Atsuya Kusakabe

Atsuya Kusakabe is a minor character in and a supporting character in the sequel anime/manga series . Kusakabe is a capable grade 1 sorcerer who is respected despite not having an innate cursed technique of his own. He is a member of the faculty of Tokyo Jujutsu High, where he teaches the second-year students.
Atsuya Kusakabe is voiced by in Japanese and by in English. Miki has also voiced Kisuke Urahara in Bleach, Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Sir Nighteye in My Hero Academia, and Knov in Hunter x Hunter. Thornton has also voiced Tanjuro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
==History==
===Night Parade of A Hundred Demons===
On December 24, 2017, Kusakabe and many other jujutsu sorcerers were enlisted to defend Shinjuku City during the "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons." The Night Parade was a large scale jujutsu terrorist attack wherein the special grade curse user Suguru Geto unleashed two thousands curses upon the cities of Kyoto and Shinjuku. During the attack, Kusakabe was duelling curses when he chastised the grade 2 sorcerer Takuma Ino for getting excited at the prospect of impressing the grade 1 sorcerer Kento Nanami with his performance. The jujutsu sorcerers were eventually able repel the curses, and Suguru Geto was killed in action.
===The Shibuya Incident===
At 19:00 on October 31, 2018, a large barrier was lowered over the bustling Shibuya ward of Tokyo which trapped civilians inside. It was suspected that a highly organized terrorist group consisting of curse users and highly intelligent cursed spirits, which had been behind a string of recent events, was responsible for the barrier. Though non-sorcerers were trapped inside, sorcerers could enter and exit at will. Several teams of jujutsu sorcerers were deployed to act on standby around the perimeter of the barrier. Kusakabe was paired with Panda and stationed outside Jr. Shibuya Station, a substation of Shibuya's main metro line.
He briefly entered the barrier to assess the state of things within. Though the non-sorcerers weren't being harassed by curses or curse users, Kusakabe could sense several special grade curses inhabiting the basement of the Hikarie Building, a popular shopping center adjoined to the Tokyo Metro's Fukutoshin Line. Deciding not explore any further, Kusakabe headed back out the barrier and awaited further instruction outside the Jr. Shibuya Station with Panda. At 20:31, Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer of the modern era, was sent inside the barrier to investigate. Within the next half an hour, a second barrier appeared.
The second barrier encased floor B5 of the Fukutoshin Line, where Gojo was confronting the special grade curses. It stopped any sorcerers from entering, meaning nobody could interfere in Gojo's fight. To make matters worse, the special grade curse Mahito, whose innate technique allowed him to manipulate souls, transfigured countless humans into curse-like abominations and had them attack the civilians on the streets of Shibuya. In light of the situation's escalation, jujutsu headquarters issued a command at 21:22 for all teams on standby to enter the barrier and begin a counterattack on the terrorists.
Over the next hour, Kusakabe and Panda searched buildings for non-sorcerers in need of assistance. They briefly encountered Inumaki, who had pacified most of the rampaging transfigured humans using his innate technique. Inumaki revealed that the unthinkable had occurred: the terrorists had sealed Satoru Gojo in the Prison Realm, a special grade cursed object that could imprison anybody permanently. However due to Gojo's interference, the terrorists temporarily couldn't move the Prison Realm. Realizing that without Gojo the odds were stacked against them, the jujutsu sorcerers had began trying to rescue him.
Though Panda was eager to reach floor B5 of the Fukutoshin Line and save Gojo, Kusakabe recognized that the two of them would stand no chance against the special grades that had sealed him. Not wanting to face certain death, Kusakabe stalled for time by opting to continue their search for civilians. Thankfully Panda had no sense of direction, so he didn't understand where he was even as their patrol brought them steadily closer to the metro line. Kusakabe and Panda continued their meaningless patrol until 23:01, when a pair of curse users named Manami Suda and Toshihisa Negi confronted them outside the Shibuya Stream skyscraper.
==Powers & Abilities==
===Powers===
*Energy Manipulation: Jujutsu sorcerers are humans capable of perceiving and manipulating cursed energy, a type of naturally replenishing energy derived from the negative emotions that existed inside humans. Sorcerers have higher than average amounts of cursed energy and can draw upon their body's own supply of it to create supernatural phenomena. Users of jujutsu sorcery can use advanced techniques, known as "cursed techniques," to grant themselves special abilities. Those with a larger amount of cursed energy in their body are typically more powerful sorcerers. Though most powerful sorcerers possess an "innate technique," a type of cursed technique unique to them, Atsuya Kusakabe is notable for achieving the rank of a grade 1 jujutsu sorcerer without having an innate technique of his own. Though no match for special grades, Kusakabe has a large amount of cursed energy and is respected for his skill. In combat, he primarily makes use of the cursed techniques of the "New Shadow Style" of jujutsu sorcery. He is considered a master practionier of the New Shadow Style.
**Barrier Creation: Sorcerers are capable of summoning barriers, zones established through jujutsu sorcery which have differing effects and sizes depending on the user's intention and skill. The central skill of the New Shadow Style is a barrier technique called "Simple Domain." Simple Domain consists of a sorcerer erecting a small barrier around themselves to cancel out incoming attacks from enemy cursed techniques, though the barrier can be overwhelmed if the cursed energy output of the enemy cursed technique in question is too great for the sorcerer to handle. Using Simple Domain, Atsuya Kusakabe is able to defend against "Maximum: Uzumaki," the greatest technique of the special grade sorcerer Kenjaku, with no major injuries.
**Enhanced Swordsmanship: The fastest attack available to users of the New Shadow Style is a technique known as "Batto Sword Drawing." Batto Sword Drawing consists of the user coating their sheathed sword blade in cursed energy, which allows it to be drawn at a speed superior than normal. Using Batto Sword Drawing, Kusakabe is able to cut down a pair of curse users in an instant. Kusakabe knows another New Shadow Style technique called "Evening Moon Sword Drawing", which likely also improves his swordsmanship, although its effect remains unclear.
**Extrasensory Perception: Sorcerers are able to perceive cursed energy and cursed spirits, which can only be seen by regular people during a near-death experience. They can also detect concentrations of cursed energy, allowing them to sense the presence of other sorcerers as well as gauge an enemy's power. Kusakabe has a keen sense and can gauge an enemy's cursed energy instantly.
===Abilities===
*Master Swordsmanship
==Navigation==
Category:Male
Category:Anime Heroes
Category:Book Heroes
Category:Manga Heroes
Category:Movie Heroes
Category:TV Show Heroes
Category:Action Heroes
Category:Chopsocky Heroes
Category:Dark Fantasy Heroes
Category:Jujutsu Kaisen Heroes
Category:Brutes
Category:Counter-Terrorists
Category:Cowards
Category:Exorcists
Category:Fighters
Category:Lethal
Category:Magic
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Mentors
Category:Monster Slayers
Category:Nurturers
Category:Paranormal Investigators
Category:Supporters
Category:Localized Protection
Category:Rescuers
Category:Protectors
Category:Liars
Category:Insecure
Category:Jerks
Category:Selfless
Category:Sympathetic
Category:Protectors of Innocence
Category:Loyal
Category:Honorable
Category:Bond Protectors
Category:Pragmatists
Category:Siblings
Category:Victims
Category:Leaders
Category:Genius