List of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple characters

This article is a list of characters from the anime and manga series Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi created by Syun Matsuena.

Note - the names are in Western order, with the given names first.

Main Characters

Kenichi Shirahama

Shirahama Ken'ichi (白浜 兼一) Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki

• First appearance: chapter 1
• Type: Sei

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Shirahama Kenichi (Kenichi)

Main article: Shirahama Kenichi

Kenichi is a first year high school student, who likes to read How to... books. He was initially viewed as a weakling by the rest of his school and was ranked as the weakest student. In order to become strong enough to protect others, he becomes a disciple of the Ryouzanpaku Dojo, and eventually lives there, so he can fully embrace his masters' teachings. Despite his whiny nature, he grows to be a strong fighter when motivated, usually when using his skill to protect others, adversary and ally alike. Isshinsai Ogata believes that he possesses untapped potential, and if he could unlock it, Kenichi would become the strongest in the world.

His masters always state that Kenichi has no talent at martial arts, however, Akisame stated that Kenichi is a genius at hard work. This is further reinforced in volume 15 of the manga, where Odin commented that Kenichi has mastered the essentials of the Seikuuken in just a matter of days. Through his hard work, Kenichi has developed a unique fighting style since he instinctively combines all the different types of martial arts he learns from his masters: Karate, Jujutsu, Chinese Kenpō, and Muay Thai. He called it the Saikyou Combo. He had 3 so far. He sometimes creates new moves by combining the techniques from each style of martial arts. His physique also happens to be far above average as he has been through hellish training with his masters; his speed, stamina, muscle mass, and strength have all increased, and he can take very serious hits without much injury due to being knocked around on a daily basis at the dojo; Miu even commented on how Kenichi is a genius in getting beaten up. IN the YOMI arc the master said they trained his muscle that has endurce and explosive. Also Apachi said he implanted the hitting instinct in him. Boris said in chapter 179 that all YOMI member had darkness in their heart but Kenichi has light in his heart. Kenichi has Boris's flight symbol and someday Boris will get it and his life.

Unlike most of the other characters, Kenichi tends to think logically, often crushing the dreams of young fighters who strive to create a strong gang in the future. He also sticks to his convictions; most notable is his belief to never hit a girl, no matter the situation.

Later on, it is revealed that he and Odin, the First Fist of Ragnarok, were once childhood friends, before Kenichi moved out of the neighborhood. Though Kenichi initially did not remember Odin, he was actually the one who gave a cat badge to Kenichi, which he later exchanged with Miu for a Yin Yang badge. Kenichi remembers a vow to become strong, but the vow that is important to Odin is one to fight for possession of the badge Kenichi got from Miu. During a visit to his old neighborhood to try to remember how Odin knows him, Odin fights and defeats Kenichi, taking his badge and exchanging it for one he'd gotten out of the same vending machine the other badges had come from.

When he fights Odin during the final battle, he is unable to defeat him with his usual style, because Odin had adjusted his Seikuuken to counter it. However, when he imitates his masters' styles of fighting, he is finally able to overpower Odin by changing his rhythm, disrupting Odin's Seikuuken. However Odin combines Sei and Dou together, giving himself immense power at the risk of burning himself out, and once again takes control of the fight. However, in order to save Odin from the destructive path he is on, Kenichi manages to regain his strength, and just when the strain on Odin's body reaches its limit, Kenichi uses his final attack. Odin admits his defeat and returns Kenichi's Yin Yang badge.

During the YOMI arc, Kenichi fights against several different members of YOMI culminating in his defeat of YOMI's leader, Shou Kanou, in the finals of the D of D tournament. During his fight with Shou Kanou, Kenichi is able to comprehend the second level of Seikuuken called "Ryuusui (flowing water) Seikuuken", which he learned from fighting the Elder during the D of D Tournament. After the YOMI arc, Kenichi is defeated by Tirawit Kōkin, who took control of the karate club, and goes on a mission with Shigure in order to overcome his fear of death. During the mission, Shigure and Kenichi are discovered by a weapons expert who was faster than Shigure when she was a kid. In chapter 287, Shigure gives Kenichi a present from the Elder, which are Miu's father's battle gloves. On chapter 296, he's fighting against Boris.

Miu Fuurinji

Fuurinji Miu (風林寺 美羽) Voiced by: Tomoko Kawakami

• First appearance: Chapter 1
• Type: Dō

Miu is a first year high school student, who also happens to be in the same class as Kenichi. She transferred into his school from Shouchiki Academy, a prestigious school in the area. She admits to Kenichi that she had no friends at her previous school because she "stood out" too much, implying that others were jealous of her; she now wears fake glasses in an effort to moderate her appearance.

Miu has a gentle nature despite being a strong fighter trained by her grandfather, the elder of the Ryouzanpaku Dojo, since childhood. Although, due to her training, she would accidentally throw people who try to sneak up behind her; a trait that her grandfather claims to be unintentional on her part. Miu is quite eager to make friends, and treasures her friendship with Kenichi, but seems oblivious to his true feelings for her, though she does get jealous whenever another girl shows affection for him, especially Renka Ma and Yuuka Izumi. She also becomes flustered when Kisara describes Kenichi as her boyfriend, replying in a panic that Kenichi is more like her little brother or a dog they picked up from the streets. Despite her friendly attitude, she dislikes it when people treat others, especially kittens, badly, which often prompts her to severely beat that person. In the anime and manga, Kenichi is never able to defeat or even hit her during sparring, despite his rising skill.

Apparently, when a then six-year-old Miu and her grandfather passed through Kenichi's old neighborhood, she inspired Ryuuto and Kenichi to become stronger after they witness her beat three thugs. Slightly before the fight, Kenichi exchanges her Yin Yang badge with his cat badge, something that she still treasures to this day. Though Kenichi initially did not remember their first meeting, Miu had suspected who he was from their first encounter in the series. When she first met Sho he said he knew about her father so she went with him to know about his dad but later stop by Kenichi. Elder said Miu had intense fear with winter because Miu's mom died at winter.

At first, it is said that both Miu's parents are deceased, but it is later revealed that her father is still alive. It is shown that her father killed her mother, for unknown reasons. A Yomi member also refers to him as the leader of "One Shadow Nine Fists".

The Ryouzanpaku Dojo

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From L to R: (back)Apachai and Hayato; (middle)Akisame and Shio; (front)Kensei, Kenichi, and Shigure

The Ryouzanpaku Dojo is home to elite fighters, who each specializes in different styles of martial arts. The dojo is infamous for its powerful members and is often challenged by other dojos or single fighters. Due to this, Ryouzanpaku charges its challengers and actually has a waiting list; this caused Kenichi to call them 'Dojo hunters'. Even though they charge, they still lack money, and to compensate for this, the members of the dojo often use their creativity in several things, including using an uncharted island for vacation, and building their own boat and cottage.

Hayato Fuurinji

Fuurinji Hayato (風林寺 隼人) Voiced by: Hiroshi Arikawa

• First appearance: Chapter 6
• Type: Dou / Sei

Hayato is Miu's grandfather and the undefeated elder of the Ryouzanpaku Dojo, who is said to have beaten 500 Shaolin masters to near death. He is also known as the 'Invincible Super Man' (無敵超人, mutekichōjin, lit. 'man with no enemies'). His kicks have speeds that are still a blur even when viewing a replay of it at 1/1000 of the normal speed. If necessary, he is able to intimidate the other masters in order to maintain peace. Prior to building the dojo, he and his granddaughter had traveled around the world in his quest for peace. He has 108 special techniques so far, although he can copy any moves any opponent uses against him, like Kenichi's 'Saikyou Combos' and 'Saikyou Combos 2' , Soutenshu and Miu's 'Hyōi Kazekirihane'. He has two layers of Seikuuken; Kenichi learned the second level of Seikuuken from him.

His training methods are the most frightening of all the masters at Ryouzanpaku, as bad omens like the splitting of tea bowls, pots and chopsticks were common at Ryouzanpaku while Kenichi was in the mountains training with him. Hayato is rather fond of Kenichi calling him "Ken-chan". He is also the only master other than Apachai who truly believes in Kenichi and apologizes to him for the hellish training that him and the other masters put him through. He later comments that Kenichi reminds him of himself when he was young. During the YOMI arc he tell Miu to protect Kenichi from YOMI fighters and other challengers.

Shio Sakaki

Sakaki Shio (逆鬼 至緒) Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka

• First appearance: Chapter 7
• Type: Dou

Sakaki is a 29-year-old extremely powerful, self-proclaimed 100-dan karate master. He claimed not to take disciples at first, but gradually grew to like Kenichi and is always eager to train him. He has a soft side which he tries to hide behind his tough guy attitude, and is usually the one worrying about Kenichi the most despite looking like he does not care. He likes to gamble and can usually be seen drinking alcohol. He is and old friend of Christopher Eclair, a Yami member. Sakaki, Christopher and some other guy used to teamed up together to fight against the mafia and help the FBI. But later he didn't like their method of killing people or using old people or children as hostage. Christopher try to ambush him, but Sakaki later buried them alive in some desert.

Apachai Hopachai

Apachai Hopachai (アパチャイ・ホパチャイ) Voiced by: Hiroya Ishimaru

• First appearance: Chapter 7
• Type: Dou

Apachai is the 28-year-old Muay Thai "God of Death". Despite his lethal skills, he has a childish nature, which is why he is good with kids and animals (he also happens to have the unique ability to communicate with animals). However, when it comes to fighting, Apachai lacks the ability to hold back, and often nearly kills Kenichi. The reason for this is because Apachai has been fighting life or death battles in the ring sice he was very young, therefore striking with deadly force has become a reflex for him. Since he was saddened by the fact that Kenichi was scared to train with him, he eventually learns how to hold back his strength, though he still sometimes knocks out Kenichi when he enters his fighting mode. He always looks out for Kenichi, and hammers nails into voodoo dolls (a "spell" that Shigure teaches him to bring good luck) whenever he feels something bad will happen to Kenichi. When Apachai talks he frequently says "Apa", sometimes even yelling out "Apapapapa..." whilst fighting or training.

In the manga, Hayato Fuurinji reveals that he met Apachai when the latter was working as a bodyguard for men who he led a child slave ring, which kidnapped children and extorted money from a local village, though Apachai was unaware of the extortion ring. He even fought against Hayato Fuurinji in order to protect his "comrades".

Shigure Kousaka

Kousaka Shigure (香坂 しぐれ) Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

• First appearance: Chapter 7
• Type: Sei

Shigure is a mysterious kunoichi and a slow talker. She is also a master of many weapons and believes that weaponry should be seen as part of the body: simply relying on the weapons strength alone will not make you a master of it. She was initially viewed as a loner, often avoiding interaction with the other residents of the dojo, besides Apachai. However, later in the series, she begins to open up to Kenichi and the others, and even partakes in certain daily rituals (e.g. dinner) with them. She teaches Kenichi how to use weapons and also got him past his fear of people using weapons against him (she even teaches him how to swim).

It is revealed Shigure's father was once a great weapons' user, probably the greatest. Due to an illness, he requested Akisame to take his life away when he met the former during travel. A young Shigure was then adopted by Akisame's old friend, the current master of the Kousaka-style swordsmanship. After the old man passed away, Akisame brought Shigure into Ryouzanpaku.

Shigure is rarely since smiling-Kenichi glimpsed her once while she was teaching him how to swim, and the other occasion was when shigure was unsheathing her sword to battle a tank.

A mouse (who has unique abilities), later named Touchuumaru, is frequently in her company. Shigure usually plays with Honoka and Apachai, and often beats Kensei Ma for harassing her.

Kensei Ma

Ba/Ma¹ Kensei (馬 剣星) Voiced by: Issei Futamata

• First appearance: Chapter 7
• Type: Sei

Kensei is a 41-year-old, lecherous master of Chinese Kenpō. He always tries to take revealing pictures of beautiful women (including Shigure and Miu), which often earns him the wrath of the pair, though it does not stop him. Despite his present attitude, he was actually a charming and handsome young man in his youth, and was very popular with women.

Later in the series, he is revealed to have a wife and three kids, including a 16-year-old daughter named Renka Ma, who followed him from China. Kensei was actually the leader of an elite martial arts alliance in China, made up of thousands of students. However, he viewed the responsibilities as a nuisance, so he left it all to his wife, and moved to Japan where he operates an accupuncture clinic. He also has an older brother, Sougetsu Ma.

^1 In the manga, his surname is pronounced Ba; in the anime, and in some translations of the manga, it is changed to Ma, possibly because this is the usual Chinese pronunciation.

Akisame Kouetsuji

Kouetsuji Akisame (岬越寺 秋雨) Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi

• First appearance: Chapter 7
• Type: Sei

Akisame is a 38-year-old philosophical Jujutsu master who was the first master willing to train Kenichi and an old friend of Miu's father, Saiga. Despite his seemingly small physique, he is actually known for having his muscles built to perfection. He also has very good insight on people, often knowing if they are troubled or hiding something; he sometimes even knows what a person is thinking, which scares Kenichi.

He has several hobbies and many unique abilities, including being a famous and legendary artisan, who has mastered calligraphy, painting, pottery, sculpting, etc. He also owns an orthopedic clinic, and can reset and fix bones with ease. According to Kenichi in episode 8, he is capable of unspeakable brutality. In episode 50, it is shown that Akisame does indeed show anger towards Ogata's treatment of his disciple.

He believes that masters should not interfere with their disciple's (Kenichi's) battles, and often has to convince Sakaki not to pulverize those who beat up Kenichi. He would also sometimes bet on Kenichi's fight with Sakaki. However, like all the other masters at the dojo, he worries about Kenichi as well. He later believes that Kenichi will climb the ladder of a true martial artist, though either as a kind person who holds back his intention to fight or one that uses his anger to surpass his limits.At chapter 153 he tells the story of how he met Shigure. He was visiting an old friend and he showed him a katana that had killed people. He asked Akisame to find the creator. Later he finds Shigure and her dad. At first he said kill him. But after the fight he died by being killed in a fall. Then they fought some Yami members then he takes Shigure to his old friend to take of her. Shigure originally didn't have a name so he named her Shigure. After his old friend had died then he took her to Ryouzanpaku. He seems to know Takeda's master Thomas and he seem to had some anger with him.

Ragnarok

Eight Fists

The Eight Fists are the leaders of Ragnarok, comprised of the eight strongest members of the organization -- three members can easily defeat fifty enemies. Each member wears a glove with a number (I - VIII) that corresponds to their position. Most of the Fists have adopted the names of legendary beings and figures from Norse mythology. Later, it is revealed that the First Fist, Odin, has the backing of Isshinsai Ogata whom they call "Kensei-sama," who gives him special training not available to the other Fists. Also, the first three fists are known as the "Three of Cards" and are the founding members of Ragnarok. According to Natsu Tanimoto, they are on a completely different level than the other Fists. By the time Ragnarok is disbanded, the majority of the Fists are either allied with or in the Shinpaku Alliance.

Odin

Ōdīn (オーディーン) Voiced by: Ken Narita

• Type: Sei / Dō

Odin is the strongest member, known as the First Fist, and the leader of the "Eight Fists". He is a member of YOMI, and has mastered erecting Seikuuken (制空圏), a technique which allows him to create a type of barrier around his defense zone, and can thus neutralize all attacks that enter his defenses. His YOMI symbol is stream. Though he is near-sighted, he makes up for it by possessing the "Inner Eye", an ability giving him a kind of foresight; he paces his opponents and memorizes their attack pattern in order for him to react before the opponent can even attack or defend. He also has a technique called Gungnir, which supposedly attacks with 100% accuracy. Besides Hermit, Odin is the only one to have ever met and trained with "Kensei-sama".

His actual name is Ryuuto Asamiya (朝宮　龍斗, Asamiya Ryuuto), and was Kenichi's friend when they were little kids, before Kenichi moved out of the neighborhood. They apparently witnessed Miu's martial arts skills when the three of them were only six years old, prompting them to make a vow to become stronger. However, he had always coveted the badge that Kenichi got from Miu, and challenges him to fulfill the "promise" of 10 years ago to fight for its possession. When Kenichi loses to him in a battle, Odin takes Kenichi's Yin Yang badge, and subsequently bends his [Odin's] own Yin Yang badge in half, giving it to Kenichi as a loser's present. It also seems that he took a liking for Miu as a child, and claims Kenichi is not good enough for her.

When he fights Kenichi in the final battle, Kenichi's skills prove to be no match against Odin's Seikuuken. It is not until Kenichi begins to imitate his masters' style and techniques that he is able to finally overpower him, however, Odin becomes enraged and to the surprise of everyone but "Kensei-sama", he combines the ki of both Sei and Dou, and once again overpowers Kenichi. However, the powers of both Sei and Dou are not meant to coexist within one body; despite gaining ultimate power, he may destroy his own body, heart, and spirit. In order to save Odin from following the destructive path called the "Path of Asura", Kenichi manages to regain his strength. As their fight continues, the strain on Odin's body finally reaches its limit, thus he is unable to avoid Kenichi's final attack. As a sign of his defeat, he gives Kenichi back his Yin Yang badge, and is then taken away by Kensei-sama. In addition to having his hair turn white, and having a blackened eye, Odin is also wheelchair-bound due to the damage the Sei and Dou combination ki has done to his body. However, despite his handicap, he remains a formidable opponent.

During their final fight, it is revealed that during their childhood, when Ryuuto wanted the Yin Yang badge that Kenichi received from Miu, Kenichi refused, which is when they decided to fight for it. Apparently, the "unforgivable" thing that Kenichi did back then was give the victory to Ryuuto, despite Kenichi being the one who actually won. Ryuuto then bought his own Yin Yang badge, but after he got it, he realized that the badge was not what he wanted. In fact, he actually just wanted victory, which is what prompted him to enter the world of fighting; to search for complete victory.

He is named after Odin, the chief God in Norse mythology.

Berserker

Bāsākā (バーサーカー) Voiced by: George Nakata

• Type: Dou

Berserker is the Second Fist of Ragnarok. He is often seen chewing bubble gum and hardly ever speaks. He has quite a calm disposition despite all the damage being done to Ragnarok. It is revealed that Berserker did not once study martial arts, but simply has a natural talent for fighting. He is a Dou type fighter, and can go into "Berserk Mode", unleashing more power. Berserker is said to be the most fearsome fighter in all of Ragnarok, and Loki even believes that he could be a better First Fist than Odin (though Loki may have simply said it in order to plant a seed of betrayal in Berserker). However, Berserker shows no interest in becoming a leader for any gang, and is actually afraid of fighting Odin, believing that the latter is much stronger than he is.

Later, when Hermit defeats Berserker in the final battle, he is unwilling to admit defeat and attempts to continue on, despite his injuries. However, Kenichi tells him that one should not be ashamed of defeat because one learns more from it, which stops Berserker from moving further and takes his leave.

He is named after Berserkers, Norse warriors. His sleeveless jacket also has Norway's flag pattern.

Freya

Fureia (フレイア) Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka

• Type: Sei

Freya is the Third Fist of Ragnarok. Her real name is Kaname Kugatachi (久賀館　要, Kugatachi Kaname), and she uses Kugatachi style jōjutsu. She joined Ragnarok in order to learn techniques from "Kensei-sama", but she has yet to meet him. Freya has her own personal (attack) squad called the Valkyries and believes that in order for women to be as strong as men, they have to resort to using weapons. Like Berserker, her true skills have yet to be displayed, however, she can use her weapons so fast that Kenichi is unable to follow her attacks, despite being used to his masters' fast moves.

Despite strongly believing in the rules of Ragnarok, she is not completely heartless ; she let Kisara, a former loyal subordinate, go peacefully after she storms their headquarters and declares a challenge against Freya, saying that she had already been punished for her treachery by the Valkyries. After three Fists quit Ragnarok, she begins to wonder the mystery behind the Shinpaku Alliance since the Fists quit after meeting them. Kisara later defeats her in the final battle by breaking her staff, after which Freya refuses to continue, believing that once her staff is broken, it is already her defeat. In addition, she acknowledges that Kisara has become strong.

She is named after Freyja, a Norse fertility goddess.

Freya fights as part of Shinpaku during the D of D tournament.

Loki

Roki (ロキ) Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara

• Type: Sei

Loki is the Fourth Fist of Ragnarok. He uses a style similar to Karate that involves using all the joints in the human arms. Besides being a powerful fighter, he is also quite intelligent, using information about his opponents to his advantage. Despite his strength, Loki prefers to win by using any means necessary; he kidnaps Honoka in front of Hermit, after learning she is Kenichi's sister. His ultimate goal is unknown, but it seems that destroying Ragnarok is part of it; he plants seeds of doubt among the Eight Fists in order to have Ragnarok in disarray. Loki also has "shadows", underlings who look like him; he uses them to distract and confuse opponents. Berserker later defeats him after Loki attempts a Coup d'etat against Ragnarok.

Number 20 from Ragnarok is usually seen working with Loki. She is his eyes and ears, and is mostly seen collecting information and creating weapons for him.

He is named after Loki, a mischievous being in Norse mythology.

Siegfried

Jīkufurīto (ジークフリート) Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono

• Type: Sei

Siegfried is the Fifth Fist of Ragnarok, whose real name is Hibiki Kugenin (九弦院 響, Kugen'in Hibiki). He composes music by using his battles as inspiration for his melodies. He has a tendency to hum or sing classical music during his fights and his attacks are named after different music scores and compositions. Like his namesake, he appears invincible, always getting back on his feet after taking a severe beating. This is actually due to his fighting style which uses counters and dodging an opponent's attack by the slightest margin. As such, he usually falls down on his own to fool his opponents. He is later defeated by Kenichi after being hit by a powerful punch Kenichi created himself. After their battle, he goes on a journey to find himself. Niijima later convinces him to join the Shinpaku Alliance, where he acts as the Alliance's combat leader, but mostly as Niijima's personal guard.

He is named after Sigurd, a hero in Norse mythology.

As the threat of Yami becomes apparent, Siegfried travels to Tibet for further training. He sky dives into the arena where Shinpaku, which is short-handed due to injuries, is fighting the Capoeira team in the D of D tournament.

It is also revealed in the manga that Siegfried is very wealthy. He is solely responsible for providing all the funds necessary to reconstruct and renovate the Shinpaku Alliance's headquarters.

Hermit

Hāmitto (ハーミット) Voiced by: Ryo Horikawa

• Type: Dou

Hermit is the Sixth Fist of Ragnarok. He uses Hikaken and Hakkyōken, which he learned from Sougetsu Ma, Kensei's older brother. His actual name is Natsu Tanimoto (谷本　夏 Tanimoto Natsu), the president of the drama club at Kenichi's school. At school, Tanimoto pretends to be a kind and soft spoken student, which plays well seeing how he is popular with both teachers and students, and is considered to be the school's "prince". He claims to have only joined the drama club to practice lying, and is only nice because he perceives popularity as a way to control people. Tanimoto pretended to have befriended Kenichi, but in truth, he despises Kenichi's "false" justice. He later fights with Kenichi, but it ends in a draw. He was not satisfied with this and disappears for a short while in order to train.

When he returns, he meets Honoka after saving her from thugs, and ends up taking her to his house. Honoka befriends him and begins to visit his house often, where she usually ends up accidentally breaking things. He soon grows fond of her because she resembles his younger sister. He is shocked to learn Honoka is Kenichi's sister, and though he gets angry at Loki for using her as bait to lure Kenichi, he was not able to go against orders that Loki claimed to have come from Kensei, who had saved him as a child. However, Odin reveals that Loki had tricked him and Hermit leaves Ragnarok. Tanimoto returns to school telling Kenichi that he will stay there until he gets revenge for losing to him. After leaving Ragnarok, he is constantly pestered by Niijima to join the Shinpaku Alliance, but always refuses. Eventually, he comes to aid Shinpaku during their final battle against Ragnarok, and defeats Berserker in a grueling battle.

It is revealed that Hermit and his sister were orphans before being adopted by a rich businessman (Tanimoto was the man's family name). After the man died, Natsu inherited the company, but unfortunately, he lost the fortune due to corrupt members of the company. When the corrupt men tried to kill him, "Kensei-sama" saved him, which is why he is in debt to Ragnarok. To add to his misery, his sister died due to a disease.

Hermit transports Shinpaku to the D of D tournament in his own boat, but unlike the others, his intention is not to participate in it, but to find his old sensei, Sougetsu. He is briefly believed to be dead when his boat is blown up by the missile defenses of the private island where the tournament occurs. He later shows up alive on the island, finds Sougetsu and trains under him. He comes to the aid of the Shinpaku alliance in their fight against Fortuna and plays a pivotal role in defeating him.

Thor

Tōru (トール) Voiced by: Naomi Kusumi

• Type: Dou

Thor, whose real name is Yūma Chiaki (千秋 祐馬, Chiaki Yūma), is the Seventh Fist of Ragnarok. He fights using a combat-sumo fighting style and joined Ragnarok in order to make his dream of making the combat-sumo style mainstream. Despite being in Ragnarok, Thor has a high degree of honor, and considers upholding the rules of combat-sumo wrestling his top priority. He runs a fighting ring, where he is challenged by Kenichi. Before the duel, both state conditions: Kenichi's is to have Thor quit Ragnarok, while Thor's is to have Kenichi train under him. Kenichi wins the battle by throwing Thor out of the ring, and Thor honors their agreement, though he gets a severe beating from the members of the Eight Fists League because of it. Thor believes that the Shinpaku Alliance is composed of true comrades, unlike Ragnarok. Siegfried is the only person he believes to be his comrade. He later joins the Shinpaku Alliance as a favor to Siegfried. However, since he promised to quit "fighting", he defeats Loki's subordinates under the pretense of "practicing" his techniques.

He is named after Thor, the Norse Thunder God.

Thor participates in the D of D tournament as part of Shinpaku.

Kisara Nanjou

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Left to Right: Loki, Kisara, and Hermit

Nanjou Kisara (南條 キサラ) Voiced by: Minami Takayama

• Type: Dou

Kisara is the most recent member of Ragnarok to be made a Fist, transforming what had been the "Seven Fists" to the "Eight Fists." Nicknamed "The Valkyrie", Kisara is a kicking expert focusing on Tae Kwon Do. She hates, above all else, being treated as weak because she is a girl, due to a past opponent claiming he 'let' her win because she was female. However, she later develops a degree of respect for Kenichi after their fight, where he guards during the entire fight, in order to slow/stop Kisara's advance to ruin Miu's play. She calls Miu 'ushijichi', translated to "Dairy Cow", since she believes Miu's big breasts are excessive.

Later on, it is revealed that she has a very soft spot for cats, especially kittens. When she was little she used to have a kitten named Noir that ended up dying to protect her during a dangerous encounter with a stray dog. When Kisara later helps a stray kitten, she is unfortunately spotted by Miu and Kenichi who eventually tries to help Kisara find a new home for the stray. She ends becoming a target of the Valkyries, Freya's female subordinates, due to the suspicions of being a spy for the Shinpaku Alliance. When they finally attack her, she is unable to fight with her full strength due to her attempts in trying to protect the kitten. However, she is aided by Kenichi, and strangely Shigure, and is able to drive them away. After the fight with the Valkyries, she decides to officially resign herself from Ragnarok. Soon after, Siegfried convinces her to join the Shinpaku Alliance through her love of cats. In volume 27, Kisara creates a powerful move that specializes in cats.

During her fight with the Valkyries, it was revealed that before becoming a Fist, Kisara was part of the Valkyries, and was one of Freya's most loyal subordinates. However, Kisara aims to be her "own master" and decided to quit since all the Valkyries used weapons. She seems to have some respect for Freya and wishes to be stronger than her, another reason why she quit the Valkyries.

Kisara later participates in the D of D tournament with Shinpaku.

Divisional members

Taichi Kōga

Kōga Taichi (古賀 太一) Voiced by: Mayumi Yamaguchi

Kōga, also known as Kōga the Kicker, is the youngest known member of Kisara's team. Unlike Ikki and Ukita, he seems to bear hateful grudges against Kenichi, who he plans to take down himself, and Miu, whom he calls "Neko Shojo" (Cat Girl). Though he is a strong fighter, he possesses a carefree attitude, which usually earns him a beating from Kisara. He is very loyal to Ragnarok and is always eager to deliver punishments to those who betray the gang.

Kōga was originally teamed with Takeda and Ukita as part of the Three Man Army.

Ikki Takeda

Takeda Ikki (武田 一基) Voiced by: Kazuki Yao

• Type: Sei

Takeda, also known as Takeda the Puncher, is part of the Three Man Army with Kōga and Ukita, and used to be a rising boxing star. However, an incident where he came to the aid of his friend caused harm to his left arm, leaving it paralyzed. He fights Kenichi to test how strong Kenichi is, but Kenichi defeats him by attacking his lower body, which is a boxer's weakness. Fortunately, Kenichi spares him and takes him to Akisame's clinic, where Akisame fixes his left arm. With this, Takeda acknowledges Kenichi's strength and quits Ragnarok to become a pro boxer once again. Being grateful, he often comes to Kenichi's aid on several occasions. Also, he, along with Ukita, later joins Niijima's organization, the Shinpaku Alliance.

In the second arc, Takeda becomes desperate to find a master similar to Kenichi, who has four of them. Eventually, he finds James Shiba (ジェームズ　志場, Jēmuzu Shiba), an underworld former boxing champion and trains under him. He later participates in the D of D tournament as part of the Shinpaku Alliance and wins his first match in the quarterfinals of the "Chi" group. However, he is defeated and severely injured by Shou Kanou when Takeda fights him in a desperate attempt to rescue Miu Fuurinji, causing him to forfeit the remaining matches. It is also revealed in his fight with Shou that he harbors a secret crush on Miu.

During his training with James Shiba, he undergoes extensive and demanding training not unlike Kenichi's at the Ryouzanpaku dojo. As a result, his fighting prowess has been greatly increased, making him a reliable ally and strong asset for the Shinpaku Alliance. Unlike Freya and Thor, he is the only person who manages to block Shou's attack when he assaults them for attempting to rescue Miu Fuurinji and is not knocked out instantly like the other two, implying he is even stronger than Freya who is previously a Three of Cards of Ragnarok.

Kōzō Ukita

Ukita Kōzō (宇喜田 孝造) Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa

• Type: Dou

Ukita, also known as Ukita the Thrower, is part of the Three Man Army with Ikki Takeda and Kōga Taichi. Ukita was originally from the Judo club before becoming a member of Ragnarok. While decrying Takeda as having the attitude of a "sportsman", he felt a strong enough friendship to stand with him against Ragnarok's edict of execution after Takeda quit Ragnarok. He also quits Ragnarok when he switches sides during an ambush on Takeda. He, along with Takeda, later joins the Shinpaku Alliance. He appears to have a crush on Kisara.

Shinnosuke Tsuji

Tsuji Shinnosuke (辻　新之助)

• Type: Dou

Shinnosuke (nicknamed "Shaggy Hair" by Kenichi) was an ambitious rival of Kisara's, often getting into arguments with other members about who was stronger. Though he has a rougher fighting style and fewer techniques than Kenichi, his fighting experience more than makes up for it. He had hoped to one day lead a gang stronger than Ragnarok, but his dreams were crushed by Kenichi's logical thinking. He initially had hordes of men as followers, but after he was beat by Kenichi's sneak attack, he lost all but two of them. Tsuji was not too angry at Kenichi since his two remaining followers stated that they stuck by him because he was their friend. He grows a bit of respect for Kenichi, and even informs him of Takeda's impending punishment at the hands of Ragnarok.

Following his defeat by Kenichi, he goes into the mountains to train, and is able to obtain a victory - of sorts - over Kenichi before Kenichi left for the D of D tournament.

Shiratori

Shiratori (白鳥)

Kisara's principal lieutenant; joined Shinpaku when she does.

He accompanied Shinpaku to the D of D tournament, but did not participate in the fighting.

Tsukuba

Tsukuba (築波)

• First appearance: Chapter 4
• Name revealed: Chapter 5

Tsukuba is an upperclassman at Kenichi's school and a black belt in the Karate club. His style of martial arts is sport karate, which combines boxing and karate techniques. He is quite a strong fighter, as "he can take on two people from the Karate club at once, can break rocks with his bare hands, and break bats with a single kick," said by Kenichi during his mental meltdown. He was the referee for Kenichi's fight against Daimonji and quickly wanted to test Kenichi's skills after his win. Though he easily defeats Kenichi, he is not satisfied with his victory after he finds bruises on himself after his fight with him. When he later fights Kenichi the second time, Kenichi wins rather easily by using one of sport karate's fundamental weaknesses.

Takashi Furukawa

Furukawa Takashi (古川　たかし)

Takashi first appears in episode 8 with a group of members that tried to capture Kenichi. When he fights Kenichi, he appears to hold his own, but he snaps after he starts to bleed from Kenichi's punch and resorts to using a knife, which quickly frightens Kenichi. Fortunately, Miu knocks the knife right out of Takashi's hand with Kenichi's belt. Later on, when Kenichi is on his way home, he tries to take Kenichi to Kisara once again. This time, after a long day spent training with Shigure, Kenichi is able to overcome his fear of weapons and easily defeats Takashi.

Number 20

20 gō (２０号)

Loki's underling. A master of spying and stealth, Number 20 is Loki's right hand girl. She is quite a good fighter too and has a taste for airsoft guns (carrying a FN P90 submachine gun) and dirty techniques. She dresses in military fashion and is never seen without her night-vision goggles.

Yami

Yami (闇) is a worldwide organization of martial artists who use their skills to gain power. Yami is divided into two divisions: the Hand-to-Hand Combat Division and Weapons Division. They use elements as symbol.

Yami

Saiga Fuurinji

Miu's father and also heads the leadership council of Yami, known as "One Shadow, Nine Fists." It is heavily hinted that he was the killer of Shizuha Fuurinji (風林寺　静羽, Fuurinji Shizuha), Miu's mother. His organization is directed towards promoting the killing martial arts, which is what they believe to be the true fighting arts. This puts them in opposition to Ryōzanpaku.

Isshinsai Ogata (Kensei)

• Type: Dou

Ogata Isshinsai (緒方　一新斎) Kensei (拳聖) Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka

Ogata was originally going to be the very first disciple of Ryouzanpaku before Kenichi, however, the elder saw that he had evil intentions. He is revealed to be the true power behind Ragnarok under the name "Kensei-sama". He is a Dou Martial Artist. He is fully seen when he goes into the mountains of Yamigata, where he meets Kenichi. He shows Kenichi the path of Asura (which the Elder wanted Kenichi to witness) and it seems he grows an interest in Kenichi, wanting him to become his disciple, though Kenichi turns him down. After learning why Kenichi came to the mountains of Yamigata, he leaves to watch his battle against his disciple Odin. He even tried to stop their fight in order to have both as his disciples, but was dissuaded by the Ryouzanpaku crew. His true skills have yet to be shown, but he can easily kill a full grown Asian bear. He can deflect Alexander's sculputre with just his Seikuuken. After Ragnarok crumbled, he is revealed to be one of the "One Shadow Nine Fists", the leadership group of Yami. His symbol is stream.

Alexander

Member of Yami, he is a master that specializes in SAMBO, a martial art used by the Russian military. One of the Nine Fists. An avid artist who can create statues with his bare hands, he is shown to be capable of switching from a nonchalant demeanor to a raging man in a second. His disciple, Boris draws with Kenichi in their duel in the Ryouzanpaku dojo. His symbol is ice. He said art help him escape battle.

KING

Member of Yami, he is a master that specializes in Pencak Silat. His symbol is king. After Kenichi defeats his disciple he punishes him by causing an avalanche that buries him. One of the Nine Fists. It is not clear whether KING was the Pencak Silat practitioner whom Hayato Fuurinji drew with years ago in an encounter prior to the story, as revealed by Miu to Kenichi, although this is strongly suspected so. Evidences includes that both wear similar, if not identical masks. KING has described Kenichi as "Having the same smell as someone I met in the past." This could be a reference to the part where the Elder said to Kenichi "You remind me of myself when I was young."

Diego Carlo

Member of Yami, and a master level Lucha Libre wrestler. He is also the master of Rachel Stanley and one of the Nine Fists. He is the sole representative of the Nine Fists at the D of D tournament and acts as the tournament's referee. His symbol is steel.

Akira Hongou

Yami member, he is a master that utilizes karate, he was the master of Kanou Shou who died after being defeatd by Kenichi during the D of D tournament.He scorns on using science and technology as tools to measure one's level of martial arts, but does not hesistate to raise the obstacles and difficulty level for Sho when he was in an experiment. One of the Nine Fists. His symbol is null.

Fortuna

Yami member and arms dealer; the D of D tournament is held on his private island. Though he considers himself Master Class. He first crippled the Shinpaku Alliance, but was later defeated at the combined hands of its' wounded members and Hermit while his island was falling to Ryouzanpaku and elements of the US Military.

Christopher Eclair

• First appearance: Chapter 146

A Yami member, he's part of the assassination division of Yami. He's a master that specializes on Savate, which is a martial art that uses kicks. Christopher, Sakaki and an Englishman called Mycroft used to team up together to fight the mafia and help the FBI. Their reputation makes most mafia fearful of them. Later Sakaki doesn't like their method like killing, or taking children and old people as hostages. Because of this reluctance, Christopher and his partner attempted to ambush him and Sakaki buried them in a desert alive. Sometimes he uses women to assassinate for him. During the beginning of YOMI Arc, he's defeated by Sakaki while fighting against Kenichi.

Li Tianmen

• First appearance: Chapter 156
• Type: Dou

He is a Yami member from China. He was contact for help to defeat Ryouzanpaku by Isshinsai Ogata (Kensei). He is also a master of Drunken Fist martial art. Ma Kensei remarks that he is a deadly fighter who is just as bloodthirsty as his brother Ma Sougetsu when Ma Renka mentions Hermit was searching for his master. He has a daughter who is a YOMI member from China and is a disciple from him. He often hit her if she did something wrong. Though he may discipline her ruthlessly, but there are signs that he still cares about his daughter.

YOMI

YOMI is first mentioned in the manga as being Ragnarok's main rival. All members of YOMI are the leading disciples of Yami's "One Shadow, Nine Fists". Most YOMI members also seem to possess a nickname or an alias. There are currently eight active members following the deaths of Shou Kanou and Radin Jihan. They also use elemnt as symbol just like Yami. They dojo hunt as war and each member had done this.

Kajima Satomi

Member of YOMI and the disciple of Saiga. He has numerous scars on his body and he wears an eyepatch over his left eye, although it is unknown whether his left eye is blind. He becomes the leader of YOMI following Shou's death. He takes a keen interest in the ex-Ragnarok members of the Shinpaku Rengou and has actively persuaded them to join YOMI, threatening them with death should they refuse. He is also a good strategy board game player, in which he is shown to have beaten Tirawit in chess, and two unnamed YOMI members in Reversi and Shogi simultaneously. His nickname, as of chapter 294, has not been revealed yet.

Shou Kanou

• First appearance: Chapter 167
• Type: Dou / Sei

Kanou Shou (叶　翔)

Nicknamed SPAINA, a mythical creature in Hindu mythology said to possess beautiful wings; he is the disciple of Akira Hongou and leader of YOMI until his death in chapter 264. His symbol is empty.

Shou is arguably the most powerful member of YOMI and the toughest opponent Kenichi has ever fought. He was bought from a black market selling gifted children and had received extensive training in martial arts for all his life. Although he is shown to have acted in a goofy manner under awkward circumstances, he is highly assertive and will not hesitate to direct his killing ki at anyone who stands in his way. His moves and fighting style greatly resembles Miu's.

Shou possesses great power and astonishing speed unrivalled by any martial artist below master-level, making him a deadly opponent in combat. He frequently uses these traits to his advantage by quickly striking at his opponents' fatal spots with great precision before they can even react, let alone defend themselves and retaliate. He is even capable of injuring Kenichi despite the fact that Kenichi was wearing a virtually impenetrable chain mail given to him by Shigure. He is also shown to have knocked out Freya and Thor effortlessly with just a single attack, with them unable to land as much as a wounding strike. Although Shou's primary fighting style is karate, he has received training from various other Yami masters as he was chosen as the sole successor of the One Shadow Nine Fists' martial arts. As such, he is able to combine his Sei and Dou energy like Odin after learning it from Isshinsai Ogata and his ultimate attack is a move which consists of all the fighting styles of the One Shadow Nine Fists, named "Nine Thrusts One Kill". He owns a motorcycle. His symbol is null like his master.

Shou is a bird-lover and refers to people other than Miu and himself as 'The ones without wings'. In Kenichi's case, he calls him a 'worm' which must be squashed. Yet despite his cold personality, he is not without compassion and this makes him a complicated character in the story. He was shown to have spared the life of a young bird in the past despite being ordered to kill it by his master, and he had also assisted Fortuna's adopted children in their escape plan by covering up their departure from the island much to their surprise.

Shou dies shortly after his defeat at the hands of Kenichi in the climax of the D of D tournament when he shields Miu and is fatally shot by one of Fortuna's soldiers. He passes away peacefully after Kenichi promises to protect Miu on his behalf and his body is currently in the possession of the military. His leadership role in YOMI is passed onto Kajima Satomi.

Radin Jihan

• First appearance: Chapter 176

Also known as Nagaraja, roughly meaning "Serpent King" in English. Member of YOMI, he is the disciple of KING and uses Pencak Silat. His symbol is king. Radin is of royal descent and is the Crown Prince of his country. As such he acts in an aristocratic manner and he particularly despises revolutionists. Claiming 99.9% of the world's population are made up of worthless commoners, Radin ranks himself, and surprisingly Miu, to be the 0.1% who will achieve king hood and reign over the commoners. During his fight with Kenichi, he sees him as a revolutionist who is fighting against his own destiny as a commoner. Motivated by his belief that such revolutions should be crushed relentlessly, he will use any means necessary, no matter how unscrupulous they are, to stop these rebellions from succeeding. For example, he is not above using sneak attacks and deploying his guards to aid him, even though Kenichi was unarmed and fighting alone. Fiercely proud of his royal status, he feels greatly humiliated when Kenichi (whom he perceives as a commoner) stands on higher grounds and looks down on him and is further infuriated when Niijima throws stones at him.

Following his defeat to Kenichi, his master, KING who was observing their fight all along grows impatient with Radin's unscrupulous ways and disowns him as his disciple. KING claims that Radin has brought shame to Pencak Silat and is no longer of any use to him, proceeding to create a huge avalanche to bury Radin and Kenichi. When Radin challenged KING on the grounds of lese majeste, KING suavely tells Radin that his royal lineage does not matter as KING's status is far more superior than Radin, for he claims himself to be God.

Kenichi attempts to rescue Radin but the Nagaraja remains defiant to the very end. He curtly rejects Kenichi's offer to escape with Natsu Tanimoto and gets buried alive by the snow. His last words were " No matter how despicable my ways are, including betraying others, exhausting every possible scheme available...however I will not stoop so low as to accept the sympathy of my enemies...for I am the King!"

It is perhaps worth noting that although Radin is not explicitly shown to have died, he is presumed to be dead by other YOMI members, making him the first YOMI casualty. Back in Ryouzanpaku, Akisame reasons that Radin was fighting at a disadvantage when he follows his country's customs by fighting Kenichi barefooted on snowy grounds. This implies that Radin is very strong and were he and Kenichi have fought equally, the outcome of the battle may have been different.

Tirawit Kōkin

Tīrawitto Kōkin (ティーラワィット　コーキン)

Member of YOMI and a Muay Boran (Ancient Muay Thai) practitioner. His symbol is fire. His nickname is Narasimha. He takes control of the school's karate club when he, along with three other YOMI members, transfers to Kenichi's school. He is a good strategist and plans things carefully in advance. Prior to fighting Kenichi, he uses the school's sports day to analyze Kenichi's fighting ability and dispatch his underlings to attack Kenichi first while he observes Kenichi's martial art style from afar. Tirawit is an extremely strong fighter. During his duel with Kenichi in chapter 281, it is shown that his attacks are so powerful to the point that he is able to forcibly penetrate and reduce the scope of Kenichi's Seikuuken defense. Tirawit is also the person who causes Kenichi to fear death upon his defeat.

Ethan Stanley

Also known as Pollux. Member of YOMI; he uses an unknown style that specializes in kicks. He is American and has a twin sister called Rachel. He participates in the D of D tournament with her as Team Gemini. He is one of the four YOMI members who transfers to Kenichi's school. He is shown to possess immense strength in chapter 278.

Rachel Stanley

• First appearance: Chapter 176
• Type: Dō

Nicknamed Castor and a member of YOMI; she is the twin sister of Ethan and a Lucha Libre wrestler. Her symbol is the steel. She makes up the other half of Team Gemini alongside her brother and participates in the D of D tournament. She has a flamboyant personality and is an attention seeker. She is the only female among the four YOMI members transferred to Kenichi's school. She also join the gymnastic club with Miu.

Of Team Gemini she is the more aggresive of the two- she easily gets worked up when someone steals her show or is more outstanding at her. Other examples that indicate this is that she is the dominant one of the twins- she punches and kicks her little brother who scurries and begs her to stop despite the difference in size, and ignores his will and forces him to 'perform' in her staged scenarios. She also has a thing for battling and takes enjoyment in beating others up- she has to be almost literally dragged away from a fight after being attracted by Kenichi's unexpected charisma.

She displays her ability to manipulate and control the emotions of the crowd several times-an ability probably often exercised as she is always eager to be the centre of attention. Rachel stages her fight such that she brings out maximum interest of the audience- faking a hard battle, using her flamboyant but lethal moves to engage an opponent, and then always a dramatic end to a fight. As in pro wrestling,she decides the roles of the combatants- situating Kenichi as a 'bad guy' fighter and Team Gemini as a 'good guy' fighter by falsely claiming about Kenichi's misdeeds towards them before a crowd.

Her skill is unknown to be of to what extent- however she must be extremely powerful as her enraged Master gives her permission to take out the all-powerful leader of YOMI, Shou Kanou, confidently. Rachel grins like the battle-hungry killer she is, raring for a fight despite Shou's killing aura now directed at her. However their battle does not take place as a 'True Lucha Libre wrestler does not fight audienceless battles.'

• Pls note that though Rachel was eager to battle Shou, her brother Ethan was with her at that time and it seemed to be a 2-on-1 situation. The presence of her brother may or may not be the reason behind her confidence in challenging the all-too-strong Shou Kanou.

Rachel has declared themselves to be gems that shine brilliantly in light as in comparison to Kenichi whom is described as a pile of clay moulded expertly to become a thing of exotic beauty. She also added that her gem will smash this priceless pottery one day.

Boris Ivanov

Member of YOMI and the leading disciple of Alexander; he uses Sambo. His symbol is the ice. He is the first YOMI member to fight Kenichi in a duel and is one of the four YOMI members transferred to Kenichi's school. He is often seen wearing a military uniform and leads a troop of similarly attired underlings. He firmly believes that all commands are absolute and must be obeyed unquestionably. As such he frequently acts in a soldierly manner.

Boris leads a troop of soldiers with him while he goes dojo-hunting. They attack the dojos strategically like a real squad would. They also have equipment, for example, helicopters and even a telegram device used in battle.

Boris ignores the orders of everyone except his master, even that of the YOMI leader Shou Kanou. Only after he was told to submit to Shou did he willingly listen to Shou's order. Shou has displayed dislike to some extent of Boris, claiming his camo suit stood out too much and even directly telling Boris that he disliked him.

Boris has a one-track mind; after given orders by Shou to attack dojos,he does not stop as there is no clear order to do so. He even wanted to start from the beginning again. However his list was special such that it included an extra dojo- the Ryouzanpaku dojo, a plot by Ogata Isshinsai to start the war between Yami and Ryouzanpaku. Boris does not give up his mission in the face of the formidable masters of Ryouzanpaku-if anything he becomes more determined.

When Kenichi appears, Boris attacks without warning. Miu, in an attempt to protect Kenichi, was injured. Note that till this point Miu has rarely taken a hit before.

In the battle with Kenichi, Boris goes in a state of confusion as Kenichi not only counters all his Sambo moves, he even has the opportunity to strike back. Boris despite being a masterful reader of personality could only perceive Kenichi as a Come On penguin, which contradicted with the resistance Kenichi shows. He said that all YOMI had darkness in their heart but Kenichi had light in his heart. They draw in a well-matched fight.

The fight comes to an end as Boris' subordinates called Shou Kanou, who ordered a full retreat. Even over the line Shou's killing aura was felt and Boris relented reluctantly. He passed a declaration of battle to Kenichi-an ornament of white gold with Flight insigma etched on top and left. He was the one who declare war with Yami and Ryouzanpaku

Boris was put into solitary for his actions by Shou, where he met Radin and advised Radin to try out the baffling Kenichi. He holds a degree of respect for Radin and believes him to be an even better judge of people then himself.

Lately Boris was posted to Kenichi's school under orders from the new YOMI leader. Whether willingly or not is unclear.

Ryuuto Asamiya

See description for Odin of Ragnarok above.

SPARK

Daughter/disciple of Yami member Li Tianmen and a YOMI assassin. She is a small member of YOMI and was sent to test out Kenichi's skills-to be precise, to measure Kenich's standards in a battle. She believes after killing Kenichi she will get privelege to assassinations to earn money for her poor farming family who lives in poverty.She uses drunken Fist of the Eight Immortals.

In real life she is a kind, affable girl with freckles who has come to Japan for 3 years. She shares many ideals with the plant-loving Kenichi.

In battle she dons guards all over her body, including a helmet silmilar to one used for cycling or skating. Her nickname SPARK originates from the sparks that come from friction as her guards hit the rough road several times due to her battling style. She is cold and determined to succeed in this state of mind-even unafraid to break her arm to escape from a hold.

Her skills while remarkable falls short of Kenichi-who defeats her without having to harm her bodily. She finally gives up on killing Kenichi as Kenichi has released her from a hold twice, allowed her a killing move and convinced her that it is not right to kill.

Shinpaku Alliance

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Shinpaku Alliance

Shinpaku Alliance is a fighter group created by Niijima Haruo in order to gain power and as a means to achieve his goal of world domination. The alliance is first introduced in episode 21 of the anime when Niijima comes to Kenichi's rescue in his fight against Kisara's group. Since its initial introduction, Niijima has actively recruited members for the alliance and is successful in convincing a number of ex-Ragnarok members to join the alliance. Following Odin's defeat and the subsequent dissolution of Ragnarok, the Shinpaku Alliance is able to cement its reputation as the strongest fighter group in town.

In the YOMI arc, the Shinpaku Alliance participates in the D of D Tournament and manages to reach the final round of the "Chi" group. However due to the injuries sustained by its core fighter members throughout the tournament and their opponent being none other than the fearsome Shou Kanou himself, Shinpaku decides to forfeit the match. Non fighters are training by Nijima for information gathering.

The group is led by Niijima Haruo who supervises the activities of the group. Notable Shinpaku members include Shirahama Kenichi, Natsu Tanimoto (Hermit), Ikki Takeda, Kaname Kugatachi (Freya), Hibiki Kugenin (Siegfried), Yuma Chiaki (Thor), Nanjo Kisara (Valkyrie) and Kozo Ukita. It is unknown whether Miu Fuurinji is an official member of the alliance, although she is seen to be present in most group meetings in recent manga chapters.

Shirahama family

Honoka Shirahama

Shirahama Honoka (白浜 ほのか) Voiced by: Tomoe Sakuragawa

• First appearance: Chapter 2

Honoka is Kenichi's 13-year-old younger sister, who cares for her brother greatly, often competing with Miu for his attention. The second time she visits the Ryouzanpaku dojo, she shows Shigure and Apachai how to properly make tea, which impresses them. Honoka soon becomes good friends with Shigure and Apachai, and consequently visits the dojo regularly to play with them.

She later befriends Natsu Tanimoto (aka Hermit) after he saved her from some thugs. When Loki appears, she demands why he wants to hurt her brother. As a result, both Hermit and Loki are shocked that she is Kenichi's sister, and Loki decides to kidnap her, despite Hermit's protests. In the end, however, Hermit ends up being the one to save her.

Honoka is also extremely talented in the game Othello, which she often plays with Apachai. As a result of trying to beat her, Apachai has become so good at the game that of the other masters, only Akisame can beat him, and then only barely.

Mototsugu Shirahama

Shirahama Mototsugu (白浜 元次)Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri

Mototsugu is Kenichi's protective father and is gradually impressed with Kenichi's growth as a man, but feels sad that his son is growing further and further away from him. He has two shotguns named Sebastian and Maximilian, which he often tries to take with him in order to take back Kenichi from the Ryouzanpaku dojo, however, his wife manages to stop him every time. Despite his foolish attitude, he is actually very skilled in its use; when he finally shows up at the dojo (with a new gun his wife doesn't know about, named Ludwig) he is able to carry Kenichi under his arm, the gun in the other, reload while on the run, and has a good enough aim to stop Shigure's traps. He later wins a prize in clay pigeon shooting.

Saori Shirahama

Shirahama Saori (白浜 さおり) Voiced by: Ai Orikasa

• First appearance: Chapter 2

Saori is Kenichi's mother, who is the only calm and collected member of the Shirahama household. She always has to subdue her husband whenever he gets too excited and tries to go to the Ryouzanpaku dojo with Sebastian. She often praises her husband whenever he does something fatherly, which is often necessary because her husband usually breaks into tears after delivering an inspiring speech to Kenichi.

Other characters

Haruo Niijima

Niijima Haruo (新島 春男) Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki

• First appearance: Chapter 1

Niijima is more of an acquaintance of Kenichi's, rather than a friend. Though both parties later consider each other a "bad friend", they are still a friend nonetheless. He is a member of the Newspaper Club, and investigates the life of everyone, usually ranking people on his palm pilot. He is a very sly person, who looks like an alien and has seemingly alien abilities (i.e. his hairs can stand on end like an antenna whenever he senses danger). He also watches Kenichi's progress with much interest and treats Kenichi as his subordinate. Unsurprisingly, Kenichi refers to him as a "demon-faced alien".

He wants to eventually rule the world, which he often daydreams of, to the point where Kenichi has to slap his face, bringing him back to reality after his face has suffered extreme swelling. To reach this goal, he formed an organization called the Shinpaku Alliance and dragged Kenichi into it. He also persuades some of the ex-Ragnarok members to join, usually using any means available, which results in a beating from Kenichi, Ukita, and Takeda. He is very adept at running away from dangerous situations, always leaving the fighting to the others, a trait which Kenichi learns from him, especially when fighting with women. Despite his often cowardly tactics, he shows himself to be a very cunning individual, thinking multiple steps ahead and planning for contingencies.

Despite the fact that he, as well as most characters, call him evil, he usually finds ways of helping his friends when need be, though does so in his own, odd way. He has a finishing move called "Shadowless leap from the charge", which he uses to escape by switching positions with a nearby enemy. He has amazing information gathering skill that he know where Hermit's master is but he can't find the orgization Yami or Yomi and he said they didn't exist. But he trained the non fighters fircely.

Yūka Izumi

Izumi Yūka (泉　優香)

Izumi is the president and only other member of the gardening club besides Kenichi. She is a shy and gentle girl with glasses and pigtails. She harbors a crush on Kenichi (though he is oblivious to it) and sees Miu as a rival of sorts. Niijima tries to help her improve her relationship with Kenichi, of course only for his own benefit. In a sequence that only occurs in the anime, in order to spend more time with Kenichi, she tries to enter the Ryōzanpaku dojo, but does not pass the entrance exam when she fails to do ten push ups.

Daimonji

(大門寺)

• First appearance: Chapter 2

Daimonji is a member of the same Karate club Kenichi initially was a part of. Though he uses his great physical strength to his advantage (which he gained by training his body since middle school), he actually does not appear to have a fighting style of his own. He bullies Kenichi very often in the Karate club, and one day offers Kenichi a chance to stay in the Karate club if Kenichi were to beat him. After Miu teaches Kenichi a technique, and trains him at the Ryōzanpaku Dojo, Kenichi wins the match. Though Daimonji lost, he did not leave the Karate club, rather Kenichi did. Daimonji was very humiliated because of the match and wanted revenge against Kenichi. He destroys Kenichi's plants in the Greenhouse and fights him once more, though he loses again.

In the YOMI invasion arc, he becomes the club's punching bag when one of the YOMI members, Tarawit Kokin, takes control of the club.

Renka Ma

Ba/Ma Renka (馬 連華)

Renka is the surprisingly well-endowed and attractive 16-year-old daughter of Kensei. She came to Japan in search of her father, who she plans to take back to China. Even though she often kicks and steps on Kenichi, she soon takes a liking for him and shows this openly. This greatly annoys Miu, possibly even making her feel jealous, but Miu often imagines Renka as a cat and treats her as one. She begins to acknowledge Kenichi's style of martial arts after her visit to the the dojo, and later gives him advice on developing his own fighting style.

In the second arc, Renka appears again to assist Kenichi in the battle against one of Yami disciples, who specializes in the Drunken Fist martial art.

Ryou Ma

Ba/Ma Ryou (馬　良)

Ryou is Kensei Ma's uncle, who owns his own restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown. Despite being quite knowledgeable, like Kensei, he has a very silly personality, especially when he is drunk, which causes him to beat up several members from the local mafia. He goes by the alias "Hakubi" (白眉) and is currently sheltering and employing Renka Ma.

Sougetsu Ma

Ba/Ma Sōgetsu (馬　槍月)

Sougetsu is Kensei Ma's older brother and Renka Ma's uncle. He is a giant bearded fighter, who people often fear and run away from. He spent most of his life training alone and feels that strength is the only thing to live for, leading him to lose the heart of a martial artist. He becomes very jealous of Kensei's popularity with people. Twenty years ago he killed a few people which forced him to depart from China, where he was considered one of the strongest fighters. It is revealed though that he did not actually leave China for killing those people, but because he had nowhere to go. He also, unknowingly, took in Hermit as a disciple, feeling he had the same eyes as him and trained him to eliminate the weak.

Even though there is animosity between both him and Kensei, their brotherly love shows in many ways; during Hermit's training, he constantly shouted out admiration towards his brother while drunk. When he is later defeated by Kensei, Sougetsu begins to finally show a little sympathy. After the battle and Kenichi's failed attempt to help him, he is left for dead by Kensei feeling that he will eventually kill himself and should die as a martial artist. Sougetsu's body was not found and is still considered alive.

In the second arc of the manga, a shadow which resembles Sougetsu is shown; Kensei Ma merely states that in the island of "D of D" (Desperate Fight of Disciple) there is a familiar aura of a person he knew. In chapter 254, it is revealed that Sougetsu is still alive.

Jennifer Gray

First introduced in the D of D tournament, Jennifer is an undercover FBI agent working for the US military on Fortuna's private island where the tournament is held. Her father, Lancelot Grey was murdered by his nemesis Fortuna, who is a member of Yami. During the military raid on the island, she displays excellent marksmanship. She also considers herself to be Sakaki Shio's fiancee.

Genson Ryū & Kōan Shokatsu

Ryū Genson (劉　玄孫) Shokatsu Kōan (諸葛　孔暗)

Ryō Ma's two best students, who are sent by Ryō to retrieve Renka. Ryū uses Tang lang quan (蟷螂拳) and Koan uses Takukyakumon (戳脚門). Both wear glasses during their fights; Ryū wears sunglasses, while Kōan wears reading glasses. After being defeated by Kenichi, both apologized since the cause of the fight was a simple misunderstanding: they only wanted Renka to return to the restaurant to calm Ryō down, who has been beating on the local mafia since Renka left.

Fukujirō Yasunaga

Yasunaga Fukujirō (安永 福次郎)

• First appearance: Chapter 1
• Name revealed: Chapter 77

This 53-year old-Japanese history teacher is also Kenichi's homeroom teacher. He and Kyōko Ono pay a visit to Ryōzanpaku to check out rumors that Miu is living with another student.

Kyōko Ono

Ono Kyōko (小野 杏子)

• First appearance: Chapter 26
• Name revealed: Chapter 77

This flighty, 28-year-old English teacher accompanies Yasunaga on his visit to Ryōzanpaku.

Chihiro Takashima

Takashima Chihiro (鷹島 千尋)

• First appearance: Chapter 3

The ace of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Club before Miu transfered in, Chihiro is extremely jealous of the younger girl. It was her report to Yasunaga (after overhearing a conversation) that prompted the home visit by the teachers to Ryōzanpaku.

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