Kōichi is named after Hikaru Genji (光源氏), the protagonist of the The Tale of Genji, who received the surname "Minamoto" upon being stripped of his royal status. Both deeply fell in love, but the relationship couldn't develop since Carrie in a very altruistic act decided to stop being the main personality in Caroline's body, to allow her alter ego to continue with her life. During his stay in Comerica for studies, due to an experiment Caroline got an alternate personality called Carrie who just after being born became attached to Minamoto, and having originated with the blank mind as if she was a child, was put in the care of Minamoto. Specifically her alter ego "Carrie", their relationship was a small preview of what would happen with Kaoru Akashi in the present (Koichi falling in love with a woman under his care). Having a part of future Kaoru Akashi's personality, thoughts, and desires, Feather shows romantic interest in Minamoto, and being an adult like him added to the knowledge of the future they shared, and so he became somehow attached to her. He strongly believes that developing romantic feelings toward Kaoru is unacceptable, but as the story progresses there is a conflict in his morals as he slowly falls in love with her. Kōichi has mixed feelings towards Kaoru and tries to maintain a father-daughter relationship with her, since he has been taking care of her since she was a child. Minamoto has no Esper ability, but he has a really prodigious mind, has an excellent memory, a great capacity for observation, quick reactions, is very cultured, and is capable of finding effective solutions in a short time.
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He has to withstand their reactions whenever they get angry at him, especially when he gets too close to any other woman.īeside leading and raising the girls, his main concern throughout the series is toward averting the precognition of a mortal showdown with Kaoru in a war-torn city during Hyōbu's esper-led war against normals a decade in the future. He earns the affection of several females during the course of the series including The Children themselves who openly express their will to marry him once they become adults on several occasions. Minamoto is good looking and usually more kind and responsible than his peers. Under the care of Minamoto the girls have shown to have grown positively, better than with other commanders, mostly because he's the only one who ever properly treated them as children, and the fact that he sees them as human beings and not powerful tools to the country. He is in charge of giving them directions during missions, overseeing their well being between assignments, and eventually their daily care.Įven as they usually disobey, mistreat, and play pranks on him, the girls hold Minamoto in high esteem, to the point of pulling strings to reside with him rather than their respective families soon after he is assigned to work with them. a problematic group formed by three 10 years old esper girls. in order to investigate deeper about the ESP, but ended up being assigned as the field leader of " The Children" Special Esper Team. PlotĪt the start of the series, he was a 20 year old researcher who joined B.A.B.E.L. After a brief encounter they both developed a friendship so durable that in present days they ended up being colleagues at B.A.B.E.L. During his school years, he was so intelligent that the other children lost interest in their studies, so he had to attend special lessons in Comerica, away from his family and friends.ĭuring his university days he befriended with Shūji Sakaki, a Japanese esper who had the exact opposite personality than him. Just like The Children under his care, Minamoto as a child also experienced the sadness of being neglected for being more capable than those around him. He also starts developing romantic feelings for Kaoru, although he keeps repressing them out of his obligation to properly guide her and his will to prevent a tragic fate. While good-natured and tolerant for the most part, he easily gets grumpy, and if pushed over his limits, comically displays an enraged Fist of the North Star-esque demeanor (complete with quotes), an attitude that inspire fear to everyone around, even on his superiors or The Children themselves.Īfter the time skip, Minamoto is assigned as supervisor to several other teams who act as support – "The Shadows of the Children", along with "The Explorer" and "The Sleeping Snow White". He is obsessed with home tasks like cleaning, organizing, or doing laundry, but specially with cooking an ability in which he stands out in, to the point that his own mother has recognized him to be better than herself. Minamoto is a smart, homelike, responsible, and serious. He is also considered to be rather handsome by many of the female characters. Minamoto is slim, in good shape, fairly tall, with medium dark hair, and light colored skin.