Hashiba Touma

With a calm disposition, this Samurai Trooper of knowledge will land a righteous strike and kill his enemy. Touma bears the Tenku armor.

Hashiba Touma is voiced by Takemura Hiroshi.

## Appearance and Personality

Touma's favorite hobby is enjoying playing Go (an abstract strategy board game for two players. The goal is to surround more territory than the opponent), Shogi (Japanese chess), solving puzzles, and doing similar things. He is a master of Kyudo (the Japanese martial art of archery). His favorite sport is baseball. He enjoys watching it, but isn't a serious, hard core fan.

He boasts an IQ of 250 and has a deep intellectual curiosity. He's shown off this high level of knowledge ever since he was a little kid. Unfortunately, because of this, he always tended to act more like an adult, rather than a kid. He has a unique view of the world, a trait that can take time for others to get familiar with.

Even during battle, he can give good advice and a clear analysis from his analytical, not emotional, point of view. Despite this, he's still just a teen, has a cute face, and has his moments where he's short-sighted with his actions. Normally, Touma offers supportive shooting attacks from the rear of the group. A position that allows him to analyze the situation in the midst of battle. However, during season 2, even with the Masho being present and fighting, when Kayura appeared, Touma's position completely changed and he was in charge of fighting her.

Touma doesn't often use boku for identifying himself when he speaks, as men usually do. And while some of his phrasing is normal for southern Japan, it is considered low class and womanly in official Tokyo speak.

His favorite sport is baseball. He is an anti-Giant fan, nor a Hanshin Tigers fan. His actual sports are Kyudo and Archery, which is why Touma has two ways of handling the Shouhou bow: Japanese style and Western style. At school, he is a member of the Kyudo club. His hobbies are Go, Shogi, and puzzles. He likes to use his head. He also likes to play computer games, including simulation games such as "Nobunaga's Ambition".

**Fun Facts**

* Hobbies: Go, Shogi, puzzles, computer games
* Favorite sport: Baseball
* Respected people: Prince Taishi Shōtoku, Zhuge Liang Kongming (whom Touma particularly admires because of his interest in ancient history and the Art of War), Confucius
* Dislikes: Yomiuri Giants fans (He hates to be influenced by the crowd, and he hates the proliferation of Giants fans, even the media.)
* Personal areas of study: archeology, military strategists

## Biography

### Family History and Clan Lore

Touma is a descendant of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (March 17, 1537 – September 18, 1598) who was born a peasant. He knew how to read people and get what he wanted or how to influence others. This particular skill helped him out when he became a politician, then eventually became a powerful general and came to rule over all of Japan for a while. Which doesn't even get into the fact that he was crucial to having helped build Sunomata Castle, a castle that was said to have been built in a single night.

### Early History

His father, Genichirou, is a university professor and his mother (unnamed) is an international journalist. They divorced when he was twelve years old. Since then, he pretty much grew up alone. Which is why he's not very good at getting up bright and early. He's use to staying up late into the night and sleeping in late the next morning. He's also a glutton who rivals his food intake with Shuu. This is largely due to the fact that when Touma was a kid, he ate lots of one-person meals. This has made him use to eating ready-to-eat premade foods and microwavable meals. Then again, maybe his gluttonous ways are simply down to the fact that he's so smart that his brain is always working on something. This uses up a lot of the body's energy and, so, the only way to supplement that is to frequently be eating something.

Hashiba Genichirou: A mad professor. He is as mad as Emmett Brown (Doc) in "Back to the Future". He specializes in physics and astronomy. He is particularly knowledgeable about the universe. He has absolute confidence in his theory, and he will never change it. He doesn't live a normal life... because he is a mad scientist.

Mother: Yes, she exists, but she is divorced. She was a normal woman, and a mad scientist's wife was a bit hard for her. She was a cheerful mother who said, "I can't be with that father," and "I'm sorry I forced him on you."

Touma, who was rebellious against his space-faring father, became interested in ancient history and the art of war. He also plays a lot of the simulation games that are popular nowadays. As he researched the mysteries of his family tree, he came across armor. He is the only Trooper who came to armor by his wits.

## Armor and Powers

### Weapon

Shoya Kyu (翔破弓) Sho break bow

This is a collapsible metal bow that is half as long as a typical Japanese bow. This is a bow that's only for the Tenku armor. When he squeezes the bow, this allows him to freely manipulate the destructive force of air. This also lets him tap into the ability of flight, all in order for him to be able to fire that arrow. The end result of this is a vacuum wave. The bow itself also has the strength to hold off enemies during a fight, cutting them apart.

### Ballistic Attack

Shin Ku Ha (真空濃) Vacuum Wave

This attack collects a great deal of energy from the atmosphere. This energy is transferred into the arrow mounted on the bow. It's then shot at the target. This is the special attack technique of the Tenku armor. With the appearance of the Kikoutei armor, this vacuum wave attack was powered up to be even stronger.

## Voice Actor Retrospective

Playing the role of Tenku no Hashiba Touma - Takemura Hiroshi

Born on October 24, 1953. Played the main character Jo in the animated film "Crusher Joe". Other major appearances include "Sazae-san" (Jinroku Isasaka), "Ginga Drifting Buffum" (Bartz Ryan), and "Mobile New Century Gundam Me" (Lancelot Darwell). He is also active in dubbing for foreign films and dramas.

**TROOPER'S COMMENTARY 4: A message from the five warriors**

As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Armor Den: Samurai Trooper," the months are flying by. Recently, I really feel it.

I can't believe I'm being asked to comment on an old anime show after 30 years. I guess I'll live long enough. Now, let's get down to business.

In those days, Trooper fans were very enthusiastic and tremendous.

The five of us, as amateurs, were bewildered by their enthusiasm at events and concerts. The lives of the five of us as voice actors also changed drastically. Along with our individual activities, there were trooper-related activities (events, interviews, recordings, etc.) and N.G.FIVE activities. The word "holiday" disappeared from our schedule, and we were unconsciously exhausted. It was the hardest work we had ever experienced. We never thought that such a day would suddenly come when we would have no free time to spend on our own. I had been working selflessly, one task at a time.

And then I realized that it's not every day that I get to experience something like this. So, go as far as you can! I realized that people are tough creatures. As the oldest member of the group at 36 years old, I had to squeeze myself to the limit of my physical strength every day.

However, when I was given this opportunity to look back on those days, it is strange that I can recall with nostalgia the things that were painful and things that I might have complained about.

Finally, I would like to thank my fans who read this book, because without your support, this book would not have been planned. Thank you very much for the good memories.

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, 30th Anniversary Book, Tatsumi Publication. Fan translation by The URWWS.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Daijiten Origin Book, Rapport. Fan translation by The URWWS.
3. ↑ Rekka no Omoi, Yuko Yamaoka, ed. Fan translation by The URWWS.