02 | Rantaro Amami

English :: " Rantaro Amami "

Kenji :: " 天海 蘭太郎 "

Katakana :: " アマミ ランタロウ "

Romanji :: " Amami Rantarō "

" Super High School Level ??? "

" Super High School Level Adventurer "

" Super High School Level Survivor "

Rantaro is good-looking, and it is noted in the game that his looks resemble those of a stereotypical "playboy."

He has curly hair the color of green tea, which he keeps relatively short, a small patch at the base of his head completely shaved, with two short ahoges sprouting from the top of his head. He has a few longer clumps of hair hanging down in front of his left ear and between his eyes, and long bangs that cover the majority of his forehead, side-swept so as not to impair his vision. His eyes are green, and they slope downwards towards the sides of his face, both framed by notably long, thick eyelashes.

He wears a dark blue striped sweater with wide, elbow-length sleeves, a small chain accessory pinned on just beside his right shoulder. Underneath this, he wears a darker shirt that pokes out from below the hem of his sweater and from above its low-dip collar, still leaving his collarbone exposed, and another white garment that hangs out of the bottom. He also wears baggy, light-brown sarouel pants, and navy-blue slip-on shoes with white soles. On his sweater there's the crest of his former high school, Hope's Pass High School, as well as a larger symbol, a ship's steering wheel, which also bears some resemblance to the setting sun, which covers most of the lower half of his sweater, centered to the left. Rantaro wears a necklace with a rectangular crystal pendulum hanging at the end of it, a silver bracelet on his right wrist and a different, larger, dark brown bracelet on his left that wraps around his wrist several times. He has multiple silver rings: one on his left index finger, one on his right thumb, and one on his right index finger, and on his right middle finger he wears one longer and darker ring. His right ear has five ringed cartilage piercings, and he wears a small beaded earring in the lobe of each ear.

After he successfully joined Danganronpa as a Killing Game participant, Rantaro's memories and past were fabricated by Team Danganronpa as follows.

Rantaro claimed he came from a very rich family and that he was raised like a celebrity, and that he has multiple younger sisters, most of them stepsisters.

Years ago, he and his entire family went on a boating trip. It was Rantaro's first one. He liked traveling, and once they reached a port, he got off the ship and went on an adventure. His youngest sister followed him off the boat without him realizing and as a result, she disappeared and was never found. Rantaro blamed himself for her disappearance, believing himself to be a terrible older brother and starting to fear that his sisters might hate him.

However, Rantaro was determined to find his sister, and, with his father's permission, he traveled around the world on a boat searching for her, whilst simultaneously helping with his father's business in search of new markets. He firmly believed that his sister was alive unless he was proven otherwise. The traveling was dangerous, especially when he had to cross territories. He gained his Ultimate Adventurer title during one of his journeys through the savanna when he came across a remote village and helped the villagers with their research about a rare disease that only affected the people there. He began to get famous after that, traveling the world, and eventually, people were calling him the Ultimate Adventurer.

Somehow, Rantaro lost all twelve of sisters all around the world, and everyone, including his family, told him to just give up on his search. Despite this, he was still determined to reunite with his sisters, no matter how many years it would take him.

When he was first introduced, Rantaro seemed like a mysterious individual. Later it could be seen that he is a carefree and relaxed person. Despite his mysteriousness, he is described as one of the more ordinary students, with he himself stating that he can sometimes get a bit overwhelmed by the others' stranger personalities. Nevertheless, he is shown to have more patience than others with some eccentric students like Kokichi Oma and Miu Iruma, having a tendency to just laugh off some of the potentially hurtful things they say. Even though Rantaro cannot remember his talent, he doesn't seem worried about it. Instead, he simply says he looks forward to finding out what it is. He is usually seen smiling and describes himself as "not a suspicious guy,". He gives off a really calm and composed vibe, making him seem like a pretty reliable person.[7] His speech is characterized by being very friendly and colloquial, using the "～っす/-ssu" copula in his sentence (in the Japanese release only). Fan translations usually adapt this pattern by using teenage slang in his lines.Despite his appearance and manner of speech, he has cold, excellent insight and is both determined and brave. He even has downright frightening expressions whenever he gets very serious. While the other students descend into confusion and chaos when Monokuma and the Monokuma Kubs state their objective, he is capable of coldly interrogating them about their motives. He also shows a deep understanding of the situation and often talks and acts like he knows something the others don't know, saying profound-sounding and enigmatic sentences, which often make him sound suspicious or even eerie. He is shown to be very competent in the Killing Game scenario, understanding that to truly win the game, you must end it instead of outwitting other participants. He warns Kaede about her inspirational speeches and strong cooperation with others, making her a significant threat in the eyes of the mastermind.

People (especially girls) occasionally assume that Rantaro is a womanizer. He is aware that he looks like a "playboy," but he always insists he isn't that kind of person and doesn't have a girlfriend, stating that he's just a chill, friendly guy. Apparently, he dislikes it when people assume he is a womanizer or the kind of person to quickly hook up with someone based on his looks, possibly because his father might be one. During the cutscene with him, Kaede, and Tsumugi in Chapter 1, the two girls talk about how his looks give the impression of a playboy. At the same time, he really isn't that kind of person at all. In the English version, Tsumugi also seems to assume that he might be gay, considering his insistence on not having a girlfriend and his somewhat stereotypical mannerisms. Since Kaede keeps assuming that his nail art skills are related to a possible girlfriend, he admits it's always been "for family, nothing romantic." Furthermore, he appears a bit awkward whenever other people flirt with him or assume that he is flirting with them, sweating slightly and putting his hand behind his head while smiling awkwardly. Kaede tends to assume he is flirting with her, but he always tells her it's nothing like that.