Misogi Kumagawa

Misogi Kumagawa is a male anime and manga character who features in Medaka Box.

Biography

Misogi Kumagawa (Japanese: 球磨川 禊, Hepburn: Kumagawa Misogi)

As a child, Kumagawa went to Hakoniwa General Hospital to test for Abnormalities, and ended up sitting next to Medaka while waiting to get checked. He was sorely unimpressed by what was going on, telling Medaka that people are born for no reason. As he was called in, Kumagawa left Medaka with the parting words that there was no point in being alive. He then met with and was examined by Hitomi Hitoyoshi. Hitomi put on a smile and introduced herself, asking him if there was anything she could do for him. Kumagawa asked her to mark him down as a Normal, so as not to worry his parents. Kumagawa attempted to bribe her with information about two thousand Abnormals, though Hitomi refused even so, declaring it was her duty to make children like him happy. In face of Hitomi's constant refusal, Kumagawa instead revealed that he knew about her son, and asked if he could be his 'friend' should he have to be hospitalized. Hitomi recognized the threat, but was left with no choice but to mark Kumagawa as having no problems. While Student Council president at Hakobune Middle School, Kumagawa used Kouki Akune to get rid of students he didn't like. One of his targets was Medaka; he told Akune that a tomboy like her was not necessary in their little paradise. Medaka's subsequent conversion of Akune would be the spark that led to her fight with Kumagawa. The situation between Kumagawa and Medaka came to a head when he viciously attacked his vice-president Ajimu, ostensibly to confirm his feelings for her. Worried that he loved her only for her good looks, Kumagawa ripped off her face. This drove Medaka into a rage, and into War God Mode for the first time. Losing herself in anger, she beat Kumagawa until he begged her to stop and left the school afterwards.

Two months prior to his arrival at Hakoniwa Academy, Kumagawa transfers into Suisou Academy. When the other students laugh at his joke of having transferred from Weekly Shōnen Jump, he attacks the entire class with his screws, only to undo the damage an instant later. This terrifies the whole class. Kumagawa is later approached by Saki Sukinasaki; that she would start a conversation with him makes him happy enough to start crying. He listens as Sukinasaki describes the school's Student Council president and Monarch, Aki Jakago. After hearing of her Abnormality, Kumagawa agrees to meet with her, commenting that it might be just the skill he is looking for. Upon meeting Jakago, Kumagawa mentions what he has heard of her, claiming to have respected her for ten years. When Jakago begins to suffocate Sukinasaki, Kumagawa panics, crying out that his childhood friend from age two is going to die (parodying the relationship between Medaka and Zenkichi). He begs Jakago to stop, who compiles. She then offers him her hand, only to withdraw it before Kumagawa can shake hands with her. He asks her if anything is wrong, and after she replies in the negative, dismisses him.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Misogi Kumagawa was a 17 year old young man of average height and build with blue eyes and black hair. As a transfer student, he still wears the standard men's uniform of Suisou Academy; a black jacket with a white collar and five yellow buttons, and matching pants. After joining the Student Council, Kumagawa gains his own version of the uniform, made by Hitomi. Kumagawa's version includes a collar similar to that of his old uniform. He wears the blue armband signifying his position as Vice-President on his left arm. Kumagawa quickly sheds the Student Council uniform in favor of his orignal style of dress, keeping only the vice-president's armband. Kumagawa gives up his armband after leaving the Student Council. He was known by a number of aliases that included Incomplete Kumagawa, Defective Product and as Naked-Apron Senpai.

He was described as being a 'Born Loser' who failed at everything and had lost to everyone at everything but that this in turn had made him stronger than everyone. He was always negative, and could hurt people as easily as you and I breathe. His need to destroy was as strong as one's need to eat. He was the type that seriously contemplated killing every human on the face of the planet, himself included. Medaka didn't see that as a challenge, so she tried to talk to him, to sympathize with him. She never once thought that she'd lose, but she couldn't defeat Kumagawa, which led her to using Perses Mode for the first time. She attacked him and forced him to leave the school, but she still felt crushed by the fact that she couldn't do anything positive for him. To this day, she still berates herself for not being able to help Kumagawa.

Powers and abilities

Though born human, Misogi Kumagawa was one of the rare humans that had a superhuman ability that was classed as an Abnormality (異常者アブノーマル, Abunōmaru). This Skill (能力スキル, Sukiru) tended to be a kind of positive ability for the user. However, some Skill Holders (能力所有者スキルホルダー, Sukiru Horudā) became warped by their negative powers and were referred as a Minus (過負荷マイナス, Mainasu). As one of the Minuses, Misogi had his own ability called All Fiction (大嘘憑きオール・フィクション, Ōru Fikushon) that allowed him to deny aspects of reality and to make anything into 'nothing'.

Kumagawa's most frightening trait is his tenacity; no matter how many times he is beaten down, he always gets back up due largely to his history of losing at everything, meaning he can easily shrug off any kind of beating. It was apparently this aspect of his person that caught Ajimu's attention in the first place. Even without All Fiction, Kumagawa is capable of bouncing back from injuries that would cripple other humans for months.

Notes

• Misogi Kumagawa was created by Nisio Isin and Akira Akatsuki where he featured in the setting of the Medaka Box universe.

In other media

Television

• In Medaka Box, Misogi Kumagawa appeared in the setting of the anime television series adaptation where he was was voiced by Japanese actor Megumi Ogata whilst English actor Leraldo Anzaldua voiced him in the dubbed series.

Appearances

• Medaka Box:
• Good Loser Kumagawa Gaiden:

External Links

• Medaka Box Wiki Entry

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