To me, Kurata is like Ogata's opposite. Physically, its clear but they are also opposites in attitude. Kurata lacks a single grain of sophistication, or aspiration to it, but instead appears incredibly straightforward. What appears initially as arrogance later reveals itself to be a kind of child-like blind faith in his own abilities, which, accurate or not, carries him along.

Here, he also provides insight on Touya Kouyo’s change in playing style and is the latest character to find himself in the role of 'gobetween' between Shindou and Touya.