Hibiya Amamiya

Hibiya Amamiya (雨宮 響也 Amamiya Hibiya) / Hibiya (ヒビヤ) is the eighth member of the Mekakushi Dan. During the present-day plot of the series, he and his schoolmate Hiyori Asahina are visiting the city for a summer trip and are staying at her brother-in-law's residence, where they meet Konoha.

On August 15th of most Routes, he, Hiyori and Konoha die in an accident and are swallowed by the Kagerou Daze, where he and Hiyori are trapped in an unending time-loop until he manages to escape with the Snake of Focusing Eyes. He is usually the last Mekakushi Dan member to gain a snake.

Appearance
Hibiya is a short young boy with layered light brown hair that ends past his ears and brown eyes. He wears a hooded white vest over a blue t-shirt, brown shorts and black sandals with ankle straps.

In Summertime Record's MV, he wears a blue hooded vest over a black and white polo shirt.

In Kagerou Daze -in a day's-, he wears a short-sleeved cyan hoodie that has a dark blue hood and sleeves, khaki colored shorts, and dark blue sandals.

Since Kagerou Daze's main colors are blue and red, Hibiya's color is blue and Hiyori Asahina's is pink, respectively.

Personality
Hibiya can be a short-tempered and judgmental guy who he gets easily jealous when his affections for Hiyori Asahina are challenged. His love for Hiyori is so strong that he recorded her voice, took many (secret) photos of her, keeping the most beautiful one in his bus pass, and even made a doll of her–complete with a voice button. Though they were childhood friends, he sees himself as one of her many fans, as she is the most popular girl in his school. He can get embarrassed and flustered easily when said affections are pointed out or when he acts without thinking. In order to visit the city with her, he had to repeatedly beg his father and is only able to go when he says that he intends to attend classes about India that are available only there that summer.

He can be rude to strangers, such as Momo Kisaragi, whom he instantly calls "oba-san" ("aunt" or "old lady") before either is introduced to each other, though in Manga Route 2, Hiyori apologizes for him and says that he doesn't understand manners because he's from the countryside. Despite his often brash attitude, he can be considered at times mature for his age. He also has a talent in cooking, which is unusual for boys his age.

Despite his fanboy attitude, his dedication for Hiyori is true, and after escaping the Kagerou Daze and joining the Mekakushi Dan, Hibiya falls into a deep depression over the Hiyori's disappearance and is especially resentful towards Konoha, who was unable to do anything but watch Hibiya and Hiyori in the Daze. In most Routes, he is unwilling to do anything but search for her despite that he should be confused and exhausted. After seeing Momo's determination and dedication towards her friends, including him, in most Routes, he grows more respectful towards her and others and starts calling Momo by her name.

According to Jin, in the future Hibiya will become an archaeologist that will study legends about the Medusa throughout the world, much like Ayaka Tateyama.

In the official Mekakucity Talkers spinoff, Hibiya mentions that he is studying for Junior High school exams. He would later meet back up with Hiyori "at school".

Eye Ability

 * Focusing Eyes (目を凝らす Me wo Korasu): Hibiya's eye ability has the power to perceive objects and details that are far away from an aerial view by focus. Because he gains his powers right before meeting the Mekakushi Dan, he has the least control over his ability and finds it difficult to perform. In the Novel Route and with Shintaro Kisaragi's guidance, he is able to use Focusing Eyes through Momo Kisaragi's phone to locate and communicate with Shintaro's phone, which was in the Kagerou Daze.


 * Clearing Eyes (目が冴える Me ga Saeru) (Manga Route 2): In Manga Route 2, Hibiya escapes the Kagerou Daze with the Snake of Clearing Eyes, who fed off his strong wish to save Hiyori Asahina. It does not give him any powers and instead hides itself within him so it can possess his body at different intervals and hunt down the Dan before it was discovered. The Snake of Clearing Eyes admits that both Hibiya's body and wish are weak for its preferences and eventually moves to possess Konoha.

Songs
Main: Minor:
 * Kagerou Daze
 * Children Record
 * Otsukimi Recital
 * Summertime Record
 * Konoha no Sekai Jijou
 * Losstime Memory
 * Outer Science
 * Shissou Word

Trivia

 * The typical Japanese school year begins in April and ends in late March. Because Hibiya's birthday is November 4th and the series takes place around August 15th, Hibiya would age not after the Anime Route. His birthday is also in the same month as Ayano Tateyama's (hers being November 22nd) meaning if Ayano ages to 18 post-series, Hibiya would age a year higher before her as well.
 * In Kagerou Daze -in a daze-'s official English translation, Shintaro Kisaragi initially assumed Hibiya was around 10 years old. However, he couldn't see Hibiya clearly, as this was right after the accident, and Hibiya was still lying on the ground.
 * However, in Kagerou Daze III -the children reason-'s official English translation, he also refers to himself mentally at least three times as a "teenager":
 * (in Hibiya's POV): I had made it into my teenage years without making good on my intent to escape from this backwoods dump.
 * (in Hibiya's POV): And I'm still just a teenager, too.
 * (in Hibiya's POV, while speaking with Hiyori Asahina on the phone, freaking out over her finding his bus pass with her photo in it): It'd be nothing but prison food for the rest of my teenage years.
 * Shintaro again "surmised" Hibiya to be "eleven or so", "judging by his size". This was despite Hibiya mentally referring to himself as a "teenager", and Shintaro had yet to be introduced to Hibiya in person:
 * (in Shintaro's POV): He had rumpled brown hair and a white vest, and judging by his size, I surmised him to be eleven or so. Thermometers and other medical equipment were strewn around him, and even as he tried to stand, lifting his torso up from all fours, he was having a rough time stringing the required motions together. [...]
 * (in Shintaro's POV) Taking a clear look at his face for the first time, [...]
 * Hibiya's favorite vegetables are pumpkins.
 * Hibiya thinks his own name is weird.
 * Hibiya's family owns two different places in the anime and novel:
 * In the novel, his family owns a farm.
 * In the anime, his family owns a dojo.
 * Hibiya and Hiyori do not appear in Manga Route 1 and make their first manga appearances in Manga Route 2 instead.
 * Hibiya, Momo Kisaragi and Ene do not officially join the Mekakushi Dan in Manga Route 2.

Etymology

 * The name Hibiya means "sound, echo" (響) (hibi) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
 * Hibiya's surname Amamiya means "rain" (雨) (ama) and "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (miya).

Quotes

 * "I really loved you." - Hibiya to a dead Hiyori Asahina (-in a daze-)
 * "No, I mean, no one is using the term 'Focusing Eyes' anyway, and I thought it'd suit me. It makes it sound like an amazing force." - Hibiya naming his Eye Ability (Kagerou Daze III -the children reason-)