#bestprotagonist

Im back again with another World trigger blog. I know I know. What a shocker. This time around we are going to be fangirl- I mean talking about one of the best anime protagonist Osamu Mikumo.

First things first, let’s get to know our Loveable leader!

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Osamu is a 15-year-old high school student in Mikado city. At the time of season one, he’s only been at Border for a few months as a C-Rank agent. He meets Yuma Kuga, A neighbor who save his life when he enters the restricted zone. The two become friends and Osamu promises to keep Yuma’s identity a secret. Later, a gate opens up outside at his school and he’s the only agent around. In order to save his classmates, he decides to fight, which is against the rules. Low and behold he can’t really fight. Yuna steps up and defeats the monsters, but gives the credit to Osamu.

Osamu is a very honest and kinda. He has a very high sense of Justice and is very determined and courageous. Even if it puts him in harms way, he always go out of his way to help others. While others can see the good in him, Osamu consistently doubts himself. He believes that he would run is he ever compromises due to his doubt in his drive to be an agent. Instead of thinking of his actions are noble or benevolent, he beloved them to be selfish in nature.

Aware for his lack of talent and strength, Osamu strives to become better and overcome his weaknesses. He does his best to strategize and give his team the win regardless of opponents or situations.

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On the outside, Osamu is ordinary. Nothing making him stick out from the crowd. Especially when paired with Yuma. His trion level is low and his combat skills are….non existent. He’s workin on it though. Now you might be thinking that this is a horrible start to the argument, but please, Bear with me here.

Osamu doesn’t have some tragic backstory for what he’s doing. No one died or he wasn’t scared as a child. He does gain goals for being in border. His friend and tutor disappeared and he wants to find him. Then later on he wants to help his team get to their goals of the away missions. There is no intense 24 hour training where he is all of a sudden all powerful. He doesn’t have some epiphany to become the best. No, he’s just an average guy trying to do the right thing.

He isn’t getting an easy way out. All top border agents had to fight for their spots and it took them a lot of time to get to where they are. A lot of trial and error. Osamu isn’t treated differently just because he’s our main squeeze. He’s being made to go through all the failures and training everyone else had to go through. The of corse there are natural talents like Chika, but even she has to work up to being a top agent. She too has her trials and errors. She’s a cannon, but still has much to learn about hitting targets and controlling her fire.

At first Osamu sells himself short and is very unsure of himself. Fear of leaning of Yuma too much and feeling unsure of his place consumes him. With the constant reminding from literally everyone in the show that his combat is an F- , the confidence in himself is very low. This causes doubt in his thinking skills and makes him start away from honing in on his true ability. To become a useful asset to the team, Okamu does what ever he needs to get his team to their goal. He goes to others to ask for training and advice. But this soon becomes a hindrance. As he strays away from what he really contributes to the team. His strategy and trick play are S-Class. What he lacks in physical ability he makes up for in mental ability. Koji Oki notices that Okamu is good at dealing with setbacks with a level head. He rarely panics or hesitates when things get tricky. One example is during the Aftokrator invasion when he deceived the Neighbors about having chikas trion box. He thought up a plan in the middle of an invasion when things were looking bad.

After Sōya Kazama’s advice to be the Capitan instead of focusing on himself, we slowly begin to see his confidence grow and his strategy shift. He slowly begins to realize that he does contribute to the team. Osamu is able to bring out the strength of his teammates. Like the wires letting Yuma excel in his agility or train manipulation with Chika’s cannon. He begins to use his Brian more and his confidence in his convictions becomes stronger. He begins to think outside of the box and strengthens his team through ambitious ideas. Ideas such a as asking Jin to be on the team and then accepting a once hostile neighbor to be on their team. He also learned some negotiation tactics that he implements by placing his own “agents” to sway the conversation his way. A tactic he learned from Eizō Netsuki during the conference after Aftorkrator’s invasion.

Just a quick theory: I believe that Kido was just like Osamu when he was younger. This could be why Kido just lets him do shit. Kind of like how he backed up Osamu in the conference. Could have just left him high and dry, but he just went with the flow. Or when he learned that Osamu broke the rules, but just went ahead and promoted him anyway. Not to mention Osamu has his old room at Tamakoma. You know just a thought.

Osamu is relatable. He’s someone we can route for and someone we can be. His goals are obtainable and watching him grow is rewarding. He is the voice of the underdogs. The one to show that any goal can be reached as long as you work hard. And that’s something you don’t often see in a Shonen. Watching his growth was what really pulled me into this anime from the get go. I wanted to watch him succeed. His self realization and reflection is what set him apart from others. He perseveres even when things look bad and victory seems far. And this my fiends is why Osamu Mikumo is one of the best protagonists.

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