He has messy, bright red hair and similarly colored eyes. He normally wears his uniform in a casual manner, wherein he neither wears it too loose or too neatly.
Personality
Otoya is an energetic but gentle young man. He is nice to everyone no matter who they are, and loves music more than anything.
Plot
Haruka's classmate in A Class. He's a friendly and positive person who enjoys singing. He shares a room with Tokiya from Class S. In the anime, he stands up for Haruka when she was barred from taking the entrance exam due to being late. Read more at this link. He enters the academy partly because "singing seemed fun & interesting" but after meeting Haruka & hearing one of her songs, he falls in love with her caring, hard-working and "never-give-up" personality and starts to pursue becoming an idol seriously. He is somewhat intimidated by Ichinose since the beginning because of his "perfect singing".