Smart, attractive, athletic, and talented like Yukino, Soichiro Arima becomes Yukino's rival at school. Very handsome and popular, Soichiro excels at kendo and becomes a national champion. He is at first smitten by Yukino, unaware that she secretly hated him and constantly tried to compete with him. After unwittingly discovering that Yukino is not the model student everyone thinks she is, Soichiro blackmails her into doing his school work so he can spend more time with her. After resolving the issue and becoming each other's first true friend, they eventually fall in love.

Arima has alot of issues with his past. He is scared that his family will hate him and reject him like they once did. However, because of that, he decided he had to become a perfect person. But, with Yukino's help he realizes his parents accept him for who he is and that he should love all sides of himself and show his real personality proudly to everyone. ~!His adoptive father is his uncle [Shouji](https://anilist.co/character/253606), the eldest brother of his real father [Reiji](https://anilist.co/character/17237), and of whom Soichiro was named after.!~ ~!In the manga, he was abandoned by his father and abused by his mother as a child, as a result of her only wanting to stay with him to inherit the Arima family fortune, which never came as Reiji was an illegitimate child. In the anime, it is mentioned that his parents abandoned him after stealing money from the Arima family and to evade a massive amount of debt, although he does have flashbacks of abuse from his mother.!~

Miyazawa Yukino is the perfect student. Kind, intelligent, pretty and modest, it's unbelievable that such a person could exist. Little did everyone know Yukino's perfection was just a facade. An act to fulfill her desire for praise and admiration. Her life took a turn however, as a newcomer to their school Arima Soichiro topped the exam rankings. Arima is more than just intelligent, he's also kind, handsome and modest, an unbelievable person who can actually exist. Even worse luck, Arima found out Yukino's secret, blackmailing her to help him out. Their odd relationship soon develops into friendship and eventually into love. But can their love prevail through the many problems that come their way?

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**Birth Place:** Berlin
**Height:** 1.68m

Born in Rome. Has two brothers, Francesco Vivio and [Paolo Vivio](https://anilist.co/staff/115558)

One of the French dubbing actors for Ross Lynch and Logan Lerman. 

Yukino Miyazawa has it all - perfect grades, looks, the admiration of her peers. She's the #1 student at her school... at least she was until he showed up. The new boy, Soichiro Arima, one-ups her in every department. And the worst thing about it is that he's sincere! With her ego in jeopardy, Yukino will do whatever it takes to regain the spotlight, but falling in love was never part of it.
 (Source: Tokyopop) 
Included one-shots: 
Volume 1: Tora to Chameleon: Yakusoku wa Isshuukan (The Tiger and the Chameleon: A Promise for One Week) 
Volume 4: Ashita Mata Mori de Aou ne (Meet Me Again Tomorrow in the Forest) 
Volume 8: Abareru Ousama (The Raging King)
 
Note: Includes 4 extra chapters from volumes 2, 10, 11, and 12.