| Hiromu Shinbo | |
新保 弘 (Shinbo Hiromu) | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Birthday: | December 22nd |
| Relations: |
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| Characteristics | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 180cm (5'9"ft Approx.) |
| Hair Color: | Medium-Black |
| Eye Color: | Green-Black |
| Appearances | |
| First Appearance (Manga): |
Volume 1, Chapter 3 |
| First Appearance (Anime): |
Episode 1: Chi Awakens |
| Voices | |
| Seiyuu: | Tomokazu Seki |
| English: | Tony Oliver |
Hiromu Shinbo (新保 弘 Shinbo Hiromu) spelled "Shimbo" in the TokyoPop English manga, is Hideki's neighbor and best friend and is also studying at Seki Prep School.
Appearance[]
Shinbo is a tall young man with messy dark gray hair and dark green eyes.
Personality[]
Shinbo is cheery yet laidback guy. He is in no way shy or bashful. He's quick to help others when in need and usually carries a smile on his face.
Plot[]
In the anime, Shinbo lives in the same apartment complex as Hideki and is his next-door neighbor. Shinbo is usually the first person that Hideki turns to for help with persocoms.
Shortly after beginning school, he becomes romantically involved with his teacher, Takako Shimizu. He later elopes with her and convinces her to marry him.
Hiromu later gives Sumomo to Hideki as Takako is still hesitant about living with persocoms.
Etymology[]
- His given name Hiromu (弘) means "vast."
- His surname Shinbo (新保) consists of "new" (新) and "protect" (保).
Trivia[]
- Shinbo's seiyuu, Tomokazu Seki, also voiced Touya Kinomoto of Cardcaptor Sakura, another CLAMP work.
