Yuto Sakuraba

Yuto Sakuraba (桜庭 雄斗 Sakuraba Yūto) is the main male protagonist of the Tonari No Kashiwagi-san manga. He is shown to be an otaku who has never fallen in love with a real person and the best friend of Kazuki Kusano.

Appearance
Yuto has short black hair that is cut shorter in Chapter 25, with an ahoge (literally meaning "stupid hair") on the top of his head and black eyes.

Personality
Yuto is a socially awkward person who would end up regretting whenever he frequently says or doing things.

When he's around Kotone Kashiwagi, he becomes very nervous and easily embarrassed as he has a crush on her.

Etymology

 * The name Yuto means "hero, manly" (雄) (yu) and "Dipper" (斗) (to).
 * Yuto's surname Sakuraba means "cherry blossom" (桜) (sakura) and "garden" (庭) (ba).
 * Part of the name Sakura can also mean "blossom" (咲) (saku) and "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ra).

Trivia

 * Yuto is an otaku as he loves anime and manga.