Makino Aikawa

"'I was rejected.' ― Makino (From chapter 28)"Aikawa Makino (逢河・マキノ) a quiet and handsome love-game streamer who sleeps almost all the time and lets his eyes do most of the talking for him. A running gag in the series is how anyone, male or female, who looks into his eyes for five seconds can be charmed by him

Appearance
Aikawa is a slim man with fair skin, dark purple eyes and short hair of matching color. He uses a pair of black earphone to listen to healing nature sounds from his mp3 player most of the time. He also has a black and white, checker-patterned eye mask with green stripes on the left and right side. His uniform is the most stylish compared to others.

Outfits

 * Usual Uniform: He wears a gray dress shirt (with the school logo in the summer wear) and a black neck tie, along with a large-sized black knit sweater that he buttoned up. There are two buttons on his left collar. He has two types of trousers, one is pure black and the other one is grey-patterned. He wears black dress shoes, the laces are just for decoration.

Personality
Makino has a very calm and composed personality and he rarely talks; if he does, he only speaks a few words at a time. He is known for his professional streaming of love games and despite his less-than-lengthy commentary, he is able to easily attract many of his viewers with his gaze.

During his time in District 13, he is often shown falling asleep or being tired. The discord between Makino and his parents has led to him giving up on the world and humans themselves, which may explain his generally distant behavior around others, before he eventually starts open up more with everyone as time passes by. He is actually a very gentle and caring boy by heart. Makino is often babied by both Zakuro and Himiko.

History
Makino Aikawa is a lonely child who's never loved by his parents. Ever since he was a child, he always had to listen to the fight between his parents, making him used to cover his ears to close himself from his surroundings. He fell in love with the older girl next door who took care of him for a long time since his parents were never home, but his hopes were dashed when the girl, who never knew of his true feelings, got a boyfriend herself and eventually got married. Rejected by both his parents and his crush, this led him to turn to love games for comfort and shut himself in his own world. Probably thinking that at least no one would reject him anymore in love games.

Plot
He got his background story spotlight from chapter 25 (Lonely Child) throughout chapter 28 (Cross in Love). In Chapter 28, Akatsuki had a heart-to-heart conversation with his unconscious self about his unrequited love. He said that it is completely normal even if the person you care about doesn't hold the same feelings for you as love doesn't always have to be answered. He encouraged Makino to accept the truth and move on from there since there are more people who will be there for him, helping him to finally get back on his feet.

Facts
Favorite Subject: Art

Favourite Game: Dating Simulation

Hobbies: Listening to Music (nature sounds), Sleeping

Favourite Food: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Spring Rolls

Disliked Food: Anything Sour

Handedness: Right-handed

Weakness: Crowds

Weapon: Clear Eyes

Family Structure: Grandmother, Father (Makoto), Mother (Yukino)

A second-year student at a private co-ed high school, Makino’s best subject is art. He is skilled at dating simulations and can often be found sleeping.

Character Stats
The perfect score is 3.

Character Impressions
Volume 5 Volume 6
 * Makino → Anya: "Afro will suit him"
 * Makino → Yuzu: Good friend
 * Makino → Himiko: He trusts her

Volume 7

Trivia

 * Aikawa means "meeting" (逢) and "river" (河).
 * If Aikawa was written as "愛河", Aikawa would mean "river of love".
 * The name of his crush is Sumire Koizumi (She's already married).
 * Makino states in chapter 39 of the manga that his word limit is 100 words per day.
 * He loves afro (the reason is unknown).
 * Extra informations from Osora's tweets:
 * In "13th District: toothache", Makino spaces out after the pain.
 * In "13th District: two-person haori tournament", Makino is paired up with Himiko and won first-place thanks to Makino's tolerance and Himiko's care.
 * In "13th District: waiting 30 minutes for someone who oversleeps", Makino will wait while sleeping (he doesn't mind at all that the other party is late).
 * In "13th District: childhood dreams", he has no childhood dream.
 * in "13th District: seeing price tag on someone's clothes", Makino will casually take the price tag off and toss it away.
 * In "13th District: attaching message to friendship chocolate", Makino writes daisuki or "I like you" for the message.
 * On Valentine's Day, people put the chocolates on his desk while he was sleeping (he also got one from Sumire). He then took the chocolates to the Lost & Found office because he thought they're probably a lost item.
 * On White Day, someone put marshmallow on his desk while he was asleep, he then took it to the Lost & Found office again for the same reason.
 * His wish for tanabata is futon.
 * Makino uses tameguchi (talks like equal friends) to everyone. The way he talks also belongs to the "Going My Way" group along with Kaikoku, Zakuro, Yuzu, and Anya.
 * In "13th District: going to movie theater", he sways back and forth, left and right. In short, he falls asleep.
 * In "13th District: finding Anya sleeping in the hallway", Makino will sleep there together with Anya.
 * In "13th District: finding Akatsuki playing dead in the hallway", Makino will say "good luck" then put a candy for him.