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In General

• Badass Crew: An imposing gang led by the members of the "Vicious Generation", who were collectively able to deal a heavy blow to the Tokyo Manji Gang's forces both before and during the battle.
• Breaking the Fellowship: By the end of the Tenjiku arc, Izana and Kisaki are dead, Kakucho has been heavily injured, Ran, Rindo, Mocchi, Shion and Mucho have been arrested, Hanma has become a fugitive, and Sanzu and Koko have wandered off their own ways.
  • Ran, Rindo, Mocchi and Shion eventually team up again under South (though it wasn't by choice), with Kakucho later joining them. Only Mucho is missing, as he was killed by Sanzu following his release from jail.
• Co-Dragons: The Four Heavenly Kings serve as this to Izana.
• Combat Pragmatist: Nearly all of them are willing to resort to dirty tactics, from teaming up against a single opponent to attacking them with weapons by surprise.
• Criminal Found Family: While Izana defies the idea that the Tenjiku founding members are friends and insists that the only things uniting them are fear and self-interest, they still demonstrate remarkable solidarity and some level of attachment to each another. Several of them are also confirmed or hinted to have a poor home life, and given Izana's initial childhood aspirations for Tenjiku, this likely extends to all of them.
  Izana: We'll make everyone who has no family our citizens and give them a place to call home.
• The Dreaded: Several of Tenjiku's higher-ups, the S-62^note short for "Shōwa 62", aka 1987 which is their birth year, are Household Names in the Kanto area and cause an Oh, Crap! reaction in Toman members simply by being mentioned.
• Elite Four: The leader Izana is assisted by his four strongest fighters, called "Heavenly Kings".
• Even Evil Has Standards: At the end of the battle against Toman, the S-62 refuse to attack and kill Kakucho despite the order coming from Izana himself.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble: Each of the Heavenly Kings fits one of the temperaments.
  • Kakucho is the melancholic, being mature and stoic, while also having a hidden sensitive and empathetic side.
  • Ran is the phlegmatic, being laid-back, quiet, aloof and level-headed.
  • Mocchi is the sanguine, being extroverted, cheerful and (relatively) friendly and moralistic.
  • Shion is the choleric, being bold, assertive and hot-tempered.
• Individualism vs. Collectivism: Zig-zagged. Izana himself states that fear and personal interests are the only values that unite Tenjiku, but they certainly seem to share at least a sense of genuine camaraderie and loyalty to each other, keeping them from being full-blown Individualists.
• Jerkass: They're all rude and, with the exception of Kakucho and Mocchi, downright cruel and sadistic, acting very much like bullies as they frequently call their opponents names, Kick Them While They Are Down, and mock them while doing so.
• The Psycho Rangers:
  • The Brute Shion gets set up against Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass Peh-yan for the opening battle.
  • The sadistic Haitani Bash Brothers fight Angry and Hakkai, who are both The Baby of the Bunch out of their respective siblings and lack good teamwork together.
  • Noble Demon Mocchi takes on honorable-but-arrogant Chifuyu.
  • The Stoic Muto, who betrayed Toman, gets defied by the equally-stoic Inui, who is known for his Undying Loyalty.
  • Takemichi goes up against The Dragon Kakucho in a fight where both Childhood Friends defend the gang they've sworn loyalty to.
  • As Mikey's Evil Counterpart, Izana naturally serves as his Psycho Ranger.
• Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Tenjiku is the Japanese form of Tianzhu (derived from India's Sindhu) in Journey to the West.
• Shout-Out: An In-Universe one. Izana was inspired by Journey to the West since childhood and incorporated many references to the work in his gang, from the name itself to the ranks, even including quotes on the uniform.
• Taking the Heat: Following Izana's death, the S-62 members of the Tenjiku executives willingly shoulder the full responsibility for the Kanto conflict, telling everyone else to leave before police arrive so that they're the only ones to get arrested. They then testify against Kisaki and Hanma, who are both found guilty of Emma's murder. This notably keeps Kakucho from going to jail once he's out of the hospital.
• Teens Are Monsters: The S-62 met in juvenile detention at age thirteen after committing various crimes ranging from assault to murder, and went on to become even worse when they banded under Izana's leadership following their release. During the Tenjiku era, they're only 18 years old and sadistic, merciless, with eventual plans of ruling the Japanese underworld.
• Undying Loyalty: After Izana dies, the other S-62 stay by his side until the police arrive, even knowing they'd get arrested and sent to jail.

President

Izana Kurokawa

Izana Kurokawa

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese)

Izana is the 8th generation leader of the Black Dragons and the leader of Tenjiku.

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• Alas, Poor Villain: Izana's death, sacrificing himself to save Kakucho then having one last heartfelt conversation with him and Mikey as he slowly bleeds out on the ground, is one of the biggest Tear Jerkers in the series.
• Arc Villain: Of the Tenjiku Arc.
• Armor-Piercing Question: During their fight, Mikey asks Izana why he became like this and why he couldn't love his siblings, as both Mikey and Emma would have happily accepted him. When Izana, troubled and angered by the question, refuses to answer, Mikey asks him again more insistently, leading to Izana's Villainous Breakdown.
• Arson, Murder, and Admiration: He voices his enjoyment of Kisaki's actions and motivations and willingly lets himself get used by him, saying that his malice fulfills him.
• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Izana became the leader of the S-62 Generation after defeating them all easily years ago, thus earning their obedience.
• Ax-Crazy: Becomes increasingly apparent as the story progresses. He tends to put on a chilling Slasher Smile whenever he gets excited, and his brutality (which surpasses by far that of the other S-62, who are in no way angels) is usually accompanied by looks of sadistic ecstasy. By the end of the Tenjiku Arc, he's dropped all pretense of stability.
• Bad Boss: Izana freely admits that he doesn't care about anyone, including his own comrades who he calls "tools" and forces to obey him through fear instead of respect or trust. After Shion is defeated by Peh-Yan, Izana stomps on his face while saying he was always weak, before declaring that he's useless to Tenjiku.
• Backup from Otherworld: In chapter 257, while Kakucho is trying to pull the brakes to stop a train from crushing into the Tokyo Manji and Kanto Manji Gangs, Izana appears to help him.
• Bastard Angst: Izana breaks down after finding out that he wasn’t actually related to Shinichiro or Emma, due to his belief that blood ties are the most important thing in life. Although he desperately craved a family, he rejected the Sanos for not being his biological relatives.
• Bastard Bastard: Is actually the son of one of Emma's mother's ex-husbands and a Filipina woman he had an affair with. As for the Bastard part, he allows Kisaki to kill Emma and tries to take everything from Mikey out of jealousy.
• Beard of Sorrow: Sported one when Kisaki found him mourning Shinichiro.
• Big "SHUT UP!": Lets out several of these during his Villainous Breakdown.
• Blood from the Mouth: Izana coughs up blood after being shot, as a way to show that his injuries are lethal.
• Breaking Speech: When he was 12, in order to get revenge on a group of men who had ambushed and severely beaten him, Izana injured them beyond recovery one by one then left the leader for last and promised that as long as he was alive, the people he loved would die. The man killed himself as a result.
• Broken Ace: An (in)famous, powerful, elegant, charismatic gang leader who is also a severely damaged person.
• Broken Pedestal: Izana highly admired Shinichiro, right until he learned that Shinichiro planned on letting Mikey become the leader of his gang, the Black Dragons.
• Broken Tears:
  • He sobs in upset and anger while confronting Shinichiro after learning that they had no blood relation.
  • He laments his fate as he dies, declaring that he's beyond salvation.
• But Not Too Foreign: Near the end of the Tenjiku arc, Izana reveals that he was born from a Filipina woman, making him half-Filipino.
• Cain and Abel: Izana is the Cain to Mikey's Abel. Izana was abandoned by his mother and grew up in an institution for abandoned children, with only letters from Shinichiro to make him feel loved. When he asks Shinichiro to let him become the leader of the Black Dragons, Shinichiro says that it was always his dream to pass it on to Mikey.
• Card-Carrying Villain: He's very open about his desire to destroy Mikey and his lack of care for anyone.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: He wipes the floor with Peh-yan while hardly even trying.
• Dark and Troubled Past: His mother left him at an institution when he was young, and he never heard about from her nor his younger sister, Emma, again. Izana describes the loneliness he felt growing up as so crippling it left him an "Empty Shell" until Shinichiro came along and became his big brother. Then Shinichiro said he wanted to hand the Black Dragons over to Mikey, the little brother Izana was insanely jealous of. Then Izana found out he wasn't related to the Sanos at all. Then Shinichiro died and Izana grieved his death for years, becoming homeless until Kisaki found him.
• Death Equals Redemption: When Kisaki shoots Kakucho, Izana instinctively moves to shield him from the gunshot and is mortally wounded. Upon his death, he realizes how important Kakucho was to him and that Mikey would have loved him as a brother regardless of his origins.
• Deceptive Legacy: Near the end of the Tenjiku arc, Izana reveals that he is not blood-related to the Sanos at all. He had found his and Emma's mother again one day, asked why she abandoned him, and she revealed that he was the child of one of her ex-husbands and a Filipina woman.
• Despair Event Horizon: Shinichiro's death caused him to fall into a years-long depression.
• Dies Wide Open: Izana dies with his eyes open.
• Disappeared Dad: He was raised by his mother until she sent him to an institution. He later learns that his father got stabbed to death by a thug.
• Driven by Envy: Resents Mikey for getting everything in life that Izana never did.
• Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: As a clue to his troubled nature, his eyes don't reflect any light.
• Empty Shell: Describes his past self as such due to the years spent alone at the institution. The only thing that filled the void inside him was Shinichiro's presence.
• Enfant Terrible: Even as a child, he exhibited some serious psychotic tendencies.
• Et Tu, Brute?:
  • Izana took Shinichiro telling him that he always planned to give the Black Dragons to Mikey rather hard.
  • Their relations didn't improve when Izana learned that he wasn't actually related to the Sanos and confronted Shinichiro about not telling him.
• Even Evil Can Be Loved: Despite Izana's Ax-Crazy and Green-Eyed Monster tendencies, Kakucho, Shinichiro and to an extent Emma and Mikey genuinely cared for him and wanted to make him happy. Even after he orchestrated Emma's murder, Mikey still tries to reach out to him.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Despite vehemently denying it his whole life, Izana deeply cares about his childhood friend Kakucho, going so far as to shield him with his body to save his life and admitting in his last moments that he was the one person Izana always had by his side. He also genuinely loved Shinichiro as an older brother, and fell into a deep depression upon hearing about his death.
• Evil Counterpart: To Mikey. Both grew up without parents, looked up to Shinichiro, and are incredibly talented fighters as well as charismatic leaders. However, Mikey is an empathetic, caring person who is A Father to His Men, puts his loved ones' wellbeing before his own, and actively suppresses his inner darkness. Izana is a cold, cruel Manipulative Bastard who rules through fear, only thinks of himself, and embraces his violent urges.
• Extremity Extremist: Like Mikey, Izana almost exclusively uses his legs during fights, to the point of sometimes keeping his hands in his pockets.
• Freudian Excuse: His violent, unhinged behavior is almost certainly the result of the trauma he went through as a child.
• General Ripper: While not an actual military leader, he has shades of this based on how he rules his subordinates with an iron fist.
• Go Out with a Smile: Or rather a Broken Smile, as he spends his last moments smiling sadly, stating that no one can save him (both physically and mentally).
• Green-Eyed Monster: Izana is jealous of Mikey for having everything he wanted in life.
• I Am a Monster: He dies convinced that he's beyond redemption.
• I Control My Minions Through...: Fear, power and individual interests. It was decided that Izana was the only one capable of controlling the S-62 when they first met in juvie, and he has kept them in line since by having goals that align with theirs and scaring them into submission... or so he thinks. As it turns out, he's unwittingly controlling them through loyalty as well.
• I Just Want to Be Loved: Deep down, he craves having a true family and a place to belong more than anything.
• Kick The Son Of A Bitch: He steps on Shion's face and grinds it into the dirt while berating him after he lost the opening fight against Peh-yan.
• Killed Off for Real: He dies after shielding Kakucho from Kisaki's bullets.
• Kinslaying Is a Special Kind of Evil: He agreed with Kisaki's plan to kill Emma, his little sister, and didn't show any emotions after she died. Even Kisaki was disturbed by Izana's complete lack of a reaction.
• Lack of Empathy: Izana is noted In-Universe as lacking any sense of compassion or empathy for other people, including his own men. Kakucho mentions that this makes him especially dangerous during fights, as he lacks the mental barriers that make most people hold back and fights with the intent to kill instead.
• Lean and Mean: Has a thin body and is an Ax-Crazy gang leader.
• Long-Lost Relative: Izana is Emma's brother, which would make him Mikey's half-brother.Later, Izana reveals that he was born to a Filipina woman and an ex-husband of Emma's mother, so he is not blood-related to the Sanos at all.
• Manipulative Bastard: His influence over the Tenjiku executives is total, and he plans on slowly breaking Mikey over time by taking advantage of his mental fragility and isolating him from his loved ones.
• Missing Mom: Izana's mother had him taken away to live in an institution, and never bothered to keep contact with him afterwards. And then he learned that she wasn't his real mother to start with nor did she ever see him as his son, and he never got to meet his biological mother, so this trope doubly applies.
• Mood-Swinger: Izana's outbursts of anger or sadism are spontaneous and unpredictable.
• The Napoleon: He's the shortest among the Tenjiku higher-ups, and the most vicious.
• Never Be Hurt Again: It's implied that to keep anyone from abandoning and betraying him the way his mother and Shinichiro (from Izana's point of view) did, he deliberately acts as cruel as he can and pushes people away so that no one will ever get close to him.
• Nightmare Face: Sports some positively bloodcurdling expressions during his fight against Mikey or in flashbacks.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: He easily defeats several of the big name Tokyo delinquents before the battle against Toman, but we don't get to see any of it.
• Only Friend: On his deathbed, he finally becomes honest about his affection towards Kakucho and declares him as such.
• Orphan's Ordeal: Izana felt deep loneliness and isolation throughout his childhood at the institution, which was only relieved by the visits of his Cool Big Bro Shinichiro. After finding out that his mother wasn't biologically related to him, and neither was Shinichiro, he had a breakdown.
• Pet the Dog: His grieving Shinichiro and his relationship with his childhood friend Kakucho, as well as his Heroic Sacrifice for the latter, show that Izana is capable of caring about others to an extent despite denying it.
• Pint Sized Power House: He's only 165 cm (5'5") and very lean, but don't let his stature fool you, he's more than capable of destroying people much taller and bigger than him with his hands in his pockets.
• Psychopathic Manchild: Type 3. He's highly intelligent and remarkably strong, but his mental instability causes him to act childlike at times.
• Purple Is Powerful: Izana is the leader of Tenjiku, with a fighting prowess that matches Mikey's. In colored artwork, his eyes are purple.
• Rank Scales with Asskicking: The commander of Tenjiku and one of the strongest characters in the series, being able to trade blows with Mikey.
• Replacement Goldfish: He plans to have Mikey take on the role of his big brother and living emotional crutch, like Shinichiro once did.
• Revenge by Proxy: Izana's original plan for revenge on Shinichiro was to use Shion's Black Dragons to kill Mikey, whom Shinichiro had his eyes on as a successor. He changed his plans following Shinichiro's death, deciding to turn Mikey into a Replacement Goldfish for his brother instead.
• Sadist: He clearly enjoys tormenting others, both physically and psychologically, and has been that way since he was a child.
• Self-Disposing Villain: When Kisaki tries to shoot Kakucho again after having already injured him once, Izana throws himself in front of the gun and is fatally injured in the process.
• Taking the Bullet: He shields Kakucho from Kisaki and gets shot in his place, leading to his death.
• Technicolor Eyes: In colored artwork, Izana's eyes are purple.
• Teens Are Monsters: A violent, manipulative, scheming sadist who started injuring people beyond recovery and threatening murder as early as the age of 12 (that we know of). He was also responsible for the fall from grace of Black Dragon during his time as their leader.
• Toxic Friend Influence:
  • To Kakucho, who doesn't have an evil bone in his body but whose Undying Loyalty towards Izana leads him down the path of gang life and, eventually, organized crime.
  • Arguably to the other S-62. None of them were exactly good people to start with, but Izana certainly brought out the worst in them. He encouraged them to become renowned and feared delinquents when they first met in juvenile detention, and his leadership caused them to get involved in major wrongdoings after their releases until they eventually became known as the "Vicious Generation". The best example may be Mucho, who was explicitly asked by Izana to be willing to kill before the battle against Toman — with Kakucho later telling him that he didn't "want him to be ruined by Tenjiku too".
• Tragic Villain: An Ax-Crazy Bastard Bastard who was abandoned by the woman he thought was his mother, and later learned that he wasn't blood-related to his only family at all. He suffers from emotional problems, likely due to his troubled childhood, and his Heroic Sacrifice shows that he still has some humanity and sanity left. Despite this, he dies convinced that he's irredeemable.
• Troubling Unchildlike Behavior:
  • In a flashback to when he was about 11 years old, he destroys the fake grave Kakucho was making for his parents in the institution courtyard before telling him to forget about his dead family because they were not there to protect him anymore, that no one would protect him because he wasn't worth anything, and that therefore he should serve Izana because it would give him value in living.
  • When he was 12 years old, he got revenge on a group of teenagers who had ambushed and beaten him up by injuring all of them beyond recovery, except for the leader who hanged himself after Izana promised to do the same to all his loved ones as long as the leader lived.
• The Unfettered: Izana will do anything to achieve his goal of breaking Mikey's spirit. He doesn't even care about his own family anymore. Not even Kakucho, whom he has been friends with since childhood, is spared from his quest for revenge against Mikey, as shown when Izana orders the S-62 to kill Kakucho for stopping him from shooting Mikey.
• Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Zig-zagged. His past interactions with Emma, Shinichiro and Kakucho show a kinder, empathetic side to Izana — promising his sister to come back for her, taking the younger Kakucho under his wing and playing with him, dreaming of founding a country for all the children without families, and wanting to inherit the Black Dragons to protect what is dear to Shinichiro. That being said, he already displayed concerning behaviors such as mutilating people and driving their leader to suicide as revenge for beating him up.
• Villainous Breakdown: After being subjected to Mikey's Armor-Piercing Question, Izana completely loses his composure. He flashbacks to Shinichiro asking him a similar thing years ago, gets a vision of him and Emma standing by Mikey's side, becomes unable to focus, and eventually decides to take Kisaki's gun and shoot Mikey once he realizes he's about to lose the fight. Not even Kakucho, his oldest and arguably only friend, was able to reason him from that point on.
• White Hair, Black Heart: He has platinum blond hair and is a violent, sadistic, remorseless sociopath.
• Would Hurt a Child: He was the one who ordered Shion, then-leader of the Black Dragons, to have his gang repeatedly target a 12-year-old Kazutora, with the end goal to provoke Mikey into a fight and kill him.

Four Heavenly Kings

Kakucho

Kakucho

Voiced by: Seiichirō Yamashita (Japanese)

Kakucho is a childhood friend of Takemichi and grew up in the same institution as Izana.

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• Affectionate Nickname: Takemichi and him have called each other "Kaku-chan" and "Dummymichi" since childhood.
• Animal Motifs: Cranes and butterflies. His name possesses the characters for both animals, and the volume 20 cover depicts him wearing a jacket with a butterfly-wing design and a costume with a crane drawing.
• Anti-Villain: Kakucho is an honorable man who doesn't have much in the way of malicious traits, and only acts as an antagonist due to his loyalty to Izana or after being forced into joining South, then Mikey.
• Childhood Friends:
  • Kakucho and Takemichi were friends in elementary school.
  • After losing his parents in an accident, he was sent to an institution where he met and quickly bonded with Izana.
• Corrupt the Cutie: In present timelines, kind, honorable Kakucho has become a Broken Bird and high-ranking member of Toman and Bonten, and is seen fatally shooting Takemichi and witnessing an execution before giving advice to dispose of the bodies whereas he used to fiercely condemn murder.
• Dark and Troubled Past: His entire family died in a car crash when he was a young boy, leaving him orphaned. He barely survived but kept severe scars and was ruthlessly bullied by other children until he met Izana.
• Deliberate Underperformance: After losing to Smiley, he tells Takemichi that he was holding back the whole fight, willingly lost, and is actually much stronger than what he showed. Takemichi doesn't believe him. Kakucho was telling the truth.
• Dies Wide Open: Subverted. Everything lead both the characters and the readers to believe that Kakucho died after being shot by Kisaki, but he turns out to be alive in the epilogue of the Tenjiku arc.
• Enemy Mine: The final arc has him team up with Takemichi in order to stop Sanzu, who was planning to send a cargo train into the ongoing fight between Toman and Kanto Manji, indiscriminately killing members of both sides.
• Everyone Has Standards:
  • Tried to keep Izana from going along with his plan to kill Emma, saying that he refused to condone murder.
  • At the end of the fight between the Tokyo Manji Gang and Tenjiku, Kakucho stops Muto from drawing a blade and trying to kill someone, stating that he shouldn't let Tenjiku corrupt him.
  • He similarly knocks the gun out of Izana's hand, repeating that Tenjiku has lost and to stop there.
  • In the final arc, he's horrified by Sanzu's disregard for the lives of his own comrades, and makes a temporary alliance with Takemichi so the two of them can take him down.
• Forced into Evil: Ran mentions that Kakucho only took up gang life due to his Undying Loyalty toward Izana. After the latter's death, he initially refused to join the criminal organization that is Rokuhara Tandai, and only conceded after South beat him to a bloody pulp. Following South's death, Rokuhara was absorbed into the Kanto Manji Gang, with Kakucho becoming a high-ranking executive.
• Handicapped Badass: His left eye was damaged in the car crash that scarred him as a child. It doesn't seem to hinder his ability to fight, and he's the most valuable fighter in Tenjiku barring Izana himself.
• Heroic Sacrifice: In chapter 257, while stopping a train, Kakucho throws Takemichi out of it in case it crashes before the brakes work. He manages to stop the train, but he dies from an earlier wound caused by Sanzu.
• Holding Hands: He grabs a dead Izana's hand as they lay side by side, assuring him that he's not alone and reminiscing about their childhood dreams.
• Killed Off for Real: In the final arc, Sanzu gives Kakucho a fatal wound and he later dies from it.
• Lightning Bruiser: The strongest of the Heavenly Kings is also shown to be capable of moving at an impressive speed when he gets serious, allowing him to take out multiple opponents at once.
• Major Injury Underreaction: Sanzu slashes Kakucho across the chest, but Kakucho insists to Takemichi that he didn't do much damage. However, he later succumbs to the wound and dies.
• Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: As a fatally injured Kakucho desperately tries to stop the train from derailing during the final arc, he gets a vision of the deceased Izana appearing by his side and helping him, successfully halting the train. Whether it was a hallucination caused by bloodloss and Kakucho's near-death state or if Izana's spirit really did manifest is left ambiguous.
• Morality Pet: For Izana, at times.
• My Master, Right or Wrong: Kakucho repeatedly acknowledges or protests the wrongdoings of Tenjiku and is fully aware that Izana is being manipulated by Kisaki, but his loyalty to him is too strong to walk away.
• Noble Top Enforcer: He's the right-hand man of Izana and one of the more honorable and least "evil" Tenjiku members. At the very least, he's a much nicer person than his boss.
• No Full Name Given: His last name is never mentioned and everyone addresses him by his first name. This is later revealed to be a deliberate choice by Kakucho, who threw away his family name after the car accident that left him an orphan.
• Not Quite Dead: He apparently dies from his gunshot injuries at the end of the battle between Tenjiku and Toman, even getting an emotional flashback to his childhood with Izana as well as Ran closing both of their eyes and saying a few words in their honor... only to show up again a few chapters later, getting treatment at a hospital.
• Orphan's Ordeal: Originally a perfectly happy child, he lost his parents during a car accident back in third grade. He was left with deep physical and psychological scars, got bullied at the institution, then met Izana, all of which largely impacted his personality and life goals.
• Real Men Cook: According to the third databook, that's his hobby.
• Scars Are Forever: Kakucho has a long scar on his forehead and a permanently blinded left eye.
• Survivor Guilt: Having lived through the accident that killed his parents and surviving his injuries after the Kanto Incident, unlike Izana, visibly left a scar on his psyche.
  Kakucho: In the end, it's always me who survives, huh.
• Thou Shalt Not Kill: He's perfectly willing to do anything Izana tells him to, but the one thing he draws the line at is murder. At least as a teenager.
• Token Good Teammate: Unlike his fellow executives who are cocky, brutal and sadistic, Kakucho is an honorable person with strong morals. The only reason why he joined Tenjiku in the first place is because Izana told him to, and he doesn't hesitate to protest some of the gang's actions or stop his comrades once he deems things have gone too far.
• Tragic Keepsake: The cover page for chapter 251 shows that he made one of Izana's earrings into a necklace.
• Undying Loyalty: To Izana.
• Walking Shirtless Scene: Downplayed. He leaves the top of his Tenjiku uniform open, showing his chest and stomach.
• We Used to Be Friends: Takemichi and him were once Childhood Friends, but they drifted away when Kakucho changed schools. He actually ended up in an institution after being in an accident which killed both of his parents; there, he met Izana, who he became entirely devoted to. Although he still has fondness for Takemichi, he's also aware that they are now on opposite sides and he will obey Izana's every command, including fatally shooting Takemichi in one of the future timelines.
  • That being said, their relationship gets better following Izana's death.
• Worthy Opponent: During the final arc, Kakucho acknowledges Takemichi as such after seeing that the latter got over his fear of fighting and became stronger, even managing to land a surprise hit that sent Kakucho flying back.
• You Are Not Alone: He refuses to leave Izana's side when Izana is dying.
• Young and in Charge: Kakucho is Izana's second-in-command despite being the same age as Takemichi, which puts him at around 14-15 by the time of the Tenjiku arc and makes him 4 years younger than the other Heavenly Kings. This is especially noteworthy given the importance of age in Japanese gang hierarchy.

Kanji Mochizuki (Mocchi)

Kanji Mochizuki

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese)

Nicknamed "Mocchi", Mochizuki is one of Tenjiku's Four Heavenly Kings. After they disband, he joins Rokuhara Tandai and eventually becomes a top executive for Bonten.

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• Affably Evil: Unlike the rest of the S-62, who at their best put on a facade of politeness while holding absolute contempt for their opponents underneath, Mocchi is surprisingly personable for somebody who loves beating people up. He fights honorably, genuinely compliments those he considers worthy opponents, and gladly accepts challenges and rematches from those who previously lost against him.
• Animal Motifs: Gets repeatedly called a "gorilla" by Chifuyu, befitting his strength and brutish appearance.
• Beard of Evil: In the Bonten timeline.
• The Big Guy: The largest member of Tenjiku, towering over most of the other characters and having the muscle mass to match. Commented on several times in-universe, most notably with Chifuyu calling him a "gorilla" and Izana a "titan".
• Blood Knight: As a member of the S-62, that's a prerequisite. Mocchi was sent to juvie at 13 for beating up a police officer who tried to stop a fight, gets very happy at the idea of a throwdown, and is angered should anyone "steal his prey".
• Boisterous Bruiser: Hot-Blooded, fight-happy and very, very strong.
• Challenge Seeker: He relishes a good fight, and was initially disappointed in Toman for not putting up much resistance against Tenjiku. He cheered up after meeting Mitsuya, who didn't go down against him, and gladly accepted Chifuyu's challenge during the Kanto Incident and the final battle.
• Combat Compliment: He calls Mitsuya gutsy for putting up a good fight and declares that he's finally having fun during their short-lived duel.
• Curb-Stomp Battle:
  • Delivers one to both the Kawata twins and Chifuyu.
  • On the receiving side of this, courtesy of a berserk Angry, and later South.
• Delinquent Hair: A rattail mohawk styled into a single braid.
• Everyone Has Standards: Like Kakucho, he was opposed to Emma's murder, overtly voicing his dislike of Izana and Kisaki's methods.
• Hot-Blooded: Mocchi is very loud, irritable, passionate, and more than willing to punch anybody standing in his way.
• Muscles Are Meaningful: He is ripped to kingdom come and was strong enough to lay the smackdown on a police officer as a young teenager, as well as to easily toss Chifuyu around like a ragdoll during their first encounter.
  • Subverted in the final arc, when he's defeated by Chifuyu. He actually lampshades it.
    Mocchi: There's a large size difference between us! So how am I getting pushed back?!
• Never Hurt an Innocent: Implied. Mocchi is very open about his disdain of Kisaki's methods, especially Emma's murder, seemingly standing by the traditional delinquent Code of Honor and refusing to involve civilians.
• Noble Demon: He is certainly ruthless in battle, dreams of becoming a Yakuza boss and has no qualms about killing traitors and disposing of their bodies in creative ways in the Bonten future (it's a dog-eat-dog gang world after all). But Mocchi's sense of honor shines through in his desire to fight his opponents fairly, without any back-up from his subordinates or allies during duels - he gets noticeably angry at the Haitanis for interrupting his fight with Mitsuya. Unlike Ran, Rindo or Madarame, he doesn't display any needless brutality or sadism, leaving his opponents alone once they've been downed instead of keeping on hitting them. He also shows disgust towards Kisaki and Izana's plan to kill Emma.
• Red Eyes, Take Warning: His eyes are red, showcasing his aggressivity.
• Slasher Smile: He's a big fan of those whenever he's partaking in a fight.
• Smarter Than You Look: Despite being a violent brute, Mocchi is much more perceptive than he lets on.
• Strong and Skilled: He is built like a fridge and has both immense physical strength and enough fighting savvy to match Mitsuya, one of the best Toman fighters, blow for blow.
• Token Good Teammate: Downplayed. Mocchi is just as brutal and battle-hungry as the rest of S-62, but doesn't show any sadistic traits, always fights fair and is capable of acknowledging his opponents' worth. He also has a moral compass, being the only one of them (along with Kakucho, who isn't a S-62 member) to voice his distaste at some of the gang's actions like killing Emma, a civilian, to psychologically break Mikey.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Corn.
• Unusual Eyebrows: Mocchi's eyebrows are noticeably angular, exacerbating his fierce appearance.
• Worthy Opponent: Seems to briefly regard Mitsuya as this, as he acknowledges his strength during their duel and states that things are getting fun... right before Rindo and Ran swoop in, with the latter knocking Mitsuya out in one blow, much to Mocchi's displeasure.
• Younger Than They Look: He's 18 years old during the Tenjiku arc, despite having the bulk of a much older man. Even at 13, he already looked fully grown.

Ran and Rindo Haitani

Ran and Rindo Haitani

Ran is voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese)

Rindo is voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese)

The Haitani brothers are delinquents who rule over Roppongi since defeating the leaders of Kyogoku, the former main gang in the area. They join Tenjiku with Ran as one of the Four Heavenly Kings and Rindo as an executive, then Rokuhara Tandai and, eventually, Mikey's gang, Bonten.

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• Agent Peacock: Ran has long and pretty hair that he takes great care of while Rindo is a Gyaru-oh, both of them are fashionable dressers, charismatic gang leaders and very competent Blood Knights.
• All There in the Manual: Ran is stated to be the older brother, but their exact age difference was only revealed in the second character book. They are a year and a half apart.
• Aloof Big Brother: Subverted with Ran, who's actually a more low-key example of Big Brother Mentor to Rindo. He mostly acts as standoffish and unshakeable to him as he does anyone else and scolds him whenever he gets too fired up, yet he greatly cares about him, encourages him in fights, occasionally jokes around with him and never treats him as a lesser.
• Always Someone Better: Rindo has a raging Inferiority Superiority Complex about being the lesser known brother, something he attributes to being the youngest.
• Animal Motifs: Snakes and spiders. Not only do they both have snake and spider tattoos, they're also condescending, cruel, cunning, slippery and underhanded, with a tendency to lure their opponents into traps.
• Annoying Younger Sibling: Downplayed. Rindo occasionally complains about Ran and doesn't always listen to him, but the two of them are still exceptionally close and get along well most of the time.
• Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Rindo is a skilled martial artist who enjoys trash talking his opponents after injuring them. That said, he shouldn't have blindly attacked a vice-captain who was able to stand back up despite having a broken leg, then effortlessly block his tackle. He should have listened to his brother and been careful or stayed away.
• Ass Kicking Pose: Rindo displays a unique stance during the Tenjiku arc, lowering his upper body and extending his slightly flexed arms forward.
• Attention Whore:
  • The brothers always wear a black variant of the uniform of any gang they belong to, because they want to stand out.
  • Ran is said to always purposely steal the spotlight no matter the situation, which greatly annoys Rindo. He also loves making a good impression on people, and his dream is to become a celebrity abroad.
• The Baby of the Bunch: Averted. Despite being a year younger than the other executives (beside Kakucho), Rindo doesn't get any difference in treatment and is even lumped in as an honorary S-62 member.
• Bash Brothers: They conduct their fights together and use teamwork to bring their opponents down.
• Beauty Is Bad: Both of them are considered attractive and charismatic In-Universe, but they're also incredibly cruel.
• Berserk Button: Don't, under ANY circumstances, wake Ran up.
• Beware the Quiet Ones: Ran is not much of a talker, but he is definitely deadly.
• Big Brother Instinct: Subtle, but it's present in Ran. He immediately goes to Rindo's aid in fights, and the only time we see him look panicked is when a berserk Angry has Rindo in his grip and is about to attack him. He's also protective of Kakucho, defending him against Sanzu and helping him to his feet after a battle.
• Blind Without 'Em: Averted with Rindo, who takes off his glasses before every fight without any apparent effect on his vision. Possibly justified, as he may simply be mildly nearsighted.
• Blood Knight: Rindo gets very excited in battle, especially when he has the opportunity to break some bones.
• Braids of Action: Ran has long braids and is extremely capable in a fight, partly because he doesn’t hesitate to fight dirty and partly because he really is that good.
• Brains and Brawn: While both are pretty intelligent and very strong, Ran is the clear leader of the duo as well as the more pragmatic one, while Rindo is not only more aggressive than his brother but also more muscular and physical during fights, using hand-to-hand combat instead of relying on weapons.
• Breakout Villain: Right after their introduction, both of them became immensely popular in the fandom due to their cunning ruthlessness, charisma, and good looks.
• The Brute: Downplayed with Rindo. He's not as physically intimidating as the likes of Hanma or Mocchi, and while he's more reasonable than most examples, he can make tactical errors and put himself into difficult positions in battle. Nonetheless, he is a force to be reckoned with.
• Character Tics: Ran's signature Victory Pose. He also sometimes plays with his braids using his baton.
• Combat Pragmatist: Both of them, but Ran in particular has a tendency to resort to dirty tricks to take out his opponents (including when their back is turned) because, by his own admission, "results are what matters".
• Coordinated Clothes: They always have similar or identical casual clothes and wear the same black uniform regardless of their current gang affiliation, setting them apart from other members.
• Curb-Stomp Battle:
  • They have no trouble dealing with Hakkai and Angry in the Tenjiku arc... until Angry's Berserk Mode activates and he knocks both of them out with one punch.
  • In the final arc, they are easily defeated by Mitsuya and Hakkai after getting separated and not being able to rely on teamwork.
• Didn't Think This Through: Unlike Ran, Rindo dismisses Angry as a threat due to his injuries, and recklessly charges him. He ends up on the receiving end of a Curb-Stomp Battle.
• Dissonant Serenity: Ran has an unnerving smile and an almost unreadable, eerily calm disposition, even while performing brutal acts.
• Due to the Dead: After seeing Izana and Kakucho die (though the latter eventually turned out Not Quite Dead), Ran respectfully closes their eyes.
• Early-Bird Cameo: The Haitani brothers are mentioned as early as chapter 51, where they attend Bloody Halloween as spectators for the event.
• Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Ran has naturally dark hair and a noticeably paler complexion than most characters. His aloof, detached nature contrasted with his viciousness also makes him quite creepy.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Despite being sadistic brutes and bickering like ordinary siblings, they really do seem to get along well and care for each another.
• Expository Hairstyle Change:
  • Ran's hair grows longer and Rindo gets a slightly different haircut following the two-year timeskip.
  • In the Bonten timeline, present-day Ran cuts his hair short while present-day Rindo grows it out. Both of them also dye it purple.
• Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon: They're both handsome and can maim or even kill people as easily as they breathe.
• Faux Affably Evil: Ran always speaks calmly and acts in a suave, almost courteous manner to his enemies, for example apologizing to Mitsuya after sneaking up behind him and hitting him in the head with a cement block, then later asking Hakkai how the hospitalized Mitsuya was doing. It's very obvious that the facade hides an extremely callous and cruel interior, and that he enjoys doing what he does, though.
• Fetishized Abuser: Averted with Rindo, who despite his less-than-savorous tendencies surprisingly ranks as the second best potential boyfriend in Tenjiku, right behind Kakucho.
• The Fighting Narcissist: Ran is a fearsome fighter and extremely vain about his appearance, particularly his hair. The third databook notes that he regularly visits beauty salons in Harajuku and likes to make a good impression.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Downplayed. Both are sadistic and cruel, but Rindo is more prone to toying around with his opponents or underestimating them, while Ran prefers not to waste time and is more cautious and perceptive.
• Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Rindo turns into this during fights (though he ditches the glasses for the actual brawling). The rest of the time, he's more of a Stoic Spectacles type.
• The Glasses Come Off: Rindo takes off his glasses when fighting. Justified, since they might get broken and injure him during the actual throwdown.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: It doesn't take much to set Rindo off.
• High-Class Gloves: Unlike other characters, they're always seen wearing a pair of white gloves each, even in color pages depicting non-canon outfits. This is part of their Coordinated Clothes.
• Inferiority Superiority Complex: Not an extreme example, but Rindo feels self-conscious about the fact that his brother is better known and gets more attention. His arrogance and blasé, deadpan attitude hide feelings of resentment and insecurity.
• Is This a Joke?: They're both in utter disbelief over Angry starting to bawl his eyes out in the middle of a gang fight.
  Ran: ...Wow. Really?
  Rindo: Creepy...
• Klingon Promotion: They gained control of Roppongi at 13 years old after beating the leaders of the area's biggest gang, one of which died.
• Know When to Fold 'Em: After Mikey kills South, Ran helps Kakucho to his feet and says that it's best for them to leave. Considering the state "Invincible Mikey" was in at the time, it was probably the right call.
• Lack of Empathy: For the most part, neither of them have much regard for other people. The only time Ran shows even the slightest concern is in regards to Rindo, who had fallen into the enemy's trap under his eyes, and Izana and Kakucho, who he later admitted to respecting.
• Lean and Mean: Ran is a Faux Affably Evil, violent man with a noticeably lanky body.
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Ran has long hair and handsome, delicate features.
• Mellow Fellow: Ran is very easygoing and relaxed, never losing his cool even in battle - unless his brother is in danger. Despite that, you can tell there's something disturbing about him.
• Mukokuseki: A flashback from their days in juvie shows that unlike most delinquents in the series, Rindo is apparently a natural blonde, as his hair remained that color after being shaved and growing back - unlike Ran whose then-bleached hair grew back black (though oddly enough his eyebrows remained blonde).
• Nerves of Steel: Ran has a near-unflappable, calculating disposition, keeping a cool head at all times and never letting emotions get in the way of reason. The most expressive he gets is whenever his brother's safety is at stake, and even then, he retains an impressive ability to critically assess situations: after seeing Rindo get violently punched into unconsciousness by Angry, Ran was able to focus his attention on the immediate threat of his opponent rather than letting his brother's state affect and distract him.
• Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: The brothers brutalizing Hakkai in front of Angry triggered the latter's Berserk Mode, allowing him to take down four of Tenjiku's strongest men and giving Toman a big advantage in the ongoing battle.
• No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: A method they're fond of for dealing with their opponents: Rindo holds them down while Ran brutally pummels them with either his fists or baton. They once killed a man that way.
• Not So Above It All: Rindo complains about Ran's Victory Pose and spotlight-hogging. A few chapters later, he shows off by doing the splits in the middle of battle and loudly taunting his opponent, whose arm he'd just broken.
• "Not So Different" Remark: Before their duel during the Kanto incident, Rindo tells Angry that he knows what living in the shadow of one's older brother is like.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
  • When Rindo was at the mercy of Angry, Ran dropped all pretense of calm and shouted his brother's name while looking genuinely panicked.
  • Both brothers seemed sorrowful following Izana and Kakucho's deaths, and Ran showed unusual empathy and respect by closing their eyes and saying a few words in their honor.
• Perpetual Frowner: Rindo's default expression (unless he's in a fight, in which case he tends to sport a Slasher Smile).
• Perpetual Smiler: Zig-zagged with Ran, who either rarely lacks a soft smile or usually sports a blank, bored look depending on the arc and timeline.
• Pet the Dog: Out of all the characters in the organization beside his brother, Ran respects Izana and Kakucho the most and seems to direct some of his Big Brother Instinct towards the latter.
• Pipe Pain: Shion and Rindo use steel pipes to attack Mitsuya and Smiley before the Tenjiku battle, putting them both out of commission for the rest of the arc.
• Pragmatic Villainy: Unlike Rindo, Ran would rather get things over with quickly when it comes to dealing with the enemy, rather than waste time on playing around with them or focusing on petty things like not stealing each other's opponents. For this reason, he's known to butt in during fights.
• Proud Beauty: Ran is well-aware of his good looks and preoccupied with maintaining them.
• Psychological Projection: Rindo's "Not So Different" Remark to Angry really comes out of the blue. He also hates it when people look down on him (or when he thinks people look down on him) for being the younger brother and assuming he's weaker than Ran, but mocks Hakkai and Angry for being lost without their older siblings - despite never being seen apart from his own brother himself.
• Rank Up: While he wasn't part of Tenjiku's Big Four, Rindo becomes the no.3 of Rokuhara Tandai then a vice-captain in the Kanto Manji Gang after the two-year timeskip, thus outranking Mocchi and Madarame.
• Really Fond of Sleeping: Ran apparently loves to sleep, having once done so for 24 hours. According to the Tenjiku character book, his favorite spot is his bed and it is not a good idea to wake him up.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Ran is the Blue to Rindo's Red, keeping his cool and being the better strategist of the two, while his brother is more short-tempered and prone to acting recklessly.
• Sadist: There's nothing Rindo loves more than the sound of bones snapping and people screaming in pain. Ran seems to enjoy whacking people with blunt objects (or his fists) a bit more than average as well.
• Siblings in Crime: Two inseparable brothers who became gang leaders and murderers at thirteen.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: Ran is more cool, collected and laid-back while Rindo is more impulsive, aggressive and energetic.
• Snakes Are Sinister: The Haitanis are among the cruelest characters in the series, being happy to intimidate, maim or even murder their opponents and showing a general Lack of Empathy. Their despicable nature is represented by the snake tattoos on their backs.
• The Sociopath: Ran is calm and coldly calculating at all times, ruthless and sadistic despite a thin polite facade, shows no empathy or remorse for the things he's done (including killing a rival gang leader when he was barely a teenager), uses dirty tactics both during and outside of fights, and is arrogant, self-centered and the most charismatic of the duo. Though he does care for his little brother, the third databook also reveals that he's the person Rindo fears most.
• Softspoken Sadist: Ran actively encourages his brother in his bone-breaking endeavors, and was seen twice delivering a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown that went on and on, all the while having an intense look on his face yet remaining completely silent and calm. This needless brutality caused him to kill a man as a young teen.
• The Stoic: Rindo, except in battle.
• Successful Sibling Syndrome: Rindo feels like he lives in his brother's shadow. He's not happy about it - though it doesn't seem to have a negative impact on their bond.
• Tall, Dark, and Snarky: Ran. Dark outfit, (mostly) dark hair, sharp tongue.
• A Taste of Their Own Medicine: In the final arc, Hakkai attacks Ran In the Back, delivering a massive punch to his head that sends him to the ground. Ran is not pleased about it.
• Tattoo as Character Type:
  • Their front tattoo represents a spider sculpture found near Roppongi, the area they control. Spiders are also part of their Animal Motifs.
  • Their back tattoo has two meanings. The flowers represent their names: Ran (Orchid) and Rin (Bellflower), while the snakes symbolize greed and rebirth... as well as the brothers' true nature.
• Tattooed Crook: They both have matching tattoos covering half of their bodies.
  • On their fronts, from the chest to the ankle, a spider. Ran has it on his left side, Rindo has it on his right side.
  • On their backs, snakes with a different flower on each brother.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Ran loves Mont Blanc, a dessert made of sweet chestnut puree and whipped cream. Rindo will go buy him some whenever he's in a bad mood.
• Victory Pose: Ran is apparently prone to those after he takes down someone, smugly putting his left hand on his hip. Rindo calls him out on it.
  Rindo: You always hog the spotlight, big bro. And strike a stupid pose.
• Villainous Friendship: Ran has a deep admiration for Kakucho and Izana, which he voices to them after they died (or "died" in Kakucho's case) in the Tenjiku battle before respectfully closing their eyes.
• Wicked Pretentious: Ran has a very refined taste, being especially fond of Yves Saint-Laurent and pastries, and is relatively sophisticated when compared to the rest of his comrades. However, he also thinks that Miles Davis is a piano player, and plays incredibly dirty during fights.
• Wrestler in All of Us: Rindo fights by using grappling moves meant to dislocate joints and break bones. He usually holds his opponent down with a hold while Ran does the assaulting. The third databook confirms that he's a jujutsu practitioner.
• Young and in Charge: They're the heads of Roppongi gangs while not yet out of their teens, and have been since the age of 13.

Shion Madarame

Shion Madarame

Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese)

Shion is the 9th generation leader of the Black Dragons who later becomes one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tenjiku. He joins Rokuhara Tandai following Tenjiku's disbandment.

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• Animal Motifs:
  • Lions. It's in his first name's kanji, he has a tattoo shaped like a roaring lion on his face, and has the traits commonly associated with the animal of being powerful, brave and prideful. His blond hair and eye shape also give him a vaguely leonine appearance.
  • Ironically for someone with a feline motif, Shion is also associated with dogs. Aside from being nicknamed Mad Dog, he's loud, aggressive, dogged, fiercely loyal to his "master", and the third databook reveals that his dream is to serve by Izana's side. His favorite spot is also wherever Tenjiku happens to be, much like a dog with its pack.
• Ax-Crazy: He is rather infamous in-universe for having a strong inclination towards violence and brutality, even by the series' standards.
  Izana: Shion is Tenjiku's wildest mad dog.
• Badass Boast: Very fond of those. His reply to Peh-Yan introducing himself before their duel in particular stands out.
  Shion: Like I give a shit! I'm gonna kill everyone in Toman myself.
• Badass on Paper: He's one of Tenjiku's most valuable fighters, quickly rises through the ranks of any gangs he's part of, and has a fearsome reputation. He also never wins an on-screen fight.
• Beady-Eyed Loser: A Big Bad Wannabe Chew Toy and one of the very few characters with noticeably beady eyes.
• Big Bad Wannabe: Madarame fancies himself as an influential, threatening figure. While he is rather well-known and very strong, he's still the weakest of Tenjiku's executives, and nowhere near the levels of the absurdly powerful people he's unlucky enough to keep getting matched up against.
• Blood Knight: He's always more than down for a brawl, if not actively looking for one in order to prove his superiority.
• Boisterous Weakling: Shion is constantly boasting about his strength and acting like he's a big shot, but can almost never back it up in an actual fight. He's actually rather strong, but continuously fails to properly evaluate the strength of his opponents, which then leads to his ass getting kicked. The fact that he's apparently the weakest of the Tenjiku higher-ups and keeps facing much stronger people doesn't help his case. Either way, it's clear that Shion is nowhere near as amazing as he thinks he is.
• Break the Haughty: Shion is a shameless Smug Snake with a massive superiority complex, and whenever he tries to establish his dominance over others, he gets knocked off that pedestal very quickly.
• Broken Ace: He's known as one of the Kanto area's biggest names due to his strength and position, having been personally handpicked by Izana along with the other S-62 when they met in juvenile detention, and later getting appointed as his successor. However, for all his bragging about being a former Black Dragon leader, he always gets taken out humiliatingly easily due to facing people way above his level - not to mention that his original defeat against Toman led to the disbandment of his gang.
• The Brute: What he lacks in intelligence and thoughtfulness, he makes up for in violence and aggression.
• Bullying a Dragon: Calls Senju a "fucking shrimp" to her face. She's not impressed.
• Butt-Monkey: By far one of the most memorable in the story. He spends the entire series making a fool of himself during his fights, is abused, looked down upon, or ignored by his teammates, and is among the worst athletes and least desirable boyfriends in Tenjiku
• Cats Are Mean: He has a lion motif and he's a particularly violent, aggressive character.
• Character Tics: Has a habit of poking his tongue out when he's feeling especially smug or confident. He stops doing it after the Tenjiku arc.
• The Chew Toy: The poor guy has a habit of being on the receiving end of a One-Hit Kill every time he shows up, which is Played for Laughs. Almost nothing ever goes right for him and after his humiliating defeat against a 12-year-old Mikey, his life is pretty much a downward spiral.
• Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Has shades of this, such as believing that Rindo and him would rule the world had they been born in a different time, because the current top fighters are just too strong.
• The Creon: As it turns out and surprisingly for someone with such an overblown ego, Shion's dream is to serve Izana as his Number Two. Unfortunately for him, that position is already filled by Kakucho.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: He easily defeats several low-level Toman members and Takemichi's friends, minus Atsushi.
• Dehumanizing Insult: He calls the Mizo Middle Five (minus Takemichi) "fodder characters"^note "mob" in Japanese.
• Delinquent Hair: His hair is dyed blond and the left side of his head is shaved to expose his tattoo. As the leader of the Black Dragons, he sported a mohawk.
• Disproportionate Retribution: During his Black Dragons days, Shion brutalizes the leader of a smaller gang for asking them for help, seeing the request as below him. Cherry on top of the cake: said gang was under the protection of the Black Dragons.
• Dumb Muscle: He's not terribly bright, but still has the strength and fighting skills to easily take out several Toman members all by himself.
• Evil Is Hammy: He is rather boastful and proudly shows it off in nearly every single scene he is in.
  Shion: I AM THE NINTH GENERATION BLACK DRAGON'S LEADER!! THE GREAT SHION MADARAME!!!
• Evil Is Petty: He beats one of his subordinates to a pulp for simply asking the Black Dragons for help with another gang, because he found this disrespectful. Or he just wanted an excuse to become violent.
• Expository Hairstyle Change: He grows out his hair after the two-year timeskip.
• Fashionable Asymmetry: His hair is kept long on the right side of his head, while the left side is shaved.
• Fatal Flaw: Arrogance and impulsiveness, neither of which mix well with his temper. Failing to think things through and overestimating his own abilities causes Shion to be excessively reckless and simple-minded.
• Fearless Fool: Shion repeatedly jumps into combat, ready to punch his opponents without any fear for his own safety, regardless of who happens to be facing him. The only person seen managing to scare him into submission is Izana.
• Glass Cannon: Shion packs a solid punch, if his reputation and introduction are anything to go by, but he has terrible defense and durability. A single good hit to the face is enough to take him out of a fight.
• Glory Seeker: He loves nothing more than to be held in high regard and praised, and dreams of ruling the world by Izana's side.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: Has a very short fuse and blows up at people easily. A good example is the 6th DVD booklet, taking place 2 years prior to the events of the manga, during Shion's time as president of the Black Dragons. He beats one of the members of a smaller gang to a pulp for asking the Black Dragons to help them settle a score with Mikey and his friends, and demands that the others bring him Kazutora and Baji's bodies within a week as payback or they'll have to pay him a huge amount of money (though knowing the 8th and 9th generation Black Dragons methods, that might have been an extortion scheme rather than a genuine order). He then gets extremely angry when they understandably start panicking. Izana has to intervene to get him to calm down.
• Hated by All: No one likes this guy. He's seen as a disgrace by the Black Dragon founders, Toman members fear him or look down on him, and even his own comrades don't seem to enjoy his company. Izana mocks him for losing the leading battle, while the other S-62 show no interest in either helping or avenging him the way they do for one another later on. In chapter 213, none of them lift a finger to stop him from going up against Senju, who would have most definitely kicked his ass had Benkei not beaten her to it. The third and fourth databooks confirm that both Mocchi and South dislike him, and have Rindo throw a Stealth Insult his way (which Shion fails to detect).
• Hidden Depths: Madarame initially just appears to be another bossy, arrogant and sadistic Blood Knight. But he is genuinely saddened by Izana's death, and following it willingly stays behind along with the rest of the Tenjiku executives to take the blame for the battle and let themselves get arrested, allowing Toman to escape. He's also possibly the most attached to Tenjiku out of all the higher-ups, being the only one to list it as his favorite place to be, and completely loyal.
• Hot-Blooded: Puts on an air of poise and confidence, but the slightest excitable situation shows that he really is impulsive, short-tempered and boastful.
• Hypocrite: The third databook mentions that he dislikes arrogant people, despite being a Smug Snake himself. Though this may hint at him not being all that confident underneath the surface...
• Inferiority Superiority Complex: Possibly. Shion acts cocky and self-assured but his constant bragging (especially about past accomplishments), reckless behavior, as well as his seemingly hypocritical dislike of "arrogant people", make him come off as rather insecure and desperate to prove himself.
• Informed Ability: He's said to be a skilled fighter, but he loses most of the fights he's in. Granted his ego, tendency to underestimate his opponents and Hair-Trigger Temper are usually what contributes to his defeats rather than a lack of actual skill.
• Insufferable Imbecile: Not only is Shion the most dimwitted of the Tenjiku higher-ups, he's also the most violent, enjoys causing others pain, and has an ego the size of planet Jupiter.
• Iron Butt Monkey: Downplayed. The Kanto Incident immediately begins with him losing to a single punch from Peh-yan, then having Izana rub his defeat in by bringing up his loss against Toman from two years ago. Following that, he's sent to juvenile detention where South attacks and easily defeats him and the other S-62. After the timeskip, he gets knocked unconscious by Benkei just a few minutes after his reintroduction and is missing from the Battle of the Three Deities a few days later, presumably because he's still recovering; and despite initially having the upper hand, he winds up being defeated by Atsushi during the final battle. Despite all these setbacks, concussions and other injuries, Shion always finds himself quickly back in fighting condition, and consistently manages to land positions of authority in gangs. Both of the fights he takes part in during the final battle nearly end very badly for the involved Toman members, with Atsushi interrupting his first fight against the rest of the Mizo Middle crew and the second one only going Atsushi's way thanks to his Heroic Second Wind.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Shion is very unpleasant, frequently insulting people, stroking his own ego and being prone to violent outbursts. Underneath that, he's extremely loyal and cares about his teammates.
• Karmic Butt-Monkey: He is constantly beaten by people he underestimates or lets his guard down around.
• Kick Them While They Are Down: Is introduced repeatedly punching the face of an unconscious Toman member, horrifying local bystanders and his own men.
• King of Beasts: Subverted big time. Despite being actually named after the animal, Madarame is neither The Leader of his group nor is he the strongest, cannot get a single win against named characters until the final arc, and his entire history since meeting Toman has basically been one big Humiliation Conga.
• Laughably Evil: His constant Large Ham tendencies and unfortunate penchants for getting punched out frequently cross the line into hilarious.
• The Leader: Headstrong type. Was once the 9th leader of the Black Dragons, something he never gets tired of mentioning, and still has the attitude to match.
• Lean and Mean: He's lanky and vicious.
• Leeroy Jenkins: Shion's hotheaded nature can be detrimental at times. During the first confrontation between Rokuhara and Brahman, his fellow executives seem to want to present a united front. However, once Senju lands a hit on South, Shion is too fired up to care and charges straight in to insult and possibly fight her alone. He gets knocked out by Benkei for his trouble.
• Licking the Blade: He's introduced licking one of his victims' blood off his brass knuckles.
• Narcissist: An especially toxic example. Shion clearly has a strong need to be seen as important and admired by others, which manifests as him acting like he's just plain better than everyone else (barring Izana), being pathologically obsessed with himself, notorious for his grandiosity, long-winded speeches and Evil Gloating moments, incapable of detecting sarcasm if it's even barely disguised as praise, and flying into a rage over any perceived slight. No matter how many times he gets knocked down over the course of the series, he picks himself back up without acknowledging his flaws, louder and more arrogant than ever.
• Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: During the time that Madarame was a member of the Black Dragons, he and his group attacked Kazutora and Baji. This led to Baji establishing the Tokyo Manji Gang with Mikey and his friends.
  • Though the sixth DVD booklet reveals that he and his gang only went after Kazutora on Izana's orders, in the hopes of provoking Mikey into a fight and killing him. Unfortunately for Shion, things didn't go according to plan.
• No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Delivers an especially nasty one to an unnamed Toman member.
• No Indoor Voice: He's often shouting at the top of his lungs.
• Not-So-Harmless Villain: Most of Madarame's panel time can be summed up as him strutting in, delivering a Badass Boast, then promptly getting his lights punched out. Despite that, he's strong enough to easily wipe out a Toman division on his own, sent Smiley and Mitsuya to the hospital (with Rindo's help), and though it's somewhat of an Informed Attribute, he's garnered enough of a reputation to be known as Tenjiku's "wildest mad dog" and one of the biggest names in the Kanto area. During the final arc, he easily takes out Yamagishi, Makoto and Takuya, and while he's eventually defeated by Atsushi, he still manages to badly injure him.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: His introduction scene shows him having seemingly defeated an entire Toman division on his own while suffering no injuries.
• One-Hit Kill:
  • Peh-yan defeats him in just one punch.
  • Benkei does the same a few arcs later.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
  • The sixth DVD booklet shows that Shion is terrified of Izana and becomes much more submissive and receptive whenever his leader speaks up. This is a clue to how dangerous Izana is.
  • He's uncharacteristically quiet and somber during Izana and Kakucho's last moments and immediately afterwards, showing how impacted he was by it.
• Pipe Pain: Rindo and him use steel pipes to attack Mitsuya and Smiley before the Tenjiku battle, putting them both out of commission for the rest of the arc.
• Power Fist: Likes having brass knuckles on during fights, which he gleefully uses to pummel his opponents to a bloody pulp.
• Powerful, but Incompetent: Former president of the dreaded Black Dragons, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tenjiku, No.5 of Rokuhara, and an executive of the Kanto Manji Gang, which makes him one of the strongest characters of the story. However, Shion is a Leeroy Jenkins who solely relies on brute force and is an arrogant, short-tempered idiot. Whenever faced with enemies close to his power level or stronger, he inevitably takes a beating, usually because he's too busy badmouthing them to actually focus on any incoming hits. His initial defeat against Toman in 2003 led to him and his men getting trounced so badly that Izana, who watched the whole thing, said that the reason for their loss wasn't Mikey's strength but Shion's incompetence. While the other Tenjiku executives managed to defeat or at least fight on-par with the Toman captains or vice-captains, the only victories Shion managed to claim were on people much, much weaker than himself or by fighting dirty, as anyone on an equal scale treats him as a Chew Toy.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: On the receiving end of one by Izana.
  Izana: Shion... You're just the same as you were two years ago. Back when you and the Black Dragons got your asses handed to you by Mikey. It wasn't because Mikey was strong, it was because you were weak!
• Running Gag: Shion showing up to an important fight, delivering a dramatic speech and/or Badass Boast, then instantly getting one-shot.
• Sarcasm-Blind: His profile in the third character book features a short interaction between Rindo and him, with Shion complaining that the current powerhouses in Tenjiku and Toman are too strong, and that Rindo and him could have taken over the world had they been born in a different generation. Rindo sarcastically compliments his confidence, which Shion is greatly flattered by.
• Scars Are Forever: He has a scar running down his chin from the left corner of his mouth, which he got at some point between the ages of 13 and 15.
• Sir Swears-a-Lot: His language is incredibly rude by Japanese standards, even in a series full of delinquents. The English translation does it justice by peppering his speech with swear words, including several variants of "fuck".
• Slasher Smile: Prone to sporting epic, wicked grins as he shows off and taunts others.
• Small Name, Big Ego:
  • Downplayed. Madarame is under the impression that he's The Dreaded, actively using threats, violence and his status as a former Black Dragon leader to try and intimidate everyone. While he is infamous in-universe, nearly every time he attempts to assert his dominance over others, he unfortunately picks the wrong targets and gets quickly put in his place.
  • Played straight when he boasts about being an ex-Black Dragon leader to Takeomi, a founding member of the gang. Benkei quickly reveals that due to their criminal actions under his leadership, Shion is seen as a disgrace to the Black Dragons by the First Generation, rather than an impressive and respected figure.
• Smug Snake: Speaks in a condescending tone to others, loves bragging about his skills and status, and is extremely confident that he's the toughest, smartest guy in the room. He's actually a dangerous fighter, but he's also the weakest of Tenjiku's Four Heavenly Kings, and regularly gets his ass handed to him by bigger fishes. And despite his big ego, he is not smart either.
• Spanner in the Works: Madarame proudly telling the newly formed Toman that he would carry on the will of his predecessor by crushing them seemed odd enough that it stuck out to Draken, who remembered it years later. This eventually clued him and Takemichi in to Izana's plan to destroy Mikey.
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Getting punched square in the head or jaw will often result in an instant K.-O., especially when the person who hit you is bigger and stronger. Unfortunately for Shion, he's one of the few characters not Made of Iron.
• Take Over the World: States he wants to rule the world in the character book. Of course, since he was talking to Rindo at the time, it's hard to say whether his ambitions were genuine or if Shion was just hamming it up in an attempt to impress him.
• Talking Is a Free Action: Averted. Whenever he goes on a rant and drops his guard, he ends up getting decked hard by an opponent.
• Tattooed Crook: He has a tattoo representing a lion on the left side of his face.
• Teens Are Monsters: Whatever he did that landed him in juvie at 13 and caught the eye of Izana, it likely wasn't pretty. It's also mentioned that under Izana and later Shion's ruling, Black Dragon went from a respectable gang to committing all sorts of heinous acts. Considering that one of the DVD booklets has a then-16 Madarame demanding that Kazutora and Baji's bodies be brought to him, and that he went along with Izana's plan to use Black Dragon to provoke and kill Mikey, said acts may have included murder.
• Tempting Fate: He taunts Toman for missing their strongest men and not having picked anyone to take the leading battle against him. He definitely gets a challenge when faced with Peh-Yan.
• Underestimating Badassery: A specialty of his. It never goes well for him.
  • He was confident that he and his Black Dragons would easily take on Toman due to their young age
  • He coldly dismisses Peh-Yan as a threat right before their one-on-one duel, stating that he could destroy all of Toman by himself.
  • He stomps towards Senju, one of the Three Deities, and insults her after she attacked South.
  • He dismisses Atsushi as an insignificant fighter and lets his temper get the better of him after getting taunted, leaving him open to a jaw punch which instantly knocks him out.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: One of the few named characters not to appear or be mentioned in any of the present timelines. He is noticeably absent from Bonten, unlike the other former Tenjiku members.
• The Worf Effect: Madarame is strong but his arrogance, impulsivity and tendency to get stuck in poor match-ups cause him to suffer crushing defeats.
• Would Hurt a Child: During his time as president of the Black Dragons, he ordered a smaller gang under his protection to bring him 12-year-old Kazutora and Baji's bodies as payback for them defeating said gang. Later, on Izana's order, he told his men to continually harass Kazutora, all in order to provoke Mikey into a fight with the Black Dragons and kill him.
• Yank the Dog's Chain: In the final arc, Shion finally seems to live up to his reputation as he easily beats Yamagishi, Makoto and Takuya, before delivering a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown to Atsushi who was left bleeding and barely standing. Unfortunately, as usual, he ends up lowering his guard and going down from a single punch to the jaw.
• You Have Failed Me: Downplayed. Izana doesn't kill him after his loss against Peh-Yan, but he does give him a "The Reason You Suck" Speech while literally walking all over him, before declaring that Madarame is of no use to him anymore.

General Chief of Staff

Tetta Kisaki

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Executives

Yasuhiro Muto (Mucho)

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Hajime Kokonoi

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Shuji Hanma

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Other members

Haruchiyo Sanzu

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