Izana Kurokawa

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* 2006
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* 2018
* 2006
* c. 2004
* Child

**Izana Kurokawa** (黒川  (くろかわ) イザナ, *Kurokawa Izana*?) is the former Boss (総長, *Sōchō*?) of Tenjiku and the leader of the Eighth Generation Black Dragon. At age 13, he founded the S-62 Generation. As of the latest timeline, Izana is the Eighth Division Captain of the Tokyo Manji Gang. He is the main antagonist in Tenjiku Arc.

## Appearance

Izana is a half-Filipino, half-Japanese man of average height with large purple eyes, a light brown complexion, and straight short white hair styled in a center-parted undercut. He was most often seen wearing the standard Tenjiku uniform with a red tailcoat and a pair of Hanafuda-derived earrings. In the latest timeline, Izana has wavy hair.

Izana's manga appearance in 2006Izana's manga appearance in Tenjiku uniformIzana's anime appearance in 2006
## Personality

Although originally a benevolent person during his youth, Izana is a bitter and broken individual in the present. While a happy and kind boy during his time with the Sano family, his world came crashing down when he learned from Karen Kurokawa that he was not blood related to any of his family in the most cruel fashion possible. Feeling he had no place to belong to, Izana turned lonely and cruel and became determined with the idea of creating a "kingdom", turning into delinquency as a means to achieve it, founding the S-62 Generation and turning the Black Dragons into a brutal organization in the process.

Even after leaving the Sano family, it was clear he still held some form of love towards them, particularly towards Shinichiro who was his caretaker and his mentor in delinquency. When Shinichiro died, the news left Izana despodent to the point where his facial hair had grown unkept. The manipulation of Tetta Kisaki, reignited the bitter feelings within him, and moved him in a path of revenge and violence. Izana in fact, found comfort in Kisaki's malice.

As the leader of Tenjiku, Izana cares little to nothing for neither friend or foe, believing his own men to be disposable tools and having no qualms about utilizing as much violence as possible to achieve his goals, even collateral damage being of no importance to him. Izana's cruelty is amongst the deadliest in the series, as the future that was dominated by the Tenjiku influenced Tokyo Manji Gang, was described as the worst of all futures, with a tremendously high body count that not even Kisaki himself nor Mikey himself could escape from.

Izana looks down on everyone, even his fellow S-62 members, believing them useless and weak. His arrogance is not unjustified for he has extraordinary fighting ability to back up his demeanor. Although normally composed in nearly every situation, Izana can break easily when things do not go his way. When Mikey is able to turn the tides of their fight on his favor, Izana loses his cool and even desperately attempts to kill Mikey with a gun, being in denial that he could be defeated, and tried by all means to assert victory even though his men had been demoralized and had accepted their loss.

It was only when Izana himself became fatally wounded, that brought a semblance of peace to him, revealing more of his vulnerabilities and how, despite his outwardly treatment, truly cared for Kakucho who was his right-hand man and confidant. Izana's spirit would later help Kakucho at a crucial time.

During the final time leap, Izana presumably remained virtually the same person until his defeat by Toman and his subsequent incorporation into the latter. Following Toman's disbandment, Izana reformed Tenjiku as an organization that aided orphans, and managed to reach worldwide influence and recognition, evidencing that Izana had changed for the better, by aiding those in circumstances similar to his own.

Izana plays the guitar. He is interested in plants and fish since his room is equipped with a foliage plant and a giant fish tank.

## Skills and Abilities

### Authority

Izana Kurokawa is the leader of Tenjiku, which means he has command over all his subordinates.

### Fighting Prowess

He is shown to be the strongest member of Tenjiku and is also shown to be able to initially fight on par with Mikey.

According to Toman's Former 5th Division Captain, Yasuhiro Muto, not only is Izana a capable fighter, but what makes him the strongest in Tenjiku is his "**Undefeatable Senses**". This enables him to read his opponent's moves with relative ease and thus is able to counter them.

## Appearances

**Manga Appearances**Chapters in order of appearance

#### Tenjiku Arc

* Chapter 129 - The longest day
* Chapter 131 - Rest in piece
* Chapter 132 - The big baddy (mentioned)
* Chapter 133 - Sell out (mentioned)
* Chapter 134 - Mortal enemy
* Chapter 136 - My lot in life (flashback)
* Chapter 137 - Run out of patience (flashback)
* Chapter 138 - stick together (flashback)
* Chapter 139 - Make an exception (flashback)
* Chapter 140 - Back-stab (flashback)
* Chapter 141 - Lay out a plan
* Chapter 143 - Come back to life (flashback)
* Chapter 144 - Big-hearted
* Chapter 146 - A bad hunch
* Chapter 147 - The root of all evil
* Chapter 149 - Arch villain
* Chapter 153 - NocteKing
* Chapter 154 - Be in the van
* Chapter 155 - Turn the tide
* Chapter 156 - A den of iniquity
* Chapter 157 - Money monger
* Chapter 159 - I know in my head (flashback)
* Chapter 160 - Stand no chance
* Chapter 163 - Awake my potential
* Chapter 164 - Head the list
* Chapter 165 - Things change, but not all
* Chapter 166 - Brave heart
* Chapter 167 - Who wouldn't
* Chapter 168 - Headliner
* Chapter 169 - The home front
* Chapter 170 - Homecoming
* Chapter 171 - Showdown at the summit
* Chapter 172 - Lose your touch
* Chapter 173 - The one and only
* Chapter 174 - Nothing is left
* Chapter 175 - Admonitions are not sweet
* Chapter 176 - What was been left
* Chapter 177 - Déracinée
* Chapter 178 - Paradise lost
* Chapter 179 - End the standoff
* Chapter 185 - Meet his fate (flashback)
* Chapter 186 - It's been real (flashback)

#### Bonten Arc

* Chapter 205 - The picaresque (flashback)

#### Three Deities Arc

* Chapter 212 - Battle of the titans (mentioned)

#### Kanto Manji Arc

* Chapter 246 - Giant Killing (mentioned)
* Chapter 255 - Holy cow! (mentioned)
* Chapter 257 - Tipping point (apparition)
* Chapter 266 - Make vision a reality (visualized)
* Chapter 277 - At last
* Chapter 278 - Revengers

## Battles

**Battles**

1. Manjiro Sano vs. Izana Kurokawa

## Etymology

* Izana's surname **Kurokawa** means "black" (黒) (**kuro**) and "river, stream" (川) (**kawa**).

## Trivia

* According to the official third character book:
	+ His image color is indigo.
	+ He likes watching his pet fish (betta).
	+ The person he respects or admires is Sano Shinichiro.
	+ The person he fears is Sano Shinichiro.
	+ The person he dislikes is Sano Manjiro.
	+ His special skill is destroying things that are important to other people.
	+ His dream is "Our kingdom", which he shares with Kakucho.
	+ His success (or failure) story:
		- "The servant (Kakucho) was getting stronger. It seemed that I will lose to him if he keeps up with his training. So I made up a rule that says 'The King's punches aren't allowed to be avoided', and beat the hell out of him."
	+ His favourite spot are places with light air pressure.
	+ His daily activity from morning till bedtime:
		- "The air pressure is heavy today. I fed my betta fish. On a day like this, should I play *Bohemian Rhapsody* by the window?"
	+ From the question "Who’s is the best lover?" (from Tenjiku), Izana is ranked number 1 from the Top 3 Worst.
	+ From the question "Who’s is the fastest runner?" (from Tenjiku), Izana is ranked number 2 from the Top 3 Best.
	+ From the question "Who’s is the best gambler?" (from Tenjiku), Izana is ranked number 3 from the Top 3 Worst.
	+ From the question "Who’s is likely to be rich in the future?" (from Tenjiku), Izana is ranked number 3 from the Top 3 Worst.
	+ From the question "Who’s is the most vicious?" (from Tenjiku), Izana is ranked number 1 from the Top 3 Best (according to Izana's personal ranking).

* Izana's favorite bike is CBR400F.
* Izana ranked seventh in the Character Popularity Poll with a total number of 2292 votes.
* Izana initially had neck tattoos, but these were not implemented in his final design.

## References

*Tokyo Revengers Character Book 3: Tenjiku Hen*
*Tokyo Revengers Character Book 3: Tenjiku Hen* — Izana died before his 19th birthday.
 "Official manga Twitter reveals Izana's basic information". *Official manga Twitter*. Retrieved on May 15, 2022.
4. ↑ Tokyo Revengers Character Book 3: Tenjiku Hen (p. 40)
 "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.
 "東京卍リベンジャーズ【公式】 on Twitter: "打ち合わせ中です！ 和久井先生にイザナの初期デザインを見せていただきました！！ 実際の本編のデザインとはいくつか違いますね、タトゥーがはいっていたとは！！"". *Twitter*. — October 22, 2020. Retrieved on May 2, 2023.