Katayama (片山) is one of Kirie Goshima's classmates in Kurôzu-Cho High School who only goes to school when it's raining out and he is notoriously slow (both physically and mentally).
Appearance[]
Katayama appears as a slightly overweight guy with narrow eyes, very large lips and he is usually dripping wet; either with snail slime, rain or sweat.
Personality[]
Katayama seems extremely slow in multiple senses of the word who has very delayed reactions to most things.
Plot[]
The Snail[]
Katayama is introduced as lazy and a bit of a slacker, as he only goes to school on rainy days. When he comes to school, he takes a very long time to walk to his seat in class and is bullied severely by Tsumura and his friends. Over the course of this chapter, Katayama becomes physically more and more like a snail, ultimately actually becoming a snail.
Etymology[]
- The surname Katayama means "piece, single" (片) (kata) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).
Trivia[]
- Some fans speculate that Tsumura turned into a snail not long after Katayama because he had bullied Katayama.
- Fans also speculate that Mr. Yokota turned into a snail because he had destroyed the eggs of Katayama and Tsumura.