Name: Ayato Kamina

Age: 17

DOB: 1998

Hobbies:  Drawing and Painting.

Japanese Voice Actor: Hiro Shimono

English Voice Actor:  Chris Patton

"Isn't it admirable?  Away from home and all alone,
the young boy fights to save the world." - Itsuki

Ayato is the main character of RahXephon.  He's the pilot of the RahXephon, the one destined to tune the world, and the one who stole Haruka's heart.  Being a half Mulian and a half Human, he is often confused as to which group he belongs to, and as such, has a deep inner struggle on which he should fighting for, and who he should be protecting.  But putting racism aside, he has decided to protect his friends and his loved ones, no matter the cost. 

While noble with his intentions, Ayato usually found himself doing things he didn't want to, and really bad things he wasn't even aware of.  By deciding to protect his friends from the giant Dolems, he's also killed them.  Since Mulians have a second body (the Dolems), by killing the Dolem, Ayato also kills the Mulian in control of that Dolem.  Of course, not knowing this, he ignorantly killed Asahina, as well as Mamoru, his two best friends from Tokyo Jupiter.  Of course being heart broke by this, he's usually discouraged to keep piloting the RahXephon.

What Ayato cares the most about is knowing the truth, and also being around people he trusts.  When he doesn't get this, he usually tends to freak out, and if the case is dramatic (like the war tanks scene, or when sees his mother for something she isn't), he'll even scream in fear.

Ayato is also the person in which Haruka fell in love with when they were in middle school together.  However, since Tokyo Jupiter's time elapses differently from the outside world, he aged much slower than Haruka, and as a consequence, Haruka became 12 years older than Ayato.  But even with such a big age gap, the two one or the other found themselves falling for each other again, and this time, the love is much stronger than before.  It was indeed a very warming and romantic scene when the two finally kissed towards the end of the series.  I, for one, was glued to the TV when this happen...  and I usually don't go for this kind of stuff.  :P

An interesting note to point out is that Ayato's name have meanings.  "Ayato" means one who manipulates, but it also means one who renders something beautifully.   This is particularly interesting when his last name, "Kamina", means of the gods.