I've had Hiratchi as a character twice (in gen. 2 and 6), and the matchmaker brought Hiratchi as a partner seven times (in gen. 4, 6, 9, 13, 20, 21, and 22). I'm now raising gen. 23, will be gen. 24 later today (Amy, my gen. 23, just turned 7). In my opinion, Hiratchi is one of the better characters to get (maybe that's because I like things that fly).