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Such actions include hurting Iori and allowing his selfless obsessions to get between him and Inaba.
My God, What Have I Done?: Due to his personality, he has done quite a number of things that he regrets right away throughout the series. Martyr Withouta Cause: Is quick in his attempts to sacrifice himself or his reputation with little consideration for himself or the potential ramifications of his actions. Man, I Feel Like a Woman: The first time Taichi switches bodies with Iori, his first action is naturally to grope himself. Gives a long, thoughtful one to Inaba to earn her back after their Second Act Break Up. Love Confession: Gives one to Iori and receives one from Inaba.
Taichi has become so wrapped up in playing the hero he has completely lost sight of himself.
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Loss of Identity: By Yume Random it is full blown. He manages to recover thanks to Chihiro and Shino's efforts. Laser-Guided Amnesia: He loses his memories of the Cultural Club and everyone in it due to the Forced Termination phenomenon in Nise Random. Knight in Shining Armor: How others start to see him, but Taichi is not without his flaws. This philosophy reflects Taichi's own character. #Kokoro connect wiki professional
Jobber: Taichi respects Professional Wrestling jobbers because of the way they endure pain and lose for the sake of bolstering a fellow wrestler. Inverted later in that he doesn't really think for himself. It's All About Me: Revealed that his constant need to help people is his own way of dealing with his own pains, so in a way it is selfish. The Idealist: His advice to others is always filled with overwhelming idealism and optimism, though maybe that's just what they need to hear at the time. Heroic Sacrifice: Taichi seems to desperately want to pull one off any chance he can.
Epiphany Therapy: Taichi acts as therapist to everyone during the Hito Random arc, but he only manages to put them on the track towards overcoming their problems. Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: Courtesy of Inaba. he's thought about her (as well as Iori and Yui) while dating Rosie. Dark Secret: His deep, dark, dramatic secret to Inaba is. This eventually led to him causing trouble in the school and injury for his classmates, as well as Inaba breaking up with him, who was deeply pained by his seemingly lack of concern regarding their relationship. In both Inaba and Fujishima's words: He is like a mindless, RPG game avatar. Eventually, by the time of Heartseed's 6th phenomenon, his underlying Martyr Without a Cause problem is brought to light, and the arc highlights how Taichi lacked a mind of his own, that he merely blindly responded to the wishes of others and never stop to think about his own perspective, approach or responsibility to the situation, or whether it was in the best interest of the others. Deconstruction: In every arc, his repeated attempts at being selfless end up either straining his friendships, or causes more harm down the road. Cannot Spit It Out: Taichi seems to have a lot of trouble expressing his feelings to girls. Big Word Shout/ Say My Name: In episode 5: NAGASE!. He's always the first to apologize when something goes wrong. Apologizes a Lot: Part of his Nice Guy shtick. 10-Minute Retirement: Temporarily stops helping his friends after an argument with Aoki that ended with him accidentally hurting Iori. #Kokoro connect wiki series
This trait of his is explored both as his greatest strength and weakness as the series progresses.
In the story he is the prime example of Chronic Hero Syndrome and Martyr Without a Cause. He has a little sister in elementary school, Rina. He tends to become very passionate and gets carried away whenever he starts talking about his hobby, pro-wrestling, and Inaba stops him when he tries to add wrestling topics to their Student Cultural Society's newspaper. Though Taichi doesn't speak much, he's very sympathetic towards others and wants to help his friends when they're having trouble. Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English)