Hirano Taiga

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**Hirano Taiga** (平野 大河, *Hirano Taiga*) is one of the main supporting characters of Sasaki and Miyano, and one of the two eponymous main characters of Hirano and Kagiura.

## Appearance

Hirano is of average-to-muscular build, with bleached blonde hair and sharp blue eyes. He has pierced ears and usually wears blue earrings. Overall, he has a very intimidating exterior.

He typically wears his uniform without his tie, and with a sweater or vest. Outside of school, he tends to wear comfortable bad boy-ish clothing with busy patterns.

## Personality

Upon first impression Hirano's personality seems to match his looks, due to his blunt way of speaking and rough mannerisms. However, despite his issues with communication, he is in fact quite thoughtful and the most motherly of them all, often taking care of his friends and juniors in whatever way he can. Though his appearance breaks the school dress code, in all other respects he is a model student with good grades and a good demeanor to his teachers.

Hirano's personality shifts slightly when he is around Kagiura, though he seems to be unaware of it. He tends to smile and laugh more, and treats Kagiura with special care.

## Relationships

### Kagiura Akira

Hirano's roommate during his second year of living at the dorms. The relationship between these two is the main focus of the series Hirano and Kagiura. One year Kagiura's senior, Hirano takes care of his junior by waking him up in the mornings for basketball practice, helping him with his studies, and eating his green peppers for him. In return Hirano seems most relaxed around Kagiura, lightly joking and sometimes even roughhousing with him.

Despite everything Hirano does, he is unaware of just how weak he is for Kagiura and of how Kagiura feels about him, insisting that there is nothing going on between the two of them to anyone that questions it.

### Miyano Yoshikazu

Hirano's junior in the Disciplinary Committee. Though they get off to an awkward start, after the incident with Kuresawa and Miyano confessing that he thinks of Hirano in a BL context, they quickly grow into a close junior-senior relationship. Hirano cares for Miyano and is quite protective of him, coming to Miyano's aid whenever he is needed, but this loosens up when Sasaki and Miyano start becoming more friendly.

### Sasaki Shuumei

One of Hirano's classmates. Originally interacting more after being tasked with getting Sasaki to turn in his homework by a teacher one day, Hirano sees Sasaki as initially being too carefree, and ends up giving him advice about school and asking for his contact details. Though they usually hang out together at school, neither of them claim to be close to the other and they rarely see each other outside of school. Despite this, Hirano often helps Sasaki out in various ways like letting Sasaki copy his notes or assisting Sasaki in his studies before tests. While Hirano is initially suspicious of Sasaki when Sasaki starts approaching Miyano, he lets up as he sees them become friends, and is later shown to be supportive of their relationship.

### Hanzawa Masato

Hirano's classmate, friend in the dorms, and fellow Disciplinary Committee member. The two of them study together and talk quite often, and Hirano often goes to Hanzawa for advice on how to deal with things such as how to talk to his new roommate. Hanzawa is a little worried for Hirano after seeing him become a bit of a pushover since getting his own underclassmen.

### Ogasawara Jirou

One of Hirano's classmates. Ogasawara often goes to Hirano for emotional support when he gets into a fight with his girlfriend, and the two commiserate over being seen in BL contexts by the people around them.

### Ichinose Ao

Hirano's former roommate from his first year, Ichinose Ao is laid back, open-minded, and was content to leave Hirano to his own devices, though he stood up for Hirano when he was questioned about his bleached hair. He refers to Hirano as *Hirano-san* despite being a year older than him, possibly due to dorm tradition.

### Hirano's Family

Hirano is an only child, his family living in a large apartment building. They seem to have a good relationship, and his mother affectionately calls him Taiga-chan. It's said that not having any siblings and his father being a man of 'few words' makes his home somewhat quiet, though they all seem to get along.

## Etymology

* **Hirano** means "plain, open field" (平野).
* **Taiga** means "river, stream" (大河).

## Trivia

* Hirano's hair is very damaged due to repeatedly dyeing it. Though he tends to keep his hair blonde, he sometimes dyes it black for events like the end of the school year or when he has to meet with relatives.
* Hirano keeps his cell phone and his wallet in his pocket, bound together with tape.
* Hirano can hold his own in a fight.
* Hirano likes yakitori.
* Hirano either buys his lunch at the school store or orders it.
* Hirano makes his bed every morning. Kagiura claims it smells good.
* Hirano's 0.5 nib ball pen is his favorite.
* Under his chair in the dorms, Hirano goes between using a soft and fluffy mat from his mother and one from his father.
* Hirano has never had a girlfriend.
* Hirano keeps his nails trim.
* Hirano likes dogs.
* Hirano's power level is 53.
* Hirano likes comfortable clothes and often wears oversized clothes or ones with dragon patterns.
* Hirano's image animal is the wolf.