Line #128 Characters/HakataTonkotsuRamens


1	The character sheet for ''Literature/HakataTonkotsuRamens''.
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3	Be warned that if you've only seen the anime and not read the light novel/manga, you'll see some spoilers that may exist beyond the first few episodes.
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	[[folder:Protagonists]]
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9	!!Zenji Banba
10	!!!Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeOno (Japanese), Creator/JoshGrelle (English)
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12	A private detective who operates in the Greater Hakata Area, he takes cases from both civilians and from the Fukuoka Prefectural Police from time to time. He begins to work with Lin after he tells him that the order was given to get rid of him. [[spoiler:He is also the man who is taking up the mantle of the Niwaka Samurai]].
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14	He's the Second Baseman in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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16	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is overeager to join the festival celebration (especially the Hakata Gion Yamakasa), and has an obsession with baseball and spiced tuna, but is a fairly competent detective. [[spoiler: To say nothing of his [[ProfessionalKiller other]] [[TheDreaded job...]], where he is even more competent and ''even more wacky.'' ]]
17	* CoolCar: Drives a Mini Cooper to get around.
18	* CrimeFightingwithCash: Is willing to pay Lin several million for information about his organisation.
19	* DefectiveDetective: Inverted: he's easily one of best-adjusted characters in the series, particularly compared to [[DarkAndTroubledPast Lin.]]
20	* TheHero: The main character of the series. Most of the things that happen are based on cases he works on in the city.
21	* PrivateDetective: One of the many private detectives who operates in Hakata, working with either the police or with the underworld.
22	* WorkingWithTheEx: On occasions, Banba works with Sayuri on a few cases.
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24	!!Lin Xianming [[spoiler:aka Maomei]]
25	!!!Voiced by: Creator/YukiKaji (Japanese), Creator/DamanMills (English)
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27	A Chinese[[note]]His "official" records say that he's from Taiwan[[/note]] national who likes in Hakata and operates as an assassin in the criminal underworld under the Kakyuu Group, a Triad gang that's based in the city.
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29	He's the Shortstop in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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31	* CampStraight: He outright says to Jose that he's not gay, and while he enjoys buying clothing and skincare products he never bothers to disguise his voice.
32	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Forced to be separate from his sister in order to get out of poverty by working his ass off. Unfortunately, that led to his career choice as an assassin, and [[spoiler: him having to kill his own partner.]]
33	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Lin's physical features is sometimes used to resemble a female during sting ops.
34	* {{Omniglot}}: Known to be fluent in Chinese, Japanese and English.
35	* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Lin takes out his targets only to make money so that Qiaomei can have a better life. Though he later ditches this mostly, only working with Jiro for money when the man needs his help.
36	* VocalDissonance: Only bothers with a falsetto when [[DisguisedInDrag disguised as part of a hit attempt.]]
37	* WholesomeCrossdresser: Originally, he was forced to crossdress as a disguise due his feminine appearance. However, he still does so even though he no longer needs to.
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39	!!Saito Kazuki
40	!!!Voiced by: Creator/YuusukeKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/StephenFu (English)
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42	A new recruit for Red Rum Incorporated[[note]]Actually Murder Incorporated[[/note]], he's dispatched from Tokyo to Fukuoka where he gets into trouble several times that he decides to live a civilian life instead of continuing to be an assassin.
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44	He's the Pitcher in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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46	* ButtMonkey: When he arrives at Fukuoka, he gets jumped on by Jiro and Misaki after being accused of being a target they're looking for. He later gets framed as a potential murder suspect and later is used by his friend as a decoy.
47	* DecoyProtagonist: Is introduced fairly early on, but fails to has much of an impact from about 4 episodes in. [[spoiler:Saito doesn't show up a lot near the end of the series, only making some appearances.]]
48	* ChekhovsGun: His baseball skills, which got him to the HTR team. [[spoiler:He uses his throwing skills as a pitcher to take down Yuusuke with a baseball.]]
49	* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:After surviving being framed, Saito decides to become a store employee and live a normal life.]]
50	* NewMeat: To the assassin business. It doesn't last long...
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52	[[/folder]]
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54	[[folder:Bar Babylon]]
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56	!!Jose Martinez
57	!!!Voiced by: Creator/TomoakiMaeno (Japanese), Creator/MarcusDStimac (English)
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59	A Hispanic man who lives in Hakata from the Dominican Republic. He's known in the underworld as a torture specialist.
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61	He's the First Baseman in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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63	* ScaryBlackMan: Downplayed. He's a scary African-Hispanic man and he happens to be very good in beating the crap out of his victims. When not on the job, he's otherwise one of the friendliest members of the cast.
64	* StraightGay: Right on the borderline: he's a stack of muscle but the only time he orientation is mentioned is when he's offering Lin some of the naughty sites he knows.
65	* TortureTechnician: His job, to the point that he get sick of vigilante work with Jiro because he doesn't get enough torturing in.
66	* VigilanteMan: He work as an avenger with Jiro.
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68	!!Jiro Tanaka
69	!!!Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Japanese), Creator/AaronRoberts (English)
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71	In charge of Bar Babylon, he works with Misaki when given a mission. Used to be a professional hairdresser before moving to Hakata. In the Japanese version of the anime, Jiro speaks with an okama tone.
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73	He's the Second Baseman in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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75	* ChekhovsGun: His hairdressing skills. [[spoiler:It helps his allies solve a few cases along the way such as Lin impersonating Enokida during his character arc.]]
76	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Moved to Hakata to start over after his lover was murdered.
77	* VigilanteMan: A for-hire version: as one of the avengers, he accepts payment in return for dishing out vengeance to his targets.
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79	!!Misaki Tanaka
80	!!!Voiced by: Creator/AoiYuuki (Japanese), Creator/AmberLeeConnors (English)
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82	A young girl who hangs with Jiro, she usually works with him when given a mission.
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84	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her mom left her when she was young and abused by her stepfather. Jiro took her in after conducting a mission that involved him.
85	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: She's forced to mature and grow up since she has Jiro to rely on as her parent figure.
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87	[[/folder]]
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89	[[folder:Lady Darts and Bar]]
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91	!!Shunsuke "Sarucchi" Saruwatari
92	!!!Voiced by: Creator/YuichiNakamura (Japanese), Chris Gardner (English)
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94	An ex-Red Rum contractor who moved to Hakata to start on his own. He's known in the criminal underworld for using a submarine-style baseball toss to throw shurikens. His "real" job is being the pitcher of the Kokura Fried Udons baseball team.
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96	* AlliterativeName: '''S'''hunsuke '''S'''aruwatari.
97	* ButtMonkey: Humiliated almost as often as Saito Kazuki... and that says a lot.
98	* BloodKnight: His main joy in life is combat. Often complains to Nitta when he's forced to kill weaklings.
99	* CloseRangeCombatant: He has terrible aim, but he's still lethal enough in close-combat to ouright beat Lin and match the Niwaka Samurai.
100	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Throws a knife to his target and [[BloodKnight gives them a shot at attacking him,]] before killing him effortlessly. The very next scene he's complaining he doesn't get anyone strong to fight.
101	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Played for laughs and a rare non-mook example. Sarucchi's aim with his shuriken is ...less than stellar, and he's roundly mocked for it.
102	* IKnowMaddenKombat: Deconstructed: His submarine pitch is less than accurate when applied to shurikens and he's far more skilled at melee range.
103	* HotBlooded: his emotions alternate between surly and loud, and he's every bit as unsubtle as a ninja shouldn't be.
104	* {{Ninja}}: Naoya's idea is to get Sarucchi to be a ninja-style assassin. Sure enough, the underworld began to recognize his skills.
105	* RedBaron: The underworld knows him as the "Submarine Ninja".
106	* TheRival: Develops this with Banba [[spoiler:after he was initially contracted to hunt down the Niwaka Samurai]].
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108	!!Naoya Nitta
109	!!!Voiced by: Creator/MasayaMatsukaze (Japanese), Creator/ShawnGann (English)
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111	A freelance consultant who helps out aspiring and veteran assassins alike. He knows Sarucchi back from their high school days. In his spare time, he's the catcher of the Kokura Fried Udons baseball team.
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113	* AlliterativeName: '''N'''aoya '''N'''itta.
114	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Tends to betray Sarucchi and the client/s in some cases if it means completing their objectives. Sarucchi doesn't really appreciate it.
115	* TheHandler: Naoya's responsible for giving Sarucchi his jobs.
116	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's known to be a job consultant for assassins.
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118	[[/folder]]
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120	[[folder:Assassins]]
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122	!!Munakata
123	!!!Voiced by: Creator/HirokiTochi (Japanese), Creator/DavidWald (English)
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125	The leader of his assassin cell in Hakata.
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127	* CaptainErsatz: With a dose of {{Expy}} for being similar to Big Boss in terms of the eyepatch and the brown trenchcoat with black gloves.
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129	!!Reiko Asakura
130	!!!Voiced by: Creator/NatsumiFujiwara (Japanese), Creator/AnastasiaMunoz (English)
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132	An ex-club hostess who joined Red Rum before she left and joined Munakata. Specializes in using poisons.
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134	* DarkActionGirl: She's an assassin who uses poisons during her contracts.
135	* FreezeFrameBonus: Her full name and birthday are revealed in a bio data Enokida found online in "Play Ball".
136	* OnlySaneMan: Or sane woman who doesn't like Yusuke using her group as errand boys since it means more work to conceal the murders of orphaned woman he kidnaps/buys from the streets.
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138	!!Shinohara
139	!!!Voiced by: Shinya Hamazoe (Japanese), Creator/DallasReid (English)
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141	An assassin who wear glasses and specializes in using demolitions.
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143	* FourEyesZeroSoul: A pretty nasty guy who doesn't mind killing his targets with bombs.
144	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Has his own dynamite bundle [[AttackReflector batted back at him. ]] ]]
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146	!!Ivanov Hisashi
147	!!!Voiced by: Shota Yamamoto (Japanese), Jim Johnson (English)
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149	A Japanese-Russian man. He serves as the group's muscle in a fight and know how to stage scenes to make it appear to be suicides. Has a scar on his face.
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151	* ButNotTooForeign: A half-Japanese/Russian in a Japanese story.
152	* TheBigGuy[=/=]TheHeavy: Ivanov is around when shit's about to go down and a fight is about to start or they need him to lift heavy things.
153	* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: He doesn't get some cultural aspects of Japan at certain times, which suggests that he didn't live in Japan when he was very young.
154	* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Shot by Lin in the first demonstration of his Knife-Gun.]]
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156	!!Nguyen
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158	A Vietnamese assassin and member of Red Rum, he was tasked to hunt down Saito after he went AWOL.
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160	* JustFollowingOrders: Nguyen mentions that he's following company policy to off Saito because of the risk of leaking RR secrets.
161	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Weirdly, his name in the non-Japanese subtitles place his name as ''Gwen''[[note]]The surname written in katakana is グエン[[/note]], which even FUNIMATION has used in its official translation.
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163	!!Feilang
164	!!!Voiced by: Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (JP), Creator/AlejandroSaab (EN)
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166	A Chinese assassin who trained with Lin way back when they were very young. He's based in the Greater Beijing Area.
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168	* BaitTheDog: Twice. [[spoiler: There's the time when he and Lin were boys, and he became his partner...only to admit he was preparing to kill him the whole time and had killed a boy earlier in an attempt to get out of training sooner. [[WeCanRuleTogether He's also willing to bury the hatchet and offer to retake Lin's offer to travel the world as a team, but as soon as the latter refuses he declares he's going to destroy the city and all his friends with a psychotic smile. ]] ]]
169	* DarkAndTroubledPast: The SonOfAWhore who went through the same TrainingFromHell that Lin did. [[spoiler: After he was "killed," he was rescued by an old man who sold him to a sicko that enjoyed torturing kids. ]]
170	* DueToTheDead: Loots the bodies of his kills.
171	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a scar over his left eye...and scars some of his victims similarly. [[spoiler: He got it from Lin]]
172	* EvilRedhead: Even by the low standard of a series full of hired killers, he's quite nasty.
173	* PsychoForHire: Welp, at least he loves his job!
174	* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler: Tracked down Lin to offer a partnership in travelling the world, killing people. Lin refuses [[ThePowerOfFriendship on the account of his friendships]] and his attachment to Hakata. ]]
175	** [[spoiler: Does it again at the end of episode 12]]
176	[[/folder]]
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178	[[folder:Kakyu Association]]
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180	!!Zhang
181	The Incense Master of the Hakata-based KA cell and employed Lin Xianming as his main assassin before his defection.
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183	* StarterVillain: Alongside Yusuke Harada for Lin's initial character arc.
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185	!!Wang Longfang
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187	The Mountain Master of the Fukuoka KA cell.
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189	!!Li Ruixi
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191	The Deputy Mountain Master of the Fukuoka KA cell.
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193	[[/folder]]
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195	[[folder:M Three (M3)]]
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197	!!Chegaru
198	!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherWehkamp (English)
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200	M3's Hakata-based cell handler. He liaises with top M3 leaders.
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202	!!Siva
203	!!!Voiced by: Creator/NatsukiHanae (Japanese), Creator/JustinBriner (English)
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205	M3's Hakata-based hacker. Has a daytime job as a computer store employee.
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207	!!Irasawa
208	!!!Voiced by: Creator/AtsushiImaruoka (Japanese), Creator/RiccoFajardo (English)
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210	M3's Hakata-based muscle. An ex-boxer who was recruited to serve as the cell's muscle and fighter.
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212	[[/folder]]
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214	[[folder:Allies]]
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216	!!Enokida [[spoiler:aka Chihiro Matsuda]]
217	!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenshoOno (Japanese), Creator/KyleIgneczi (English)
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219	An informant who Banba goes to when he needs information. [[spoiler:He uses to be responsible for hacking into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's database.]]
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221	He's the Center Fielder in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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223	* HackTheTrafficLights: It's implied that he did this before.
224	** ForTheLulz: The reason why he did it.
225	* TheInformant: In the underworld, but he usually works with Banba.
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227	!!Shigematsu
228	!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiHamada (Japanese), Ben Phillips (English)
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230	A detective assigned to the Hakata Police Station. He works with Banba when a case he handles goes to a dead end.
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232	He's the Catcher in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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234	* FriendOnTheForce: For both Lin and Banba.
235	* OnlySaneMan: Reminds Banba not to say anything that can easily get him arrested.
236	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He only agrees to get Banba involved when a case he has go to a dead end due to a lack of evidence or when a coverup emerges.
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238	!!Genzō Gōda
239	!!!Voiced by: Kosei Hirota (Japanese), Ben Bryant (English)
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241	A Hakata local who operate a ramen stand in the city's downtown area. He also happens to be the handler of the Niwaka Samurai [[spoiler:aka Banba]].
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243	He's the Manager in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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245	* NiceGuy: Happens to be one to his customers and to the public. Just don't do anything stupid to get him pissed off.
246	* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Formerly a lethal hitman known as "Jiji" or GG in the light novel .]]
247	* SharpDressedMan: [[spoiler:Wore a suit, tie, fedora and trenchcoat when he was an assassin.]]
248	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Basically he used to be GG and some of his backstory is tied in with some of the story arcs in the series.]]
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250	!!Yamato
251	!!!Voiced by: Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka (Japanese), Creator/EricVale (English)
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253	A club host who works at Adam. He also serves as Banba's informant in the nightclub scene.
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255	He's the Right Fielder in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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257	* TheInformant: In the nightclub scene if a case Banba works on involves that aspect.
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259	!!Saeki
260	!!!Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeHirakawa (Japanese), Creator/KentWilliams (English)
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262	A plastic surgeon who runs his own clinic. He also does work in the underworld by disposing of things (usually corpses) to avoid attention by the public and law enforcement.
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264	He's the Third Baseman in the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens team.
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266	!!Sayuri
267	!!!Voiced by: Creator/SayakaOhara (Japanese), Creator/FeleciaAngelle (English)
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269	Banba's ex from a few years before he met Lin. She works as an assassin [[spoiler:and her first mission was to take Banba out]].
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271	* FemmeFatale: Was able to use her charms to get the drop on Chairman Wong.
272	* InLoveWithTheMark: Well, she did fail her mission to kill him in the first place.
273	* PoisonedWeapons: Sayuri had poison hidden underneath her fingernails to kill a target. Justified as she was thoroughly searched before making contact with her mark and needed something not so noticeable.
274	* WorkingWithTheEx: On occasions, Sayuri works with Banba on a few cases.
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276	[[/folder]]
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278	[[folder:Civilians]]
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280	!!Shotarō Harada
281	!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/IanSinclair (English)
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283	The current mayor of Hakata. He's suspected of having secret ties to several organized crime groups operating in the city.
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285	* KarmaHoudini: Averted. The confession used by Yusuke being broadcasted in Hakata allowed the Fukuoka Prefectural Police to make an arrest.
286	* NoPartyGiven: No clues are given to which party he's aligned with.
287	* StarterVillain: For Banba's initial character arc when he was looking for information on corruption.
288	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's currently seeking an election to stay in his post as mayor.
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290	!!Yusuke Harada
291	!!!Voiced by: Creator/RyotaOhsaka (Japanese), Creator/AustinTindle (English)
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293	The only son of the mayor. Known to be a spoiled brat who doesn't have qualms in killing random women he picks up from the streets.
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295	* SpoiledBrat: The only reason why he's not caught is because of his father, who really doesn't care, and the services Munakata renders to him to hide his criminal activities.
296	* StarterVillain: For Lin's initial character arc when he was looking for his sister, Qiaomei.
297	* TheSociopath: Has little to no care for the people he hurts or even his father's wellbeing. Interestingly he also has the low sense of consequences known to sociopaths: and has to be warned away from posting a video showing his crimes online.
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299	[[/folder]]
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301	[[folder:Family]]
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303	!!Lin Qiaomei
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305	Lin Xianming's younger sister, separated when they were still children.
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307	!!Kazuo Matsuda
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309	The father of Chihiro and a politician serving in the House of Representatives.
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311	!!Yagi
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313	The Matsuda's family butler. [[spoiler:He helped Enokida escape years before the series started.]]
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315	[[/folder]]
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317	[[folder:Others]]
318
319	!!Niwaka Samurai
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321	A mysterious assassin who operates in Hakata. He's greatly feared in the underworld due to his skills with a katana while he uses a Niwaka mask to conceal his face. [[spoiler:Banba is the one who takes up the mantle currently.]]
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323	* DominoMask: His namesake, the Niwaka mask he wears.
324	* HiredToHuntYourself: [[spoiler:Zhang hires the Niwaka Samurai to off Banba, unaware they are the same, and show off his body to Lin before killing the latter. Banba manages to fake the kill by using the head of a cadaver provided by Dr. Seaki with Jiro styling the head's hair to look like Banba's.]]
325	* TheDreaded: He's feared by other assassins because of his skills in taking down targets with his katana.
326	* IKnowMaddenKombat: Has a second, blunt sword he uses to bat away projectiles [[BatterUp like a baseball player]], up to and including a bundle of dynamite. [[spoiler: It's a hint to his true identity.]]
327	* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Natch. He cuts off limbs with contemptuous ease.
328	* ScopeSnipe: Throws a Kunai one into Munakata's eye in a flashback.
329	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Talking about it would risk spoiling the fact that Banba is the current NS.]]
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