Occasionally, he teases Nagisa or the Fujibayashi twins.ĭespite Tomoya's seemingly antisocial ways, he is a sociable and protective friend who cares deeply for all of his friends, especially Nagisa, and loves solving their problems. Tomoya enjoys having company as well as playing lighthearted pranks on people, especially Sunohara or Fuko. He is a cynical and sarcastic delinquent who has a tendency of always arriving late to school, skipping classes during the day and staying out all night, hanging with Sunohara in his room. As he progresses through high school, he meets many new friends, such as Kyou, Ryou, Tomoyo, Fuko, and of course, Nagisa. He is best friends with Youhei Sunohara and is a childhood friend of Kotomi Ichinose. He began to view life cynically and came to be seen as a delinquent at school. After that incident, Tomoya's relationship with his father became very distant as he continued to hold a grudge against him. Since then, he could no longer lift his right arm higher than his shoulder, and was forced to quit basketball soon afterwards. Tomoya used to be a basketball player in middle school, until he received a permanent injury during a fight with his father, in which he was brutally slammed into a wall and the impact dislocated his right shoulder. He resembles his father having tan skin, spiky blue hair, and deep blue eyes. He deeply resents his town Hikarizaka due to the bad memories he experienced while living in it.Įver since his mother, Atsuko, died in a car accident when he was young, Tomoya Okazaki has lived with his alcoholic father, Naoyuki Okazaki, with whom he argues with constantly. At the beginning of the series, Tomoya is a 17-year-old third-year student of Hikarizaka High.