History Characters / SeraphofTheEndJapaneseImperialDemonArmy

* UnableToCry: He learned to shut down his emotions and stated in the light novel that he hasn't cried sense he was five.

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: In chapter 47, it is revealed that she died 8 years ago, just before the Apocalypse happened, but was revived by Guren using the Seraph of the End power at the cost of 90% of humanity.]]

[[folder:Hīragi Family and the Order of the Imperial Demons]]

* FosteringForProfit: His parents sold him, and the Hiiragi's only adopted him to be Mahiru's fiancee

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In the light novel Shinya is very dependent on Mahiru and desperately tries to win her over, even going so far as to consider suicide when she says she doesn't love him. After Mahiru's [[spoiler:death]] he says that he considers Guren his reason for living, and has a breakdown when Guren confronts him after [[spoiler:killing his comrades]] because he believes he has [[spoiler: lost Guren to Mahiru's control]].

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In the light novel Shinya is very dependent on Mahiru and desperately tries to win her over, even going so far as to consider suicide when she says she doesn't love him. He says that he considers Guren his reason for living, and has a breakdown when Guren confronts him after [[spoiler:killing his comrades]] because he believes he has [[spoiler: lost Guren to Mahiru's control]].

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In the light novel Shinya is very dependent on Mahiru and desperately tries to win her over, even going so far as to consider suicide when she says she doesn't love him. He also has a breakdown when Guren confronts him after [[spoiler:killing his comrades]] because he believes he has [[spoiler: lost Guren to Mahiru]].

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In the light novel Shinya is very dependent on Mahiru and desperately tries to win her over, even going so far as to consider suicide when she says she doesn't love him.

* MistakenForGay: Guren and him went to a love hotel when they were 16 and a person asked if they were a couple.

* BeneathTheMask: Because of his harsh, Hunger Games-esque upbringing, Shinya associates his self worth with winning and being the best. (During the gruesome selection process he developed a cheerful and polite facade as a coping mechanism.) He viewed Mahiru's rejection as his first loss, so he became obsessed with winning her over and eliminating competition. He eventually considers his ingrained competitive nature selfish after realizing (and idolizing) Guren's drive to help others. It is implied that he suffers from fairly severe self loathing over having to take the lives of other children for his own sake.

* CripplingTheCompetition: Breaks Guren's ribs out of jealousy (of Mahiru chosing Guren over himself).

* BeneathTheMask: Because of his harsh, Hunger Games-esque upbringing, Shinya associates his self worth with winning and being the best. He viewed Mahiru's rejection as his first loss, so he became obsessed with winning her over and eliminating competition. During the gruesome selection process he developed a cheerful and polite facade as a coping mechanism. He eventually considers his ingrained competitive nature selfish after realizing (and idolizing) Guren's drive to help others. It is implied that he suffers from fairly severe self loathing over having to take the lives of other children for his own sake.

* BeneathTheMask: Because of his harsh, Hunger Games-esque upbringing, Shinya associates his self worth with winning and being the best. He viewed Mahiru's rejection as his first loss, so he became obsessed with winning her over and eliminating competition. He develops a cheerful and polite facade as a coping mechanism. He eventually considers his ingrained competitive nature selfish after realizing (and idolizing) Guren's drive to help others. It is implied that he suffers from fairly severe self loathing over having to take the lives of other children for his own sake.

* AbusiveParents: He is not only abused but also tortured.

* IcyBlueEyes

* BeneathTheMask: Because of his harsh, Hunger Games-esque upbringing, Shinya associates his self worth with winning and being the best. He viewed Mahiru's rejection as his first loss, so he became obsessed with winning her over and eliminating competition. He eventually considers his ingrained competitive nature selfish after realizing (and idolizing) Guren's drive to help others. It is implied that he suffers from fairly severe self loathing over having to take the lives of other children for his own sake.

* WorthLivingFor: He said himself that Guren is his reason for living, and didn't have any reason to live before he met him.

* WorthLivingFor: He said himself that Guren is his reason for living, and that he finds his purpose in being helpful to other people.

* WorthLivingFor: He said himself that Guren is his reason for living.

* BeneathTheMask: Because of his harsh, Hunger Games-esque upbringing, Shinya associates his self worth with winning and being the best. He viewed Mahiru's rejection as his first loss, so he became obsessed with winning her over and eliminating competition. He considers his ingrained competitive nature selfish after realizing (and idolizing) Guren's drive to help others

* BeneathTheMask: Because of his harsh, Hunger Games-esque upbringing, Shinya associates his self worth with winning and being the best. He viewed Mahiru's rejection as his first loss, so he became obsessed with winning her over and eliminating competition. He considers his ingrained competitive nature selfish after realizing (and idolizing) Guren's selflessness.

* CripplingTheCompetition: Breaks Guren's ribs out of jealousy (of Mahiru chosing Guren over himself)

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Somewhat subverted, while he does have darker side inside him, he's mostly a good person, unlike his step-siblings and stepfather.

* CripplingTheCompetition