SerVamp:Tsurugi Kamiya

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     SerVamp is a Japanese Manga series by Tanaka Strike, It is a shoujou manga,The story revolves around a boy named Mahiru Shirota who likes simple likes and dislikes difficult things. One day he picks up a stray, black cat he finds and gives it the name Kuro. He discovers that Kuro is a servamp—a servant vampire, named Sleepy Ash and the two create a contract. Mahiru is pulled into the complex world of vampires and the Servamp war between the seven deadly Servamps and their eighth sibling.The series has been serialized in Monthly Comic GENE since the year 2011 with ten volumes, six side-stories and five drama CDs to this date. The series was adapted into an anime in 2016 for a run of twelve episodes. But In this article I will be focusing on one of the series' minor characters-Tsurugi Kamiya. 

Tsurugi Kamiya

Tsurugi Kamiya is a 26 year old male,He is said to be the “Ace of C3” and is a  human experiment in an attempt to create a ninth servamp; What I find intriguing about him is his back-story; His story, in my opinion is one of the saddest back stories within the series which is rare for a comic with a light-hearted and comedic genre to have, Due to being a human experiment he is known to bare some sort of mental disorder;he remembers when he was  picked up - he wasn't able to eat, because he had no teeth, and he didn't even know how to drink from a baby's bottle. He was abused by his father and there is no mention of his mother. He was taken in by his superior by a young age, only to have Tsurugi mistreated in unspeakable ways; thus he had developed a Stockholm Syndrome towards his superior (feelings of trust or affection felt in certain cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor). Being a fan of Japanese media, Characters with heart-breaking backgrounds will never be a surprise but it still grabs the attention of the audience. For me,what makes him an admirable character is not only his comic-relief instances and his astonishing moments; but his determination and quirky personality, He also puts his comrades before himself, Like protecting his long-time partner by using himself as a shield and by showing his highest of respects towards his team mates.

In a way I find his character relateable in various ways, but nevertheless This character will remain a favorite for me,even if he is an under-rated character.