako's route.}}
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** In Lily's route, he thinks to himself {{spoiler|"We have plenty of time to be together... Neither of us is going anywhere soon, after all."}} Guess what happens later.
** In Lily's route, he thinks to himself {{spoiler|"We have plenty of time to be together... Neither of us is going anywhere soon, after all."}} Guess what happens later.
* [[Terrible Artist]]: Averted. His drawing of a bird in Rin's route is nowhere near Rin's level of skill and creativity, but it's fairly well done.
* [[Terrible Artist]]: Averted. His drawing of a bird in Rin's route is nowhere near Rin's level of skill and creativity, but it's fairly well done.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The developers [http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2009/07/something-missing.html discussed] giving Hisao a more interesting personality (as opposed to the generic male protagonist ubiquitous in [[Romance Game|Bishoujo games]]), but eventually decided to settle for an average hero with whom players could identify.
** Hisao actually ''does'' have more personality than many [[Romance Game|Bishoujo game]] heroes, but not as much as the [[Love Interest|Love Interests]] of the game.
* [[The Un-Smile]]: Early in Rin's route, Hisao looks into a mirror and smiles. He finds it looks very fake.
* [[The Un-Smile]]: Early in Rin's route, Hisao looks into a mirror and smiles. He finds it looks very fake.
* [[What Exactly Is His Job?]]: In Shizune's route, has no official position on the student council, and does whatever needs to be done.
* [[What Exactly Is His Job?]]: In Shizune's route, has no official position on the student council, and does whatever needs to be done.