TV-Series
Description
Ryuujirou Kamikage holds the position of assistant secretary to the Military Command within the Ministry of Defense of the decentralized Japanese government. He is a man in his thirties possessing dark eyes and short black hair; his hair is depicted as unruly in manga adaptations and neatly gelled in the anime. Kamikage consistently wears glasses, maintaining at least five distinct pairs for different occasions, and dresses formally in suits or official-casual attire during meetings.
Politically, Kamikage operates with calculated precision, known for punctuality and a collected demeanor. He communicates politely yet directly, frequently employing high-risk strategies that carry potential career jeopardy. His primary objective involves leveraging unconventional assets to challenge the Fleet of Fog's naval blockade. To this end, he secured legal ownership of the I-401 submarine for Chihaya Gunzou and arranged amenities for its crew, ensuring their operational freedom within Japan, actions reflecting his belief in a future of symbiotic coexistence between humans and the Fleet of Fog.
Kamikage first appeared in Nagasaki following the SSTO spacecraft's successful launch, informing Gunzou of its destruction over Hawaii (or in orbit in the anime) and proposing a critical mission: transporting the prototype vibration warhead torpedo to the United States for mass production. Anticipating Gunzou's acceptance, he accelerated preparations in Yokosuka before the crew's arrival, partly due to political opposition from Ryoukan Kita, commander of the Japanese Army and a prime ministerial candidate.
During the Yokosuka mission, Kamikage attended a strategy meeting with Gunzou and Vice-Admiral Uragami but departed for other duties. This inadvertently allowed Kita to pressure the I-401 crew into surrendering the submarine. Learning of this development, Kamikage deliberately delayed his arrival at the Prime Minister's office. This tactical timing coincided with the I-401 and Hakugei (3)'s victory over the attacking Fog battleships Haruna and Kirishima, bolstering Kamikage's political standing sufficiently to secure approval for revised warhead transport plans despite the Prime Minister's concerns about the gamble.
Later, Kamikage inspected battle damage at Yokosuka port alongside Cruz Herder, an officer in charge of Navy commandos and a close ally. He reappeared during the Japanese Army's seizure of I-401's decoy on Iwo Jima, having prior knowledge—shared with the Prime Minister—of Gunzou's deception using Takao-manufactured clones, highlighting his role in facilitating covert operations against institutional adversaries.
His relationships include alliances with Cruz Herder and Vice-Admiral Uragami, a professional rapport with Hakugei (3) captain Daisaku Komaki (a former classmate at the Japanese National Maritime Institute of Technology), and strategic reliance on Gunzou Chihaya, whom he views as instrumental in reshaping human-Fog relations. Ryoukan Kita remains his primary political opponent.
Politically, Kamikage operates with calculated precision, known for punctuality and a collected demeanor. He communicates politely yet directly, frequently employing high-risk strategies that carry potential career jeopardy. His primary objective involves leveraging unconventional assets to challenge the Fleet of Fog's naval blockade. To this end, he secured legal ownership of the I-401 submarine for Chihaya Gunzou and arranged amenities for its crew, ensuring their operational freedom within Japan, actions reflecting his belief in a future of symbiotic coexistence between humans and the Fleet of Fog.
Kamikage first appeared in Nagasaki following the SSTO spacecraft's successful launch, informing Gunzou of its destruction over Hawaii (or in orbit in the anime) and proposing a critical mission: transporting the prototype vibration warhead torpedo to the United States for mass production. Anticipating Gunzou's acceptance, he accelerated preparations in Yokosuka before the crew's arrival, partly due to political opposition from Ryoukan Kita, commander of the Japanese Army and a prime ministerial candidate.
During the Yokosuka mission, Kamikage attended a strategy meeting with Gunzou and Vice-Admiral Uragami but departed for other duties. This inadvertently allowed Kita to pressure the I-401 crew into surrendering the submarine. Learning of this development, Kamikage deliberately delayed his arrival at the Prime Minister's office. This tactical timing coincided with the I-401 and Hakugei (3)'s victory over the attacking Fog battleships Haruna and Kirishima, bolstering Kamikage's political standing sufficiently to secure approval for revised warhead transport plans despite the Prime Minister's concerns about the gamble.
Later, Kamikage inspected battle damage at Yokosuka port alongside Cruz Herder, an officer in charge of Navy commandos and a close ally. He reappeared during the Japanese Army's seizure of I-401's decoy on Iwo Jima, having prior knowledge—shared with the Prime Minister—of Gunzou's deception using Takao-manufactured clones, highlighting his role in facilitating covert operations against institutional adversaries.
His relationships include alliances with Cruz Herder and Vice-Admiral Uragami, a professional rapport with Hakugei (3) captain Daisaku Komaki (a former classmate at the Japanese National Maritime Institute of Technology), and strategic reliance on Gunzou Chihaya, whom he views as instrumental in reshaping human-Fog relations. Ryoukan Kita remains his primary political opponent.