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Yuto Shinkai is a second-year student at Hakone Academy and a member of the Hakone Academy Bicycle Racing Club, serving as its ace during the storyline's third year.
Appearance[]
His facial features are similar to those of his older brother, Hayato Shinkai, but Yuto has dark, spiky hair and red eyes. During his first appearances, he was wearing a plastic, blonde girl festival mask to conceal his identity.
Personality[]
According to Touichirou Izumida, Yuto's personality is somewhat similar to Hayato's in that he is aloof and self-confident. He also seems to like cute things, such as the mask he usually wears and shares his brother's habit of idly munching on food, especially dark chocolate bananas and Power Bars.
He seems to have a competitive streak and likes to win. He also like to be acknowledged for his achievements, mainly due to the complex he acquired for being constantly compared to his brother and for being labeled as "Hayato's little brother" and not by his name. His anger at being labelled as his brother was vented to the point that he shifted to becoming a climber, the opposite style from his brother and participate of climber races in order to make himself recognized by his own efforts. He even went as far as not allowing anybody addressing him by his last name.
Frustrated for not being able to get the results he did desire and not managing to shake off the reputation created by his brother that haunts him, Yuto treated his seniors at Hakone disrespectfully every time they talked to him, going as far as to break the phone from one of them. This changed after Takuto Ashikiba defeated him in a race and lectured him about his acts, saying that he often thought that nobody understood his pain because he never really talked about it to anyone nor cared about theirs. Yuto then apologized to all his seniors for his actions and started to talk with them, developing a friendship and respect for them.
Yuto tends to wear a mask because of how he hated being compared with his brother. This mainly started during a festival, when he witnesses brother and sister praising each other and thought that if he was a little sister and not little brother then nobody would compare him with Hayato. After this, Yuto decided to buy the mask and use it, making him calmer every time he did wear it.
Skills and Techniques[]
Yuto has a slim body and uses it to develop his skills as a climber. He has a notorious bike control, being able to easily draft and cut right across on the outside for passes during the climbs, while it is a standard manoeuvre for sprinters and all-rounders. He can also perform power moves by standing up and use his shoulders to force riders to the side of the road without bumping, which has more gravel, slowing them down. Unlike his brother, who is a pacifist, he likes to use psychological warfare, especially directed at one person.
Yuto also demonstrates a notorious skill by being capable of sprinting, as he did ride alongside his brother during his childhood. He shows his capabilities as a sprinter by braking in sharp turns, a move that is essential for sprinters and even all-rounders.
Just like his brother, Yuto is capable of becoming a "demon" and ride in full power while having a frenzied face, which usually has his tongue hanging out. This skill is also capable of scaring other riders when they see its face. Another similarity Yuto has with Hayato is that he is frequently eating power bars while racing.
Known Personal Achievements[]
Trivia[]
- Likes
- Being called by his name.
- Answering quicker than the contestant in buzz-to-answer quizzes on TV.
- Dislikes
- Practice on rainy days.
- Being fussed over by the 3rd year girls as "It's the younger brother~".
- Bell peppers.
- Shiitake mushrooms (Keeps this a secret from everyone).
- Favorite foods
- Vegetables.
- Omurice.
- Crab fried rice (huge serving).
- Misc
- He's a fast runner. In elementary school, he was the anchor in the team relay.
- Is confident that no one can beat him in Beach Flag.
- Goes to the same hair salon as Takuto.
- Yuto’s image animal is a prairie dog.