Wataru Watari Biography

“What's so praiseworthy about entrusting your sense of what's right to someone else?”

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Youth Trust Praise Cynicism Praiseworthy Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Therefore, the strongest person is someone with no vulnerabilities, nothing to hold dear, and no connections with others. In other words, me.”

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Strength Youth Connections Cynicism Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Vulnerabilities

“If you want to make friends, you have to be prepared to sacrifice something.”

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Friendship Sacrifice Friends Preparation Uncertainty Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari

“Hikki: We shouldn't touch on stuff Yukinoshita doesn't want to touch on. Yui: Is not knowing really okay? Hikki: I don't think not knowing is a bad thing. Knowing more means having more shit to deal with, you know. Yui: But I want to know more. Know more about each other, and be even better friends. I want to help her when she's in trouble.”

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Friendship Knowing

“The institution known as "school" isn't just a facility for doing classwork. It's essentially a microcosm of society, all of humanity put together in a little diorama. Bully exists in schools because war and conflict exist in the world, and school castes reflect our stratified, hierarchical society. Living in a democracy, the tyranny of the majority naturally applies at school, too. The majority -- that is to say, the people with the most friends -- are superior.”

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School Democracy Bullying Disillusionment Microcosm Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari Institutionalization Social Mores

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“Saturday is the mightiest day of the week. It's unshakably, overwhelmingly superior. Not only is it a day off of school, the following day is also a day off, like some kind of Super Saiyan bargain sale.”

School Youth Weekend Cynicism Saturday Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Dragonball Super Saiyan

“There is a tendency to imagine the loner ensconced in a dark corner, but in point of fact, as the resident loner of our class, I comported myself in a grand and stately manner. Thus, I was the eye of the hurricane, a single, isolated air pocket in the school.”

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School Youth Isolation Cynicism Loner Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Tossing out ideas itself was good. Stimulating the conference was something that should be welcomed. I didn’t mind if a formal brainstorm was chosen for the sake of presenting many ideas. But in the brainstorm and conference we were holding where nobody’s ideas were rejected, there was no foreseeable conclusion in sight. The conference I thought was proceeding on smoothly was beginning to look nonsensical. When I noticed, my hands recording the minutes had stopped. I loosely let my hands hang under the desk and sat there in silence watching the conference. The expression that I had was completely different from those who were energetically involved in the discussion. They had vivid and bright smiles floating on their faces. That was when I noticed. They were all enjoying this moment. That’s to say, they were enjoying this exchange between each other. What they wanted wasn’t the very idea of volunteer service, but the self-acknowledgement of them doing these activities. It’s not that they wanted to do work. They just wanted to be immersed with the feeling of working. They just wanted to feel like they were actually doing it. And then, they would feel like they did everything that they could, where ultimately, everything had turned into nothing.”

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Work Self Deception Slacking Off

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“I was a diligent student with integrity, so I didn't talk to anyone in class and passed the time in silence.”

Silence Youth Integrity Cynicism Diligence Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“When she greets you in the morning, that's just common politeness. When she drops her handkerchief in front of you, that's carelessness. And when a girl at your part-time job gives you her e-mail address, it's because she wants you to cover her shift. I don't believe in coincidence, fate, or destiny. All you can believe in are company orders.”

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Fate Pessimism Failed Relationships

“I don't trust any form of kindness so filled with deceit and so delighted in its own self-sacrifice.”

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Romance Friendship Kindness Sacrifice Deceit Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari

“Cultivating a proper internal standard of judgment is a good thing.”

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Teacher Judgment Standards Expectations Wataru Watari Personality Types Shizuka Hiratsuka

“What the hell? Die in a fire, youth. Die in a fire.”

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Hell Fire Youth Light Novel Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Youth Is A Farce

“In this world, the pursuit of dreams leads to a life so painful and frustrating the mere thought of it is enough to merit a sigh.”

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Suffering Dreams Youth Cynicism Sigh Pursuit Of Happiness Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“You mustn't force images on things. Only gods were what you should expect perfection from. You mustn't demand an ideal from anyone. That is weakness. It is an evil that must be hated. It is negligence that must be punished. It spoils not only yourself, but those around you. You are allowed to be disappointed with only yourself. You should hurt only yourself. Hate yourself for not following your ideal. The only one you must not forgive is yourself.”

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Self Expectations Ideals

Author:Wataru Watari

“I'm a nothing person. I don't affiliate myself with any kind of label [..] The truly stalwart don't run with a group. Being alone is like standing against the whole world. Me versus the world.”

Loneliness Youth Cynicism Nothingness Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Stalwart

“Was this really friendship? I have my doubts.”

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Friendship Doubt Loneliness Uncertainty Aloneness Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari

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“Kids who don't like writing about books often don't enjoy reading them in the first place, and kids who hate reading inevitably end up being terrible writers.”

Writing Reading Literature Learning Hachiman Hikigaya Reading Is Fundamental

“I couldn't speak. It wasn't because I was frightened. I was entranced, frozen in place by a crisp, terrifyingly icy beauty. Her gorgeousness seemed like a taboo, something forbidden to approach or even speak of, never mind touch.”

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Romance Beauty Attraction Forbidden Taboo Young Love Icy Yukino Yukinoshita

“I don't know what you're expecting, but ultimately, most people in high school have this obsession with the 'high schooler' you often seen in fiction, so they put on an act in an attempt to become that. And it just leaves you cold.”

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Fiction Expectations High School Obsession Social Life Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari

“Anyway. I think forcing yourself to keep up appearances and putting up this identity that isn't yours, a mask you don't wear when you're alone, is phony. If you have to do all that stuff to get someone to love you, then can you really say they love you and who you really are? Once you change yourself to win affection, to win love, I don't even know if you can still call you you. If you've built your relationship on pretense and lies, it'll probably fail in some way or another, and if you've fundamentally changed yourself, then it's not really you.”

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Love Romance Change Personality Affection Phony Masks Hachiman Hikigaya Social Capital

“Nobody's perfect. They are weak, with ugly hearts, and they quickly turn to jealousy. They try to knock others down. It's so odd . . . In the world we live in, the greater a person is, the more difficult his or her life becomes.”

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Greatness Jealousy Light Novel Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Yukino Yukinoshita Ugly Heart Nobodys Perfect

“Nothing is less trustworthy than a woman's tears.”

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Tears Crying Teen Romance Light Novel Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Dead Inside

“An experienced loner does not fall for the same trick twice.”

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Tricks Aloneness Loner Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari Foolhardiness

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“After all, the entire process of "getting along" is nothing more than a cycle of deception. You're lying to yourself and others. They acknowledge that they're being deceived, and you acknowledge that they're deceiving you [. . .] In the end, it's nothing more than falsehood, suspicion, and deceit.”

Friendship Arrogance Deceit Suspicion Aloneness Loner Hachiman Hikigaya

“There comes a time or two in life when you should face isolation. No, you have to. Constantly being accompanied, having someone by your side always and forever -- that is far more abnormal and creepy. I'm positive you can only learn and feel certain things when you're alone. If there are lessons to gain from having friends, then so also are there lessons from not having friends. These two things are two sides of the same coin and should be treated as equally valuable. So this moment, too, will also have worth for that girl.”

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Romance Friendship Aloneness Loner Abnormal Hachiman Hikigaya Social Capital

“Solitude reigns supreme. Real heroes don't need friends.”

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Youth Solitude Cynicism Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Once you've seen something that's got nothing to do with you, you can't claim ignorance. But you're still powerless. So at the very least, you want to let yourself feel pity and leave it at that. Those emotions are beautiful and noble, but they're also a cruel and ugly excuse. It's nothing more than an extension of the deceitful youth ideology that I loathe so much.”

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Childhood Youth Ignorance Deceit Loathing Middle School Hachiman Hikigaya Youth Is A Farce

“She was quit a handsome man, my sister.”

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Anger Sister Sibling Rivalry Light Novel Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Always been chasing after me, huh? Should I take that to mean Haruno has continually outdone her sister? There was cruelty in that remark, the cruelty of an absolute winner laughing at a foolish challenger, as if she were dealing with a child.”

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Sibling Rivalry

“One girl to send her to the guillotine, one to cut the rope, and one to eagerly await the result.”

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Bullying Adolescence Mean Girls Guillotine Social Dynamics Guiltless

“If you want to protect your pride, you don't need people to like you!”

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Pride Pessimism Sociability Light Novel Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Sensitivity to the sound of one's name is a special gift of loners. Because the loner does not often hear his name, he reacts dramatically in the rare event the word is uttered. Source: me.”

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Youth Cynicism Loner Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“How rude could you get? She was treating a boy she'd only just met as an inferior being. The only other person I can think of who does that is a Saiyan prince.”

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Rudeness Prince Inferiority Complex Reference Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Yukino Yukinoshita Dragonball Z Dbz Vegeta

“A loner, by nature, burdens no one with their existence. By avoiding entanglements with others, they cause no harm. We are extremely ecologically friendly, clean, and environmentally aware creatures.”

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Friendship Youth Burden Arrogance Cynicism Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Frankly, if her face wasn't so cute, I would most certainly have been punching it.”

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Cute Angst Light Novel Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Punch Kawaii Yukino Yukinoshita

“If you're not ready for the consequences, then don't stir up shit in the first place.”

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Youth Cynicism Consequences Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Stirrring Up Trouble

“Are you a terrorist? Or just an idiot?”

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Terrorist Teenagers Idiocy Light Novel Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Shizuka Hiratsuka

“She's not tsundere. She's just an unpleasant woman.”

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Arrogance Manga Light Novel Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Tsundere Shizuka Hiratsuka Unpleasant Woman

“A misunderstanding is a misunderstanding. It's not the truth.”

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Truth Youth Cynicism Misunderstanding Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Monday. Given that it means "day of the moon," you'd think there'd be more butts involved.”

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Humor Youth Moon Cynicism Monday Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Butts

“In other words, paradoxically, loners are the truth philanthropists. Loving nothing is equivalent to loving everything. Damn, it's only a matter of time before they dub me Mother Hikigaya.”

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Humor Youth Cynicism Philanthropy Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Mother Theresa

“I've stopped bothering getting my hopes up and watching them die when all of it's just in my head. I expect nothing from the start, I expect nothing in the middle, and I expect nothing up until the end.”

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Youth Expectations Unexpected Cynicism Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy No Expectations

“Hayato Hayama [. . .] Basically, he was good-looking and stylish in a casual way. Fuck that guy.”

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Pessimism Light Novel Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Hayato Hayama Fuck That Guy Good Looking Stylish

“Perhaps espousing views one doesn't actually hold is a core tenet of normiedom. In sum, the way of the normie is founded upon deception.”

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Youth Deception Cynicism Opinions Normalcy Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“Now the situation could be resolved, and we could put this behind us -- both the awkward misunderstandings and the misguided attempts at self-preservation. Though both of those would probably happen in the future anyway.”

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Youth Resolution Cynicism Awkward Self Preservation Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

“I had no trouble with his readiness to change his attitude. I despise the oppression of social hierarchies and seniority-based systems, unless I'm the beneficiary.”

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Attitude Youth Arrogance Cynicism Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy Social Hierarchy Beneficiary

“We began in error, so obviously the ensuing events left us in error, too.”

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Relationships Youth Cynicism Error Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari My Youth Romantic Comedy

Author:Wataru Watari

“Totsuka was just so nice, it made me want to decide on our children's names together.”

Friendship Date Hachiman Hikigaya Wataru Watari Bisexual Characters Saika Totsuka