Taro Hirai
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Taro Hirai (平井太郎, Hirai Taro) is an original character featured in Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan's TV Drama adaptation. He is Kyoka Izumi's boyfriend who became amnesiac after an accident.
Appearance
Taro is a Japanese man with a frail stature and delicate features. He has standard length wavy hair, with one fringe hiding a bit of his forehead. He wears round spectacles.
Taro wears light clothes exclusively, a white shirt over a pale yellow undershirt, and yellow trousers. He wears white sneakers.
Personality
Not much is known about Taro's personality before his accident. He is said to be amnesiac but knows at least his name.
In the present, Taro is a placid amnesiac who exhibits mostly gentleness. He is gentle and serene, but to an abnormal point, and can be seen idling in a park. When interacting with Kyoka, he mostly listens to her and quietly smiles. He seems to appreciate Kyoka's dog and pets him often. He also prefers his coffee sweet.[2]
Similar to Mai Katahira's husband, Taro has a mannerism of scratching his head with his pinky finger and a liking for sweetened coffee.[3] He is also shown to have great affinity with Mai's daughter Mao.
History
Background
Taro Hirai was once a world-renowned photographer. However, six years before the events of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, he was hit by a car, lost his memory, and stopped his activity. He is Kyoka Izumi's boyfriend.
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Taro is first seen in the "Millionaire Village" episode. Idling in a park, he's called by Kyoka and they go to a café. When Kyoka leaves to go to a mountain village, she puts her dog in his care and says goodbye to him.
Later, he's hit by a car again because of the curse of the gods of the mountain, but thankfully survives along with the dog when Rohan Kishibe makes Ikkyu breach etiquette, forcing the god's side to spare Taro.
Episodes
Anime AppearancesEpisodes in order of appearance
Gallery
Taro's mannerism of scratching his head with his pinky finger
Taro and Kyoka
Taro listens to Kyoka talking about Rohan Kishibe
- Millionaire drama Taro.webp
Taro before his accident
Taro takes care of Kyoka's dog
Taro holding Maron
Taro is revived after Rohan wins against Ikkyu
Taro adding a lot of sugar to his coffee
Kyoka and Taro meeting Rohan Kishibe
Mao grabs Taro
Taro hits his head on the wall
Taro in the hospital
Taro notices Mao
Taro and Mai talking with each other
Taro, Mao, and Mai
Taro offers a can of coffee to Mai
Trivia
- In the TV drama adaptation of Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Taro replaces the role of the character Obanazawa in the story.
