Shojiro Kitagoma (北駒 正二郎, Kitagoma Shōjirō) is the homeroom teacher of class 1-A at Raira Academy.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Shojiro is an elderly man who stands with a stoop. He is balding, and his little remaining hair is white. He wears circular glasses and a black vest over a white collared shirt and a brown tie.
Personality[]
He is a teacher who upholds the rules and treats his student with respect, though he can be hard on them compared to other teachers.
Synopsis[]
Dollars/Mika Harima Arc[]
Shojiro is first seen taking attendance in class 1-A. When Seiji Yagiri walks in late, Shojiro is about to give him a tardy, but when Seiji announces his future absence and walks out, Shojiro follows him, perplexed. He later oversees the selection of the class representatives, Anri Sonohara and Mikado Ryuugamine.
Saika Arc[]
Though he does not appear directly, Shojiro is mentioned by his colleage Takashi Nasujima as he points out the habits of other first-year homeroom teachers in an attempt to corner Anri into relying on him exclusively.
Anri and Shojiro in Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley- V
Shojiro appears in the video game Durarara!! 3way standoff and its remakes.
Etymology[]
- The name Shojiro means "right, proper" (正) (sho), "two" (二) (ji) and "son" (郎) (ro).
- Shojiro's surname Kitagoma means "north" (北) (kita) and "piece, pony, horse, colt" (駒) (koma/goma).
Trivia[]
- While Shojiro's surname is written "Kitakoma" in the anime, the second light novel spells his name "Kitagoma."