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No matter how much we may want to at times, we can't go through life alone.
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What we really need are people who will stand by us no matter what.
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People who know your past, accept your present,
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and who can see the bright future that's ahead of you.
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And on today's episode, we're looking at a character from World Trigger
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who puts his life online for his friends day in and day out.
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And that is the ace of Tamakoma 2, Yuma Kuga.
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Hey, what's going on guys? My name is Nate and you're listening to the Yotaku Liberation.
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A show where we help you break free from the chains that are holding you back in your life
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by connecting some biblical principles with themes from your favorite anime.
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And without further ado, let's get into it.
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So, Yuma Kuga. Yuma is an interesting character, at least to me anyway.
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And at times, he seems like he should be the V main character and not Osamu.
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But I do know that the author made it this way because he wanted to play with the ideas of opposites.
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And like I covered in Osamu's episode, Osamu is the definition of your average Joe.
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Whereas in a world where everyone else is special in some sort of way, he's not.
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And in a lot of ways, he's actually below average, even compared to other agents.
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And in every way that Osamu is lacking, Yuma excels at.
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Yuma is an excellent, excellent fighter. I mean, that's why he's the ace of their squad.
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Because for a long time, he was the only one that could earn points for the team.
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He was the only one that could score points and actually get kills off the opponents.
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And not only that, he excels in whether it's a 1v1, many v1, no matter what the situation is,
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he always finds a way to at least take his opponents down with him, if nothing else.
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And outside of the top of the top ranks, there's not really many people who can beat Yuma.
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So a little background on his skills and what makes him so dangerous, really.
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But the verse I want to go over for this episode, it kind of ties into Yuma's role in Tamakoma 2,
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more or less, at least the way I see it. The verse is Proverbs chapter 18, verse 24.
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And that says, one with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer
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than a brother. And essentially, if you call friends, I kind of believe that a lot of people
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call each other friends when really they're just acquaintances. You don't really know that much
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about the other person outside of maybe work or school or something like that. But you can always
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have... Typically, you can find that one to two people who go beyond the title of friends,
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they're actually family, right? They're your chosen family. And I know me, I've had a handful
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of those growing up throughout my life. Some have changed, others have been friends for
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close to 10 years now. And for me, it's kind of making that shift from trying to find that person
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to being that person. And what I mean by that is, I always say on here is, find people who
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support you, who tell you the truth, who basically lift you up when you're falling down and who are
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when you're falling down and who are right there with you in the thick of it. But now,
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I want to encourage us all to be that person, be the type of person that you want to attract.
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And if you want to attract people who are just real, because finding real people is hard nowadays,
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and you want to find people who are real, honest, and trustworthy, then you have to be that.
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Because you basically, you attract what you are, more or less. It's a weird thing to say and to
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think about, but I've noticed that really honestly all my life, and especially now that I'm in the
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working field as an adult now, is that just being you is not down to it is enough. Just be you,
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right? Be you and be the good, the bad, and the ugly. And then you're going to attract people who
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are just as true to themselves as well with their good, bad, and the ugly. And honestly, like I
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always say, when you get people like that together who have such a level of self-awareness and trust
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and honesty, then anything's possible, really. And the way Yuma does that for Osamu is, it's funny.
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It's funny to me. So Yuma, for those of you who don't know, Yuma is actually, he's a neighbor,
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right? He's one of the aliens that are present in the series of World Trigger. And Yuma's initial
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goal of coming to Earth was to find a way to revive his father. And essentially what happened,
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so while Yuma was still in the neighborhood in the alternate dimensions and things like that,
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his father died to protect him from enemy forces, essentially. And Yuma's father died and became
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Yuma's Black Trigger. And essentially what a Black Trigger is, is again, triggers are the equipment
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that the agents are using in World Trigger. And Black Triggers are more or less anomalies. They're
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not your standard triggers. They're typically much more powerful than the normal ones. And Black
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Triggers are only made when somebody who has a lot of Trion dies. And they turn themselves into Black
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Triggers. And then Black Triggers are typically, at least for all the ones we've seen, except for
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one, are only compatible with one, maybe two people. Because it's essentially based off the
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bond the person who turned into the Black Trigger has with the person who uses the Black Trigger.
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So in this case, Yuma's father became a Black Trigger that only Yuma can use because they had
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such a strong bond as father and son. And so that's kind of the backstory of Black Triggers and how
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they're made. And Yuma came to Earth to try and find a way to essentially reverse this process,
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right? To kind of be able to find a way to save his father. Because again, they're dead.
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I mean, they're dead when they become Black Triggers. And it's funny because typically
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when you start a relationship, when you start a friendship, when you set off on your own journey,
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your own path, we all have our own goals that we're trying to accomplish. They're all in our own
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world, so to speak. Again, like I always say, we're the main characters of our stories, right?
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So it makes sense. It makes sense that we have our own things that we're trying to do and that
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we're trying to accomplish that we're striving for. That's the reason why we get up and grind
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and work so hard each and every day. And it can be very easy to ignore the world around you,
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not because... Not out of a selfish type of way, as in if it's not benefiting you,
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you don't really care about it. It's more so like if it's not in your direct line of sight,
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then you may not even be aware of it because it's not affecting you, right?
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I know that it's kind of backwards, but let me try to explain it better.
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So it's because it speaks from my own personal experience. And basically,
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for the longest time, I would just focus on my own goals, my own things that I'm trying to
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work on, whether it's doing school, I had projects that were due, I was at work,
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more projects that are due, more things that I'm working on, things trying to learn how to invest
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and be financially smart, all these different things that I'm working on for myself. And I have
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a habit to go down a rabbit hole when something catches my eye, catches my attention. That's all
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I'm focusing on day in and day out. And that's going to be like, I'm going to beat my head against
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the wall until I figure this thing out, right? And on one hand, that's a good thing, because I'm
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going to see it through. You can see it as a way, whatever you set your mind to, you're going to
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see it through to the end, whether it works out or it doesn't, you can bet that you're going to stick
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with it. But on the other hand, when you become so engulfed with it, you start ignoring everything
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else around you, then it can also be dangerous, especially when you're not by yourself, right?
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Because like I said, no matter how much we may want to at times, we can't go through life alone.
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We're just not designed to. Life will beat you down and tear you down completely and utterly,
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right? You have absolutely no one to lean on. Then yeah, you're just fish food at this point.
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Right? But so when you're nurturing, when you're nurturing the relations with other people,
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especially those who are close to you, they know that you care about and love, it's important that
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you take a moment to pop your head back out and to see what's going on, just to be aware and not be
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so blinded by your own ambitions, right? I know some people, and again, I'm not talking about those
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who only think of themselves, like the King Borrow or Prince Vegeta, someone like that,
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who's only out there for themselves, only if it's not benefiting them, they just, they don't care
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about it at all, right? When I'm talking about people who care, like you care about it, when it's
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brought to your attention, like once you're made aware of something, then you're all in and trying
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to help or try to fix or whatever it is. Whereas for the type of arrogant people like Borrow and
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Vegeta, like they're aware of it, they just don't care, right? Those two different things.
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So the people I'm talking to are people who are like me, who, you know, once you're made aware of
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it, you care, you genuinely care, you're compassionate about that person or whatever situation's going on,
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I'm encouraging you to not to have to be made aware of it, just to be more cognizant of yourself,
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right? No one should have to come bring these things to your attention, you know, as often,
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right? I know it's harder, it can be hard, especially when you're focusing on something
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that you're passionate about, but do pop your head up every once in a while, right?
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And the way, now, the Yuma, he wasn't necessarily like this per se. I mean, he, I mean,
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granted, he did come there with a goal and a mission in mind, but he was already, he already
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had an open mind to the things that were going on around him, right? And that's really shown in him
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partnering with Osamu and Chika, because when, when they decided, well, I guess when Yuma heard about
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Osamu's ambitions and stuff like that, which was looking for Chika's brother in the neighborhood,
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because again, Chika's brother left for some unknown reason that they want to figure out,
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and Chika's brother is the one who trained Osamu in joining border and things like that. So
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this Chika's brother has a relationship with both her and Osamu. And Yuma being the outsider that
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he is, he, and knowing the type of person that Osamu and the type of people Osamu and Chika are,
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he's all on board. He's like, all right, cool. You know, my plan didn't quite work out the way I
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wanted it to, but I'm here, I'm here to help you guys out because, you know, they're, they're
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friends, right? At this point, they're friends when they decided to form the squad together,
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when they decided to have each other's backs like that. He's just like, yep, I'm here to help you
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guys, no matter how hard it is, no matter what it is, I'm here to help. And you really see that
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because Yuma always believes in Osamu's plans. Even if they, if they don't go as planned, Yuma
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backs them, backs them up to the, to the best of his ability. You know, even, as I say, later on
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would be, when I talk about another character who later on joins their team, when Yuma joins their
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team, when that character starts challenging Osamu's, you know, plans or whatnot, because they
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don't make any sense to him or whatever the case may be, Yuma like typically takes Osamu's side in
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one form or another, whether that's just outright signing with him or coming up with an idea that
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helps Osamu save face while also, you know, advancing their strategy. And I say just to be
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like that, to be someone's right-hand man like that, to be someone's, you know, go-to, to have
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someone's back like that, that's something I've always taken pride in, right? Just to be there
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because I remember how many times people have been there for me and to pay that forward, you know,
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it's a different feeling. If you get it, you get it. I mean, it's hard for me to put it into words
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exactly, but just the feeling of being relied on, being reliable and you able to deliver is a
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different feeling. I know, I do know that parents get this, especially fathers, right? You know,
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father, typically the head of the household, they're the ones who are out there, you know,
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providing and protecting and things like that. So I know they especially get it when, you know,
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you know, when you do it, when you do it for the right reasons, you know, essentially you're
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doing it because you want to, not because you expect something in return. And when you do get
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something in return, that should be just a thank you, right? Just the appreciation for what you do
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out there on a daily basis. And that, that in and of itself is rewarding enough in all honesty.
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And I mean, that's something I had to learn, I'm still learning, right? I'm still learning to,
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to really just kind of embrace that, right? I mean, because in today's world, everything's so,
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you know, instant gratification, instant gratification, I need to have it now, I need
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to have it now. Where this isn't really instant gratification, it's just you knowing that you
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did something good, you knowing that you, you'll put yourself out there for somebody outside of
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yourself, right? And ultimately you just knowing that, you know, God sees you and your rewards is
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going to be in heaven, right? Now that's not instant gratification, I mean, that's going to happen
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after we leave here. But, so it's taking that, taking that mindset shift from the worldly view of,
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you know, of all the, you know, social media, you know, all the even video games and things like that,
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TV where we want everything now, now, now, now. And, and taking that to go from a more of a
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spiritual, more self-reflective aspect of like, you know what, my reward isn't going to be now,
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it's going to be something way down the line. And I'm not even working for that, I'm not even doing
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this for that, I'm just doing it because I want to. And honestly, that's, like I said, that's one of
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the best feelings that you can honestly have once you truly accept that, once you truly dive into
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that, right? And now it may be, it may be harder for some, harder for some than others, especially
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if you're not used to doing that, right? If you're not used to looking out for other people and not
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used to other people relying on you, or if you're not used to relying on other people, do, right?
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Because I think once you find someone that you can rely on, it becomes easier for you to become,
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for you to become, for you to be that person for them as well, right? Because it's kind of,
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it's like a trust, it's like a trust thing. You know, you, you trust them enough with your stuff,
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with your baggage, with your whatever the case may be. And now they can do the same for you,
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right? Because I do believe if somebody shows you some kindness, you know, and kindness and respect
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in a way, especially repeatedly, when they don't have to, when there's honestly no benefit for them,
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and then I think you owe it to kind of pay it forward as well. And again, like I said, Yuma
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does that for Osama and them day in and day out, because, you know, Osama sticks up,
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sticks up for Yuma with, I guess the higher ups no less, like he, I guess the people in border who
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at first, you know, they didn't trust Yuma because he's a, he's a neighbor, right? He's an alien.
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And he, they tried to, to take him, they tried to, you know, essentially imprison him,
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imprison him and take his black trigger from him. But Osama, along with some of the other,
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some of the other senior members of Tamakoa, the branch that they're a part of, they stood up for,
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for Yuma. It's like, no, you guys can't just come in here and just do things because you,
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because you want to. And they made it so Yuma could join the team and they can all go on a
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journey together. And like I said, Yuma's always has Osama's back, you know, he knows Osama isn't,
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isn't that much of a fighter, you know, not just on the battlefield, but that's a personality type
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as well. He's not, he's not one to go looking for fights. He's rarely one to finish them either.
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Even someone brings it, brings it to him, which he's gotten better with, but Yuma has always been,
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been the one to be at a side to back him up if, you know, if things go, started to go sideways.
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Right. It's not just Osama either. Yuma does this with Chika as well, because like I covered
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in her episode, you know, she, for the longest time had a problem with shooting people, even
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though she's a sniper. Right. And that's, you know, that's pretty ridiculous in the honesty,
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but neither Osama nor Yuma held that against her. And Yuma was always essentially her vanguard,
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right. And in the battles or whatnot, if Chika's position ever got compromised, especially later
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on when they had the wire strategy and when they added their second ace, Yuma was typically the
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one that would cover Chika if her position got compromised or if he, if he needed to cover fire,
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he made sure that he was somewhere in her vicinity. Right. And let me say he did it for Osama too.
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He was always the one that had to go rescue them or cover for them in some form or fashion.
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And he never once complained about it. He never once complained about it. Even when onlookers were
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saying that, you know, they're, they're going to burn them out because he has to do all the heavy
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lifting and he has to cover for them too. You know, and from the people who are in the battle,
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for the ones who are looking on, commentating and saying, you know, how they are just essentially
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nothing without Yuma, Yuma has never once said any of those things himself. He never once complained
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about it. He never once, you know, said, you know, you guys are hopeless without me. None of that ever
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never came out of his mouth. And that's because he, he just doesn't mind. He doesn't care because he,
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he just want to do what he can for his team and for his friends. That's it. It's the bottom line.
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If that means him flying across the battlefield, scoring points and protecting them, then that's
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what he has to do. That's what he's going to do. And he has no hesitation, no, he's not upset about
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it at all. And, and Ozzy, I think that kind of speaks volumes to, I know, I know at least to me,
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right? Because full disclosure, a lot of the stuff with this podcast is just a letter to myself to
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go back and remind myself of things that I've gone through and things that I want to improve in.
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And for this one is really so much just to, you know, don't, don't have to expect a reward
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for every little thing that you do. Right. And just do it, just do the right thing because it's the
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right thing to do. Don't do it because your parents told you to don't do it because, you know, you
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feel like, you feel like it's the right thing to do. Do it because you know it's the right thing to
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do. Do it because you want to. Right. And don't expect anything out of it. Right. Don't expect,
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just don't because, you know, nothing's ever guaranteed. Some people, even if you just because
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you do something nice for somebody, it doesn't mean that they're going to appreciate it or even
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understand it at that time, or they may, they may never do it. So if you're, if you're doing
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something to be acknowledged by people, then you're always going to be disappointed because,
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you know, people are fickle. We're, we're wish-washy, you know, we can be happy one minute
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and mad the next and for no apparent reason. And what you may seem to be a good deed or good thing,
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they could spin it in some way to make it negative. And now everything is just blown up in your face.
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Right. So I just want to encourage you to, you know, do the right thing because you want to be
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someone that people can lean on, people can trust, people can go to for help and support and,
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and just give it to them. Right. Give it to them. Because at the end of the day,
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you're going to feel better about it. You're going to, hopefully you're going to make them
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feel better about whatever situation is. And at the end of the day, we just, we're just all trying
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to be better, right? Just be better people, be better, you know, neighbors, be better family
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members, just be better, just better people in general. Right. Because there's too much
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negativity and hate in the world right now. There's not enough positivity and genuine love for one
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another out there. So, you know, I just want you to really think about what can you do to help someone
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else? Right. What can you do? What can you offer? What can you, you know, even if something small,
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it may seem small to you, but it could be something life-changing for somebody else. Right.
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It could be, I'm just trying to think, you know, it could be you picking up the check at a
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restaurant first, just a random stranger, right? You know, it could be offering to wash someone's
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car, you know, in the neighborhood, you know, go around, cut someone's grass, ask permission.
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Don't just go out there and start doing stuff because that's weird. But, you know, just, you
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know, just little, just little things that you can do within your power that, you know, because you
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never know, you may make or break someone's day. We just don't know and we'll never know if we don't
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try, even if we don't put ourselves out there. But anyway, that's all I got for you guys today. So,
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I want to just thank you for tuning in to today's episode. And I pray that you get what you needed
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out of it and that you learn something new about yourself and learn something new about what you
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can, what you can offer to, you know, to this crazy thing we call life, right? Feel free to subscribe
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to the podcast and leave a review. I love reading you guys' comments and it helps me improve each
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and every episode. And always remember, you are the main character of your story and that story
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doesn't end until he says so. All right, be blessed.
