Follow TV Tropes

Following

Context Characters / DankiraBoysBeDANCING

Go To

1[[foldercontrol]]
2[[folder:In General]]
3* SignatureMove: 4* cards give the dancers team-exclusive Killer Tricks, while 5* cards provide Killer Tricks unique to the dancer featured on the card.
4* ThemeNaming: Members of each group are named after specific themes:
5** Merry Panic - TemporalThemeNaming
6** Étoile - RockThemeNaming
7** Theater Bell - EdibleThemeNaming (but after drinks) and ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming
8** Sanzensekai - ShoutOutThemeNaming
9** Toxic - AnimalThemeNaming
10** B.M.C - FloralThemeNaming and VehicularThemeNaming
11** Even the Signal Brothers get in on this – ColourfulThemeNaming, after the traffic signal.
12* TrueCompanions: While already this in the story, raise their Soul Link high enough and they'll be this, both within their teams and the rest of the cast.
13
14%%(Work in Progress)
15[[/folder]]
16[[folder:The Coach]]
17* AmbiguousGender: To let the players insert themselves into the story better, the coach's gender is left ambiguous.
18* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Regardless of the player's name, all the characters would just call them "Coach" (or in [[TheNicknamer Nozomu's]] case, "Co-chan"). However, the Headmaster only calls the Coach by the player name once during the tutorial... and that's it.
19* HelloInsertNameHere: While the player name is acknowledged, it's only during the tutorial by the Headmaster. Beyond that, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the rest of the characters simply call the player 'Coach']].
20* NonEntityGeneral: They are not named and there is no room to show what they look like, how old they are, what their gender is, etc. since all interactions with them are depicted in first-person and they're supposed to represent the player.
21* PlayerCharacter
22[[/folder]]
23----
24!Teams
25!!Merry Panic
26[[folder:In General]]
27-> '''Image Color:''' Yellow
28-> '''Signature Genre''': Hip-Hop
29----
30* AnimalMotifs: Sheep, as seen in the group's logo and also their home before enrolling into Benizuru Academy.
31* AudienceSurrogate: As the main group who just enrolled into Benizuru Academy, the other groups have to explain the goings-on in the school to them, and by extension the player.
32* ColourCodedCharacters:
33** Sora - Yellow
34** Reiji - Blue
35** Mahiru - Magenta
36* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: All three of them were orphaned at a young age, which led to them meeting each other and subsequently forming Merry Panic in Sheep Manor.
37* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: All three have matching hair and eye colours.
38* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: The team's name is sometimes shortened to '[=MeriPa=]'.
39* TemporalThemeNaming: Members of this group are named after times of the day.
40[[/folder]]
41[[folder:Sora Asahi]]
42[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_asahi_modal.png]]
43 [[caption-width-right:250:''Hey, you over there! How 'bout doing Dankira with me?'']]
44->'''School Year:''' Middle School 3rd Year
45-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/GakutoKajiwara
46->'''Room no.:''' 101[[note]]Shared with Kento[[/note]]
47----
48* BigEater: Loves to eat and is capable of eating a lot.
49** Part of the reason why he's this is because [[spoiler:prior to entering Sheep Manor, he only got 1 meal a day in his old performing troupe, and he would be starved by his 'masters' if he showed anger.]]
50* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
51* TheLeader: Of Merry Panic
52* SeriesMascot: Of the whole game, as he's the face on the app.
53* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Sun Rocket'.
54* TemporalThemeNaming: Morning – the first character of his surname.
55* WesternZodiac: Leo (August 20).
56* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Is deathly afraid of cages. Chapter 7 reveals that [[spoiler: when he was part of a performing troupe, his 'masters' would throw him in a cold and dark cage and starve him if he ever got angry. This is also why he's unable to express anger, but he eventually manages to overcome it.]]
57[[/folder]]
58[[folder:Reiji Yano]]
59[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_yano_modal.png]]
60 [[caption-width-right:180:''You're not supposed to stop your thinking under any circumstances.'']]
61->'''School Year:''' High School 1st Year
62->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GenkiMuro
63->'''Room no.:''' 303[[note]]Shared with Sōma[[/note]]
64----
65* BigDamnHeroes: In Chapter 7 when he comes to rescue Sora after the latter [[spoiler: is locked up in a a cage by the Signal Brothers]].
66* OddFriendship: With Tsukumo, in the manga. Tsukumo values strength and is a JerkJock (at least at first), while Reiji is a nerd. Tsukumo ultimately helps Reiji when the latter argued with Mahiru earlier on in Reiji's manga chapter and invites him to work out, and even finished the entire pot of curry Reiji cooked in a ''Dankira Bitesize Rough Sketch''.
67* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Night Cross'.
68* TemporalThemeNaming[=/=]PunnyName: His surname contains the kanji for "night", his first name is a pun on "12:00 PM/0:00 AM", and his entire name is a pun on "twelve o'clock at night".
69* TheSmartGuy: For Merry Panic.
70* WesternZodiac: Sagittarius (November 24), a sign stereotypically associated with the intelligent and knowledgeable.
71[[/folder]]
72[[folder:Mahiru Hinata]]
73[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mahiru_hinata.png]]
74 [[caption-width-right:250:''Sora's making such a funny face! I’m gonna upload it to Shabesta~☆'']]
75->'''School Year:''' Middle School 3rd Year
76->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakuyaKodama
77->'''Room no.:''' 202[[note]]Shared with Ageha[[/note]]
78----
79* BadassAdorable: Abusing his cuteness for all he wants yet he is known to be a mischevious legend and had roasted people before.
80* {{Fanboy}}: Of Ageha, to the point of calling them 'Ageha-sama'. To his [[AscendedFanboy delight]], he gets to room with them in Goldheim.
81* ManipulativeBastard: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but he's portrayed to be mischevious at times - most notably during ''[[HalloweenEpisode Haunted Heaven ♡ TRICK or DANKIRA]]'' where he managed to convince even ''[[ManipulativeBastard Kei]]'' to take part in the Halloween event on the condition that Mahiru delete every picture taken of him during then afterwards, backups included.
82** His Soul Link name with Sora is even 'Best of Partners in Crime'.
83* ParentalAbandonment: Mahiru's parents are revealed to be unknown even until the present.
84* RoseHairedSweetie
85* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Daydream'.
86* TemporalThemeNaming: "Mahiru" means "noon", while Hinata means "sunny place".
87* WesternZodiac: Pisces (March 20)
88[[/folder]]
89!!Étoile
90[[folder:In General]]
91[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/team_logo_etoile.png]]
92->'''Image Color:''' Blue/White
93->'''Signature Genre''': Ballet
94----
95* TheAce: Currently the best team in Benizuru Academy.
96* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite being the resident AlphaBitch in Benizuru Academy (as well as Noel and Kei constantly putting Akira down), the three of them do care for each other.
97* {{Ballet}}: Their signature dance genre.
98* TheBeautifulElite: Good-looking, rich, have families in powerful positions and the top Dankira team in Benizuru Academy.
99* BilingualBonus: This group's name means "star" in French and "the lead ballet dancer in a company" in English.
100* ColorCodedCharacters:
101** Noel - White
102** Akira - Gold
103** Kei - Blue
104* GratuitousFrench: While going undercover in spying on Rentaro in his game during the latter's default 5-star card story, the team uses French usernames. Noel is 'ange' (angel, his nickname), Akira is 'le chien' (dog, in reference to his pet, Lausanne), and Kei is 'luciole' (firefly, the insect he's named after).
105* HiddenDepths: All of them play games with Rentaro every now and then since the events in Rentaro's defaualt 5-star card story.
106* PrincelyYoungMan: Considering their genre, their status and their fashion, it's natural that they give off this impression.
107* TheRichHaveWhiteStuff: Rich and influential, with dance uniforms designed in mainly white to reflect this.
108* TheRival: Serves as this to a lot of teams, especially Merry Panic.
109* RockThemeNaming: Members of this team are named after precious stones.
110[[/folder]]
111[[folder:Noel Gekkōin]]
112[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_gekkoin_modal.png]]
113 [[caption-width-right:250:''Bloody hell! Those dratted pigs… I'll exterminate them at once.'']]
114->'''School Year:''' Middle School 3rd Year
115->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka
116->'''Room no.:''' 310[[note]]Shared with Yukari[[/note]]
117----
118%%* AlphaBitch
119* ButNotTooForeign: Half-British, Half-Japanese. 1 year prior to Merry Panic's arrival, he transferred to Benizuru Academy in Japan from a British primary school.
120* ClassyCravat: Part of his dance uniform.
121* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch: Again, ''bloody hell'', though this is a deal lighter than other stereotypical British vulgarities like ''wanker'' or ''sod off''.
122* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: At least that's what Mahiru thinks. His 'demon' side is just his foul language.
123* GratuitousEnglish: Being half-British, he's the primary source of this.
124* TheLeader: Of Étoile.
125* LethalChef: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but Sora didn't take to Noel's stargazy pie due to the number of bones left in the fish in Shiki's manga chapter.
126* {{Omniglot}}: Is apparently fluent in Japanese, English and French, though this comes off as an InformedAbility since he's never heard speaking in full sentences or anything more than the occasional words and interjections in English and never heard speaking French at all.
127* OverlyLongName: His full name as revealed in Shiki's manga chapter is Noel White Lavi Damian Gabriel Elliot Gekkoin.
128* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Subverted, he gives off this impression and has interests typical of this archetype, like afternoon tea, but is very foul-mouthed and has a hefty AlphaBitch attitude.
129* RockThemeNaming: He's named after the moonstone, known as ''getchōseki'' 月長石 in Japanese.
130* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Crescent Moon Classic'.
131* SirSwearsALot: His GratuitousEnglish includes profanities. ''Bloody hell'', anyone?
132* WesternZodiac: Sagittarius (December 11).
133* YoungAndInCharge: The shortest and youngest of Étoile, but is their leader.
134[[/folder]]
135
136[[folder:Akira Shidō]]
137[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_shido_modal.png]]
138 [[caption-width-right:250:''Kei and I, the "Strongest Childhood Friend Duo", are gonna catch you all in one fell swoop!'']]
139->'''School Year:''' High School 1st Year
140->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinnosukeTachibana
141->'''Room no.:''' 207[[note]]Shared with Rentarō[[/note]]
142----
143* ButtMonkey: If Étoile's part of the slapstick, Akira's usually on the receiving end of it.
144* ChildhoodFriends: With Kei.
145* HeroesLoveDogs: Owns a huge dog named Lausanne - unfortunately for Kento, while he hates dogs, Lausanne loves him.
146* MeaningfulName: His first name is synonymous with the Japanese word for 'light', tying in with his nickname of 'the White Knight'.
147%%* {{Narcissist}}:
148* NoblewomansLaugh: Genderflipped, but he does have one.
149* RedBaron: Is known as 'The White Knight'.
150* RichInDollarsPoorInSense
151* RockThemeNaming: He's named after the amethyst; in fact, his name is only one kanji away from the name of that stone (''murasaki suishō'' 紫水晶).
152* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Fabulous Akira'.
153* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of the members in Étoile, he's the only one willing to socialise with other characters below his social status. He also happily invites the coach to a session at 'Salon de Akira' personally in order to get to know them better.
154* WeUsedToBeFriends: Him and Kei with Soma. Some time ago, they dominated Benizuru Academy as a team called 'Kingdom'. But due to unknown circumstances, Kingdom fell apart, with Soma leaving the team to form Theater Bell while it took a while (and a 100-team marathon match) for Akira and Kei to form Etoile with Noel. It's unknown, however, how Akira views Soma in the present.
155* WesternZodiac: Aquarius (February 17).
156[[/folder]]
157[[folder:Kei Kagemiya]]
158[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_kagemiya_modal.png]]
159 [[caption-width-right:250:''Akira, you're one funny guy. Sleeptalking means talking in your sleep, you know?'']]
160->'''Year:''' High School 1st Year
161->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga
162->'''Room no.:''' 206[[note]]Shared with Shiki[[/note]]
163----
164* AlliterativeName: '''K'''ei '''K'''agemiya.
165* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Is very good with analysis, so he's often called upon by Seito to investigate any happenings going on in Goldheim Dorm. Much to Oboro's horror, he's also come close to deducing the secret identity of Blacktail.
166* BrutalHonesty: Does not mince his words when commenting about something or someone. No exceptions.
167* ChildhoodFriends: With Akira.
168* DeadpanSnarker
169* FamilyThemeNaming: Insects, with his grandfather Kabuto.
170* TheGadfly: He sometimes likes to tease others, with [[FortuneTeller Nozomu]] on the receiving end most of the time.
171* ManipulativeBastard: Has a way with words and isn't afraid to use it to get what he wants with others. Case in point: at one point, he tricked Tsukumo into caring for three kittens while he searched for people to adopt them by placing them in a empty protein box. His smile in [[https://twitter.com/bitedankiraeng/status/1147528570954059776?s=20 here]] is the icing on the cake.
172** This gets turned on him during ''[[HalloweenEpisode Haunted Heaven ♡ TRICK or DANKIRA]]'', where he ends up going along with Mahiru's whims by taking part in the Halloween event in the shopping district despite his protests; they eventually agree that Kei will take part, but only if Mahiru promises to delete every single picture he took of him during the event, backups included.
173* MeaningfulName: His last name contains the word for 'shadow', which comes into play with his nickname of 'The Black Knight'.
174* NeatFreak: Is obsessed with cleanliness and hygiene, to the point where he brings his own cleaning tools to school. He's also sometimes seen cleaning other people's dorm rooms [[https://twitter.com/bitedankiraeng/status/1146272384388874240?s=20 and even calls Reiji 'pure' for using newspaper to clean the windows]] in a ''Dankira Bitesize Rough Sketch'', with him using a portable cleaner. This leads to a conflict with Shiki, whose side of their dorm room is ''very messy''.
175* RedBaron: Is known as 'The Black Knight'.
176* RockThemeNaming: He's named after the fluorite, known as ''hotaruishi'' 蛍石 (firefly stone).
177* SignatureLaugh: "Kukuku..." and variants.
178* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Black Cyclone'.
179* WeUsedToBeFriends: Him and Akira with Soma. Some time ago, they dominated Benizuru Academy as a team called 'Kingdom'. But due to unknown circumstances, Kingdom fell apart, with Soma leaving the team to form Theater Bell while it took a while (and a 100-team marathon match) for Akira and Kei to form Etoile with Noel. While Soma doesn't have any hard feelings about it and even asks Kei to hold a joint birthday party with him, Kei... not so much.
180* WesternZodiac: Cancer (June 27).
181* YellowEyesOfSneakiness
182[[/folder]]
183!!Theater Bell
184[[folder:In General]]
185[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/team_logo_theater.png]]
186->'''Image Color:''' Red
187->'''Signature Genre''': Jazz
188----
189* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Nozomu, Sōma and Seito respectively.
190* ColorCodedCharacters:
191** Soma – Red
192** Seito – Coffee Brown
193** Nozomu – Orange
194* EdibleThemeNaming: Members of this group are named after alcoholic drinks. Which is accurate considering they also run Goldheim's bar 'Bar Campanella'.
195* {{Leitmotif}}: ''It's SHOW TIME'' and ''Heartbeat Blast''.
196* MatingDance: Their specialty of offering sexually suggestive performances. One of their numbers, ''Heartbeat Blast'', is even an IntercourseWithYou song.
197* MrFanservice: Basically all three, since they gear their performances towards sexual appeal and "service" for the audience, but Sōma embodies this the most.
198* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: ''[=TheaBell=]''.
199* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Members of this unit are also named after gods, saints and religious offerings.
200* TerribleArtist: While it's unknown in Seito's case, both Soma and Nozomu are known for having terrible drawing skills.
201[[/folder]]
202[[folder:Sōma Yagami]]
203[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_yagami_modal.png]]
204 [[caption-width-right:250:''Don't be so afraid, entrust your body to me…'']]
205->'''School Year:''' High School 2nd Year
206->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa
207->'''Room no.:''' 303[[note]]Shared with Reiji[[/note]]
208----
209* AffectionateNickname: ''Sō-chan'' by Nozomu.
210* AmbiguouslyBi: While Soma has a lot of fangirls, he's flirty with everyone regardless of gender. Reiji often ends up on the receiving end of it since he shares a room with Soma.
211* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Brunette to Seito's Redhead and Nozomu's Blonde.
212* ChickMagnet: Surrounded by ladies wherever he goes.
213* EdibleThemeNaming: Named after ''soma'', a ritual drink in some Indian cultures.
214* TheLeader: Of Theater Bell.
215* MrFanservice: Cultivates this image and is a ChickMagnet due to his looks, his dance skills and his charismatic and sensual personality.
216* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: ''Yagami'', the Eight Gods, is another way of referring to the Ogdoad, eight primordial deities in Egyptian mythology.
217* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Fruits Fragrance'.
218* TerribleArtist: As much as he's good in dance, during his and Nozomu's Soul Link story the both of them decide to draw each other. After comparing each other's drawings, the only thing they could think of is a FlatWhat.
219---> '''Soma and Nozomu''': "What is this drawing..."
220* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Akira and Kei of Etoile. Some time ago, they dominated Benizuru Academy as a team called 'Kingdom'. But due to unknown circumstances, Kingdom fell apart, with Soma leaving the team to form Theater Bell while it took a while (and a 100-team marathon match) for Akira and Kei to form Etoile with Noel. Soma doesn't have any hard feelings against the other two, though and still considers them his friends... somewhat.
221* WesternZodiac: Cancer (July 20).
222[[/folder]]
223[[folder:Seito Tsubaki]]
224[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_tsubaki_modal.png]]
225[[caption-width-right:250:''Bon, well done. Lemmie give you candy.'']]
226->'''School Year:''' High School 3rd Year
227->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NoriakiSugiyama
228->'''Room no.:''' 106[[note]]Shared with Oboro[[/note]]
229----
230* AffectionateNickname: ''Sei-kun'' by Nozomu.
231* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Redhead to Sōma's Brunette and Nozomu's Blonde.
232* CovertPervert: You'd think he'd be a decent fellow, especially with him being the dorm leader. But then you find out about his leg fetish…
233* EdibleThemeNaming: His name has a sense meaning "clear sake".
234* FamilyThemeNaming: His and his brother Kento's names both mean "sage, wise man", and the first kanji of their names written together become ''seiken'' 聖賢 or ''kensei/kenjō'' 賢聖, which means the same thing. Additionally, his name also means "clear sake" as opposed to Kento's "cloudy sake".
235* NoSenseOfDirection: Gets lost very easily.
236* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: His name has a sense meaning "saint" or "sage" of various religions.
237* SecretKeeper: For Oboro's activities [[spoiler: as the superhero Blacktail]]. In fact, [[spoiler: he was the one who suggested this in the first place]].
238* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Phantom'.
239* ShoutOut: His default Killer Trick resembles the eponymous character of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', except that his mask is black with elaborate designs instead of plain white.
240* StrongFamilyResemblance: He and Kento both have red hair and green eyes.
241* WesternZodiac: Taurus (May 12).
242[[/folder]]
243[[folder:Nozomu Miki]]
244[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_miki_modal.png]]
245 [[caption-width-right:180:''Nyahaha♪ Call me "Mikkī", okay?☆'']]
246->'''School Year:''' High School 2nd Year
247->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunyaEnoki
248->'''Room no.:''' 309[[note]]Shared with Mitsukuni[[/note]]
249----
250* AffectionateNickname: Calls himself 'Mikki' and insists that others call him that as well. To Soma and Seito, he's known as 'Bon'.
251* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Blonde to Sōma's Brunette and Seito's Redhead.
252* EdibleThemeNaming[=/=]PunnyName: ''Miki'' is a play on the word ''miki'' 神酒 meaning "divine sake".
253* FortuneTeller: His hobby is reading people's fortunes, and his family runs a shrine.
254* {{Miko}}: To be precise, ''fugeki'' or ''kannagi''. He hails from a family with a UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} background and specializes in shamanistic practices, thus giving off this impression.
255* TheNicknamer: Often gives his friends nicknames.
256* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: As mentioned, his name is a pun on "divine sake".
257* SayItWithHearts: As seen in the image quote, his lines are punctuated with special characters a lot.
258* SignatureLaugh: "Nyahaha!"
259* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Mikki's Bakkyun!'.
260* TerribleArtist: During his and Soma's Soul Link story the both of them decide to draw each other. After comparing each other's drawings, the only thing they could think of is a FlatWhat.
261---> '''Soma and Nozomu''': "What is this drawing..."
262* WesternZodiac: Scorpio (November 11)[[note]]He was born on what is called in Japan as "Pocky Day"; make of this what you will[[/note]].
263* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Being from a family of shrine-keepers, he's terrified of ghosts and is highly superstitious. This makes him an easy target for [[TheGadfly Kei]] to mess with him, as seen in [[https://twitter.com/Dankira_en/status/1130361092209815552?s=20 this]] ''Dankira Bitesize Rough Sketch''.
264[[/folder]]
265!!Sanzensekai
266[[folder:In General]]
267[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/team_logo_sanzen.png]]
268->'''Image Color:''' Green
269->'''Signature Genre''': Martial Arts Dance
270----
271* ColorCodedCharacters:
272** Mitsukuni - Green
273** Yukari - Pink
274** Oboro - Yellow-green
275* FantasticFightingStyle: All three are practitioners of ''Minamoto Kakushin-ryū'', a nonexistent martial art school.
276* JapaneseSpirit: All three represent this to some degree.
277* {{Samurai}}[=/=]EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: The image this group gives off as JapaneseSpirit-loaded martial artists seeking to promote ''bushidō'' (but with ''bu'' as in "dance").
278* ShoutOutThemeNaming: They're named after characters from ''Literature/TheTaleOfGenji''.
279[[/folder]]
280[[folder:Mitsukuni Minamoto]]
281[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_minamoto_modal.png]]
282 [[caption-width-right:250:''You hear me, you mustn't lose to yourself! Stand up! Straighten yourself! Run with me towards the sunset!'']]
283->'''School Year:''' High School 2nd Year
284->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakotoFurukawa
285->'''Room no.:''' 309[[note]]Shared with Nozomu[[/note]]
286----
287* AlliterativeName: '''Mi'''tsukuni '''Mi'''namoto – bonus points for starting with the same Japanese syllables.
288* JapaneseSpirit: Full of it.
289** Within the group, he represents Type 3 – ''seishin'' (willpower/persistence) – as a highly HotBlooded man who strongly believes in fighting hard and never backing down.
290* LargeHam
291* TheLeader: Of Sanzensekai.
292* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Named after famous historical figures to go with his JapaneseSpirit image: the UsefulNotes/{{Genji}} and Tokugawa Mitsukuni.
293* NiceGuy: In Sanzensekai's chapter, he goes out of his way to ensure that Yukari can continue to compose Dankira works and participate in Dankira matches at the same time. While he also finds out about Oboro's secret activities, he decides, out of respect, to keep that fact to himself and not bring it up, presumably until Oboro is ready to talk about it himself.
294* NoIndoorVoice
295* {{Samurai}}: His entire being screams this archetype; not only is he JapaneseSpirit extraordinaire, he's also a ''shihan'' (instructor) level martial artist and trained in calligraphy.
296* SecretSecretKeeper: He eventually finds out that Blacktail, the hero Yukari admires, is actually Oboro. However, he decides not to ask Oboro about it and keeps it to himself out of respect for his teammate.
297* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Crosses over with NamedAfterSomebodyFamous above – he's named after the Genji, a clan that existed in real life, as part of the ''Literature/TheTaleOfGenji'' reference.
298* SignatureLaugh: "[[IncomingHam WA-Ha-ha!]]"
299* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Crushing Leg'.
300* WesternZodiac: Gemini (June 13).
301[[/folder]]
302[[folder:Yukari Wakakusa]]
303[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_wakakusa_modal.png]]
304 [[caption-width-right:250:''I have sworn my loyalty to'' shihan.]]
305->'''School Year:''' Junior high 1st year
306->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumaNagatsuka
307->'''Room no.:''' 310[[note]]Shared with Noel[[/note]]
308----
309* TheBabyOfTheBunch: The youngest member of the cast.
310* ChildProdigy: Displays a surprising range of talent despite being a junior high freshman – that's 12 years old.
311* CovertPervert: Turns out the innocent-looking Yukari is a huge fan of muscles... and often rates his friends' muscles. In particular, he likes Tsukumo's the most.
312* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Sanzensekai's SignatureSong is, InUniverse, composed by him. He also provides the vocals.
313* GentlemanAndAScholar: He has background in poetry from growing up in a poet family and is a polite young man.
314* JapaneseSpirit: Type 2 – ''chie'' (wisdom/conviction) – as a knowledgeable and well-mannered literary man with serious ethics.
315* LikeBrotherAndSister: He takes Oboro, whom he refers to as ''anija'', as a brother figure.
316* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He's basically an expy of Creator/MurasakiShikibu – a learned literary man with a genius mind and named after a character in her novel.
317* ShoutOutThemeNaming: He's named after Murasaki-no-Ue/Wakamurasaki from ''Literature/TheTaleOfGenji''.
318* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Resonance'.
319* WarriorPoet: Is at once a martial artist, poet, composer and lyricist.
320* WesternZodiac: Virgo (September 18).
321[[/folder]]
322
323[[folder:Oboro Kiriyama]]
324[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_kiriyama_modal.png]]
325[[caption-width-right:250:''I can do fuck-all to make myself useful when I'm needed. I'm such a coward… I wanna disappear right now.'']]
326->'''School Year:''' High School 2nd Year
327->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshikiMasuda
328->'''Room no.:''' 106[[note]]Shared with Seito[[/note]]
329----
330* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: He admires and is loyal to his mentor Mitsukuni after he saved him from bullying.
331* ClarkKenting: His 'Blacktail' superhero costume is just his Dankira costume but with the scarf covering his mouth.
332* TheEeyore: Due to a history with bullying, he has a very bleak outlook on life, a perpetually pessimistic attitude and not a very high opinion of himself.
333* JapaneseSpirit: He represents Type 1 – ''koyū'' (natural talent). He is very pessimistic and has low confidence, but displays amazing feats of coordination and stunt.
334* LeParkour: Low self-esteem aside, he has very good mid-air coordination and can perform mind-bending stunts to show it.
335* NatureLover: Is often seen taking care of the plants in Goldheim Dorm and is knowledgeable about plants and vegetables.
336* ShoutOutThemeNaming: He's named after Oborozukiyo, a ''Literature/TheTaleOfGenji'' character.
337* ShrinkingViolet
338* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Kinmokusei'.
339* WesternZodiac: Taurus (April 28).
340[[/folder]]
341!!TOXIC
342[[folder:In General]]
343->'''Image Color:''' Purple
344->'''Signature Genre''': Vouge
345----
346* AnimalMotifs[=/=]AnimalThemeNaming: Members of this group are named/styled after venomous animals.
347* ColorCodedCharacters:
348** Shiki - Purple
349** Ageha - Cerise
350** Tsukumo - Brown
351* TheFashionista: Being people who work in high fashion, naturally they are this.
352* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Karamitsuku Doku wa Utsukushiki Senritsu''.
353* MrFanservice: Easily rivals Theater Bell for the title of "sexiest unit", but with a key difference – while [=TheaBell=] is classy and subtle, this group is daring, {{camp}} and heavy on the {{Stripperiffic}}.
354* NoDressCode: While NonUniformUniform is TruthInTelevision in Japanese schools, the alterations these guys made to their school uniforms would get them suspended at best in real life: Shiki wears a gratuitously cut-up shirt underneath his blazer, Ageha wears a midriff-baring shirt under theirs, and Tsukumo straight-up [[WalkingShirtlessScene goes shirtless]] under his.
355* {{Stripperiffic}}: Have the skimpiest default dance uniforms out of all the groups, with those outfits designed and cut in ways that make them belong more in a burlesque club than a high-school street dance team.
356* WalkingShirtlessScene: All three's dance uniforms are so ridiculously revealing they may as well be this.
357[[/folder]]
358[[folder:Shiki Janome]]
359[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_janome_modal.png]]
360 [[caption-width-right:180:''Nfufu… I've created an outfit based on your image.'']]
361->'''School Year:''' High School 1st Year
362->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeHirakawa
363->'''Room no.:''' 206[[note]]Shared with Kei[[/note]]
364----
365* AnimalMotifs[=/=]AnimalThemeNaming: Snakes. Not only does he wear clothes that resembles snakes, his eyes are also snake-like and his last name contains the kanji for that animal. ''Janome'' is also a species of butterfly (''Minois dryas'').
366* EyeAmWatchingYou: His unique Soul Link Killer Trick, ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Watching You]]''. A giant snake apparition is summoned behind him as he charges at and startles his target, then he stands back and does this gesture while the target shrinks in fear.
367* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Several years ago, Shiki met a young Sora in a performing troupe. Seeing his wild emotions caused Shiki to develop a lot of inspiration for his designs, and become obsessed with him. But when they meet in Benizuru Academy again not only does Sora forget about the meeting, Shiki laments that Sora staying in Sheep Manor afterwards caused him to 'go soft'. He's still bitter about it to this day.
368* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: His speech is very polite, meant to accentuate his mysterious image.
369* GradeSchoolCEO: 16 at the oldest, yet has founded and is running a fashion brand, plus is the employer of two upperclassmen.
370* TheLeader: Of TOXIC. He's Ageha and Tsukumo's boss in Jorgumand.
371%%* MadArtist
372%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
373* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Coordinate'.
374* SingleTargetSexuality: Is obsessed with Sora, and ''only'' Sora. This freaks out Reiji and Mahiru easily.
375* StalkerWithoutACrush: Is... obsessed with Sora. This worries Reiji and Mahiru. A ''lot''.
376* TeenGenius: The fact he's a professional fashion designer and runs a fashion house can make you forget he's a ''high school freshman'' (15-16 yrs old).
377* TrashOfTheTitans: Messy doesn't even describe the state of his side of his dorm room. Because of his tendency to grab the nearest surface to draw whenever he gets a spark of inspiration, his room is cluttered with papers. To make matters worse for him, his roommate is known NeatFreak Kei.
378* WesternZodiac: Aries (April 12).
379* WhiteHairBlackHeart: While not a ''villain'', he carries an unsettling and creepy air about him while also having white hair.
380* {{Yandere}}: Of the non-harmful kind, to Sora. Much to Reiji and Mahiru's horror.
381* YoungAndInCharge: Is the youngest in his group, but is the leader.
382[[/folder]]
383[[folder:Ageha Kurenai]]
384[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ageha_kurenai.png]]
385 [[caption-width-right:250:''I've got a date after school, so try to stay outta sight, alright? Ol’~ ug~ ly~♡'']]
386->'''School Year:''' High School 2nd Year
387->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuyukiOkitsu
388->'''Room no.:''' 202[[note]]Shared with Mahiru[[/note]]
389----
390* AnimalMotifs[=/=]AnimalThemeNaming: Butterflies, seen in their Dankira costume. Their name even uses the kanji for the Swallowtail Butterfly.
391** This is part of the reason why Ageha wants to befriend Kei - since Ageha means Swallowtail Butterfly, and Kei means Firefly, the both of them would form a 'Insect Pair'.
392* DisappearedDad
393* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The 'Sensitive Guy' to Tsukumo's 'Manly Man'.
394* SignatureMove: Getting their default 5-star card unlocks their unique Killer Trick, 'Large Blooming Flower'.
395* TheSmurfettePrinciple: They are not a ''girl'', but they're the only character aside from the coach to have a different gender identity among a cast of confirmed male characters. They certainly look the part too.
396* WesternZodiac: Libra (October 9).
397[[/folder]]
398[[folder:Tsukumo Busujima]]
399[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsukumo_busujima.png]]
400 [[caption-width-right:250:''Hah!? Just who the hell do ya think you're talkin' to like that!?'']]
401->'''School Year:''' High School 3rd Year
402->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomoakiMaeno
403->'''Room no.:''' 102[[note]]Shared with Ginko[[/note]]
404----
405* AnimalMotifs[=/=]AnimalThemeNaming: Spiders, if the spiderweb on his Dankira costume is anything to go by. His first name is also a play on the word for "spider".
406* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Him with his sister Nazuna - even though they bicker a lot, he's shown to care for her just as much. In fact, on White Day, he claims that the gift was 'just for his sister'.
407** Similarly, despite picking fights with Ageha, he does show some concern for them.
408* BigEater: Is capable of polishing an entire pot of Japanese curry and still ask for more.
409* EmbarrassingLastName: ''Busujima'' is a legitimate Japanese surname, but too bad the ''busu'' part sounds a bit too close to a word that means "hideous". Naturally, Ageha does not let him get away with this.
410* EmbarrassingNickname: ''Obusu''[[note]]Ugly[[/note]], courtesy of Ageha.
411* MassivelyNumberedSiblings: He has a lot of siblings, with him as the oldest.
412* OddFriendship: With Reiji, in the manga. Tsukumo values strength and is a JerkJock (at least at first), while Reiji is a nerd. Tsukumo ultimately helps Reiji when the latter argued with Mahiru earlier on in Reiji's manga chapter and invites him to work out with him, and even finished the entire pot of curry Reiji cooked in a ''Dankira Bitesize Rough Sketch''.
413* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The 'Manly Man' to Ageha's 'Sensitive Guy'.
414* SignatureMove: Getting his default 5-star card unlocks his unique Killer Trick, 'Human Koinobori'.
415* StatuesqueStunner: He is the tallest character at an impressive 187cm.
416* WesternZodiac: Capricorn (January 12).
417[[/folder]]
418!!Black Meteor Camp (B.M.C)
419[[folder:In General]]
420->'''Image Color:''' Black
421->'''Signature Genre''': Breakdance
422----
423* ColorCodedCharacters:
424** Ginko - Black
425** Rentaro - Blue
426** Kento - Red
427* DarkIsNotEvil: The team has a black colour scheme, are formed by {{Delinquents}} and specialise in a more aggressive dance form, but they're actually nice people.
428* {{Delinquents}}: They're part of a gang of those named 'Kokuryūsei'. To be more precise, they consist of the gang's best dancers.
429* FloralThemeNaming: Despite the dark and gruff image, the members are named after flowers and beautiful trees.
430* FunWithAcronyms: '''B'''lack '''M'''eteor '''C'''amp.
431* {{Leitmotif}}: ''NO FEAR''.
432* VehicularThemeNaming: Members of this group are also named after ships.
433[[/folder]]
434[[folder:Ginko Habashiri]]
435[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ginko_habashiri.png]]
436 [[caption-width-right:250:''Even if we break the rules, we don't break a promise. You gotta stick to your beliefs.'']]
437->'''School Year:''' High School 3rd Year
438->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi
439->'''Room no.:''' 102[[note]]Shared with Tsukumo[[/note]]
440----
441* FloralThemeNaming: Named after the ''ginkgo biloba'' tree, called ''ginkyō'' or ''ichō'' in Japanese.
442* GenderBlenderName: Names ending in ''ko'' are usually not considered masculine. This is exemplified by the fact he's named after a beautiful tree for no apparent reason.
443* HeroesLoveDogs: Has a pet fennec fox named Vega.
444* TheLeader: Of B.M.C. and Kokuryūsei.
445* VehicularThemeNaming: What with his being named after the ''ginkgo biloba'', he is also named after the ''Ichōnomaru'', a sunken ship from Nagasaki prefecture abandoned on the shore of Kōgōshima/Nezumijima. His fox Vega also bears the name of several ships.
446* WesternZodiac: Virgo (September 6).
447[[/folder]]
448[[folder:Rentarō Atago]]
449[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_atago_modal.png]]
450 [[caption-width-right:250:''I'm in the middle of a raid. Don't talk.'']]
451-> '''School Year:''' High School 1st Year
452-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiakiKobayashi
453->'''Room no.:''' 207[[note]]Shared with Akira[[/note]]
454----
455* FloralThemeNaming: Lotus – the first character of Rentarō (蓮).
456* GadgeteerGenius: He's well-versed with electronics, a trait he inherited from his inventor grandfather who made him his hoverboard.
457* InTheHood: Most of Rentaro's outfits involve hoods.
458* NotAMorningPerson: Because he spends his nights playing video games, he has trouble waking up in the mornings. His profile explicitly says that he hates waking up early in the morning. And to make things even worse, he shares his dorm room with [[LargeHam Akira]].
459* {{Otaku}}: Is an avid gamer and not infrequently gets so absorbed in games he skips meals and loses sleep.
460* RedOniBlueOni: The 'Blue' to Kento's 'Red'.
461* VehicularThemeNaming: ''Atago'' is the name of several Imperial Japanese Navy battleships.
462* WesternZodiac: Aquarius (January 31).
463[[/folder]]
464[[folder:Kento Tsubaki]]
465[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kento_tsubaki.png]]
466 [[caption-width-right:250:''Shut up! Ginko only has one right-hand man, and that's me!'']]
467->'''School Year:''' High School 1st Year
468->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AtsushiTamaru
469->'''Room no.:''' 101[[note]]Shared with Sora[[/note]]
470----
471* BigBrotherWorship: With Seito, and then later with Ginko.
472* FamilyThemeNaming: His and his brother Seito's names both mean "sage, wise man", and the first kanji of their names written together become ''seiken'' 聖賢 or ''kensei/kenjō'' 賢聖, which means the same thing. Additionally, his name means "opaque sake" as opposed to Seito's "clear sake".
473* FloralThemeNaming: Camellia (''tsubaki'').
474* {{Otaku}}: Loves reading manga, and believes that the scenarios in manga will happen to him someday. He especially likes shonen manga.
475* RedOniBlueOni: The 'Red' to Rentaro's 'Blue'. He's also the Red to Seito's 'Blue'.
476* StrongFamilyResemblance: He and Seito both have red hair and green eyes.
477* VehicularThemeNaming: ''Tsubaki'' is either the name of two IJN battleships or a ferry.
478* WesternZodiac: Leo (August 4).
479[[/folder]]
480!Non-Playable Characters
481[[folder:Furami Go]]
482The headmaster of Benizuru Academy, he loves Dankira as much as his students. He used to be a famous Dankira meister, but he's now dedicated to the world of education. His signature dance genre is flamenco.
483----
484* {{Catchphrase}}: [[GratuitousSpanish "Olé!"]]
485* GratuitousSpanish: This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] - his signature dance genre is Flamenco.
486* LargeHam
487* NoNameGiven: Was just called [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep The Headmaster]] until [[AllThereInTheManual the first guidebook]] revealed his name to be Furami Go.
488* PunnyName: Say his name fast enough and you get 'Flamingo'.
489[[/folder]]
490[[folder:Signal Brothers]]
491[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ehe4ai_u0aaj4g.jpg]]
492* ButtMonkey: Constantly on the losing end of Dankira matches.
493** During the 'Special Dankira' which does not consume your energy, you face off against them on Easy no matter your work and team. Since they're all 1-star cards with only the basic Killer Tricks, they'll be on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle against the player team, especially if the player uses 5-star cards and golden Killer Tricks.
494** After the game goes offline, they'll always be the Dankira opponent regardless of work and difficulty, making them this trope till the very end.
495* ColourfulThemeNaming: They're named after the color scheme each of them is dressed in: Aoshi (blue), Akashi (red) and Kitarō (yellow). Additionally, they're named and styled after the traffic signal, hence the colors and the name.
496* OnlySixFaces: They're basically three recolored copies of the same 3D model.
497* PunnyName: Their surname is Shingō, homophonous with ''shingō'' meaning "signal", thus Signal Brothers.
498* SameSexTriplets: Their birthdate is unknown, but they certainly give off this impression.
499* StarterVillain: They're the Dankira team you face in the tutorial.
500* ThoseTwoGuys: Three of them but they hardly appear on their own.
501[[/folder]]
502[[folder:Billy Omori]]
503The owner of Billy's Burgers, a fast food restaurant located in the shopping district where Sora and Kento frequent numerous times. Rumour has it that he's strong in Dankira, and if one manages to beat him in a match he'll reward the victor with a year's supply of burgers at his place... or so they say.
504----
505* {{Acrofatic}}: He's pudgy but rumours have it that he's excellent at Dankira.
506* TheReveal: Reveals himself to be the owner of Billy's Burgers to Merry Panic and Sanzensekai when beforehand they just assumed him to be a regular old man.
507* StealthMentor: To Merry Panic and Sanzensekai in Chapter 7 of the main story.

Top