Takemichi Hanagaki

I'm weak, but I still can't give up.

📍 Gets beaten and stands back up — this line is the purest version of who he is.

This time, I'll protect everyone for sure.

📍 The vow he repeats every time he leaps — proof that failure hasn't broken him, only reset the clock.

I can fight even while crying. That's just how I do it.

📍 The moment he owns the "crybaby hero" label — his weakness becomes his authenticity.

For Hinata's sake, I'd leap back as many times as it takes.

📍 The engine of the entire story — one person's obsession to save someone they love, no matter how many tries it takes.

Jumping Back 12 Years

Falls onto the train tracks and leaps back 12 years. The first jump reveals that the past can be changed — every arc that follows hangs on this single moment.

First Meeting with the Toman President

He's shaken by Mikey's philosophy that the strongest protect the weakest. This encounter is the root of every relationship Takemichi builds inside Toman.

The Night Nothing Goes to Plan

Everything falls apart and he still shows up. The arc where his refusal to stay down — in tears, still standing — starts changing the people around him.