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Katsuma Shimano in "Heroes: Rising"

Katsuma Shimano ( (しま) () (かつ) () Shimano Katsuma?) is a resident of Nabu Island with his older sister, Mahoro Shimano, in My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising.

Appearance[]

Katsuma is a young boy with brown eyes, curly, light brown hair, and a small patch of freckles in the middle of his face. He wears a pair of blue overalls with dark blue straps over a white T-shirt, accompanied by light blue sandals. He also carries a small, yellow messenger bag that has a pin of the Pro Hero Edgeshot's face fastened onto the strap. Additionally, Katsuma sports a bracelet with a floral charm on his left arm like his sister, along with a large sun hat which has a blue band on the crown and a light blue stripe on the rim.

Gallery[]

Personality[]

Katsuma is a timid and soft-spoken child that is constantly seen following his older sister, Mahoro. Unlike his sister, he has an admiration of Heroes and openly wears an enamel pin of Edgeshot on the front of his satchel along with dreaming of growing up to become a hero himself one day. Despite this admiration, Katsuma is still easily influenced by his sister and disrupts the Class 1-A students from performing their duties. However, unlike Mahoro, Katsuma understands his wrongdoings and even takes the initiative to apologize to Izuku Midoriya after falsely reporting the sighting of a villain.

Later on, after Nine's initial invasion of the island, Katsuma enters the infirmary and pleads to use his Quirk in order to treat Izuku and Katsuki Bakugo. Feeling indebted to the students for saving their lives, Katsuma heals their wounds while almost narrowly passing out. As the students hold a meeting to strategize, Katsuma selflessly offers to sacrifice his Quirk in order to aid in the capture of Nine but is told by Izuku that he will make sure to protect him.

When Nine holds Mahoro captive, Katsuma bravely charges at him and demands he release his sister, despite knowing that his Quirk would be stolen; however, he is saved by Izuku and Katsuki. After the events on the island pass, Katsuma and his sister run down the deck at the harbor and happily wave goodbye to the heroes while thanking them for saving them during the attack, Katsuma's eyes seen shining with admiration as Izuku wishes him good fortune in his journey to become a hero.[2]

Abilities[]

Quirk[]

Cell Activation ( (さい) (ぼう) (かっ) (せい) Saibō Kassei?): Katsuma's Quirk allows him to stimulate and speed up the activity of cells in the body of anyone he touches. This allows him to heal a person's wounds, as well as improve their physical performance. Using his Quirk drains his stamina, and he will become very exhausted if he uses it for too long.

It is implied he can use his Quirk on himself as well. So far, his Quirk has been shown to work on people with type O, A, and B blood. Unlike his father's version of the Quirk, Katsuma's Cell Activation isn't limited to one specific blood type.

Chapter Appearances[]

Appearances
Final War Arc
343. Let You Down Absent
344. Stars Absent
345. Division Absent
346. Super Hyper Unfair Broken Stage Absent
347. Inflation Absent
348. Unrequited Absent
349. Battle Flame Absent
350. Bound to a Fiery Fate Absent
351. Two Flashfires Absent
352. Ultimate Moves Absent
353. Endeavor Absent
354. Oopsie Daisy!! Absent
355. Extras Absent
356. Regarding the Enemy Absent
357. Wounded Hero, Burning Bright and True!! Absent
358. The Guy Who's Made Some Progress Absent
359. Place of Learning Absent
360. Despite It All... Absent
361. Abnormal Happenings Absent
362. Light Fades to Rain Absent
363. Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate Absent
364. Why We Wield Power Absent
365. No. 4 and No. 5 Absent
366. Full Moon Absent
367. Deku vs. All For One Absent
368. Rev Up, One For All Absent
369. A Chain of Events, Across the Ages Absent
370. HIStory Absent
371. Together with Shoji Absent
372. Naked Absent
373. Friends Absent
374. Butterfly Effect Absent
375. Chaotic Confusion Absent
376. On Knife's Edge Absent
377. The Chain Thus Far Absent
378. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 4 Absent
379. Hopes Absent
380. A Skosh Absent
381. Dark Absent
382. Don't Let Him Go Absent
383. Meek Spirits Absent
384. It's a Small World Debut
385. The Impulses of Youth Absent
386. I AM HERE Absent
387. Congealing Absent
388. Toya Absent
389. Assurance and Prayers Absent
390. Shoto Todoroki Rising Absent
391. Rejecting the World Absent
392. Villain Name Absent
393. A Girl's Ego Absent
394. Ochaco Uraraka vs. Himiko Toga Absent
395. Built Upon the Joy of Others Absent
396. Battle Without A Quirk Absent
397. Trash Cleanup Absent
398. Toshinori Yagi: Rising/Origin Absent
399. Organic, Mingling Clusters of Light Absent
400. Beyond Limits Absent
401. The Lunatic Absent
402. The Tearful Days Absent
403. The End of an Era, and... the Beginning Absent
404. We Love You, All Might!! Absent
405. The Final Boss!! Appears
406. Get a Grip on Your Quirk!! Absent
407. An Exceptional Child Absent
408. The Eyes Tell All!! Absent
409. Quirk: Explosion!! Absent
410. Farewell, All For One!! Absent
411. History's Greatest Villain Absent
412. History's Maddest Hero Absent
413. Leaden Mass Absent
414. Overlay Absent
415. Rejection Absent
416. Wrench It Open, Izuku Midoriya!! Absent
417. Shimura Absent

Trivia[]

  • Katsuma's given name contains the kanji "active" ( katsu?) and "truth, reality, genuineness" ( ma?). His last name contains the kanji "island" ( shima?) and "whereupon, accordingly" ( no?).
  • Katsuma shares multiple similarities with Tenko Shimura as a child:
    • Both have short, curly hair.
    • Both of their last names start with "Shim".
    • Both have/had older sisters who wear their hair in pigtails, Mahoro Shimano and Hana Shimura respectively.
    • Both dream/dreamed of becoming a hero.
    • Both have/had a family member that never liked heroes and neglected or abused their dream of becoming a hero, Katsuma with his sister Mahoro and Tenko with his father, Kotaro Shimura.
    • Both have at least one dead family member.
    • Both were actively targeted by a villain with an All For One Quirk. Katsuma was targeted by Nine for his Cell Activation Quirk while Tenko was targeted by All For One himself to be groomed into becoming a villain as an insult to Nana Shimura.
  • Katsuma also shares many similarities with Izuku Midoriya:
    • Both have a strong desire to be heroes and secretly/openly look up to them.
    • Both were negatively impacted by the machinations surrounding All For One. Katsuma's father lost his Quirk due to Nine taking it from him, while Izuku became a target for the evil mastermind's endeavors and developed a severe loner complex to keep those around him safe.
    • Both are soft-spoken kids with good hearts and honest, if albeit reserved, demeanors.
    • Both sport freckles, but in differing quantities, which reflect some inversions of personality. Katsuma's are sprinkled inward over his nose, signifying a more quiet disposition, while Izuku's are set outward on his cheeks, showing a more extroverted character.
    • Both have similarly unruly-looking hair. Izuku's used to be shorter when he was young.
    • Both either are or were actively targeted by a villain with an All For One Quirk. Katsuma was targeted by Nine for his Cell Activation Quirk while Izuku is targeted both by Tomura and All For One due to possessing the latter's sibling Quirk counterpart, One For All.
    • Both have/had been ridiculed to varying degrees for their love of heroes, Katsuma by his sister Mahoro and Izuku by mostly everyone in the past.
    • Both find inspiration to be heroic in individuals who uplift their spirits and have an empathic nature.
  • Despite sharing a similar personality with Izuku, Katsuma actually shares his ideal of heroism with Katsuki Bakugo, wanting to be a hero that can defeat the bad guys. Izuku even alludes to this connection when he references All Might's talk of winning and saving.

Quotes[]

  • (To Izuku) "I'll get stronger! I promise you I will! I'll get strong so that way I can protect Daddy and Mahoro! And then I'll be a cool hero like you and Bakugo! One who always wins no matter the odds!"[2]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Volume Rising.
  2. 2.0 2.1 My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising.

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