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===Shutaro Mendo===
{{nihongo|Shutaro Mendo|面堂 終太郎|Mendō Shutarō}} is heir to the Mendo [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] with staggering wealth and its own private [[army]]. Upon his transfer to Tomobiki High, he and Ataru immediately become enemies.{{gnr|ch|22}} Although very handsome, charming, and intelligent, on occasions Mendo succumbs to lechery and resembles Ataru, just more respectful and sophisticated in his approach. The two are much more alike than either would like to admit.{{gnr|ch|23}} Shutaro takes his role as heir to the vast Mendo fortune extremely seriously.{{gnr|ch|30}} A descendant of a [[samurai]] family, Shutaro often carries a [[katana]] with him, which at any moment could be flying at Ataru's face. He has a team of men in sunglasses who act as his personal retainers. Mendo is fond of octopuses and keeps a large number of them as loyal pets. He has a sibling rivalry with his younger sister, [[#Ryoko Mendo|Ryoko]].
Mendo is [[narcissistic]], overly dramatic, [[claustrophobic]] and afraid of the dark. But due to his vanity, his phobias incredibly disappear when a girl can see him.{{gnr|ch|30}} Ataru often plays on Mendo's fears by putting a large bell over him, forming a dark enclosed area where a girl can not see him. However, this has resulted in him breaking these bells out of sheer terror.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/characters/mendo.html |title=Shutaro Mendo |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> The girls at school have formed a [[fan club]] for Mendo and they will do anything to protect him. Though Shinobu is the closest thing he has to a girlfriend, Mendo has feelings for Lum, tolerating Ataru's presence in order to be close to her. He is voiced by [[Akira Kamiya]] (first series) and [[Mamoru Miyano]] (second series) in Japanese,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/kamiya-akira/roles.html|title=Kamiya Akira roles |work=[[Hitoshi Doi]]'s Seiyuu Database|access-date=2022-08-14}}</ref><ref name="secondanimecast"/> and by Robert Rogan, Russell Wait (Animax), Brian Hudson, [[Wayne Grayson|Vinnie Penna]] in various English dubs, and Jack Stansbury (second series).<ref name="secondaniengcast"/>
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