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[[center: [- [[Characters/DateALive Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/DateALiveMainCharacterAndSpirits Main Character and Spirits]] ( Shido Itsuka | [[Characters/DateALiveTohkaYatogami Tohka Yatogami]] | [[Characters/DateALiveKurumiTokisaki Kurumi Tokisaki]] | [[Characters/DateALiveOrigamiTobiichi Origami Tobiichi]] | [[Characters/DateALiveSpiritOfOrigin Spirit of Origin]] ) | [[Characters/DateALiveRatatoskr Ratatoskr]] | [[Characters/DateALiveAST Anti Spirit Team]] | [[Characters/DateALiveDEM Deus Ex Machina Industries]] ( [[Characters/DateALiveIsaacRayPeramWestcott Isaac Ray Peram Westcott]] ) | [[Characters/DateALiveOthers Others]] | [[Characters/DateALiveQuasiSpirits Quasi-Spirits]]-] ]]


[[header:Shido Itsuka, born Shinji Takamiya]]

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese), Saeko Zougou (Japanese, as "Shiori"), Yukiko Aruga (Japanese, young), Creator/JoshGrelle (English), Ryan Reynolds (English, as "Shiori"), Creator/MikaelaKrantz (English, young)
[[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shido_1_5891.png]]
->''"If people refuse to accept you, I'll just accept you even more."''

The protagonist whose actions form the basis of ''Date A Live''. An OrdinaryHighschoolStudent who sees the [[PersonOfMassDestruction true face of the supernatural disasters]] called spacequakes when he ignores an evacuation alarm to look for his little sister. He finds said little sister... leading an organization saving the world by seducing the Spirits rather than destroying them. Shido is the key to their plan, thanks to his ability to seal the power of these Spirits with a kiss. [[{{Blackmail}} Shido agrees]] to represent humanity and date the girls without knowing [[MysteriousPast just how tightly his personal history is tied to the Spirits]].

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Reine claims she can't remember his name, calling him "Shin" instead. She does start calling him by his proper name later on, but never to his face. The reason why she kept calling him Shin is revealed in Volume 17: [[spoiler:"Shin" was the name Reine (who was the First Spirit back then, now known as Mio Takamiya) first uttered when he introduced himself to her 30 years ago four months after her arrival into their world. "Shin" turns out to be short for "Shinji".]]
* AccidentalPervert: He gets into quite a few situations with Tohka in Volume 2, courtesy of [[InvokedTrope Kotori's training]].
* ActionSurvivor: Shido is just a normal guy living in extraordinary times and only becomes badass because circumstances force him to.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Later volumes have him using various Angels, and using multiple powers at the same time.
* AllLovingHero: Shido just wants everyone to get along and goes to great lengths to ensure his friends and loved ones are happy, even if it means putting his own life in danger. In fact, all the Spirits stood by him simply because he cared that much.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Given the genre and premise? A given.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Back when he was adopted by the Itsukas, Shido was withdrawn and rarely emoted, showing signs of suicidal depression. [[spoiler:It might have something to with his death and rebirth.]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Early in the series, a few characters have considered the notion that Shido might not be entirely human, given that he can seal and use Spirit powers. [[spoiler:Further mudding the issue was the revelation that Spirits themselves used to be normal humans. Volume 17 reveals Shido ''used'' to be a regular human, until he was killed by Wescott and Mio recreated him as her surrogate child.]]
* AmnesiacHero: Other than his sister Mana, Shido doesn't remember anything about his life before he was adopted by the Itsuka family.
* AttractiveBentGender: As "Shiori" in Volume 6. Taken UpToEleven in certain sidestories and later in Volume 12 [[spoiler:where he can use Natsumi's powers to become Shiori beyond mere crossdressing.]]
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: How Shido wins over the Spirits.
* BigBrotherInstinct:
** Kotori, [[NotBloodSiblings is his little sister]], to the point where Shido ignores an imminent disaster warning to look for her. While her bossy commander mode put him off, he still cares for her deeply.
** Yoshino has trouble communicating with others without Yoshinon until Shido agrees to become her new "hero".
* BigDamnHeroes: Towards the end of Volume 7, he pulls an epic one by jumping in Inverse Tohka's way and rescuing Miku, and this along with several other factors prompts her HeelFaceTurn.
* {{Bishonen}}: Comes in handy when he has to crossdress!
* ButtMonkey: The Fraxinus crew punishes him whenever he messes up his training. Punishments involve broadcasting embarrassing moments from his past, penalty games, and the like.
* TheCasanova: The series is entirely about making a FakeUltimateHero version of this. Volume 12 plays it straighter, what with him hitting on every single female character in reach.
* CastFromHitPoints: Using Sandalphon strains his body. His HealingFactor can heal the damage, but it still hurts pretty badly.
* ChickMagnet: Ratatoskr's trying to make him one.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Shido always insists on helping anyone in danger and doing the right thing, even if there is nothing for him to gain. It's a FatalFlaw, as it can push him into borderline martyrdom sometimes.
* {{Chuunibyou}}: Had several embarrassing fantasies that Kotori periodically threatens to expose to the public if he doesn’t follow orders.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Origami points out that Shido calls her by her [[LastNameBasis last name]], but Tokha by her [[FirstNameBasis first name]]. She wants that to change.
-->'''Shido''': So this means…? Should I call Tohka "Yatogami" from now on? Somehow I can't get used to that…
* CovertPervert: Despite his self-control with the girls, it's clear their advances are resonating with him.
* DeathIsCheap: He's actually died and come back several times. [[spoiler:Courtesy of Kotori's Angel. Unfortunately, it doesn't work if he {{One Hit Kill}}ed.]]
* DeathByOriginStory: [[spoiler:As revealed by Volume 19, Shinji died in Shido's origin story, as the latter obtained the former's memories but his personality and attitude didn't change as Mio wanted. Indeed, when Mio dies and goes to the afterlife, she finds Shinji waiting for her.]]
* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:Shinji really died 30 years ago. Even with Shinji's memories, Shido's identity and personality are unaffected and he is unable to return Mio's affections.]]
* DeathSeeker: He was this in his younger days, Kotori mentioned to Reine that the feeling of being abandoned was so bad that even after being adopted, for a long while she felt he seemed suicidal. Ironically it was this time of his life that made him sensitive to feelings of sadness, and therefore made him want to save all of the Spirits.
* {{Determinator}}: He takes saving the Spirits very seriously. To reach Yoshino when her Angel goes out of control he pushes his way through a passive barrier of ice shards (which according to Kotori is equivalent to dodging machine gun fire) that is guaranteed to kill a person without Spirit power, and he can't let his HealingFactor heal the damage because the barrier's active component would freeze him solid. His body is charitably described as "raw meat" in the novel.
* DraggedIntoDrag: Ratatoskr forces him into dressing up as a woman named "Shiori" to get close to (and try to seal) Miku, who DoesNotLikeMen and while she, and everyone not named Tohka or Origami, is fooled for a while, he is eventually discovered, forcing him to come up with an alternate plan to get Miku sealed.
* TheDulcineaEffect: An adherent, even though the girls he's looking to save are superpowered Spirits who cause destruction just by appearing. To wit:
** In the anime, when he tells Yoshino he'll be her hero:
--> '''Shido (thinking)''': That's right. It doesn't matter if she's a Spirit. There's no way I'm leaving this sweet little girl to fend for herself!
** Wanting to save [[AxCrazy Kur]][[CuteAndPsycho umi]], whose killed over 10,000 people, and whose next target is ''Shido himself''? Check.
** Trying to peacefully resolve the conflict between Kaguya and Yuzuru Yamai, who both agree ThereCanOnlyBeOne? You bet.
** Wanting to make sure Natsumi is safe from [=DEM=] and a ColonyDrop after she copied his appearance to smear his reputation, put him and his loved ones through an AbsurdlyHighStakesGame, turned his harem [[FountainOfYouth into children]] and continuously messed with his life? Check.
** Wanting to save [[spoiler:the Inverted Origami who once shot him, tried to kill his little sister for thinking she killed her parents, then tried to kill all the Spirits when she came close to accepting them? Well... Hell yes he will!]]
* TheEveryman: Common for a {{Harem|Genre}} protagonist.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler:Develops the telltale whitened pupils of a Spirit around volume 5, his eyes become more gold in color when this happens.]]
* FirstFriend: To Tohka. As the first to accept Tohka as a person rather than a threat, he would become her LivingEmotionalCrutch.
* FirstKiss: He shares one with Tohka at the end of the first volume. [[spoiler:Except that he kissed Kotori five years earlier.]]
* GenderVocabularySlip: He can't quite remember to change his speech patterns as "Shiori". Miku notices the use of the very masculine "ore" but doesn't dwell on it, simply passing "her" off as a tomboy.
* GotVolunteered: Initially against Kotori's plan to date the Spirits to seal them. Turns out to not have a choice, for a [[{{Blackmail}} variety]] [[MysteriousPast of]] [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl reasons]].
* HaremSeeker: A rare case of the HaremSeeker ''[[UnwantedHarem not]]'' wanting his harem. He's only dating the Spirits to save the world, as Kotori puts it. When he tries to come up with an alternative, Kotori shoots down his arguments.
* TheHero: The main character, the center of the BattleHarem and the one with the most serious dedication at keeping the Spirits safe.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Among the many Angels he’s gained access to, he appears to have a predilection for Tohka’s Sandalphon in direct combat.
* HeroicBSOD:
** In Volume 3, after witnessing how AxCrazy Kurumi is (particularly having a FreakOut at the sight of her killing people), he begins to question whether dating and sealing her is really the right thing, as he'd believed up until then that Spirits only caused harm through involuntary spacequakes or self-defense. Kotori [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan smacks him]] and tells him that he has to if only to stop Kurumi from claiming more lives, and Tohka convinces him that him reaching out to her was likely the only thing that stopped her from ending up like Kurumi, restoring his drive.
** He suffers another in Volume 14 after Mukuro makes him question whether his Spirit sealing is actually beneficial to the Spirits in the long run, as it hasn't stopped DEM from antagonizing them and in fact makes them more vulnerable. His doubts are further reinforced when [[spoiler:Westcott traps him and the Spirits in Beelzebub's LotusEaterMachine and the Spirits are overwhelmed by various fairy tale villains because they can't use their powers at all, but they're saved by the Shido from the Spirits' doujinshi who restores Shido's resolve.]]
** In Volume 18, he loses the will to fight [[spoiler:Mio after learning that she has already killed all the Spirits, but Tohka (who was revealed to be a PureMagicBeing like Mio) revives herself and snaps him out of it. He continues fighting even after Tohka gets [[CessationOfExistence completely annihilated by Ain]], and Kurumi’s final clone covertly reminds him that he still has her [[MentalTimeTravel Sixth Bullet Vav]] so he can fix the mess.]]
* HouseHusband: Because Kotori is busy at Ratatoskr, Shido is usually the one doing all the housework.
* IGaveMyWord:
** To Miku after his BigDamnHeroes moment in Volume 7. Him actually keeping [[ThePromise his promises]] is what makes her fall in love with him and do a HeelFaceTurn. Of course, TheDulcineaEffect may have something to do with it...
** His promise to Tohka not to kiss any other girl, on the other hand ''can't'' be kept, because it's the last step in sealing a Spirit's power. Tohka being [[TheDitz Tohka]] means she doesn't equate sealing with kissing until Volume 12.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: [[spoiler:The reason he didn't kill Westcott in Volume 18, despite all the atrocities he committed throughout the series (including the death of his previous incarnation Shinji)]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Ellen when he attempts to save Tohka. Even though he survives, Tohka gets Inversed.
* IndirectKiss: With Kurumi in the Drama CD.
* InsistentTerminology: He's a human who can use Spirit powers, not a Spirit. He has good reason to say this since his eyes don't always have the trademark whitened pupils, and his sister Mana has never shown any signs of being able to use spirit powers herself.
* KamehameHadoken: During his galge training early in Volume 1, Kotori threatened to reveal a video of him posing to fire “Secret Art: Roaring Flash Wave” half-naked. [[spoiler:Come Volume 12, the NotHimself Shidou fired a powerful blast from his palms using the Spirit powers trapped inside him. He would later use it in Volume 18 to defeat Westcott, who [[DidntSeeThatComing was caught off guard]] because he didn’t expect Shido to use an attack unrelated to Angels.]]
* LadyAndKnight: The White Knight to the Spirits' Bright Ladies... and Kurumi's Dark Lady.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: He has more holes in his memory than anyone else, with Tohka as the sole exception.
* LeeroyJenkins: His plan to rescue Tohka? Rush into the building where Tohka was being held captive and search it from bottom to top. Without Miku's assistance and his regenerative powers, he would've been screwed.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch:
** [[InsecureLoveInterest Tohka]] is at her happiest when together with Shido. When they're separated, she gets upset easily. This is why she’s put in the same class at Raizen, while the Yamai sisters could be put in another because they have each other. She believes that meeting him may have been the only thing that prevented her from eventually snapping and becoming as AxCrazy as Kurumi. In Volume 15, it's been shown Shido has been such a major influence on Tohka to the point that [[spoiler:losing her memory of Shido was enough to make her Inverse naturally. This is taken to the extreme in Volume 22 where, in an alternate universe, Shido died, which caused Tohka to transform into Beast and destroyed the other spirits and the world.]]
** Origami too. Early interactions make it very clear the two met after shortly after her parents' death, and that she imprinted on him for some reason. He doesn't remember at all. [[spoiler:Turns out she met his time traveling future self, who was trying to stop her from [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inversing]]. Unfortunately, his first attempt wound up [[YouAlreadyChangedThePast creating the circumstances that led to her doing so]]. At the end of Volume 11, she admits that she was treating him as this in the old timeline, but she's going to start loving him for real from now on.]]
** [[spoiler:Westcott's plan hinges on Shido becoming a crutch to all the Spirits, killing him so they all Inverse simultaneously, and then having Artemisia use her territory ability to plunder the Qlipha Crystal from each of the Inversed Spirits so he can put them into himself, as demonstrated in Volume 13 when she plunders Nia's Qlipha Crystal while the latter has inversed.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** His first name means "Samurai's Code", a reference to his loyal personality and dedicated nature.
** The character for five is right there. [[spoiler:The number ''11'' can be derived from the first character in his given name (士 = 十 + 一 = 10 + 1 = 11)]].
* MessyHair: For most of the series, he carries a mild case of bed hair.
* MistakenForGay: Twice, thanks to Natsumi taking his appearance and screwing around with his classmates.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: To [[BromanticFoil Hiroto]].
* MysteriousPast: We know nothing about his birth parents, his biological sister was a member of DEM when they reunited, [[spoiler:and both Phantom and Westcott seems to know something about his real identity.]]
* NiceGuy: One trait that draws several of the Spirits towards him.
* NoSell: The spirit power he's sealed makes him resistant, if not outright immune, to some Spirits' abilities, like Kurumi's [[LifeDrinker City of Devouring Time]], Miku's CompellingVoice, and [[spoiler:Inverse Nia's [[RealityWarper future describing]]]] (though he had to actively exert spirit power to resist it).
* NotBloodSiblings: With Kotori, seeing his real last name is Takamiya, and Mana is his real younger sister. The Itsukas adopted him when he was young.
* NotSoDifferent: With Tohka. Similar to how Tohka was alone in a world she didn't understand, when Shido was first adopted, he barely responded to anything and Kotori even claimed he looked suicidal. However eventually after a long time, someone was willing to reach out their hand to them and both ended up becoming more cheerful and happy.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Considering that sealing a Spirit's powers [[TheNudifier causes their Astral Dresses to disappear]], and their dresses are manifestations of their power, it means that Shido risks one of these situations every time he does this.
** He actually suffers this from Tohka when he seals Yamai's and Miku's powers, with Yuzuru hilariously declaring [[DefiledForever she can't be a bride anymore]]. While in Miku's case it's the staff member (Tohka again in the anime) walking into them right after the sealing that's the issue.
** Also, this happens to him twice with Yoshino, courtesy of [[ClingyJealousGirl Tohka]]. (The first was an accidental kiss, the second was [[DiggingYourselfDeeper him demonstrating to Yoshino what happened the first time]]).
* OhCrap: When [[ClingyJealousGirl Tohka]] sees him about to kiss Yoshino for the second time, just as he was trying to demonstrate what he accidentally did to her the first time! Of course, this is just asking for trouble…
* OnlySaneMan: Considering the company he keeps, it's not really that hard being one.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: Dealing with these is the entire plot of Volume 12, [[spoiler:as he's somehow become a womanizer]].
* ParentalAbandonment: His [[spoiler:surrogate]] mother abandoned him, his father isn't mentioned, and his foster parents are both working overseas.
* PastLifeMemories: [[spoiler:When he sees Mana in the middle of his Reiryoku high in Volume 12, he implies that she was kidnapped by [=DEM=] and that "Mio" saved her, which slightly triggers buried memories in Mana's head. He later tries to "unlock" his memories with Michael, which fails for him but allows the audience to see it. Mio would then properly give him his memories as Shinji before intending to erase the memories of his current life.]]
* PhysicalGod: Volume 17 reveals that, thanks to [[spoiler:his recreation, he has the potential to become this. His inability to wield multiple Spirit powers at once is only temporary. When he reaches maturity, his power will be comparable to Mio's.]]
* PromotedToPlayable: During the first run of ''Ais Catastrophe'' in ''VideoGame/MemoriaFreese'', he was neither obtainable as an adventurer nor even an assist, however, the second run addressed this by making him obtainable as an adventurer.
* PowerParasite: He seals Spirits' powers within himself by kissing them. Unlike most cases of this trope, the original owners still have their powers, but much weaker than before.
* RealMenWearPink: Has great make-up skills due to his training as Shiori. He also is a great cook and finds the task enjoyable.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Volume 17 reveals that [[spoiler:he is the recreated/reincarnation of Shinji Takamiya, who died 30 years ago protecting Mio, the First Spirit, from Wescott. To save him, Mio absorbed him into her body and carried him in her womb as his surrogate mother. When it was time for her to give birth to him, he had acquired the ability to wield Spirit powers, as Mio intended him to become a PhysicalGod, just like her, thus now making him a human/Spirit hybrid.]]
* SayMyName: [[OnceAnEpisode At least once per volume]], usually the name of the arc's focus character.
** Special mention to volume 1 when he screams Tohka's name after the ''Fraxinus'' drops him out the airlock. Recreating the scene is key to undoing Tohka's DespairEventHorizon in Volume 7.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Volume 11 is all about this; unfortunately his initial attempt [[YouAlreadyChangedThePast helped make things go wrong]]. He got it right the second time... mostly.
* SkywardScream: Courtesy of LoveHurts at the end of ''Rinne Utopia''.
* StockLightNovelHero: Shido is, of course, an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent. The necessity to build a harem, though, is baked right into the plot--the danger threatening the world are {{Apocalypse Maiden}}s called "spirits" who can only be saved by falling in love with him and then kissing Shido.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: His normally brown eyes turn gold with glowing white pupils like a Spirit while he's using Angels.
* SupremeChef: Side material lists cooking as his favorite thing; he frequently cooks meals for the Spirits, including the [[BigEater gluttonous]] Tohka. He even manages to beat [[spoiler:his past life Shinji in a cook-off where the two judges Reine and Mio should have been biased in the latter's favor.]]
* TakeAThirdOption: Shidou states he cannot ''stand'' only having two options; he always works with three in his dating sim training. When limited to two, he ''forces'' the third. Just ask the Yamai twins.
* TakingTheBullet: For Tohka in Volume 1. He would have done this for Kurumi in Volume 4 (while he couldn't heal or cheat death if it hit no less), but Kotori shifted her aim in time. [[spoiler:And does it again in volume 11 when he pushes Origami's parents out of the way from one of Origami's laser beams.]]
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Volume 5/episode 4 season 2, Tohka suffers a defeat in battle leaving Shido to watch helplessly as the enemy prepares to carry her away. Wishing he had the power to protect her, he raises his hand helplessly... and a copy of ''Sandalphon'' appears.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In ''Memoria Freese's'' crossover campaign, ''Ais Catastrophe'', he, alongside several members of his harem, find themselves transported into the world of Orario as the result of an unknown cause. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that it was the work of a false Kaguya Yamai]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Given that he can use the powers of the Spirits he kisses, his level of badassery increases as his harem does. Taken even further when he gains the ability to wield [[{{BFS}} Sandalphon]].
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Tohka, it's fairly clear that the two have strong feelings for each other, even if neither one has said anything. Considering Shido's experience with girls before meeting her, he may have a case of CannotSpitItOut.
* UnskilledButStrong: When he wields Sandalphon. On one hand, he doesn't have much experience using Spirit powers and he's not even a trained swordsman, so all he can do is swing the sword around like a baseball bat and hope his enemies will run into it. On the other hand, Sandalphon is a magic sword with enormous cutting power, so he can afford to attack his enemies with reckless abandon. In general, he can't use Angels as freely as the original owner because of the strain put on his human body [[spoiler:until he's sealed them all in Volume 19]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Twice and they both involve Origami:
** Mentioning how normal it was for Spirits to be a part of their everyday lives caused Origami to realized that she had accepted the beings who killed her parents and [[FaceHeelTurn causes her to join DEM]] to get enough power to kill the sealed spirits in order to become her old self to fulfill her goal of avenging her parents.
** While time traveling in the past in order to prevent Origami from inversing, he saves the now-orphaned Origami from being crushed by a falling building and [[YouAreNotAlone desperately tries to keep her from reaching the]] DespairEventHorizon. This unfortunately would [[NiceJobBreakingItHero start her quest to avenge her parents which would lead to the events he was trying to prevent]].
* WholesomeCrossdresser: In Volume 6 [=/=] second half of the anime's 2nd season, he dresses up as "Shiori" to get close to [[DoesNotLikeMen Miku]]. He pulls it off very well, though Tohka, Origami and even Kurumi see through it at a glance.
* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: Volume 11: [[spoiler: His first attempt at changing the future contributes to the exact outcome he wanted to avoid. Surprisingly, the second attempt works and creates a new (better) timeline.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has blue hair, like his real sister.
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[[center: [- [[Characters/DateALive Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/DateALiveMainCharacterAndSpirits Main Character and Spirits]] ( Shido Itsuka | [[Characters/DateALiveTohkaYatogami Tohka Yatogami]] | [[Characters/DateALiveKurumiTokisaki Kurumi Tokisaki]] | [[Characters/DateALiveOrigamiTobiichi Origami Tobiichi]] | [[Characters/DateALiveSpiritofOrigin Spirit of Origin]] ) | [[Characters/DateALiveRatatoskr Ratatoskr]] | [[Characters/DateALiveAST Anti Spirit Team]] | [[Characters/DateALiveDEM Deus Ex Machina Industries]] ( [[Characters/DateALiveIsaacRayPeramWestcott Isaac Ray Peram Westcott]] ) | [[Characters/DateALiveOthers Others]] | [[Characters/DateALiveQuasiSpirits Quasi-Spirits]]-] ]]

* {{Bokukko}}: He can't quite remember to change his speech patterns as "Shiori". Miku notices the use of the very masculine "ore" but doesn't dwell on it, simply passing "her" off as a tomboy.

* DisguisedInDrag: He ends up dressing up as a woman to get close to (and try to seal) Miku, who does not like men and while she, and everyone not named Tohka or Origami, is fooled for a while, he is eventually discovered, forcing him to come up with an alternate plan to get Miku sealed.

* ParentalAbandonment: His mother abandoned him, his father isn't mentioned, and his foster parents are both working overseas.

* {{First|LawOfGenderBending}}, {{Second|LawOfGenderBending}} and ThirdLawOfGenderBending: Shido subverts all three in his Shiori identity. He isn't stuck as a girl because Natsumi's powers can return him to normal; he [[DiscussedTrope observes]] that having different hormones is distracting but doesn't act any different as girl than he did as a boy; and he doesn't prefer it to his original gender.

* UnskilledButStrong: When he wields Sandalphon. On one hand, he doesn't have much experience using Spirit powers and he's not even a trained swordsman, so all he can do is swing the sword around like a baseball bat and hope his enemies will run into it. On the other hand, Sandalphon is a magic sword with enormous cutting power, so he can afford to attack his enemies with reckless abandon.

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese), Saeko Zougou (Japanese, as "Shiori"), Creator/JoshGrelle (English), Ryan Reynolds (English, as "Shiori")

* NotWhatItLooksLike: Considering that sealing a Spirit's powers [[TheNudifier causes their Astral Dresses to disappear]], and their dresses are manifestations of their power, it means that Shido risks one of these situations ever time he does this.

* AllLovingHero: Shido just wants everyone to get along and goes to great lengths to ensure his friends and loved one are happy, even if it means putting his own life in danger. In fact, all the Spirits stood by him simply because he cared that much.

** [[InsecureLoveInterest Tohka]] is at her happiest when together with Shido. When they're separated, she gets upset easily. This is why she’s put in the same class at Raizen, while the Yamai sisters could be put in another because they have each other. She believes that meeting him may have been the only thing that prevented her from eventually snapping and becoming as AxCrazy as Kurumi. In Volume 15, it's been shown Shido has been such a major influence on Tohka to the point that [[spoiler:losing her memory of Shido was enough to make her Inverse naturally. This is taken to the extreme where, in an alternate universe, Shido died, which caused Tohka to transform into Beast and destroyed the other spirits and the world.]]

** [[InsecureLoveInterest Tohka]] is at her happiest when together with Shido. When they're separated, she gets upset easily. This is why she’s put in the same class at Raizen, while the Yamai sisters could be put in another because they have each other. She believes that meeting him may have been the only thing that prevented her from eventually snapping and becoming as AxCrazy as Kurumi. In Volume 15, it's been shown Shido has been such a major influence on Tohka to the point that [[spoiler:losing her memory of Shido was enough to make her Inverse naturally.]]

* PromotedToPlayable: During the first run of ''Ais Catastrophe'' in ''VideoGame/MemoriaFreese'', he was neither obtainable as an adventurer nor even an assist, however, the second run will address this by making him obtainable as an adventurer.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In ''[[LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Memoria Freese's]]'' crossover campaign, ''Ais Catastrophe'', he, alongside several members of his harem, find themselves transported into the world of Orario as the result of an unknown cause. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that it was the work of a false Kaguya Yamai]].

* {{Bokukko}}: He doesn't bother changing his speech patterns as "Shiori". Miku notices the use of the very masculine "ore" but doesn't dwell on it, simply passing "her" off as a tomboy.