Keisuke Baji

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* Manga
* Anime

* 2005
* c. 2004
* 2003
* Child
* 2017
* Original Timeline

* 2005
* c. 2004
* 2003
* Child

**Keisuke Baji** (場地 (バジ) 圭介 (けいすけ) , *Baji Keisuke*?) was a member of Valhalla. He was also a founding member and the First Division Captain (壱番隊 隊長, *Ichiban-tai Taichō*?) of the Tokyo Manji Gang. He is one of two protagonists of the *Tokyo Revengers: Letter from Keisuke Baji* spin-off series.

## Appearance

Baji is a tall teenager with long, slightly wavy, shoulder-length jet-black hair. He usually keeps it untied, only tying it during a fight. His prominent features are his two sharp canine teeth, which gives him a savage demeanor when he grins. He wears the standard Toman Toppuku while with the gang. As a member of Valhalla, he wears a white bomber jacket with a Valhalla logo on the back.

As a child, his hair was shorter and more tousled. He wore a horizontally striped t-shirt.

Baji's full body manga appearance around the year 2004Baji's manga appearance in 2005Baji's anime appearance in 2005
## Personality

Baji has a wild personality. He loves the thrill of adrenaline and Mikey himself says that he would punch someone out on the street for no apparent reason, only because he feels like it. In combat, he is never without his trademark grin.

Baji is fiercely loyal to Toman. He is willing to cast himself as the villain in his friends' and comrades' eyes in order to protect them. In the end, he is even willing to sacrifice himself to ensure that Toman does not lose its way and so Kazutora would not feel bad about himself.

He is also a very perceptive individual, seeing through who the true villains who threaten Toman are. He is the only one, aside from Takemichi, who does so, revealing his sharp intellect.

Baji's acting skills are remarkable. He is able to fool both friend and foe into thinking he truly defects to Valhalla. Even the most perceptive ones who suspect him at first get tricked into thinking he truly cut ties with Toman.

Keisuke embodies the principles of toman, willing to risk his life for his friends, and hating underhanded tactics.

## Skills and Abilities

### Authority

Being the captain of Toman's first division, Baji has authority and command over his entire platoon, and directly over Chifuyu Matsuno, his vice-captain. It is not clear what his authority was under Valhalla if any, although possibly higher than average due to his strength and loyalty test.

### Fighting Prowess

Baji is one of Toman's strongest fighters who is able to hold his own against several strong opponents by himself. His endurance is nothing to laugh at either, as he is able to fight his way past 50 enemies with a deep stab wound in his back and only having an iron bar by his side, only collapsing as he began suffering from anemia.

Baji has incredible physical strength, in his past, Baji was able to defeat Mandala's leader with a single punch to his face so strong that the wall he was slammed into was cracked.

## Appearances

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

* Chapter 22 - Reconflict
* Chapter 27 - Regain

### Valhalla Arc

* Chapter 38 - Break up
* Chapter 39 - My buddy
* Chapter 40 - No pain, no gain (mentioned)
* 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 (flashback)
* Chapter 49 - Grow apart
* Chapter 50 - Before dawn
* 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

### Kanto Manji Arc

* Chapter 269 - All things must pass (flashback)
* Chapter 270 - Worth my while (flashback)
* Chapter 271 - Empty wish (flashback)
* Chapter 272 - Over again (flashback)
* Chapter 273 - Carry on (mentioned)
* Chapter 274 - No holding back (flashback)
* Chapter 276 - Get over
* Chapter 277 - At last
* Chapter 278 - Revengers

**Anime Appearances**Episodes in order of appearance
#### Moebius Arc

* Episode 9 - Revolt
* Episode 10 - Rerise
* Episode 11 - Respect

#### Valhalla Arc

* Episode 14 - Break up
* Episode 15 - No Pain, no gain
* Episode 16 - Once upon a time
* Episode 17 - No way
* Episode 18 - Open Fire
* Episode 20 - Dead or Alive
* Episode 21 - One and Only
* Episode 22 - One for all
* Episode 23 - End of war (flashback)
* Episode 24 - A Crybaby (flashback)
* Episode 25 - It is what it is (flashback)

## Etymology

* The name **Keisuke** means "gemstone" (圭) (**kei**) and "forerunner, herald" (介) (**suke**).
* Keisuke's surname **Baji** means "field, place" (場) (**ba**) and "earth, land" (地) (**chi**/**ji**).

## Trivia

* According to the official character book:
	+ His image color is deep blue.
	+ The person he respects or admires is Natori Yuko (Actress).
	+ The person he dislikes or fears is his mom.
	+ His favorite TV show is Kayo Suspense Gekijyo.
	+ He dislikes simmered food.
	+ His dream is to own a pet shop.
	+ His heroic story (or failure story): He was loved by animals and stray cats often came into his room.
	+ His favorite spot is at Mikey's family Dojo.
	+ His special skill is that he resorts to violence before trying to persuade.
	+ Keisuke's relationship chart: In the past;
		- Kazutora: Shoulder the same sin
		- Takemichi: Entrust him with Mikey and Toman
		- Chifuyu: A close friend made by repeating a year
	+ A daily activity of a certain day (from morning till bedtime):
		- He has to repeat a year. His mom cried. He has to study, but he can't remember anything from class. When he consulted with Mikey, he was told that wearing glasses would make him smarter, so he went to Shibuya with Draken and Mikey to buy glasses. They had a fight with the delinquents who bumped his shoulder. Those delinquents invited a lot of friends, so they will wait for now. There are about 40 people called, and if Baji wins against Mikey and Draken in rock-paper-scissors, he'll get to enjoy the 1 vs. 40 fight. He forgot to buy glasses.
	+ From the question "Who do you want to be your lover?", Baji is ranked number 1 from the Top 3 Best Boyfriends. However, he answered, "What? I'm not interested...".
* Baji ranked third in the Character Popularity Poll with a total number of 5480 votes.

## References

*Tokyo Revengers* Manga: Chapter 61.
*Tokyo Revengers* Manga: Chapter 123 (p. 12).
*Tokyo Revengers* Manga and Anime: Chapter 67 (p. 8) and Episode 22.
*Tokyo Revengers Character Book 2: Walhalla · Black Dragon* (p. 80)
 "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.