Masaru Akatsuka

Masaru Akatsuka (, Akatsuka Masaru) is a character featured in Lost Judgment. He is the vice representative of the motorcycle gang Made in Heaven and was formerly its second representative.
== Background ==
Akatsuka was close to Reiji Murasaki when he was Made in Heaven's representative, and had known his brother Dan Murasaki when he was in middle school. Following Reiji death in an accident during his last race, Kotaro Seyama tried telling Made in Heaven of Reiji's wish to disband the gang, but they refused to believe him, and Akatsuka was enraged by Seyama's claim to the point he tried to kill him. Akatsuka took over as the gang's second representative, but did not have the same draw Reiji did, leading to loss of unity within Made in Heaven. Yuma Suou challenged Made in Heaven to make some Seiryo High School students leave the group, but his skill and charisma led to Akatsuka letting him be the new representative.
== Involvement ==
=== Lost Judgment: 2021 ===
Akatsuka stops Ghost's faction from harming Takayuki Yagami when he is suspected of being an undercover agent until Suou arrives to resolve the matter. Some races later, Yagami is able to defeat both Junpei Hanasaki and Rina Minagawa, prompting Akatsuka to formally introduce himself to Yagami and note that his faction comprised of the defeated officers' factions is starting to look like a real crew, much like Made in Heaven when it first started as they were drawn to Reiji's charisma. He then warns Yagami of the violent nature of his next opponent, Ghost.
Akatsuka learns the Ghost faction was attacked by radicalized members of the Biker Gang Prevention Group, and stops Ghost from attacking Seyama when he arrives for more information regarding the incident. After Yagami defeats Ghost, he takes his damaged helmet off to reveal he is Dan Murasaki, and tries to convince the bikers to join the Neo Keihin Gang, but Yagami reveals to Dan he was being manipulated. Dan rides off and Yagami chases him. When the latter returns, he informs Akatsuka that Dan has left Made in Heaven and will not join the Neo Keihin Gang. He tells Yagami he has been unable to contact Suou in the past few days due to a family matter of his.
As Yagami has now defeated all three factions, he is now ready to face the Main Faction. Due to Suou being busy, Akatsuka is the one who tasks Oyamada with challenging Yagami. After Suou is defeated, Yagami disbands the gang and Akatsuka is not present to convince Suou's mother to let him continue motocross, but he helps the other bikers take down the Neo Keihin Gang and Matsuhisa Koga when Suou rounds up Made in Heaven one last time.
==See also==
*Biker Gang
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Made in Heaven
Category:Lost Judgment Characters