Tenko Chabashira
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kanji: 茶柱 転子 Katakana: チャバシラ テンコ Hiragana: ちゃばしらてんこ Romaji: Chabashira Tenko Latin Alphabet: Tenko Chabashira |
| Occupation: | High School Student |
| Relationships: | Himiko Yumeno (best friend; alive) Kaede Akamatsu (ally; alive) Angie Yonaga and Himiko Yumeno (friends; only Yumeno is alive) |
| Fandom: | Dangan Ronpa |
| Other: | Talent: 超高校級の「合気道家」lit. Super High School Level Aikido Master Official English Translation: The Ultimate Aikido Master JPN Voice Actor: Sora Tokui |
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Tenko Chabashira is a student from Dangan Ronpa. She was a semi-prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Chabashira debuted in Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony, though did not survive The Mastermind's Killing Game.
Canon Overview
Pre-Game Personality
Chabashira was an average teenage girl and a fan of Dangan Ronpa, the in-game fictional reality TV show. She auditioned for the show's 53rd season, (stylized as V3,) and got on it. In fanworks, this is considered to be her Pre-Game Personality. Like with every other Killing Harmony student, all of this info is filtered by Tsumugi Shirogane, and fans may not believe this part of her character is true.
Dangan Ronpa Personality
As a child, Chabashira was abandoned by her parents and sent to a temple ran by monks for her anger management issues. While there, a head priest she calls "Master" created an unusually brutal form of Aikido, called Neo-Aikido, just for her. Neo-Aikido is just as much a lifestyle as it is an Aikido school. These strict guidelines gave Chabashira an intense sense of justice for women and children, while developing a hatred for men and boys. All of its intricacies can be seen on Chabashira's Fandom page.
Chabashira is a very loud, energetic and aggressive person who almost always falls upon emotion rather than logic. She is very loyal to her friends, especially Himiko Yumeno.
During Chapter 3, she is murdered by Korekiyo Shinguji. He is found out by Shuichi Saihara, leading to his execution by Monokuma.
Chabashira's birthday is January 9th. This was the Inauguration day of the second Ryōgoku Kokugikan, an indoor sporting arena in Tokyo. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #茶柱転子生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on her birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
In order of how common they are:
- Lesbian!Chabashira Tenko
- Pre-Game Chabashira Tenko
- Trans!Chabashira Tenko
- Gay!Chabashira Tenko
All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Chabashira with one or all of these attributes.
Chabashira also popular for self-shipping works.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Queercoding
Some fans believe that she is queercoded and that she should canonically be considered a lesbian. Others believe she is canonically Bisexual. Most discourse surrounding Chabashira comes from her portrayals in fanworks regarding her sexuality.
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Relationships
- Chabashira's most popular pairing is with Himiko Yumeno, which is F/F, aka Girls' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called [x]. It is the most popular F/F relationship in all of Killing Harmony fandom.
- See Chabashira x Yumeno for more.
- Chabashira is also shipped with Kaede Akamatsu, which is F/F, aka Girls' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called [x].
- See Akamatsu x Chabashira for more.
- Yumeno Sandwich, the gen relationship (combi) name for the trio of Chabashira & Yonaga & Yumeno, is also popular. The polyship of Chabashira x Yonaga x Yumeno is common and labelled various things by both Japanese-speaking and English-speaking DR fandom.
Less Popular Relationships
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Chabashira is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. In Kanji, Chabashira is usually represented in a pairing names with 茶 (cha). For Katakana, it's usually [x] ([x]). In Hiragana, ちゃ (cha) and てん (ten) are common.
The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo.
| With... | Full Label | Type | Portmanteau / Phrase | Kanji | Hiragana or Katakana | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantaro Amami | Amami x Chabashira | NL | Amacha, Rantenko | 天茶 (Amacha) | n/a | n/a |
| Shuichi Saihara | Chabashira x Saihara | NL | Chabahara | 最転 (Saiten) | さいてん (Saiten) | n/a |
| Angie Yonaga | Chabashira x Yonaga | GL | Tenkangie | アン転 (Anten) | あんてん (Anten) | n/a |
| Maki Harukawa | Chabashira x Harukawa | GL | TenMaki | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Miu Iruma | Chabashira x Iruma | GL | TenMiu | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mikan Tsumiki | Chabashira x Tsumiki | GL | Tenmikan | n/a | n/a | Rarepair spurred by their friendship in Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. |
| Tsumugi Shirogane | Chabashira x Shirogane | GL | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
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