Shinji

Former member of the Video Game Club. He was the same age as Daisuke when he joined the club upon entering the high school. He was passionate about games, wanting to be part of a team that developed them. His decision of joining the club was strongly opposed by his father who wanted him to join a club that was constructive for his schoolwork. The condition for him being allowed to stay in the club was maintaining good grades. As a result he worked hard, consistently being among the top 25 students of his class. His father thought that if he spent less time on games he would be able to improve his marks, an opinion he made very clear to Shinji.

The pressure from his father kept intensifying. He was one of the best students of his grade but his father was not satisfied. He thought that the only thing preventing him from being in the top 10 was his involvement with the Video Game Club. He voiced his dilemma with Daisuke who advised him to do what he wanted to do. Shinji eventually started lying to his father that he quit the club but his standings in his grade did not improve significantly, annoying his father who wanted to identify a cause.

One day his father discovered his lies and that was too much for Shinji to handle. He ended up going to the roof top of his school and jumped to his death. His brother Kinji blames the Video Game Club for his death.

After his death Shinji maintained an ominous reputation in the school. There was an unspoken tradition born not to mention it. Shinji was seen as a good student with no troubles. His death shattered that reality in the school. As a result the Video Game Club gained a notorious reputation by those who know the incident.