Character Outline
When first introduced, Shin is portrayed as a carefree and charismatic youth. As the series progresses, the darker aspects of Shin's character come to light. In addition to having a severe sister complex, he is exceedingly possessive of Maya and violent to those that hurt her. Mana even comments on how their relationship isn't like that of siblings, it is more like lovers.
Shin is extremely protective of Maya due to the restraint her mere presence puts on his mad frenzy (it is possible this is because Maya was slowly gaining the Amaterasu Dragon's Gate, which neutralizes special powers). Given his insanity Shin's behavior is highly erratic, making a summation of his personality difficult. He is also a skilled martial artist as he was trained by Dōgen Takayanagi, and actually managed to steal the Takayanagi family secret technique. Up until his death Shin was the President of the Enforcement Group, and the 2nd ranked fighter in the school only because he didn't actually fight in the tournament that year. Though he was later beaten by Bunshichi, the first ranked fighter in a street fight.
Despite his insanity, Shin seems to play a mentor-like role to several characters in the series. He has a massive influence on the majority of the characters in some way, even appearing to some when they need guidance. Overall a good chunk of the story is based around the possibility of a repeat of history; many fear an incident like what happened to Shin will be repeated.
Shin seems to know he's crazy, seemingly indicating he wants to be taken down if he goes too crazy. He seems almost spiteful of his own power, as he doesn't understand why he was given a "completely worthless power". Nonetheless, he does seem to find it funny in his own twisted way.
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