Line #91 Characters/AvataroSentaiDonbrothersJuto


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4	!!This is a partial character sheet for ''Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers''. Subjective trope and audience reactions should go on the [[YMMV/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers YMMV page]].
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8	A race of savage monsters that were sealed away long ago. Their appearance in the human world has the Nōto on-edge.
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10	[[folder:In General]]
11	* AbortedArc: It's implied that only certain people qualify as potential hosts for Jūto. That detail only serves to justify [[spoiler: Natsumi's kidnapping]] and nothing else; going entirely unexplored otherwise.
12	* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:The only ways to kill them are either bringing the human it copied back to the real world to make them mortal or simply cutting them down with the Ninjarksword.]]
13	* TheAgeless: When Juto copy someone, this is Inverted: [[{{Synchronization}} Their life-force syncs with their host's]].
14	* AncientEvil: The Jūto were a danger to both Earth and Ideon at some point before being sealed away.
15	* AnimalisticAbomination: Sonoi's vision depicts the Jūto as a predatory wolf-monster draped in smoke. Their patron animal also represents their rank.
16	* ArtifactDomination: The Jūto propagate themselves by making compatible people eat origami tainted with their essence, which becomes a tether keeping the two linked. It can however be removed and destroyed. At the end of #46, Taro [[spoiler: uses the power of the Omikoshi Phoenix to destroy all pieces of tainted origami en-masse - saving every captive at once and permanently weakening their Juto duplicators]].
17	* ArtificialHuman: Essentially what [[spoiler:the Don Clan]] intended them to be, in order to [[spoiler: provide a more stable source of brainwaves for the Nōto than humanity]]. As evidenced by the rest of the tropes on this page it... [[GoneHorriblyWrong did not pan out that way]].
18	* CatsAreMean: The Cat Jūto are the most active in the series, and are hunting Anōni despite orders from the Cranes not to do so to keep a low profile.
19	* CloneDegeneration: If a copied human [[spoiler: manages to escape the Juto realm]], their corresponding duplicate loses their invulnerability and can be harmed.
20	* CruelMercy: By the end of the show, [[spoiler: the forest the Juto call home is now their permanent prison, courtesy of Taro's GoThroughMe decree]].
21	* DavidVersusGoliath: They dwarf even the Nōto in power, who can't even conceivably hit them.
22	* DittoAliens: All the monster forms of Jūto shown share the same general body-type, yet their head-gear corresponds to their ranking - Cat Jūto possess dreadlocks while Crane Jūto have pointed heads in the shape of a wing. Penguin Jūto are the most decorative - having blue jewels across their foreheads, wing-shaped appendages across their bodies and a crown-shaped crest atop their heads.
23	* TheDreaded: Their power combined with their SuperSpeed makes them a vastly bigger threat to the Noto, as the Noto generals are unable to even hit them, much less destroy them. When they make their first appearance in #9 in Sonoi's vision, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness he is incredibly unnerved by their sheer presence]].
24	* EatingTheEnemy: Jūto are shown on multiple occasions to hunt and consume [[{{Mook}} the Anoni]], who in turn consider the creatures their predator.
25	* EvilKnockoff: Juto (primarily Cat-types) are these to humans by nature of their ability to copy form - the majority of them are violent and instinct-driven with little regard for other people. Also in a narrative sense, given they were [[spoiler: artificial offshoots meant to replace humans as batteries for the Noto Layer]].
26	* EvilVersusEvil: The [[NominalHero nominally-heroic]] SmugSuper Nōto oppose them in the same vein they oppose the Hitotsu-Ki. They're also the bigger threat.
27	** The Cat and Crane Jūto make contact in #23, trading blows over [[spoiler: the fate of Tsubasa]]. It becomes an ongoing rivalry after that point.
28	* FaceMonsterTurn: The people that [[spoiler:went on the bus-trip in #9]] have returned as something much worse.
29	* FaceStealer: [[spoiler:Rather than possess people, the Jūto copy the appearances of humans in order to blend better into society.]]
30	* FantasticRankSystem: The Jūto are organized by their "Strength," denoted by their patron animal type. Cats are at bottom of the totem pole, followed by Cranes, then the yet-to-be-seen Penguin type.
31	* FogOfDoom: The Jūto occasionally breath out a purple smog.
32	* GangOfHats: What little society there is among the Juto is revealed in #30 to be this. Cat-types are inherently carefree monsters while Crane types are "storytellers" that hop into the lives of others. Penguin-types avert the trope - The few shown wildly differ in personality; their only constant being [[spoiler: [[SatelliteCharacter a connection to the Don Clan]]]].
33	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Their eyes glow a bright gold whenever they use their powers.
34	* GoneHorriblyWrong: The Jūto were [[spoiler: created by the Don Clan as an alternative energy source for Ideon, in an effort to stop relying on human brain activity]]. Needless to say, it backfired on them big time, and led to [[spoiler: the Don Clan sealing them away as well as implicitly being a reason for their overthrow by the Nōto]].
35	* HiddenVillain: The Jūto have been active since #9, but wait eighteen episodes to reveal themselves in-full to all parties, led by Kenji Sayama into joining the massive brawl in the quarry.
36	* HostageSituation: All Juto are walking embodiments of one. Due to their {{Synchronization}} with the humans they capture, anyone that opposes them cannot defeat them without the inherent risk of killing the copied party too...and that's if the opponent can scratch them at all. This also works against the monsters however - If their host is saved, it weakens them to the point they can be dispatched and if their host is sufficiently strong-willed (and has help from an outside source), [[SplitPersonalityTakeover the host can hijack]] ''them.''
37	* ImmortalityInducer: Inverted. Copying humans ironically "assigns" Juto the same lifespan as their hosts, which is why they're stashed away in the Forest. [[spoiler: Terasaki's host has reached the end of his lifespan, which is why he's grooming Jiro into a replacement Penguin guardian for after he and his host expire]].
38	* InASingleBound: They can leap up to the tops of buildings from ground level.
39	* ItCanThink: The Juto show more intelligence per Rank: Cat-types are little more than packs of predators while Cranes are pathological manipulators and the Penguin is an ArcVillain pulling a show-wide con on [[spoiler: Jiro]].
40	* LeakingCanOfEvil: [[spoiler:Jin's presence]] is essentially the padlock keeping them at-bay. It appears to be an imperfect one however - [[spoiler:an entire bus full of people have already been "changed" into them]]. Jin even implies in #34 that [[spoiler: they've simply found a way to bypass the seal entirely]].
41	* {{Leitmotif}}: The music for the Forest of Slumber is an eerie duet between a OneWomanWail and a male choral.
42	* LetsYouAndHimFight: The bickering between the Donbrothers and the Noto allows the insidious Jūto to attack Humans and the Anoni relatively unopposed, their only "obstacles" too weak to even catch them properly.
43	* LivingBattery: [[spoiler: The Jūto were created by the Don Clan to serve as these to supersede the need for human desire. It went ''beyond wrong]]''.
44	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The Donbrothers remain unaware of these creatures' existences [[spoiler:until their encounter with them in #27]]. Tsubasa has unknowingly encountered the creatures before but doesn't know what they are. [[spoiler:Until #35, where he sees them fighting each other, all he knew was that they abducted Natsumi]].
45	* OutOfFocus: Beyond a single brawl in #27 and the HostageSituation in #30, the Juto are confined to the occasional cameo until the last few episodes of the show.
46	* MeaningfulName: Their Kanji translates to "Beast People."[[note]]Over-Time translates this into "Bestials."[[/note]] Fitting for predatory [[AnimalisticAbomination Animalistic Abominations]].
47	* NighInvulnerability: The Jūto were initially SealedEvilInACan due to a lack of known ways to destroy them [[spoiler:until Don Murasame destroys a Cat Jūto with ease and a Ninjarksword-possessed Tsubasa wounds Kenji in #29]]. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler: [[{{Synchronization}} the link they share with the humans they duplicate]] is what gives them their power. If a Juto's host is liberated, they're weakened to the degree that anyone can take them down]].
48	* PaperMaster: All Jūto use Origami in some fashion. The bus driver in #14 and the Crane Juto can even weaponize them.
49	* PlotIrrelevantVillain: Subverted. The Jūto are a bigger threat than the Nōto and [[spoiler: were the ones that kidnapped Inu Brother's girlfriend Natsumi]], yet they remain a third party in the show's primary conflict between the Donbrothers and the Nōto until episodes 44 to 46, which serve as a conclusion to their story arc.
50	* SingleIssueWonk: All Jūto so far have an obsession with origami and will fold any paper they can into an animal of their respective type.
51	* SmallRoleBigImpact: The Juto, for all of their potential dangers, are mostly a side-party compared to the Donbrothers' and the Noto. However, their presence ends up integral to the stories of Tsubasa, Tsuyoshi and Jiro and their forest of kidnapped people contains a MacGuffin that aids in the Noto Trio's HeelFaceTurn.
52	* SuperSpeed: All shown Jūto possess it, even in their human guise; keeping up with modern-day vehicles with ease. Even the Nōto can't hit them.
53	* {{Synchronization}}: As long as the human it copies remains in the Jūto's realm, killing either the human or the Jūto would kill them both. If a human manages to escape the Juto realm however, this bond is broken and their duplicate becomes vulnerable. If a host has a sufficiently strong will, [[spoiler: this can backfire and allow the host to pull GrandTheftMe on their own copied body - which Taro uses to reveal the location of the Forest of Slumbers]].
54	* TakesOneToKillOne: Jūto can harm each other (as demonstrated by [[spoiler: the Cat and Crane's duel in #23]]) but cannot be harmed by outside forces [[spoiler: unless the human they copy is returned to the human world or their opponent has the Ninjarksword]].
55	* TheImmune: #17 reveals that only some people are compatible to be Jūto. [[spoiler: Tsubasa's girlfriend Natsumi]] was an ideal candidate. Those incompatible for the process can be put into a ForcedSleep, which (alongside Natsumi's disappearance) [[spoiler: becomes the misunderstanding that pegs Tsubasa as a criminal]].
56	* TheLostWoods: Their realm is a depressing, foggy forest where humans are hung from gnarly treetops like fruit for Juto to pluck their disguises from and unfortunate Anoni are sent to be hunted down.
57	* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Similar to the Anoni, the Jūto blend into human society by posing as their hosts.
58	* VagueAge: The Juto are artificial creatures that are highly-resistant to nearly all forms of harm. It isn't explained how long ''they'' live for. However, [[{{Synchronization}} their ability to capture people and duplicate their forms links their lifespan to that of their hosts']], who [[spoiler: ''will'' eventually die of natural causes. If a copied host dies, its duplicator follows suit]].
59	* VillainBeatingArtifact: [[spoiler: Don Murasame/The Ninjarksword]] is able to bypass all defenses of the Juto and destroy them outright.
60	* VillainOfAnotherStory: While they are mostly background threats, [[spoiler:they also had a role to play in Tsubasa's past, essentially making them his ArchEnemy, but even ''he'' doesn't know who they are. Taro ends up finding out who they are from Sonoi]].
61	* WalkingSpoiler: The Jūto are defined entirely by their connection to the Nōto and several of the Donbrothers.
62	* WeaponBasedCharacterization:
63	** UsefulNotes/{{Swords}}: The Crane Jūto, being more refined and level-headed, use the Tsuru Saber.
64	** WolverineClaws: The more feral Cat Jūto carry the "Neko Claw" gauntlets to slice their enemies up-close with.
65	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's implied that [[TheImmune only certain people can be copied by the Juto]] - It's the reason [[spoiler: Natsumi was kidnapped while the rest of Tsubasa's troupe was only put in ForcedSleep]] - yet it's never explained what those requirements are. The Juto storyline eventually prioritizes [[spoiler: Natsumi and Jiro]] anyway, making the other captives unimportant.
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68	!!Cat Jūto
69	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Haruka Miwa, Yasuhiko Imai, Naoya Iguchi, Mutsumi Igarashi
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71	The lowest-ranked Jūto at Rank B, also known as "the ones who roam free". They mostly act like wild savage beasts that could care less about obeying the chain of command nor hiding their true nature even when attempting to pretend to be their hosts.
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73	[[folder:"Kenji Sayama"]]
74	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Ryoji Sugimoto
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76	A Cat Jūto who replaced the detective who had multiple run-ins with infamous felon Tsubasa Inuzuka, secretly Inu Brother of the Donbrothers.
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78	For traits specific to the original Kenji as Keisatsu-Ki, see the [[Characters/AvataroSentaiDonbrothersNotoLayer Noto Layer page]].
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80	* AbandonedWarehouse: Runs Tsubasa into one in #29. Tsubasa is [[spoiler: immediately possessed by the Ninjark Sword]] and scores a nasty slash against his cheek - angering him into running off.
81	* AmnesiacResonance: His apparent method of "pretending" to be Kenji is to take his desire to arrest Tsubasa and turn it into a SingleIssueWonk, often taking extreme measures to seek and take the latter down.
82	* ArchEnemy: Kenji's Juto stalks Tsubasa mercilessly; cornering him a number of times. He in turn has had multiple run-ins with [[spoiler:Miho/The Crane Juto]].
83	* CameBackWrong: Was [[spoiler: one of the unfortunates [[{{Synchronization}} replaced by]] a Juto in #9]]. When his co-workers inquire, "he" doesn't remember the trip at all.
84	* CatsAreMean: Kenji has [[spoiler: been replaced by a Cat-Strength Juto]]. The thing ruins a ramen restaurant solely because he was hungry. After the carnage, he even lets out an exaggerated "Nyaaaaan~".
85	* CharactersAsDevice: Is the first Juto to have screen-time and serves to demonstrate how the species conducts themselves in the real world. His later cameos also remind the viewer that the Juto are OutOfFocus but not out of the story.
86	* CurbStompBattle: Is thrashed by [[spoiler: the Crane Juto]] in #23.
87	* HostageSituation: Supervises one in #30, being the Juto voicing the demands for [[spoiler: Don Murasame in exchange for Yuriko's safety]].
88	* JabbaTableManners: "Kenji" is shown to be a slovenly eater wherever he goes.
89	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Gets destroyed by Tsubasa wielding the Ninjarksword, killing him (and his human counterpart by extension). Tsubasa is unaware of the greater implications until #44.]]
90	* MeddlesomePatrolman: Mimics the original detective's rivalry with Tsubasa by popping up whenever the felon investigates Natsumi.
91	* {{Retirony}}: The man sitting on the bus next to him notes that Kenji's retirement is coming up. [[spoiler: They're both taken away by the Juto a moment later]].
92	* SatelliteCharacter: Is practically the representative of the [[spoiler: Juto]], having the most appearances out of any of them.
93	* SlasherSmile: Sports a mean one upon seeing [[spoiler: a weakened Inu Brother]] in #23. Then [[spoiler: Miho's Crane Juto side awakens]] and promptly [[CurbStompBattle turns the smile into a frown]].
94	* SuddenlySpeaking: "Kenji" gains a proper voice of its own after having uttered only one word from its debut to #30.
95	* TantrumThrowing: After the bus-trip, the Juto has a fit in a ramen restaurant; eating all of their food and [[FaceplantingIntoFood dunking the chef's face into scalding broth]].
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98	[[folder:"Shizuka Hanamura"]]
99	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Mizuho Abe
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101	A Cat Jūto impersonating the mother of Hitoshi Hanamura, Haruka's ex-boyfriend.
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103	* AffablyEvil: Zigzagged; despite being a Cat Juto, she's very friendly towards Haruka, even inviting her home and preparing lunch for her. However, the ''sukiyaki'' she cooks ''oddly lacks any meat'', leading Haruka to believe that [[ToServeMan she herself is the meat]].
104	* RedHerring: Her status as a Jūto is only brought up due to the Anōni blackmailing the Donbrothers into disposing the Jūto. With the blackmailers gone, Haruka has no more reasons for approaching "Shizuka" and promptly sneaks out.
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107	[[folder:"Tsubasa Inuzuka" '''(Unmarked spoilers)''']]
108	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Toutaro (live), Kazuya Okada (suit)
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110	A Cat Jūto impersonating Tsubasa Inuzuka.
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112	For traits specific to the original Tsubasa as Inu Brother, see the [[Characters/AvataroSentaiDonbrothersDonbrothers team page]].
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114	* AmnesiacResonance: In a similar way to "Natsumi" having a preference for hairstyling, he has a SingleIssueWonk of cooking food and forcing it down on people. It's good enough to impress most of them despite the force-feeding, but it's a dip in quality as far as Taro is concerned which [[OutOfCharacterAlert tips him off that something is wrong]].
115	* EvilDoppelganger: Of Tsubasa. When it's destroyed, Tsubasa declares that there only needs to be one of him.
116	* HistoryRepeats: "Tsubasa" attacks the exact same restaurant "Kenji" did, aimlessly scarfing down its food and assaulting the very same chef - lampshaded by an exclamation of "Not again!" Only he takes it further by trying to run the place after.
117	* {{Irony}}: He's a Cat Jūto impersonating a dog-themed hero.
118	* KilledOffForReal: He gets defeated after the original Tsubasa escapes from the Forest of Slumbers and defeats him in a SingleStrokeBattle.
119	* SacrificialLamb: A rare villainous example. His death demonstrates a more humane method of killing a Jūto mentioned earlier in the same episode.
120	* WalkingSpoiler: The events leading up to his appearance and exit are tied to critical information about the Jūto.
121	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appears for one episode before the original Tsubasa finishes him off.
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124	!!Crane Jūto
125	Rank A Jūto, also known as "the ones who weave stories". Considerably more calm and collected, they have the comprehension to create a separate identity from their HumanDisguise, by means of becoming the "ideal version" of what their hosts dreamed of being.
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128	[[folder:Miho Kijino '''(Unmarked spoilers)''']]
129	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Momoko Arata (live), Suzuka Usami (stunt double, episode 44), Yuichi Hachisuka (suit)
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131	A Crane Jūto bearing the likeness of Tsubasa's girlfriend Natsumi. She currently masquerades under a new identity who eventually married Tsuyoshi.
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133	* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: She's hated by just about every other Juto in the show. She spends the show's second and third acts pursued by angry Cat Juto that attack her on sight. She's so deeply hated by the Cat types that when Taro and Tsubasa free the forest's captives, the Cats aren't rushing to the forest to defend it; they're giving Miho a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
134	* AffablyEvil: Miho is at-least personable to Taro and tries her best to uphold TheMasquerade, pitting her against the capricious Cat Juto in the process. She's also a serial manipulator that's effectively holding Tsubasa's girlfriend hostage and shows no empathy over playing both him and Tsuyoshi for saps.
135	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Implied and Exploited. When she's confronted by Taro over the rift she caused between Tsuyoshi and Tsubasa, it's also indicated that "Miho" never reciprocated Tsuyoshi's love to begin with, and only sees him as a tool rather than an individual more than the [[{{Yandere}} latter seeing her as a possession]].
136	* AmbiguousSituation: Tsuyoshi actively tries to keep her LockedOutOfTheLoop the fact that he is one of TheChosenMany forced to fight as a warrior, but it's not known if she knows despite this, given that she claimed it was ThePowerOfLove that saved them from a road accident even though what really happened was Tsuyoshi using his Kiji Brother powers while she had her eyes closed. More ambiguity comes up when it is strongly implied that she is a Juto. This doesn't make it clear if she knows about her husband being a Donbrother. It also is a mystery whose side she is on, since she secretly saves Tsubasa from the sickness inflicted on him by another Juto and tips off Taro about how the Juto behave.
137	* AmnesiacResonance: Despite being a separate personality from Natsumi, she retains Natsumi's skills and passion for hairstyling, albeit being able to properly pursue it as a career due to lacking the tendinitis Natsumi has.
138	* ArcVillain: She's the main antagonist of Tsuyoshi and Tsubasa's shared plotline. Her very existence is the cause of both men's personal struggles and she is not afraid to use them to her advantage.
139	* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel bad for her [[LoveInterestTraitor given the amount of romantic chess]] she's been playing with Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi since the show's start and causing a rift within the Donbrothers. Getting ganged-up on and mauled to death by a horde of Juto is all the more satisfying.
140	* ContraltoOfStrength: As the Crane Juto, she is a scarily effective fighter, with her voice significantly deepening when she assumes said persona.
141	* CurbStompBattle: She delivers one to the Cat Juto in #23 to protect Inu Brother, and is on the receiving end of one in #46.
142	* {{Expy}}:
143	** She's a decomposite of [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Maria]], taking the traits of an antagonist who resembles a hero's love interest.
144	** Also of the [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Roxy Avatar]], being an antagonist who assumes the form of hero's comatose love interest.
145	* FairytaleMotifs: While not obvious at first, she has the motif of ''The Crane's Wife'', a story about a man falling in love with a woman who turned out to be a crane he had nursed back to health, a rather fitting tale for the Crane Juto.
146	* GoneHorriblyRight: Miho's plan to conveniently disappear so Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi can fight each other instead of her works. It works ''so well'' that when she's eventually overwhelmed by all the Cat-types she's been harassing all show, both of the men are far too preoccupied with issues created by the fallout of her scheming to come to her aid.
147	* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: Miho's callous interference in Tsuyoshi and Tsubasa's lives causes issues that both men are too preoccupied with[[note]]Tsuyoshi is imprisoned by the Noto while Tsubasa is investigating the Forest Of Slumbers to save Natsumi.[[/note]] to save her the one time she's in real danger.
148	* HuntingTheRogue: Downplayed. While the Juto never ''officially'' deem Miho a rogue, she's treated like one by the Cat-types after her foiling their attempt to use Haruka's aunt as leverage for Don Murasame. The rest of the show sees her periodically ambushed by Cat Juto packs. #46 takes this to an extreme after Taro foils Terasaki's plan and robs all Juto of their hosts en-masse. Rather than defend the Forest, they dog-pile Miho in a final act of defiance. [[PyrrhicVictory She wins, but is mortally wounded during the brawl]].
149	* KarmicDeath: Her constant manipulation of Tsuyoshi and Tsubasa throughout the show ensures that the one time she actually needs them in her life, they're too busy dealing with the issues she caused to save her from a Cat Juto horde.
150	* KilledOffForReal: Miho succumbs to the wounds inflicted on her by the Cat Juto at the end of #46 and passes away, her corpse sailing into the Forest of Slumbers.
151	* LackOfEmpathy: Discussed. While she takes the blame for manipulating Tsuyoshi and Tsubasa, she feels no sympathy and defers the issue to Taro instead of fixing the problem herself. [[LaserGuidedKarma Her inaction ensures that both men are too preoccupied with the issues brought on by her scheming to help her the one time she needs them]].
152	* LadyMacbeth: She acts as one to Tsuyoshi. She manipulates Tsuyoshi and Tsubasa's emotions to form a rift between them (and the Donbrothers, by extension), being the main cause of Tsuyoshi's ever-spiraling mental state.
153	* LoveInterestTraitor: To Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi. The Crane has seized the appearance of Tsubasa's girlfriend and has married Tsuyoshi as the created identity "Miho." Tsubasa becomes suspicious after SpottingTheThread in #30 and appears to have regained his girlfriend at the end of #34, which puts him and the reactive {{Yandere}} Tsuyoshi at-odds - all attempts to articulate the mishap falling on deaf ears. The following episode reveals her change to have been an elaborate con to throw Tsubasa off, which gets him copied after a failed attempt to infiltrate the forest himself.
154	* LoveTriangle: The cause of one. Tsuyoshi is happily married to his wife Miho, but Miho is a Juto that's stolen the appearance of Tsubasa's girlfriend Natsumi. When Tsubasa's investigating seemingly confirms the two are one and the same, the men find themselves at-odds over her.
155	* TheMasquerade: The closest thing to a motive Miho has is maintaining the Juto's secrecy, which puts her afoul of the Cat-types when she [[spoiler: busts up their attempts to strong-arm Don Murasame from the Donbrothers]]. This turns her into their ArchEnemy from then on.
156	* NeverMyFault: When Taro confronts her about the rift she created in the team by pretending to be both "Miho" and "Natsumi", she states he makes a fair point, but does nothing to resolve the problem herself and tells Taro to do it instead.
157	* NotSoSmallRole: Miho has a much bigger role in the story than just being a family member of the team who occasionally appears like Haruka's aunt, Yuriko.
158	* PragmaticVillainy: Miho isn't hostile to the heroes and spends much of the show fighting other Juto. This isn't because she's secretly a good girl. She's simply maintaining TheMasquerade by quelling the Cat-types and avoiding StupidEvil by keeping a low profile and allowing Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi's relationship issues (that she caused) to distract everyone from her. Taro calls her out on it to deaf ears.
159	* SpannerInTheWorks: Her reactionary slap to Taro's Juto copy in #46 is what allows Taro to hijack his duplicate and use it to reveal the forest's entrance.
160	* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: The revelations by #17 highly implies that "Miho" is actually Natsumi, Tsubasa's girlfriend, under the possession of the Crane Juto. #30 reveals that the Juto only make copies of their victims for human forms - meaning Miho is using Natsumi's appearance, not her body. They are however linked and the death of one will also kill the other. However, whether or not her explanation was accurate or completely true comes into question in #34 since Natsumi awakens without any memory of being Miho. The events of #35 somewhat clear up the situation, however: "Miho" pretended to become "Natsumi" in order to throw Tsubasa off of her trail, though it ends up being a moot point as Tsubasa gets absorbed into the Jūto world and finds the real Natsumi there.
161	* VillainRespect: She expresses surprise and admiration for Taro, upon the latter successfully subduing the Juto at the Forest of Slumbers and freeing the captives.
162	* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to discuss Miho without bringing up her ties to Natsumi or her true identity.
163	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Views the Juto this way; feeling the Juto are blameless for how they act and that they needn't be cut down.
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166	!!Penguin Jūto
167	The strongest and highest-ranked Jūto at Rank S, also known as "the symbol of royalty". As such, they impersonate only members of the Don Clan and are tasked with being guardians of the Forest of Slumber.
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169	[[folder:"Terasaki" '''(Unmarked spoilers)''']]
170	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Ichizo
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172	A Penguin Jūto taking the form of Don Clan member Terasaki, and the adoptive father of Jiro Momotani.
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174	* AffablyEvil: Despite his less-than-benevolent motives, he's a gracious host to Taro and Tsubasa, and is even genuinely happy at them being Jiro's friends.
175	* AntiVillain: Not only is he an affable host, he also does care for Jiro in his own way and takes his duty of guarding the Forest of Slumbers seriously. That being said, his ulterior motive and his actions still mean he's a sympathetic villain at best.
176	* ArcVillain: He's the main antagonist of the Jūto storyline, being the one who ties everything together; the two-parter that reveals his true identity and his motivations are also the same ones that close out the arc.
177	* BrokenPedestal: To Jiro, once the latter finally learns the truth that Terasaki has been grooming him to be his successor as the guardian of the Forest of Slumbers.
178	* ChekhovsGunman: Originally presented as simply Jiro's adoptive father, questions would eventually arise surrounding him and the village with his reappearance in the present.
179	* CopiedTheMoralsToo: The original Terasaki was a member of the Don Clan that deliberately allowed himself to be copied into a Penguin Juto to become functionally immortal. However, the Penguin inherited Terasaki's passion for protecting the forest and takes its duty as protector seriously. His EvilPlan reflects this, his goal being to convert Jiro into a Penguin that will inherit his position after his (and his template's) death.
180	* CrackOhMyBack: He's been feeling his age for awhile and his body isn't as sturdy as it used to be, given that he's been inhabiting it for 100 years. He even asks Taro to rub his back and Tsubasa to rub his feet for him.
181	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Terasaki was grooming Jiro to be his replacement Juto successor without the latter's knowledge. He also used his powers of illusion to conjure up a society's worth of friends for the boy to grow up with and is happy he's made real friends. He even sounds somewhat remorseful when forced to break the news to Jiro.
182	* EvilCounterpart: Terasaki raised Jiro in the same vein Jin did Taro...though he planned to turn the boy into a successor Juto guardian against his will unlike Jin, who encourages Taro (and his comrades) to help people with minimal input.
183	* {{Foil}}: Terasaki and Jin are both adoptive fathers to a member of the Don Clan and have little to no involvement with the plot due to their role in guarding the Jūto seal. When it comes to their past, Jin is a third party who is confined into a prison due to his relationship with Taro, while Terasaki is another member of the Don Clan that takes his role by choice. Jin is very [[CrypticConversation cryptic]] when talking to the Donbrothers, while Terasaki is [[AffablyEvil a gracious, very-forthcoming host]] to Taro and Tsubasa until Taro foils his plans to turn Jiro into his successor. Furthermore, while Jin doesn't show signs of age and reasons behind it is left unknown, Terasaki has lived 100 years and raised Jiro to be his successor due to his potential death by old age. Amusingly, both also show the tendency to reveal important information in exchange for favors: Jin is easily [[ThroughHisStomach bribed with food]] while Terasaki gets chatty when [[CrackOhMyBack physically tended to]].
184	* HerosEvilPredecessor: Invoked. Terasaki's plan was to become this to Jiro: Grooming him as the next guardian of the Forest of Slumbers before his natural death. Taro derails that plan by eating the origami himself and using his own Juto clone to invade the forest and free all of its captives in one shot.
185	* MasterOfIllusion: He conjures up an ''entire village'' to mold Jiro into being his successor.
186	* NoNameGiven: He was credited as simply "Policeman" in his first appearance, before the reveal of his name in #45.
187	* PetTheDog: The illusionary friends Terasaki made for Jiro. He wanted Jiro to enjoy his life in the village despite his less-than-savory intentions for the boy. Notably, the illusions remain right up until Terasaki's final death, as if to allow Jiro to say goodbye.
188	* SupremeChef: Turns out the vegetable stew that won Taro over in #38 was cooked by Jiro, using Terasaki’s advice.
189	* TheUnfought: Terasaki never engages the heroes in direct combat and is destroyed when the origami linking him to his human host is severed by Taro's show of power.
190	* WalkingSpoiler: Very little is known about him due to not having many appearances and information about the Penguin Jūto itself is very scarce, also that copying someone part of the Don Clan suddenly makes having the Don-Killer-Killer button start making sense.
191	* YourDaysAreNumbered: With 100 years gone by and his human host being in his twilight years, Terasaki uses his remaining time to find a successor before he would eventually kick the bucket.
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194	[[folder:"Taro Momoi" '''(Unmarked spoilers)''']]
195	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kouhei Higuchi (live), Kosuke Asai (suit)
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197	A Penguin Jūto impersonating Taro Momoi.
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199	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Miho's slapping the Juto disorients it enough for Taro to take it over and use it to infiltrate the Forest.
200	* EvilSoundsDeep: He speaks in a deep, guttural voice at first to distinguish him from the original Taro. After Miho slaps him, however, his personality gets overridden and he speaks in Taro's regular register.
201	* UnwittingPawn: Taro uses the Penguin Jūto to show Tsubasa the entrance to the Forest. Once said task is done, Taro severs the link by spitting out the origami, forcing the vulnerable Jūto to flee in response.

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