# Shu Ouma Shu Ouma begins from a place many anime leads would treat as a temporary inconvenience: ordinary student life, with its routines and unspoken rules, matters to him. Guilty Crown asks the viewer to stay close to someone whose sense of self is still being formed while the world around him expects a decision. The pleasure of watching Shu is not effortless confidence. It is seeing a quiet young man try to work out what responsibility sounds like in his own voice, then noticing how much pressure gathers around that attempt. ## Fast Facts - **Japanese name:** 桜満集 - **Age:** 17 - **Birthday:** July 21 - **Height:** 170 cm - **Gender:** Male - **Occupation:** Student, Member of Funeral Parlor, Student Council President - **Affiliation:** Funeral Parlor, Student Council - **Japanese VA:** Yuuki Kaji - **English VA:** Austin Tindle ## Spoilers (reveals from later in the story) - **Affiliation:** The King - **Family:** Gai Tsutsugami, Saeko Shijou, Shuichiro Keido ## Appearance Shu's first impression is shaped by restraint. He does not need a grand entrance to hold attention; the character reads as someone who would rather observe for a moment than announce himself. That reserve gives small changes in expression and posture room to register. When a scene puts him beside people who seem surer of what they want, the contrast makes his uncertainty legible without turning it into a joke. There is a softness to the way he is presented, and it helps the show keep him approachable even as the stakes around him rise. His design serves the same useful purpose as his quieter reactions: it lets the audience read him as a person before asking them to read him as a symbol. ## Personality Shu's reserve can look like passivity if you expect every protagonist to take charge at once. I think the more revealing question is what he does with a choice after someone else has made it urgent. His instinct is to hesitate, and the hesitation carries weight because he is not detached from the people around him. He wants to respond well, but wanting to do right by someone does not automatically tell him what the right thing is. That tension gives his scenes an uncomfortable intimacy. The viewer can recognize the wish to be decent and the equally human wish to avoid being responsible for an outcome. His student life and his place with Funeral Parlor pull him toward different kinds of obligation. The contrast matters as a viewing experience, not as a list of roles: one role suggests an everyday self with familiar expectations, while the other makes those expectations harder to keep intact. Shu does not become compelling by suddenly possessing perfect conviction. His appeal comes from watching him test the limits of the self-image he would prefer to keep. When he takes on authority, the shift is interesting precisely because it does not erase the anxious, watchful person underneath it. The show invites patience with his indecision, though it also gives viewers room to be frustrated by it. That friction is a strength. Shu is not always easy to endorse, and easy endorsement would make his uncertainty less honest. ## Shu Ouma's Story ### Spoiler-free introduction Early on, Shu is a student trying to make sense of circumstances that press beyond the boundaries of ordinary routine. The series keeps the focus close to his reactions: what he notices, what he is willing to do, and how difficult it can be to answer a demand before he understands its cost. His connection to Funeral Parlor puts him near people whose resolve can make his hesitation feel especially pronounced. The safe way into his story is to watch how he listens and how slowly he grants himself permission to act. Those early scenes establish a lead whose decisions matter to him before they become easy to explain. ### Spoilers beyond the early story As the story develops, Shu's relationship with authority becomes harder to separate from his understanding of himself. His position as Student Council President gives the series a way to test whether responsibility can be performed before it is fully believed. The answer is not a clean transformation into a different person. Shu's uncertainty remains part of the experience, even when he has to make choices with consequences for others. That continued friction is where the character earns his more difficult scenes: confidence can sound like a role he is trying on, while doubt remains audible underneath. Viewers who want a lead they can approve of at every turn may find him vexing. Viewers willing to sit with a character who keeps negotiating with his own conscience will find more to discuss. ## Watch Shu Ouma's Story Start with Guilty Crown (2011), where Shu Ouma's story unfolds. The series is available on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. If you are deciding whether to stay with it, watch for the tension between the private person Shu would like to be and the demands that keep reaching him. The show is most engaging when his choices feel personal rather than automatic, and his English performance by Austin Tindle gives that uncertainty a clear, human edge. Yuuki Kaji voices Shu in Japanese. Either track suits a character whose defining scenes often depend on a pause, a changed tone, or the effort it takes to answer someone directly. **Start here:** [Guilty Crown](https://hozuna.com/anime/guilty-crown) — Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix - [Guilty Crown](https://hozuna.com/anime/guilty-crown) (2011) — Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix ## Questions **How tall is Shu Ouma?** Shu Ouma is 170 cm tall. The number is a small detail beside the way the series makes his presence feel uncertain at first, then increasingly difficult for him to ignore. **Who voices Shu Ouma in English?** Austin Tindle voices Shu Ouma in English. Yuuki Kaji voices him in Japanese, and both performances give the character room for hesitation without making him feel empty. **Where can I watch Shu Ouma's story?** Shu Ouma's story is in Guilty Crown (2011), which streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. Start there to follow his part in the series. **Is Shu Ouma worth watching for?** Yes, especially if you enjoy protagonists whose uncertainty remains visible after they gain responsibility. Shu can frustrate, but his effort to decide what kind of person he wants to be gives the series a personal center.