Even from a young age Hira was an introvert, too nervous to speak up, disappearing into the crowd at his high school. From afar he admires his classmate, Kiyoi, ruling as the king of the class with his handsome looks and his aloof attitude. To him, everyone is equally worthless.
With his low self-esteem, Hira is happy to play his part as Kiyoi's loyal gopher, but even he's surprised when he finds Kiyoi's phone number added to his cellphone. Every glance, every scrap of attention is precious. Co...
Kiyoi and Hira have now been living together for about 1.5 years, they are now much busier in their respective careers: Kiyoi as an actor who just got casted for a stage play by his favorite screenwriter, and Hira as a disciple of famous photographer Noguchi.
I was happy to see that the third installment in the UtsuKare shows quite some character growth compared to the last book. Both Kiyoi and also Hira now show efforts to understand the other (with varying success). Hira has definitely lost