His character has some interesting concepts: his multicultural background, his atypical esper power of limiting others’ powers, and his mixed allegiances, but he’s no match for Kyousuke, not physically, mentally, philosophically, or in life experience.įujiko is a match in every way: she’s a very powerful esper, leader of the chief organization opposing Kyousuke, a flamboyant personality, almost the same age as he is, and has a personal background with him. There are four candidates for this role: Andy, Fujiko, Kaoru, and Yugiri, but none quite fits the bill.Īndy, our Everyman, is not very compelling. He’s out on his own being awesome and psychologically damaged with no one to really challenge or complicate him. What The Unlimited lacks is a strong character for Kyousuke to bounce off. This dual function of Kyousuke–mass murderer and loving father figure–is the core of what makes his character fascinating. Indeed, most of his closest compatriots read as his psychological children, having been with him since their childhoods. But like Xavier, he has a penchant for finding and lovingly raising rejected esper children. Like Magneto, he is bent on bloody war with normal humans in the name of the safety and just treatment of his fellow espers. If the world of The Unlimited is like that of The X-Men (and really it’s virtually identical), then Kyousuke is a weird but effective splice of Magneto and Xavier. The Unlimited is explicitly and unabashedly the story of Kyousuke, and good thing too, because he is a fantastic character. The three titular “children” from Zettai Karen Children, now middle schoolers, also make brief appearances as B.A.B.E.L. But things are more complicated than even Andy knows, and he may find cause to switch his loyalties. Unbeknownst to Kyousuke, he is also being opposed by a young esper he has recently recruited, Andy Hinomiya, a Japanese-American who is, in fact, a US undercover agent. Opposing him is nigh everyone, including B.A.B.E.L., a norm-esper organization founded by one of Kyousuke’s esper companions from World War II, Fujiko. A child hero within a special esper unit in World War II, he became disillusioned with “normals” after experiencing cruel persecution and devoted his adult life to forming a criminal esper organization, P.A.N.D.R.A., to resist and possibly exterminate norms. He was born in the 1930s, but thanks to his powers has an extended lifespan and still looks like a teen, albeit white-haired. Hyoubu Kyousuke is a very powerful esper (he can fly around, use telekinesis, shoot energy waves, etc.). The story is fairly simple, though the plot has some convoluted twists.
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