Birthday: April 29
Zodiac sign: Taurus

Smart, attractive, athletic, and talented like Yukino, Souichirou Arima becomes Yukino's rival at school. Very handsome and popular, Souichirou excels at kendo and becomes a national champion. He is at first smitten by Yukino, unaware that she secretly hated him and constantly tried to compete with him. After unwittingly discovering that Yukino is not the model student everyone thinks she is, Souichirou blackmails her into doing his school work so he can spend more time with her. After resolving the issue and becoming each other's first true friend, they eventually fall in love.

Arima has alot of issues with his past. He is scared that his family will hate him and reject him like they once did. However, because of that, he decided he had to become a perfect person. But, with Yukino's help he realizes his parents accept him for who he is and that he should love all sides of himself and show his real personality proudly to everyone.



He was abused by his maternal mother in the past.
He was abandoned by his maternal mother, and then his paternal father, Reiji found him and gave him to Soji and Shizune (his adoptive parents) to raise.
His adoptive father is the eldest brother of his real father hence his uncle.