Rantaro Amami

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Character
Name: Kanji: 天海 蘭太郎
Katakana: アマミ ランタロウ
Hiragana: あまみらんたろう
Romaji: Amami Rantarō
Latin Alphabet: Rantaro/Rantarou Amami
Occupation: High School Student
Relationships: Shuichi Saihara (ally; alive)
Kokichi Ouma (ally; deceased)
Fandom: Dangan Ronpa
Other: Talent: 超高校級の「冒険家」lit. Super High School Level Adventurer
Official English Translation: The Ultimate Adventurer

JPN Voice Actor: Hikaru Midorikawa
ENG Voice Actor: Johnny Yong Bosch

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Rantaro Amami is a student from Dangan Ronpa. He was a prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Amami debuted in Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony, though did not survive The Mastermind's Killing Game. He was considered to be Dangan Ronpa's third "mystery talent" student, after Kyoko Kirigiri and Hajime Hinata.

Canon Overview

Pre-Game Personality

Amami was an average teenage boy and a fan of Dangan Ronpa, the in-game fictional reality TV show. He auditioned for the show's 52nd season, (stylized as V2 by fans,) and got on it. In fanworks, this is considered to be his 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 his character is true.

Dangan Ronpa Personality

Amami knows nothing about himself at the start of Killing Harmony. This bothers him very little; he's even hopeful he'll eventually remember, and he's curious about what talent he has. His calm mannerisms and style of speaking seems to hint that he knows more about the Killing Game than anyone else, painting a large target on his back from the start. Adding to this, he greatly resembles the incredibly prominent character Nagito Komaeda from Dangan Ronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, leading fans to speculate that he would be similarly important.

During Chapter 1, he is murdered by Tsumugi Shirogane. Kaede Akamatsu is framed for it, leading to her execution by Monokuma.

Amami's talent is uncovered during the latter part of Killing Harmony. In Japanese, he is a Super High School Level Adventurer. In English, he is the Ultimate Adventurer. After winning the previous Killing Game, dubbed V2 by fans, his memory was erased entirely and he was forced to participate in V3.

In Japanese, he often adds "~ssu" to the end of his words. His dislike of automobiles may be slang for disliking "criminal acts" as a whole[1].

Amami's birthday is October 3rd. This is Climbing Day in Japan, something which may be referenced in fanworks. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #天海蘭太郎生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on his 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:

All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Amami with one or all of these attributes.

Japanese fans have also given Amami several nicknames, such as Cabbage Taro, Ten-san, Amamo Rantaro, (referencing a misprint in the official Dangan Ronpa artbook,) and Omuraissu, (a menu item from the Sweets Paradise Dangan Ronpa collaboration, pun on Omurice.) Ten-san comes from an interpretation of the first Kanji in his name (天.) It's usually pronounced ten, though Amami's name has it pronounced as ama.

Amami also popular for self-shipping works.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

The amount of piercings he has on his left ear is inconsistent in official material made for Killing Harmony. Fans often choose to draw him with the most amount of piercings he's shown to have.

Relationships

This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Amami is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.

In Kanji, Amami is usually represented in a pairing names with 天 (ama). In Hiragana, あま (ama) 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
Shuichi Saihara Amami x Saihara BL Amasai 最天 (Saiama) さいあま (Saiama) Most popular pairing overall for Amami.
Kokichi Ouma Amami x Ouma BL Oumami 蘭王 (Ranou) らんおう (Ranou), アマオウ (Amaou), あまおう (Amaou) Second-most popular pairing overall for Amami.
Kaede Akamatsu Akamatsu x Amami NL Amamatsu 蘭楓 (Rankae), 天赤 (Tenaka) らんかえ (Rankae), てんあか (Tenaka) n/a
Tsumugi Shirogane Amami x Shirogane NL Shiromami, Amamugi 天つむ (Amatsumu) あまつむ (Amatsumu) n/a
Korekiyo Shinguji Amami x Shingujj BL Amaguji 蘭是 (Rankore) らんこれ (Rankore) n/a
Kiibo Amami x Kiibo BL Amamiibo n/a n/a n/a
Kaito Momota Amami x Momota BL Amamota n/a n/a n/a
Tenko Chabashira Amami x Chabashira NL Amacha, Rantenko 天茶 (Amacha) n/a n/a
Kirumi Tojo Amami x Tojo NL Amatojo n/a n/a n/a
Kokichi Ouma; Shuichi Saihara Amami x Ouma x Saihara Poly Oumamasai n/a n/a n/a
Sayaka Maizono Amami x Maizono NL Amaizono n/a n/a Both enjoy cooking, but otherwise have different interests.
Maki Harukawa Amami x Harukawa NL Amakawa n/a n/a n/a
Miu Iruma Amami x Iruma NL Amuma n/a n/a n/a
Kaito Momota; Kokichi Ouma Amami x Momota x Ouma Poly n/a n/a n/a n/a
Shuichi Saihara; Korekiyo Shinguji Amami x Saihara x Shinguji Poly Amashinsai n/a n/a n/a

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References/Further Reading

  1. ^ 余談 on 天海蘭太郎 at PixivEncyclopedia
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