Yuji is a curious person and an earnest student. He is also good at progressing - being quick at Satoru's Movie Appreciation Training, and realizing Aoi Todo's advice quickly. According to Akutami, he is the best at cooking among the first years trio. He can be very naive at times and a bit dumb, but he acts energetic to not worry others but he is actually depressed after the Shibuya incident which ended up in him seeing his two friends die, Nanami and Nobara