Shu Itsuki

The leader of the Unit "Valkyrie", that Nazuna was a member of until last year. One of the original five oddballs. He and Mika have continued with their activities since Nazuna left, but less frequently. As the captain of the handicraft club, he has dexterous and skillful fingers, and made the uniforms of their unit by himself.

He is an arrogant person who wants everything to go his way. Despite this, he does not like places with many people and is not very good at facing the crowds under lives.

Appearance
Shu is a very tall young man with a good build. He has short, light pink hair that is slightly tousled. He wears the school's uniform with the white shirt undone at the collar and a jabot over the blazer. His jacket is buttoned up nicely. He wears black loafers and loose plaid pants.

On stage, Shu wears Valkyrie's uniform. It consists of a black, dark-rose colored coat over a buttoned dark red shirt with a black ribbon around his neck. He also wears a dark-rose colored top hat decorated with a black ribbon, a white badge, and a black feather.

Trivia

 * Shu often carries around a small blond doll called Mademoiselle. He does ventriloquism with her and speaks for her in a feminine voice.
 * In Christmas Live, Chiaki mentioned that the "Eve of the Eve Live" was originally meant for a two-person Unit. Kanata hints that the live could have been for Valkyrie, but did not take the Live due to the weather conditions.
 * Shu's autograph consists of his full name, rendered in roman letters. Some of the letters in his name feature long extentions to represent marionette strings.

Spoilers :
 * As revealed in Reminiscence ＊ End of the Marionette's Strings, he is Kuro's childhood friend. Kuro had promised to protect Shu when he was young, but apologized as he couldn't help Shu in a crucial time period where Valkyrie had fallen.
 * It was revealed in Reminiscence ＊ End of the Marionette's Strings that Mika lives at Shu's house to avoid commuting from his home in Kansai.

Relationships
See Shu Itsuki/Relationships and see Supporting Characters for Mademoiselle's Appellation

Voice Actor Comment
"It’s so lively with so many characters, isn’t it?  My character is arrogant and overbearing, but he’s also very bad with crowds.  I suppose he’s like the saying, “A lion at home, a mouse abroad.”  …Though, I would encourage you to play and decide which he is for yourself.  His name may be written like Saiguu (Itsukinomiya), but it’s pronounced I-tsu-ki☆ Please remember it!"