Iori Hashima is a main character from "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend." He is the older brother of Izumi Hashima and a third-year student at Sakura Ryō High School. Iori is known for his cool looks, clear high voice, and deep love for anime, comics, light novels, and games. He is the leader of the famous doujin group "rouge en rouge" and later becomes the producer and director for "blessing software." Iori once shared a strong friendship with Tomoya Aki, but their different approaches to fandom and making connections led to their split. Iori has sharp business sense, a large network, and sees creative work as a way to earn money and gain influence, sometimes at the cost of genuine relationships. This complicated personality makes him a unique and memorable character in the story.
Iori Hashima is a handsome young man with a slightly higher-pitched and clear voice for a boy.
He stands at 175cm tall.
Iori is smart, confident, and very driven.
He loves popular anime, comics, games, and light novels.
He is friendly on the surface and has many connections.
However, he quickly judges whether someone is "useful" or "useless" for his goals.
He often puts profit and influence above making true friends.
People sometimes dislike him because he can be manipulative.
Still, Iori is honest about his ambitions and what he wants out of life.
Iori is the older brother of Izumi Hashima.
He attends class 3-2 at Sakura Ryō High School.
Iori started out as the leader of the huge doujin (fan circle) "rouge en rouge," where he built a big network among creators like famous comic artists and anime directors.
He became friends with Tomoya Aki in their first year of middle school because they both loved otaku hobbies.
However, the friendship ended when Tomoya realized Iori used people for his own plans.
Iori is a master networker and knows many famous creators.
He is very good at seeing what kind of stories and games will become hits.
As a producer and director, he leads projects and helps them succeed.
He can persuade others to join his projects—if they're "useful" to him.
- Izumi Hashima: Iori's younger sister, who is not aware of the falling out between Iori and Tomoya.
- Tomoya Aki: Once his closest friend, now distant because of Iori's habit of using people.
- Eriri Sawamura: Iori sees her as extremely talented and tried to recruit her for "rouge en rouge," but she turned him down.
- Megumi Katou: After joining "blessing software," Iori is disliked by Megumi.
Becoming Friends with Tomoya
Iori met Tomoya Aki in the spring of their first year of middle school.
They grew close because of their shared love for anime and games.
At first, Tomoya admired Iori for his networking and confidence.
Trouble with Using People
Tomoya started to notice Iori would use people as tools to get what he wanted.
Iori cared more about what people could do for him, not about true friendship.
Tomoya realized Iori saw creative work mostly as a way for money and building his own group.
This made Tomoya decide to end his friendship with Iori, but Iori kept this a secret from his sister, Izumi.
Doujin Circles and New Teams
Iori is the leader of "rouge en rouge," one of the biggest doujin circles.
He knows Eriri Sawamura is the famous artist "Kashiwagi Eri" and praises her talent.
He tried to recruit her for his team, but she said no.
After leaving "rouge en rouge," Iori joins the game group "blessing software" as a producer and director.
He also produces the band "icy tail."
- Iori only likes popular games and hobbies.
- He believes Tomoya can spot hit stories even better than he can.
Iori Hashima is a key character in "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend."
He adds drama, rivalry, and tension to the story with his unique outlook and actions.
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