Takayo Kuroda

Takayo Kuroda (黒田恭代) is the deuteragonist of White River.

She is a 21 year old woman, who works at a convenience store in Shinjuku. She never got a proper education, so she tries her best to work her way to achieving her goal of becoming an actor.

Appearance
Takayo is a woman of slim-build and above average height. She has black hair with opposite strides, and a forever bored expression.

She wears a rose golf, dark red jacket, black pants and cheap black shoes. From time to time, she wears glasses in order to see better.

Personality
Serious, passive-aggresive and scary. Kuroda thinks that everything in life is based on money. She wanted to be an actress, but her life situation never let her do that. Uses her acting skills towards clients in the shop she works at. Hates most men, thinks that they're unable to do anything without the help of others. She learned to do everything by herself by the age of 13. Never got education, so from the age of 18 she tries to do so. Doesn't particularly care about friendships, but after befriending Moriyasu, Jikihara and Date, she realizes that she only talks with interesting people.

History
Kuroda was born in a poor family, who couldn't afford her education. One day, she managed to sneak in a theatre and watch an acting performance. From that day, she wanted to become an actor. At the age of 8, both of her parents got taken by police due to law complications. She was forced to live with a foster family, who didn't care for her one bit.

Trivia

 * Hates games (but discovers one on her phone and can't stop playing)
 * Hates men, except Shigeto, Atsuki and Date.
 * Wants to go to a mall and spend all her money on useless stuff.
 * Takes advantage of all point cards and sales.
 * Her acting skills are directly showcased in her interactions with clients.
 * Has a cat which is named Shiroikuro (meaning white and black)
 * She's the only main character without a given nickname from Atsuki.
 * Acts tough, but is actually really scared of men who may take advantage of her.
 * Her favourite actor is Keiko Aizawa.
 * The kanji in her name means: 黒 - Black 田 - Rice field 恭 - Respect 代 - Era
 * Kuroda's zodiac sign is Aries, and her blood type is B