Tsuyoshi Ohki (大木 剛, Ōki Tsuyoshi), later Tsuyoshi Sasaki after his parent's divorce, is one of the supporting characters of the Kodocha series. He's Akito Hayama best friend. They've been friends since kindergarten, and he seems to be the only person besides Sana to understand him. In the 6th grade, he and Akito became best friends with Sana Kurata. Following their friendship, Tsuyoshi made it clear that he had a crush on Sana. However, these feelings weren't returned. He goes onto have a series long happy relationship with Aya Sugita.
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Personality[]
Biography[]
Tsuyoshi lived with his parents and sister. However, when his parents divorced, he moved to an apartment along with his mother and sister and had to take on the role of being the male in the family, forcing himself to be strong and not show his frailty.
When made angry, Tsuyoshi goes into anger fits which only Akito can stop. This is first seen when he calls his teacher "mommy" and all the children make fun of him. In embarrassment, he becomes mad and starts destroying the classroom.
When he meets Sana, he has a crush on her. When Akito asks him if he really likes her, he confirms it. This results in Akito claiming Tsuyoshi as his rival.
When Sana's friend Aya, confesses to him, Akito tries to persuade him to like Aya and not Sana. However, Tsuyoshi knows what he is trying to do. It is then revealed that the reason he likes Sana is because she gave him Valentine's Day chocolate in the 5th grade. By mistake, Sana had given him one that had been left over. Now realizing the truth, he becomes hurt and angry and so, he goes into one of his fits. After Akito suggests Aya to gift Tsuyoshi some sweets, they eventually start going out and they're known as the lovey-dovey couple.
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Etymology[]
- The name Tsuyoshi means "sturdy, strength, robust, tough" (剛).
- Tsuyoshi's surname Ohki means "big, great" (大) (oh) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki).
Trivia[]
- As explained in an author's note, series creator Miho Obana initially planned for Tsuyoshi to have supernatural powers, but later decided against this.
Gallery[]
| Kodocha Characters | |
|---|---|
| Main | Sana Kurata • Akito Hayama |
| Kurata Residence | Misako Kurata • Rei Sagami • Shimura • Maro |
| Hayama Residence | Fuyuki Hayama • Natsumi Hayama |
| School Friends | Tsuyoshi Ohki • Fuka Matsui • Aya Sugita • Aono Ohki • Hisae Kamayai • Mami Suzuki • Mitsuya • Morio Tanaka • Principal Narunaru • Sengoku • Shinichi Gomi • Sumirei Ando |
| Showbiz Friends | Naozumi Kamura • Asako Kurumi • Zenjiro |
| Other | Isao Ohki • Keiko Sakai • Koharu Hayama • Mariko Sakai • Mrs. Sasaki • Principal Kamura • Ryousuke Motodana • Yuta Takaishi |