Heitarou

"*Delinquents are only called delinquents because they don't do good things. For example, on a rainy day like today, even if I saw an abandoned cat, I wouldn't pick it up. And I wouldn't say anything like 'Are you lonely, too?'*"

— **Heitarou**

## Manga Appearances

### Chapters

*Girl in a Box*

**Heitarou** (平太郎(へいたろう), *Heitarō*) is the protagonist of *Girl in a Box*. He is a self-proclaimed delinquent who one day picks up a little girl he finds inside a box in the rain.

## Personality

Heitarou is a self-proclaimed delinquent who appears to take pride in the fact he does bad things, scoffing at others who do good deeds while still calling themselves delinquents. However, despite this, Heitarou is actually a very good person who not only takes Hako home with him when he sees her in a box in the rain but, even after learning of the box's supernatural abilities, doesn't even think about taking advantage of it and instead only uses it to get things for Hako, like toys or clothes, as well as food and water. After sending Hako off to her parents with the box, Heitarou changes his ways entirely and begins to study for college entrance exams. He justifies this change to himself as him simply pretending to be a good guy, not wanting Hako to be left with the misunderstanding that he's a kind person.

## Appearance

Heitarou is a young man with dyed blond hair and golden eyes. He is usually seen wearing his school's uniform, consisting of a black blazer and black pants. He wears his uniform unbuttoned at the top, showing a red T-shirt underneath, and has his sleeved rolled up to the elbows. He also wears white wristbands on both of his wrists. Later, after Hako leaves, Heitarou dyes his hair black and starts wearing his uniform properly.

## History

Heitarou was a normal high-school delinquent, responsible for many bad deeds. He also mentioned having run into problems with the police before. One day, while walking home through the rain, he encounters a girl left in a box. He takes the girl home with him and starts taking care of her, intending to report her to police after the rain stops.

## Quotes

* (Heitarou monologuing in his mind) *"Delinquents are only called delinquents because they don't do good things. For example, on a rainy day like today, even if I saw an abandoned cat, I wouldn't pick it up. And I wouldn't say anything like 'Are you lonely, too?'"*
* (Heitarou to Hako) *"Gotcha, that sounds good. But... I'm a delinquent. I won't do any good things, anyway!"*
* (Heitarou to Hako) *"But that's no good, liking someone like me. To an innocent child like Hako, I guess I can seem like a good person. But something like that is just an illusion. Someone that's more honest, serious and virtuous... Fall in love with a guy that's genuenly good."*
* (Heitarou monologuing in his mind after Hako left) *"But even though I've turned over a new leaf, it's not like I've reformed myself or anything. It's just that, unless I pretend to be a good guy, Hako will become a woman with a painful misunderstanding."*

## Trivia

* Heitarou's first name is written with the character for "peace" and the common male name suffix "Tarou".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 *Oogiri*, *Girl in a Box*