A boy from the city of Daizaifu in Kyūshū, Hayato becomes one of Tatara's first allies. He is the successor to the sword of Suzaku, but specializes in the use of bow and arrows. Hayato is scatterbrained, but because he gets the others out of many dangerous situations, he becomes a sort of mascot figure for the Tatara Army.

Basara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure series and one of the most popular shoujo manga of the 90s in Japan. It is the story of how a young girl becomes "the child of destiny" and finds the strength to free her people and seek revenge for the death of her brother.
 
(Source: VIZ Media)
 
Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shoujo category in 1992.

In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. The prophet Nagi declares that Tatara is the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. But when the ruthless Red King slays Tatara, Sarasa must take on her brother's name and responsibilities and embark on a quest to free Japan and deliver vengeance to the Red King.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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__Non-anime roles:__  Takeshi Yamato in "IZUMO2 学園狂想曲" (Visual Novel)