Sawaki Kyousuke

**Kyousuke** Sawaki (沢木 **恭介**) was a minor character in Taimanin Asagi.

He was a Taimanin in training which never awoke to his Ninja Art, denied becoming active. Kyousuke knew Asagi since their childhood and became her long time boyfriend. She retired for him as a ninja, in hopes of marriage and a normal life. However, Oboro and the Chaos Arena made this impossible.

## Personality

Kyousuke is an empathic and tender person, that speaks mostly calmly, making his love for Asagi clear. Kyousuke seems to still care for his former clan members and does not neglect his training, even as he is no longer even a Taimanin in training.

Asagi mentions that he can be at times clumsy with his words and is slightly lazy, but not very. He is giving Asagi a feeling of trust and love, willing to even leave Taimanin life behind her for him.

Being absorbed in the game by Oboro and in the OVA being turned into a monster, only the slightest trace of his personality remains. In the OVA, his monster form will push himself into Asagi's blade, revealing some humanity is left in it.

His death is something Asagi, does not move past much even after years. Thinking, she is responsible for his fate, she wants to make sure that at least his brother Sawaki Kosuke remains alive. Igawa Sakura trusted him Kyousuke and viewed him like close family.

## Appearance

He has brown hair and an average build, as well as soft eyes.

He wears brown and black normal civilian clothes, with a white shirt.

## History

Kyousuke was born year **2046**, into the Sawaki clan which was as friendly with the Igawa clan. However, the Sawaki had not awoken any Taimanin with Ninja Arts for generations.

He like Asagi was trained by her father but wasn't able to awaken to a Ninja Art. Even after Asagi's father's death, he remained in training with the blade, but in the end he was rejected by the government and clan as a Taimanin. Kyousuke still trained mostly in the dojo in Tokyo away from Gosha Village but at this point was retired and a civilian.

As Igawa Asagi just suffered through multiple civil conflicts between Taimanin, Fuuma Revolt, Igawa Revolt and the ONT Conflict in year 2069, she looked more and more for the support of Kyousuke. Now deeply in love with him, she made the hard choice to retire as a Taimanin and left Gosha Village for Tokyo as well. Much to dislike of the Igawa "Senior/Elder" and other people in power, as the Igawa clan was leaderless and the strongest Taimanin was no longer active. Regardless, both became full lovers and moved together in Tokyo, with Sakura joining their small family. Sakura, knew about her sister being a powerful Taimanin and started to train on her own, despite going to a normal school at the time. Though, Asagi felt shame for her retirement, she was happy just to be with Kyousuke.

Three years after the ONT Conflict, which costed the lives of many Taimanin. All three lived in peace together in the year **2072** as Asagi and Kyousuke came closer to marriage. However, the Taimanin Senior, an elder of the Igawa clan, made contact with Asagi. Explaining, that her former enemy Oboro had returned and asked her as well to return to duty. Asagi, agreed to at least look into the matter and returned home. Kyousuke wished to have an important talk in the evening at a dinner, hinting at a marriage proposal, that Sakura had been teasing about. However, for today he needed to go, as he was requested to help a Sawaki clan predecessor. While, Asagi used that time looking with Sakura into Oboro and her possible base, the Chaos Arena. Returning in time for the evening dinner, Kyousuke did not return that day.

Presuming at this point Kyousuke had been captured and trapped by Oboro, that would possess his body thanks to her new demonic powers. He arrived the next day, Asagi at first angry, as she waited for him the whole night. Though, Asagi noticed a demonic presence, she was distracted by Kyousuke presenting Asagi with a ring and a marriage proposal. However, as soon as she wore that ring, even noticing that the demonic presence had become strong was too late. Oboro started to grow out of Kyousuke's body and changed into herself. Asagi got ready to attack but Oboro had already won, Asagi wore the ring which was used as a catalyst for Oboro's new hypnotic Ninja Art, which she gained after her last defeat.

Asagi was captured, and Oboro would torture her using the body of Kyousuke and the ring to keep her under control. Sakura, learned that Asagi and Kyousuke had been kidnapped from the Igawa "Senior/Elder" and thanks to demonic contacts like Byg found her way to the Chaos Arena. Oboro used Kyousuke's body as a shield and surprised Sakura with it, making her open for an attack and capture.

Now with her sister at risk as well, Asagi made the mental choice that the only way to save, themselves was to give up in the rescue of Kyousuke which at this point had been fully absorbed into Oboro.

In the true ending, both sister are forced to kill Kyousuke indirectly, as he is the host of Oboro and can no longer be saved. Though, Asagi share some tears for her former fiancé, she is able to escape the arena alive and returns to active duty. Learning later, that the Igawa "Senior/Elder" had worked with Oboro and the real power Nomad and Edwin Black, to get her back into active duty by making Kyousuke into a sacrificial lamb. The Elder was killed for his betrayal to the government, and Asagi would adopt a few years later the brother of Kyousuke, Sawaki Kosuke.

When Asagi, entered a secret relationship with Kosuke in **2082**. She apologized to her dead lover, as she had thought about Kyousuke subconsciously connecting the two, and promised Kyousuke she would save Kosuke when he had been captured by Nomad.

### Timeline TABA

Is mentioned to have died in the Events of the Chaos Arena. His death is still on Igawa Asagi's mind when thinking about dating somebody new. His brother is not transformed into a meatball, as TA3 does not play out. In TABA's run between 2082 and 2086, he is otherwise not relevant.

### Timeline RPGX

While his brother appears in some "What If" scenes. Other units of Asagi suggest that the "RPG canon" version might never have encountered either Kosuke or Kyousuke. The events of TA1, are the least confirmed within this continuity.

### Timeline Action

Is mentioned to have died in the Events of the Chaos Arena. His death is still on Igawa Asagi's mind when thinking about dating somebody new, even 10 years after his death. However, the events of TA1 still must have some changes, as Igawa Sakura would have been too young to attack the Chaos Arena. His brother is not transformed into a meatball, as TA3 does not play out.

### Timeline GOGO

While he himself is not mentioned. Asagi's fight against the demonic side is labeled with "10" years, the timeframe often mentioned between 2072 and 2082. As of 2072, would have been TA1, it is unknown if he had died in this timeline.

## Additional Material

* His design is strongly changed, having closed eyes most of the time. He also is transformed into a monster and rapes Asagi and Sakura, unlike in the game, in which he is fused with Oboro and never has any such interaction. When Asagi decides to fight him in his monster form, she seems to hear his voice, pushing her to kill him.
* Mentioned in the manga as a great loss Asagi suffered from, when she was forced to kill him.

## Media

* Taimanin Asagi
	+ OVA
* Taimanin Asagi 2 (Flashback)
* Taimanin Asagi The Nightmare (Flashback)
* Taimanin Asagi 3 (Mention)
* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena (Mention)
* Taimanin RPGX (Mention)
* Action Taimanin (Mention)

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Sword

* **Sword Skill**: Trained with Igawa Shuzen.
* **Particle Control:** Taimanin are able to manipulate Taima Particles to enhance their physical strength, speed and defense. The particles are also used to counter demonic influences and strengthen damage to demons.

## Quotes

"*Aah, just some things at home to do. A Sawaki family predecessor, I'm serving and looking after.*"
— Kyousuke before leaving to possibly look after his brother.[src]

**Kyousuke**: "*Although, I guess I should have said the place and time, I wanted to hand it over even if it was a little early...yeah, because I wanted to tell you.*"
**Asagi**: "*Kyousuke...*"
**Kyousuke**: "*I figured there wasn't a better time than now, although it's by no means expensive....but since I wanted to give an engagement ring to you.*"
**Asagi**: "*Yeah, Kyousuke. Those words are more than the ring, I wanted to hear them.*"
**Kyousuke**: "*I've wanted to be together with you for so long. So, will you marry me.*"
**Asagi**: "*Ah....y-yes. It-it's unfair...after all these years... I was never shy.*"
— Kyousuke Marriage proposal in Taimanin Asagi[src]

## Trivia

* Kyousuke family of the **Sawaki clan** had a servant role to the Igawa clan, which probably is also why other people were not as approving of Asagi and him being together.
* He was around 3 years older than Asagi.
* Kyousuke's brother is not mentioned until TA3.
* Edwin Black's goal is to push Asagi to give up her humanity, since killing Kyousuke was enough to allow her to leave the Chaos Arena.
* The height was calculated based on character sheets, which compared Asagi and Kyousuke size difference in TA1.

## Gallery

Oboro possessedWith Igawa AsagiEarly Concept Art with Edwin Black