Hajime Hinobori

Hajime Hinobori (陽昇 ハジメ) is the protagonist of the anime and manga series Battle Spirits Heroes
==Appearance==
He has brown hair which spikes up, and is tied in a red headband (hachimaki). He wears a red shirt, blue pants, a light blue jacket, and gloves.
==Personality==
A major Battle Spirits fan who is always enthusiastic to play. He likes to use red, because he think it's cool. He also has a hobby of mixing strange seasoning in his rice.
==Biography==
Hajime dreamed of being able to meet the spirits. As a result, his parents developed a battle system where they could really materialize.
At a Battle Spirits shop, he met with a strange man with an afro (secretly champion player Arata Yakushiji) who battled and defeated him. He asked Hajime which card he wanted to use, and explained that he needed a "destined card" to play. Hajime used a vending machine to get a card which would be his deck's hero. He was able to pull The HeroDragon Lord-Dragon, a new burst spirit.
Hajime later battled against Kimari Tatsumi, the daughter of one of the battle systems co-creators, and defeated her.
Some time later, when the battle system had become an international success, Hajime's parents left for a work trip. Hajime went to live with Kimari and her family. He and Kouta, Kimari's younger brother, went to the Battle Spirits shop, where they met Tegamaru Tanashi, another red user. Hajime was anxious to battle him, but Tegamaru wasn't interested, and wouldn't acknowledge him by his name, simply calling him "Headband." Hajime instead battled Kobushi Nigiri, a member of Tegamaru's team, who also used burst cards, and won the match.
To battle against Tegamaru, he needed to defeat both Kobushi, and another teammate, Chihiro. Although he was able to win against Chihiro too, due to a mix up, Hajime battled with Tegamaru's deck, so the battle didn't count.
During the Heroes Championship, Hajime was again matched with Kobushi. He won, and moved to the next round, when his opponent would finally be Tegamaru, whether or not he was worthy yet. He was defeated in this match.
Despite his loss, he continued training under the Battle Spirits Sage. Because he successfully won in the High Ranker League, he was allowed to continue competing in the national tournament. He also was able to get a new X-rare, The ExplosionHero Lord-Dragon-Bazzel.
Hajime became one of the three finalists in the national tournament, after defeating Isami Serizawa in the final round. Because of this, Tegamaru called him by his name.
During spring break, Hajime went to a beach on vacation with the Tatsumi family. There, they met Dr. Sunset, an evil scientist and acquaintance of Hajime's parents. Hajime, along with Kouta and Kimari (and later, Kataru and Manabu too) traveled around the world in Dr. Sunset's submarine, the Genius. They met various competitors in the world tournament, including Nora Nyao, Renard William Ardley and Abura Katabura, the later two of which Hajime got the chance to battle. He also got a new nexus card in Italy.
When he returned to Japan, he was reunited Tegamaru and his friends. They talked about the Hero Championship outside of the unfinished arena. There, he discovered that Mika was the true identity of the Battle Spirits Sage.
He helped Kataru run for student council president, once school started again.
Hajime got a new X-rare, The GlacialHero Lord-Dragon-Glazar, out of a Battle Spirits tower. At first, he was unsure if he could use it with his deck, as it was white, but Isami encouraged him to try it out. They battled, but Hajime lost, as he wasn't familiar with how to properly use Glazar. Later, he received a pack from Galaxy Watanabe, which contained another new X-rare, Lord-Dragon-Saviour.
At the start of the world tournament, he was matched up against Freddy Jason, a representative from America. There, Lord-Dragon-Saviour finally made its debut, leading him to victory. Hajime made it up to the final round, where he faced Tegamaru. He claimed that rather than battling to make his dream come true, now he was battling for everyone's dreams. Although he managed to break Tegamaru's imposing stance, he lost the battle in the end. Although he was disappointed, and apologized to his parents, who of course didn't mind, he decided to cheer on Tegamaru in his match against Arata.
Hajime was bothered by Tegamaru's behavior, which continued even after he defeated Arata, and weren't appropriate for a hero. He wished Tegamaru would realize all the things he lost sight of, like his love for the spirits, and remain with his friends again. Because of this, Kimari and his other friends got Tegamaru to return to Japan, and set up a battle between him and Hajime at Hero Stadium. Hajime managed to not only defeat Amaterasu-Dragon, but he ultimately won the battle.
In the epilogue he met Afrone at the card shop, who challenged him, and revealed that his real identity is Arata.
==Deck==
Hajime's deck is red and white, and uses burst.
His deck has contained at some point, the following.
Name 	Color 	Type
Salamantle 	Red 	Spirit
Hanzo-Shinobi-Dragon 	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
Goemon-Thief-Dragon 	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
DarkKnight-Dragon 	Red 	Spirit
Drag-Krisnar 	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
Tsukuyomidragoon 	Red 	Spirit 
Bari-Burn 	Red 	Spirit
Dos-Monkey 	Red 	Spirit
The ExplosionHero Lord-Dragon-Bazzel	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
The FangBeastEmperor Kintarogue-Bear	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
The HeroDragon Lord-Dragon 	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
Ikazuchi-Wurm 	Red 	Spirit
Ogre-Dragon 	Red 	Spirit
Ohdoran 	Red 	Spirit
One-Kengo 	Red 	Spirit
Kagutsuchidragoon 	Red 	Spirit
TwinBlade-Dragon 	Red 	Spirit
Lesser-Dragsaurus 	Red 	Spirit
Basa-Razan 	Red 	Spirit
The SuperHero Lord-Dragon-Saviour 	Red/White	Spirit (Burst)
Kiji-Toria 	White 	Spirit
Armadidragon 	White 	Spirit
Armaditokage 	White 	Spirit
The GlacialHero Lord-Dragon-Glazar 	White 	Spirit (Burst)
The SeaDragon Cima-Creek 	White 	Spirit (Burst)
Aggressive Rage 	Red 	Magic
Burst Cross 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Burst Flame 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Transmigration Flame 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Burst Draw 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Blaze Slash 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Explosion Sword 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Double Blaster 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Burst Wall 	White 	Magic (Burst)
Burst Storm 	White 	Magic (Burst)
Kidzuna Blade 	White 	Magic
Reboot Code 	White 	Magic
The HeroEmperor DeitySword 	Red 	Nexus
The Divine Flame Takamagahara 	Red 	Nexus
The HeroEmperor DeityShield 	White 	Nexus
==Battle Stats:==
Episode	Type 	Opponent 	Result
1 	Single battle 	Afrone 	Lose
1 	Single battle 	Kimari 	Win
2 	Single battle 	Kobushi 	Win
5 	Single battle (Tegamaru's deck)	Chihiro 	Win
6 	Single battle 	Matsuri 	Win
8 	Single battle 	Kobushi 	Win
9 	Single battle 	Tegamaru 	Lose
11 	Single battle 	Mika 	Win
13 	Single battle 	Manabu 	Win
14 	Single battle 	Kataru 	Lose
15 	Single battle 	Battle Spirits Santa	Win
16 	Single battle 	Tameru 	Win
18 	Single battle 	Saimon 	Win
20 	Single battle 	Ryuuta 	Win
23 	Single battle 	Izumi 	Win
25-26 	Single battle 	Isami 	Win
27 	Single battle 	Masaki 	Win
30 	Single battle 	Renard 	Lose
34 	Single battle 	Abura Katabura 	Win
40 	Single battle 	Isami 	Lose
41 	Single battle 	Tameru 	Win
42 	Single battle 	Freddy 	Win
45 	Single battle 	Renard 	Win
47 	Single battle 	Tegamaru 	Lose
49-50 	Single battle 	Tegamaru 	Win
50 	Single battle 	Arata 	Undecided
==Trivia:==
*"Hajime" means "begin", both because he was the first person to test the battle system, and as an opposite to Kimari's name, which means "finish", or "settle." Another theory is that he is named after Hajime Yatate, the fictitious Sunrise staff member.
*His name is frequently written as Hazime in the anime, such as on his tent. Hajime is likely the correct spelling though, being that it's an actual name, and it would preserve the above pun.
*Hajime Hinobori is the first anime and manga main characters who doesn't have a member of the Sieg family as His key card
*Like his Father Mahiru, he uses the X-rare The ExplosionHero Lord-Dragon-Bazzel.
*Although the Nexus, The HeroEmperor DeitySword and The HeroEmperor DeityShield have been seen in his deck. Hajime didn't use a Nexus until episode 34 of Heroes. Where he used The Divine Flame Takamagha. This was also the first nexus to be used in a battle.
*He is the first and the only protagonist to name his key spirit's attack, he named The HeroDragon Lord-Dragon's attack Peach Dragon Sword.
*He shares a voice with Kenzo Hyoudo in the Italian dub.
==Appearances:==
Battle Spirits Heroes anime
Battle Spirits Heroes (Manga- Jump)
Battle Spirits Heroes (Manga- Ace)
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===Miscellaneous===
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