Chouji Akimichi

Chouji Akimichi, also known as Sixteenth Head of the Akimichi, is a character from the Naruto series.
== Charactah Account ==
Chouji is a member of Konohagakure's Akimichi Clan. Though sensitive about his weight, Chouji is nevertheless dedicated to his friends, especially in Team Asuma.
Chouji is a very kind, polite, and caring person. These characteristics are said to be his greatest strength by both his father Chouza and his former teacher Asuma Sarutobi while his greatest weakness was his lack of self-confidence. He is easily motivated by the prospect of food, and becomes highly agitated when somebody calls him "fat" (he refers to himself as "big-boned", "chubby") Asuma would say that he is just "pleasantly plump". However, he does not hide his love for food and his near constant hunger is also an annoyance to his teammates, as eating often comes before other necessities such as stealth and teamwork. Food can also make him over-react about silly things, such as who gets the last chip, or when Akamaru tried to take his chips, and he refuses to let anyone else eat the last chip in the bag, even in battle-situation.
As an Akimichi, Chouji's style of combat focuses on increasing his size. At the series' start he uses Multi-Size Technique to serve this purpose, reshaping him into a large, round form.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Boruto: Jump Festa 2016 Special
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Boruto: Naruto the Movie
* Naruto
* Naruto SD: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
* Naruto Shippuuden
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 1
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 2: Bonds
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 3: The Will of Fire
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 5: Blood Prison
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 6: Road to Ninja
* Naruto Shippuden: Konoha Gakuen - Special
* Naruto: Finally a Clash!! Jounin vs. Genin!
* Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival
* Naruto: The Magic Genie and the Three Wishes
* The Last: Naruto the Movie
=== Light Novels ===
* Naruto Shinden Series
=== Manga ===
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Naruto
* Naruto SD: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
* Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring
* Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
=== Video Games ===
* Naruto Mobile
* Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan
* Naruto Shippuuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! Special	2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Kizuna Drive
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 5
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Tribes
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4
* Naruto: Konoha Senki
* Naruto: Ninja Council 2
* Naruto: Ninja Council 3
* Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2
* Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippuu Ranbu
* Naruto: The Broken Bond
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
* Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles
* Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2
== Trivia ==
* The name "Chouji" is made up of the kanji for "butterfly" and "second". Butterflies are insects known to eat sweets. Chouji also manifests butterfly wings made of chakra after eating the third red pill during his fight against Sound Four ninja Jiroubou. His family name "Akimichi" literally means "autumn road", referring to the time of harvest as well as the streets where vendors sell food.
* Chouji was the only member of the original 15 genin to not be ranked within the top 30 characters in the sixth and most recent Naruto character popularity poll. He was not ranked among the top 30 in the fifth poll either. The only poll he placed in was the fourth where he was ranked 21st most popular character.
* According to the databook(s):
** Chouji's hobby is buying and eating snacks.
** While Chouji doesn't wish to fight anyone in particular, Chouji will fight anyone as long as there is food involved.
** Chouji's favourite foods are Korean barbecue and junk food, whilst his least favourite food is anything inedible.
** Chouji has completed 39 official missions in total: 17 D-rank, 13 C-rank, 6 B-rank, 3 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
** Chouji's favourite word is 'meat' (niku).
** Chouji is the only character to have a stat go down between databooks: his hand seal score goes down by half a point between the second and third databooks.
* In Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2, it is revealed that Chouji has a fear of lizards after he sees Ibushi's puppet lizard.
* In the omake of Naruto: Shippuuden episode 163, Chouji seemingly uses Wind Release by sucking up Potato chips, calling it "Wind Release: Great Absorption" (Fuuton: Daikyuuin, English TV: Wind Style: Great Suction) which angers Naruto questioning what kind of Wind Release was that.
* In a 2012 Shounen Jump interview, Masashi Kishimoto stated that Chōji and Killer B were currently his favourite characters in the Naruto series.
* Despite Chouji using Earth Release: Practice Brick Technique in the manga, Earth Release is omitted from his list of natures in the fourth databook.
* On the back of Hyou no Sho, Chouji's hair colour is blond in colour.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Chōji Akimichi at Narutopedia
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