Tsuna Sawada | |
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Reborn! character | |
First appearance |
Reborn! Chapter 1 Reborn! Episode 1 |
Voiced by | Yukari Kokubun (Japanese) |
Profile | |
Relatives |
Nana Sawada (mother) Iemitsu Sawada (father) |
Tsunayoshi Sawada (沢田 綱吉 Sawada Tsunayoshi?), commonly nicknamed "Tsuna" (ツナ?), is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Reborn! created by Akira Amano. In the story, Tsuna is one of the long lines of descendants from the Vongola family, a mafia that exists in Italy. He is the one who is to be the next leader of the Vongola, the tenth Vongola boss. To set him up to that position, hitman Reborn becomes his home tutor and trains him to be a suitable boss. With Reborn's help, Tsuna confronts his fears and befriends several people, some of which become his guardians within the Vongola Family. However, due to Tsuna's high position in the Mafia, various other families conspire to kill Tsuna, which forces him and his friends to stand up to their enemies. Besides the manga and the anime, Tsuna has also been featured in all of the video games from the series, light novels, and a CD soundtrack.
Tsuna's character has been very popular within readers from the manga; he appeared several times in the top 5 from the popularity polls developed for the series and has taken first place a few times. He has also been featured in merchandise from the series, such as figurines and plush. Publications for manga, anime and other media have commented on Tsuna's character, adding praise and criticism. Although Tsuna's story was initially considered very simple, writers from various websites have liked Tsuna's traits as well as his growth throughout the manga.
Tsuna is a junior-high student who becomes the Vongola Family's mafia boss-in-training. The reason Tsuna was recruited is because he is the son of a father and a mother; only ones with the Vongola bloodline are able to become its boss. Also, the other candidates in line for the position of the head of the Vongola Family had died. Before Reborn finds Tsuna, Tsuna is known as "No Good Tsuna" (ダメツナ?) for his poor grades, bad luck, and lack of athleticism. He is normally insecure, considering himself a loser. He has a crush on a girl from his school, Kyoko Sasagawa, seeing her as the only reason to go to school.