Kiri's childhood friend and neighbor. Kiri calls him "Shimatarou" or "Taro-Tard", which annoys him very much. Taro is a big fan of the Scissor Project and wants to be a beautician because of them, even though he lacks the skill. He works part-time at his family's store, The Komatsu 88 Yen Store. He is very nosy and knows everything that goes on around the school, reporting everything to the media. It is shown that he remembers more about Kiri's childhood than Kiri does in Volume 5. Kiri rarelt or never calls him by his "real name".