Fumiya Watanabe
| 渡辺史也 | |
| 渡辺史也 | |
| Personal Information | |
| Real Name | Fumiya Watanabe |
| Aliases | "The 80s Kid" |
| Arcana | The Chariot |
| Nature | Civilian |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 15 |
| Birth Date | May 3rd |
| Preferred Weapon | Gloves |
| Organization Information | |
| Faction | Unaffiliated |
| Job | Student |
| Assignment | Yasogami High |
| Persona - Not Awakened | |
| OOC Information | |
| Origin | Original Character |
| Voice Actor | Kazuki Yao |
Contents |
Profile
Originally from Port Island, Fumiya looks like he is misplaced in time. Not only does everything about the way he looks and acts scream 'Eighties', it's exaggerated to a point where it's almost a parody. Even stranger is the fact that he was born in the 90's. Fumiya's apparent 'Eighties Obsession' started from a strained relationship with his parents, and his desire to find something in common with them. It eventually took on a life of its own, though, and being that 80's Guy just became part of who he was. Standing out so much led to predictable problems, and Fumiya also gained a reputation as a thug after trying to defend himself from insults and attacks. His parents decided to send him to live with his grandparents in Inaba with the hopes that living in a smaller town would help with his unruly nature.
Skills
Walking Streak Of Neon, Smooth Moves, Groove Battle, Center Of Attention, Getting 80's Trivia Wrong, Wannabe Ladies Man, Switchblade Comb FTW, Screwing Up Popular Quotes, Only Real Men Wear Pink, Moonwalk Victory Dance, Sticks To Cassette Tapes, Keeps His Collar Turned Up, Still Cooler Than Vanilla Ice
Trivia
- Currently the most important thing to Fumiya is standing out and being remembered. It doesn't matter if it's good attention or bad attention, he is every attention-seeking brat taken to the Nth degree and loves it when something is all about him.
- Fumiya carries around a cassette walkman instead of a CD player. He owns a stereo with an audio-in jack and a cassette recorder which he uses to record MP3s onto blank tapes. He does this exclusively for the purposes of his image. While he does purchase CDs, he never uses them in public.
- Though much of his 80s obsession is a front, he does genuinely like the music of Michael Jackson.
- Michael Jackson's recent death greatly affected Fumiya. Not just due to his favorite musical artist passing away, but because of the realization that Michael Jackson's popularity exploded with his death and he will always be remembered.
- Fumiya has a habit of referring to most girls with the suffix '-babe', despite not being a real suffix. This came from watching many American movies from the 1980's, where the word 'babe' was frequently tossed around.
- He will hit on virtually any girl. Part of this comes from his desire to stand out and be remembered at any cost, but he is also a teenager with a libido like any other and is simply bad at restraining himself.
- His natural agility makes him a relatively good skateboarder and it is his preferred method of getting around Inaba, especially with its lower traffic congestion compared to Port Island.
- When Fumiya says something stupid, nine times out of ten he knows it's stupid and says it anyway because it will be remembered.
Relationships
Kenji Kurosawa: Fumiya met Kenji when he first arrived in Inaba, they spoke briefly as Kenji showed him around. Fumiya is intrigued by Kenji's habit to carry a giant oar around, as well as his family's reputation in the town. Fumiya thinks he's a bit of a square, though he denied it when asked up front. Often calls him 'Oar Man'.
Yukino Mayuzumi: Fumiya met Yukino briefly one day at the Junes Food Court. Despite the apparent age difference and vast maturity difference Fumiya began to hit on Yukino almost immediately, with absolutely no success.
Hideo Aratami: Hideo was present the same day Fumiya met Yukino, and was a witness to his legendarily bad pick-up lines. Since Fumiya was focused on Yukino at the moment he barely noticed Hideo's presence, save for one brief moment where he tried to make him his wing man.
Thora Kobayashi: Fumiya first met Thora on the roof of Yasogami High. Much to her chagrin he began to hit on her like every other girl, despite demanding he knock it off. Fumiya persists in acting close and friendly to Thora largely because she reacts so strongly because of it, though there are genuine feelings of friendship on his part; Fumiya is very bad at expressing genuine feelings. Thora is probably the girl that dislikes Fumiya's '-babe' suffix the most. During one incident Fumiya was caught in a battle between Thora and shadow-possessed Azusa Shimegi. He attempted to intervene at a point in the battle, but was tossed aside. Currently he remembers nothing about the encounter.
Mae Ikina: Fellow Yasogami High student, despite being senior to Fumiya he still acts in an inappropriate manner around her, as he does with all girls.
Chie Satonaka: Another fellow Yasogami High student that is Fumiya's senior, he still calls her Chie-babe and treats her like any other girl. Chie arrived to help during the fight between Thora and Azusa, though Fumiya currently has no recollection of the event or her presence.
Osamu Tsurugi: Fumiya was once asked to meet with Student Council Secretary Osamu Tsurugi regarding his behavior, particularly to the female students of the high school. Fumiya dislikes being chewed out by anyone, and feigned interest in the meeting until he could sneak out. Currently thinks Osamu is a bit of a pain.
Shirou Sekigawa: Shirou was present in the same meeting where Fumiya met Osamu. All he really knows of Shirou is that he seems rather close to Thora, and is far more interested in his studies than Fumiya is. They also both hate Math. One afternoon Fumiya came across Shirou being interviewed by Azusa, which is what ultimately led to the fight between her and Thora. Fumiya tends to refer to him as Shiro-bro, or sometimes Shibrou (when feeling light headed).
Shiki Ichimonji: Fumiya met Shiki one day at Junes while the young manga artist was doing 'recon' on who is buying his manga. The two had a bit of an argument over manga, which ended with Fumiya inadvertently educating Shiki on the subject of Mr. T. Coincidentally, a new character in Shiki's manga named Commander T appeared shortly afterward.
Yoshiro Yoshino: One chaotic afternoon Fumiya came across Yoshiro as he was frantically chasing a duck through the Inaba commercial district. Fumiya joined in the chase, which he began to take as a contest. Yoshiro originally thought Fumiya was native to Inaba, and was surprised to learn they were both from Port Island when they stumbled upon each other again later. Fumiya continues to call him 'Duck boy'.
Souji Seta: Souji had the unfortunate luck of getting caught up in Fumiya and Yoshiro's duck chase, and ended up being bitten by the waterfowl. Fumiya doesn't know much more about him yet, but the image of him panicking with a duck biting his hand is stuck in his mind.
Aigis: Aigis arrived to help extract the duck from Souji's hand that same afternoon. Fumiya has met Aigis on a couple of occasions since. For a brief period of time Aigis suspected Fumiya was a cyborg because of his appearance. He remains unaware of the fact that she is a robot, and simply believes she is a foreign student. She arrived to help during the fight with Thora and Azusa, and healed some of Fumiya's injuries. He still has no memory of the fight itself, and still thinks it was a motorcycle accident.
Azusa Shimegi: A reporter who Thora initially warned that Fumiya stay away from, she attacked them both when Thora tried to get him out of there. During one point in the resulting fight Fumiya attempted to distract her, but failed and was injured as a result. Currently Fumiya has no memory of the fight, though he still remembers Thora's initial warning that she is dangerous.
Shinjiro Aragaki: Badass from Port Island, Fumiya was familiar with Shinjiro's reputation due to hanging around the alleys of the city, and reacted with exaggerated shock when he actually met him in person. Currently Fumiya is unsure what to make of him, and was surprised to see Thora act so open to him.
