Takumi Hijirihara

Takumi Hijirihara (聖原 拓実 Hijirihara Takumi) is a main character in Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer, a spinoff manga for the upcoming Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy.

He is a member of Future Foundation and is part of the 6th Division’s Special Case Bureau. His partner is Misaki Asano.

Appearance
Takumi is tall with an average build and a bored expression. He has short black hair with a noticeable ahoge, and dark red eyes. He wears the standard Future Foundation suit-and-tie uniform. His uniform and hair are disheveled, causing Misaki to label him as a slob.

Personality
Takumi is sullen and eccentric. He enjoys hiding in dark and confined spaces, because he finds the atmosphere relaxing. During his first meeting with Misaki, he had been hiding in an empty locker. In addition to his strangeness, he is also very lazy and frequently attempts to have Misaki do the investigation work for the both of them. Despite this, he has strong deduction skills and is very observant.

Despite being an investigator tasked with catching criminals, Takumi has a very strong appreciation for murderers and killings, which may have transpired from the traumatic experience of the Gibouchi Massacre. He studies murderers and even goes as far as to rate their crimes. Takumi's ultimate resolution is to emulate the killer he narrowly escaped from as a child and become a mass murderer.

Prior to the Tragedy
Takumi was a student at Gibouchi Middle School during the incident of the Gibouchi Middle School Massacre. He was the sole survivor of the event, because he had hidden in the closet that he had been cleaning, which led to his fondness for small and dark spaces.

Misaki Asano
Misaki is Takumi's partner. He appears to be disinterested in anything Misaki says, but treats her fairly well as shown by him offering to let her come in with him when he hides in a donation box. Misaki appears to be fairly annoyed with Takumi's antics, but seems to tolerate them.

Quotes

 * "Things like murderers, these types of odd crimes... from the bottom of my heart, I love them more than anything."
 * "'Murder makes a man,' or so it is said."
 * "You have a fatal lack for what's important: a love for murder."
 * That day inside that closest... I made a resolution. I'll definitely become one... a cool mass murderer, just like him."