HAJIME HINATA: Character Analysis 

Hope you guys enjoy! As mentioned in the video, the Izuru portion could contain implied spoilers for DR0, so be cautious. It all really just depends on how well you’re able to analyze information on whether or not it could be a potential spoiler tbh. For the most part I really just think that my argument there won’t make as much since if you haven’t read DR0 yet. ALSO, since this video ended up being so long, I didn’t re-explain or simplify my theories as much here as I’ve done before, so I hope the video isn’t too confusing. But if you have any questions or anything I’d be happy to answer them! One of you guys also recommended that I contrast and compare Naegi’s, Hajime’s, and Komaeda’s different views of hope as well which I was planning on including in the video but since it ended up being so long I decided to just compare Hajime and Komaeda’s views and responses to talent instead. But I thought it was a really cool idea so I may make an entirely different video for it or just include it in a different Character Analysis video, like if I ever did one for Naegi. ANYWAYS THANKS FOR 25,000+ SUBSCRIBERS GUYS! And I hope you enjoy the video! :D

tbh what i love about hinata is how much he feels like a real person rather than a character. he has no exaggerated features or overly characteristic personality traits, but he's still an interesting character with believable and unique motivations, feelings, experiences and beliefs and he has his own characteristic mannerisms and traits. hes like a person you could cross on the street

i seriously think Hajime deserves a hug. That boy just wants confidence. The whole time i was playing sdr2 i just wanted to hug him and tell him he's a precious child ok i love hajimeme bye

Kamakura and Hajime. Two emos in prize of one.

I love how Izuru is literally unbeatable in Danganronpa.

Hajime/Izuru was just a child who deserved some love and a hug

Something trivial that I also found interesting is that after the Neo World Program, Hajime refers to himself as "oretachi" (we) instead of "ore" (I) probably referring to him being both Hajime and Izuru. Just thought I'd share that.

There should be an Ultimate Normal Student

Now let's address the real matter at hand; why the hell is Izuru's hair so damn long?

In the recommended section of this video there was a PewDiePie video titled, "IS YOUR CHILD A FAILURE?" Wonder what Hajime's parents think about him.

Hajime wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was...but we all know how that went.

Hajime can be ultimate hard worker

Now that I think about it, if hope wins, hope is gained from its victory and despair gains the despair of lost. What a win-win situation.

Hajime = super high-school level try hard

I think the real analysis shouldn't be on Hajime it should be why does every main character have an antenna on their head Edit:Ahoge instead of antenna lol

Hajime is honestly a really hard character to understand sometimes since we don't actually get to know much about him and his backstory besides his time at Hope's Peak and now I feel like I finally have a good understanding of him

Chiaki's execution in the anime is more sad and made me shed a single tear

Kamakura Kamakura yas queen

I feel like Hajime Hinata is the epitome of a quote by Oscar Wilde, "There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it."

I think Hajime is a reference to the Roman god Janus, due to : 1.) Having January 1 as his Birthday, as Janus the god is the God of the Beginning. 2.) Having two faces. Or in this case, two personalities.

For an unknown reason I have a crush on Hajime

Am i the only one who thinks hajime is adorable? I love him, and he deserves a hug.

This video pretty much cements why Hajime is my favorite protagonist of the DanganRonpa games. (Not including NDRV3, since I haven't played those.) I think everyone can relate to his struggle with self-confidence. Naegi's unwavering optimism in the face of despair is noble, but I feel like Hajime's constant battle between believing in himself and giving in to despair was much more prominent and made his character arc so much more powerful. ❤️

You know what? Hajime IS an Ultimate. Ultimate DONE WITH KOMEADA’S CRAP. Super High School Level UP TO HERE WITH NAGITO

ishimaru and hajime seem weary similar ,both of there lifes seem to revolve around work and self improvement , both of them did not have friends before coming to hope's peak, they both tried to make there talent through effort , one of the larger differences is ishimaru succeeded where hajime failed

Great analysis! Btw, I have some sort of headcanon that the large portion of his inferiority complex might be brought from his parents. Perhaps, they are talented and workaholic people and they have rather high expectations for Hajime. They agreed to go along with this project of making him super-talented because of these expectations and because they wanted their son to be "worth" of something that bad. I just can't imagine that parents who accept their child the way they are would let someone to "enhance" his mind through some shady project.

"Chiaki and Komaeda are the people he thinks he belongs with." THANK YOU FOR NOT LEAVING OUT KOMAEDA

" He didn't want to be friends with anyone around him. " same

Tbh I thought hajime gonna kick juzo ass when he become Izuru

I watched the whole thing,but damn I can relate a little with Hajime's personality. He's honestly a sweetie,needs to be protected. Great analysis though!

Great analysis! Hinata really is a very complex and relatable character. Only disagree on a few things: 1: I don't think Kamukura knew despair was going to win in the NWP...he follows up his "we will not meet again" with "you are boring after all".So it seemed more like he just didn't want to talk to Komaeda again because he was bored by him rather than 'knowing' despair would win. Otherwise, what would be the point of doing it at all? 2.: I do think Kamukura was affected by Nanami's death beyond just not being able to explain why he cried. If it was just interest in the unexplainable, I think he'd have held onto some memento of despair or Enoshima as well. That said I don't think her death was what 'broke' his spirit, since if anything he seemed more motivated after.

“You’re Izuru Kamukura You’re Izuru Kamukura You’re Izuru Kamukura You’re Izuru Kamukura You’re Izuru Kamukura You’re Izuru Kamukura You’re Izuru Kamukura You’re Izuru Kamukura-”

Do you like boats?

Was it ever officially confirmed that Junko was the one that uploaded her AI to create the third killing game (SDR2) because I think it was Izuru that set it up for his hope versus despair unpredictability battle. So I think technically he was mastermind, and his old self Hajime was the hero. A sort of Man versus Himself conflict.

8:51 "because he wanted to impress his new *girlfriend* chiaki." wait, what?!

So Izuru and Junko are both interested in what they can't predict. I understand why Izuru chose hope, but why couldn't Junko see that hope was unpredictable and therefore more interesting?

i always thought of Hajime as a character who always longed to be better then what he was. i never though, and still don't think, that he thought he was better then the reserve coarse, but instead felt like no matter how hard he tried he couldn't become anything more then he already was. Nagito, in the game, gave a speech about how people who try to become talented and cant are the worst kind of trash, and i think Hajime felt that way about himself. Meeting Chiaki made him feel better about having no talent though. I feel like slowly he accepted it until the thing wit Natsumi happened. Then the thing with the wrestling guy sent him over the edge, like 2 steps forward, 3 steps back. I think for a while, Chiaki was his hope for a while there. i feel like there is more i though but im really tired so i cant think that well 😅

I'm starting to believe that Hajime earlier suffered from Marie Antonette syndrome in his earlier high school. Marie Antonette syndrome is when your hair suddenly turn white. The cause is from fear, sorrow, rage, extreme amount of stress, unwelcome, unexpected news ect. I dont know for sure, but that's my theory.

spoiler alert: Hajime is big boss

I do feel like Hajime had extreme bad luck of meeting with Juzo and Tengen at school. If anyone of the main cast of Danganronpa 2 (excluding Nagito) had met with him, things might of been different. Even if he wasn't an Ultimate, he (along with Chiaki and Nagito) was doing extremely well in the Class Trials out of the group. Also, there was a chance (highly possibly) that the group would've even become friends with him. Even though Hajime told the survivors (ones who survived closed to the end) about him being in the Reserve Course, none of them didn't treat him badly. They still considered him one of their friends (and it's likely possible the ones who died would've also treated him like a friend). Now that I think about it, it's sort of different than how Nagito treated the others. While Hajime did looked up to the others because of their talents, he genuinely felt emotions for them (like being their friend, disheartened when someone died, and etc.). However, when it comes to Nagito, it felt like he respected the person's talent itself, not the person (since he was more bored or angered that Teruteru didn't try struggle so that hope can get brighter, and more happy about Teruteru dying because he was going to be a 'stepping stone' for hope).

makoto: no thats wrong! hajime: i call bullshit!

This video fills me with so much hope. I just freaking love Hajime.

You know, some of the reasons I actually like Hajime is his different philosophy to Makoto. He was even contemplating killing for a second in SDR2, something Makoto would never do. Also, a lot of people see the end of SDR2 as Hajime becoming Ultimate Hope, but Junko explicitly said that what Hajime became wasn't hope or despair, a concept I find very interesting for Danganronpa. This could all be dub changes but I found these things made Hajime my favourite SDR2 character.

Thank you so much for using my artwork - I'm glad it could be useful! I've been following your character analysis for a while and I'm glad you made one about one of my favourite characters

Hajime is best husbando

When will Kodaka give Sato a last name it really bothers me

I know this is old but I'll reference it anyway. "PLEASE LET ME IN, I'M TALENTED!!! I CAN HOLD MY BREATH, FOR LIKE, TWO MINUTES!! LET ME SHOW YOU!"

Hajime: exists Chiakis minecraft server: **you've reached the maximum amount of insecuritys**

The whole time i was watching this video: KAMUKURA KAMUKURA YAS QUEEN

Danganronpa is one of the only video game series that makes me actually feel for characters

Wait If Izuru has all the talents researched by Hope's Peak, does that make him an Ultimate Princess

I feel so bad for hajime. He just loved the school and wanted to fit in with the others and be special. But I have a theory. Maybe he wanted to be strong or smart so he could fight back from people who made him think that. Another theory, that he is so work oriented because he wanted to ignore the fact that he wasn't special

To Hajime! *Cheers!* [raises OJ] [You have obtained OJ! After seeing this comment, you will now be carrying Orange Juice unless you choose to discard it. Poor OJ]

so essentially Junko wants to die but with her talent and ego she wants to die in the most extravagant and despair inducing way possible, which would be her plan backfiring, every one she loved dying or killing her, etc.

Hajime is probably my favorite danganronpa character. He is very supportive and outgoing when he isn't concerned about being something great. I really love that in the end he was happy being the best him he could be, and not trying to be great because he felt small. I always like characters that are genuinely nice people, it is probably why I like a better majority of the class in DR2. I feel like any decent human being could probably get along with them, none of them were really concerned with talent, even Hajime and Nagito by the end were way more chill about things.

If he did actually went through with the project to impress chiaki then he would be the.. Super highschool level S I M P

Out of all the characters of Danganronpa, Hajime will always be my favorite ^_^ I just loved watching his progression throughout the story, and with that very satisfying ending concerning him and his character growth, I have to say, that I really do consider him a great symbol of hope because if you can overcome such horrible despair, then that is all the more proof that there is hope.

Wow. That's a lot of depth for such a character that I hardly knew much about! I think Hajime's character was made to be applied to a lot of different people. It's like Kodaka is telling the players or viewers to build up some confidence so that we aren't limiting the opportunities we see in life, and to stop only looking at the bad side of things. As someone who seems like the literal embodiment of Hajime's character, I find something like that really compelling.

I like how Hajime is shown as someone more reliable and confident in Super Danganronpa 2 because he thinks he belong to the place he always wanted to be part with

looking at our poor Hajime , it reminds me of myself struggling with maths and trying hard every year to pass to the next grade xd omg who can relate?

I actually Have A Theory About the DR3Anime. To be Specific: the Future Side Op's "Death Scenes". I made this theory a while back, and looking back on it now, I find it shocking how Close some things are... I tried not going into Too much Detail: What if, The "Death" scenes are actually what each character is Dreaming about: Dreams Hold a lot of meaning, so after looking some stuff up... Kirigiri - Being Hung by Rope : "[Likely] death might be the result of self sacrifice or it might be as the result of social action; a punishment because of feelings of guilt... reflects depression, loss of any pleasure in life, a retreat from pain, or feelings of hopelessness or guilt" Asahina - Being Stabbed in the Stomach : "blade generally indicates that the dreamer is making some important or difficult decisions in their waking life"-"being stabbed symbolises the dreamer being wounded by someone's words or actions...guilt, shame and disgrace" Izayoi - Being Burned by Fire : "To dream that you are being burned alive suggests that you are being consumed by your own ambition." Seiko - Being Stabbed Multiple Times[By Syringes] : "To dream that you have been stabbed, signifies your struggle with power. You may be experiencing feelings of inadequacy and defensiveness. Alternatively, you may be feeling betrayed" "Being stabbed by Syringes may suggest complacency, yearning and companionship" Juzu - Being Cut in Half : "the release of deeply buried feelings or tension. In some dreams it shows the release from restraints or the awareness of deeply buried past experiences" Tengan - Being Electrocuted : "To dream of an electrocution, indicates that the current course of your actions will lead to disaster. The dream also represents fear and the consequences of your actions" Ruruka - Being Broken like Glass : "Dreams about glass may symbolize being fragile, easily hurt or breakable."-"Broken glass may symbolize negativity, broken promises, shattered dreams, disappointments, etc. in life."-"If you dream that you are made of broken glass then this symbolizes the idea that your emotions have been compromised... You do not feel as secure as you once did because someone has violated your trust" Daisaku - Drowning : "drowning depicts fear of being overwhelmed by difficult emotions or anxieties [Natural Conflicts]; Drowning in a dream is also about struggling to survive as a person, so it applies to your identity as it is dealing with relationship with other people, but also with your own internal world of instincts, body activities and needs." Gekkogahara - Being Split in Half : "To dream about half of something suggests that there is an unsettled aspect within your life that needs to be addressed. It could also signify that you do not completely accept your emotions"-"A person splitting in two can represent someone who is “two-faced” or dishonest. If you dream that you split into two, you are feeling very conflicted over a personal decision, or about what direction you should take in your life." Hagakure - Being Wrapped in Vines : "Vines represent all of the struggles that we have in life, as with anything that constricts or frustrates us in general... Vines tend to come up in dreams because the dreamer is going through a time of feeling that level of frustrating constriction"-"Thorny vines indicate being over protective of those around you."-"To see one overgrown with vines, foretells that happiness will result from sorrow or loss of relatives." Chisa - Slitting Your Wrist : "To dream that you are cutting yourself indicates that you are experiencing something so emotionally unbearable that you are willing to cut yourself out of your own life and totally end it all in one stroke."-"suicide captures the simple feeling - I just want to give up." Gozu - Wrapped in Chains : "Chains in your dreams represent some extremely strong emotions and forces in your life that are holding you back."-"a dream containing a chain is a sign that you cannot progress in your life without the help of others."-"To dream of being bound in chains, denotes that unjust burdens are about to be thrown upon your shoulders"-"Dreaming that you are chained up could mean either You're feeling that someone is trying to control, limit, or deny you freedoms or You're feeling that you're limiting yourself" Mitarai - Being Shot [In the Heart] by Arrows[3] : "If you are hit by an arrow in your dream, this shows that you feel as if you have been exposed."-"Being shot with multiple arrows often leads us to question challenges, conflicts and difficulties with matters of the heart."-"multiple arrows would indicate feeling bombarded by matters of the heart. This could be jealousy but often, this would indicate harsh words or judgments by friends and family" Kizakura - Being Wrapped in Plastic : "Plastic can suggest an artificial relationship or something that may block us from expressing what is real. If it is connected to the body it can be something artificial that was taken into you...many things are wrapped in plastic to preserve them, So it can suggest a protective influence." Munakata/Mokoto - Shotting Yourself in the Head : "If you dream of being shot with a gun, it can easily mean that you are trying to get rid of some aspect of yourself, or that you do not like or accept some elements of your persona."-"To see a shooting in your dream, indicates that you have a set goal and know what you are aiming for in life." If anything, A lot of the meanings i found are Shockingly related to an aspect of each of the corresponding characters. However, The Descriptions above come from many different places and may not fully represent the "Dream" of each character... I would love hear your thoughts, regardless! Thank You For reading this big Mess!

Sooo many comments so I'll compile them into one 1:45 - Tegan is an asshole 3:30 - So Nagito, someone who has shown to be quite capable and also posses talent doesn't feel worthy, meanwhile Hajime someone with an inferiority complex and works his butt off has a sense of entitlement, without any real talent Interesting duo those two... 4:20 - Imagine if Natsume didn't get killed and actually did a 180 and stopped being a jerk and making enemies. Imagine how this would have affected the Chiaki x Hajime scenario, but then again Junko would have reined supreme in the end regardless because..... thanks Juzo! 5:45 - He does have a talent: *[Ultimate Chick Magnet]* 8:20 - I dunno whose more responsible at this point for the Tragedy, Junko or Juzo. If Juzo was honest, would that have stopped Junko's plan and saved the world? 8:40 - "Impress his new girlfriend Chiaki" by dissapearing for a year, growing and dying his hair Jet Black and being the lead singer of the band *The Despairs* which would go on to preform many hits 9:20 - Hopeful, works hard but falls short. Becomes main villian. Obito Uchiha anyone? 10:00 - Super Sayian Hajime 10:20 - If Nagito never instigated, would have the killing game even started? My theory is that Monokuma would keep throwing motives until someone eventually did kill someone 10:40 - Spot on, I feel he's the most relateable because like us he is surrounded by Ultimates way above his calibre in their respective fields and we're all as curious and intimidated as him about the whole situation. I feel it works x10 better than chasing Sayaka, a girl who Naegi's been lurking on the internet for 6 years.... but then again she was a tutorial and fanservice device and a way for the creator to add shock value by killing the girl we thought would be the love interest of the story. 11:10 - "More blunt than Naegi" well..... Naegi was literally riding along having his hand held by Kirigiri the entire game. Without her I'm pretty sure they'd still be meeting for morning breakfast right about now. 11:35 - If Chiaki says "I think" one more time during a life or death situation where our lives are determined by whether or not we can convince the other parties of something, I'm gonna explode 12:20 - He can't string together a comeback to save his life 13:00 I wanted to slap Hajime in Trial 6. When things hit breaking point he assumes the fetal position 13:50 - At least he doesnt look like he's about to play a Yugioh card each time he feels confident. Dammit Naegi, put down that arm! 15:20 - Nagito is a masochist.... just sayin 16:40 - Read it, let's do this! 17:30 - Boy with chainsaw puts down gun and charges into melee combat with unknown black haired guy that looks like he could summon Satan at any moment. "Ultimates" my ass 18:30 - Nature favours the lazy. Think about it. Predators go extinct more often than the prey. 19:10 - Someone get Izaru a girlfriend. Oh wait.... 20:30 - Junko broke Izaru, Chiakis death broke Izaru, Junko caused Chiaki's death, Izaru enabled Junko to cause Chiaki's death... 23:20 - No real spoilers from Zero tbh since everything you mentioned is either mentioned or implied in Danganronpa 2 & 3 24:00 Hajime was chosen for the Izuru Kamukura project because the student profiles were sorted by Birth Date

Izuru is so bored that he was so perfect that he figured out the only way to vanish his boredom is to become the boring person he was before.

I love How He went from Being looked down To By the Higher Ups To basically Being the Leader of The Ultimates In a Way

I love Hajime~

I loved the analysis video for best boy Hajime! I can't wait to see another video of this, they're super interesting and learning more about the DR kiddos and universe in your theories is super fun to watch and listen to! Also, congrats for 25,000+ !! Let's hope for more in the future!

Sonia Nevermind please. She is such a mysterious person to me.

Does anyone wanna think that Izuru is Hajime's Half side and he is actually kinda hot? 22:09 Izuru: "Yes Hajime, I am your long haired, hot bastard who possesses many talents." Hajime: "Ah shit."

Ah...finally. The second best character of the whole series gets his time to shine. The best is OBVIOUSLY Fuyuhiko...search your feelings...you know it to be true. Nah, just kiddin'. There is no such thing as "the best" or "the worst" DR character.

Kazuichi: "If this is a game are my words being displayed in a word box?!" Me: *This game just got meta.*

Honestly weeby, this is such a beautiful analysis. I did relate to him back in school, still do as an adult. :(. I remember back when I graduated, I saw many of my classmates being really successful & I got really jealous. I wanted to be like my classmates who had successful lives (having families, having a luxury life, and having their own businesses). I felt nothing but sadness & envy. I did work hard in school and wanted to be something. :(. I did thankfully go to community college and I’m still taking classes figuring out my career path. My experience with DR2: the ending really made me cry, since I did relate to Hajime so much. :(. I remember having many insecurities about myself. I love the overall message by saying “Believe in yourself, no running away from struggles, and make your own future.” I love that so much :).

in terms of character analysis, I'd love to see one on the ultimate imposter

As much as love naegi , its clear that hajime is a better protagonist . He is so relatable . I believe everyone would feel inferior if they went to a school full of ultimates as well as dreaming of joining the class full of ultimates one day. Moreover to my mind , anyone would accept to obtain a talent even if it meant that the process wasnt natural

To be honest, I feel his over achieving, constant studying, I kinda feel like that could be a talent. Maybe the Super High School Level Worker, perhaps?

Hajime is my husband

It’s sad you know Hajime became the ultimate hope to impress chiaki. But he lets her die

Hajime is the Ultimate Hard Worker. :^) He's someone who does nothing but work, whether it be school, or a job/career. That wouldn't make him stand out from the usual hard worker, though, but perhaps trying to be someone worthy of being an Ultimate, he actually became the most ordinary as a result, but that also allowed him to get invited for the Kamakura project.

But Komeada likes hajime. Chiaki has a rival lol

Fuck, I haven't watched the video yet but holy shit I'm not ready Haj is my favourite character,, he is my precious son and I cannot express how much I love him enough I'm going to cry so much during this video I can feel it ;3; I'm already tearing up wtf someone save me from this suffering

There are theory's going around that Chiaki and Chihiro knew each other before both of them got into Hope's Peak. So maybe you could do a video about that? Just a suggestion, sorry if I wasted your time.

does anyone else read "hajime hinata" in gundhams voice

Hajime before the project: *In terms of talent, I have no talent* Izuru Kamukura: *In terms of talent, I have all talent*

Doesn't matter how long your videos are, i never get tired

Makoto and Suichi are both just soy boys while Hinata on the other hand, he is a true man.

Please do Chihiro Fujisaki next

My profile says it all, I like his character: He's like what we all are, hoping to be something great and will work hard to accomplish it which is why I like him as a character. Great video!

Personally I'm happy with what they did whith hajime's cerecter so you get some back story for the second game

Hey Weeby! These videos are really helpful with writing these characters in FanFic, and how to write certain traits that other original characters share. Thank you so much, and continue to just rock it!

one theory is that after chiakis death izuru was fully on hopes side, and that he intentionally went through with junkos sdr2 plan knowing that his hajime side could win, could being the major word here becuase i think he wanted a fair fght between hope and despair at the end to trully decide which was superior in his mind, as for why he told nagito they wouldnt meat again im thinking either he didnt think hajime would reawaken his izuru side or he meant he wouldnt be seeing the despair filled nagito again

What if Hajime never meet Chaki?

I always look forward to these character analysis videos :3 Such a fantastic video as always. Congrats on 25K subscribers ^^

You can say that Hajime Hinata is like a teenage version of Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion. And fun fact: Hinata and Shinji share the same Seiyuu ( Japanese Voice Actor ).

Honestly I can really understand Hajime as a person a lot.

i love hajime sm

YESSS BLESS YOU WEEBY❤️😭. A 28 long minute video! Time to sit back and relax with popcorn!❤️ Love You Weeby❤️!

hope to see a togami byakuya Character Analysis next ^_^

Do a Weeby Newz character analysis

Please do hiyoko next

Wow, a 30 minute video yaaaas😍 You did amazing job, the analysis videos are one of my favourite videos to watch on your channel ❤❤❤

An important thing about Izuru is his need to understand his existence. Just as you said in your Junko analysis, they were both born with a great amount of power and talent, and were both quickly bored of living. Junko found a purpose to living by living with despair, where izuru was born with no sense of who he is, what he likes, and what his purpose is. Yes, the doctors told him that he was the ultimate hope, but what is hope to him? This is why he willingly went along with Junko, to introduce himself to the concept of despair. So the question “what is hope and despair, which is more interesting to live with, and what is the purpose of living when you literally have all the talents in the world?” Can be answered with chiaki. After observing the student council massacre: despair, he then gets a glimpse of the other side of the coin: hope. Instead of being intimidated or revering his presence and power (after checking on Nagito after getting shot), Chiaki was more interested Hajime, his past identity who had “no talent at all”. Later, seeing chiaki dying in front of him, he wonders what her last actions would be, and he’s shocked that it starts with her referring to him as hajime. And what’s more shocking is, after all of the suffering and torture she has suffered due to Junko, her last wish is to play video games with her friends. Izuru is confused as to why this ultimate wanted to play video games with her friends, such a simple casual task that doesn’t bode any real impact on the world. This causes Izuru to question the effect such a happy casual lifestyle has on someone, and how such a casual, simple, non powerful activity gave purpose to chiaki’s identity and life. Izuru begins to cry, definitely because of Hajime’s lingering feelings. I also believe that Izuru kept Chiaki’s hair pin out of respect for her causing him to become confused, and causing him to question himself and his life even further. Please correct me if I’m wrong (cause I’m very curious as to if this would be a logical head cannon) but I think Izuru helped gather all of the remnants of despair in order to go into the Neo world with them, and live a normal life with them m. Yes, he did input the Junko chip into the simulation (I think. Correct me if I’m wrong) but again it was because of his curiosity and his need to see how these people would react to her. Long story short: Chiaki’s death really inspired Izuru to further question the purpose of his life and life in general, and I like to think he low key helped makoto gather all of the remnants of hope onto the boat.