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* [[Expy]]: Looks like Misaki, and has a mixture of his and Hiroki's personality.
** Also, there's a slight Expy from Junjou Terroist, who [[Stalker With a Crush|watches his crush from afar]] just like Shinbou did. At a library.
* [[Heroic Self -Deprecation]]: Has ''horribly'' low self-confidence, in part because of how his highschool relationship with Takano ended, but more so because his family, owning a publishing company, has determined his career so far and as a result he has no confidence in his own skills - he's [[Heroic BSOD|devastated]] when {{spoiler|he finds out that the only reason he was hired at Marukawa was because his parents made some calls to Isaka}}. This is actually one of the bigger obstructions to his current relationship with Takano, as he honestly doesn't have enough confidence to believe that Takano actually loves him and isn't just playing with him, although {{spoiler|it doesn't help that Yokozawa tells Ritsu straight out that he's dating Takano and tells him to back off}}. Yeah, ''that'' did wonders for his self-esteem.
* [[In Vino Veritas]]: He is a ''lot'' more open and honest about his feelings when he is drunk.
* [[Love Is a Weakness]]: one he's determined not to succumb to. He's not doing too well in that department.
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* [[Selective Obliviousness]]: His memory of the past is notoriously hazy with details unfavourable to him getting conveniently forgotten, as Takano called him out. In the present, he also actively convinces himself that what he feels for Takano [[Catch Phrase|is not love]] and tries to ignore Takano's repeated confessions.
* [[Shrinking Violet]] -> [[Tsundere]]: Used to be one when he was younger. [[Tsundere|Not so much in the present]] though his fundamentally shy personality shows up at times.
* [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids]]: Pessimistically points out that growing up involves realizing that being idealistic does not always work out.
* [[Stalking Is Love]]: In his high school years he was generally thinking this.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Acknowledges himself that he is one in his high school year, but he is harmless compared to the average example of the trope.
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* [[Kuudere]]: Off-handedly consoles Onodera about not getting the job he wants and compliments him when he does something good. He has also said some of the sappiest lines in the series.
* [[Love Hurts]]: Didn't take it well when Onodera suddenly broke up with him in high school and definitely does not like it when Onodera has forgotten him.
** Apparently completely went off the rails in college when he found out that Onodera {{spoiler|was engaged}}, and went the typical route of drinking and sleeping with anyone until Yokozawa [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|snapped him out of it]]. {{spoiler|He himself attributes the breakdown to his family problems}}
* [[The Mentor]]: To Onodera at work.
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Often wears them during work. He takes them off when "interacting" with Onodera.
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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Despite his [[Brutal Honesty|his harsh manners]] and [[Insufferable Genius|arrogant attitude]], he treats his subordinates and the authors fairly and his criticisms are always on the mark. In addition, he too works his arse off during the hectic end of the cycle and suffers when bad things happen.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
 
=== Kisa Shouta ===
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The one who sits next to Onodera at work. Despite his youthful appearance and childish manners, he is actually a veteran of the team, having joined Emerald even before Takano.
 
* [[Beneath the Mask]]: Underneath the [[Keet|hyperactive]] persona he keeps at work, Kisa is a very [[The Eeyore|depressed]] and [[Jade -Colored Glasses|cynical]] person that has no self esteem whatsoever.
* [[Bishounen]]: While he considers himself normal in comparison to Takano and the other members of editing team, the women at the party in episode 19 find him equally attractive as the rest of the guys. [[Bishie Sparkle|The sparkles help.]]
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: Is very conscious about his limits especially when compared to Takano.
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* [[The Eeyore]]: Surprisingly melancholic under his happy-go-lucky appearance.
* [[First Love]]: At ''30!'' He doesn't even know how to recognise it until Yukina spells it out for him.
* [[FirstpersonFirst-Person Smartass]]: His inner monologue is ''very'' snarky and cryptic in comparison to Ritsu or any of the other [[Junjou Romantica]] characters.
* [[The Generic Guy]]: Thinks of himself compared to other people in the industry this way.
* [[Head Desk]]: A memetic-level instance in the beginning of episode 9.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: When he thinks that Yukina has {{spoiler|cheated on him}}, he immediately reasons that all along he was just a plaything, and for days he is almost useless at work because he's so depressed and heartbroken. He's so convinced that Yukina is already tired of him, that he decides to [[Insane Troll Logic|take the hint]] and {{spoiler|break up with him to make things easier for both of them}}. He's still so depressed and apathetic afterwards that {{spoiler|when an ex-fuckbuddy calls up he agrees to sleep with him because he just feels that none of it matters anymore}}.
* [[Heroic Self -Deprecation]]: Much, ''much'' worse than Ritsu, and although Ritsu's lack of self-esteem comes from his background and fear of nepotism, Kisa literally believes that there is ''nothing'' good about him, personally or at work. The biggest problem in his relationship with Yukina is that he has real issues trying to understand why Yukina is with someone like him when there are so many "better" people out there. Consequently, he is constantly afraid that Yukina is just playing with him or will leave him as soon as someone else comes along. Like Ritsu, he is terrified of being hurt.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: He thinks and broods in [[Seen It All]] fashion more than his childish appearance shows.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: He often jokes with the other members of the group of being players that probably had multiple partners when this applies to him more than Hatori or Takano as he's the one that sleeps around the most before meeting Yukina. [[Stepford Smiler|Then again, he could be taking a jab at himself and how pathetic he is.]]
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* [[The Napoleon]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: He's thirty. He even manages to convince one guy that he slept with that he was an 18-year old high school student.
* [[Precision F -Strike]]: To his stalker - "We only fucked once and that's all. Don't act like you're my boyfriend. ''Now fuck off.''"
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Kisa has slept around for a long time, so when he finally falls in love, he can't bring himself to have sex with Yukina instantly like he had with all the other guys. Also, if he thinks Yukina is cheating on him, he'll go back to his old lifestyle as a way of trying to cope with the depression and heartbreak..
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Similar to Ritsu stalking Takano in middle school, he just watched Yukina from a distance for a while. However, Yukina was very much aware of Kisa watching him and simply didn't mind it at all. Of course, Kisa has multiple stalkers on his watch to deal with.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: He's not at all chirpy outside of work, and the moments where he drops the [[Keet|happy go lucky]] act is when people around him start to worry.
* [[Truth in Television]]: A fair exponent of Kisa's internal monologue is actually about his worries about his job, the stresses of balancing work and his personal life, and his future now that he's already into his 30s. A lot of it is very realistic. Hits a little close to home...
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: Apparently, he had a hard time understanding the concept of love hence why he slept around without a second thought, never thinking he would fall in love.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Gets called out by Yukina {{spoiler|when he breaks up without warning or without explaining what was on his mind and then proceeding to attempt to sleep with another man.}}
 
=== Hatori Yoshiyuki ===
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* [[Foe Yay]]: With Yanase to the point that Yoshino thinks the [[The Masochism Tango|two are going out]] and later feels terrible thinking that he took Hatori away from Yanase.
* [[Friend Versus Lover]]: As the lover, he often competes with Yanase simply to make sure that Chiaki won't fall for him.
* [[Green -Eyed Monster]]: His ugly side shows up whenever he thinks that Chiaki is more interested in Yanase than him. {{spoiler|Taken to the logical extreme in episode 16.}}
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: He's relatively friendly to many people such as those he works with and when dealing with women and other authors. However, toward Chiaki and Yanase, he's kind of a dick. Justified in that Chiaki is rather bratty and Yanase is his rival but he goes to the extremes sometimes when it concerns them.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|He rapes his childhood friend and Yoshino still ends up forgiving him and the two end up hooking up. The incident isn't mentioned again.}}
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* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: For Chiaki. In fact, without Hatori, Chiaki is a mess as he is unable to take care of himself due to [[Adult Child|his personality]] and being used to Hatori always doing everything for him.
* [[Married to The Job]]: To the point where Chiaki thinks he stays at work just to avoid him at times.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: {{spoiler|Intended to resign as Yoshino's editor after basically raping the latter out of frustration.}}
* [[Patient Childhood Love Interest]]: Has all characteristics of the trope, except for being female.
* [[The Stoic]]
** [[Not So Stoic]]: When he's really stressed, he'll let it all out.
* [[Supreme Chef]]: The episodes featuring him always have [[Food Porn]].
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: To Yoshino.
* [[Workaholic]]: Even when he's on break, he's always doing something work related.
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* [[Eyes Always Shut]]
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
 
== Other Marukawa Publishing's Employees and Affiliates ==
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* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Under the overbearing exterior, he is surprisingly gentle to animals and children.
* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: Believe it or not.
* [[Post -Kiss Catatonia]]: Kirishima is a ''very'' good kisser. And then there's the sex.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tsundere]]: A major one when it comes to Kirishima. Ironically, the way he reacts to Kirishima is nearly identical to how Onodera reacts to Takano. With much less denial.
* [[Uke]]: Believe it or not, he is one to Kirishima in his own case.
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* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adult Child]]: Not very good at taking care of himself, gets excited easily and likes manga.
* [[Armor -Piercing Slap]]: Or rather armor piecing punch {{spoiler|to Yanase in order to get him to stop his advances.}}
* [[My Beloved Smother]]: His mom is shown to be a little possessive of him to the point that Chiaki doesn't want to see her at all. It doesn't help that she's very much like her son and says rather insensitive things to him. This attitude might be the very reason he's an [[Adult Child]].
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't give him a crappy reason to why you want to break up. He'll call you out on it.
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In charge of shoujo manga section of a bookstore, he is a fan of works edited by Kisa. He is still a student, majoring in art.
 
* [[Armor -Piercing Slap]]: Gives one to Kisa when {{spoiler|he tried to break up with him without explaining why and then trying to get laid by some other guy shortly afterwards.}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't hurt, hit on, or harass Kisa. You will regret it.
* '''[[Beware the Nice Ones]]''': He's one of those characters you ''really'' don't want to piss off.
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Likes shoujo manga and does not mind having emotional reactions to the stories.
* [[Say It With Hearts]]: "Kisa-saaan! ♥"
* [[So Beautiful ItsIt's a Curse]]: While Kisa constantly teases him about his looks, {{spoiler|his looks seem to make the guys in the school jealous of him. Just asking to hang out with them at an art museum causes them to accuse of him of going there to pick up chicks,}} he also attracts so many girls that apparently they confess their love to him more often than not. He's very nice about it, of course, but his reaction everytime it happens is [[Here We Go Again]].
* [[Squee]]: His reaction when finding out that Kisa is in charge of his favourite series.
* [[Understanding Boyfriend]]: He understands the stress that work puts on Kisa and is always putting Kisa's needs over his. {{spoiler|Of course, Kisa thinks that he's just doing this because he's losing interest in him.}}