Kanjiro Hayamoto

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## Kanjiro Hayamoto

* Splash Art
* Sprite

## Talent

### Romaji

Super High School Level Archery Club Member

## Fangan Info

### Artists

Team Monolab (팀 모노라보)

 —Kanjiro's Character Profile

**Kanjiro Hayamoto** (하야모토 칸지로 *Hayamoto Kanjiro*) is a main character featured in **Danganronpa Blowback- The Stage of Repeated Despair and Hope-**, made by **Team MonoLab**. He is the **Super High School Level Archer** (초고교급 궁도부원 lit. Super High School Level Archery Club Member).

## Profile

> 중학교 궁도부에서 차세대 궁도 유망주로 주목받고 고교생이 되어 키보가미네 학원에 입학했다. 어떠한 표적이든지 쏘면 백발백중인 실력을 보여준다. 평상시에도 궁도복을 즐겨입는데 그 이유는 **가장 편한 옷**이라서, 그 특이한 차림새와 고운 외모덕분에 얼핏보면 가끔 여자로 착각하기도 한다. 키가 상당히 크고 미소년에 모든 요소를 갖추고있지만 그 내면엔 사차원적인 사상을 가지고있다. 특히나 관심있어 하는건 **외계인**과 **모아이 석상**. **- Official Profile**
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## **History**

### Background

Very little is currently known about Kanjiro's life before the killing game. At some point in time he was scouted as the Super High School Level Archer.

### Killing School Life

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    Kanjiro was one of sixteen freshmen students kidnapped to participate in the killing school life. Upon entering the school building he passed out and later woke up in one of the classrooms. After waking up he introduced himself to Kazuki Watanabe and the rest of his classmates; after everyone finished introducing themselves to each other everyone tried to theorise about what happened to them. Before they could finish their conversation an anonymous announcement asked everyone to meet in the gymnasium for the opening ceremony. However, after arriving, they instead met their self-proclaimed headmaster, Monokuma, who revealed they were at the school to participate in a killing game, with the only way for any of them to leave to be by murdering another one of their classmates and getting away with it.

    Angered by this Chinami Hasami, the Super High School Level Hairstylist, tried to attack Monokuma, but was subsequently shot at and almost killed. At the last second she was saved by Tato Shimagami, who in place got shot in the arm. Following this event the truth of their situation began to set in everyone's minds, learning just how serious the killing game was. One-by-one everyone began to leave the gymnasium to explore the rest of the school building. Kanjiro tried to search for an escape with Mikihiko and Akeru but they failed to find any way out of the school building. After finishing their investigation everyone regrouped in the dining hall, where they discussed their findings. Later on, Seina Datenashi, Yosaku Fujita, and Kana Ise returned to the dining hall and revealed they found a broadcasting station in the back of the gymnasium. By this time however, everyone began to feel paranoid about their situation, especially after Ryo questioned whether someone was already planning to kill.

### The First Motive

Following the first few days of the killing game nobody had yet murdered, a fact which greatly annoyed Monokuma. To incentivize the participants Monokuma set-up and reavealed the first motive, giving each student a motive video in the form of a DVD. Though the contents of Kanjiro's video aren't currently known, the motive later resulted in Yosaku's murder. That night Kanjiro witnessed Kana running from her private room, something he later revealed to Kazuki during the subsequent investigation. His account was later used to piece together a timeline of what happened that day. During the class trial Seina was found guilty by the rest of her classmates and was soon executed by Monokuma.

### Athletic Competitions

    Just a few days after Seina's execution and Yosaku's murder, Monokuma called the surviving participants to the gymnasium, revealing their second motive when they arrived. At their arrival Monokuma also revealed the existence of an escape switch, which they could earn by gaining 'gold coins' through winning the athletic competitions. However, this came with the risk of their secrets being revealed, as the people who placed last would have their past revealed by Monokuma at the end of the day. After deciding to work together with each other everyone returned to the dining hall, where they formed the competitions pairs. Kanjiro was paired up with Kana, who he developed a friendship with throughout the week.

After working together to earn gold coins through the week, the competitions were abruptly put to an end after the class discovered Kana's corpse by the swimming pool, with Kanjiro being one of the first people to find her corpse. During the investigation Kanjiro struggled to find much evidence, heartbroken by Kana's death. He later argued against Kazuki during the class trial, believing Ryo could still be the culprit, although eventually fails to prove his point. After Mikihiko was voted as the culprit by the rest of his classmates, Kanjiro angrily wished to know why he killed Kana.

## Creation and Development

 —Auxin (옥신)

 —Jinseong Majo (진성마조)

 —Lime Project (상큼한라임)

### Design

Very little is known about Kanjiro's beta designs and design process. Like the rest of the characters his design was teased through a post through Auxin's twitter acount. However, his design was never posted or shown. A small portion of Kanjiro's design can be seen through the original cast lineup; from what is shown his design seems to be generally unchanged.

### Name Etymology

Kanjiro's surname is written with the Kanji 羽矢 ('Haya') which means 'dart' or 'arrow' in reference to his talent, and 元 ('Moto') which means 'origin'. His first name is written with the Kanji ('勘二郎'), which means 'intuition'.

## **Appearance**

Kanjiro is a tall young adult with dark green hair and light green eyes. His hair is medium-length and rests just above his shoulders. His bangs have been parted to flow with the rest of his hair.

Throughout the killing game Kanjiro wears a white Keikogi with shorts sleeves, green lines and leaf patterns. Around his waist he wears a dark green obi which wraps into a bow, and he also wears a dark green hakama. He also wears a pair of white socks. In his splash art Kanjiro can be seen wearing a black glove, yet this remains unseen in his in-game sprites. Kanjiro claims this outfit is the most comfortable thing for him to wear.

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## **Personality**

To the rest of his classmates Kanjiro came across as a polite, friendly, yet odd person. Unlike everyone else Kanjiro firmly believed he and his classmates were kidnapped by the aliens, something he also shares a belief with for the existence of Easter Island and the Nazca Lines. Throughout the killing game Ryo often tried to help the rest of his classmates and tried to create friendships with them; however, outside of Kana and Kazuki, he struggled to develop many relationships. Through his Free Time Event's with Kazuki, he and Kanjiro tried to summon the aliens to save them. Though this later failed, Kanjiro remained happy that he could confide in someone about his interest, one which he developed when he was attending middle school.

Following Kana's death Kanjiro remained heartbroken throughout the investigation and class trial.

## **Talent and Abilities**

### Super High School Level Archer

Kanjiro primarily practises in Kyūdō, the Japanese martial art of archery. Kanjiro sees Kyūdō as the spirit which supports his body, and finds special meaning in all parts of it; even to the clothes he wears, seeing his uniform as a way to cultivate the spirit of Kyūdō. In the past Kanjiro has often been scolded by his master for focusing solely on the target. Nevertheless Kanjiro enjoys his work, and finds it to be thoughtlessly enjoyable. Little else is currently known about Kanjiro's work as an archer, or how he earned his title.

### Cryptozoology

Throughout his life Kanjiro has had a deep fascination with everything revolving around the supernatural. Although he takes interest in topics such as easter island or the nazca lines, Kanjiro's primary fascination belongs to extraterrestrial. For every interest he has, he believes that aliens were in one way or another involved— even when there is no proof to aid his claims. During his final Free Time Event with Kazuki, he and Kanjiro tried to summon a UFO through a summoning ritual, although this later fails. With the exception of Kazuki, he has been unable to talk about his interests with many other people, claiming it wasn't until Junior High that he found someone. However, little else is currently known about this time in Kanjiro's life.

## Guides

The link below is a full transcript and guide to Kanjiro's Free Time Events, including his preferred MonoMono Machine presents.

## Relationships

### Kana Ise

Although he and Kana initially didn't interact much during the beginning of the killing game, they later developed a friendship during the athletic competitions. Following her death Kanjiro remained heartbroken for the investigations and class trial.

### Kazuki Watanabe

During his Free Time Event's with Kazuki, Kanjiro confided in him about his interest in cryptozoology. Kanjiro described Kazuki as one of the first people to listen to his interest since Junior High.

## **Trivia**

* Kanjiro ranked ninth in Blowback's popularity poll, taken after the release of the first and second chapters. He received 62 votes, and tied with Torae Akatsubaki.
* He was the first character drawn for the game.
* Kanjiro was the only character to participate in the athletic competitions and not receive a new sprite variant. This does not include Kazuki, whose sprites only appear in the class trials.
* During his Free Time Event's Kanjiro references Easter Island, crop circles, and the Nazca Lines.

## **References**

1. ↑ **Kanjiro Hayamoto Profile**
2. ↑ https://dangan.tistory.com/71