Hikaru Kamiki

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Hikaru Kamiki
Biographical Information
Name	Hikaru Kamiki
Kanji Name	神 (かみ) 木 (き) 輝 (ヒカル)
Rōmaji Name	Kamiki Hikaru
Nicknames	"My Ex" (by Ai) Miki-san (by Yura Katayose)
Gender	Male
Height	178 cm (5'10")
Age	31-32 (Mainstay arc) 33 (Movie - Toward the Stars and Dreams arc)
Status
Status	Deceased
Occupation	Theatre Actor (Formerly) Agency Owner
Affiliation	Lala Lai Theatrical Company (Formerly) Kamiki Productions
Relatives	Taiki Himekawa (Son, with Airi) Aqua Hoshino (Son, with Ai) Ruby Hoshino (Daughter, with Ai)
Relationships	Ai Hoshino (Ex-girlfriend) Airi Himekawa (Molester)
First Appearances
Manga	Chapter 72
Anime	Episode 22
Portrayal
Japanese VA	Mamoru Miyano
English VA	Austin Tindle
Live Action	Kazunari Ninomiya Sōya Kurokawa (young)

“	Ruby Hoshino, you grew up to be a beautiful woman. Well, I'm not surprised. She's our daughter after all.	„
― Hikaru Kamiki

Hikaru Kamiki「神 (かみ) 木 (き) 輝 (ヒカル) , Kamiki Hikaru^?」 is the main antagonist of Oshi no Ko. He is the man who fathered Aqua and Ruby with Ai Hoshino and the person who leaked Ai's address to a disgruntled fan, leading to her death and prompting his son to devote his life to tracking him down and getting revenge. He is the president of Kamiki Productions.

He is later revealed to also be Taiki Himekawa's biological father, having been molested by the latter's mother when he was a child before allegedly having her murdered as well by telling her husband about the affair.

Spoilers for Later Chapters!

He has recently been working with ex-B-Komachi member Fuyuko Niino to ensure that no one will ever upstage Ai; his most recent victim having been Yura Katayose, the #1 actress in Japan.

In the end, after he proved unrepenting following public exposure and even tried to have Ruby killed, since there was no incriminating evidence on him, Aqua committed murder-suicide with him all while making it seem like his father was the perpetrator.

Appearance

Hikaru is an attractive man who bears great resemblance to his son, to the point that Akane Kurokawa almost mistook him for the latter. Similar to Ai Hoshino and their children whenever they embrace the darker aspects of their personalities, he also has a black star in each eye.

Whilst in public, Hikaru hides his true appearance using a variety of disguises, seemingly taking particular care to hide his eyes. When he went to visit Ai's grave, he wore a long overcoat with a hat and sunglasses. Whilst passing Akane, he once again wore sunglasses but this time put on a black suit, as he was at a high-class gathering. During his interactions with Yura Katayose, he tied his hair in a ponytail and kept his eyes closed.

Personality

Hikaru is a sadistic and possibly insane murderer who enjoys watching the life fade from his victims, claiming that it makes him "feel the weight of his own life"; a warped mindset that seems to have originated from having been sexually taken advantage of when he was just a child. However, as a former aspiring actor, he can skillfully hide his true nature in public by taking on the superficial guise of a rather casual, captivating and dependable individual who others can lean on. He even managed to feign regret for his role in Ai's murder to his children before attempting to kill his daughter as well, laughing about the whole thing upon being confronted about it. In further showcase of Hikaru's irredeemably deranged and broken mind, his last thoughts were that he regrets not killing Ruby, because if he did, he would have felt Ai's presence much closer. In fact, his murders were all for the purpose of elevating Ai's existence while filling his own void.

However, there seems to be a side of Hikaru that truly seeks kinship with others, immediately taking an interest in his son upon realizing that he has the same "lying eyes" as himself. He also appears to have a habit of sending white flowers to up-and-coming actresses, though this could just be a method to draw in new victims.

When carrying out his murders, Hikaru is highly cautious to leave no incriminating evidence. He does this by making use of proxies; telling the husband of the actress who molested him about their affair, leaking Ai's address to a disgruntled fan, and convincing another fan of Ai that Ruby and Yura Katayose were upstaging her. According to Aqua and Nino, he is also a serial manipulator who uses his charisma to befriend others before taking advantage of their weakness to trick them into committing murder in his name, all whilst denying any blame under the pretense of not doing the deeds himself. Because of this Aqua describes him as "worse than a murderer", calling him an "instigator who refuses to get his hands dirty".

When being cornered by Aqua who shows his intent to kill Hikaru, he attempts to smooth talk his way into making Aqua desist from the deed as it would affect Ruby's reputation. However, when Aqua shows unflinching determination and the cunning arrangements he has made to ensure Ruby would be protected, Hikaru begins to panic and even questions Aqua's sanity, crying out to his son to stop, exposing his cowardice when confronted with danger. Upon falling off the cliffs and to the sea, Hikaru, with his last actions, tries to kill Aqua through choking. In the end, Hikaru gravely underestimates his son and this would became his downfall which leads to his death.

Despite of his insane, heinous actions, Hikaru is fully aware of the extent of his depravity, believing the weight of his sin to be the reason why he could not feel Ai's presence. As he fought for his life, Hikaru felt the presence of the many victims he had killed, resigning himself to his fate as they dragged him to the bottom of the abyss.

According to Aqua's portrayal of him in The 15 Year Lie, when he was a middle schooler, Hikaru was a considerably more withdrawn and somewhat submissive boy, seemingly traumatized by having been molested. He is depicted as an empty individual who, much like Ai, yearned for genuine love after being in a long-term transactional relationship. Hikaru was aware that he was being taken advantage of but believed that this was the only way someone like him could be loved. As a result, he became very skilled at lying, with no one ever catching on to his true nature until Ai came along.

As seen from Ai's perspective, Hikaru had been consumed by the darkness of the entertainment industry, causing him to become emotionally dependent on her. As a result, after she broke up with him, he suffered a psychotic break and leaked her address to her eventual murderer to scare her into realizing his despair, which went horribly wrong as her death was not his intended outcome. This, along with his shock upon learning that Ai truly loved him, portrays Hikaru as a tragic villain whose life was perpetually marred by abuse, neglect, solitude and a desperate need to feel loved.

Manga Appearances

Private
Chapter 67: Drinking Party	Absent
Chapter 68: Liberation	Absent
Chapter 69: Room Tour	Absent
Chapter 70: Flame	Absent
Chapter 71: Pedestrian Bridge	Absent
Chapter 72: Freedom	Debut
Chapter 73: Smart	Absent
Chapter 74: Takachiho	Absent
Chapter 75: Mother and Mother	Absent
Chapter 76: Music Video	Absent
Chapter 77: Reunion	Absent
Chapter 78: Use	Absent
Chapter 79: Duty	Absent
Chapter 80: Wish	Absent

Mainstay
Chapter 81: Rapid Progress	Absent
Chapter 82: B-Komachi Night	Absent
Chapter 83: Obsessed	Absent
Chapter 84: Hard Selling	Absent
Chapter 85: Calculation	Absent
Chapter 86: AD	Absent
Chapter 87: Lies	Absent
Chapter 88: Offer	Absent
Chapter 89: Cosplay	Absent
Chapter 90: Compliance	Absent
Chapter 91: Dig Deep	Absent
Chapter 92: Ritual Purification	Absent
Chapter 93: Leak	Absent
Chapter 94: Breakthrough	Absent
Chapter 95: Blindness	Absent
Chapter 96: White Roses	Appears
Chapter 97: Together	Flashback
Chapter 98: Going Astray	Absent
Chapter 99: Drinking	Flashback
Chapter 100: Industry	Absent

Movie
Chapter 109: Night	Appears
Chapter 110: How It Began	Absent
Chapter 111: Mammon-Worship and Passion	Absent
Chapter 112: Towards the Future	Absent
Chapter 113: Commercial Work	Absent
Chapter 114: Interpersonal Audition	Absent
Chapter 115: Roles	Absent
Chapter 116: Responsibility	Absent
Chapter 117: Panda	Absent
Chapter 118: Activation	Absent
Chapter 119: Biological Mother	Absent
Chapter 120: Lack of Ability	Absent
Chapter 121: Sarina Tendouji	Absent
Chapter 122: Doc	Absent
Chapter 123: Bad Move	Absent
Chapter 124: Reversal	Absent
Chapter 125: Dazzled	Absent
Chapter 126: Management	Absent
Chapter 127: Scouting A Girl	Absent
Chapter 128: Script Reading	Portrayed
Chapter 129: Piece	Absent
Chapter 130: Basic Tactic	Absent
Chapter 131: Atonement	Absent
Chapter 132: Nino	Mentioned
Chapter 133: Acting	Absent
Chapter 134: Depths	Absent
Chapter 135: By Her Side	Absent
Chapter 136: Fight	Absent
Chapter 137: Idol	Absent
Chapter 138: Amends	Appears
Chapter 139: Lookism	Portrayed
Chapter 140: Is This Right?	Portrayed
Chapter 141: Chain	Portrayed
Chapter 142: Responsibility	Mentioned
Chapter 143: Blind Follower	Portrayed
Chapter 144: Fan of the Originals	Absent
Chapter 145: Children	Absent
Chapter 146: Role	Appears
Chapter 147: Wish	Appears

The End of the Play
Chapter 148: End of Summer	Absent
Chapter 149: By the Sea	Absent
Chapter 150: Knife	Mentioned
Chapter 151: Catch Ball	Absent
Chapter 152: Interview	Appears

Toward the Stars and Dreams
Chapter 153: Fiction	Appears
Chapter 154: 15-Year Lie	Appears
Chapter 155: Happy End	Appears
Chapter 156: MEMe	Absent
Chapter 157: An Ordinary Day, A Wonderful Day	Absent
Chapter 158: Jewel	Voice
Chapter 159: Resonance	Appears
Chapter 160: Eye	Appears
Chapter 161: Future	Appears
Chapter 162: Aqua Hoshino	Appears
Chapter 163: You	Imagined
Chapter 164: Finale	Portrayed
Chapter 165: And Then	Pictured
Chapter 166: Star	Absent

Anime Appearance

Season 2
Episode 12: Tokyo Blade	Absent
Episode 13: The Telephone Game	Absent
Episode 14: Rewriting	Absent
Episode 15: Emotional Acting	Absent
Episode 16: The Curtain Rises	Absent
Episode 17: Growth	Absent
Episode 18: Sun	Absent
Episode 19: Trigger	Absent
Episode 20: Dream	Absent
Episode 21: Liberation	Absent
Episode 22: Freedom	Debut
Episode 23: Reunion	Absent
Episode 24: Wish	Appears

Etymology

• The name Hikaru "brightness, radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle" (輝) (hikaru).
• Hikaru's surname Kamiki means "god, deity" (神) (kami) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki).

Trivia

• Hikaru was 15 years old when he got Ai Hoshino pregnant with twins.
• Hikaru is referred to by Ai as "(her) ex" and she later referred to how their children would understand "(their) situation" , implying that the relationship between them was mutually broken off. However, Hikaru would later reveal that their breakup was not mutual, as it left him devastated, leading up to him to give her address to Ryosuke Sugano.
• Hikaru was only 11 years old when he fathered Taiki with Airi Himekawa.
  • Because of this, Airi, who was already a married adult at the time, took advantage of him.
• As noted by Akane Kurokawa and Aqua Hoshino, Hikaru cannot be judged under the Japanese legal system for his role in the murders of Ai Hoshino and Airi Himekawa since he was a minor at the time.
• Ai was the one person to understand the fact of him always lying, as they have the same "eyes of liars".
• Hikaru is good at manipulating others, as seen by the fact that he manipulated Nino and her boyfriend into killing Ai.
• Hikaru was born on 27th July in Kanagawa.
• Hikaru graduated from Faculty of Science.

Navigation

Ai Hoshino • Takamine • Fuyuko Niino • Watanabe • Meimei • Ari • Kyun Ruby Hoshino • Kana Arima • Mem-Cho Aqua Hoshino • Pieyon Ichigo Saitou • Miyako Saitou • Shun Yoshizumi Kana Arima • Aqua Hoshino • Ruby Hoshino • Frill Shiranui • Minami Kotobuki Akane Kurokawa • Taiki Himekawa • Toshirou Kindaichi (Founder) Masaya Kaburagi • Hikaru Kamiki • Ai Hoshino

Ai Hoshino • Kana Arima • Aqua Hoshino Taishi Gotanda (Director) Kana Arima • Melt Narushima • Aqua Hoshino Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Yoriko Kichijouji Yuki Sumi • Akane Kurokawa • Mem-Cho Aqua Hoshino • Nobuyuki Kumano • Kengo Morimoto Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Taiki Himekawa • Kana Arima • Melt Narushima Akane Kurokawa • Aqua Hoshino • Sakuya Kamoshida Toshirou Kindaichi (Director) • Goa (Scriptwriter) • Sumiaki Raida (Producer) Abiko Samejima Aqua Hoshino • Ruby Hoshino • Kana Arima Tetsu Urushibara (Director) • Shun Yoshizumi (Assistant Director) • Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Ai Hoshino • Hikaru Kamiki • Airi Himekawa Fuyuko Niino • Gorou Amamiya • Seijuro Uehara Ruby Hoshino • Aqua Hoshino • Tsukuyomi • Frill Shiranui Mem-Cho • Kana Arima • Akane Kurokawa • Melt Narushima • Taiki Himekawa Taishi Gotanda (Screenplay, Director) • Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Yoriko Kichijouji (Script Doctor) • Abiko Samejima (Script Doctor)