Yusaku Himuro

is a guest character who appeared in Ultraman Dyna. He is a renowned pitcher for the New York Knights in MLB and was also Shin Asuka's high school classmate.
==Personality==
Himuro originally possessed a confident and cheerful personality. As an outstanding baseball player, he was known for his inside corner high-speed fastball, complemented by an outside corner slow-splitter pitch, using these techniques to outmaneuver his opponents. His fastball could even reach speeds of approximately 150 kilometers per hour, and he approached every challenge with a mindset of "considering how to achieve victory" rather than "just wanting to win." His belief that "perhaps some things may seem unreasonable, but that doesn't mean they're impossible!" profoundly influenced his classmate Asuka.
However, due to unintentional mistakes made on the baseball field, he fell into a state of self-doubt and guilt, gradually losing his confidence. Yet, after witnessing Asuka's resilience and fighting spirit, he was positively influenced and began to change his perspective on failure, ultimately regaining his self-assurance.
==History==
===Pre-Ultraman Dyna===
During high school, Himuro was once Asuka's classmate, and both of them were members of the school's baseball club. In one particular game, Asuka was assigned as the pitcher, but he lacked proficiency in throwing breaking balls and could only throw fastballs. This led to a poor performance during the game, ultimately resulting in the coach replacing him with the team's ace pitcher, Himuro. 
When Himuro took the mound, he expressed his willingness to teach Asuka how to throw a splitter pitch and proceeded to strike out the subsequent batters consecutively. He also advised Asuka, saying, "Don't try to determine victory using just fastballs, Asuka; your opponent isn't the opposing team but yourself." However, Asuka felt dissatisfied, believing that his fastball was faster than Himuro's.
As an adult, Himuro ventured to the United States to play for the MLB's "New York Knights," becoming the ace pitcher for the team. He displayed remarkable performance in games, especially in his first season of his professional baseball career, where he secured 15 victories, earning him the nickname "Magic Himuro."
However, on May 1st of his second season, during a game in Phoenix where the New York Knights faced the Diamondbacks, Himuro accidentally struck the head of last year's home run king, Hargus, while pitching. Despite immediately removing his cap to offer an apology, local media reports suggested that Himuro's action was deliberate, casting a shadow over his reputation. This incident also led to him discontinuing the use of the inside corner high-speed fastball, resulting in a decrease in the number of wins.
Due to his inability to overcome the inner obstacles he faced, Himuro's performance saw a significant decline, and he failed to achieve any new victories. Consequently, he made the decision to return to Japan from the United States, contemplating retirement. However, there were also reports indicating that he returned to Japan due to a right shoulder injury and sought treatment for it.
===Ultraman Dyna===
After Himuro's urgent return to Japan, members of Super GUTS made harsh comments about his poor performance as reported in the news. However, as his number one fan, Mai remained steadfast in her support for Himuro. Upon learning that Himuro was a high school classmate of Asuka, she expressed her hope that Asuka could introduce her to Himuro, although Asuka was somewhat reluctant.
The two of them met Himuro at the baseball field where he used to compete during high school. Mai immediately requested his autograph, to which Himuro replied, "My autograph isn't worth much anymore." Despite Asuka's attempts to persuade Himuro, telling him not to give up as long as there was a chance, they received a notification about the appearance of Shieldron at that moment.
As Shieldron appeared near the baseball field and advanced towards the high-purity energy pipeline, Asuka urged Himuro to quickly leave the scene. He piloted GUTS Eagle and initiated an attack on Shieldron as it approached the high-purity energy storage facility. However, Shieldron's formidable exterior blocked the energy beams from GUTS Eagle, and it used its arm shield to deflect all attacks. Asuka's GUTS Eagle was hit by a reflected beam and crashed. Nevertheless, despite this setback, Asuka attempted a ground-based attack with the "Break Shooter," and Himuro remained on the scene, witnessing Asuka's battle.
Later, when Asuka transformed into Ultraman Dyna and engaged in a fierce battle with Shieldron, Himuro noticed that Shieldron's frontal attacks were quite powerful. Upon realizing Shieldron's vulnerability, he hurried to the rooftop of the energy storage facility, holding up a baseball for Dyna to see, thus helping Dyna understand the countermeasure. Ultimately, Dyna executed the "Ultra Fork forkball attack" in the form of a baseball pitcher's motion, successfully defeating Shieldron with this strategic maneuver.
After the conclusion of the Shieldron incident, he participated in a baseball match with the members of Super GUTS. The major leaguer easily struck out Asuka with his first pitch. It was at this moment that he had fully regained his confidence and restored his former strength. He made the decision to return to the MLB.
==Gallery==
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