The memories make a comeback before the story ends. Easy Amnesia: Haruki sustains a blow to the head during a tournament on his route, which when combined with the emotional strain of beliving the protagonist has chosen Ichigo as her boyfriend, leads to him forgetting the whole of his route's story.Ichigo: There are some jokes you can make and then there are others that you shouldn't. When the guys find out about the protagonist's stalker, Rihito makes a playful, poorly-considered comment that she's so pretty that he can understand wanting to watch her stealthily. Dude, Not Funny!: An in-universe example occurs during Ryuzo's route.She doesn't find out otherwise until they meet again as teenagers. Dude Looks Like a Lady: When they were friends as children, the protagonist mistook Rihito for a girl.When his father shows up in the first season sequel, Rihito is initially less than thrilled. Disappeared Dad: Rihito's parents broke up before his mother knew she was pregnant, so it's just been mother and son for sixteen-odd years.At the end of Ichigo's sequel, when Rihito's flirting with the protagonist fails to provoke the usual jealous response from Ichigo, his friends immediately become suspicious and speculate that he has "become a man." In this case, their suspicions are accurate.In Haruki's sequel, he and the protagonist stay overnight together at a hotel, leaving their friends to assume the obvious.Delinquents: Ryuzo isn't one, but he looks the part, which throws the protagonist for a bit of a loop and makes him a target for their high school's strict and overzealous vice principal.Comically Missing the Point: Ryuzo can be rather slow on the uptake, particularly when it comes to matters of romance, with this trope the frequent result.Clueless Chick-Magnet: Ryuzo, who is kind of heavy on the "clueless" in regard to most things. Childhood Marriage Promise: Referenced in the opening.This includes Johji, who the protagonist knew as "JJ" back then. Childhood Friend Romance: All of the guys. Unusually for a Voltage game, the damage is permanent and Takeshi has to give up his goal of competing in the Olympics.
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