Chikara

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| **Chikara Katsumata** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 勝又 力   (Katsumata Chikara) |
| Age: | Mid 50s |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relatives: | [Mina Katsumata](/wiki/Mina_Katsumata "Mina Katsumata") (daughter) |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 899](/wiki/Volume_85#File_899_-_The_Sealed_Move "Volume 85")   Anime: [Episode 785](/wiki/Taiko_Meijin%27s_Match_of_Love "Taiko Meijin's Match of Love") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Chikara_Katsumata_Appearances "Chikara Katsumata Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Chikara_Katsumata_Appearances "Chikara Katsumata Appearances") |
| Cases solved: | 0 |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 85](/wiki/Volume_85 "Volume 85") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Minoru Inaba](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Inaba "wikipedia:Minoru Inaba") |
**Chikara Katsumata** (勝又 力 ,*Katsumata Chikara*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a famous shogi player.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [4 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [5 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [5.1 Meijin Shogi Tournament (Manga: 899-902, Anime: 785-786)](#Meijin_Shogi_Tournament_.28Manga:_899-902.2C_Anime:_785-786.29)
+ [5.2 Revenge Match (Manga: 946-947, Anime: 849-850)](#Revenge_Match_.28Manga:_946-947.2C_Anime:_849-850.29)
+ [5.3 Shogi Player Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1043, Anime: 1033)](#Shogi_Player_Serial_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1043.2C_Anime:_1033.29)
* [6 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [7 References](#References)
* [8 See also](#See_also)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Chikara Katsumata was the holder of one of the seven most prestigious shogi titles, the [Meijin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meijin_(shogi) "wikipedia:Meijin (shogi)")[](#cite_note-1), which he lost to [Shukichi](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda"). He currently holds the [Osho](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osho_(shogi) "wikipedia:Osho (shogi)") title, having usurped it from Shukichi in a title defense match. In the past, he had also fought against [Kohji](/wiki/Kohji_Haneda "Kohji Haneda").
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
He is a skilled shogi player with a cool, logical temperament. He is focused and speaks respectfully of Shukichi who is his rival. He is also fair, seen when he suggested an early adjournment for lunch after he noticed Shukichi was distracted.[](#cite_note-2)
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appearance")]
He is a bulky middle-aged-looking man with a clean-shaven strong jawline, short hair, and receding hairline. He wears glasses. In tournaments, he wears very traditional Japanese clothing: a wide-sleeved kimono covered by a dark colored haori with wide sleeves.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Chikara Katsumata | What Chikara Katsumata calls them |
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|  | [Shukichi Haneda](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda") | Meijin (while Chikara held the title) | Haneda-meijin (after Shukichi claimed the title) |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Meijin Shogi Tournament (Manga: [899-902](/wiki/Volume_85 "Volume 85"), Anime: [785-786](/wiki/Taiko_Meijin%27s_Match_of_Love "Taiko Meijin's Match of Love"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Meijin Shogi Tournament (Manga: 899-902, Anime: 785-786)")]
He is challenged by Shukichi, who wishes to obtain the last of the seven shogi titles he needs to becomes meijin. On the day of the final game, they are tied 3-3. He is unaware that Shukichi's love, [Yumi](/wiki/Yumi_Miyamoto "Yumi Miyamoto"), has been kidnapped. Shukichi leaves the match and the building immediately, surprising him, and spends almost all of his assigned thinking time looking for Yumi's whereabouts. He waits patiently for Shukichi to return. Despite effectively having to play a one-sided speed match against him, Shukichi wins and claims the seventh title.
### Revenge Match (Manga: [946-947](/wiki/Volume_89 "Volume 89"), Anime: [849-850](/wiki/The_Marriage_Registration%27s_Password "The Marriage Registration's Password"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Revenge Match (Manga: 946-947, Anime: 849-850)")]
Shukichi loses his title defense match for the Osho title against him and subsequently only holds six titles at the moment.
### Shogi Player Serial Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_98 "Volume 98"), Anime: (/wiki/Taiko_Meijin%27s_Shogi_Board "Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Shogi Player Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1043, Anime: 1033)")]
Chikara asked Shukichi to join the shogi session to help two other young shogi players: his daughter Mina Katsumata, and her friend Shoko Uryu.
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chikara_Katsumata&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Name origin")]
The name Chikara Katsumata may come from the real-life shogi players [Chikara Akutsu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikara_Akutsu "wikipedia:Chikara Akutsu") and [Kiyokazu Katsumata](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyokazu_Katsumata "wikipedia:Kiyokazu Katsumata").
The kanji in Chikara Katsumata's name (勝又 力) literally means "win-again strength".