Ryōta Sakamoto Husbando

Ryōta Sakamoto is the protagonist of the Btooom! series. He is an elite player of the Btooom! game who has been nominated by Yukie Sakamoto to participate in the real life Btooom! game. Ryōta has light brown hair, brown eyes and an average build. He wears a dark grey, buttoned shirt and regular black pants with a black belt. As with any other Btooom! player, he has an IC chip implanted into his left hand. Later on, he wears a black, long-sleeve shirt with a circle design on it. Inside the circle is the word "Btooom!" and the phrase "Soldiers, be ambitious." As seen on the cover of the sixth volume, the circle design is light blue and the text is white. Being a NEET, he usually stayed inside his room and played video games. He would rather socialize with people online than with people in real life. He viewed his online self as more important than his real self and enjoys the virtual world more than reality. Although it was online, he still craves for social relationships. He later develops real feelings of love towards Himiko, a young girl he meets online. On the Btooom! island, Ryōta shows an unseen side of himself. Despite being initially confused by his surroundings, he quickly adapts to the survival game and proves himself to be quite proficient in it. Ryōta is also very brave and doesn't hesitate to help someone in need. For example, he saves Taira and Himiko multiple times while often risking his own life for them. If he ends up in a difficult situation, he becomes even more courageous and feels like he is another person. After Taira's death, Ryōta regrets all the hurt he's caused in the past and vows to change himself. When he and Himiko are about to experience intimate love, he notices her barely repressed fear and refuses to take advantage of her like Oda did to Aiko. Instead, he promises her that when they return to civilization they will start a life together as a couple.