Kamanosuke

Kamanosuke is one of the Ten Braves, an elite group of warriors directly under Ramaga, the Demon Emperor.

He appears outwardly bright and carefree, but his behavior toward humans reveals a deeply cruel and bloodthirsty nature.

He delights in frightening and tormenting humans and has no hesitation in slaughtering them, regardless of whether they are women or children.

For him, human beings are weak and worthless; he openly calls them “trash” and sneers at their fear and confusion.

His casual speech patterns and constant joking give him the air of a laid‑back clown, yet this only makes his brutality feel more chilling.

He often breaks tension with teasing remarks, even in the middle of serious strategic meetings or funerals.

Kamanosuke uses a chain-sickle as his primary weapon, favoring deception, entanglement, and tricky angles over straightforward swordplay.

His armor includes two mechanical arms mounted on his back, enhancing both his reach and his ability to perform elaborate, multi-angle attacks.

One of his most iconic lines is his contemptuous taunt toward humans: “Humans are so weak. They’re trash!”

This line encapsulates both his arrogance and the ideological gap between the demon army and humanity.

He is voiced by voice actor Takuma Terashima, whose performance emphasizes Kamanosuke’s playful yet menacing vibe.

The performance balances joking delivery with sudden bursts of cruelty, making Kamanosuke stand out among the Ten Braves.

Kamanosuke is fundamentally a cheerful schemer with a nasty streak.

He treats battles and massacres almost like a game, enjoying the spectacle more than any sense of duty or honor.

He refers to himself with the casual first-person “orecchi,” which gives him a lazy, unserious feel.

He also affixes “-cchi” to others’ names, so fellow warriors like Nezu become “Nezu‑cchi,” reinforcing his clownish persona even when discussing grim topics.

This speech pattern leads him to tease allies even during intense situations.

He will casually scold or mock them, but usually with a sing-song or drawn-out intonation that keeps him from sounding truly angry.

Despite his levity, he is also capable of fear and frustration, especially when plans go wrong or he is scolded by more serious comrades like Sasuke.

He sometimes pouts or makes disgruntled faces when brushed aside, revealing a childish side beneath the cruelty.

Overall, Kamanosuke blends comic relief with horror, making him both entertaining and unsettling.

His personality highlights how the Ten Braves can treat mass slaughter as something casual and even fun.

Kamanosuke specializes in a tricky, mobility-focused fighting style centered on a chain-sickle.

He uses the chain to bind enemies, control their movement, and set them up for sudden strikes.

His armor is notable for having two mechanical or artificial arms mounted on the back.

These extra arms expand his attack angles, enabling complex feints, grapples, and multi-directional assaults that are hard to predict.

Rather than overpowering opponents with raw strength, he prefers deception and timing.

He will pretend to be down, play dead, or act more injured than he is, only to launch surprise counterattacks at a critical moment.

In group battles, Kamanosuke often coordinates with other Braves to create layered offense.

He is especially effective when combined with techniques like Saizou’s illusions or clones, using his chains to immobilize targets trapped by those illusions.

Kamanosuke also shows a solid awareness of battlefield flow, picking moments when enemies are distracted or already pressured.

He relishes exploiting openings and then ridiculing his enemies for being “weak” or “careless.”

Within Ramaga’s Ten Braves, Kamanosuke operates as both a frontline fighter and a support attacker.

He is loyal to Ramaga’s cause but is more emotionally driven by excitement and cruelty than by ideology.

He tends to act as a lightener of mood among the otherwise intense and grim group of Braves.

At drinking gatherings or informal conversations, he jokes and teases, sometimes pushing boundaries but rarely being outright insubordinate.

Kamanosuke respects figures such as Gai, Sasuke, and Saizou in a loose, informal way.

He may apologize when he feels responsible for a failure, but he does so with a casual tone, as if trying to smooth things over rather than genuinely repenting.

When a comrade like Nezu dies, he still attends the funeral and participates in mourning, showing that he recognizes group bonds.

Even so, his flippant tongue never fully disappears, indicating that his core temperament remains unchanged.

He is not portrayed as a planner or strategist; instead, he reacts to orders and situations in the moment.

This makes him dangerous in chaotic skirmishes but less suited to long-term plotting.

Episode 1

When Ramaga’s forces launch their initial invasion of the human world, Kamanosuke joins the sortie as one of the Ten Braves under Gai’s command.

He takes part in the brutal massacre of humans, demonstrating overwhelming power and treating the slaughter almost as entertainment.

After the invasion, the Ten Braves gather, expecting to celebrate their victory with a grand feast.

This plan collapses when Gai is captured by humans, souring the mood.

Sasuke sits before the prepared alcohol, lamenting that “we can’t exactly have a feast now that the Young Master has been taken.”

Nezu apologizes, saying it was his fault for taking his eyes off Gai, and Kamanosuke chimes in with his signature tone, scolding him that simply apologizing is not enough.

He addresses Nezu as “Nezu‑cchi” and admonishes him lightly, making it sound half-joking even though the situation is serious.

He also mocks Seikai Nyuudou for suspecting Saizou, saying that Seikai is acting “like some brainless brothers,” poking fun at the idea and keeping things flippant.

Episode 3

After Nezu’s death, a funeral is held in the demon world, and Kamanosuke attends with the other Ten Braves to pay their respects.

Once the mourning is over, he heads out with Saizou on a mission to retrieve Gai.

He intercepts Uesugi and his allies when they try to help Ryusei, one of the human warriors.

Confronting them, Kamanosuke declares that he will avenge Nezu, explicitly naming “Nezu‑cchi” and launching into battle with enthusiasm.

He clashes with Ryusei in a fierce fight, using his chain-sickle and evasive maneuvers.

The battle demonstrates both his agility and his willingness to target whoever stands between the Ten Braves and their goals.

Episode 4

At the beginning of this episode, Kamanosuke appears to have been defeated by Ryusei’s earlier attack.

However, while others are distracted, he recovers without anyone noticing, revealing that his earlier defeat was not final.

He then coordinates with Saizou, who uses cloning or illusion-based attacks to strike from multiple directions.

Seizing the opportunity, Kamanosuke launches a surprise assault, using his chain to entangle Gai and the others, catching them off guard.

He boasts that there is no way he could have been beaten so easily and tightens his chains to restrict their movements.

Once he has them bound, he begins to torment them and sneer at their weakness.

From this position of superiority, he delivers his key line, mocking humanity as weak and calling them trash.

This insult enrages Gai, who reacts with a shout likened to “fuel thrown on the fire,” dramatically escalating the confrontation.

At that moment, Gai unexpectedly manifests Nezu’s paralysis ability, a technique Kamanosuke did not know Gai possessed.

The paralysis immobilizes Kamanosuke, leaving him helpless just as he believed he had the upper hand.

As Gai moves in to finish him, Saizou steps in and takes the hit instead, rescuing Kamanosuke from near-certain defeat.

Saizou then withdraws from the battlefield, taking Kamanosuke with him.

Later, Sasuke confronts Saizou about what happened, and Kamanosuke tries to explain first.

He insists they had been trying to defeat Gai but had no idea Gai could use Nezu’s paralysis, only to be cut off when Sasuke snaps that he is asking Saizou, not Kamanosuke.

Kamanosuke responds with a sulky expression, visually pouting in clear annoyance at being ignored.

When Sasuke reveals that Saizou is acting under a secret order from Ramaga and has his own separate objective, Kamanosuke is visibly shocked, along with the other Braves.

When Gai and his allies invade the demon world, Kamanosuke joins the rest of the Ten Braves in facing them.

In the midst of this confrontation, Yamato demands to know who poisoned Ryusei, and Kamanosuke dismissively responds that talk of poison is just a delusion.

His reaction subtly clarifies that the one who poisoned Ryusei is not Kamanosuke, but another demon entirely.

This line helps separate him from that specific act, even though he is guilty of many other atrocities.

Episode 5

In this episode, Gai realizes that the reason the Ten Braves are standing their ground and not moving away is that they are maintaining Ramaga’s barrier.

The barrier prevents the heroes from confronting Ramaga under normal circumstances.

Kamanosuke and the others watch as the Samurai Troopers attack Isa Nyuudou and the other supporting demons to break the barrier.

Rather than intervening immediately, Kamanosuke treats the unfolding battle almost like a show, observing with a detached, spectator’s attitude.

He appears confident that Gai and his allies have no chance against Ramaga, barrier or not.

This suggests that he does not see the barrier as essential in terms of pure combat power, at least from his perspective.

Episode 7

At a much lighter moment, Kamanosuke is shown enjoying flowing somen noodles together with the other Ten Braves.

He joins in the casual, summery meal, looking relaxed and cheerful beside his comrades.

This scene contrasts sharply with his usual violent role, highlighting that even these ruthless demons can have oddly domestic, almost comedic moments.

It reinforces the sense that Kamanosuke’s life among the Ten Braves includes both brutal warfare and absurd everyday activities.