Fuuma Kotaro

Fuuma Organization (TABA)

**Kotaro** Fuuma (ふうま **小太郎**), sometimes written as **Fuma Kotarou**, is the protagonist of TABA, RPGX and Action Taimanin.

He is the current head of the Fuuma clan, after his father betrayed Gosha Village. Depending on continuity, he is the leader of the Fuuma Organization, Independent Rangers or Taimanin Task Force. In the RPGX and Action timeline, he is often scorned as "the Fuuma head with a missing eye".

## Personality

True for all continuities is: that he is a **very smart**, **analytical**, **scheming** and long-term thinking individual. Shifting between being easygoing and lazy, to serious on some missions. Kotaro is able to think on the fly and on some level is an every man, though also has his moments of stupidity, laziness and childishness. Kotaro has a **desire to prove himself** and has a high degree of trust for his allies. Feeling somewhat concerned about his family's history and left alone, he hates his father Fuuma Danjo but deeply cares for his sister Tokiko. Towards Tokiko he also can get meek if he knows, that he upset her.

Kotaro is **protective** of his friends or assets and tries to better himself constantly. He shows lust and attraction to his Taimanin coworkers, but is able to control it if needed. Even when insulted, he does not lose his composure and remains **mature** in a situation. However, when talking about his father, he tends to lose his composure quickly and can become very rude. In multiple continuities, he is also interested in Video Games. In his youth, even when very young, he was known to remain calm and confident.

Kotaro is far more soft in RPGX and believes more in the values of Taimanin. From time to time, he will be very lewd towards his teammates. He has some inherent desire to dominate and be sadistic, as shown in some of his scenes. Kotaro can also abuse some of his authority or tricks them, in what if dating events. However, such acts are "consensual" unlike most of his TABA encounters and don't necessarily all reflect his character in the main campaign.

Being a student at Gosha Academy, he is sometimes insecure about his not awoken abilities and puts a lot of work into physical training and research. Kotaro is naturally curious and motivated, but would not seek out a shortcut for power.

That his old friendship with Nisha Gaiza has broken down at the beginning of the game, but also blames his weakness for it. His best friends are Aishu Hebiko and Uehara Shikanosuke, with which he spends most time with. He also forms friendships with Yukikaze, Mari and many more as the game goes on, with multiple girls falling in love or learning to respect him.

In the Action continuity, Kotaro is at his most serious, having almost no erotic encounters, even though the idea crosses his mind. He supports his classmates and deeply respects Asagi Igawa and Yamamoto Nobushige. He is a childhood friend of Shinganji Kurenai but feels inferior to her, as she also is part of the Fuuma clan. Kotaro seems determined to prove himself, as his ability has not awakened like in RPGX. As he sees Momochi Toyo as a dark reflection of himself, he gets highly upset about his him.

He again is already friends with Aishu Hebiko and Uehara Shikanosuke but has also friendly relationships with all Taimanin Task Force members.

## Appearance

Kotaro is a tall young man with olive skin in both RPGX and Action Taimanin. He has blue hair and his left eye is colored amber.

His right eye is his Evil Eye and has a black sclera that can display a red pupil or other colors depending on ability use. It's usually closed if it hasn't been awakened or activated.

## History

### Background

Born as the son of Fuuma Danjo the head of the Fuuma clan, Kotaro is next in line as leader. He was born as one of, at least, 4 half siblings in the year **2065**.

These versions of Kotaro are the result of one of the reset world created, after the events of a TABA-like world. He is much younger than his TABA counterpart, and was born at a later date.

Kotaro always had a bad relationship with a father, that viewed his "family" as tools. Nothing is known about Kotaro's mother but Danjo would often sell his mistresses into slavery if he grew bored of them, it can be assumed she did not have a happy end. Kotarol, grew up at first at Fuuma Village and later the Fuuma Estate in Gosha Village. Together with his half-sister Fuuma Tokiko and some other members of the Fuuma clan, he was only distantly related to. Fuuma Tokiko was appointed as his personal guard, which also allowed the two to grow closer as real family, with Tokiko acting as servant, de facto mother and his older sister. He also had some interactions with Fuuma Amane, which had been punished at times to watch over Kotaro and Nisha Gaiza.

In the year, **2068**, as the Fuuma clan lost influence, as the result of corruption, inflexibility and a "clan before Gosha" ideology, the Igawa clan was appointed as representatives by the government. This angered Fuuma Danjo, which started a Fuuma Revolt when Kotaro was 3 years old, with a number of families and clan members. Fuuma Danjo revolt failed, but Danjo died in these timeline and could not flee like he did in TABA. As a result, Igawa clan Taimanins were ordered by the Igawa elders, to kill Kotaro and any Fuuma clan leftovers. At this point Kotaro was viewed as the heir of the Fuuma clan and representative leader regardless of him still being a small child.

Escaping the burning Fuuma Village, thanks to many people dying for Kotaro's sake. He was carried away by Fuuma Tokiko and both made their desperate escape. Fuuma clan members, Yaguruma Yaemon and Bikuni Yao saved their live, and also saved the live of a childhood friend of Kotaro, Nisha Gaiza, a boy his age and member of another subservient clan. However, both groups seperated to create a diversion, for the child members. Kotaro's group of Fuuma Taimanin, made their way to Gosha Village to surrender and negotiate peace with Asagi, which opposed the Igawa Elders factions which currently pushed for the total destruction of the Fuuma clan. Fighting against Kono Reima, blood hound of the Igawa Elders, Tokiko, Gaiza and Kotaro, were able to buy enough time for Asagi to arrive, which immediately ordered an end to the fighting and welcomed the Fuuma clan into Gosha.

Most Fuma clan members, which were very loyal to Danzo hold resentment for the Igawa clan but also Kotaro, which allows the absorption of the clan into Gosha Village. Kotaro endured a lot of hardship and bullying early in life, which steeled his resolve to become relevant, useful or powerful in people's eyes. As he also became the current clan head with the death of his father, many clan members saw him as unfit as a leader, on top of a sellout to Gosha and the Igawa clan.

Around the year **2078**-**2080**, he met Fuuma Amane, again as she left a Fuuma Danjo Loyalists group, and was hunted down by Tekkain Bantetsu. Amane had been wounded, and made her way, to one of Danjo's secret mansions in the mountains, she noticed activity, and encounter Fuuma Kotaro, which at this point was in his teens. Kotaro had studied some of the texts and documents of Danjo. All about Ninja Arts, as he struggled to use them himself. However, Amane noticed that some of the "documents" were the manuals for bedroom arts and other techniques, which she teased him for as "puperity being in full swing". Regardless Amane, felt unimpressed at first, repeating under her breath the insult often said to Kotaro in Gosha, "Eyeless Fuuma", Kotaro grew depressed and explained his desire to learn and to be useful to Tokiko and the others. As Amane, feared the attacking party to catch up, Kotaro noticed the wounds and treated them, by something he read in the book, leaving Amane impressed as she changed her mind about Kotaro quickly. Sending Kotaro away, he just came back as the ninjas arrived to attack and assisted Amane. However, Bantetsu cought both Kotaro and Amane, ready to kill them slowly. Amane had been given a special aphrodisiac by Kotaro, which she spit covered by her own blood into Bantetsu. This aphrodisiac lured a Ninja Beasts, which went out of control and attacked Bantetsu, while Kotaro's quick thinking still allowed Amane to free herself and attack. Regardless Bantetsu survived, already being made into a cyborg and was ready to kill Amane before being stabbed by Sango Bunko, another Fuuma Danjo Loyalists, which viewed the idea of attacking a child as disgusting and against the wishes of Danjo. Bunko looked past Amane's withdraw from his side and allowed her and Kotaro to escape.

### Timeline RPGX

Kotaro, Kuroto (Black) and Teutates share a strong connection in RPGX.

His Evil Eye ability never awoken, and Kotaro was ridiculed because of this. Unknown to Kotaro, his power had been exchanged with Kuroto (Black) as a result of the TABA Reset, and he obtained another power passed down from the TABA timeline. As a result of his missing powers, Kotaro became a bit of a bookworm to compensate.

Kotaro had used his powers in the past, against Kuroto, during a fight with a summoned being of darkness but does not recall the details.

Kotaro became a student of Gosha Academy to become a Taimanin and lived in the Fuuma Estate of Gosha Village. Around the age of 17, he entered the upperclasses of the Academy and was allowed to work on mission.

Still a freshmen in the year 2082, He would often be around his friends Aishu Hebiko and Uehara Shikanosuke, on top of Nisha Gaiza. Kotaro motivated, compensates, his lack of power with deep knowledge of the Taimanin ninja arts and demons, gained from reading old and secret tomes from Gosha Academy's library and his father's personal collection. However, was seen as a failure by his clan, as he had still not awake to a the Ninja Art of the clan the "Evil Eye" and overall showed only average physical abilities. Grudges from the lost Fuuma Revolt and Kotaro entering the clan into Gosha, as what most viewed as a "government dog" position, did not help the matter.

At the very beginning of Taimanin RPGX, his old friend Nisha Gaiza, started a new revolt to take over the Fuuma clan and Gosha Village, with his Nisha Ninja Troops. Kotaro rushed, to save Igawa Asagi and was ready to face the much stronger Gaiza, but their encounter was cut short, with Fürst of Nomad revealing himself as a secret supporter of Gaiza, which forced the group to escape as Asagi broke free.

With the escape of Gaiza, Asagi still saw Kotaro's actions as impressive, she appoints him the leader of the "Taimanin Rangers/Independent Rangers". Which goal was to deal with Gaiza and other new demonic forces. As a strategist, Kotaro was allowed to overlook, who joined the rangers and what kind of behavior correction was required. Years passed, as Kotaro had conflict with even devine beings like Juno, which appeared multiple years in a row to cause issues in June.

This Taimanin unit was sent on different missions, some ending with fights against Nisha Gaiza followers and demons. The troop fought against multiple demonic forces, with Kotaro awakening to more and more Edwin Black-like powers over the next 4-5 years of RPGX run. He encounterd Amamiya Shisui, that was the same person, as in the TABA timeline, now more of a "ghost-like" being, and is informed about the world reset from TABA.

Kotaro encounters "Kuroto" (Edwin Black), which claims that they, somehow, switch some powers possibly as a result of Kotaro's absorption attempt of Black while the world was resetting. Black now having his TABA Evil Eye and Kotaro, the demonic powers of Black. However, Euryale the witch pursuid Black without mercy and forced him to flee before more could be revealed at the time.

Kotaro, ended the reign of a serial killer in Gosha, discovered the mechaniacions of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and faced a number of demons and helped in the destruction of Fürst and capture of Oboro. Kotaro has gained many new allies in this reality, among them a Mizuki Yukikaze of an alternative dark Future, the cyborg Taimanin Library and his daughter Izumo Tsuru, as well as contacts to the Beast Kingdom. Now more enemies become aware of him and his "red eye". Teutates, Hattori Seishu, Ereshkigal and others have taken notice, with Teutates personal goal being to retake the powers he lost as the "True Black". The story is still ongoing and spends over now over four years of in game and real world time.

Kotaro works at Izakaya Sana part-time, as he often suffers from money troubles.

### Timeline Action

This version of Kotaro, resembles in many aspects the RPGX version in both age and character.

Kotaro works in a small cell of Taimanin with Igawa Asagi, Mizuki Yukikaze and Igawa Sakura as support. After having shown his abilities to Yamamoto Nobushige, the Taimanin Task Force is created, with Fuuma as team leader. He is helped by Su Jinglei of the Chinese Union as a form of cooperation, and they are able to capure Oboro for a short time. Unable to stop a terror attack at Kotrara Island, with the CD Virus, he still was able to kill Momochi Toyo the instigator of the attack.

However, after a follow-up mission and assistance of Emily Simmons, of the UFS. They reach Toyo's corpse just for it to be taken away, by the demon Noah Brown. A connection to Astaroth and Edwin Black is established, and after some more missions Momochi Toyo seems to be alive once more. Toyo leaks information to the public about demons and the corruption regarding Nomad.

Learning more about the conflict of the demons, Kotaro suggests to work together with the Death Wraith and the Death Wraith King, that is a direct rival of the Vampire King, Edwin Black.

After defeating Edwin Black, Kotaro refuses to kill him to make sure that Nomad does not become uncontrollable, with the current very unstable state of the world in mind. Black seems baffled by this and now seems fully fixated on Kotaro for such an odd act of mercy.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Short Sword

* **Red Demonic Eye**: as Kotaro's eye glows red, he is able to use Edwin Black's abilities, stolen/exchanged from the TABA reset. Can only be used in Taimanin RPGX. Can not use these in combat often, as they all have a strongly corrupting effect, which can lead to Demonization.
	+ **Blade of Darkness**: Strengthens own weapons with dark mist blades, a power of vampires and demons.
	+ **Self healing**: Strong self heal, enables him to survive otherwise deadly attacks once.
	+ **Dark Aura**
* **Tactical Fighter*:*** Being physically weaker than a lot of his opponents, he is smart enough to trap them or overpower them with a bit of planning. Kotaro is generally weaker than "monster" - level Taimanin if he doesn't use his Evil Eye as he does in TABA. However, he is still a dangerous individual, being skilled in basic swordsmanship and ninja arts.
* **Ninja Arts**:"**Evil Eye**" this power has been lost and is only available to Fuuma Kotaro (TABA).
* **Particle Control**: As a Taimanin, he is able to manipulate Taima Particles to enhance his physical strength, speed and defense. The particles are also used to counter demonic influences and strengthen damage to demons.

## Media

* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena
* Taimanin RPGX
* Action Taimanin
* Tokyo Necro: Suicide Mission
* Mist Train Girls

## Trivia

* The fact that he is part of, at so far, four half siblings is confirmed in a Comiket 87 data book.
* His fathers name "Danjo" is more of a nickname. In truth all heirs of the Fuuma clan are named Fuuma Kotaro.
* Technically Kotaro was drawn by many different artists even if they never used a full model. As his design wasn't clear, Kotaro had many body types, hair and skin colors. (check appearance)
* Kotaro's existence within the main canon or ZERO timelines has not been confirmed so far.
* Together with Kiryu Sabato, Sawaki Kosuke and Akiyama Tatsuro, he is one of the few male protagonists of the series.
* The version in Action Taimanin is the weakest in terms of abilities hidden or otherwise.
* Kotaro seems to have a poor view on Akiyama Tatsuro, calling him the "Cuckold Taimanin", in TABA. In other Online Universes, Tatsuro is mentioned only in the character bio of others, as a "brother" or "relationship that failed before it started". As such AT/RPGX Kotaro, does not know Tatsuro at all.
* Though he typically in TABA calls the shots, in the "What If" erotic events. Mizuki Shiranui, Oboro and Astaroth are able to capture him in some of theirs.
* Like Yukikaze and Sakura, he is interested in e-sports and video games. It is mentioned he plays with them, when not on the job or training.
* The RPGX version in the first chapters is 17 years old, while the TABA version seems to be a man in his middle 20s. In both games, multiple years pass, so it is hard to say how old Kotaro really is.
* He goes into the same class as Yukikaze in RPGX but finished Gosha Academy many years before TABA.
* It is mentioned in both RPGX and Action, that he skips the English classes of Kousaka Shizuru. Fuuma Tokiko in TABA also pushes him to be more active and less lazy.
* The tag "Criminal Taimanins" and "Independent Taimanins" only apply to his TABA version. As he fights against the Taimanin in TABA and is the leader of a crime group.
* Currently, Kotaro has the most Hypothetical Unborn Children in the entire franchise.
* The name Kotaro is said to be a hereditary name that has been used by the head of the Fuuma family for many generations. As such, it is possible that Fuuma Danjo was called Fuuma Kotaro at some point as well but later changed it as a "Danjo" was originally the name of a government post.
* Why the hair between both Kotaro's is different could be explained with hair coloration. This Kotaro, could use it to reject his father, that also had brown hair in his youth or TABA Kotaro could use it to give himself a more generic look to blend as a criminal. Outside of "spacetime" weirdness of course.
* Kotaro half sister Fuuma Ginrei has brown hair.
* All versions of Kotaro seem to suffer from money troubles.

### Etymology

\* '''Kotaro''' means "small" (太) ('''ko'''), "thick, big, great" (太) ('''ta''') and "son" (郎) ('''ro''').

## Quotes

"*I won't let them say 'one-eyed' forever!*"
— Unit voice line in RPGX.[src]

## Gallery

School uniformA young Kotaro (11-15 years)Igawa Sakura and KotaroBackground with Akiyama Rinko, watching Koukawa Asuka and Mizuki YukikazeWith Aina WinchesterWith Shinganji KurenaiWith Makishima AyameRescued EleonorAccidentally saw Fuuma Tokiko trying on her old Taimanin suitWith Uehara Shikanosuke (Disguised)Kotaro and Fuuma SaikaKotaro, with Aishu Hebiko and Uehara ShikanosukeYoung **Fuuma Kotaro** using Edwin Black's skillConcept artRPGX, using demonic powers as a unitSaionji Bakuto, **Fuuma Kotaro**, Uehara Shikanosuke, and Aishu Hebiko attacked by disguised Igawa Sakura. As they sneaked into the secret female dome, in the old school building.Aishu Hebiko and **Fuuma Kotaro**
## Notes and references

1. https://www.taimanin-rpg-extasy.com/

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%81%B5%E3%81%86%E3%81%BE%E5%B0%8F%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
2. ↑ https://x.com/sasalilith/status/1685784755177205761?s=20