This is a battle action series written by Daisuke Ashihara that began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2013. It has been serialized in Jump Square since 2019. The first season of the anime (73 episodes in total) aired from October 2014 to April 2016, and the second season is scheduled to air in 2020. Border is an organization that protects the Earth from Neighbors (near-worlders). The protagonist, Osamu Mikumo, who belongs to the organization, meets Yuma Kuga, a Neighbor who came from outside the gate. Mikumo fights the Neighbors who attacked the school, but Kuga uses a "trigger" to help him when he is struggling. Mikumo of Border and Kuga of Neighbor, two people who should be enemies, end up joining forces to fight. In this article, I would like to introduce Chika Amatori, who was the reason Mikumo joined Border.
The reason Osamu joined Border was because of Amatori Chika
Chika is the younger sister of a senior who helped Osamu, and is one year younger than Osamu. Chika is targeted by the Neighbors, but she says she doesn't want to rely on Border. This is because she once consulted a friend, who then went missing, and since then she has been afraid to ask for help from others. Chika says she's fine on her own, but her brother told Osamu that if anything happens to her, he'll ask Chika. Osamu joined Border when his senior went missing to protect Chika. One reason is that he was told to do so by a senior who had been kind to him, but there may be other reasons why Osamu protects Chika!
Amatori Chika attracts Neighbors
Chika was accompanying Yuma in his bicycle practice, but when the alarm sounded, she ran toward the danger zone. Chika was aware that she was attracting Neighbors, and thought that if she was in the city, other people would be in danger, so she headed toward the Neighbors herself. Why is Chika targeted by the Neighbors? Osamu was trying to introduce Chika to Yuma, believing that Yuma and the replicas would solve this mystery.
Most of the Neighbors' goals are Trion
Yuma says that most of the Neighbors' goals are Trion. The fact that they are targeted by Neighbors may be due to their high Trion abilities. Replica uses a measuring device to measure Chika's Trion abilities. The measurement is expressed by the size of the cube. The size of Chika's cube is incomparably larger than Osamu's, and both Yuma and Replica were convinced that Chika was being targeted by Neighbors.
Chika's Side Effect
Side effect is a super sense that is rarely manifested by those with high Trion ability, and it means "side effect". Chika, who has high Trion ability, manifested a side effect. The ability is "to know the location of Neighbors who are targeting you". Chika, who does not have the ability to fight Neighbors, said that she would be fine alone because she can sense Neighbors with this ability. Even so, there is no guarantee that she will be able to escape, and it is natural that Osamu is worried!
Chika Amatori who met Yuma has a little hope
While waiting for Osamu, Yuma and Chika decide to talk. Chika, who is not afraid of Yuma even in the Neighbors, asks how the Neighbors use the people they kidnap. The way they use them differs depending on the country, and it seems to change greatly depending on whether the country is advantageous or disadvantageous in war, whether the commander is a capable person or not, etc. However, it is said that people with high Trion abilities are valuable in any country, so they are often cherished as a fighting force. After hearing this, Chika learns that even the kidnapped people are alive and has a little hope. She wonders if her friends from elementary school and her precious older brother are still alive...
Amatori Chika is interested in the world beyond
Chika visits Tamakoma with Osamu and Yuma. The Tamakoma branch is a small base with only 10 staff members, but everyone has A-class level skills as a group. Expeditions to the Neighbors are basically selected on a team basis, so Usami accompanied Jin when he went on the expedition. Chika asks Usami, who has been to the world beyond, how to get there. Expedition members are chosen from A-class members through a selection test, but the A-class is made up of 400 C-class members, 100 B-class members, and above that, so it's a tough bunch. Chika is interested in the world beyond, but it seems unlikely that she'll be able to become an expedition member in her current state.
Amatori Chika decides to join Border
After hearing various stories from Usami, Chika decides to join Border. It seems that Usami mistakenly thought that Chika had also been scouted by Jin and started talking about her (lol). Naturally, Osamu objects to this. Since Osamu joined Border to protect Chika, it is only natural that he would stop her from putting herself in danger. And she is aiming for A rank... Normally Chika listens to Osamu's orders obediently, but this time she has no intention of backing down. Sensing that Chika's determination is genuine, Osamu invites Yuma and suggests that the three of them aim for A rank together. Thus, Chika, who had been targeted by the Neighbors, ends up aiming for Border's A rank with Osamu and Yuma.
Amatori Chika Aims to Be a Sniper!!
The three, who decided to aim for A-class, decided to hold a strategy meeting at Tamakoma. Usami was worried about whether to make Chika an operator or a fighter, but Osamu and Yuma recommended a fighter without hesitation. Chika also wanted to fight by herself, so they agreed on a fighter. So what position should she be in? Usami was once again puzzled by Chika's lack of redeeming qualities, but Osamu pointed out Chika's strengths. She has stamina, is patient and serious, is good at steady work, and has good concentration... These are her strengths that led Chika to aim to be a sniper. From this scene, you can see that Osamu is watching Chika closely! Also, Jin-san...let me let Usami-san say it (lol)
Amatori Chika becomes Reiji's apprentice
Chika and the others become apprentices to three A-class snipers from Tamakoma. Reiji is the only one with sniper experience, so Chika will be trained by Reiji. Reiji appreciates Chika's attitude of working hard at training, but he feels that she is not suited for combat. Since there is a defense mission, Reiji tells Chika to go home when her trion wears off and leaves. When Reiji returned to the base after completing his mission, Chika continued her shooting training in silence. Reiji was amazed by the amount of trion Chika had been shooting all morning, as well as her seriousness and concentration, and decided to train her seriously.
Even Reiji acknowledges her excellence
Chika's sniping skills are not particularly good, but she is a serious and honest person, so she accepts what Reiji tells her and practices repeatedly. She has high concentration and a huge amount of trion, so she practices for long periods of time, and Reiji recognized her as an excellent student.
Amatori Chika makes a flashy border debut
Chika, who wants to be a sniper, receives joint training at a shooting range. There are three types of sniper triggers: the all-purpose type "Eaglet" that emphasizes range, the lightweight prickly type "Lightning", and the heavyweight dokkan type "Ibis". After receiving a full explanation, Chika and the others decide to actually try firing "Ibis". People around her were worried about whether Chika, who is small and quiet, could fight, but those worries are blown away with one shot from Chika. He was told to aim at the target, but instead of hitting the target, he blew the whole wall and created a big hole. Not only the trainees, but also the A-class soldiers were shocked by this.
Chika Amatori, faithful to her teachings
"Don't you have to run after you shoot?" The other trainees mock Chika for this. They think that a sniper's job is to hide and shoot, so there's no need to run. However, it is a basic rule for a sniper to change his target every few shots, because it is at a disadvantage if his position is revealed. This is something that trainees learn after they reach B-class, and because they don't know this, they make fun of Chika. Chika's master is A-class Reiji, who saw through Chika's talent and had already been teaching her the future. Reiji appreciates his student's talent and hard work and teaches him carefully, while Chika faithfully protects him. The relationship between these two is a wonderful master-disciple relationship! !
I made a hole in the base, but...
Chika's bombardment, which made a huge hole, quickly spread throughout Border. Satori, the on-site supervisor of the shooting training, was to take responsibility, but Chika was shaken and not sure what to do. Then Kinuta, the head of the development department, appeared. He yelled, "What would a defense force member do if they destroyed the base?!" When Chika sincerely apologized, Kinuta forgave her with a big smile. He even praised the amount of Trion, saying that the walls were also made of Trion and would be repaired in no time... If that's the case, he shouldn't have gotten angry in the first place (lol). Kinuta is a lolicon, and he couldn't help but find Chika, who is about the same age as his daughter, cute.
Friends made within Border
There are a total of eight aspiring snipers, and one of them, Natsume Izuho, has been calling Chika Chika-ko since training with her. Unlike Chika, Natsume is not aiming for A-rank and has a lazy personality, but he seems to like Chika, who is hardworking and honest. Even during the Great Neighbor Invasion, he fights with his body to protect Chika. He is one of Chika's important friends!
Amatori Chika Fights on Her Own
The Neighbors are targeting C-class members during a large-scale invasion. Osamu and Kitora head to support the C-class, but the two of them can't handle it alone. Chika has always been protected. When something happens, everyone tells her to run away, and she gets help from everyone. When Chika sees Osamu and Natsume sacrificing themselves to save her, she panics, but then she remembers why she became a fighter. She became a fighter to fight on her own. In order to protect everyone, Chika's attack, which she fired without any regard for the consequences, pulverized the Neighbor in an instant.
It's an incredible amount of Trion, as expected.
Golden Chick, Amatori Chika
Osamu and his friends head for the base with Karasuma. The new types are increasing in number and are pursuing them, and Midorikawa and the other three A-class soldiers come to help, but they still can't handle them all. Osamu focuses on escaping without attacking, but Chika and Natsume counterattack and support Osamu. Although it is an opponent that the two of them cannot possibly defeat with their own strength alone, Chika suggests to Osamu that he use his own trion. Having learned from Karasuma that a shooter's strength is "combining your own firepower with that of your teammates," Osamu and Chika launch a coordinated counterattack, targeting the enemy they are currently fighting. They completely destroy Rabbit and overcome the crisis for the time being. Still, hats off to Chika's trion, which astonishes the members of Aftokrator... However, this attack reveals to Aftokrator the incredible amount of trion Chika has. C-rank members are called baby birds, but Chika is a Golden Baby Bird and appears to be ranked higher after all.
Amatori Chika has been turned into a cube
Osamu and his friends realize that Aftokrator's target is C-class members, and that Chika, who has excellent Trion abilities, is the target, so they try to evacuate Chika to the Border base. However, they are unable to reach the base due to the Neighbors approaching one after another. Finally, they are attacked by Hyrein, who turns them into cubes, and Chika is turned into a cube. Osamu is in despair, but after hearing Izumi's words, "If we take her to the base, everything will be fine," he picks up the cubed Chika and heads to the base.
Summary of Amatori Chika, who has a huge amount of Trion despite her young appearance
What did you think?
Amatori Chika was alone, withdrawing herself from being targeted by Neighbors, as it would drag others into the fray, but after meeting Yuma, a Neighbor, she started to move forward. Chika, who was always being protected, is showing great growth as she fights on her own! There is not enough to introduce here, so please see for yourself! !
