Affiliation: Inashiro Industrial High School, 2nd Year → 3rd Year Position: Shortstop Throwing/Batting: Right/Right Origin: Tokyo / Marugame Senior Birthday: September 6 Voice Actor (CV): Soichiro Hoshi Key Characteristics & Personality Exceptional Baseball Sense: While not a power hitter, he is a highly skilled and versatile contact hitter capable of small ball tactics like bunting and hit-and-runs. He excels at cutting off pitches until the last moment and adjusting his hitting to the situation. History: He comes from the same Senior League team as Seido High's Chris Yu Takigawa. Additionally, having struck out against Kazuya Miyuki's lead in middle school, he has since burned with a strong sense of rivalry and antagonism toward Miyuki. Inashiro's Spearhead: Along with teammates like Mei Narumiya and Toshiki Carlos Kamiya, he serves as a cornerstone of Inashiro's powerful lineup and solid defense. Stats: 173cm, 61kg Preferred Type: "A modest girl with long black hair." In official guidebook Q&As, he is listed as preferring this type of woman. Rather than flashy, outgoing types, he seems to favor quiet, serious, and graceful women. He might have a slightly old-fashioned or hesitant side when it comes to romance. Due to his own earnest and somewhat high-strung nature, fans often speculate he would be surprisingly cautious, shy, or devoted in a relationship. On the field, Shirakawa is a brilliant and tenacious character who specializes in "persistent foul-cutting" and a "nasty" style of baseball that irritates opponents. Consequently, in fan works and analysis, he is often depicted with the following traits: Possessiveness: A view that once he falls for someone, he would be as devoted as he is to baseball, potentially showing a jealous streak. Tsundere / Inability to be Honest: The sharp-tongued and prickly attitude he shows toward people like Mei Narumiya might manifest in romance as well (though he likely cherishes the person deeply in his heart). Bond with Teammates: He shares a special bond with the group that gathered at Inashiro Industrial after promising in middle school to "go to Koshien together on the same team." While he directs sharp remarks at the selfish Mei, he trusts and supports Mei's abilities more than anyone. He is bound by a strong sense of trust with classmates like Toshiki Carlos Kamiya and Riku Yamaoka, forming a bond deeper than just teammates. He possesses a clumsy kindness; because he is high-strung and cynical, he rarely expresses friendship directly. However, strong consideration for his comrades is hidden in every corner of his actions.