Hajime Makunouchi

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## Hajime Makunouchi

* Splash Art
* Sprite

## Status

### Previous Affiliation

Kamogawa Private Physical Education High School (사립 카모가와 체육고등학교)

## Fangan Info

### Voice Actors

Chromex20

 —Hajime's Character Profile

**Hajime Makunouchi** (마쿠노우치 하지메 *Makunouchi Hajime*) is a main character featured in **Super Danganronpa Another 2**, created by Korean game-developer **LINUJ**. He is the **Super High School Level Boxer** (초고교급 복싱선수 lit. *Super High School Level Boxer*).

## **Official Description**

> The Ultimate Boxer who never backs down, even to adult, professional boxers. Hajime has already won numerous titles despite his youth, and plans to take his sport to an even grander stage after graduation. He is obsessed with the health of himself and others, and resents those who do not take their health seriously.
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## **History**

### Background

Born very ill, the majority of Hajime's childhood was spent at hospitals. At some point during his childhood Hajime's parents eventually started to visit him less and less, until they eventually lost hope and abandoned him. By now believing he was beginning to near the end of his life, Hajime could do nothing but wait. During his hospitalization Hajime was unable to be diagnosed, suffering from an incurable disease which hardened his organs.

On the final days of his life, Hajime's health began to drastically restore after he received Utsuro's divine blessings, to the extent that he was finally able to leave the hospital he had been staying at for his entire life. With no family to go back to however, despite numerous attempts to get back into contact with his parents, Hajime was placed into an orphanage.

As a way to cope with his loneliness Hajime resorted to using variations of recreational drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, and he begun hanging out with the wrong people. The orphanages staff mistreated Hajime during this time, and lacked sympathy for his situation.

Hajime's life changed yet again, when a former boxing champion finds Hajime and his friends smoking in an alleyway, and tries his best to stop them. Confident, the group decide to fight the man, but were all defeated with ease. Drawn by the man's strength Hajime was taken under his wing, and started to receive severe physical and mental training by his mentor, until he eventually became the person he now is today.

### The Field Trip of Mutual Killing

*Main Article: Super Danganronpa Another 2*

Hajime was one of the five members of Void; a terrorist organization and traitors within the game, whom volunteered to participate in the Field Trip of Mutual Killing. Hajime was one of eight who took up on Setsuka's offer of playing in the ocean. After Yuki tries to join in, everyone mysteriously passes out. When they awake and head to the park after an anonymous announcement, they are forced to participate in the killing game.

During the early days of the killing game, Hajime develops a friendship with Shinji Kasai, and the two started to go on morning walks together.

#### Hajime's Plot

As a result of the escalating tensions among the class, specifically after Yuri causes everyone's anxieties to rise due to his self-sacrificial nature, Setsuka throws a surprise party with aid from Hajime, Sora, Yuki, Yoruko, and Mikado. Unbeknown to the group at the time however, Hajime, under the direction of Mikado, had took advantage of the moment to aid his plans of murder. During the party it is discovered quickly that the bottles of water had been replaced with alcohol, something Hajime later used against Yuri, someone fond of liquor. After the end of the party Yuri, unaware of his surroundings, agrees to be escorted back to the Monocruise by Hajime. This was the last time Yuri was seen alive by the majority of the group.

During the night Hajime leads Yuri out to the Uehara Bell Tower, injecting him with a sedative as soon as they entered the building. After rigging Yuri's body in a way which would kill him, Hajime tries to return to his dorm but is forced to hide upon spotting Yoruko, whom had woken up early that day. Fearful that she would stumble upon the crime scene, Hajime lunges out of the bush and used what remained of the sedative to render her unconscious. Running out of time Hajime is forced to make a split second decision of removing the previously planted hook in Yuri's leg. After hiding Yoruko on top of the bell tower, a fact which would later implicate her in the class trial, Hajime uses the hook to quickly return to the Monocruise.

After meeting up with Shinji for their morning walk, Hajime is able to make a believable excuse and leave him for some time. During this time period Hajime was able to successfully re-rig the murder mechanism. Upon the arrival of Sora and Yuki, who received a message from who they believed was Yuri, Hajime jumps from atop the bell tower causing Yuri's body to be sent throughout the tower, first hitting the bell and then falling through a set of razor-thin wires when Hajime cuts the wire upon safely landing. Shortly afterwards the body discovery announcement sounds, and gathers the remaining participants to the bell tower. Hajime offers to keep guard of the crime scene upon the groups insistence.

### Fate

During the subsequent class trial for the murder of Yuri, Hajime is found guilty by the other participants. This is in-part due to the holes in his alibi, yet mainly due to the working of the murder mechanism, discovered by Sora. Being one of the only two in the group to physically be able to pull-off what Hajime did, other evidence found by the participants soon pinpoint him as the culprit.

Upon the end of voting time, Hajime bursts out into maniacal laughter and reveals his allegiance with Mikado, the leader of Void. Showing no remorse for his murder, claiming it to be his mission, the group is left stunned. Enraged by this reveal Shinji lunges toward Hajime with the intention of attacking him, but is swiftly put unconscious by the boxer.

Soon after this Hajime is taken by surprise when Monocrow and Mikado reveals their intentions of going ahead with the execution. Under the false pretense he would be able to leave the island due to his alliance with Void, Hajime is left protesting his punishment before and as he was dragged away.

### Legacy

After his death Hajime continues to make minor appearances in Void Theatre, where over the course of the game he and the fellow members of the organization return. Unlike the main game however, they are reduced to the state of how they died; in this case Hajime appears as a bloodied doll of himself.

## **Creation and Development**

During the design process. LINUJ split up the characters designs into two stages: concepts (or initial design), which were just to get a basic understanding of the characters design or personality, and later prototype designs, closer to the final one but sometimes with small differences, such as a different talent, a different name, or some minor design details. When designing Hajime, LINUJ drew his concept based on some of his favourite design elements, sunglasses and a ponytail hairstyle, a pairing which he used multiple times before Hajime. LINUJ completed Hajime's prototype design soon after he finished his initial design.

Concept designPrototype design
### **Stats**

Non-Canon*The information below is considered **non-canon**.*
Hajime has generally mixed stats, having high placements in Strength, Humanity, and Acting Ability. He received very low scores in his intelligence and reasoning ability.

### Name Etymology

Hajime's first name is written using the Kanji 一 (Ichi), which means 'one'. Hajime's surname, *Makunouchi*, is written using the Kanji '幕 '(Maku), which means 'curtain' or 'act (in a play)', 之 (no), meaning 'of', and 内 (uchi), meaning inside; within.
His name is a reference to "The First Step" (Hajime no Ippo), and was put together using the series title, and the surname of its protagonist, Ippo Makunouchi (幕之内一歩.)

## **Appearance**

Hajime is a tall young man, standing at 176 CM, with long blonde hair tied up in a loose ponytail and light pink eyes (unseen and covered by a pair of black sunglasses). When let down, his hair reaches shoulder-length.

Hajime's attire consists of a black blazer jacket with a yellowish-green interior, two chest pockets, and an upright collar, a pair of white boxing shorts with several stars and a red V-Shape pattern, a gold champion belt, a pair of calf-length white socks, and a pair of brown boots with white soles and criss-cross laces. Hajime's lower arms and hands are wrapped with bandages.

His swimwear consists of a pair of blain black shorts with a white white lining. He doesn't wear his sunglasses and lets his hair down. When he was a child Hajime had long brown hair and wore a pair of rectangular-rimmed glasses. He wore a standard hospital outfit and moved with a wheelchair. As a teenager Hajime wore a long-sleeved dress shirt, a brown belt, and a pair of black pants. He wore his school jacket over his shoulders. His hair was much shorter than it is now.

## **Personality**

Hajime is displayed to be a generally laidback and friendly person, developing a close brother-like relationship with Shinji. Hajime has a high passion for health, more than likely due to his life before being blessed with fortune. As a result of his passion, Hajime is prone to becoming upset when he feels someone is slacking off on their health, and believes that everyone should be as healthy as possible. In addition to this though, Hajime understands the body's limits and refuses to exercise when he's sick, or on the other hand, he refuses to overwork himself or his exercise partners.

By the conclusion the first class trial Hajime's true colours are revealed as he shares a more sadistic side to him. Maniacally laughing at the others as he revealed his allegiance with Void, Hajime reveals that it was his mission to murder someone, motivated by the true goal of bring Utsuro back to life. As one of Hajime's main goals at the time, he was greatly motivated and trusted Mikado implicitly. Although he developed bonds with the other participants, Hajime lacks any remorse for his murder. During his subsequent appearances in the Void Theatre's this side to him begins to shift, and he begins to express regret for murdering Yuri. In some of his last moments 'alive' Hajime was able to realise the harm Void caused to people.

After being blessed with Utsuro's fortune, Hajime formed a more rebellious personality; and lacked any care for his health, smoking and hanging out with 'bad people'. After he is discovered by his trainer however, Hajime's personality started to shift more toward how he first appears within the game.

## Talent and Abilities

### Super High School Level Boxer

The Super High School Level Boxer. After being discovered by a former boxing champion, and the director of a local boxing gym, Hajime went under rigorous physical and mental training, cleared up his addictions, and became one of the best within the boxing community. Despite his young age, Hajime has gone against numerous professionals within the industry, and has won several titles. Hajime's strength is described to be able to break through bricks and iron plates.

During his plan to murder Yuri, Hajime's talent was one of his biggest advantages, and later his downfall. Being one of the few participants within the game strong enough to pull off Yuri's death, which involved jumping from great heights and landing without injury, pulling the spaceman up through the tower in a live death, and sprinting across the islands grounds to keep up an alibi and protect his involvement in the case.

As a result of an incurable disease he suffered with throughout his childhood, one which causes his optic nerve to become sensitive under heavy light, then causing him to feel drowsy and find difficulty in opening his eyes, Hajime has worn a pair of black sunglasses throughout his life. In spite of this, due to boxing regulations which prevent him from wearing his glasses in matches, Hajime has had to develop a 'one-hit' tactic to shorten his matches, and protect his eyes,

## Trivia

* Hajime ranked 14th in the official Super Danganronpa Another 2 Popularity Poll, with 54 (1.4%) votes.
* During his freetime events Hajime references an 'Super High School Level Sprinter'. This is in reference to Ayame Hatano, a victim of the Class 79 Killing Game and a character from Danganronpa Another.
* Hajime's birthday, December 26, marks Boxing Day.

## References

1. ↑ https://sdra2eng.tumblr.com/tagged/Meet-the-ultimates
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC%EC%9D%BC%EB%9F%AC%E5%A4%9A-%ED%9B%84%EC%86%8D%EC%9E%91-%EC%BA%90%EB%A6%AD%ED%84%B0-%EC%84%A4%EC%A0%95%EB%B9%84%ED%99%94-09-%EB%A7%88%EC%BF%A0%EB%85%B8%EC%9A%B0%EC%B9%98-%ED%95%98%EC%A7%80%EB%A9%94?category=498325
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0WSKymo9eo
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC%EC%9D%BC%EB%9F%AC%E5%A4%9A-%ED%9B%84%EC%86%8D%EC%9E%91-%EC%BA%90%EB%A6%AD%ED%84%B0-%EC%84%A4%EC%A0%95%EB%B9%84%ED%99%94-09-%EB%A7%88%EC%BF%A0%EB%85%B8%EC%9A%B0%EC%B9%98-%ED%95%98%EC%A7%80%EB%A9%94?category=498325
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:SDRA2 Illustrations - Summer.png
6. ↑ 2020 Children's Day.jpg
7. ↑ https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC-%EB%8B%A8%EA%B0%84%EB%A1%A0%ED%8C%8C-%EC%96%B4%EB%82%98%EB%8D%94-2-%ED%9D%AC%EB%A7%9D%EC%9D%98-%EB%8B%AC%EA%B3%BC-%EC%A0%88%EB%A7%9D%EC%9D%98-%ED%83%9C%EC%96%91-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B8%B0%ED%88%AC%ED%91%9C-%EA%B2%B0%EA%B3%BC-%EB%B0%9C%ED%91%9C