Kagiura Akira

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**Kagiura Akira** (鍵浦 昭, *Kagiura Akira*) is one of the two eponymous main characters of Hirano and Kagiura.

## Appearance

Kagiura is tall and muscular, though he is on the lean side, and has large feet. He has short, brown hair and dark brown eyes. He is said to be good looking.

He typically wears his uniform without his tie, and with a cardigan. In the warmer months he goes without a vest.

## Personality

Kagiura is straightforward and honest to a fault, often causing him to be the butt of gentle teasing and jokes from his seniors. He is generally bright and cheerful, but he is a sore loser and at times he is prone to bouts of moodiness, especially after losing a game.

He tends to be very needy to the people around him, namely Hirano. However, he is deeply and seriously passionate for the things he cares about, such as basketball.

## Relationships

### Hirano Taiga

Kagiura's roommate during his first year of living at the dorms. The relationship between these two is the centerpiece of the series Hirano and Kagiura. Though Kagiura is initially intimidated by Hirano due to a bad first impression, Hirano treats him well and quickly endears Kagiura to himself. Over time, Kagiura finds himself falling deep in love with Hirano, thinking that he would like to marry him.

Though Kagiura never hides his feelings, he never manages to get them across to Hirano either. He is also conscious of the fact that he acts very needily to Hirano, and it weighs on his mind somewhat.

### Hanzawa Masato

Kagiura's senior at the dorms. Though Hanzawa cares for Kagiura as a senior and dorm chief, he is not above poking fun at his junior for a laugh, especially due to how honest and gullible Kagiura can be. In return, Kagiura finds Hanzawa hard to deal with. Hanzawa is also very suspicious about the relationship between Hirano and Kagiura, often interrupting or interfering with Kagiura's attempts to get his feelings across.

### Niibashi Juuya

Kagiura's classmate and friend. The two of them have a dysfunctional friendship, Kagiura often steering their conversation topics to blather on about his beloved Hirano. Despite this they get along well, and Kagiura receives (albeit somewhat begrudging) support and advice from Niibashi.

### Sasaki Shuumei

Kagiura knows that Sasaki is Hirano's classmate, and Sasaki also knows that Kagiura is Hirano's roommate. Although it was never shown properly, they have already met each other. In the amusement park episode occuring in the drama CD of "Sasaki to Miyano" it is stated by Hirano that Kagiura doesn't really likes Sasaki.

### Kagiura's Family

Kagiura has a large nuclear family that often get together over breaks or for special occasions. His family is very close, and he hopes to have a best friendship-like marriage just like his parents.

## Etymology

* **Kagiura** means "key" (鍵) (**kagi**) and "inlet, bay, gulf, creek, cove" (浦) (**ura**).
* **Akira** means "bright, luminous" (昭).

## Trivia

* Kagiura is popular with girls due to his looks.
* Kagiura is left-handed.
* Kagiura uses a rush mat under his desk in the dorms.
* Kagiura chose his high school based on a scout he received for his basketball skills. However, he is not very good at studying, placing 171st in his class.
* Kagiura's jersey number is 11.
* Perhaps due to being in a sports club, Kagiura's metabolism is quite fast and he can be often seen with or eating snacks.
* Kagiura often wears shirts or sweaters with silly looking dog designs on them.
* Like Hirano, Kagiura either buys his lunches at the school store or orders them. Sometimes he eats his lunch before lunchtime.
* Kagiura dislikes eating green peppers and his favorite snacks are strawberries.
* Kagiura has large tonsils, and gets sick easily because of them.
* Kagiura had a girlfriend in middle school, but they never got past the initial awkward stages and broke up after a few months. He claims she was cute, but he could never see her as a lover.
* Kagiura's power level is 61.
* Kagiura's image animal is the Shiba Inu.