While the other espers such as Kyousuke are presented in a positive light, the only contribution they included for her was of sleeping on the ground.
Butt-Monkey: A young Fujiko in the Imperial propaganda film during episode 7. But Not Too Foreign: The American spy Andy is of course Japanese-American. However, the author himself hinted at the strong possibility of him regaining his powers one day. Brought Down to Normal: It's strongly implied that Andy used up all his powers to save Hyoubu at the end of the series, and can no longer use Power Nullifier abilities. This doesn't stop him from kicking ass with a steel pipe morphed into a katana, even if he could barely walk properly at times without the help of Andy. Brought Down to Badass: After overexerting himself from protecting the Catastrophe from entire fleets of navy ships in episode 9, Kyousuke has to severely tone down his use of his abilities for the sake of his already rapidly deteriorating health. Episode 10 gives a slight break from all the crazy action from the previous episode, and leads into the next few episodes in which they have to stop anti-esper forces from attacking a pro-esper New York mayor, much like they had to do with Princess Sophie in episode 3. from the previous episode, and right before the Comericans launch a massive attack on Kyousuke's ship to steal the MacGuffin from his ship. Episode 5 spends a lot of time in an amusement park, following an intense battle with B.A.B.E.L. She is also being used to target New York's newly elected mayor, who is pro-esper and is attempting to normalize relations between humans and espers. Brainwashed and Crazy: Yugiri, who was kidnapped by Comerican agents, then something was done to her to turn her against espers. Andy empties a handgun in a few shots and throws it away but a bit later he steals a mook's machine gun, which never needs reloading despite his gratuitous bullet-spewing. Bottomless Magazines: Averted and played straight in episode 11. Unfortunately for the shooter it doesn't kill him, and instead only seems to anger him. Boom, Headshot!: Kyousuke suffers this in episode 8. Kyousuke's henchmen save him and Andy in episode 11 after they're ambushed by Comerican forces while attempting to rescue Yugiri. Kyousuke does a villainous version of this several times throughout the show. It's even stronger between Yugiri and Kyousuke, who infiltrates the prison in the first episode to rescue her, often reassures her when she's shy or unhappy, and from whom he receives a touching birthday gift in turn. Big Brother Instinct: After Yugiri warms up to Andy, this becomes a source of heartwarming moments between two, regardless of his not meaning to be a cool big brother, and of what certain members of the crew have to snark about it. in the beginning of the second episode provides a stark contrast for the Stuff Blowing Up present in the beginning of the first. Benevolent Boss: Kyousuke's affection for P.A.N.D.R.A. Battle Aura: Kyousuke when his Power Limiter is turned off, and Yugiri when she attacks the city while Brainwashed and Crazy. Becoming the Mask: Hinomiya begins showing signs of this during episode 4. Bad Guys Play Pool: Seen briefly in episode 2. Badass Finger Snap: One of Kyousuke's trademarks. Badass Crew: Every adult member of Kyousuke's crew, none more so than Kyousuke himself. Badass and Child Duo: Kyousuke and Yuugiri. Back-to-Back Badasses: Andy and Kyousuke in episode 11. With Minamoto and Sakaki's indirect help, they even figure out who ordered the hit. saves Princess Sophie from being assassinated in episode 3. The unlimited hyoubu kyousuke angry video game nerd license#
Artistic License Ships: The passenger liner in the beginning of episode 7 appears to be cruising backwards. Anti-Magic: Andy's esper power is to nullify other esper's powers when they're in close proximity of him. While by the second episode it's implied that his mafia-like organization's intent is to protect espers from the prejudice they face, Kyousuke has an obvious disdain for 'normals'-but at the same time, the first episode has some really shitty ones for him to have to deal with. Anti-Hero: Zigzagged frequently within two episodes with Kyousuke and his (otherwise easygoing) organization, to Andy's dismay - Kyousuke crosses the Moral Event Horizon several times in the beginning of the first episode when he attracts the "attention" of the army by massacring them. All of the Other Reindeer: All the ES Pers experience some form of this from Normals, but Andy has it from both Normals and ES Pers - the former who see him as an ESPer, and the latter who discriminate against him because of the nature of his powers. Affably Evil: The titular Villain Protagonist he's either this or an Anti-Hero. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime, which can be viewed here worldwide except Japan.