Tenko Chabashira

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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
ENG Voice Actor: Julie Ann Taylor

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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:

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

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

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

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References/Further Reading