Taiki Himekawa「
He is later revealed to also be Aqua and Ruby Hoshino's older half-brother, conceived when his mother had an affair with their father and prompting his legal father to commit murder-suicide with her after he learned about it.
Appearance[]
During his first appearance, Taiki looked similar to Gorou Amamiya, sporting a disheveled black hair, purple eyes, stubbles and square-rimmed glasses.[1]
Preceding the Tokyo Blade theater play, he shaved his stubble and tamed his hair. His new appearance also makes him resembles Aqua with black hair and glasses which is understandable as they both inherits their appearance from their father.
Personality[]
Taiki is normally a fairly laid-back and unkept guy, seemingly not paying much attention to maintaining his appearance and only cleaning himself up right before a performance. He is similarly disinterested in his studies, admitting to having never even bothered learning how to read kanji. Overall, Frill describes him as an "idiot who tries to look cool". Like Kamoshida, Taiki is a womanizer who loves to engage and hooking up with women for pleasures, but unlike the former who has no qualms pursuing underage girls in public, Taiki only interacts with age-appropriate women in strict membership-only hangout facilities concealed from the eyes of the press and public as part of his own code and conducts and even tells Aqua that he is even self-conscious about it as it reminds of his father.
However, when acting, his demeanor completely changes as he thrusts himself into the character he is playing as. His acting ability is also a source of pride for him, declaring that no performance in the Tokyo Blade stage play will outshine his own.
Skills & Talents[]
Stats[]
| Stars | Entertainer | Singing | Acting | Popularity | Internet / Social Media |
Variety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | S | D | S | S | A | B |
Plot[]
Taiki was born to Hikaru Kamiki (when he was 11 years old) and Airi Himekawa, who was married to Seijuro Uehara at the time. Taiki said that he was picked up by Toshirou Kindaichi from an orphanage, presumably after his parents' death, and has been raised by Toshirou ever since.[3]
For the Tokyo Blade theater play, he is cast in the role of Blade, the protagonist of the story. After the play, he finds out that he are Aqua are relatives by blood after the latter perform DNA tests for everyone involved in the play. Later for The 15 Year Lie movie, he is cast the role of his legal father.
Career[]
Film[]
- Unknown movie[4]
- "Potato Heart"[5]
- The 15 Year Lie
Television[]
- A "28-hour Drama"[5]
Theater[]
Manga Appearances[]
| Chapter 41: Introductions | Debut |
| Chapter 42: Read-Through | Appears |
| Chapter 43: The Losing Heroine | Appears |
| Chapter 44: The Visit | Appears |
| Chapter 45: The Telephone Game | Appears |
| Chapter 46: Theater | Absent |
| Chapter 47: Studio Visit | Absent |
| Chapter 48: Crunch Time | Absent |
| Chapter 49: Rewriting | Appears |
| Chapter 50: Emotional Acting | Appears |
| Chapter 51: Inquiry | Absent |
| Chapter 52: Boyfriend, Girlfriend | Absent |
| Chapter 53: Playboy | Absent |
| Chapter 54: Axis of a Conflict | Appears |
| Chapter 55: Opening | Appears |
| Chapter 56: Beginning of Competition | Appears |
| Chapter 57: Lousy | Absent |
| Chapter 58: Growth | Appears |
| Chapter 59: Admiration | Appears |
| Chapter 60: The Sun | Imagined |
| Chapter 61: Play Along | Absent |
| Chapter 62: Ad-lib | Appears |
| Chapter 63: Genius Actor | Appears |
| Chapter 64: Trigger | Appears |
| Chapter 65: Regret | Appears |
| Chapter 66: The Curtain Falls | Appears |
| Chapter 67: Drinking Party | Appears |
| Chapter 68: Liberation | Appears |
| Chapter 69: Room Tour | Absent |
| Chapter 70: Flame | Flashback |
| Chapter 71: Pedestrian Bridge | Appears |
| Chapter 72: Freedom | Absent |
| Chapter 73: Smart | Absent |
| Chapter 74: Takachiho | Absent |
| Chapter 75: Mother and Mother | Absent |
| Chapter 76: Music Video | Absent |
| Chapter 77: Reunion | Absent |
| Chapter 78: Use | Absent |
| Chapter 79: Duty | Absent |
| Chapter 80: Wish | Absent |
| Chapter 81: Rapid Progress | Absent |
| Chapter 82: B-Komachi Night | Absent |
| Chapter 83: Obsessed | Absent |
| Chapter 84: Hard Selling | Absent |
| Chapter 85: Calculation | Absent |
| Chapter 86: AD | Absent |
| Chapter 87: Lies | Absent |
| Chapter 88: Offer | Absent |
| Chapter 89: Cosplay | Absent |
| Chapter 90: Compliance | Absent |
| Chapter 91: Dig Deep | Absent |
| Chapter 92: Ritual Purification | Absent |
| Chapter 93: Leak | Absent |
| Chapter 94: Breakthrough | Absent |
| Chapter 95: Blindness | Flashback |
| Chapter 96: White Roses | Flashback |
| Chapter 97: Together | Appears |
| Chapter 98: Going Astray | Absent |
| Chapter 99: Drinking | Absent |
| Chapter 100: Industry | Absent |
| Chapter 109: Night | Absent |
| Chapter 110: How It Began | Imagined |
| Chapter 111: Mammon-Worship and Passion | Flashback |
| Chapter 112: Towards the Future | Absent |
| Chapter 113: Commercial Work | Absent |
| Chapter 114: Interpersonal Audition | Absent |
| Chapter 115: Roles | Absent |
| Chapter 116: Responsibility | Absent |
| Chapter 117: Panda | Absent |
| Chapter 118: Activation | Appears |
| Chapter 119: Biological Mother | Absent |
| Chapter 120: Lack of Ability | Absent |
| Chapter 121: Sarina Tendouji | Absent |
| Chapter 122: Doc | Absent |
| Chapter 123: Bad Move | Absent |
| Chapter 124: Reversal | Absent |
| Chapter 125: Dazzled | Absent |
| Chapter 126: Management | Absent |
| Chapter 127: Scouting A Girl | Absent |
| Chapter 128: Script Reading | Appears |
| Chapter 129: Piece | Absent |
| Chapter 130: Basic Tactic | Absent |
| Chapter 131: Atonement | Absent |
| Chapter 132: Nino | Absent |
| Chapter 133: Acting | Absent |
| Chapter 134: Depths | Absent |
| Chapter 135: By Her Side | Absent |
| Chapter 136: Fight | Absent |
| Chapter 137: Idol | Absent |
| Chapter 138: Amends | Appears |
| Chapter 139: Lookism | Appears |
| Chapter 140: Is This Right? | Absent |
| Chapter 141: Chain | Appears |
| Chapter 142: Responsibility | Absent |
| Chapter 143: Blind Follower | Absent |
| Chapter 144: Fan of the Originals | Mentioned |
| Chapter 145: Children | Absent |
| Chapter 146: Role | Appears |
| Chapter 147: Wish | Absent |
| Chapter 148: End of Summer | Appears |
| Chapter 149: By the Sea | Appears |
| Chapter 150: Knife | Flashback |
| Chapter 151: Catch Ball | Absent |
| Chapter 152: Interview | Absent |
| Chapter 153: Fiction | Flashback |
| Chapter 154: 15-Year Lie | Mentioned |
| Chapter 155: Happy End | Absent |
| Chapter 156: MEMe | Absent |
| Chapter 157: An Ordinary Day, A Wonderful Day | Absent |
| Chapter 158: Jewel | Absent |
| Chapter 159: Resonance | Absent |
| Chapter 160: Eye | Absent |
| Chapter 161: Future | Absent |
| Chapter 162: Aqua Hoshino | Absent |
| Chapter 163: You | Absent |
| Chapter 164: Finale | Pictured |
| Chapter 165: And Then | Appears |
| Chapter 166: Star | Appears |
| Chapter 90.5 | Absent |
| Interlude Chapter 1 | Absent |
| Interlude Chapter 2 | Absent |
| Interlude Chapter 3 | Absent |
| Interlude Chapter 4 | Absent |
| Chapter 166.5 | Appears |
Anime Appearances[]
| Episode 1: Mother and Children | Absent |
| Episode 2: Third Option | Absent |
| Episode 3: Manga Based TV Drama | Absent |
| Episode 4: Actors | Absent |
| Episode 5: Reality Dating Show | Absent |
| Episode 6: Egosurfing | Pictured |
| Episode 7: Buzz | Absent |
| Episode 8: First Time | Absent |
| Episode 9: B-Komachi | Absent |
| Episode 10: Pressure | Absent |
| Episode 11: Idol | Cameo |
| Episode 12: Tokyo Blade | Debut |
| Episode 13: The Telephone Game | Appears |
| Episode 14: Rewriting | Absent |
| Episode 15: Emotional Acting | Appears |
| Episode 16: The Curtain Rises | Appears |
| Episode 17: Growth | Appears |
| Episode 18: Sun | Appears |
| Episode 19: Trigger | Appears |
| Episode 20: Dream | Appears |
| Episode 21: Liberation | Appears |
| Episode 22: Freedom | Absent |
| Episode 23: Reunion | Absent |
| Episode 24: Wish | Absent |
Etymology[]
- The name Taiki means "big, great" (大) (tai) and "brightness, radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle" (輝) (ki).
- Taiki's surname Himekawa means "princess, young lady of noble birth" (姫) (hime) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).
- His original surname Uehara means "above, top, upper" (上) (ue) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).
Trivia[]
- Taiki is one of the people knowing the love triangle between Aqua Hoshino, Akane Kurokawa and Kana Arima. He feels despair when his half-brother fools around with those two girls and advises Aqua to make up his mind as soon as possible.
- Taiki does not own eye contacts and chooses to deliberately go without them. When portraying characters without glasses, he will simply not wear them. This is because, according to his belief, actors are able to portray characters only using their movements. And even without glasses he would be able to make to their general movements.[6]
- Taiki's first appearance in anime was on Episode 6 when a photo of Lala Lai Theatrical Company's members in Akane's room showed his figure.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Base on the events depicted during Private arc, it can be inferred that Taiki's birthday is some time between November and December and Movie arc takes place during the summer approximately 18-20 months later. The End of the Play arc take place between the end of summer and some time during November while Toward the Stars and Dreams arc take place immediately after.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 41 (p. 18); Anime: S2, Ep. 12, Taiki's introduction showing his appearance and age.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 67 (p. 12), Aqua offhandedly remarked that Taiki turned 20 the other day.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 67 (p. 13), Taiki explaining his relationship with Toshirou Kindaichi.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 66 (p. 11), Toshirou Kindaichi reveals that Taiki was filming a movie while rehearsing for Tokyo Blade.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 138 (p. 4), Taiki asks Frill Shiranui about movies they performed together in..
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 62 (pp. 2-3), Taiki explaining to Kana mid-play why he refuses to use eye contacts.