Ninomae Hajime

Ninomae Hajime is a manga author working with Utou Koutaro. His real name is Kousaka Ichirou. He seems to be a genius in regards to artistic ability, able to copy the background art style for three pages of the popular manga Gurendo in only thirty minutes, and he is the only manga author whose work Utou does not butt into.

Appearance
Ninomae has messy dark hair and dark eyes. He wears a baseball cap, a hoodie, and baggy pants. In his profile page, he is shown carrying a large bag over his left shoulder. This may contain the majority of his belongings.

Personality
Ninomae is friendly, and has a lot of confidence in himself and his abilities. He and Utou seem to be fairly close, often teasing each other, and he is Utou's primary reserve tank. Utou frequently cries when reading Ninmae's work because he loves it so much. Since Ninomae is a runaway with no fixed home, he typically spends his time in internet cafes or at Utou's house, which is usually empty. It is possible that he sleeps there as well, since it is never discussed whether he has a place to sleep.

Trivia

 * He is 20 years old.
 * Ninomae's real name is never mentioned in the manga, with even Utou using his pseudonym. It can only be found on his character profile page.
 * His favorite manga genre is dystopia. Apparently, he secretly prefers movies to manga.