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Tachihara is a slightly imposing young man with short, spiky hair dyed rust red and amber eyes. He wears a plaster on the bridge of his nose. His natural hair color is black.
His normal outfit consists of a long-sleeved and rather baggy white V-neck shirt with the border being black and the left sleeve rolled up so it isn't visible. This shirt is partially covered by a military green crop jacket that has beige fur around the collar. Underneath, he wears a gun strap for his dual guns. He also wears dark blue pants, brown boots, and a black band on his left wrist.
As a member of the Hunting Dogs , he is seen wearing the standard Hunting Dogs cape and cap, alongside his usual long-sleeved shirt, pants, and his late brother's dog tag.

Tachihara as a toddler when Teruko uses her ability on him Tachihara as a child Tachihara as a member of the Hunting Dogs

On the surface, Tachihara is an arrogant, impulsive, rash individual, more than willing to solve problems through sheer brute force and his dual guns. A violent temper leads to frequent conflict between him and other mafiosi, namely Gin , whom Tachihara views as creepy and frequently insults, leading to arguments, and Hirotsu , who often shuts Tachihara's temper down by threatening him. Tachihara's self-preservation prompts him to obey Hirotsu in the end, albeit reluctantly. [6]
An apparent thirst for battle and arrogance fuels Tachihara's temper. He's often seen with a rather feral smile on his face whenever fighting. [6] [7] He seldom considers the weight of a mission over the rush of eliminating his targets. He shows no hesitation nor remorse in murder, in fact sometimes urging to just eliminate a troublesome person if he finds their baggage more than they're worth. [7]
A prideful man, Tachihara despises being underestimated and belittled. This is a surefire way to get oneself shot. [8]

Tachihara dissuading Higuchi since he values orders.

His rebellious side doesn't negate how he values orders, seeing them as an utmost system. Due to this, he attempts to dissuade Higuchi from saving Akutagawa against Mori's orders, even suggesting an alternate plan that wouldn't disobey these orders. [7] Furthermore, he maintains his composure when dragged into shopping with Elise , and tolerates her putting bows in his hair. Despite guards laughing at him, Tachihara doesn't snap. [ citation needed ]
Despite his rough exterior, Tachihara is capable of thinking rationally, just not in the heat of the moment in the Port Mafia. He can recognize danger quickly and finds himself on edge over how nonchalant Mori , Kōyō , and Chūya 's meeting went. [9] Tachihara has a proficient understanding of how to deal with the enemy, alluding to a much more cunning side of his true nature. [8]

Tachihara's nature as a Hunting Dogs member.

Much of Tachihara's details of joining the Port Mafia are unknown, however, it is a ruse. His identity as the fifth Hunting Dog reveals a much more clever, driven man. Unlike Ango Sakaguchi , Tachihara always intended to infiltrate the Port Mafia, using his position in the Hunting Dogs to operate as a spy. His confrontation with Yosano is devoid of any rage, depicting a cold, blunt side as he explains his grudge against her for "killing" his brother. [1] [10]

Tachihara piggybacks Teruko.

Regardless of who he is working for, Tachihara cares deeply for his comrades. He was first to try to stop Higuchi when she tried to save Akutagawa on her own [7] and has been seen visibly harboring guilt for when he cut down Hirotsu and Gin for the sake of his mission as a spy. [11] He has also been seen caring for Teruko when she showed she was heavily injured from going against a plane head-on. [12] He's also notably patient with those who are spoiled, including letting Teruko sit on his shoulders with little protests of being his "slave" [13] and letting Elise put a bow on his head. [ citation needed ]
Beneath a lot of Tachihara's rough and punk-like exterior is a strong sense of incompetency and inferiority compared to his older brother who was praised as being "perfect" while he was deemed by his family as being inferior, even being questioned as to why he didn't die instead of him. These things have driven Tachihara to act out and live a life of delinquency and ruthlessness by affiliating with gang activity, but despite these things, he still couldn't shake off these negative feelings. His insecurity and desperation to escape his brother's shadow was so strong, that Tachihara took on the first "order" that allowed him to become someone "not like his brother or his opposite" and joined the Hunting Dogs and infiltrate the Mafia to get revenge on Yosano for "killing" his brother, even when he knew and acknowledged that all of it was an excuse to appease his own negative feelings. [1]


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Minoura is a tall man likely in his 40s. He has short black hair and wears a button, a tie, and slacks with a long coat over top. He has a stern expression and has deep wrinkles on his face from it.

He has a very serious personality, especially relating to his work. He's shown to have a somewhat condescending attitude such as when he thought of Ranpo as a "rookie" and told him not to get in the way of his investigation. Although he originally looked down on Ranpo he's shown to be able to accept his mistakes and change his views on others with a more humble attitude towards himself.


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Tsujimura is a fair-skinned young woman of slender physique. She has lavender, almond-shaped eyes [1] and turquoise hair with bangs parted to the left over her forehead, curled strands framing her face, and the rest of her hair styled in a high bun. She wears light make-up including turquoise eye shadow and pale-colored lipstick. Her usual outfit consists of a white dress shirt, a gray suit coat which she keeps unbuttoned and whose sleeves are folded along her forearms, matching gray slacks, and black heels. Her accessories include a white neck scarf with cyan floral patterns, gray gloves, and a dark gray belt. In other media , she is depicted wearing dark-colored, sheer stockings. [3] [5]
During her teenage years, Tsujimura had short hair with bangs swept to the left, and she wore a standard seifuku . [6]

Young Tsujimura Tsujimura in DEAD APPLE

Tsujimura is very dedicated to her job and respectful to her seniors. She also considers herself confident in her job and even describes her performance as top-notch and having more drive than anyone, bringing up that her peers see as a “woman of mystery.” She also sets goals for herself, telling herself that she needs to catch up to a movie heroine, a spy who wears biker jacket and glasses, as soon as possible. [2] Ayatsuji also once noted that Tsujimura is never late in her job without a reason.

Tsujimura's annoyance with Ayatsuji.

Though Tsujimura appears as a kind and genuine woman, she is slightly gullible at times, as shown when Ayatsuji tricked her into making him coffee in exchange for showing her respect. Ayatsuji also describes her as an agent who is "easy to handle," [7] and both he and Ango concur that she is "too easy to read." Nevertheless, she has a strong will and determination, from accepting the job as Ayatsuji's minder despite the latter's notoriety in terms of his ability and attitude, to taking up the role as a detective during Ayatsuji's absence amidst complicated circumstances and even solving them herself without external aid, and to refusing her superiors’ orders by attempting to save Ayatsuji’s life by deciding not to shoot him despite being instructed to. [1]
As Ayatsuji's minder, Tsujimura always displays her strict side when trying to reprimand the detective whenever he does as he pleases, but she constantly struggles to get Ayatsuji to follow protocol, even saying to herself how she often forgets that she is the agent who holds his life in her hands. However, despite constantly being annoyed by Ayatsuji’s behavior and theatrics, she respects him highly and lets her guard down whenever he compliments her. Feeling strongly about her duties, she also often gets swept up in the moment. [8]


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Assistant Director Tsujimura is a middle-aged woman around 40 to 50 years old. She has light-colored eyes and short black hair with silver streaks, held back by a simple hairband. Due to a past mission, she has a small scar on her right ear. While working in the Special Division, she usually wore a pale blue sweater, [1] while she wore an office attire in the past during instances recalled by Tsujimura [2] and Ayatsuji. [3]

From Tsujimura's perspective for someone who was mostly absent during her childhood, Tsujimura thought that her mother did not perceive her like a daughter. However, the assistant director did not entirely lack feelings for her daughter. She passed down and ordered her own ability to kill anyone her daughter wishes to kill, so as not to let Tsujimura kill someone, possibly to have her avoid the dread of killing. Additionally, even upon faking her death, she places her trust in a few people to look after her daughter, one of which includes Ayatsuji.
As the assistant director of a highly specialized organization, she is apparently quite capable in her profession. Despite not taking the center stage most of the time as such (and because of her public status as a deceased person), Ayatsuji notes how she pulls the strings behind the shadows, almost similar to a director. She is also quite calculating and perceptive, noticing Ayatsuji's lies in his report and—despite him not openly admitting and dismissing her claims—deducing his true situation given the circumstances.


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Kajii has a tall, slim build and short brown hair with bangs cut at an equal length across his forehead. His eyes are covered by purple tinted goggles.
He dons a worn out, white lab coat with frayed sleeves and hem, underneath he wears a white button-down wrapped with a loose brown belt-like accessory. His coat has many pins, two on the left - one slightly larger yellow one with a face and a smaller black on with a red "X". On the right is an orange pin with an exclamation point, with metallic pins underneath.
He also wears worn out, frayed blue pants; a green scarf; and geta sandals .

Kajii is as explosive as his lemon bombs. An eccentric, easily excitable man with an intense obsession over science and a lemon's shape. He has a habit of talking in an odd sort of "code" centered on the universe, referring to the Port Mafia's boss as the "Grand Marshal of Outer Space". Kajii seldom stops exclaiming his every word, and when he's not, he's mocking his adversaries or waxing lyrical of his intelligence.
For all his eccentricities, Kajii is an accomplished and seasoned science enthusiast. Kajii prides himself as a scholar of physics, applying science to every aspect of his life with multiple "experiments". He makes a point of questioning and doubting life at every turn and is especially intrigued by the concepts of life and death, including their relationships with higher powers, such as God.

Kajii showing his pride on his lemon bombs.

To Kajii, there are countless fascinating phenomena that occur at one's death, hence he thinks very little of people's lives beyond being subjects for his "experiments". As such, he questions what death exactly is, and why it is so inevitable, as it is something neither science nor God can overcome.
Although boisterous and arrogant, Kajii proves a dedicated mafioso. As an infamous terrorist, he's one of the few Mafiosi publicly known, a fact he takes pride in. He views his "experiments" and murders as valuable progress in his never-ending studies and shows absolutely no remorse for the atrocities he commits. In a battle , he's brutal and sadistic, looking down on his opponents for both their weakness and "inferior" intelligence compared to his own. To top it off, Kajii specializes in surprise attacks and ambushes, showing incredible capability in placing bombs in strategic locations or rigging the environment to his advantage.

Kajii cowers in fear when on the losing end.

Of course, when on the losing end, Kajii wastes no time cowering in fear, as he isn't physically strong. This becomes especially apparent against Akiko Yosano after she "defies" an inevitable death. [3] [4] He can use this to his advantage, however, as when pretending to fear Margaret Mitchell and Nathaniel Hawthorne to lower their guard. [1]
At the core of his person, Kajii views the world as tedious, and channels his frustrations into the lemon bombs he creates, calling the lemon, for its "ultimate geometry", the destroyer of a tedious world. He alludes to viewing the mafia as an escape from tedium, as it allows him endless opportunities to carry out his "experiments". [5]


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Mushitaro is a young man with dark hair slicked over to the left of his forehead. The pupils of his yellow eyes consist of several rings. He is very expressive. He dresses sharply, wearing a neat, green, fitting suit accessorized with a black bowtie and a pocket square .
He also had a former physical appearance, where his face was changed [3] presumably upon being a captive by The Seventh Agency .

Mushitarō's former appearance

Mushitaro is a somewhat stuck-up man who takes pride in his ability. He is not a particularly loyal member of the Rats, saying that it only serves to fulfill his own goals. For example, when he met Fyodor Dostoevsky , he demanded a base of operations all for himself, including a bookshelf with occult books and fine china tableware. [3] He is a formidable opponent against Ranpo Edogawa due to his ability. However, he easily breaks when his old friend Yokomizo is brought to mind, even losing interest in the outside world since his friend's death.
He is interested in occult practices and occasionally blurts out sentences related to it. [4] Contrary to his mystery writer friend, Mushitaro is quite disinterested in mystery novels. [3] Nevertheless, he sometimes writes mystery stories (though he would struggle with it), thinking that he would find his dear friend appear to him during such times whenever he yearns for his company. [5] He is also quite protective of his friend's posthumous reputation to his "ultimate mystery", doing whatever it takes to preserve the public's reception towards Yokomizo's final legacy entrusted to him.


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Naomi is a high school-age girl with hip-length black hair that is styled in a side-swept hime cut and dark grey eyes. She also has a beauty mark underneath her left eye. In general, her appearance does not resemble her brother, given her charismatic allure compared to Tanizaki's timid disposition. [3]
She wears a standard seifuku that consists of a white long-sleeved blouse attached with a red sailor-style collar and a black pleated skirt that comes above her knees. She also dons black socks that reach the middle of her calves and a pair of brown loafers .
During the aftermath celebration of cannibalism events, Naomi wears her hair in a high bun. She also wears a sky blue dress with white top over it. She also wears heels. [4]

Naomi's attire during the cannibalism aftermath celebration

Naomi is a bold and strong-willed young girl, who never shies away from involving herself in a case—more specifically, ones that involve her older brother's well-being. Despite not being an ability user, she is often embroiled in the Agency's conflict, [5] [6] but when told to leave, she mostly refuses. [7]
As an Agency clerk, Naomi is rather intelligent and quick-thinking, even amidst perilous circumstances. She is also shown to be mentally resilient because, in spite of being a near-frequent victim to kidnappings and ability users, she takes it quite well and is outwardly unaffected. [7] [5] [6] Moreover, she appears to be courteous towards Agency clients, as shown when she professionally served Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald some tea, though she retained some subtle hostility towards their adversary similar to the President at the time. [7]

Naomi's figurative and literal closeness with her brother.

Probably one of Naomi's most prominent characteristics is her deep-seated love for her elder brother, whom she is always with. When with her brother, she can be both childish and provocative. [8] [9] [10] Her feelings seem to go beyond that of ordinary sisterly love and can be seen as romantic in nature due to a number of questionable circumstances and suggestive remarks, to the point that the Agency keeps silent on their relationship "for fear that their hunch was right". [3]

Naomi protects Tanizaki from a rain of bullets.

However, be it romantic or platonic, Naomi remains unwavering in her devotion and belief towards her brother [5] and does what she can to protect him from harm's way, even shielding him with her own body from Ichiyō Higuchi 's gunshots. [10]
Besides her brother, Naomi is also kind and caring towards the other members of the Agency. She visibly shows concern when the others were contemplating abandoning Atsushi Nakajima during his kidnapping [11] and easily forgives him when he falls victim to Dogra Magra that caused him to lash out on her and Kirako Haruno with his powers. [12]


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Hawthorne is a tall man with neatly combed silver hair [note 1] and cyan eyes alongside gold-rimmed glasses. Because he is a pastor, he dresses in a slightly modified black religious habit with a black cape on top of it, together with a white cravat and black shoes. He also wears a hidden cross necklace which can be used to cut himself in order to activate his ability in an instant. He is often seen carrying a Bible as well.
After sustaining injuries from his battle with Akutagawa , [4] Hawthorne wears a head bandage. [5]
When he becomes Fyodor Dostoevsky 's assassin, Hawthorne retains his outfit, though his habit's sleeves and hem have become torn and quite ragged. He also discards his glasses and once wore a white mask with red linear accents during the wake of Cannibalism .
Later, he occasionally dons a cloak over his clothing, and his hair has grown considerably longer and disheveled. At this point, Hawthorne's facial expression becomes particularly deadpan and almost inexpressive. [6]

Hawthorne with head bandage after his fight with Akutagawa Hawthorne's appearance as an assassin

Hawthorne is a man of God and appears to take his religion very seriously. He believes he was given a mission by God to pass judgement on heavy sinners. This is mainly the reason why he keeps himself in high esteem and even acts a bit arrogant towards his fellow allies and enemies, particularly Margaret Mitchell . Nevertheless, he is smart, good at planning, and very composed.
He might appear as a cold, rude, and even ruthless individual, but he has shown a patient and caring side towards Margaret, despite both of them getting into little quarrels. Later on, deciding that he shall restore her honor as she gets in a comatose condition, Hawthorne becomes an assassin for Fyodor on the condition that he cure Margaret.
However, after coming into Fyodor's service, he was apparently brainwashed and his mind severely altered by him in order to be a "proper" servant (pawn). Resulting in Nathaniel becoming robotic and almost completely devoid of emotion. As see during his second fight against Ryunosuke Akutagawa and later during his assassination attempt at Yukichi Fukuzawa , where he was completely unresponsive to them. It was even theorized by Akutagawa that even his memories and sense of reason was removed by Fyodor . [ citation needed ]


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Kyōgoku was an elderly man of relatively tall stature and pale skin. He had mud-brown eyes and short, white hair with some unkempt fringes covering part of his left eye. He had dimples in his cheeks, which were described to be "childlike yet sinister." [1] Overall, he was dressed in tattered, traditional kimono and wore a pair of circular framed glasses. He occasionally carried or donned a red oni mask on his head, and he is almost never seen without a grin.

As a master of trickery, Kyōgoku was cunning, deceptive, and highly manipulative. He relied mostly on his genius and, unlike other gifted criminals, merely utilized his ability as a supplementary weapon. He even agreed that his ability was not particularly strong, [5] but his precision in timing events proved to be his strongest suit that stumped even the likes of Ayatsuji and the government various times. Furthermore, of all the many personas he donned, his most favored one was that of the Sorcerer who played with human life and the world using his skills and conspiracies.
With his villainous character, Kyōgoku was thoroughly disliked by his rival Ayatsuji, at whom he always laughed or sneered in return. He always used a good-natured, old-fashioned tone of voice that added to his stench. However, he possessed a mysterious charisma that attracted followers and supporters all over the country, who followed his orders and words. He also puppeteered unknowing people to do his bidding, whom he called his " familiars " or " shikigami ", though Ayatsuji surmised that these people may be possessed with his ability. At the same time, Kyōgoku's transcendental aura compelled others to worship yet fear him akin to some being beyond human comprehension. Naturally, he was also vastly knowledgeable about ghosts, folklores, and the idea of the supernatural, which he incorporated in his schemes. [1]

Kyōgoku possessing various Special Division agents at once as his hostages to make them meet his demands.

Kyōgoku's careful planning made him confident in his intellect and actions, to the extent of toying with his enemies, and especially pestered Ayatsuji. As a criminal instigator, Kyōgoku was notorious for never leaving any traces linking criminals to his name. This made him extremely elusive, unable to be caught or branded as a criminal by the government, nor judged and killed by Ayatsuji's infallible ability . Even in the face of certain death upon proving him as a criminal in a massacre , Kyōgoku had thought of a plan to evade such absolute accidental death, [3] which cemented his ultimate victory against Ayatsuji. Incidentally, Kyōgoku was dedicated to win in his games to the point of betting his own life, which Ayatsuji noted was one of his quirks. Ultimately, in his battle against his archnemesis, Kyōgoku resorted to this stratagem that required the expense of his own life all to ensure absolute victory and, by extension, Ayatsuji's indefinite loss. [1]
As such, Ayatsuji remarked that it was Kyōgoku's own demonic intellect that made him truly evil. [6] For instance, Kyōgoku considered it charity to help innocents being pressured by society to turn to crime to the extent of helping them commit perfect crimes, locked-room murders, and unsolvable cases. [1] He also "helped out" a married couple pay their daughters' hospital bills in exchange for committing double suicide in front of Ayatsuji as a way of reopening his "ceremony" following their showdown at the waterfall . [2]

Kyōgoku considering himself an altruistic person.

In general, Kyōgoku views himself as an altruistic individual who has never prioritized himself over others and has never killed anyone. [7] This inclination of helping others commit evil is because of Kyōgoku's deep-seated belief that evil—though recognizing it as a bane of society—was selfishness and thus instinctively human, and that life was inherently evil. Therefore, he believed that removing evil was removing "what made humankind human." His firm determination to reach his ultimate goal, which is to diffuse as a yōkai of evil and crime, made him create several wells all over Japan that could "turn people evil", believing that there were people whom he needed to help from getting crushed by society's pressure of purging and punishing evil—that is, of suppressing humankind's true brilliance and freedom. With this unique philosophy, Kyōgoku acted according to it and devoted his entire life to commit to this mission, in which he was considerably successful. [1]


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Gogol has white layered, sharp hair swept to the left side of his face. However, as short as it seems, he also has a long braid of hair that often rests on his right shoulder. A scar is slit vertically down his left eye. Compared to his left eye, his right eye appears vacant, bearing no highlights in it. [2]
Over his right eye appears to be a card-styled mask or eye patch. Gogol's attire is just as eccentric as his personality and closely resembles that of a circus ringmaster. He wears a mostly black jacket, the right side being solid black, black-and-white striped trousers, a shirt with a ruffled, round collar akin to a loose elaborate turtleneck, and dark gloves. He completes the outfit with a top hat with a diamond pattern.
He once disguised himself as a police officer [4] [1] and Tonan 's secretary. [2]

Unmasked Gogol Gogol disguised as Tonan's secretary

Gogol is sadistic and loves to speak in great theatrics. One of his main traits is his tendency to pose questions (oftentimes rhetorical threats) as "quizzes". He is also skilled in disguises, deceiving Tonan as his secretary. [1] Whilst fighting Atsushi Nakajima , Gogol depicts great joy in fighting and tormenting him, going as far as to capture Atsushi's leg in his coat and leaving it in a separate space on the floor. [2]
Gogol hints that his eccentric persona may or may not be real. The side of him feeling no remorse in murdering others is just as real as the side that feels guilt, well aware of how wrong and cruel his actions are. He claims to want to soar as freely as birds do. Nonetheless, both sides appear evident. However, even if he does feel guilt, he acts as if he bears no hard feelings towards Fyodor Dostoevsky , whom he nicknames "Dostoy".


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Sasaki is a young woman of slim build with pale skin and dark brown eyes. She has straight black hair that reaches her mid-back, and long bangs across her forehead brushed slightly to the right.
She wears a pale, cream shirt under a white bolero, a knee-length, light grey skirt, black stockings, and black low heels. During her visit to the cemetery, and later her death, she wears a plain white kimono.

While Sasaki initially seems a kind, friendly, and a rather patient woman, she is more than meets the eye. An accomplished woman in the criminology field, she's remarkably intelligent and skilled in her field of expertise, giving her an especially profound understanding of people. A resourceful woman, she succeeds in manipulating a number of infamous criminals from behind the scenes, leaving few tracks and no way for her victims to track her down.
Having no friends or family to turn to, Sasaki devoted herself to the Azure King's ideology, admitting to having no strong ambitions of her own, instead of appearing to cling to her lover's instead. Consequently, when the Azure King contemplated suicide after failing to change the corrupted government from the inside, Sasaki shows a surprisingly ruthless, drastic side, being the one who arranged many of the Azure King's terrorist attacks. This further emphasises Sasaki's intelligence, manipulating the situation from the background and allowing her lover to 'fulfil' his ideals. She shared his belief that the law system is too flawed to give influential people their due punishments, and had no qualms with schemes that led to not only their deaths but countless other victims. To Sasaki, the end justified the means: punish the so-called 'nonpunishable'.
For all her accomplishments and wit, Sasaki, ultimately, feels hollow inside since the death of her lover, the Azure King. Having devoted herself to another person's ideology, Sasaki essentially lost her reason for living after his demise. She exhausted herself in attempts to fulfil her lover's desires and sense of justice, which she herself acknowledges did nothing but hurt her in the end. With no one to truly blame, Sasaki directed her anger and grief towards the Armed Detective Agency, due to their involvement in the Azure King's death, as if she had no one to blame, she felt she'd lose her mind.
Nonetheless, Sasaki feels no joy nor sense of accomplishment in severely damaging the Agency's reputation. During her confrontation with Doppo Kunikida and Osamu Dazai , she expresses nothing but a hollow, exhausted sensation, reaching the end of her ropes in trying to fulfil the Azure King's ideals, noting the man never said he loved her to begin with. Her targeting the Agency stems from both resentment and desperation for something to live for, unable to live for her own desires. The victims who suffered because of her she viewed only as a means to an end.
Sasaki points out that she could never with an idealist, as she'd always come last compared to their ideals, and ultimately be left behind. To her, the idealism the Azure King and Kunikida shared inevitably led people like Sasaki to feel left behind, always put second to ideals that could never truly be reached. Ironically, it's that exact nature that drew her toward Kunikida, to the point where she attempted to confess her love to him in her dying moments, showing considerable conflicting emotions with her feelings towards idealists.


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Sugimoto is a young man with short, choppy brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a standard police uniform and is considerably shorter than Minoura.

Sugimoto is largely skittish and nervous as a rookie police officer, however, depicts an earnest and eager spirit in improving his skills, and greatly respect rules and protocol.
However, in the past, having failed entrance exams three times, he became desperate and involved himself with a shady politician in order to enter the police force. When forced to kill his lover and coworker, Yamagiwa, he initially begs her to stop her investigation, and goes to the drastic measure of threatening suicide should she not comply. Sugimoto deals with heavy feelings of guilt and paranoia after killing her when she tries to stop him. His love for her was genuine enough that he could not go through with making her death resemble the Port Mafia's modus operandi.
Sugimoto is quick to act rashly but gives up just as easily.


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He has an angular, plain face with a dark brown bowl cut. He either wears robes in the orphanage or a plain suit (tan overshirt, black dress shirt, and red tie).

From Atsushi's perspective, he is cold and abusive, though he seems to take no joy in being so. He eventually smiles when he hears the news about Atsushi saving Yokohama, and his character and personality are expanded on a bit more, from a cold and abusive orphanage director to that much more of an adoptive father figure.


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Dazai is a young man with mildly wavy, short, dark brown hair and narrow dark brown eyes. His bangs frame his face, while some are gathered at the center of his forehead. He is quite tall and slim in terms of physique.
For his attire, Dazai wears a long sand-colored trench coat, the belt of which he leaves untied. Under it is a black vest over a striped dress shirt that is light blue in hue. He wears a bolo tie , which is held by a brown ribbon and a turquoise pendant. He also dons beige pants, dark brown shoes, and has bandages wrapped around his entire body; only his face, hands, and feet are left uncovered.
Back when he was in the Mafia, Dazai wore a black trench coat that reached under his knees. He also wore bandages over his right eye and his right arm is in a sling—presumably products of his suicidal pastimes. At some point, he was able to regain the use of his right arm. [11]
After the cannibalism , Dazai wears a formal suit during the Agency's celebration. [12]
During the Yokohama fog incident , Dazai wears a white waistcoat over black long sleeves and a brown tie, together with white pants. A lapel pin can be also seen attached to his padded overcoat . [13]
After being arrested by the Hunting Dogs and taken to Meursault , Dazai is currently wearing white prison clothes. [14]

Dazai without his coat Dazai at fifteen years old Dazai during Dark Era Dazai's attire during the Yokohama fog incident Dazai's attire during the cannibalism aftermath celebration Dazai wearing prison clothes

Dazai is a mysterious person, his true intentions are never revealed unless he reveals them. The person who got closest to the truth of his personality, as acknowledged by Dazai himself, was his friend Sakunosuke Oda , who recognized that Dazai shall linger in the darkness forever, as there was nearly nothing that can surpass his mind. Regardless whether he is on the side of killing people or saving them, Oda knew that no place in the world could fill Dazai's loneliness, which Oda thought Dazai knew in himself. [11]

Dazai as the youngest executive in Mafia history.

In addition, Dazai kept an enigmatic and dark façade, whose endeavors in the Mafia were unrivaled and eventually earned him the status as the youngest leader in the history of the Mafia ( 歴 代 最 年 少 幹 部 , , reki daisainenshō kanbu ? ) . [3] Because of his aptitude despite his youth, Dazai contributed to about half the Mafia's profits for at least two years. [11] Eventually, Dazai's ledger became tainted; Ichiyō Higuchi describes his blood to be "dark as the Mafia itself". [1] Even in his adulthood when he becomes an Agency member, when Kyōka Izumi showed remorse over having killed 35 people, Dazai remarked with a sinister face that such number is nothing. [15]
As a saying in the Mafia went, "The greatest misfortune for Dazai's enemies is that they are Dazai's enemies", for Dazai was aptly described to be "practically born to be in the Mafia". He was extremely confident and was a terrific planner, coming up with long-run strategies to subdue his enemies. For instance, he was able to lure Mimic operatives, who were previously trained soldiers, to fall under his trap. [11] Dazai is quite skilled in persuasion notably through his words, which he appeared to utilize in interrogations that broke targets who did not divulge anything under Kōyō Ozaki 's torture squad. [16]

Dazai advised by Oda to save others.

Behind this grim persona, Dazai admitted that he joined the Mafia to be exposed to death, violence, and people giving in to their urges and desires, expecting that—in this way—he would be able to see the inner nature of humankind firsthand in hopes of finding a reason to live. [11] Following Oda's demise, Dazai defected from the Mafia and went underground in order to heed Oda's final request for him to "be on the side that saves people". Admittedly, he reckoned that people change over time [1] where potential surfaces, [15] which apparently seems to apply to himself as well.
Upon joining the Agency, Dazai is usually called lazy, with Doppo Kunikida always scolding him for being unproductive and slacking off. Despite that, he has shown a sharp wit, deducing all the unlikely situations that led Atsushi Nakajima to believe he was being stalked by a tiger when he was the tiger in question. [17] He has complete confidence no matter what type of situation he is dealing with, be it combat or simply bad situations he formulated in the first place. [18] [3]

Dazai eats a hallucinogenic mushroom.

In most occasions, Dazai is overly dramatic. He takes most of his actions as a joke, and, although they are very well-thought plans, he does not credit himself for most of what he has done. Dazai likes to tease anyone and everyone, especially if it means that he can get a laugh out of it. [3] As a suicide maniac, he often attempts to commit suicide in comical manners, but he oftentimes fails [6] or gives up on it when such methods are painful. [10]

Dazai's typical approach to invite a woman in to join him in a double suicide.

Dazai, in particular, wishes to commit double suicide with a beautiful woman; [19] [20] [3] though he admits that he "likes all types of women", he possibly prefers the type who would die with him if he asked to. [11] Kunikida once wondered why Dazai is quite popular with women and called him a menace to women, [21] a sentiment Chūya Nakahara once used when he threatened to leak Dazai's address to every woman he ever made cry, which Dazai soon asked him not to do. [2] Dazai also once had a run-in with a bomb threat instigated by a woman whom Dazai figured was obsessed with him. [21]
While his suicidal tendencies are initially comedic, they reveal a truly dark deep hole that Dazai has. Even as a teenage boy, Dazai questioned whether there was any value in life. [9] Thus, he soon tried to fill this hole and find a reason worth living for, choosing to live a life surrounded by bloodshed and war, but his friend Oda with his dying breath convinced him to choose the good side. He understood that even though good and evil mean little to Dazai, he may become a slightly better person if he were to choose well.

Dazai training Akutagawa.

In the past, while he was still suicidal, it was shown to be far less comedic. He even described the death as a way to free himself from the oxidizing world, but, strangely enough, he could not die no matter how hard he tried. Additionally, he was extremely brutal and methodical, setting up traps to catch captives alive to torture them for information, and he would often beat his then apprentice Ryūnosuke Akutagawa for disobeying orders and to push him to the limits to improve his abilities . [11]

Dazai allows suspicions to surround and frame him in order to outmaneuver the Azure Apostle.

While in the present he is more lighthearted and comical, he still retains some of his darker personality. He is still able and proficient at coming up with long-run strategies, though he doesn't inform his teammates what they are until the time is right. [22] When he is able to see through the enemies' schemes, no matter how complex, Dazai would sometimes plot to run along with a charade if he deems it necessary, which he did during his entrance exam in order to let Kunikida's suspicions arouse over him as planted; in so doing, they were able to break free from their opponent's ruse and eventually catch the mastermind behind. [6]
Dazai is also willing to use dirty means to achieve his goals, such as purposely deflating Ango Sakaguchi 's car seat airbag when they crashed so Ango would get injured and force him to cooperate with Dazai for pardoning Kyōka in exchange for having his wounds healed . [23]

Dazai advises a conflicted Atsushi.

Nonetheless, he does care for his teammates and watches out for them, especially Atsushi for whom he sees the greatest potential. Moreover, Dazai develops a sense of duty and utilizes his wit and intelligence to the Agency in their quest to help maintain Yokohama's peace and order. As part of his various plans and well-calculated strategies, he even devised for Atsushi and Akutagawa to collaborate at times to become a new generation of Twin Dark who could take on the brewing evil lurking within the city. [24]


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Verlaine is a tall, young man with a slim physique. He has dark brown eyes [note 1] and blond hair which is braided along the hairline on the left side of his face, while his right eye is obscured by bangs. The braid is then tied with a ribbon with the rest of his hair in a long ponytail. He wears a three-piece suit comprising a dark sand-colored backless waistcoat, matching-colored trousers, and a light sand-colored coat that he typically leaves draped on his shoulders and that carries a brooch on its lapel. He also wears a black dress shirt whose sleeves are folded to his forearms, together with a cherry-colored tie tucked beneath his waistcoat. In addition, he dons white gloves, a black porkpie hat which was gifted to him by Rimbaud, and a pair of black dress shoes.
When he posed as a Port Mafia mailman, Verlaine wore a black suit and sunglasses together with his signature black hat. Later, when he visited Osamu Dazai in his shipping container, Verlaine wore a midnight sea-colored suit with his black hat.

Verlaine was originally controlled by a series of codes programmed into him with his personality being artificial. After being freed from Pan's control he struggled with this fact along with the knowledge that he was not human, to which Rimbaud went to great lengths to help him cope.
He was able to empathize with Chūya Nakahara 's situation as a clone and refused to go along with the mission to capture the boy and hand him over to the French government for further experimentation. This empathy ultimately won out over his care for Rimbaud, and he attempted to kill his only friend to free a boy he did not know.
Unfortunately, without Rimbaud, Verlaine's sanity declined as he was no longer able to deal with his origins as a man-made being. His beliefs became warped and he decided to kill those Chūya cared about to force the boy to N , demonstrating his now unhinged personality.
As described by Adam, Verlaine is a lone wolf and does not trust anyone. Moreover, as an assassin, he displayed an enigmatic and deadly nature, not immediately revealing his identity or goals with clarity. He once posed as a Mafia mailman to approach Chūya despite being the stronger of the two, and he was very deliberate about his targets to force Chūya to kill N. However, despite his planning, his downfall was that he did not expect Chūya to decide wanting revenge against Verlaine for killing the Flags more than he wanted revenge against N for experimenting on him.


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Piano Man had short white hair that reached just above his shoulder; it was styled in a bob cut parted in the middle, and there were black streaks on his hair's right portion arranged adjacently that resembled a piano's black keys. He was quite a tall person and had slender fingers. Dressed in black and white without exception, he wore a white shirt with checkerboard-patterned collar, underneath a white waistcoat with a belt sash tied around his abdomen and white slacks. He also donned a formal black overcoat with white lapels and a pair of black Chelsea boots . Piano Man also kept at least two winding machines in his sleeves where his piano wires were wound.

Piano Man was the most senior member of the Flags and held responsibility over the group with his leadership. Filled with whimsy, delicacy, and cruelty, he was also said to be the youngest mafioso closest to becoming a Port Mafia executive. However, he sometimes tended to be fickle and fastidious, hence missing his deadlines by months if his crafted supernotes—counterfeit money—failed to meet his standards.
Nevertheless, Piano Man was quite trusted by Mafia boss Ōgai Mori to monitor Chūya Nakahara in case the latter attempted to betray the organization after being recruited from the Sheep . With his wit and intellect, however, Piano Man proved to be more of a comrade than a watcher to Chūya, to the point of going behind the boss's back and telling Chūya about the Mafia's confidential files only for executives that the latter wanted to know about.


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He has a balding white hair and a beard. During his younger years, he is shown to be wearing a coat.

He was described as a ruthless and violent leader by Ryūrō Hirotsu , often spreading violence and having unsettled and rudderless orders. Eventually, this caused the mafia to recklessly expanded its disputes. [1] He also doesn't hesitate to kill anyone who betrays the mafia. [2]


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Ranpo is a young man with a fair complexion and short, messy black hair. His eyes, which are closed most of the time, are brown. [note 1]
His attire consists of a brown inverness cape that he wears over his shoulders and whose color matches both his hat and his pants. Under that, he wears a dark grey blazer and a white button-up with a light and dark blue striped tie. Under his three-quarter length pants, he wears long white socks that cover the visible part of his legs, and simple black shoes.
When he was young, Ranpo wears a gakuran with a matching student cap and coat, with an old-fashioned flat satchel hung around his waist. When he chooses to activate his "ability", he will put on black glasses which were given to him by Yukichi Fukuzawa . [2]
After the agency's founding, Ranpo wears simple white long sleeves with checkered tie and a pair of dark trousers. [6]
After the cannibalism , Ranpo wears a white long-sleeved shirt and a sleeveless vest suit together with a black ribbon tie. [7]
After defying Fukuzawa's orders during the virus ordeal, Ranpo is told to help a sales staff at one of their client's shopping mall, hence him putting a teddy bear costume. [8]
During the Agency's frameup, Ranpo borrows a cloak from man and his boater hat as a distraction to get away from the military police. [9] Ranpo also wears a disguise in order to get Doppo Kunikida and Fukuzawa out from detainment, consisting of black overalls and a gas mask. [10] In rescuing Akiko Yosano from her execution, Ranpo wears the same outfit, albeit without the gas mask. [9]

Young Ranpo Young Ranpo (Anime) Ranpo's attire after the agency's founding Ranpo wearing a kimono in Poe's novel Ranpo's attire after cannibalism Ranpo wears a teddy bear costume Ranpo's attire to distract the military police Ranpo's disguise as Kamui to rescue Fukuzawa

Ranpo takes extreme pride in his " ability " which can solve any mystery in mere seconds, with which he has solved countless cases. With his incredible intelligence, he is commended for it by the rest of the Armed Detective Agency, even more so because he lacks an ability. He is often found bragging about his status as the greatest detective in the world. [11] Ranpo is also shown to be rather childish, frequently teasing the other detectives in the Agency and sometimes refusing to do work or cases for trivial reasons such as laziness or spite. [12] [13] Ranpo has been shown to be unable to complete simple tasks such as riding a train or finding his way home when not utilizing Super Deduction. [11]

Ranpo showing his serious resolve when his friends are in danger.

However, despite this demeanor, Ranpo becomes serious and calm when the situation calls for it. [3] [14] Atsushi Nakajima once noted Ranpo's serious façade when devising their plan in protecting the virus-stricken Fukuzawa, an expression he admitted he has never seen before in the great detective. One of his long-time colleagues, Yosano, also understood Ranpo's grave concern for the President when placed in trouble.

Ranpo's conviction stems from his resolve to save his friends.

Because of the Agency's faith in him, Ranpo equally places his trust in them. [14] [15] He recognizes how the Agency members, whom he regards as his friends, see him as invincible, so Ranpo has a sense of conviction to protect them and vowed never to let anyone hurt them. [1] This rings true most especially after the events of Cannibalism: Ranpo admits his failure to catch Fyodor Dostoevsky , which might have prevented a child's death and consequently Kunikida's arrest. [8] During such cases, Ranpo does acknowledge that he has limitations himself, but he is nonetheless more than willing to perform any plausible means to solve the situation.
Notably, even though his colleagues seem to think that he is completely oblivious to the fact that he is not an ability user, he is aware that his Super Deduction is in fact not an ability. However, since the Agency puts so much faith into him, he initially refused to openly admit this to anyone in the Agency, as he refused to believe Fukuzawa when the latter straightforwardly told Ranpo that he is not actually an ability user [2] and seemed to dance around the topic with Yosano, [3] yet he outright admitted his lack of ability after the Yokohama fog incident caused by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa [16] and later to Mushitarō Oguri .

Admitting that he took in Fyodor's methods in himself, Ranpo vows never to let anyone hurt the Agency.

With his vision and desire not to lose to Fyodor nor to anyone again, Ranpo carefully learned Fyodor's ways and willingly took in the Conjurer himself, illustrating Ranpo's exceptional resolve to do anything that he can for the sake of protecting the Agency. He claimed that such intimidation surpasses that of a typical deduction skill, which can defeat even detective killers and evidence suppressors—the great detective's weaknesses—like Mushitarō. [1] He even put up a contingency plan to ensure that the Agency would be given all the help they need, especially from Mushitarō, in their battle against the Decay of the Angel , as he threatened to expose Mushitarō's friend 's legacy to the public that might defame the late author. [17]

Ranpo offers his help to Poe, who was once his rival.

In addition, Ranpo has a certain kind of charisma that plants an apparent change in his former adversaries into people who aid him subsequently in different manners. One notable example is Edgar Allan Poe , once his sworn rival whom Ranpo defeated in a deduction battle six years ago, [3] who gradually becomes one of Ranpo's trusted allies in his later pursuits and cases, such as the Cannibalism strategy, [18] its aftermath , [8] [19] [1] and in rescuing Agency members and affiliates during their frameup. [10] [9] Another is Mushitarō himself, who prides himself as the infallible detective killer who challenged Ranpo but later warned the great detective of the Decay of the Angel' threat out of his own volition. [20]

Ranpo convinces the police to rethink their perception on the wanted Agency.

Minoura , a police officer who initially doubted Ranpo's detective skills, eventually sought his occasional help [21] and later broke him out from arrest [22] together with 30% of Yokohama's police force. [23] Through his words of persuasion, Ranpo was able to turn such percentage of the military police into believers in the Agency despite being a wanted terrorist at the time. [9]
Ranpo also appears to have a great memory, as he is able to remember his duel with Poe from six years ago and identify Minoura as the "man whose subordinate he arrested". [21] In his 12 years of solving baffling cases as a detective, he seems to remember some of his clients, as hinted when he turned to a specific police officer out of the many arresting him, whom he possibly recognized to have helped out some time in the past. [9]


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She has a long black hair with bangs. She wears a sweater and pants. [1]


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Rokuzō was a boy in his early teens. He had shortly cropped, brown hair and brownish-gold eyes. He wore a light blue button-up under a thick, white knitted sweater with the sleeves pushed up. He donned a brown bracelet on his left wrist.
His attire consisted of tightly fitting, dark green pants with the right pant leg partially rolled up. He had white high top sneakers.

An impatient and intelligent young boy, Rokuzō held disdain towards anyone who wasted his time, especially when it came to working. He strongly resented Doppo Kunikida 's involvement in his life, associating him and the Azure King with his father's death. However, he was not uncooperative towards him, going as far as to agree to dig information about the Azure Messenger and serial kidnappings in Yokohama.
When he learned the culprit of the kidnappings was his father's killer’s lover, he didn't hesitate to shoot and kill her.


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Akutagawa has a slim build and very pale skin. He often covers his face with his hand due to his frequent coughing. He has short, choppy black hair with side bangs that reach his chin and turn white at the tips. His eyes are sharp, somewhat baggy, and a dark empty grey.
He wears a long, black coat reaching past his knees over black-fitting pants and black dress shoes. Underneath his coat, he dons a white dress shirt, decorated with a layered ruffled fabric. He also wears a white jabot .
When Akutagawa used to live in the slums, he wore dirty and ragged clothes. [6]
When on his day off, he wears a simple black coat and frameless tinted glasses. [7]
When covered in Rashōmon, the coat fully covers Akutagawa's body, including his mouth. [8]
After being bitten by Bram Stoker , Akutagawa has a vampiric appearance. [9]

Young Akutagawa Akutagawa when summoning Tenma Tengai Akutagawa's attire when on his day-off Akutagawa disguised as a guard in the ship Akutagawa wearing Hunting Dogs uniform Akutagawa's vampiric appearance

Akutagawa has a black and white "survival of the fittest" view of the world, claiming that weak people should die and give way to the stronger ones. He is not afraid of pain and defeat, if only to hear a word from a "certain person" . His ruthless, vicious nature makes him one of the Port Mafia's most dangerous members, feared by both ally and foe. Much of the obedience he receives from subordinates of Black Lizard largely stems from fear of his short temper and general intolerance of incompetence.
Self-titled Port Mafia's "dog", Akutagawa depicts an acute willingness to commit violent crimes to further not only the mafia's goals but his own agenda. Merciless and blunt, Akutagawa doesn't discriminate when it comes to his targets, having no qualms killing anyone from innocent civilians, children, and enemies alike. Hostile as he is towards the weak, he dislikes meaningless torture and prefers killing in one go whenever possible.

Akutagawa showing animosity.

As violent as he is, Akutagawa maintains a generally composed and detached approach. Towards subordinates and superiors alike, he acts aloof, distancing himself from social interactions however possible. Nonetheless, his composure is fragile. In instances such as Higuchi 's screw-up during the manhunt for Atsushi , Akutagawa is quick to lash out, ridiculing him for risking the bounty by acting recklessly. This quick temper often gets in his way, fueling his actions to the core of his very being.
The center of this anger stems from his past as an orphan in the harsh slums of Yokohama. Since childhood, Akutagawa's grim outlook never changed. The only thing that changed was meeting Dazai when he was 14, already willing to kill a group of illegal traders responsible for murdering his companions. This meeting with Dazai ends in a pivotal change in Akutagawa - respect for someone. Even after undergoing Dazai's extreme and horrific training, Akutagawa never wavers from his own philosophy, starkly against adopting Dazai's value of information over simply getting rid of the mafia's enemies.

Akutagawa berates Atsushi.

Having only heard Dazai's berating, learning of Dazai's high opinion of Sakunosuke Oda damages Akutagawa on a deep level, feeling insulted he is thought of as lower than someone who refuses to kill in the mafia. Dazai's defection deepens the damage, leaving a permanent, lingering sense of inferiority in Akutagawa's mind no matter what he accomplished in the mafia. Although still striving for Dazai's approval, Akutagawa nonetheless views Dazai's current disposition as a disgrace to the bloodstained reputation he carved into Port Mafia's history.
Akutagawa's desire for Dazai's approval inevitably leads to an intense resentment towards Dazai's new "student", Atsushi. First meeting Atsushi when he's weak, easily scared, and freezes in the face of violence, Akutagawa dismisses Atsushi as nothing more than another weak person destined to die for the sake of those stronger than him. Although Atsushi's tiger transformation momentarily gives him a rush, Akutagawa nonetheless sees nothing special in Atsushi. His opinion of Atsushi worsens when Dazai boasts about him, simultaneously insulting Akutagawa's worth as Dazai's former pupil. For much of the time, Akutagawa cannot understand the value others put in Atsushi, and vice versa. Atsushi is a walking paradox to Akutagawa - weak, but acting stronger than he actually is for a place in the world and permission to live, despite being so valued by others. This conflicts deeply with Akutagawa's self-perception. Others see him as powerful, but Akutagawa doesn't acknowledge his strength as a result of his upbringing and own philosophy. This leads to repeating the hypocrisy of condemning Atsushi for attempting to get everyone's approval when Akutagawa himself acts almost entirely for Dazai's approval.

Akutagawa's amicable relationship with his younger sister, Gin.

This rivalry eats at the two for much of the time, however, Akutagawa eventually comes to something of an understanding of Atsushi. His resentment still fresh, and a never-ending willingness to kill Atsushi for his own sake, at the least mingles with some form of respect towards Atsushi. This shows most notably when Atsushi struggles to come to terms with the death of the orphanage director . Although it is the perfect time to off Atsushi, Akutagawa refrains from doing so, saying he'll leave him alone to deal with the pain of losing his mentor. He also develops an adept understanding of Beast Beneath the Moonlight, aiding both of them when fighting together against Fitzgerald and Goncharov .
For all his rage, bitterness, and resentment towards humanity and the world itself, Akutagawa has his moments. He has an amicable relationship with his younger sister, Gin , going as far as to help and do her favors without complaint. Further, after Higuchi and Black Lizard save him from a rival group, Akutagawa apologizes to Higuchi for the trouble. Although these are small, short moments of Akutagawa's calmer, earnest side, they nonetheless carry weight. It's evident Akutagawa rarely or never lies, making him honest, even if it's a brutal and unnecessary majority of the time.


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Hirotsu is a middle-aged man with grey, swept-back hair, a mustache, and a short beard ending in a spike. His eyes are violet, with a monocle over his right eye, secured by a gold chain.
He dons a long, black coat over a white dress shirt with a black bow - his pants and shoes being the same color. Over the coat, he wears a dirt-brown scarf that's nearly the same length as his coat.
A chain smoker, Hirotsu always has cigarettes in his pocket.

A veteran mafioso, Hirotsu maintains a stoic, calm demeanor, often speaking with a certain degree of respect and formality towards even his opponents and targets. However, Hirotsu's brutality, beguiled by his composure, hasn't waned despite his age.
Befitting of the Port Mafia's higher ranks, Hirotsu's a ruthless and dangerous individual, and won't hesitate to kill in order to further their gains. Furthermore, he isn't above mocking others before killing them, sometimes with a smile. His experience in the Port Mafia leaves him particularly seasoned in its expectations of him and others, and as such expect diligence and promptness out of his subordinates. Otherwise, he has no qualms threatening their lives to keep them in line, especially when it comes to Gin and Tachihara 's quarrels.

Hirotsu's calm demeanor.

Hirotsu's nonchalance towards the Port Mafia's violent ways goes as far as his smoking habits, as he claims a cigarette always tastes best after "a job well done". [4]
That said, Hirotsu takes his role and duty to the Port Mafia seriously. He values loyalty and ambition, specifically in Higuchi 's case, when she insisted to save Akutagawa from a rival organization. Although initially ridiculing her impulsive behavior, he respected her initiative and sense of duty, thus partaking in the rescue mission alongside Gin and Tachihara. [5] Despite these facts, he seems to not harbor strong grudges against those who have defected from the Mafia, such as when he was seen willingly doing a favor for Dazai during the events of the Guild incident and speaking to him about it afterward. [6]

"May my soul... be forever with the Port Mafia." - Hirotsu's dedication to the Port Mafia.

His dedication to the Mafia has also been hinted to be towards the organization itself rather than its leader(s), evidenced from when he confronted Mori about the conspiracy behind the former Boss' death and confided in him that the predecessor's murder was for the best lest Yokohama is turned into a blood bath and dragging down the Port Mafia down with it, despite the latter's defensive response. [7] He also uttered "My soul is forever with the Port Mafia" before his supposed demise during his confrontation with a Hunting Dog .
Despite his strict nature, Hirotsu is notoriously protective of and caring towards his subordinates with Dazai noting that he is well known for "not getting rid of his subordinates easily" and being well-liked by several in the Mafia for this fact. He's protective and caring nature is shown particularly strongly towards his battalion leaders such as when he blasted Tanizaki for attempting to cut Gin and when he expressed relief that Tachihara had escaped from his confrontation with the Hunting Dogs safely. [8]


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Based on a photograph, she had light-colored hair that reached past her shoulders and bangs swept to her right. She also wore a collared shirt and a white blazer. [1]
In the stage play adaptation, she was portrayed wearing her hair in a braided bun and donned a light gray blazer with a gold brooch on its left lapel. She also donned a pair of red-framed glasses and a loose, patterned scarf. [2]

The president was well regarded by the company she headed. From the little knowledge that Yukichi Fukuzawa knew about her, she trusted her secretary and considered him talented. The secretary also described the president to be like a mentor figure to him, showing that the president was quite respectable.


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The secretary was a sickly-looking man who wore a black coat and a crimson necktie. [1] In the anime, he had taupe hair swept outwards and wore a pair of rectangular glasses. He dressed in a white button-down shirt accessorized with a crimson necktie tucked beneath a dark waistcoat, a pair of gray slacks, and a light gray overcoat. [2]
In the stage play adaptation, he wore a pair of red-framed glasses and donned a gray overcoat which he kept buttoned. [3]

He was quite a capable secretary as apparently described by S&K Corporation's president, and he claimed to be the only one in the company who knew of a certain technique of organizing documents. Nonetheless, he seemed to have a level of ambitiousness, particularly having wanted to become something more than a secretary to the president.
In this regard, he was cunning to a fault by managing to kill her and had evidence and forgeries planned in the aftermath. Equipped with his knowledge as a former public prosecutor, he was willing to resort to any means to achieve an objective like evading arrest, including capturing and almost successfully framing a hired assassin. Hence, he was prone to panic when his crafted plans were eventually exposed.


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Jōno is a young man who has white hair with tips that fade into red. Along with his Hunting Dogs uniform, he wears a long earring with a bell attached to it on his right ear.

Upon first appearance, Jōno has the calmest, most composed personality of the Hunting Dogs unit. However, he does not take interruptions nor injustice lightly. As such, he nonchalantly arrests Osamu Dazai upon their first meeting, expressing his thoughts against Dazai's blood-covered past with great disapproval. [5]
Jōno hides a fierce temper behind composed expressions, mixing them with harsh threats and remarks towards his comrades. Tetchō Suehiro finds himself on the receiving end of much of these remarks due to his offbeat nature, easily exasperating Jōno. He even subtly scolds his commander Ōchi Fukuchi for the latter's theatrics towards military troops and afterwards threatens to shoot him from behind, showing that his violent tendencies are no different from his comrades. He also tends to either silently or vocally wish ill will towards other people with a rather antagonistic attitude towards him, including Tetchō and even a government official. [6] Sensitive to his surroundings, Jōno also detests intense emotions and abrupt changes in moods from those around him. [7]
Quite contrary to Tetchō's nature during interrogations, Jōno has a sadistic side to him in extracting information from his targets. As noted by Tetchō, he has an infamous habit of tormenting others until they are forced to spill his needed details during investigations, which he seems to find amusement in. [8] Hence, with such a sharp persistence in information extraction, Jōno believes that he must be the "strongest Hunting Dog" among the team for his expertise in investigating and capturing criminals. [6]


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Sakashita is an old man with a round-shape build and wears a suit. He also has prominent moles on his face. He also wears a watch on his left arm. A ring can be also seen on his left ring finger.

Upon meeting Ayatsuji , Sakashita appears to be a modest man even complimenting him and describing how he admired him. But when confronted and his true intentions were revealed, he becomes easily irritated, panics and tries to deny it and defends himself. He is also seen of being capable of using other people just to kill his rivals - just to achieve what he want.


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He was a tall man with dark brown eyes and short hair that had a reddish tinge [5] and was slightly parted so that a small area of his forehead was visible. He also had light stubble similar to Ōgai Mori 's.
His attire consisted of a black-and-white pinstriped collared shirt that he wore loosely, whose collar covers part of a long-sleeved beige-brown Kevlar -woven coat with brown buttons on the cuffs. His pants were pale grey, whilst his shoes were light brown. Oda also occasionally donned a bulletproof vest beneath his shirt, particularly during his combat-related endeavors. [1]
In his younger years when he worked as an assassin, Oda once wore a navy collared shirt, work pants, and leather shoes. He also wielded holsters where he kept two old pistols, his signature weapons during his assassination missions. Yukichi Fukuzawa also noted that his eyes were "frighteningly vacant" and almost devoid of any emotion. [5]

Young Oda

Oda was a man described as kind, despite working for the mafia, by Dazai . He had a nice temper, and so, was one of the few persons in the mafia who seldom killed. Nevertheless, when furious, he showed amazing and strong fighting skills that Dazai had warned Akutagawa about. Dazai called him "a man who has no ulterior motive". Oda means what he says, and sometimes mistakenly assumes that about other people—for example, when he gave serious responses to Dazai's joke explanations of how he got his various injuries.
However, he also had an incredibly perceptive side to him that allowed him to come the closest to understanding Dazai, whom he referred to as "his dear friend, who had grown tired of the world and is simply waiting to die." It is his understanding of Dazai's loneliness, as well as his regret of not being able to do anything about it, that prompted him to leave behind the last words that became the trigger for Dazai deserting the mafia in favor of carving a brighter path for himself, something that Oda wanted to do.


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Sakura has burgundy hair that is tied in two low ponytails with her bangs sided to her right.
She wears a pink dress with yellow sleeves.

Sakura is a quiet child who is sometimes playful, like the other kids.


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Taneda is a middle-aged man, bald and with green eyes. He wears a pair of glasses and he is always seen wearing a kimono under a black haori (a traditional Japanese thigh-length kimono-style jacket, commonly worn by men).

Not much is known about his personality. According to Fukuzawa, Taneda has "a ridiculous personality, a strange man in terms of a normal person."


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Sayaka has a short black hair that rests just above her shoulders with her bangs parted and covers her left eye.
She appears to be wearing a shirt with a car design on it. [1]


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He has a brown hair and wears a blue striped shirt over his white long sleeves. He also wears a mustard color shorts and mid-calf white socks.

Shinji is seen reading picture books which could show that he has a possible interest in art.


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He wears a cap with a letter "N" on it. He also wears a jacket and pants. He also has an adhesive wound dressing on his left cheek. [1]

When one of his friends is in danger, he doesn't hesitate to save them. [1]


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He had short dark brown spiky hair. During battles, he wore the typical military uniform consisting of military clothing, a hat, and boots. He also wore a dog tag. He had two white bandages on his face: one on the left side of his forehead and the other one on his lower left chin.

He always wore a calm expression and gave off a quiet aura. He was thankful and kind to the young Akiko Yosano 's help in saving them during the war. He even fondly referred to her as an "angel" and kept a tally of the number of times she saved him, which at some point reassured her. He was also quite humble, considering his ability as nothing grand compared to Yosano's ability that can change the world. Shunzen was also sharp with the information he accessed as a private, able to deduce Ōgai Mori 's motives for bringing Yosano into the battlefield despite not being explicitly told of this purpose. [5]

Shunzen decides to give up on fighting in the unending war.

To a degree, Shunzen held strong determination and resolve, but his and his fellow soldiers' prolonged exposure to seemingly unending war eventually broke his spirit to continue fighting. This led him to call Yosano an "Angel of Death" and deemed her too correct. Even in his final moments, he usually thought of his family, as seen when he asked Yosano to send them his goodbye before his death. [1]


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Katsura is a young man, likely in his late teens. His hair is black and hangs in front of his eyes. He wears a black turtleneck shirt, dark grey pants, black gloves, and dark shoes. Over his clothes, he wears a black coat with a hood.
In the past, he appears to have worn a gakuran school uniform.

Katsura appears to be wholly focused on what Kunikida told him two years ago, to the point of almost being obsessed. He is intelligent, having planned ahead with regard to the bombs and their setup. His desire to destroy Kunikida is not driven by revenge, but his desire to get rid of Kunikida's ideal, as well as test it. He seems to consider himself weak, and much of his actions seem to indicate an inability to accept himself.
When Kunikida chooses to blow himself up with Aya , Katsura appears to look upset as his "testing" of Kunikida's ideals did not work out the way he had hoped. Kunikida tells him again, that he won't let anyone die in front of him, and when Katsura is being arrested, he smiles, perhaps accepting Kunikida's ideals and beliefs. [1]
Later when speaking to Fyodor , Katsura seems to have changed, having great respect for Kunikida, subtly defending him and saying that Kunikida's ideals are the real thing. [2]


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Sigma is a young man with long straight hair that reaches his waist. He also has portions of his hair that appear to be in loose spikes and is parted in the middle of his face. The color of his hair's left side is lilac and the right side is white. His eye color is greyish. He also wears earrings on both of his ears. He is seen wearing a long white coat with black pants. His coat has a sparkly or galactic design on the interior.

He appears to be kind to his customers at the Sky Casino, given the fact that he gave a customer another chance by saying that the game is invalid.
He also appears to have a strong sense of ownership. In a conversation with Teruko Okura to close the casino, Sigma refuses and even asks her who will reimburse the revenue and reputation if the casino were to be closed and claims that the casino is his life and his customers are valuable to him. [3]

Sigma's tough exterior breaks down once he's alone by himself.

He acts confident and composed even at times of crisis in front of his staff, giving the impression that he's the perfect casino manager and a capable leader. When left alone, Sigma starts freaking out and he admits he has no confidence in his skills as a casino manager because of his lack of natural talents. [5]
Because he has no memories, no family, and no friends, Sigma's greatest wish is a reason to live. He was also described as implacable by Fyodor Dostoevsky since Sigma is a desperate man. [1]


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Natsume is a tall man seemingly in his fifties who always wears a bowler hat , a British-looking, long, brown suit with grey turtleneck shirt underneath, and brown gloves. He is always seen holding a T-shaped cane. He also has a thin mustache and his hair color matches his fur when in cat form: a light chestnut strand of hair hides the right side of his face, the hair above his neck is white and the rest is dark brown. His eyes are of a brownish-golden color.
When in his cat form, Natsume looks like an average-sized calico cat , with patches of orange, dark brown and white fur and brown eyes.

Natsume in his cat form

Natsume is a highly charismatic man; it is assumed that he influenced Mori and Fukuzawa and is even respected greatly by the two. By merely talking to him about a book, he was even able to convince Sakunosuke Oda , a Port Mafia member, to stop killing.


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Eckleburg is a slender young man who wears grey pants and a white shirt. He has light brown hair and green eyes. He also wears a pair of round glasses.

Eckleburg is quite intelligent and considered as a genius. He appears to have a conscience and often apologizes to his friend under his breath, from when he almost ended his life until he reached his trial. Moreover, when Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald acquires Manhasset Security, he describes Eckleburg to be an excellent employee.


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He has a short black hair that is parted at the center. He also wears a black pea coat and white pants. [1]


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Aoki has a short spiky black hair with a little bangs on his forehead. He also has a goatee. He wears a simple black suit with blue tie. He also wears black leather shoes. He sometimes wear a pair of black gloves. [1] [2] He also carries a gun as his weapon.


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He is an old man with white slicked back hair. He wears a checkered shirt over his white shirt.

Tanaka is seen being proud about the ability of his rice planter even challenging Akutagawa on who can plant rice faster. However, when face with defeat, Tanaka just gladly accepts his defeat and shows sportsmanship.


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Shibusawa was a young, tall man with extremely pale skin and vacant red eyes. He had waist-length, snow-white hair that was wavy to the point of almost unruly. Small segments of his hair were tied into braids on the side of his head with a tubular black hair accessory. His bangs were the neatest part of his hair, split in the middle, with the right side curving with a larger portion of his bangs.
He wore a white, low-cut shirt with loose sleeves over a black turtleneck. On top, he wore an unfastened cape that can be secured by a gold button. The turtleneck's sleeves secured around his middle fingers. Below, he wore trousers and what appeared to be dress shoes. He also wore black nail polish. [2]
In his draconic appearance after being revived, Shibusawa's skin was off-color and mostly covered by greenish-grey dragon scales. His muscles enlarged considerably, and the gem embedded in his skull turned into a horn. The three claw scars from Atsushi's attack reappeared over the right side of his face.

Shibusawa six years ago Shibusawa's draconic appearance

Bored of the world, Shibusawa claimed that nothing exceeded his expectations but he himself. The man seemed to exhibit excessive collecting hobbies, as, during the Dragon's Head Conflict , he claimed to steal gems out of sheer boredom. This earned him the nickname 'The Collector'.
A man of intellect, Shibusawa was calculative in every one of his moves, proven in his planning during the dispute where he used the tide of the conflict, turning it into how he saw fit and furthered his own goals.
Shibusawa's intellect and boredom led to not only arrogance but the belief that very few things can truly fulfill him, leaving him empty inside and yearning for something to fill in the blanks of his memory and heart. He believed no one is on par with him, and as such, no one can surprise him. After regaining his memories, Shibusawa stated that the rush of life he felt after Atsushi killed him was what he sought all along.


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He wears a green suit over his white shirt and red necktie. He is also seen wearing a pari of white gloves. He also wears a white cap as part of his uniform.

He is a very talkative person to which Kunikida describes him as a chatterbox.


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Teruko appears as a short, young girl wearing the standard Hunting Dogs uniform, albeit the hat sports enough space for her hair. Her hair is light, and long, styled in a wavy ponytail and tied with what appears to be a large ribbon. Befitting of the Mad Dogs, she has a sword by her side.
During their pursuit of the Armed Detective Agency at the Sky Casino , she uses her ability to manipulate her age and turn herself into an adult woman [5] and old lady. [6]

Teruko's adult form Teruko's disguise as an old lady

Teruko is intense and boastful. She revels in her power and role among the Hunting Dogs. She has a significantly short fuse and easily intimidates strangers after the initial shock of her youthful appearance disappears. She is aggressive when angered or provoked.

Teruko's obedient and "frightening" side.

Her temper is so extreme that she regularly threatens violent action against people who oppose her, involving evisceration and gutting. Lower-ranked authorities refer to her as the blood-briar queen, a member infamous for her bloodthirst and feared even by her allies, and she uses a steel whip as her main weapon. She also seems to have an abnormal obsession with Ōchi Fukuchi . [7]
Befitting as the Vice-Captain of the Hunting Dogs, Teruko takes her duties very seriously even if she enjoys the battle experience along the way, often seen laughing in joy as she takes down her opponents. She considers herself a "Protector of Justice" and gladly continues to engage in combat even when heavily injured, stating that is what heroes do. Teruko takes pride in her status as a Hunting Dog member as she describes the Sigma about how a Hunting Dog is a "slave" to society and the "ultimate violence" above all that is necessary to maintain the nation and the world's order and peace and that she would gladly sacrifice her own body and soul via being required to undergo monthly maintenance surgeries and fight to the death for the sake of the people. [1]


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Tetchō is a young man with wild brown hair that strays in numerous directions, with bangs falling in front of his face. He also has two thin pieces of hair that are longer than the others in the back. He wears the standard Hunting Dogs uniform. Beneath his left eye, he has three distinctive markings.

Tetcho's full uniform

Compared to his peers, Tetchō has a much more serious personality, though he still fits the bill as an eccentric fellow. For instance, he habitually combines similar-colored food and eats them. For example, he puts shichimi spice on strawberries, sugar on white rice, and sauce for noodles on yōkan . He is also shown to eat a hard-boiled egg with its shell still on, [1] observe an ant colony for eight straight hours, and perform muscle training intermittently, even during meetings. [4]
As a Hunting Dog, Tetchō takes his role seriously and strongly advocates for justice. Thus far, he seems to be the least cruel among the Hunting Dogs, voicing out his dislike for people who torture others during their investigations, including Saigiku Jōno . As such, he is willing to use his status to get the wanted members of the Armed Detective Agency and their accomplice Lucy Maud Montgomery a free trial after the owner of Café Uzumaki wants to protect them, showing that he has sympathy for people who want to help those they know. [3]


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He has a slick back wavy blonde hair that reaches just above his shoulders. He also has a clean chinstrap beard cut. He wears a white long-sleeve shirt, black pants, and brown shoes. He also wears a chain necklace.

As a notorious gang leader, he doesn't hesitate to threaten his victims into giving information, from removing their thumbnails and pointing guns on their foreheads. He also feels pleasure in removing the thumbnails of his victims, even smelling them and having a collection for them. He also takes pride in his gang's operations, even boasting that there is no way they can be found out, only to be found out in a matter of seconds by the agency . But as soon as he is threatened, he can be a coward and can be seen shaking in fear.


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Murakami is slim with pale skin. He has wavy golden brown hair split from the right, and blue eyes. He wears a dark-colored shirt with a white tie, a white cropped unbuttoned tailcoat with a white brooch on the right lapel, white pants with a gray belt tied with a silver buckle, and white dress shoes.

Murakami takes pride in his performance and acting. He easily shows irritation when someone interrupts him while reading his lines for a play. He doesn't hesitate to do anything in order to achieve an ultimate performance or master the art of performance - even performing his own death onstage.
However, Murakami also accepts defeat and his mistakes, realizing that he got people innocent involved in order to perform the ultimate performance and that he's only performing for himself.


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Buchanan is a middle-aged man with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a black suit with a red tie.

As Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald once described, Buchanan is the kind who neglects and leaves his comrades in a tight spot by themselves, reflecting how he is willing to pin the blame on his own subordinate to cover up a crime he himself committed.  He even buys his way out of being discovered for his crime and bribes Fitzgerald in exchange for his silence.
Despite his pride and befitting the director of a security company, Buchanan is cunning and meticulous with his own safety, having a backdoor code installed in Eyes of God to ensure that he can commit a crime without being found out. Nevertheless, his hubris ultimately led to his downfall, unable to see through Fitzgerald's scheme of exposing him in court.


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Tonan is a middle-aged man with light, straight hair and bangs partially swept to his forehead that covers his right eye. He wears a pair of glasses and often wears a suit comprising a light shirt, necktie, jacket, and a pair of trousers.

Tonan harbors a deep hatred towards Yukichi Fukuzawa for assassinating his father and other war hawks during the end of the Great War . [2] By extension, he detests the Armed Detective Agency and is willing to resort to any means in exposing their crime-related feats. Clinging to a sense of vengeance for his father, he has been gathering various evidence within his jurisdiction to bring the Agency's past and concurrent crimes to light.


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He has a thin face, with prominent cheekbones and ears that are more pointed than normal. He wears a flat cap and a black vest over his white shirt. He also wears a string bracelet on his left arm.


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Murakoso has dark red spiky hair tied in two low ponytails. She wears a black blazer over her white shirt and wears a black straight skirt. She is also seen wearing a necklace. She always carries a katana as her weapon.

She seems to be a laidback person and is always seen chewing bubble gum. However, when Santōka Taneda was hospitalized, she is seen being frustrated and showed regret for not being able to guard him.


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Yamagiwa was a beautiful woman appearing to be in her early thirties. She had a set of wide hazel eyes that match her long brown hair.
She wore a white undershirt with a ruffled collar, a pink V-neck top, and completed her outfit with a white suit, leaving the jacket unbuttoned.

Yamagiwa was a brave and honest officer, willing to go into great lengths to investigate a powerful corrupt politician. She never backed down from her investigation despite knowing the dangers of her pursuit.
She also loved her lover - Sugimoto - greatly, even going as far as sacrificing her own life in order to save his.


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Yokomizo had curly hair that reached his nape with a slicked portion of his bangs covering his forehead. Prior to his death and during Mushitaro's visions of him, Yokomizo often wore an outfit that consisted of a mandarin collar shirt underneath a three-quarter sleeve yukata tucked into a pair of hakama .
Given that he usually appears as an apparition to Mushitaro, Yokomizo's face is shown as a dark silhouette, though he is frequently depicted with a smile during such instances.

Yokomizo possessed a talent in writing mysteries given his vast expertise in the field of mysteries, knowing writing techniques like Knox's Ten Commandments and for locked rooms . [3] As a result, he became quite famous as a mystery writer known by his pen name Kindaichi ( 金田一, , Kindaichi ? ) . He was also quite detail-oriented to a fault, ensuring that he did not repeat his past mystery storylines and murder cases in his other works. Moreover, Mushitaro once mentioned that Yokomizo always avoided the end of an argument.

Mushitaro cites ideas for Yokomizo's ultimate mystery.

Despite his prolific achievements, Yokomizo still greatly pursued the "ultimate mystery", a story he believed would transcend reality. In order to achieve this, he usually received suggestions from his friend Mushitaro, though in the end, he decided to willingly offer his life by becoming a murder victim in his own mystery story, a testament of how committed he was to achieve such goal. This was further fueled by his hatred for regret, wanting to create the ultimate mystery before his life's time limit due to his illness was reached.


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Yuan is a young girl with straight medium-length, pink hair and sharp, purple eyes. Her bangs frame her face and she has a messy bun along with a long stray piece of hair near her shoulder. She is quite short with a slim looking build.
For her attire, Yuan wears a dark blue and white varsity jacket with one of the sleeves pulled up along with a light yellow shirt along with jean shorts and white sneakers.  Her varsity jacket has custom sheep skulls with red roses in the eye sockets.  Yuan also has her nails painted hot pink.  Along with the other members of the Sheep, she wears a blue bracelet on her right hand.


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Fukuzawa is a tall man who almost always has a stern expression on his face. He has long silver hair, which ends just above his shoulder, and metallic blue eyes, which appear to have wrinkles eyebags under them.
He is always seen wearing a green yukata under a black haori (a traditional Japanese thigh-length kimono-style jacket, commonly worn by men) with golden borders with a zigzag pattern, and zori (flat sandals) with white tabi (toe-divided socks).
Twelve years ago, before the Agency was founded and Fukuzawa was still under Sōseki Natsume 's tutelage, he wore a black hakama (a pair of large, pleated, traditional trousers), a kimono underneath a longer haori and a small scarf with a circle pattern on it. His hair was also shorter, just reaching past the nape of his neck. [5]
During his teenage years, he wears a hakama with keikogi , the standard uniform for kendo . [6]
After the cannibalism, Fukuzawa wears a black yukata and haori and a gray divided umanori. [7]
When he received the Birch Bow of Exorcism, Fukuzawa wears a formal suit. [8]

Fukuzawa in his teens Younger Fukuzawa Fukuzawa wearing a suit during the ceremony awards

Fukuzawa is, as expected from the president of the Agency, a serious man, capable of maintaining his calm expression at every time, even in front of an adversary . [9] As a leader, he prioritizes the welfare of his subordinates, especially seen when he once ordered all the personnel from the Agency to focus on finding and rescuing Atsushi Nakajima and put their ensuing work to a freeze. [10]

Fukuzawa enraged.

Moreover, he places great value in the Agency and its members, [11] unyielding to give them up even in crucial situations [9] [11] and once threatening some assassins to target him alone rather than involve the Agency. [12] Hence, he naturally became indignant when he learned that the Port Mafia lured in the Guild with their Agency clerks , even breaking a pen with his bare hands out of rage. [13]

Fukuzawa seeks Ranpo's deduction prowess for help.

His undisputed authority is prevalent over his subordinates, to the point that even the confident Ranpo Edogawa dropped the idea of finding a murder case to solve rather than helping look for Atsushi after Kenji Miyazawa warned him against Fukuzawa's wrath if he did so. [10] Moreover, Fukuzawa has a rather commanding aura within him that some Agency members, including Doppo Kunikida [12] and Atsushi, [14] [15] occasionally flinch possibly out of intimidation whenever in the presence of the President. Nevertheless, he knows his subordinates' capabilities and will not hesitate to seek them out when the situation calls for it. [10] [16]

Fukuzawa orders his subordinates not to fight the Mafia to maintain order within Yokohama.

As one-third of the constituents of the Tripartite Framework , Fukuzawa has an overflowing regard for the order and peace of Yokohama and for wanting justice to prevail in however way he can, which ultimately caused Fukuzawa to found the Agency. [5] He further asserts that praise and rewards are a "light drizzle" [1] to their primary endeavor of preventing chaos to ensue within the city. Even when afflicted with the Cannibalism virus , Fukuzawa strugglingly issued out the orders to his subordinates not to fight the Port Mafia in protecting him, lest it disrupt the balance and tranquility of Yokohama. [17]
While Fukuzawa is emotionally reserved and impassive, he can display a scathing sense of humor: twelve years ago, while he was on his way to save Ōgai Mori from low-level criminals, the criminals threatened to kill the doctor and Fukuzawa wished them to have fun doing so, [18] though this may be also be partly out of his hunch that Mori could handle the situation himself. When reunited with his childhood friend Ōchi Fukuchi , while Fukuzawa complemented the latter for being a Hunting Dogs commander, he nonetheless claimed that his leadership is "five times better" than Fukuchi, albeit admitting that it had quite dropped. [11]

Fukuzawa tries to feed a cat.

He's never seen smiling, although it's heavily implied he has a soft spot for cute things. After Kyōka Izumi makes a cute face while asking the President to let her stay in the Agency, he hires her on the spot; [19] Jun'ichirō Tanizaki remembered this instance and even attempted to ask Kyōka to apologize to the President on their behalf when they disobeyed his orders. [20] Notably, he also has a fondness for cats to the point of keeping treats for them in the sleeves of his yukata. Mori is especially aware of this penchant that he even humored Fukuzawa during their confrontation if he was still "talking to cats". [21]

Fukuzawa and the Agency formally welcome Kyōka.

Moreover, he does not fail to participate in some moments of merriment especially in the Agency, such as attending Kyōka's welcome party [22] and, in the anime, joining in the Agency cruise aboard S.S. Zelda after the Cannibalism incident. [7]


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Ayatsuji has a short wavy blond hair and gold eyes. He wears half-rimmed, light-colored sunglasses, a pair of dark gray gloves, and a flat cap. He dons a jacket with a yellow ochre base with a red collar that he usually drapes over a white shirt with a vermilion-based checkered border and a gray knit vest. He also wears dull orange checkered knickerbocker pants and beige boots. He usually carries on his person a Japanese smoking pipe and a female ball-jointed doll.
Following the task force's ambush in the manga, Ayatsuji changes into another outfit that consists of black ribbed turtleneck top beneath a light-colored, high-collared, double-breasted, and knee-length coat with dark linings at the edges, held together by a waist belt tied in a half bow at the back; [3] he either buttons up his coat completely or leaves it unbuttoned to expose his turtleneck sweater around his clavicle area. [6] Mostly obscured under his coat are a pair of light pants tucked in light-colored, knee-length, fold down boots designed with black toe and heel caps, tied together at the edges of his pants with buckled straps. He retains his flat cap, gloves, and sunglasses, and he still keeps his smoking pipe hidden on his person. [3] [7] [8]

Ayatsuji's attire after the task force ambush

Ayatsuji appears as a cold and emotionless man. He is considered to be fairly odd and detached, as he has a basement full of dolls. Beneath his calculating and snide exterior, he appears to have a kind side to those he forgives, such as keeping a cat and loving it. He is not talkative unless in regard of insulting someone, and tends to make snide remarks and chide others for their lack of understanding. Ayatsuji can be rather expressive and playful, doing silly gestures such as imitating a dog to respond to Tsujimura's statement of reporting him to her higher-ups. [2] Ayatsuji also thrives off her reactions, claiming he wants to preserve her bitter expression via a doll-maker. He frequently teasing Tsujimura about changing into a maid uniform [9] and being his servant, and for fun, ordering her to lick some leaves and shows disappointment when she refuses. [10]

Ayatsuji deducing at his basement.

Befitting a detective, Ayatsuji is highly intelligent and observant. When deducing, he remains blank-faced and unexpressive, using his wit and logic to outsmart his opponents, and he easily succeeds in finding the truth. He is called the “Homicide Detective” and carries a deathly and imperturbable air, and he is highly dangerous enough to be seen as a threat by the government and to be put on the list of Extremely Dangerous Ability Users. Due to his rather cocky air, he calls people simple-minded and doesn't hesitate to tell people they lack of brains when he explains a case. [11] Additionally, he does not take higher-ups seriously and flaunts his more rebellious streak, ignoring orders from the Special Division, slipping through a sniper team whenever he wanted to, and even sabotaged the security cameras in his agency building in the past, causing them to stop installing cameras from then on. [9] When confronted with his defiance by Tsujimura, Ayatsuji tends to delay the topic and distract her.

Ayatsuji angrily threatening to kill Kyōgoku with his own hands.

Despite his aloof persona, Ayatsuji occasionally breaks his poker face. He show fragments of emotion and his harshness tends to alleviate slightly. Ayatsuji displays anger and fury typically towards his archnemesis Kyōgoku and his schemes, including upon witnessing a married couple commit a double suicide in front of him. He also cares for Tsujimura and shows a rare side of himself when he plans to give his life to ensure her safety, and even when he expresses his irritation towards Tsujimura’s recklessness, Ayatsuji is described to greatly appreciate her odd sense of intellect and looks forward to the rest of their partnership. [1]


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He has a shaved head and wears a yellow cap, a green hoodie and khaki colored pants.

Yū seems to be an active child and has a cheerful personality. He is shown to be playing games on his device.


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Nothing is known about his appearance except he is of Japanese descent.


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She has a short light brown hair that ends above her shoulders in subtle waves. She is seen wearing a dark blue dress.

Nothing is further known about her personality except that she deeply cares for her daughter. [1]