The World Ends with You has presented us with the capable Neku and numerous other Reapers’ Game participants who are truly quite tough. Rhyme on the other hands seems like the one with the least skill and overall weakest move set of the participants. That being set, Rhyme is Beat’s means of keeping calm and acts as the cheerful smile the others need in this perilous situation. Beat is fully aware that there is more depth to Rhyme but he equally knows that without her, his reason for playing in this death game would be null and void. Rhyme is indeed a weakling but her smile pierces through the darkness that is the deadly Reapers’ Game.

The Dynazenon team certainly has an assortment of “heroes” but one of the backup members is someone we felt like discussing, Chise Asukagawa. Despite not owning a part of Dynazenon like the rest of the team, Chise has acted as a backup when any of the members is unable to perform their duties. This small girl seems fearless despite having no particular skills like the others and is easily the youngest of the team. Chise might be small, young, and not fully capable but her courage lies in her fearlessness and we loved that about her.

Originally a street kid, Sachio has since grown quite a bit in MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD. Now trying to mirror Joe—despite having quite a bit of hatred for him—Sachio has entered the ring and shown he’s not much of a boxer. Nevertheless, this scrawny fighter isn’t afraid to go against opponents twice his sign to prove no one will destroy his current life. We have to pray Sachio will learn a bit more from Joe to become a more capable boxer but for now, his goal is simply to fight for those he loves.

We gamers can be quite tough even when all hope seems lost. In Full Dive, Hiroshi Yuuki reminds us of that by trying his best to beat a game he has little hope of beating. Hiroshi is forced to play a VRMMO called Kiwame Quest and here his tough life becomes tougher thanks to a beautiful woman named Reona Kisaragi and her ulterior motives. Yuuki has already had to save himself from crazed assassins and numerous evil forces but Yuuki continues onward praying that his luck doesn’t run out just yet. Got to give the man some credit, his courage in the face of overwhelming odds is quite astonishing.

As an adult, Takemichi is far from what you consider strong in any way. Quick to apologize when he makes any mistake and quick to grovel, Takemichi is pretty pathetic overall. However, when he was a young teen, Takemichi was once quite tough and quick to stand up for his friends and his beliefs. Despite the path that caused him to become the weak Takemichi we know in the present era, he gets a chance at undoing his past and that is where we see a new man rise.

Despite being physically weak and lacking any martial arts talents like his girlfriend Hina, Takemichi is tough as nails. Dubbed the “crybaby hero” this young man can take a beating and, even when he’s bruised beyond belief, he will still stand and put his fists up. Takemichi also isn’t afraid to go against scarier opponents like his now friends Mikey and Draken. Takemichi is the definition of bravery and we commend this tough guy for standing strong even when failures try to knock him down.