Mitsunori Kugayama

The stuttering, heavyset Kugayama is Genshiken’s only artist until Ogiue’s arrival. He generally lacks the motivation and commitment to create a full-fledged dōjinshi. In volume 5, Sasahara asks Kugayama to draw a dōjinshi for Comic-Fest, which he fails to do until Saki forces him, Ogiue, and Sasahara to make one under a very tight schedule. He is given the nickname ‘Kugapii’ by Saki. In volume 6, he graduates and begins work at a medical device manufacturing company in Iidabashi.

Kugayama, though at first a seemingly mediocre artist, is actually quite talented. However, his talent only appears when he is properly motivated, i.e. when drawing more erotic imagery, particularly that of Yamada from Kujibiki Unbalance.