Makoto Itou

Makoto Itou (伊藤 誠 Itō Makoto) is the protagonist of School Days and Summer/Shiny Days, as well as a side character in Cross Days. A generally mild-mannered student of class 1-3, his life becomes more complicated when seatmate Sekai Saionji helps him with his romantic life and sets him up with Kotonoha Katsura.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) In the anime, he is at first an average student who is too shy to ask out a girl he likes. But throughout the series, he becomes a lying, cheating, irredeemable jerk who sleeps with just about any girl he gets his hands on.
 * 2) Besides cheating on his girlfriends, he scolds one girl and publicly embarrass her that anyone would consider it distasteful.
 * 3) He generally flirts with other girls at school. But, he "loves" them for their bodies rather than for who they are.
 * 4) Not only does he hurt the girls who love him, but countless other girls who have fallen for his "charm", causing a lot of suffering and devastation.
 * 5) Additionally, due to this, he drove two girls into insanity and is directly responsible for Katsura’s mental collapse.
 * 6) When Sekai Saionji reveals her possible pregnancy to Makoto, he refuses to take responsibility.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Luckily, his womanizing ways bit him back in the rear. And at the end of the anime, he receives his own comeuppance.
 * 2) He at least showed some remorse for his actions.
 * 3) Unlike other harem series, (even though he or the series on its own may anger viewers) he is a realistic example of how perverse behavior and little regard for other’s emotions can have severe consequences.

Trivia

 * 1) His birthday is October 16.
 * 2) Due to the fact that he treats women badly and he has a sex addiction, he is widely hated by many audiences.
 * 3) He has children with Sekai and Setsuna. However, the continuity is unknown.
 * 4) His first name translates to "sincerity".