Is Shuu Iwamine capable of love in Hatoful Boyfriend? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! Spoilers ahead! Now then, let's get on with it! For those of you who don't know, Shuu is one of the romanceable characters in Hatoful Boyfriend. However, his route is different from the others. No matter how much time you spend with him, or how many times you side with him, he just doesn't like you. Even after everything, he doesn't care about you. The main character is just an inconvenience, standing in the way of his ultimate goals. Now some may say "But he does love the main character in his second ending!", but that isn't true either. He doesn't love her. He's just grown used to having her around, and even refers to her as an object instead of a person. So, is he even capable of loving someone at all? I think he may be. Firstly, there's a good chance he just isn't interested in anyone at the moment. As far as he's concerned, a partner would get in his way of research. A partner like Hiyoko would definitely get in his way, since she doesn't care for any of the things he likes. Why would he love someone who kept him from pursuing his passions? However, there is someone else he did care for: Ryuuji Kawara. He was a good friend to him, and even looked after Ryouta for him. Ryuuji may have been much different than Shuu, but they had similar interests; and Ryuuji treated him well. There is a chance Shuu doesn't want to get attached to anyone again, but there's a really good chance he just doesn't want anyone to hold him back. He can grow to care for people and things over time; he just doesn't do it very often. Because of this, I think he would care for someone who had similar interests to him. That, or he would care for someone who could help progress his research in some way. Either because they could help him, or because they could become a research subject themself. However, I'm not sure if the last one could really be considered love. But, these are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post! As a little bonus, here's a picture of Shuu! Enjoy!