Kazutora Hanemiya

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* Manga
* Anime

* 2018
* 2005
* 2003
* Unknown
* 12th Time Leap

* 2005
* 2017
* 2003
* Unknown

**Kazutora Hanemiya** (羽宮 (はねみや)  一虎, (かずとら) , *Hanemiya Kazutora*?) is a founding member of the Tokyo Manji Gang. At a certain point, after the two years sentence in a juvenile detention center for the accidental murder of Shinichiro Sano, he joined Valhalla as its Number 3 and the leader of the Anti-Toman force. With the conclusion of Bloody Halloween, Kazutora was sentenced to ten years in a detention center as retribution for his felonies.

## Appearance

Kazutora is of average height and has a lean frame. His natural black hair is styled in a messy wolf cut with yellow streaks throughout. He has a beauty mark under the right side of his sandy-colored eyes and a tiger tattoo extending from his neck to his shoulder and chest. Kazutora also wears a drop earring with a bell ornament at its tip. He is commonly seen wearing Valhalla's standard uniform. On days when he is not on gang duty, he wears the Mizo Middle School uniform.

As an adult, Kazutora has significantly longer hair reaching his shoulders. His locks are predominantly black with cascading pieces dyed yellow; he often puts it up in a ponytail.

Kazutora's manga appearance in 2005Kazutora's manga appearance in 2017Kazutora's anime appearance in 2005
## Personality

Kazutora is a very broken soul; as a child, he was forced to pick between his mom and dad in a case of domestic violence. As a result of his fundamentally non-existent family life, he scorned upon other happy families. Something as simple as seeing children having tender moments with their parents, triggered a sore spot within Kazutora and irritated him deeply.

It is likely that his deep attachment to Tokyo Manji Gang, was in fact rooted in solace from his solitude, and he was in fact very loyal to Tokyo Manji Gang and Mikey, striving to make him happy at all costs, even resorting to unhealthy and downright criminal methods such as theft. Such impulses would ultimately end up for the worst as his theft attempt would end up in tragedy, with his already fragile mind collapsing in a matter of minutes. As a coping mechanism, he irrationally shifted the blame of Shinichiro's death onto Mikey. Kazutora is mentally strained, and as a 15-year old, was on the edge of losing his sanity after spending years locked up. What little sanity he had left was kept in check by Baji, who played along with his delusion that everything wrong in his life was because of Mikey.

Kazutora is shown to be fairly unstable, sadistic, and incredibly violent. While he came up as tranquil and polite when presenting himself to Takemichi's group, he soon after introduced them to his "most trusted men", both of which received broken legs from Kazutora, forcing them to use crutches to walk. He wore a smile on his face at what he had done, as if it was normal. When the Bloody Halloween was about to begin, he was so irritated at Draken's demand that he took it out on Hansen, the fight's referee, all while proclaiming that Valhalla was going to beat Tokyo Manji Gang to death, showing visible glee at the bloodbath that would soon ensue.

Kazutora is so deranged and detached from reality, that he believed that while killing people makes one a bad person, killing enemies made one a hero, showcasing the extreme and warped logic developed by him as a means to justify killing Mikey for all that Kazutora misguidedly blamed him for.

After his second stay in prison, he got the help he needed and integrated back into life. He remains quiet, his emotional strain still apparent at times, but appears to be more well managed.

As an adult, Kazutora has recovered fully. He can speak normally with others, as well as react to events emotionally. He also shows regret for his past actions and is at heart incredibly loyal to both Tokyo Manji Gang and Mikey, so much so that in an alternate timeline, he was distraught when Tokyo Manji Gang was corrupted by Black Dragon money and fought fiercely to dismantle them.

In the current timeline, he is on more openly friendly terms with Takemichi and was the first to approach and support him on his quest to find Mikey. He was also concerned over Takemichi's well-being, noting he would be marrying soon, showing Kazutora is not blindly loyal to Mikey but is capable of caring for others adequately.

After Takemichi and Mikey successfully averts tragedies in the past, Kazutora becomes much more friendlier and even plays jokes with Baji and Chifuyu.

## Skills and Abilities

### Fighting Prowess

Kazutora is a competent fighter, he was capable of easily knocking Hansen, the overseer of the Bloody Halloween and who was a notorious delinquent in a mere two punches (one to his face, and one to his gut), leaving him on the floor flinching from pain, and with everyone in utter awe at what he had done. In combat, Kazutora is unrestrained and incredibly violent.

### Larceny

Kazutora is skilled at theft. When attempting to steal a bike, he carefully placed adhesive tape on a door's glass to mitigate the sound, allowing him to enter without drawing attention.

## Appearances

**Manga Appearances**Chapters in order of appearance
### Valhalla Arc

* Chapter 39 - My buddy
* Chapter 40 - No pain, no gain
* Chapter 41 - Double cross
* Chapter 42 - Once upon a time
* Chapter 43 - In those days
* Chapter 44 - Screw up
* Chapter 45 - Take out on
* Chapter 48 - No way
* Chapter 49 - Grow apart
* Chapter 51 - Open fire
* Chapter 52 - Never fear, I'm here
* Chapter 54 - Below the belt
* Chapter 55 - No match for
* Chapter 56 - The one
* Chapter 57 - Look up for
* Chapter 58 - Dead or Alive
* Chapter 59 - Get mad
* Chapter 60 - One and only
* Chapter 61 - In tears
* Chapter 62 - Last wishes
* Chapter 63 - One for all
* Chapter 64 - End of war
* Chapter 65 - My fam
* Chapter 74 - Get back
* Chapter 75 - Let one down
* Chapter 76 - It is what it is (flashback)

### Black Dragon Arc

* Chapter 78 - Hey, pal
* Chapter 80 - Thicker than water (flashback)
* Chapter 81 - Stand alone (flashback)

### Tenjiku Arc

* Chapter 137 - Run out of patience
* Chapter 138 - stick together
* Chapter 147 - The root of all evil (flashback)
* Chapter 149 - Arch villain (flashback)
* Chapter 150 - Damn it (mentioned)
* Chapter 152 - Rise against

### Bonten Arc

* Chapter 192 - Just be close at hand
* Chapter 193 - Feel great!
* Chapter 197 - Be left behind the times
* Chapter 200 - Crack a smile
* Chapter 201 - What's up?
* Chapter 205 - The picaresque

### Three Deities Arc

* Chapter 232 - It takes two to tango (flashback)

### Kanto Manji Arc

* Chapter 252 - Bring back (vision)
* Chapter 266 - Make vision a reality (flashback)
* Chapter 274 - No holding back (flashback)
* Chapter 277 - At last
* Chapter 278 - Revengers

## Etymology

* The name **Kazutora** means "one" (一) (**kazu**) and "tiger" (虎) (**tora**).
* Kazutora's surname **Hanemiya** means "feather" (羽) (**hane**) and "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (**miya**).

## Trivia

* According to the official character book:
	+ His image color is yellow,
	+ He likes delinquent goods.
	+ He dislikes Toman members.
	+ His special skill is peeling off a person's fingernails.
	+ The person he respects or admires is Sano Manjiro (Mikey).
	+ His dream is to kill Sano Manjiro (Mikey).
	+ His heroic story (or failure story): beating up the person who tells a heroic story.
	+ His favorite spot is the rooftop with no railings.
	+ Kazutora's relationship chart: In the past:
		- Mikey: Parting with a grudge
		- Baji: Partner in crime
		- Shinichiro: Kill
	+ From the question "Who do you want to be your lover?", Kazutora is ranked number 2 from the Top 3 Worst Boyfriends.
	+ From the question "Who do you want to marry?", Kazutora is ranked number 1 from the Top 3 Worst Husbands.
	+ From the question "Who's likely to be rich?", Kazutora is ranked number 3 from the Top 3 Worst.
	+ From the question "Who do you want as a subordinate?", Kazutora is ranked number 2 from the Top 3 Worst.
* Kazutora ranked 13th in the Character Popularity Poll with a total number of 1383 votes.

## References

*Tokyo Revengers* Manga: Chapter 55 (pp. 5 - 7).
2. ↑ Official Character Book
3. ↑ Official Manga Twitter
*Tokyo Revengers* Manga: Chapter 54.
*Tokyo Revengers* Manga: Chapter 45.
 "応募総数53589票！ 『東京卍リベンジャーズ』キャラクター人気投票結果発表!!". *Magazine Pocket (in Japanese)*. Retrieved on March 30, 2023.