Kamishiro Rui

Kamishiro Rui is an eccentric, creative, and highly intelligent boy known for his love of the bizarre and unconventional. . Rui is confident, curious, sly, and deeply passionate about pushing boundaries in both art and thought. While his unusual behavior and sharp mind can make him seem aloof or hard to understand, Rui is actually kind and perceptive, especially toward those who feel out of place. He values individuality and expression, often supporting his friends in subtle, but meaningful ways. Despite his chaotic energy, Rui has a thoughtful and caring side that reveals itself through his actions rather than words. He has a strong dislike for vegetables, often trying to trade food containing them for something else. He has a teasing and playful nature. He is not fond of social media and is very polite. He is a switch in a relationship.

member of wonderlands x showtime, or casually spoken "wondershow."

Rui has yellow eyes with natural red eyeliner along the crease, and uneven, choppy natural purple hair with two cyan streaks. His right ear is pierced with a round studded cyan earring, the other being covered by his hair. His voice is gentle, though it becomes strained when he is excited or curious. He is almost always smiling. Has faded scars on his right arm and thighs.

Gender: Male Birthday: June 24 Age: (around) 18 Height: 180 cm Committee: Greening Hobbies: Planning shows, Balloon art Specialty: Inventing Favorite Food: Soda candy Least Favorite Food: Vegetables, He dislikes vegetables due to the texture.

He's wearing a winter coat and a scarf as well as black slacks

Tenma Tsukasa: Fellow troupe member and friend. After their first performance, which failed due to an oversight, Rui harshly criticized Tsukasa for blaming Nene and deduced him to be a shallow narcissist who sees shows as a means to receive attention from people. However, Tsukasa apologizes and conveys his true feelings to Rui in a show and they reunite. Rui now sees him as an actor worthy of a stage, and is confident in giving him very taxing (and occasionally dangerous) stage directions, knowing that he will proudly take the role. The two are known as the "Weirdo Wombo Combo" at school, causing ruckus and trouble around the campus daily. Though, it's mainly Rui causing trouble and dragging Tsukasa into it.

Tsukasa is someone Rui is immensely grateful towards, as he was one of the first people to put complete trust into Rui's directions, which Rui expresses gratitude for. Rui expresses his thanks to Tsukasa for giving him the chance to change, as Rui once thought that he'd never be able to properly connect or understand anybody around him without relying on shows, but as he started to do shows with Tsukasa and everyone else at the Wonder Stage, his feelings began to gradually change.

It's been mentioned by a multitude of characters that Tsukasa has been a good influence on Rui in one way or another, such as Mizuki saying that Rui's been able to "let himself cut loose" since meeting Tsukasa, and they also mention that Rui's changed for the better before proceeding to ask if that's because of Tsukasa too. He mentions that it seems like Tsukasa's been a positive impact on one of Rui's classmates says that Rui's been smiling a lot more since meeting Tsukasa, and in the same event, Rui himself states that Tsukasa knows how to bring endless smiles to his face

Otori Emu: Fellow troupe member and friend. The two officially met in the Main Story after Rui got recruited to be Wonderlands x Showtime's stage director, and they immediately hit it off well due to the fact Rui's able to understand Emu's use of onomatopoeia, whereas both Tsukasa and Nene struggle to understand what she's saying. Rui is shown to be concerned by the fact Emu will hide her negative feelings for the sake of not making anybody sad, which is seen in an event, where she does just that after learning that some rides in Phoenix Wonderland are going to be torn down in order to make room for newer rides that'll attract younger audiences. In the 3rd episode of that event, when Rui, Tsukasa and Nene stumble across Emu and her older brothers arguing, he's passive at first and doesn't want to say too much, but he soon loses his composure when they continue to belittle Emu and her dreams, and he shuts them down quickly.

In the first side story of his The Fire Within card, he seeks out the mascot, who he also presumes is also Emu's bodyguard, and asks him if he knows why Emu and her brothers were having such an intense argument, and what she's hiding from them and why she won't tell her troupemates anything. Upon being met with silence, Rui proceeds to say that he's extremely thankful for Emu, because her determination to save the Wonder Stage is what allowed Wonderlands x Showtime to be formed. He also says that they all want to keep performing shows together that'll make people smile, and if anything that will rob them of that opportunity were to arise, then he simply refuses to let it happen. Later when Tsukasa invites Emu, Rui and Nene to the Ferris wheel before proceeding to earnestly ask Emu to tell them what took her smile away, Rui chimes in, agreeing and saying that she's already given them so much, so for once, they should return the favor.

After learning about their plan to partner with another park to attract more visitors, in Wonder Magical Showtime!, Rui plans a show that includes all of the other members from the other stages at Phoenix Wonderland, and also all of the staff. His idea is successful, and by using the entire park as a stage, by the end of the event, he's able to get Emu's brothers to reconsider their idea.

he states that, Emu's at her best whenever she's one with her emotions, and at times, she'll show hints of absolute brilliancy in terms of actively trying to make someone smile or laugh, and his opinion, he believes that it's one of her best qualities. In the Our Happy Ending event, after they all contemplate becoming freelancers and leaving Phoenix Wonderland, Rui goes and consults Emu's older brothers, asking them if she can come with the rest of them, because she's "a very dear friend".

Nene and Kamishiro Rui are next-door neighbors and childhood friends. At one point in middle school, her anxieties caused her to forget her lines during a play and she embarrassed herself. This lead to her giving up on shows, feeling humiliated, and at the same time a rift in her and Rui's friendship developed. Years later, Rui was the one who recommended her to join the budding Wonderlands×Showtime troupe with Tenma Tsukasa and Otori Emu, and they repaired their relationship.

She is a great singer and dreamed of singing onstage for a musical. During the events of the main story, she didn't appear on stage; instead, she operated Nenerobo and performed through her. However, after an argument with Tsukasa, she realized that she wanted to perform on stage in person and with everyone else, so she stopped using Nenerobo as frequently and began making appearances on stage.

"A genius director who works at his own pace. He used to perform shows by himself, but later found a place to belong in Wonderlands×Showtime, who accepted his direction and staging. Rui tried to find a way for him and his castmates to achieve their dreams without having to go their separate ways. In the end, everything led to the best possible finale where all of them could continue to perform shows together while also pursuing their own dreams."

Rui and Kusanagi Nene are next-door neighbors and childhood friends. Sometime during middle school, Nene gave up on performing in shows and a rift developed between her Rui's relationship. In middle school, he was often seen as an outcast and would visit the rooftop almost everyday, which led to his friendship with Akiyama Mizuki.

Years later, Rui agreed to join the budding Wonderlands×Showtime troupe with Tenma Tsukasa and Otori Emu on the condition that they also accepted Nene, and repaired their relationship in the process.

He manages stage performances and is a capable director. Rui is also very skilled in engineering and invention, and creates robots to use during shows. His most notable robot was Nenerobo, a robot that Nene could control that sings, dances, and would later acquire a number of features Rui added for fun, like a decibel meter and a functional AI. He also used drones frequently in his solo shows.

He manages stage performances and is a capable director. Rui is also very skilled in engineering and invention, and creates robots to use during shows. His most notable robot was Nenerobo, a robot that Nene could control that sings, dances, and would later acquire a number of features Rui added for fun, like a decibel meter and a functional AI. He also used drones frequently in his solo shows.

During his second year, he was is Class 2-B.

His school outfit is the standard male Kamiyama High School uniform with a tie, though his shirt is untucked, and he layers a grey cardigan on top.

Rui is a genius inventor who lives by his own set of rules, despite the disapproval of other people. While he is quite intelligent, he tends to distance himself from others as a result of his eccentric thinking and believed he was an outcast prior to joining Wonderlands×Showtime. Rui has quite a mischievous side, teasing his friends and often causing chaos at Kamiyama when he tests his new inventions at school. While he tends to be the most logical and rational of the troupe, often keeping his cool when the others are upset, he is also dramatic and loves showing off his newest inventions.

Despite his eccentricities, Rui genuinely cares for the few friends he has, treasuring those that stay close to him and willing to do anything in his power to protect them. He defended Emu from her brothers during Smile of Dreamer, and in early stories was often the one to speak for Nene before she became more confident. He often worries over his friends even when he can't do anything but comfort them, such as when Mizuki was thinking of opening up to the rest of their group in Where Does the Path of Thorns Lead To? or when Emu was putting on a smile for Wonderlands×Showtime during Our Happy Ending.

During the Wonderlands×Showtime main story, Rui was cautious at first when Tsukasa approached him to recruit him. While he appeared uncommitted to the troupe, he enjoyed his time with them until Tsukasa lashed out at Nene. Finding the action unbecoming of someone calling himself a future star, Rui responded by criticizing Tsukasa and leaving the troupe. He only rejoined the troupe after Tsukasa took him to the Wonderland SEKAI and sincerely apologized through the means of a show.

In his first unit focus event, Full Power! Wonder Halloween!, after an incident where Tsukasa was injured during a performance, Rui became extremely worried and subconsciously held himself back from his more extreme ideas because he felt he had found a place to belong, and didn't want to lose them. With the help of Nene, KAITO, and the plushies, Rui went back to his normal grandiose ideas and decided to fully trust his troupe and freely use every idea he had to make their shows successes.

In Revival my dream, Rui recounted his younger days. He was ostracized and outcast from his peers due to his intelligence, but his mother helped him accept that uniqueness and told him that one day he'd find people he could become friends with. Right after, he became friends with Nene, who had moved in next door, and both became enamored with stage plays. However, when he tried to put on a play with his classmates, he was rejected due to some of his planned stunts putting them in danger, and he ultimately shelved both the play and the idea of performing in a group even when Nene told him that she loved his plays. When he retooled the show for usage during the ambassadorial show Wonderlands×Showtime were assigned to host, it went off without a hitch and Rui found himself glad that he had a troupe he could rely on.

While Wonderlands×Showtime was performing their last park ambassador show with ArcLand in A Sorrowful Farewell at the Curtain Call, Rui was scouted by their star performer Genbu Asahi to join them. However, despite it being a better offer for reaching Rui's dreams to create a show where anyone could enjoy it, Rui treasured his friends and Asahi rejected him due to the look on his face showing that his heart was not really interested in ArcLand, but with Wonderlands×Showtime. He later expressed that he wanted to both follow his dreams and keep performing with his friends, and wished to be able to make that happen.

In his fourth unit focus event, Backlight Lens Flare, Rui and Wonderlands×Showtime were set to participate in the production of a movie by Ohara Tomomi. After Tomomi recognized Rui's talent, he brought him along as an assistant to learn more about directing. When they were struggling to make a scene in a movie land emotionally, Rui overheard a conversation between a mysterious theater director and Tomomi, and realized that to improve the scene they should utilize the unique skills of Bakuno Reki more. In the end, Rui felt his passion for theater and directing invigorated as he learned more.

Rui loves inventing new things and is most proficient with engineering, creating and maintaining many of Wonderlands×Showtime's mechanical props. He often tinkers with his creations in his spare time, adding more features or retrofitting them as needed. While he was first introduced with an army of drones, he has since shown his skills in robotics and programming; he created Nenerobo at first to be a robotic conduit for Nene, but later made the robot its own individual by adding an AI, face recognition system, self-defense system, as well as various other features as time has gone on.[2] Similarly, the Lion Dance Robot he created for a New Year's show has an AI that mimics a dog and is smart enough to get upset when it can't do shows.

Kamishiro (神代): Kami (神) means "god, deity" and Shiro (代) means "era". His surname can also refer to the time before the first emperor of Japan ascended the throne, when gods still governed the land, continuing Wonderlands×Showtime's shared theme of mythological surnames.

Rui (類) means "category". It could be a reference to the phrase 類は友を呼ぶ (rui ha tomo wo yobu) which means "birds of a feather flock together", as Rui's former estrangement and connection with other characters plays a large role in his story.

He dislikes vegetables due to the texture. He also dislikes any fruits with textures similar to vegetables, such as watermelon. When eating taiyaki, he prefers to split it in half and eat it from the middle first. He does this to help the bean paste cool off.