Shirosawa is the friendly owner of the café Asura in The Demon Girl Next Door. He looks like a tapir, but he can talk like a person. He started his café to give lonely people a place to feel welcome. Shirosawa is gentle and wise, but often gets into funny trouble, mostly because of his employee Lico. He once did a backflip, hurt himself, and met Yuko Yoshida, who became a café helper. Shirosawa is also the creator of the beloved character Tamasakura-chan.
Shirosawa has the body of a cartoonish tapir and wears glasses at the tip of his nose.
He usually walks on two legs to blend in with people, even though it hurts his back.
Mikan Hinatsuki joked that walking this way makes him stand out even more.
Shirosawa is thoughtful, kind, and good-natured.
He wants to help others and feels happy providing a place for people to relax.
He doesn't get angry easily and never shouts at Lico, no matter what trouble she causes.
He cares about his friends deeply and shows a lot of understanding.
He suffers from back pain and worries about getting older.
Shirosawa comes from the Chinese mainland and is a kind of magical beast called a hakutaku.
He used to live in an important person's house and made a living using prediction and fortune-telling.
Now he runs a café called Asura because he wanted to give a seat to people without a place to belong.
He hurt himself doing a backflip and couldn't run the café alone until Yuko Yoshida came to help.
The choice to start the café comes from a sad memory he doesn't talk about much.
Shirosawa is not very strong in fights—Lico says he is "super weak."
His skills are fortune-telling and prediction, but he admits he isn't as strong as he once was.
Sometimes his predictions are surprisingly correct.
He can notice things about people that others might miss because of his special senses.
- Yuko Yoshida: Shirosawa met her when she came to his café looking for information about Sakura Chiyoda. He convinced her to work at the café using funny tricks like "Tapir Bowing." They have kept in touch even after crazy events at the café.
- Lico: Lico works at the café and often causes chaos, but Shirosawa is patient with her. Lico likes Shirosawa as more than a friend and even calls him a boyfriend, but Shirosawa sees her more as a friendly wild Fennec fox. Still, he promises to take care of her for life.
- Momo Chiyoda: They met in a tense way when Momo tried to "save" Yuko. At first, things were awkward, but Shirosawa is gentle and tries hard to help, especially with medicine when he notices Momo isn't feeling well.
- Mikan Hinatsuki: Their first meeting was during an attack, but there are no hard feelings between them.
- Ugallu: Ugallu once destroyed Shirosawa’s café, but Shirosawa helped her find her way. In return, Ugallu sees him as a boss of bosses.
- Anri Sata: They know each other through business, probably because Anri's family runs a meat shop. She even brought flowers to his new café location.
Meeting Yuko Yoshida
Shirosawa's café was struggling when Yuko showed up looking for information about Sakura Chiyoda.
Shirosawa used funny moves, like bowing as a tapir, and Lico's magical food to convince Yuko to work there and help save the café.
The Trouble With Lico's Cooking
Lico's cooking has magic power, but too much can make people lose their memory.
Shirosawa didn't know this at first, so when there was a problem, he quickly apologized to Momo Chiyoda using a big bow.
Living Together
After Ugallu destroyed the café, Shirosawa moved to live at Banda Apartments, which is also Yuko's home.
They reopened the café there.
Café Chaos and Kindness
Even though he faces many troubles like being tied up by Lico to pull his tail-hair or being mistaken for an animal at the zoo, Shirosawa always tries to help his friends feel at home.
Love and Friendship
Lico likes Shirosawa a lot, but he prefers "slender tapirs" or ladies with a tapir shape.
He once went on a date with a tapir from the zoo, making Lico worry, but he still promises to care for her forever.
- Shirosawa is the only male regular character as of volume 6.
- He designed the cute mascot Tamasakura-chan, loved by Momo.
- The café was started because Shirosawa wanted to help people who didn't have a home.
- Sometimes he wears a soft mohawk on dates.
- His credit card says "Shirosawa Misenaga."
- Shirosawa can also be seen briefly in the last episode of the first season of the anime.
"Maybe you are the first person in history to see a tapir bow!"
Shirosawa once gave Yuko a PlayCast 2 and some games for her birthday after he got a new system of his own.
When he got stuck because of back pain, Yuko helped by wearing a mascot costume to work his café.
Shirosawa's story is full of warmth—even when things go wrong, he focuses on helping others and making them feel safe.
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