Keisuke Hirose

Keisuke Hirose was a chubby boy during his childhood.

After growing up, he becomes slimmer.

At his adult age, he has a fuller face and looks healthy.

Keisuke Hirose often follows stronger people rather than making decisions himself.

He does not like to stand out and usually joins in with what his friends are doing.

He feels guilty when bad things happen, but sometimes chooses to betray friends if he feels trapped.

He seems to care about his friends deep down, especially in dangerous situations.

Keisuke Hirose became good friends with Shouya Ishida when they were in elementary school.

They often played together and did dares, like jumping into a river.

When Shouko Nishimiya transferred to their class, Keisuke joined the others in bullying her.

He later got scared when the class turned against Shouya, and he blamed him during a class trial.

Keisuke went on to middle school with the same group, still sticking close to Kazuki Shimada and often excluding Shouya.

• Was close friends with Shouya Ishida in elementary school.
• Became a follower of Kazuki Shimada after a big fight in their class.
• Does not interact with Shouko Nishimiya directly once he gets older.
• In high school, does not get involved with the bullying anymore and is rarely seen.
• As an adult, he is married and has a young daughter.

Childhood Friendship and Bullying

Keisuke Hirose started as Shouya Ishida’s close friend.

He would follow Shouya’s lead in playing and trying daring things.

When Shouko Nishimiya joined their class, Keisuke went along with the bullying, copying what others did.

When Shouya’s bullying was exposed and the whole class turned on him, Keisuke betrayed Shouya to save himself.

Following Kazuki Shimada

After the class incident, Keisuke stopped being friends with Shouya and became one of Kazuki Shimada’s followers.

He continued to shun Shouya in middle school, making it hard for him to make friends.

High School and Regret

There is little information about Keisuke Hirose in high school.

He does not take part in bullying.

He appears with Kazuki Shimada at a festival, where he sees Shouya and Shouko together.

When Shouya jumps into a river to save Shouko, Keisuke and Kazuki help to rescue him.

This shows that Keisuke might feel bad for his past actions.

Adult Life and Mystery

At the end of the story, Keisuke Hirose is married and has a young daughter.

He uses a photo of his wife in his phone’s chat app.

It is not shown if he ever truly makes up with Shouya, but he seems to have moved on and started his own family.

• Keisuke Hirose’s name was revealed during a festival part of the story.
• His nickname “Kei-chan” gave fans a hint about how to read his name.
• Unlike his childhood, he is no longer overweight in adulthood.
• He asked Naoka Ueno to keep quiet about him helping to save Shouya by sending her a message.
• He never confronts Shouya about their past directly.