Kengan Association members/Kengan Omega

The Kengan Association consists of illustrious business owners, large corporations and influential people with the current number of Association members exceeding 400. The are a number of factions within the Kengan Association, mainly split into the Pro-Nogi clique and the Anti-Nogi clique (which arose up after the end of the Kengan Annihilation Tournament). Notable factions include Togo Tomari's faction, Hayami Katsumasa's faction and Katahara Metsudo's faction.

## Chairman

The Kengan Association has been led by a **Chairman** since is inception. The Chairman has massive power within the Kengan Association, being the only one who may set the rules of the matches and other bylaws of the Association, and usually has more power and wealth than any other Association member. The Chairman is also the one who decides on the format and rules for his own replacement (usually by a tournament).

**Nogi Hideki** is the CEO of Nogi Group and the current and 59th chairman of the Kengan Association.
Since Kaede was more Western in her appearance, her appearance is more Japanese to contrast.
Her Hobby is belly dancing
Her special skills is that she can fall asleep in five seconds.

## Togo Tomari's Faction

This unnamed faction, lead by Togo Tomari, was formed during the Kengan Annihilation Tournament and has amassed some influence in the years following on from the tournament. It is part of the Anti-Nogi clique.

**Togo Tomari** is the unhinged CEO of Iwami Heavy Industries and a remorseless businesswoman.
 Affiliated Fighter | *Main article: Hong Xiao-Hu*
**Hong Xiao-Hu** is the strongest affiliated fighter under Iwami Heavy Industries' employ.

Shikano prefers longer haired men.
**Sekibayashi Jun** is the affiliated fighter for Gandai and a famous Super Japan Pro Wrestler. He is a man who has an unshakeable pride in wrestling.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 10*

## Society of a Hundred

Following their failed coup d'etat two years ago, Hayami's faction has lost a lot of momentum, though it still has a lot of powerful fighters in their roster. They are part of the Anti-Nogi clique.

 **Toyo Electric Power Co.** is an incredibly influential company in the electric power industry. As the leading provider of electricity in Japan, Toyo holds massive leverage over many companies, which it is not reluctant to use.
**Hayami Masaki** is the mysterious son of Hayami Katsumasa and Toyo Electric Power Co. newest affiliated fighter.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 45 (Omega)*

## Katahara's Faction

Having become an adviser within the Kengan Association, Katahara has a faction of his own. They are part of the Pro-Nogi clique.

**Katahara Metsudo** is the CEO of Dainippon Bank, the former and 58th chairman of the Kengan Association. Katahara is a distinguished old man with an extremely confident and wily personality, due to the influential position he has maintained for scores of years.
Misasa is the affiliated fighter for Dainippon Bank after becoming the eighth Fang of Metsudo.
*Manga Debut:  Chapter 57*

## Other Members

 **Ginokuniya Bookstore** is an influential company that dominates the Japanese book retail industry.
**Ohya Ken** is the CEO of Ginokuniya Bookstore and a long-time member of the Kengan Association. A man that loves a drink, he is nonetheless a very experienced Kengan member and businessman.
**Himuro Ryo** is one of main affiliated fighters for Ginokuniya Bookstore (along with Kaneda Suekichi). He has been on a break-neck win streak since the recent Kengan Annihilation Tournament.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 8*

**Kurayoshi Rino** is the representative of Gold Pleasure Group and an integral member of the company's successes. Considered to be an "alpha female", she has the uncanny ability to dominate and bring even the most intimidating men to heel with but a whim.

**Soryuin Shion** is the chain-smoking board chairwoman of the Koyo Academy Group as well as an experienced Kengan Association member.

Magatani's favourite food is mapo vermicelli.

**Takakaze Kirimi** is the CEO of Motorhead Motors. He is an eccentric man with no permanent address, who spends most of his time abroad travelling the world on his motorbike.
**Kuroki Gensai** is a famous assassin in the underworld and the affiliated fighter for Motorhead Motors.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 44*

 **Muji TV** sponsors the public martial arts promotion "Ultimate Fight" which Ohkubo Naoya fights in.
Atami's favourite place is Odaiba.
**Ohkubo Naoya** is the absolute champion of Ultimate Fight and the affiliated fighter for Muji TV.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 16*

**Sawada Keizaburo** is the effeminate affiliated fighter for Murder Music. He shares a relationship like that of girlfriends with his boss, Ms Togawa.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 41*

**Nishihonji Akira** is the young CEO of Nishihonji Security Services and relatively new face in the Kengan Association. A capable martial artist in his own right, he has an older brother-like relationship with his fighter Imai Cosmo.
**Imai Cosmo** is the main affiliated fighter for Nishihonji Security Services (as well as being the youngest on their roster).
*Manga Debut: Chapter 1*

 **Penasonic** is a huge corporation that deals in electronics and once held a record of being undefeated in the Kengan matches for six years.
**Urita Sukizo** is the young CEO of Penasonic and a relatively new face in the Kengan Association. He shares a unique relationship with Inaba Ryo, his personal bodyguard, assassin and his best friend.

**Nakata Ichiro** is the 'CEO' of SF Cold Storage and a rare example of a company leader who is also a registered fighter. He is known for his "Razor's Edge" skill.
**Lihito** is the affiliated fighter of SF Cold Storage and a rare example of a company leader who is also a registered fighter. He is known for his "Razor's Edge" skill.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 41*

**Suoh Mihono** is the CEO of Suoh Steelworks, who received her position after her father, the previous CEO, suddenly died one year prior to the Kengan Annihilation Tournament.

**Yamashita Kenzo** is the true CEO and chairman of the Under Mount corporation, and the assumed holder of the company's Kengan Association membership.

Yanagi has zero sense of young people's fashion, an Achilles' heel for someone in the clothing industry. He wants to tell his employees, "Please, for the love of God, stop working overtime".
**Murobuchi Gozo** is a record-breaking legendary athlete and the affiliated fighter for United Clothing. A physically dominating and experienced fighter, he is currently on extended leave due to his injuries in a match against Akoya Seishu.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 104*

 The Village of the Dawn is a commune with a population of only 400 living a simple, agrarian life on a massive plot of land 200 square kilometers wide. Because of the perceived waste, the government wants nothing more than to expropriate the land, and corporations are eager to use this land for their own businesses. However, it has been defended to this day by the wealth of its mayor, Yoroizuka Sanemitsu, and the Kengan fighters in his employ.
**Yoroizuka Saw Paing** is the affiliated fighter for the Village of the Dawn and the adopted son of its mayor, Yoroizuka Sanemitsu.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 41*

**Hiyama Shunka** is the timing-sensitive CEO of Wakasa Life Insurance and a member of the Kengan Association.
**Akoya Seishu** is the Captain of the 44th Riot Squad of the police force and the affiliated fighter for Wakasa Life Insurance. He lives his life by executing his extremely strict brand of justice.
*Manga Debut: Chapter 24*

**Yoshitake Yoshiro** is the CEO of Yoshitake Real Estate and the high-flying hope of the real estate industry. He has a cat-and-dog relationship with Nogi Hideki.

## Kengan Association: Officials & Liaisons

The Kengan Association has a number of officials within their ranks, as well as several important liaisons that help keep the Association running smoothly. Katahara Sayaka is a central figure within the Kengan Association administration while recently retired ex-fighter Jerry Tyson is a new addition to the list of officials.

Kure Fusui is the liaison between her clan and the Kengan Association.

## Yamashita Trading Co.

Having given up their Kengan Association membership, **Yamashita Trading Co.** (山下商事, *Yamashita Shōji*) instead became an agency of the Kengan Association with their function being that of a referral agency for affiliated fighters and thus an official fighter dispatch service. Yamashita Trading Co. is a department for dispatching available fighters to sign one-time or short-term contracts with Kengan Association members (the majority of companies only have 1 or 2 regular fighters); the agency does not take a contingency fee (or anything of the kind), even if the fighter wins the match, with the full contract sum being passed on to the fighter.

Because of new rules being placed after Nogi Hideki became the new chairman, corporations are now no longer able to hire fighters directly and must hire freelance fighters registered with Yamashita Trading Co. (corporations with that already had corporate-affiliated fighters prior to Nogi taking over as chairman kept their fighters automatically). As a result, Yamashita Trading Co. has just over 500 fighters on file; very rarely, they'll use a corporate-affiliated fighter in to fight for a different corporation.

In order to become a registered freelance fighter within the Kengan matches, participants must first pass a fighter employment exam by fighting against an active fighter under Kengan match rules; the purpose of the exam is to weed out people who don't meet the criteria for registering as a fighter (which is part of Nogi's plan to reduce fighter deaths to zero). Winning the fight is not normally a factor in whether an examinee passes or fails. The Kengan Association's Fighter Employment Department apparently get into a lot of scuffles with candidate fighters who get riled up when their applications are rejected; as a result, the department hires people who can hold their own in a fight.

### Registered Fighters

Corporate-Affiliated Fighters

Freelance Fighters

## Notes & Trivia

* Yamashita Trading Co., budget comes from the Kengan Association itself.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 13 (Omega)
2. ↑ Chapter 2
3. ↑ Chapter 2 (Omega)
4. ↑ Chapter 138 (Omega)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Shikano Gen's profile
6. ↑ Chapter 180
7. ↑ Chapter 16 (Omega)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Magatani Juzo's profile
9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Ch39`
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Atami Hisashi's profile
11. ↑ Chapter 66
12. ↑ "SF" stands for "Super Frozen". In the original Japanese, it is written "SH Cold Storage", with "SH" standing for "Sugoku Hieteru" (すごく冷えてる, lit. "*Really Chilly*").
13. ↑ Chapter 57
14. ↑ Chapter 48 (Omega)
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Yanagi Makoto's profile
16. ↑ 4-koma: Rebranding
17. ↑ Chapter 147
18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Yoroizuka`
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Chapter 9 (Omega)
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Chapter 35 (Omega)