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“	Is Katai-kun a hardliner?	”
—Chapter 76

Katai Makoto
Anime Manga Live Action
Character Name
Full Name	Katai Makoto
Kanji	片居 誠
Furigana	かたい まこと
Aliases	Makocchi (By Manbagi Rumiko)
Personal Info
Age	17-18
Gender	Male
Family	Katai Ken (father) Katai Misao (mother) Katai Ai (younger sister)
Occupation	Student
Education
School	Itan Private High School
Year/Course	1st Year Class 1 (formerly) 2nd Year Class 1 (formerly) 3rd Year Class 4 (currently)
Media
Manga Debut	Chapter 76
Anime Debut	Episode 13
English Voice	Jacob Hopkins
Japanese Voice	Shin'ichirō Kamio

Makoto Katai (片 (かた) 居 (い) 誠 (まこと) , Katai Makoto^?) is a secondary character in Komi Can't Communicate. He is one of Komi Shouko and Tadano Hitohito's friends who misunderstands Shouko as his communication master. Similar to her, Makoto is also terrible at communicating with others mostly due to his intimidating, 'delinquent-like' aura but shy, and anxious personality.

Appearance

Katai is a tall and heavily muscled young man, standing over most of his fellow students, with swept-back dyed blonde hair. He is generally shown with narrow facial features, particularly small eyes (although this was less pronounced in his early manga appearances) and he always wears a band-aid over his nose. Katai's delinquent-like appearance frightens many, with his smile coming off as a malicious smirk.

Personality

In sharp contrast to his intimidating appearance, Katai is a gentle giant who suffers from social anxiety. He is largely oblivious to how others perceive him.

History

Just as school was starting, Makoto caught a cold and was bedridden for a week then, after a week, he found it hard to go to school, even though he only went as far as the school gates. Makoto hesitated to enter the school despite saying he would go tomorrow and by the time he realized, the season came and winter had passed. That summer he thought to himself "I couldn't go on like this" and to prevent being bullied, he trained his body and bleached his hair, making him look like a delinquent.

Despite his extreme makeover, Najimi Osana still recognized him, which made him so nervous he dragged Najimi outside to make sure that no one knows about his past. When nervous, like Shouko, Makoto takes on a scary appearance. Makoto also mistakenly acts scary at times, which is always non-intentional. But with the helping hand of Tadano Hitohito and his friends, he has loosened up over time. He now sees Hitohito as a friend and Shouko as his komyu master.

Etymology

Katai's family name, Katai (片居, Katai^?) is a homonym for "硬い" (lit. "hard").

Trivia

• He gave chocolate to Tadano Hitohito on Valentine's day despite men usually giving their gifts on White Day.
• His entire family (with the exception of his sister, Ai) is revealed to be stiff-lipped and have trouble having conversations, and instead talk within their minds. Even the men in his extended family, despite their tough looks, are timid like Makoto.
• Suteno Gorou has mistaken Makoto for Komi Shouko due to Osana Najimi telling him that Komi was the leader of the school. Upon entering their classroom, Suteno Gorou assumed Makoto Katai was Komi Shouko from his frightening aura.
• In the anime, Katai's internal monologue is far softer and noticeably higher than when he speaks aloud, highlighting the disconnect between Katai's outward appearance and how he sees himself.

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