Aoi Shouta (character)

> "*It's time*"
> ― Aoi' catchphrase[source]
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**Aoi Shouta** is an immature time traveler, who wants to save the timeline.

## Appearance

Aoi is a tall young man. He usually wears a blue futuristic looking jacket, black pants and black boots. In addition, he wears a special belt, that allows him to transform into his battle suit.

While in battle, Aoi wears blue armor and a mask over his jacket as well as a pair of gloves.

## Personality

Aoi is usually cheering, playful and childish. His desire to constantly change the timeline in order to help everyone is naive. Despite his immature behavior, Aoi is heroic, caring and generally good-natured, always willing to save others at any time even at the risk of himself. He saved Nakamura, despite the fact that they were enemies at the time.

## History

### Background.

At some point in time, Aoi was given the time clock by his future counterpart. Some time after that he becomes a hero, who travels through timelines in order to save everyone's smiles.

His reckless actions led to time patrol declaring him a space-time criminal.

### Season 1.

Aoi Shouta appears in episode 12 to save Pipimi after her battle with king recorder. He does that by going back in time.

In episode 14 Pipimi and Popuko ask for Aoi's help, when they killed mountain oni and accidentally left his daughter an orphan. Aoi shows up and goes back in time to warn Popuko about oni's daughter before she could throw a punch. Popuko stops and mountain oni decides to abandon evil in favor of his daughter. There Aoi meets his future self again, who threatens him. He tells Aoi to stop rewriting the past or he will kill him.

### Season 2.

Aoi appears in episode 1 in a recap of the scene from episode 14 as well as in the opening.

In episode 12 Aoi is seen saving an unnamed girl, who for some reason can create time noise. He battles a few time noises and runs away with the girl. Aoi is then seen taking a break and trying to calm down the girl unaware that time patrol is watching him. Shortly after he is confronted by captain Nakamura and his squad. Aoi was about to fight them, when the girl suddenly created another time noise. Aoi transforms and battles both the time noise and Nakamura squad. He then asks Nakamura to save the girl, while he is distracting the time noise. But suddenly Nakamura squad shoots the girl, causing her to explode. Aoi covers Nakamura from the explosion, but it breaks the time watch, leaving Aoi unable to stop Nishikawa from destroying alternate timelines.

He is later seen in the resistance HQ shelter depressed and broken, when the kid walks up to him and trades his broken time clock with toy clock. Some time later he shows up to save Nakamura, who was confronted by Nishikawa and his squad. Toy clock in his hand transforms into the time clock and Aoi puts on his battle armor. With the help of Nakamura and other Nakamura he fights Nishikawa and his squad. During the battle, he recreates all timelines, that were previously destroyed by Nishikawa as well as brings the unnamed girl back to life.

The battle with Nishikawa continues, however, when he summons an army of time noises, the forces become unequal. Aoi was cornered, but an army of Popukos and Pipimis from alternate timelines came to rescue him. Together they defeat Nishikawa's army. Aoi lands a final blow on Nishikawa and promises him to create a better future.

## Abilities

### Combat skill.

Aoi is a good fighter. He was able to easily overpower time patrol agents in hand-to-hand combat as well as fight multiple time noises at once without notable difficulty.

### Time travel.

Using his time clock, Aoi is able to travel through time and space. He can also travel through multiple alternate timelines.

### Battle suit.

By combining his time clock with his special belt, Aoi can put on special armor. He usually says "it's time" before doing this. The suit is bulletproof and can enhance Aoi's strength.

### Time energy manipulation.

Aoi was seen using some kind of time energy. He can use it both offensively, by throwing energy charged punches, and defensively, by using it to deflect bullets.

#### Endless Punch.

Aoi gathers all his time energy in his fist and strikes his opponent.

### Timeline recreation.

Aoi was able to recreate the timelines, that were destroyed by Nishikawa as well as bring the time noise girl back to life. When he did that he briefly got a pair of wings.

### Equipment.

#### Time Clock.

Special device that allows Aoi to travel trough time as well as to transform into his battle suit.

#### Time Belt.

Special belt, that allows Aoi to transform. It has a certain resemblance to Popuko's face.

#### Motorbike.

Aoi is seen, riding a motorbike in the opening.

## Trivia

* Aoi Shouta appears in promo for season 2, where he is seen talking with future self through monitor.
* Aoi Shouta is portrayed by Aoi Shouta, real life idol and singer, who also performs the second opening of pop team epic anime.