Tatsuya Shiba

Tatsuya Shiba, also known as Mahesvara, Demon of Okinawa, God of Destruction, Taurus Silver, Ooguro Ryuuya, The Destroyer, The Last Boss and Demon King, is the main protagonist from The Irregular at Magic High School series.
== Charactah Account ==
Tatsuya enrolled at the National Magic University Affiliated First High School in April 2095 with his younger sister, Miyuki. He was accepted as one of the students to be placed in the Course 2 curriculum, marking the start of the series events. In his second year, he transferred into the newly-created Magic Engineering Course.
Tatsuya is a stalwart self-assured young man in the prime of his teenage years, who lives alone with his younger sister in Tokyo, under the directive of the Yotsuba Clan. Besides being their home's caretaker, Tatsuya's raison d'être is to be Miyuki's, his sister's, guardian. In that sense, one would regard it as rather appropriate and even convenient that the man designated as a sort of a bodyguard of the future head of one of the world's most influential magical organizations to have such a stern countenance and hard-bitten demeanor as himself.
Tatsuya's usual unyielding stoic countenance hardly ever betrays bewilderment or enthusiasm, but whenever it does, it's often at the minimum level. In the anime, he has dark black hair that reaches his clear blue eyes in several unevenly-cut bangs. Except for the color of his eyes, Tatsuya's looks are altogether divergent from his sister's, a far cry from her magnificent beauty, as acknowledged by numerous people throughout the series. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Eromanga-Sensei
* The Honor at Magic High School
* The Irregular at Magic High School
* The Irregular at Magic High School Movie: The Girl Who Summons The Stars
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Get to Know Magic Studies!
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Get to Know Magic Studies! 2
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc
=== Light Novels ===
* The Irregular at Magic High School
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Magian Company
=== Manga ===
* The Honor Student At Magic High School
* The Irregular at Magic High School: The Battle of Yokohama
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Enrollment Arc
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Games for the Nine
* The Irregular at Magic High School: The Battle of Yokohama
* The Irregular At Magic High School: Visitor Arc
=== Video Games ===
* 300 Heroes
* Dengeki Bunko: Crossing Void
* Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
* Divine Gate
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Lost Zero
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Out of Order
* The Irregular at Magic High School: Reloaded Memory
== Trivia ==
* Shiba Tatsuya's personality, equipment, names, and abilities are heavily based on the god Shiva (Mahesvara). Shiva is one of the most revered and fascinating figures in Hindu mythology; he is the god who represents everything outside the established system, having both Divine and Demon nature in one, he is heavily worshiped and feared. Shiva is held to be the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the four largest sects within Hinduism. His weapon is a trident, which is also the name given to Tatsuya's ultimate weapon.
* Tatsuya's nickname "The Destroyer" or "God of Destruction" was given to him by Raymond Clark, one of the Seven Sages.
* Tatsuya has admittedly called several female characters beautiful in different degrees in his thoughts, though he has never shown any trace of arousal or attraction, as well as outward embarrassment, regardless of the situations or how a female character presents themselves to him.
* Tatsuya's voice actor is Yuuichi Nakamura, the same person who had voiced Kyousuke Kousaka, the male protagonist of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Many fans have found this humorous due to the fact that Shiba Miyuki's voice actress is Saori Hayami, the same person who had voiced Ayase Aragaki of the same show. Ironically, Ayase would often criticize Kyousuke due to his sis-con personality. And Kana Hanazawa, who voiced Ruri Gokou, is also the voice actress of Saegusa Mayumi. It's another coincidence because both girls have harbored romantic feelings for the main protagonist.
* Tatsuya and Miyuki appear on the commercial board of a building in Accel World Episode 6.
* It was mentioned in the Summer Holiday Chapter that Tatsuya's body was covered with scars all over, except for his head.
* It may be a coincidence, but Tatsuya's initials are "ST", the reverse of Taurus Silver, "TS".
** Similarly, the writer Tsutomu Satou's initials are "TS" as well, although this too may be a coincidence.
* Despite only being seventeen, many people who personally know Tatsuya assume that he is older than his actual age; Fujibayashi being one of them. The only exception is Mayumi who compared him to a child.
* Tatsuya's speech mannerisms could be said to rival even those living in the upper-class society.
* Although Tatsuya was stated to be mundane looking, he has attracted the affection of three women that are considered incredibly beautiful: Miyuki, Mayumi, and Honoka.
* In a character popularity poll held in the official anime website of Mahouka, Tatsuya was voted by fans as the most popular character in the series, amassing a total of 6,851 votes. Miyuki was ranked 2nd while Mayumi was ranked 3rd.
* Tatsuya makes a brief appearance in the 8th episode of Eromanga-Sensei where he is shown with glowing red eyes and laughing in an evil manner after Yamada Elf mentions her plan to defeat Dengeki Bunko to become the world's greatest light novel author. Dengeki Bunko is a real Japanese publishing company that published both the Eromanga-Sensei and The Irregular At Magic High School light novels.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shiba Tatsuya at Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Wiki
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