-Tropes-
For the hell of it.
Children Are Innocent - Pretty much a huge driving thing behind Akira's entire character (he's sweet and kind despite going through shit).
Children Are Special - Uh... see above?
The Empath - This doesn't come into use very much in the DR.
Technical Pacifist/Actual Pacifist - Akira wavers between these two, because he won't kill sentient creatures, but also because he probably physically can't.
Harmful To Minors - ... Most of those ghosts are pretty torn up-looking.
Creepy Child - Not only does he end up acting very creepy on occasion, his BFF when he was very young was pretty much a Creepy Child a la Pharos, without the mysterious dialogue.
Adults Are Useless - At least when preventing teasing they are.
Break The Cutie - ... This happens lots.
The Linus - He sometimes acts really, really mature... and then turns around and gets upset over missing his mom or something.
Chronic Hero Syndrome - With ghosts.
Hates Being Touched - At least by people he doesn't really know, unless he's in a clingy mood. A result of being shoved around on the playground too much + not being able to tell what people in the DR are feeling (which would normally warn him).
Headphones Equal Isolation - It distracts him from sensing the emotions of other people.
I Thought Everyone Could Do That - Sort of. He didn't realize that what he was seeing were ghosts for a long time.
Loners Are Freaks - ... Yeah kinda.
Children Are Innocent - Pretty much a huge driving thing behind Akira's entire character (he's sweet and kind despite going through shit).
Children Are Special - Uh... see above?
The Empath - This doesn't come into use very much in the DR.
Technical Pacifist/Actual Pacifist - Akira wavers between these two, because he won't kill sentient creatures, but also because he probably physically can't.
Harmful To Minors - ... Most of those ghosts are pretty torn up-looking.
Creepy Child - Not only does he end up acting very creepy on occasion, his BFF when he was very young was pretty much a Creepy Child a la Pharos, without the mysterious dialogue.
Adults Are Useless - At least when preventing teasing they are.
Break The Cutie - ... This happens lots.
The Linus - He sometimes acts really, really mature... and then turns around and gets upset over missing his mom or something.
Chronic Hero Syndrome - With ghosts.
Hates Being Touched - At least by people he doesn't really know, unless he's in a clingy mood. A result of being shoved around on the playground too much + not being able to tell what people in the DR are feeling (which would normally warn him).
Headphones Equal Isolation - It distracts him from sensing the emotions of other people.
I Thought Everyone Could Do That - Sort of. He didn't realize that what he was seeing were ghosts for a long time.
Loners Are Freaks - ... Yeah kinda.