[6] During a panel session, Kring explained that he developed Hiro as a comic book geek "trapped in a life that was kind of not of his making".
I started off by saying I wanted a guy who felt trapped in a life that was not his dream and what could be a power that would be most wish-fulfilling for that character?
"[8] Hiro Nakamura is an office worker living in Tokyo, Japan, working as a level-3 programmer at Yamagato Industries when one day he discovers he has the power to bend time and space.
[9] Naïve and over-eager, Hiro is the one character that aspires to the pure heroism of comic book crime fighters, shouldering the responsibility to use his powers for good.
[12][13][14] Malian-French pop singer Aya Nakamura adapted her stage name from the character.