Appearance: standing tall for a Japanese boy of his age, Hiroshi doesn't have many features that stand out sharply from the other boys of his class. His hair is a dark blonde shade, which he keeps short and combed to the left. His eyes are an amber hue and his build is fairly average for a shoujo male (i.e., skinny with broad shoulders). In his off-time, he frequently wears loose clothing for comfort- typical a t-shirt and various colored khakis.

Background: Hiroshi comes from a fairly normal middle-classed family. His father runs a painting company and his mother is a nurse at a nearby clinic. He has a younger brother aside from the typical line-up of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents along with a pet cat named Mister X. During his seventeen years of existence, the most two notable events in it have been meeting his (unknown to her) childhood sweetheart, Chiharu, and his legacy as a soccer player in Jr. High.

Hiroshi first met Chiharu in 1st grade during their Grade School years (Japanese schools are ranked slightly differently than their American counter-parts. There's 6 years for Grade School (Grade 1-6), 3 years for Jr. High (7-9), and 3 years for Sr. High (10-12)) under odd circumstances. A bully was teasing Chiharu so bad she was reduced to tears. Angry, Hiroshi got into a brawl with the bully. Nevermind that the bully pounded Hiroshi but it was enough that the bully would never pick on Chiharu. The two of them became buddies during these years even thought their classmates went on about how girls had cooties and typical junk kids go through before realizes the appropriate differences between boys & girls. This kicked in for Hiroshi around 6th grade as it became obvious that Grade School would end soon & the two of them might never get another chance. Hiroshi managed one night to tell Chiharu that he 'really really liked her and wanted to be her boyfriend', but Chiharu didn't get & thought it was funny (note: Chiharu, being absent-minded as she is, has no recollection of Hiroshi's one successful attempt to tell her how he feels). When finals came, Hiroshi couldn't manage the scores he needed to go to the same school Chiharu would. The two said their byes and Hiroshi went on to a different Jr. High....

During his 2nd year in Jr. High, Hiroshi had managed to get over his crush on Chiharu and found himself a new girlfriend named Naoka. Naoka was everything wanted in a girlfriend- she was cute, intelligent, witty, kind, and even managed to look slightly like Chiharu. One day, however, Hiroshi's happiness was destroyed when Naoka developed a crush for the soccer star of a rival jr. high school named Akira Saganaki. It eventually got the point where Hiroshi was dumped & Naoka & Akira started dating. Hiroshi is already jealous by nature, but to say he was pissed is an understatement. On that fateful day, he begged the soccer coach to let him join the team so he could have revenge upon the bastard that stole his girl! With a misfit collection of characters, Hiroshi trained intensely and whipped the team into a frenzied band of elite soccer players. Within no time, the team became a sword that sliced through the opposition like a hot knife and earned Hiroshi the nickname "Lightning Tanagawa" for his incredible speed. Soon came the finals in which Hiroshi's team won in a final duel in the national play-offs with their hated rival, led by the nefarious stealer of girls, Akira Saganaki! Fueled by his anger, Hiroshi's team crushed their rival on the field. In the end, Hiroshi got the cup & Akira later got a broken nose in the after-game celebration, but he still lost the girl. Hiroshi also played soccer in 9th grade, but the team only made into the regionals when some upstart school led by a blonde half-gaijin won the game by a single goal.

Near the end of 9th grade, as luck would have it, Hiroshi accidentally bumped into Chiharu for the first time since grade school. Literally. Chiharu was daydreaming about something when she failed to realize the light had changed and the incoming garbage truck wasn't going to be able to stop in time. With trademark speed, Hiroshi managed to grab Chiharu and dodge the traffic in time. The two immediately rekindled their friendship over a trip to a restaurant in which during the conversation Chiharu dropped several 'bombs'. For one, she was planning to go to Sendai Academy for her Sr. High School and Hiroshi quietly resolved to do the same at all costs. Also, she brought up seeing Hiroshi somewhere in the newspaper ('something about soccer'). Hiroshi humbly denied it, which is good since Chiharu replied more or less that he hated jocks. Afterwards, Hiroshi got into Sendai Academy by the skin of his teeth through sheer willpower & resolve. God had granted him a second chance to win Chiharu's heart.

Now if only his tongue would stop getting in the way, he might be able to pull it off...

The only other worthwhile note about Hiroshi's background is his secret skill with drawing manga. This developed, oddly enough, after he & Chiharu went separate ways. Almost by accident, Hiroshi discovered he had a talent for drawing when he found himself sketching out a picture of Chiharu. After a few years of practice along with using his allowance to buy 'how to draw manga books', he actually managed to develop a decent amount of skill. Enough so that he regularly contributes a manga story to a small magazine under the pen name "Mister X" after his cat. Although he wants to do Shonen manga, it seems that he can do even better shoujo manga. This has become obvious given his recent manga story, "I wanna be a soccer god!", has been a big hit and the publisher regularly sends Hiroshi 20-40 fan letters a day about the manga series. The series, btw, is an autobiography about his Jr. High days.

Personality: under normal circumstances, Hiroshi tends to be a quiet guy with good manners that is like a light bulb- you're not always looking at it, but you know it's there. Given his appearance & manners, he easily melds with the rest of the male populace although his lack of hentai qualities makes him stand out also. When it comes to Chiharu, however, Hiroshi can become incredibly jealous & protective to the point of absurdity. He would, literally, do anything for Chiharu if it meant keeping her safe & happy such as hiding the potential for a national hero caliber soccer career as well

Goals: If it isn't already obvious, Hiroshi's main goal of existence right now is to win Chiharu's heart.... if he can ever manage to tell her how he feels. This becomes increasingly harder and harder as time passes & the number of suitor for Chiharu seems to grow. To make matters worse, he years to return to the soccer field, yet worries about how Chiharu might react if she knew, in truth, that he was a 'jock'.

Attributes (Three free, +1 free for Appearance, three taken)
Physique: Superb (3)
Mind: Fair
Willpower: Good (1)
Cool: Mediocre (-1)
Appearance: Good

Skills (30 free, 30 taken)
Animal Care: Good (3)
Brawling: Good (3)
Cooking: Great (4)
Drawing: Superb (5)
Fashion Sense: Fair (2)
Jumping: Good (3)
Lying: Terrible (+1)
Manga Lore: Fair (2)
Running: Good (3)
Sports: Superb (5)

Gifts (2 free, 2 taken & balanced by Faults)
Always there when Chiharu is in trouble*
Intuition (aka Common Sense)
Pain Tolerant
Rapid Healing