Gosha Academy

New Complex

Old Complex now abandoned

**Gosha Academy** (*Gosha Gakuen*, **五車学園**) is the headquarters and training ground for Taimanin.

It is located in Gosha Village, both are government protected secrets. It is one of the key recurring locations in the Taimanin series.

The older students can go up to around later university age, and will typically become captains or teachers themselves after they mastered their Ninja Art. There exist an old and a new Gosha Academy complex, in newer game releases the old building has been abandoned and repurposed.

## Areas and main rooms

The Academy has many typical rooms and buildings, normal classroom, principal's office, male and female dormitory, baths, swimming pool, large yard and cafeteria. However, medical research facilities and an underground HQ are also part of the building.

The old academy building, which lies more outside Gosha Village and close to the virgin forest, contained a very large underground HQ but also additional empty training buildings used for urban fighting. The new academy building, which lies much closer to Gosha Village was build on top of an underground temple complex. It also has a large library and now uses the Holographic Training Room instead of the constructed training building.

While in RPGX and Action Taimanin, the old academy had been abandoned it has recently been repurposed into a secret exclusive, female dormitory, using the underground HQ rooms.

## History

Taimanin Asagi 3 mentions that the academy has been established for now 12 years, but the main headquarters existed below the adjacent virgin forest, hidden by Taimanin arts and modern stealth technology before. One of the past headmasters was Yamamoto Nobushige, which still has connection to the academy as part of the home ministry of public safety office (Section Three), the exact details and canon placement is unclear as it is mentioned in TA ZERO and spinoffs.

The academy was build in between the events of the ONT Conflict and Chaos Arena, to refill the ranks of the Taimanin, that lost many members by Oboro's hands. Only after the death of the corrupt "Elder Igawa" leader, did a full restoration take place years later. Asagi was first a captain, but became headmaster and de facto leader of the Taimanin in between the games TA2 and 3. Murasaki and Sakura were students around Taimanin Murasaki but both became teachers later on in the main canon. Kiryuu Sabato also joined that school as a medic/science expert, willing or not but has grown accustomed.

In TA3, a large raid against it and Gosha Village took place. An attack instigated by prime minister Asai Koujirou and executed by the Kanda Brigade. An extremely large number of Taimanin died during the raid and occupation, but Gosha was able to recover near the end of the true (golden ending) of TA3.

### Timeline TABA

Fits most of the old timeline, but the raid did not take place. A failed raid of some UFS troops and Angers takes place, but otherwise the location remains unharmed. Fuuma Kotaro tries to infiltrate and secure some Taimanin in what if events in a teacher disguise. Gosha Academy tends to be seen but becomes rare center stage of any main events.

### Timeline ZERO/RPGX/AT

The Academy has changed location to be more in the middle of the village, and the older wooden academy complex is repurposed as a secret women dormitory. This new Academy building is build on top of an old temple complex and now contains a large library,

A new dress code is established for the new school complex.

In ZERO, The headmaster in that timeline is still Yamamoto (ZERO). Sakura (ZERO) is a normal student and Murasaki student council president. Asagi only temporarily joined Gosha to investigate the disappearance of her sister, with Koukawa Oboro (ZERO) guiding her as a homeroom teacher. The raids of "evil" Oboro did not take place as she does not exist yet, so Gosha seemed to have formed more natural. No events of TA3 take place.

In RPGX, the teacher Sakura, is put in charge old the old building women dormitory but in Action Taimanin is younger and only a student. Asagi is headmaster in all timelines outside of ZERO. Fuuma Kotaro is a student, unlike in the TABA timeline, and either is leader of the Taimanin Task Force or Independent Rangers.

## Juniors and Seniors

Juniors are the youngest group of students, at the maximum oldest age 16 (typically age 14-15) and are almost never seen in Taimanin games. Except for the 14-year-old Akane, Sora and Sakuya, as well as the 15-year-old Chuujou Nanao, in the SFW Action Taimanin. Juniors can be suggested by a teacher for a 5-day special camp, filled with theory in the morning and field training in the afternoon, this camp can also be performed by seniors and is still is considered to be very difficult. Most average Taimanin never get recommended but the youngest to ever passed these exams were Yukikaze and Rinko age 13 acknowledged as the top of class. Though Juniors can go on missions, it is far rarer and tends to be simple missions. Ninja Arts rarely emerge at that age and the focus is Taima Particles, which if not obtained/control will deny one further advances. More than half will choose to stay in Gosha, and aim for higher education, but some will be deployed as active Taimanin in the village.

Seniors start at their youngest age 16 and go up to possibly 21–23 years of age and older. Sorted once more in new grades at this point. When a senior is unable to awaken to a Ninja Art even after prolonged stay, he is unable to become a "full" Taimanin and must leave. This rule has been broken by people like Momochi Toyo which never awoke to an art and Yatsu Kuro which awoke at a much older age. Taimanin like Murasaki and Sakura in TM, Yukikaze and Rinko in TY were all considered later seniors at this point, even allowed to go on missions without an older Taimanin in their teams. Seniors can also become a squad leader or act as teachers for juniors during the special camp.

## Staff and Students

### Important

This list for the most part does apply to Taimanin RPGX, both grades and classes can not be guaranteed, for the normal canon or other continuities. TRPG also progresses forward in time "⇒" in regard to the current anniversary. This means this list will change, as long this online game is ongoing.

## Dormitory

In the old canon, the only person known to live in the dormitory at times was Akiyama Tatsuro. In RPGX, the old building has been turned into a dormitory for the following characters.

* Sanada Saki
* Hinode Himari
* Fujimine Asuka
* Kushinobu Sumika
* Maya Cordelia
* Latticour
* Lilim

## Trivia

* This page contains two different "Gosha Academy" the old school building and the new one.
* Students and teachers, are encouraged to fight each other in combat until knockout, even outside normal matches on Academy grounds, so they remain sharp even in a relaxed area.
* The Academy does not allow lewd material to enter its ground outside of research and training purposes for Ninja Arts.
* Yatsu Murasaki was considered a top student around the time of Taimanin Murasaki, she was around 20–21 years at that time. Making the assumption high, that typical age of students can go up to university ages. Sawaki Kyousuke, also should have been at his oldest at least 23 before he was forced to leave, with his Ninja Art not awakening. Taimanin GOGO, makes the explicit comment, "all students" regardless of grade would be above 20 years, though this might be more part of the rather joking and hyperbolic setting of the game not be the case of other releases.
* Guest students such as Su Jinglei and Rebecca Silky, from other countries, are also allowed under some circumstances.
* In the official Taimanin Saga (setting material, collection Art), it was mentioned that most Taimanin and the Academy setting are based of X-Men.
* The dress code shifts between the green one in the main games to white in RPGX and Action. This change might have happened in universe after changing Academy buildings.
* The yellow, blue and red tie could be an indicator of grade in the RPGX and Action design. With red being a higher senior student. This at times is not very consistent past introduction and only applies to the new uniforms.
* Gosha Academy has a masseur expert about Taimanin-specific muscle treatment, acupuncture, moxibustion, anma massage, shiatsu, opstepathy and with many other skills, but the name has not been revealed.
* Aisawa Ao lead the last juniors special camp in Action Taimanin.
* Use Taima Automaton for training.
* Japanese text in artwork often translates Gosha as Gosya.

## Gallery

Old dresscode (Rinko)Dresscode old (Yukikaze)Old timeline (Sakura and Murasaki)Dresscode male RPGX/AT (Kotaro)Dresscode female RPG/AT (Yukikaze)Dresscode female Senior AT (Rinko)Dresscode Taimanin Asagi ZEROEntrance (Later used)Training fieldCafeteriaChibi sideview including pool areaCorridorsPoolLaboratoryGosha Academy OfficeKasumi Rika in uniform TABAYuuki Enbi Uniform (Manga)Symbol (+edit)Student CardSimplified model of the new buildings upper floors.Simplified model of the new buildings B1.Simplified model of the new buildings B2.