Shigeto Moriyasu

Shigeto Moriyasu (森保 重人) is the protagonist of White River.

He is a 24 year old man, living an unhappy life in Shinjuku, Tokyo. After consuming an odd pill, he finds himself in Italy, and later back in Japan, with his newfound passion for painting, he works a part-time job as an art school teacher.

Appearance
Shigeto is a young adult of slim build and average height. He has light-brown hair, which are usually tied together in a messy ponytail. He has a well-kept light beard.

Shigeto wears a white buttoned-up shirt with rolled up sleeves, grey pants and simple black shoes.

Personality
Shy, calm, understanding and apprachable. He has tendencies to overthink every little thing when nothing is on his mind. He often finds himself neutral in all places. After meeting Kuroda Takayo, his life gets better. After Chapter 4, he meets more people who make him much more outgoing. Discovers his talent and hobby by accident in Kuroda's house.From Chapter 3 and onwards, the story focuses much less on Moriyasu's thoughts. His intrusive thoughts are not as apparent, as he realizes he's much happier in life than ever before. His bigger goal is to create an art composition that would perfectly describe his feelings without putting them into words. Thinks taking the drug helped him. He thinks that not letting people judge him for the things he does is extremely important.

History
Often got excluded or bullied in school for being quiet. His parents were worried that he was different from other kids, which caused fights between them. The fights had a direct impact on Moriyasu's personality.

He played in a volleyball team in high school, but lost all his motivation after failing his team in a tournament.

They kicked him out of the house at the age of 18, supplimenting him with money, but not doing any other things.

Trivia

 * Can never get his ponytail to clip all of his hair.
 * Always arrives on pinpoint time.
 * His house is always a mess.
 * All of his paintings reference the title of the book in a way or another.
 * It's been directly stated that the author of the book directly compared himself with Moriyasu.
 * "For the first two chapters, I really didnt feel content with what I was I writing. I kept thinking that I made mistakes when it comes to Moriyasu's character, but when in reality, I was indirectly writing out my emotions and applying them to his character. In chapter 3, I purposely introduced Kuroda, so I could get my intrusive thoughts of writing Moriyasu wrong to disappear. In a way, I'm the same as Moriyasu, looking for distractions, and trying to enjoy whatever is thrown at me, without thinking too much. The idea of Kuroda Takayo made me focus on her character more than on Moriyasu's intrusive thoughts, which were blinded by Kuroda too."
 * Moriyasu's favourite type of drink is tea.
 * Moriyasu's nicknames are: Moya or sometimes called Shimmi
 * The kanji in his name means: 森 - Woods 保 - Protect 重 - Heavy 人 - Man
 * His zodiac sign is Scorpio, and his blood type is A