Okano

Okano is a good friend of Teppei Sasaki who attended the same art school as him.

Appearance
Okano has dark hair parted down the middle and wears glasses. In his first appearance, he's shown wearing a pinstripe dress shirt. After his high school school graduation, Okano wears a dark pinstripe suit.

Personality
Not much is known about Okano's personality, but he and Teppei are close friends, as they both encourage each other to follow their dreams of becoming successful Mangaka.

Synopsis
A flashback from Teppei's school days shows reveals that Okano managed to become a finalist in a manga contest. Okano is also the one who gave Teppei his robot Mirai after he got runner up in a one-shot contest for his work, Robo-Nishi.

In order to assure the best quality is made for his one-shot of White Knight, Teppei travels back home and with the help of Okano and another friend help him. Teppei also with a smile and looking embarrassed apologizes to Okano for ruining the Mirai toy he gave him. Upset that that's how he was repaid for his kind gesture, he underneath it all understands and is glad that he wasn't hurt in the process. They all later celebrate enjoying beer and karoke together.