Hirano Taiga is one of the supporting characters in Sasaki and Miyano. He’s also one of two eponymous main characters in Hirano and Kagiura.

Appearance

Hirano has a medium-to-stiff build with blonde hair and blue eyes. Hirano has pierced ears, and he often wears blue earrings. He has a formidable exterior.

He usually wears his uniform with no tie and with a sweater, vest or jacket. He prefers comfortable, bad-boy-ish clothes with busy patterns outside of school.

Personality

Hirano’s blunt speaking style and rough mannerisms make it seem like his personality matches his looks. He is, however, very thoughtful and a great caretaker, even though he has communication issues. Although his appearance is not in line with school dress code standards, he is an excellent student who has good grades and a pleasant demeanor towards his teachers.

Hirano’s personality changes slightly when he’s around Kagiura. However, he doesn’t seem to realize it. Kagiura is treated with special care by Hirano, who tends to smile more and laugh more.

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Relationships

Kagiura Akira

Hirano’s roommate in his second year living at the dorms. This relationship is the focus of the series Hirano & Kagiura. Hirano, Kagiura’s senior, takes care of Kagiura by getting him up each morning for basketball practice, helping with his studies and even eating his green peppers. Hirano is most comfortable around Kagiura and enjoys light joking with him, sometimes even roughhousing.

Hirano and Kagiura

Hirano is aware of Kagiura’s feelings and how Kagiura feels about Hirano, but he doesn’t know what to do. He insists that there is no relationship between them, and that it is not up for debate.

Miyano Yoshikazu

Miyano is Hirano’s junior on the Disciplinary Committee. Although they start off awkwardly, after the incident where Kuresawa and Miyano admitted that Hirano thought of him in a BL context they quickly became a junior-senior couple. Hirano is protective of Miyano, and he comes to Miyano’s aid when he needs it. However, this relationship becomes more relaxed as Sasaki and Miyano become more friendly.

Sasaki Shuumei

Hirano’s classmate. Although they often hang out at school together, they don’t claim to be close and rarely see one another outside of school. Hirano helps Sasaki out in many ways, including helping him copy his notes and assisting him in his studies prior to tests. Although Hirano initially is suspicious of Sasaki’s approach to Miyano, he soon comes to like them and becomes friends.

Hanzawa Masato

Hanzawa is Hirano’s classmate and friend in the dorms. He also serves as a member of the Disciplinary Committee. They talk a lot and Hirano frequently goes to Hanzawa to get advice about how to handle situations such as talking to his new roommate. Hanzawa is worried about Hirano, having seen him become a pushover after he got his own underclassmen.

Ogasawara Jirou

Hirano’s classmate. Ogasawara is a friend of Hirano’s. When he has a fight with his girlfriend, he often visits Hirano to get emotional support. The two share their feelings about being seen in BL contexts around them.

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Hirano’s Family

Hirano is an only child. His family lives in an apartment building. His mother affectionately refers to him as Taiga-chan, and they seem to be in a good relationship.

Etymology

• Hirano is “plain, open-field” (Ping Ye).
• Taiga means “river, stream” (Da He ).

Trivia

• Hirano’s hair is extremely damaged from the repeated dyeing. Although he prefers to keep his hair light, he dyes it sometimes black when he meets with relatives or at the end of school.
• Hirano keeps his phone and wallet in his pocket. He has bound them with tape.
• Hirano is able to fight.
• Hirano likes yakitori.
• Hirano orders his lunch from the school shop or buys it at home.
• Hirano makes his bed every day. Kagiura claims it smells good.
• Hirano’s favorite pen is the 0.5 nib ball pen.
• Hirano alternates between a soft, fluffy mat from his mother or one from his father under his dorm chair.
• Hirano has never been with a woman.
• Hirano takes care of his nails.
• Hirano likes dogs.
• Hirano’s power level at 53 is
• Hirano likes comfortable clothes.
• Hirano’s favorite image animal is the Wolf.