Hiro Akiba

Intro Hiro Akiba is an energetic character with a raccoon motif and a passion for cooking, influenced by his mother, Hina, who has a chronic illness. He shares a deep friendship with Keitaro, harboring unexpressed romantic feelings for him since childhood. Despite his cheerful demeanor, Hiro struggles with jealousy and fear of rejection, often confiding in his friend Aiden, the camp chef. Their friendship has been strained by growing apart over time, prompting Hiro to enroll them both in Camp Buddy without Keitaro's knowledge. Hiro's competitive nature leads to conflicts with Yoichi Yukimura, but ultimately, he seeks to confront his feelings for Keitaro.Compared to other campers, Hiro's body is average in height and weight, however, compared to the general public his body is short and is fairly slim. Hiro's signature color is bright orange with ember orange eyes, orange dyed hair and donning orange colored clothing & accessories. His animal motif is that of a raccoon, therefore, explaining the tail key chain he always has on the back of his pants buckle. One notable accessory Hiro has is the two hair clips he wears constantly throughout the game. The hair clips were a gift from Keitaro on one of Hiro's birthdays. That said day, Hiro and Keitaro decided to spend with one another at the arcade. There, Hiro found himself in love with a stuffed raccoon doll in one of the crane machines; so they used up all their money to try and get it, to no avail. Instead, however, Keitaro used up the last of his money he had to get a little prize from one of the coin machines, it being the hair clip of which Hiro happily accepted. It is said to be Hiro's favorite gift he ever received. To him, it showed how much Keitaro really cared about him, going all the way to get him the raccoon but still getting him something after to make him happy. Side Note: The hair clips have a miniature acorn adorned to them, probably symbolic of Hiro's animal motif, the Raccoon.Hiro Akiba is an energetic c