- Voice Actor (CV)
- Ryouta Oosaka
- Role
- Protagonist
- Identity
- Elite Garde pilot aboard the interstellar seed ship Sidonia, chosen successor to the legendary mech Tsugumori, and later revealed as a genetic clone of the celebrated hero Hiroki Saitou
Personality
Naturally innocent and guileless
Unwavering bravery under pressure
Insatiable appetite and food-driven motivation
Socially awkward and oblivious
Raised in the subterranean depths of Sidonia in near-total isolation, Nagate Tanikaze spent his formative years undergoing relentless simulator training under his grandfather's strict guidance. When his grandfather passed away, hunger drove him to the surface world, where his extraordinary latent talent earned him the coveted seat of the legendary Garde unit Tsugumori. Though his mysterious origins and unique physiology set him apart from those around him, his fierce resolve to protect his comrades propelled him through brutal battles against the Gauna, ultimately forging him into the ship's most indispensable ace.