Oze

Oze
Kanji	尾瀬
Physical Data
Gender	Male
First Appearances
Anime	Episode 6
Manga	Volume 1, Chapter 11
Voice Actors
Japanese	Tatsuhisa Suzuki
English	Unknown

Oze (尾瀬) is a supporting character in Umetarou Nozaki's manga Let's Fall in Love. He often makes brief cameo appearances within the manga, his character taking inspiration from Yuzuki Seo.

Appearance

Oze has short hair with a portion of his fringe being swept into the middle. He is often seen wearing his school uniform, consisting of a tie and a collared polo shirt.

Personality

Oze comes across as smug and annoying, due to his bluntness. His tactlessness is displayed by him bluntly telling Waka that he'd rather invite someone else for a date, and when speaking to someone, he says he's going to go toilet. He is often nonchalant about events that occur around him or about what people say to him, even smirking when Waka states that she hates him.

Despite his abrasive personality, he is secretly the person encouraging Waka over the phone. Nozaki wrote this situation to mirror the relationship between Seo and Wakamatsu, specifically, Seo's identity as Lorelei.

Relationships

Waka

Oze's 'Love u'

Oze's feelings towards Waka have been hinted to be romantic, as displayed when she had a forehead injury and the writing on her forehead spelled out "Love u". On the other hand, this could also be interpreted and translated as "You're open/defenseless" or "gap/opening/crevice".

Additionally, he supports Waka through phone calls, often encouraging and comforting her. He seemingly acts indifferent towards Waka in person, slightly scoffing when she proclaims that she hates him. However, he also has a hidden caring side, which is shown when he gives her his umbrella on a rainy day.

Even though Oze's relationship with Waka has been hinted to be romantic, Nozaki is determined that he'll never allow them to be romantically paired together, as he sees Waka and Oze as their real life counterparts rather than their manga selves.

Trivia

• In some translations, his name is also known as 'Ose'.
• As described by Wakamatsu, a large majority of Oze consists of screentone, so he tends to prepare himself when Oze appears within the series due to the amount of screentones he needs to cut.