He's Risa's childhood friend who moved overseas while they were still in elementary school. He considers Risa a hero to him as she was the one who stood up for him when the other boys made fun of him because of his name. He wants to become Risa's boyfriend, though he finds out who Risa really likes, much to his dismay.

Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To add to their plights, their crushes fall in love with each other, leaving Koizumi and Ootani comically flustered and heartbroken. To make matters worse, they're even labeled as a comedy duo by their homeroom teacher due to their personalities and the stark difference in their heights, and their classmates even think of their arguments as sketches. 
 
Lovely★Complex follows Koizumi and Ootani as they encourage each other in finding love and become close friends. Apart from their ridiculous antics, they soon find out an unexpected similarity in their music and fashion tastes. Maybe they possess a chemistry yet unknown, but could love ever bloom between the mismatched pair? 
 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)

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A Japanese voice actor. He is known for his Kansai accent in some roles. In 2010, he won the Seiyuu Award for Best Personality.

Has a [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQb0Pou939pDubqrvTSRSA/) where he plays video games and phone apps with [Katsuyuki Konishi](https://anilist.co/staff/95020/).

(Source: Wikipedia)

[Website](https://www.elsielovelock.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ElsieLovelock) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetPoffin) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElsieLovelockSinging/)

Elsie Lovelock is a British voice actor and singer who has been acting since the age of 16. She has been in many musical theatre productions and shows, both professional and amateur, and has worked as a host and entertainer professionally.
 
She has provided voices and song vocals for a plethora of different video games, animations, albums and projects during her time as an actress. Elsie has a dynamic, strong, emotive and extremely versatile voice with years of acting experience in theatre and voiceover. Her normal speaking voice is clear, mid-to-low in pitch with an East Sussex accent. 

(Source: Elsie Lovelock Website)

Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection. But will their budding friendship become something more complex?
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
Note: The chapter count includes the one-shots "Hoshi ni Nattemo Aishiteru" and "Bokura no Ibasho".

Haruka Fukagawa