Toya Kinomoto
Toya Kinomoto (木之本 桃矢, Kinomoto Tōya?) is a fictional character in Clamp's anime and manga series Cardcaptor Sakura. He is known as Tori Avalon in the English adaptation Cardcaptors.
He appears in another Clamp series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and is known there as Tōya, although his name has also been romanized as "Touya". He is voiced by Tomokazu Seki in Cardcaptor Sakura and by Shinichirō Miki in Tsubasa Chronicle. In Cardcaptors, he is voiced by Tony Sampson, and by Kirk Thornton in the 2nd Movie. He is voiced by J. Michael Tatum in Tsubasa Chronicle.
He appears in another Clamp series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and is known there as Tōya, although his name has also been romanized as "Touya". He is voiced by Tomokazu Seki in Cardcaptor Sakura and by Shinichirō Miki in Tsubasa Chronicle. In Cardcaptors, he is voiced by Tony Sampson, and by Kirk Thornton in the 2nd Movie. He is voiced by J. Michael Tatum in Tsubasa Chronicle.
Character
Toya is the brother of Sakura Kinomoto. His birthday is on February 29th, which makes him a leap year baby. A person that can only "properly" celebrate their birthday only once every four (4) years. He holds the belief that as Sakura's older brother, he is the only person entitled to make fun of her, a belief that his best friend Yukito Tsukishiro refers to as a "sister complex." However, he is also protective and caring of her, which leads him to dislike Shaoran Li when he finds Syaoran cornering Sakura in the schoolyard. Though Syaoran and Sakura eventually stop fighting, Toya continues to dislike Syaoran when he becomes friends with Sakura, knowing that Syaoran will eventually take Sakura away from him. He is a perceptive young man and has had a vague idea as to what Sakura has been up to as a Cardcaptor, despite Sakura's attempts to keep it a secret.
He is often working, and a running gag in the series involves Sakura and Yukito running into him while he's at work, which can happen virtually anywhere. It is later revealed in the series, however, that the reason for him bumping into Sakura all the time was not just mere coincidence but deliberance on his part (he was following her in case she needed protection from any danger). In the first few episodes, a running gag was Sakura purposely stepping on his foot when he mocks her. Later on in the series when this gag is attempted again, Toya often moves his foot out of the way, causing Sakura to feel the effects of the impact instead.
Toya was born with some magical ability, allowing him to see ghosts (including the one of his late mother). His magical ability is also what helps him sense when Sakura is in danger or when she is doing other "magical" things (which enables him to follow her as described above).
Late in the series, Toya gives up his magical abilities in order to keep Yukito alive. Yukito's alter-ego Yue was being weakened from a lack of supporting magic after Sakura became Master of the Clow. Sakura's magic was not strong enough to maintain Yue's existence at the time, and if Yue ended up disappearing, so would Yukito. Toya tried to make this known to Yukito, however each time he was interrupted by Nakuru Akizuki (Ruby Moon) Toya was more than willing to give up his magic to save Yukito, but he knew that doing so came at another cost: losing the ability to sense when Sakura was in danger. Therefore, Toya made a deal with Yue and had him promise that he would now protect Sakura with all of his power.
He is often working, and a running gag in the series involves Sakura and Yukito running into him while he's at work, which can happen virtually anywhere. It is later revealed in the series, however, that the reason for him bumping into Sakura all the time was not just mere coincidence but deliberance on his part (he was following her in case she needed protection from any danger). In the first few episodes, a running gag was Sakura purposely stepping on his foot when he mocks her. Later on in the series when this gag is attempted again, Toya often moves his foot out of the way, causing Sakura to feel the effects of the impact instead.
Toya was born with some magical ability, allowing him to see ghosts (including the one of his late mother). His magical ability is also what helps him sense when Sakura is in danger or when she is doing other "magical" things (which enables him to follow her as described above).
Late in the series, Toya gives up his magical abilities in order to keep Yukito alive. Yukito's alter-ego Yue was being weakened from a lack of supporting magic after Sakura became Master of the Clow. Sakura's magic was not strong enough to maintain Yue's existence at the time, and if Yue ended up disappearing, so would Yukito. Toya tried to make this known to Yukito, however each time he was interrupted by Nakuru Akizuki (Ruby Moon) Toya was more than willing to give up his magic to save Yukito, but he knew that doing so came at another cost: losing the ability to sense when Sakura was in danger. Therefore, Toya made a deal with Yue and had him promise that he would now protect Sakura with all of his power.
Relationships
Toya briefly dated Kaho Mizuki for a year starting in 8th grade (she was his student teacher), but they broke up when she decided to move to England to pursue her career. She told him also that he should not grieve over that, for she would be back, and by those days both of them would have other love interests. After returning, she treats him affectionately, but more as a younger brother than a boyfriend.
Toya's main relationship is with his best friend Yukito. Throughout the series Toya and Yukito are extremely close and eventually Yukito openly admits his love for Toya to Sakura after Toya sacrifices his powers to save Yukito's life. In addition, Yukito, now aware that he is Yue, expresses insecurity about his real self, but Toya says that he would not be able to stand losing Yukito and that their common memories are real.
Toya and Yukito are one of Clamp's "soulmate" pairs (a common theme in their stories). They are each other's special person and are always together when they appear in other works by Clamp.
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