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Bai Ze

*This article refers to the spirit within Emine, who is also known as the Hakutaku.*

"*Blood... I need more blood... So that we shine with a white sparkle...*"

 **Bai Ze** or **Hakutaku** is a spirit residing within Emine. The name also serves as an alias for Emine himself, 'white marsh.' It resides within Emines dimension overseeing deeds that Emine completes.

## Personality

Bai Ze is a very introverted, and has an intimidating demeanor, having a habit of blood-lust, and often speaks in a deep, and demonic tone.

## Appearance

Bai Ze has a large griffon shaped, beast like body with a mane and horn atop its head sharp claws, spines along its back and hind legs, wings unfurled, and its three eyes on its face and on its side.

## Trivia

* The Bai Ze is a mythical Chinese chimeric creature and yokai, said to be wise. According to legend, it dictated to Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor) a guide to all of the supernatural creatures of the world and how to defeat them.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 4, Yen Press English eBook, Pages 91, 205
Atsushi Ōkubo

**Atsushi Ōkubo** (大久保 篤 Ōkubo Atsushi), also romanized as **Atsushi Ohkubo**, is a Japanese manga author and fantasy artist and the writer, artist, and creator of *B. Ichi*.

Ōkubo worked as an assistant under *Rando Ayamine*, on the manga series *GetBackers*. He also created artwork for various cards for the *Lord of Vermillion* game and some character designs in *Bravely Default*.

Ōkubo was not a model student and was more attracted to drawing than to learning. At the age of 20, after finishing studies at a manga school where he met Rando Ayamine, the artist of *Get Backers*, he became Ayamine's assistant for two years.

Ōkubo later won a competition at Square Enix's *Gangan* magazine with his first manga series *B. Ichi*, which was published for four volumes. Upon completing *B. Ichi*, Ōkubo created *Soul Eater*, also for *Gangan*. *Soul Eater* would bring him worldwide success: the manga concluded with 25 volumes and five volumes of its prequel *Soul Eater NOT!*, both of which were adapted into anime by Studio BONES.

## Works

* *B. Ichi* (B壱?) (2002) - Writer, artist
* *Soul Eater* (2004–2013) - Writer, artist
* *Soul Eater Not!* (2011–2014) - Writer, artist
* *Fire Brigade of Flames* (2015 - ongoing) - Writer, artist

## Assistants

* Tomoyuki Maru (*Tripeace*)
* Takatoshi Shiozawa (*FULL MOON*)
* Takuzi Kato (*The Unusual Front*)
* Yoshiki Tonogai (*Doubt*)

## See Also

* *Soul Eater Wiki*
* *Fire Brigade of Flames Wiki*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Atsushi Ōkubo." *Wikipedia*. 22 Sep 2015. Accessed 22 Oct 2015.
Fire Brigade of Flames

*See also: [Fire Brigade of Flames Wiki]*

*Fire Force* (*En En no Shōbōtai* *Fire Brigade of Flames*) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by *B. Ichi* creator Atsushi Okubo. The manga is published by Square Enix, running in *Monthly Shōnen Gangan* from September 22, 2015 to February 22, 2022. It ends up becoming a prequel to *Soul Eater* set in a distant pre-rebooted past.

## Plot

Following a Great Cataclysm that consumed most of the Earth in fire centuries ago with the Tokyo Empire raising from the ashes, humanity has been assailed by an unexplained phenomenon of people spontaneously combusting into monsters calls Infernals. The Infernals are dealt with by a group of fire fighting combatants known as the Fire Force, whose members include those who use pyrokinesis. Shinra Kusakabe, a 3rd Generation pyrokinetic with aspirations of becoming a hero despite being blamed for the fire that seemingly killed his mother and baby brother twelve years prior, joins the Fire Force's 8th Company.

While their job is dispatching Infernals, the 8th Company's mission is also to uncover the cause of Infernal transformations and weed up corruption within the other companies. The group's search leads them to uncover a doomsday cult known as the White Clad who were behind the fire at the Kusakabe residence, using it as a cover to acquire Sho as he and Shinra are two of the eight special pyrokinetics essential to cause another Great Cataclysm per the design of an otherworldly being that have been influencing humanity for ages.

## Characters

**Shinra Kusakabe** is the series' main protagonist, a Third Generation Fire Officer at the 8th Special Fire Brigade of Tokyo.

* **Takehisa Hinawa** is a Second Generation Company Commander at the 8th Special Fire Brigade.
* **Maki Oze** is a Second Generation Fire Officer at the 8th Special Fire Brigade of Tokyo. She is capable of forming fireballs with faces that she names "Pusupusu."
* **Iris** is a Sister and member of the 8th Special Fire Brigade of Tokyo.
* **Akitaru Ōbi** is the Battalion Commander of the 8th Special Fire Brigade and a former Firefighter.
* **Arthur Boyle** is a Third Generation Fire Officer who joins the 8th Special Fire Brigade shortly after Shinra. Previously Shinra's rival during their academy training, Arthur is the self-described "Knight King" who conjures his plasma fire to emanate from his bladeless scabbard Excalibur.

## Trivia

### References to *B. Ichi*

*Main article: References to B. Ichi in Okubo's Later Works*

* The *B. Ichi* logo for Dokeshi closely resembles the *Soul Eater* logo that appears on Shinra's t-shirt when he was a child. As well, the logo's grin resembles the one on Maki's Pusupusu.

## References

1. ↑ "*Soul Eater'*s Atsushi Ohkubo Starts *En En no Shōbōtai* Manga." *Anime News Network*. 7 July 2015. Accessed 4 Oct 2015. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-07/soul-eater-atsushi-ohkubo-starts-en-en-no-shobotai-manga/.90152
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *Fire Brigade of Flames* Manga: Chapter 0
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Fire Brigade of Flames* Manga: Chapter 2
4. ↑ *Fire Brigade of Flames* Manga: Chapter 1
Gaiden 3

**Gaiden 3** is the third Atsushi-Ya story published by Atsushi Okubo and appears in Volume 3 of *B. Ichi*.

## Featured Appearances

### Characters

* Usher
* You
* Boy A (*first appearance*)

## Plot

In Atsushi-Ya, "a gathering place for shitty bastards who want a taste of 'encroaching fear,'" the manager Usher complains that the bartender You's ability to say only "Mm-hmm♥" is preventing the manga from advancing. You says only, "Mm-hmm♥." Therefore, Usher introduces Boy A, a part-timer to advance the story, and fires You.

You repeats "Mm-hmm..." then looks sour as she says "Mmmm-hmm..." Usher is shocked to see You worried. You replies, with a more serious word balloon, "Mm-hmm..."

Usher sneers, deciding to use his manager ability of mind-reading to see what You is thinking. But all she thinks is "Mm-hmm.♥" Usher becomes upset, saying customers refuse to come because You is so flustered.

Upset, You begins to pummel Usher in the face, repeating "Mm-hmm!" Usher begs her to stop, as he fears she will knock off his glasses. Of course, she does--and Usher turns into a bird. Usher then realizes You must have thought he was going to pay her despite firing her. You replies "Mm-hmmm.♥" Usher replies "Urk.♥"

Then You repeats "Mm-hmm!" as she continues pummeling the bird. Usher begs You to stop, promising to keep paying her even though she is now fired.

Watching from the sidelines, Boy A realizes that the story is progressing, even if the people here are not progressing, so he departs. The story concludes by referring to Atsushi-Ya as a place for "those of you who want this to get somewhere as a manga."
Blue Forest

**Blue Forest** is a technique performed by Apple Shinoda. Because Apple's Dokeshi condition allows him to act with enhanced athleticism, including enhanced strength, speed, and dexterity, this technique consists of a rapid series of punches faster than the speed of sound. The resulting friction of these punches causes the opponent's body to burst into flames.
Liogan

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El **Liogan** (白眼, *Liogan*, *significa Ojo Rojo* o *Visión Pura*) es uno de los tres grandes Dōjutsu hereditario dentro del el Clan Heartfilia, que se manifiesta desde el nacimiento.

## Descripción y Obtención

Las personas que tienen este Kekkei Genkai son generalmente son morenos .Este Dōjutsu al activarse los ojos cambian a rojo con un linea como las de los gatos y se hace un cortono en los ojos color los de ellos, tambien se marcan unas lineas en las mejilla, como si fuerna bigotes

Desde hace mucho tiempo las aldeas han intentado obtener este poder, entre ellas se encuentran el intento de secuestrar a Katana por Kumogakure. Actualmente se sabe que la única persona que ha logrado obtener el Byakugan a pesar de no ser de dicho clan es Hikaru, el cual demostró que al igual que el Doreigan también se puede trasplantar obteniendo así los mismos poderes del Dōjutsu. Curiosamente Hikaru puede utilizar este Kekkei Genkai sin problemas ya que no se ha visto que presencie cansancio o pérdida de chakra a diferencia del Doreigan

## Habilidades

Al ser un Dōjutsu tiene la capacidad de ver a través de los Genjutsu, Taijutsu y Ninjutsu sin mayores problemas. Pero sus capacidades principales se basan en una visión superior, otorgando una esfera completa de visión, es decir de 360° Los usuarios de el Liogan pueden detectar cualquier cosa alrededor de ellos dentro de un radio de más de 1000 metros, mientras mayor es la habilidad del usuario con el Liogan mayor radio posee. Este Dōjutsu también presenta visión telescópica, es decir la capacidad que tiene un usuario de enfocarse en una zona en específica dentro campo visual según el requerimiento del momento en que se utilice.

Otra habilidad es la de ver a través de los cuerpos, permitiendo también ver con sumo detalle el sistema circulatorio de chakra de los demás (permitiendo el uso de la Palma Dolorosa) y ver los *tenketsus/puntos de chakra* del cuerpo, con suficiente claridad como para golpearlos. Es por esta habilidad que no puede definir entre los clones de sombra en los que se
reparte el chakra igualmente entre los cuerpos. El usuario del Byakugan
puede mediante este anticiparse al efecto que tendrán las técnicas del
contrario, debido a que en el momento de realización se logra ver el tipo de moldeo de chakra que está utilizando, prediciendo de esta forma
factores de la técnica que realizará como su magnitud, la cantidad de
chakra en ella, entre otros; en otras palabras, observando la
realización de la técnica usualmente la comprende, utilizando sus efectos para sí o esquivándola con mayor eficacia.
Bone Powers

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

The naming of the page, "Bone Powers", has not been confirmed by official sources.

**Bone Powers** comprise all of Shotaro's abilities as a Dokeshi, gained when he bites on the bone of any animal. The daily condition for these Bone Powers is that Shotaro must perform a good deed.

## Daily Condition and Limitations

Shotaro's Dokeshi condition requires that he perform one good deed daily.

If Shotaro draws too much of the spirit of the deceased, Shotaro can exhaust himself, requiring he sleep for almost an entire day.

## Process

Shotaro carries in his backpack. He bites upon a bone to gain the abilities, memories, and spirit of that animal.

## Types of Bone Powers

* Bone of the Cat
* Cat Strike
* Bones of Medusa
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* **Bone of the Bird**: Shotaro can leap great heights.
* **Bone of the Snake**: Shotaro can bend his body to slide through narrow passages, even large crowds.
* **Bone of the Hedgehog**: Shotaro's hair forms into quills which can puncture heavy but flexible surfaces.
* **Bone of the Monkey**: Shotaro gains dexterity and balance, allowing him to swing easily and leap far distances.
* **Bone of the Dog**: Shotaro's sense of smell improves.
* **Bone of the Ogre**: Depending how much spirit of the ogre Shotaro draws, his height and face can change to that of that particular ogre.
* **Bone of the Pig**
* **Bone of the Cat**: Shotaro's facial features become more feline: his irises and pupils narrow, his ears become more pointed, his nose comes to resemble a cat's, and his mouth becomes more cleft. Under the influence of the Bone of the Cat, Shotaro is also prone to hiss and meow. Most significantly, Shotaro's fingers become clawed, his fingernails extended and pointed. As when under the power of Bone of the Dog, Shotaro can dash quickly on all fours.
	+ Cat Strike: With his extended fingernails, Shotaro can disable opponents, slashing with his fingernails like a cat's claws, cutting through even metal guns such as those wielded by Fear Factory soldiers.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 4
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 1
3. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 11
Tube Region

**The Tube Region** is an area of the nation of Japon. One of its most famous locations is the technologically advanced I. C. Prefecture.

## Trivia

* The name Tube Region is a pun on Honshu, the main island of Japan: in Japanese, "tube" is pronounced "chuubu." While Honshu has the Aichi Prefecture, Japon in *B. Ichi* has the I. C. Prefecture.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2 English eBook, Pages 8, 189
Kyokotsu

*This article refers to the spirit within Shotaro, who is also known as the Kyokotsu.*

"*Would you take a little milk? Ah!! I should maybe warm it up!! Yes, I'll make you hot milk!*"

**The Kyōkotsu** is the spirit of Bone Powers that resides within the bones of the Dokeshi Shotaro. It also serves as an alias for Shotaro himself, "Crazy Bone." Kyōkotsu lends Shotaro his power after discovering his friends  Yohei, Mana and Tool beaten by the NoFix and the Fear Robot.

## Personality

Kyōkotsu initially appears to be intimidating, but it becomes clear that he is only teasing, introducing himself and becoming quite friendly, charismatic and self-less, even offering Shotaro a glass of milk. Kyōkotsu is very nonchalant and casual even while Shotaro is in severe danger facing NoFix and the Fear Robot, similar to Shotaro's ignorance.

Despite his friendly qualities, he does however show frustration as Shotaro faces against his childhood friend Emine and refuses to fight, it's because of his insistence that Shoraro gathers the strength to battle against Emine.

## Appearance

Kyōkotsu appears as a skeletal spirit with green face paint triangles above and below his left eye, a yellow and black striped twin pointed hat with a sash around its neck, and draped in a long yellow and black striped dress down to his feet, similar to Shotaro's scarves, that is dragged behind him.

## Trivia

* A Kyōkotsu is a skeletal yokai spirit which rises from wells to scare people. This explains his behavior when first introduced within Shotaro, rising from the well and putting him on edge, before revealing is was just a joke.
* In Japanese, Kyōkotsu is written with the characters that roughly translate into "insane bone" or "crazy bone."

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 4, Yen Press English eBook, Pages 72, 205
Kamaitachi

**Kamaitachi** is one of Emine's techniques as part of his Dokeshi ability to weaponize his own blood to draw upon the power of the Bai Ze. This technique transforms his right hand into a large claw, with thin, sharp, bladed fingers capable of killing with a slash.

## Trivia

* In Japanese mythological, the Kamaitachi is a lightning-fast weasel, with sharp sickle-like claws. Kamaitachi are said to ride gusts of wind and slice legs of unsuspecting travelers.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 4 Yen Press English eBook, Pages 165, 205
Toykyo

**Toykyo** is a major city in the heart of Japon. It serves as the initial setting for *B. Ichi*.

## Governance

Toykyo is managed by the Governor and his Vice Governor.

## Notable Residents

Toykyo is home to numerous dokeshi such as Shotaro and dangerous criminals such as the Tast Brothers and Solence, causing many dokeshi to suffer from intense prejudice from other humans. Yohei Nanami worked in Toykyo for Fear Factory. Mana arrived in Toykyo on the advice of a fortune teller.

## Notable Locations

### Chinjuku

*Main article: Chinjuku*

The Chinjuku District is a major part of Toykyo, albeit one that is prone to crime including vehicle theft.

### Metropolitan Building

The Metropolitan Building is the seat of government for Toykyo, serving as the offices for the Governor and the Vice Governor.

### Sinbuya

This district seems to be a center for local youth culture, full of stores and clubs. In bonus artwork, Mana is shown visiting a Sucker Punch Tournament where she defeats multiple opponents, knocking one into the ceiling, to earn a commendation. Elsewhere, at a park, Tool, Yohei, and Shotaro struggle to find space to stand in this popular meeting place, full of young, fashionable people milling about. The trio stand under a statue labeled "Hachiko," which features a fantastic, vaguely canine creature. Yohei crouches and smokes numerous cigarettes, while Shotaro sleeps while standing and leaning against the Hachiko statue.

## Trivia

* Toykyo, Japon, alludes to the real-world setting of Tokyo, Japan, which bears passing resemblance to Ohkubo's very exaggerated setting. Areas in Toykyo have similar passing resemblance and similar names to their real-world counterparts:
	+ Toykyo's Chinjuku resembles Tokyo's Shinjuku
	+ Toykyo's Sinbuya is a play on Tokyo's Shibuya, an area whose stores and clubs make it a center for local youth culture.
* In the Bonus Art, Tool, Yohei, and Shotaro are also in Sinbuya, at a park with a statue labeled "Hachiko." Hachiko refers to a famous dog in Japan known for its loyalty to its master. Daily, the dog would talk to the station where its master worked in order to follow him home. One day, the master died, but the dog waited at that station at the same time daily for its master to return until its death. There is now a statue of Hachiko in Shibuya, a popular meeting spot.

### References in Okubo's Future Works

* As with Toykyo, Ohkubo would use similar near-anagrams later when parodying Egypt as Hegypt in Chapter 0.3 of *Soul Eater*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 2
3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Ch3`
4. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 1
5. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 3, Yen Press English eBook, Pages 183, 185
6. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 3, Yen Press English eBook, Pages 183, 189
7. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 3, Yen Press English eBook, Pages 185, 189
8. ↑ *Soul Eater* Manga: Chapter 0.3
Main Page

## Disclaimer

**This wiki includes spoilers for all four volumes of B. Ichi, including information about its characters, locations, techniques, and plotlines. Spoilers are not marked. As well, there are no trigger warnings at this time for this web site.**

## Welcome!

The *B. Ichi Wikia* is a collaborative encyclopedia about the manga *B. Ichi*, created by Atsushi Ohkubo, author of *Soul Eater* and *Fire Brigade of Flames*.

This new wiki depends on contributions from readers and fans of Ohkubo. Bone up on your reading and contribute!

## About *B. Ichi*...

*B. Ichi* is a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo that was published by Square Enix from 2001 to 2002. The series focuses on a set of humans known as Dokeshi, whose abilities to use more than 50 percent of their brain power allows them to unleash special powers, provided they meet one unique condition each day. For the Dokeshi Shotaro, his condition requires that he do one good deed daily to gain the powers of any animal by biting its bones. In the city of Toykyo, Shotaro meets the traveler Mana, beginning a partnership of journey in the name of Justice!
Volume 2

## Synopsis

Shotaro continues his search for Emine in the I.C. Prefecture. But a careless comment sends him on the run from an angry kappa. Meanwhile, Mana is eager to enter the Robot Fight Tournament — sponsored by the "Happy Factory" — and get another commendation. But Yohei senses there’s something far more sinister than the tournament going on at the Fear Factory...That doesn’t stop him from building a powerful battle robot that’s guaranteed to take home the prize. Just when Mana is confident of her victory, the Fear Robot itself steps into the arena — with NoFix the King of Spin at the helm!

## Chapters

### Chapter 4

*Main article: Chapter 4*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Chapter 5

*Main article: Chapter 5*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Chapter 6

*Main article: Chapter 6*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Chapter 7

*Main article: Chapter 7*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Chapters 8 and 9

*Main article: Chapters 8 and 9*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Gaiden

*Main article: Gaiden 2*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Trivia

* Regarding Volume 2, Okubo says he dislikes effort but loves spirit. "That's why I'm trying to create a manga you can enjoy for its spirit without making any effort at all." Okubo even seems confused by this remark.

## References

1. ↑ Yen Press. Accessed 19 Oct 2015. http://yenpress.com/b-ichi/#V2
2. ↑ *B. Ichi* Volume 4: Yen Press English eBook, Page 207
Zuno

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**Zuno** (ズーノ Zūno?) is the young Dokeshi Chief of Intelligence for Fear Factory.

## Personality

Despite being employed by the Fear Factory, he is not an evil person. According to Assi, Zuno only joined the Factory because his condition prevents him from working at a normal company.

### Relationships

**Assi**: Assi is responsible for reminding Zuno of tasks, as the Dokeshi loses a memory daily. At times, Assi finds himself at a loss how to respond to Zuno's attempts at humor, failing to recognize the difference between Zuno's unintentionally bad joke and his humorous attempts at being serious.

## Appearance

Zuno has blue eyes, short black hair with noticeably large ears, nose and several defining long black nose hairs, a blue cylindrical hat and a ball at the top, with similarly shaped dark green face paint above and below his left eye, a stud and ring shaped ear piercing on his right ear and a bottle cap shaped piercing on his left. His attire consists of a white long sleeve button up shirt with yellow triangular buttons, green trim with green sleeves, dark red pants and brown shoes with a silver lining. After Shotaro rips both sets of nose hairs out of his nostrils, he has new ones drawn on his upper lip. However, his nose hairs do however grow back even after death.

## Abilities

His power is the ability to pick up electromagnetic waves, and his condition is to erase one of his memories every time he does so. As a result, he cannot lead a normal life or even remember his assignments without the help of his assistant, Assi.

## History

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Death

After Shotaro defeats Rodigy on the roof of Fear Factory, he is unable to navigate the elevator back to the floor where he left Assi. Somehow Assi is able to provide assistance. With Zuno's corpse leaning against the hallway wall, Shotaro thanks Assi for teaching him how to use the elevator to return to this floor. Shotaro is ready to rejoin his teammates. Assi expresses confidence that Shotaro "can do anything." Shotaro bites on one of his bones and tells Assi to "hang in there for Mr. Nose Hair." As Shotaro departs to find Yohei, Assi looks as his deceased friend, asking him to watch over Shotaro's group from Heaven. But Assi is shocked to see something flutter out of Zuno's nose: one of his nosehairs is growing.

## Trivia

* Zuno's name is the Japanese pronunciation of "nose" ("nozu") spelled backwards.
* The sound of Zuno's nose hair antennae is "piro," which he also adds to the end of his sentences.
* The word "Raiha" on Zuno's shirt is written with the characters for "electric" ("lightning") and "wave".
* Assi and Zuno's frequent remark, "That [joke] wss so bad it left me cold!" is a pun: in Japanese, "sabui" can mean "cold" or a bad joke.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 6
2. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2 English eBook, Pages 42, 189
3. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2 English eBook, Pages 42, 190
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2 English eBook, Pages 43, 190
Solence

**Solence**, also spelled **Solens**, is a Dokeshi, formerly employed as captain for Fear Factory, with the ability is to produce different kinds of gasses from his body. His daily condition as a Dokeshi to retain his abilities is to take deep breaths. He was assigned by Fear Factory to retrieve the Fear Robot's Master Chip from its creator, Yohei Nanami. Upon failing to acquire the Master Chip, and after a failed murder-suicide attempt to kill Mana and other hostages at the Toykyo Tower, Solence was arrested by Toykyo Police and disavowed by Fear Factory. He serves as one minor antagonist of *B. Ichi*.

## Personality

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Relationships

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

* **Yohei Nanami**

## Appearance

Solence has a yellow hazmat like suit with a helmet that has two varying shaped eye holes, one curved and the other circular, and a zigzagged design with a darker tone. The helmet has a long cable reaching from the nose region, wrapping around his neck and right shoulder, and down to his weapon. The hazmat suit has a lizard like design on the left arm, and a horse shoe-shaped metallic, magnetic holster for his weapon on his back, as well as black shoes with metallic trim.

Without his helmet, Solence has a lightly closed and curved eye as well as a wide open eye that reflects the appearance of his helmets, as well as blonde hair swept upwards and lightly dangling, a red nose, and a stitched up zigzagged part of his face which is darker in tone to the rest of his face.

## Abilities

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## History

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Trivia

### Connections to Ohkubo's Later Works

* With his suit and its cables, Solence has passing resemblance to the Arachnophobia agent the Fisher King as well as the DWMA Death Scythe Tsar Pushka from *Soul Eater*, Ohkubo's series subsequent to *B. Ichi*.
Gaiden 2

**Gaiden 2** is the second Atsushi-Ya story published by Atsushi Okubo and appears in Volume 2 of *B. Ichi*.

## Featured Appearances

### Characters

* Usher
* You

## Plot

At Atsushi-Ya, "a gathering place for shitty bastards who have a few screws loose," Usher welcomes back readers, claiming they must be quite "quirky" to read the second volume of *B. Ichi*.

Usher explains that, as the author of this volume, he realized he spent so much time focusing on the Fear Factory that he decided to devote the last chapter to Shotaro's group. As he munches on food and a lollipop, Usher adds that he wanted "to express the 'encroaching fear,'" yet "the development was slow" and likely would have worked better as a two-page manga--such as this issue of Gaiden.

While Usher speaks, You, still in their female form with a cigarette in her mouth, has a knife to slice food. As Usher speaks, she repeats, "Mm-hmm. ♥" Upon hearing Usher say a two-page manga would have a better pace, and seeing his arm leaning on her counter, You raises her knife in the air.

As the scene cuts to the ceiling of Atsushi-Ya, Usher can be heard screaming, followed by You saying, "Mm-hmm!!"--in a jagged font and without any heart symbol.

Outside Atsushi-Ya, the narrator refers to the location as a place for "those of you who want a taste of 'encroaching fear.'" Something can be heard falling with a thud inside the bar, followed by You again saying, "Mm-hmm. ♥"

## Trivia

* Usher wears a shirt with a logo similar to that of popular athletic attire company Adidas.

### Connections to Okubo's Later Works

* You's knife has a distinctive dark and light jagged pattern along its blade. This pattern would be used later as the design for Soul Evan's initial weapon form in *Soul Eater*.
Soul

**The soul** or **the life force** is the entity within an animate individual or an inanimate object that allows it to continue functioning. Kappa have the ability to remove the souls of persons, while the kappa Tool, having been raised around inanimate objects, can remove only the souls of inanimate objects.
Apple Shinoda

**Apple Shinoda** (アップル=シノダ Appuru Shinoda) is a Dokeshi member of the Observers, Emine's group. His daily Dokeshi condition requires him to eat apples, which he constantly offers to others as well. His Dokeshi ability is to bypass the limits of human athleticism, enabling him to perform superhuman feats of strength and agility.

## Appearance

Apple Shinoda has black hair with a pony tail held together with a red bead, a nose strip, tan skin and green eyes, his attire consisting of a black long sleeve vest with an apple shaped hole with a metallic trim near his stomach\, a spade sewed onto the elbows and two metal strips at the ends of his vest, a red button up long sleeve undershirt with a black tie and belt underneath his vest. He also wears long black pants with black shoes that have metallic strips on the trim and toes.

His mask at the Masked Assembly is that of an apple with two X's over his eyes.

* Apple at Masked Assembly
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## Personality

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Relationships

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Abilities

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

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**Ultimate Athleticism:** In exchange for eating apples, Apple can push his athletic abilities to the ultimate limit. This Allows him to do feats like moving at superhuman speeds supporting all of his weight with just his pinky finger over water.

* **Blue Forest:** Apple throws a series of punches faster than the speed of sound. The friction of this causes his opponent to burst into flame.

## History

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.
Fear Factory Headquarters

**Fear Factory Headquarters**, located in the I. C. Prefecture of the Tube Region of Japon, is the central location for Fear Factory, operating under the alias of Happy Factory.

## Appearance

Fear Factory is extremely industrialized internally, utilizing maze like corridors with pipes connecting around the facility. externally it is a tall, towering building with a television and light bulb-like section at the top.
The sign outside the building identifies it as the headquarters for Happy Factory.

## Security Methods

* **Barriers**: The security room can separate or trap intruders by having walls fall from the ceiling to the floor. As even individuals with powerful attacks and weapons, such as Shotaro, Mana, Yohei, and Tool, were unable to knock down one such wall, the barriers must be composed of nearly impenetrable material that would take too long to tear apart.

## Security Forces=

* Dokeshi Division
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* **Soldiers**
* **Dokeshi Division**: Dokeshi hired by Fear Factory serve as an in-building security force. Armed with weapons created by Yohei, it is actually Yohei's self-destruct option on those weapons that allows him and Shotaro to defeat this seemingly intimidating force.
* **Robots**: Developed by Dr. Agei, these robots assume many forms, often with needle-shaped noses that can be fired like grappling hooks or bullets at targets.

## History

### Destruction

The battle between the Kyokotsu-empowered Shotaro and NoFix piloting the Fear Robot caused the building to collapse upon itself.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 5
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 12
3. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 19
Volume 1

## Synopsis

Most humans use only a small percentage of their brainpower, but a certain group of people called “Dokeshi” can use a greater percent of their brain to unleash special powers, given one condition. For Dokeshi Shotaro, that condition is doing one good deed a day. In exchange, he has the ability to use the powers of any animal by biting its bones. When Mana meets Shotaro on her travels, she expects nothing but trouble from the childish, ignorant boy—until he takes off into the sky like a bird. Mana may be impressed, but dokeshi are viewed as freaks by most of the population. And with the Governor missing, all Dokeshi are under suspicion. Ever-opitimistic Shotaro refuses to be discouraged and journeys on with Mana in the name of Justice!

## Chapters

### Chapter 1

*Main article: Chapter 1*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Chapter 2

*Main article: Chapter 2*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

### Chapter 3

*Main article: Chapter 3*

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Trivia

* Regarding **Volume 1**, Okubo explains the title "B. Ichi." The "b" stands for "bone." "Ichi," Japanese for "one," also comes from the expression "Ichinichi ichizen," meaning "one good deed a day." Okubo claims he did not realize combining "b" and "ichi" would spell "bone."

## References

1. ↑ Yen Press. Accessed 10 Oct 2015. http://yenpress.com/b-ichi/#V1
2. ↑ *B. Ichi* Volume 4: Yen Press English eBook, Page 207
Musical Allusions in B. Ichi

As with his subsequent series *Soul Eater* and *Soul Eater NOT!* Atsushi Okubo includes numerous allusions to music in his manga *B. Ichi*.

## Names of Characters and Organizations

* Emine's name alludes to the United States rapper Eminem.
* Tool's name alludes to the United States rock band of the same name.
* Lin-Kinpar's name is a pun of the name of United States rock band Linkin Park.
* Dr. Agei and his robot, Rage Agei's Machine, are allusions to the United States rock band Rage Against the Machine.\*Dr. Agei's name alludes to United States rock band Rage Against the Machine.

## Specific Chapter Allusions

### Chapter 1

*Main article: Chapter 1*

* When Shotaro remembers Emine during his fight against the Older Tast Brother, graffiti resembles the logo for famous musical group ABBA.

### Chapter 5

*Main article: Chapter 5*

* Shotaro refers to the horse, dog, cat, and rooster as the Bremen Town Musicians, alluding to the German folktale by the Brothers Grimm in which farm animals seek the titular town with the goal of becoming musicians. Upon approaching a house being robbed, the animals stand atop each other's back and start "making music" that is so noisy it drives away the robbers. In this issue, the animals stand on each other's back, similar to a bronze statue erected in 1953 by Gerhard Marcks in Bremen. The statue was erected in 1953. It is also one of many allusions to music that *B. Ichi* creator Atsushi Ohkubo includes in his works.

### Chapters 8 and 9

*Main article: Chapters 8 and 9*

* Rodigy's megaphone, with lips around its speaker and a tongue emerging from it, resembles the logo for British rock band the Rolling Stones. The megaphone also has the following message written on it: "Like a rolling stone."

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2 English eBook, Pages 33, 189
2. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2, English eBook, Pages 65, 191
3. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2, English eBook, Pages 69, 191
4. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2 English eBook, Pages 35, 189
5. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 3, Yen Press English eBook, Page 189
6. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2, English eBook, Pages 64, 190
7. ↑ "Town Musicians of Bremen." *Wikipedia*. Accessed 14 Oct 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town\_Musicians\_of\_Bremen
8. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2, English eBook, Pages 180, 191
Fear Factory

**Fear Factory**, operating under the alias **Happy Factory**, is an influential technologies business and criminal organization with incredible control over the I. C. Prefecture in Japon.

## Members

Image Not Available.pngPresident of Fear FactoryImage Not Available.pngRodigyImage Not Available.pngDr. Rage Agei
### Defected Members

Yohei Nanami, former computer technician (*defected to Shotaro's Group*)Image Not Available.pngZuno, former head of intelligence (*assassinated*)Image Not Available.pngAssi, former assistance to the head of intelligence (*defected to Shotaro's Group*)Image Not Available.pngNoFix, operator of the Fear Robot (*mole on behalf of Emine's Observers*)
## Divisions

* Robotics
* Dokeshi Division

## Trivia

* Fear Factory alludes to a United States metal band of the same name.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 2 English eBook, Pages 35, 189
Japon

**Japon** is the nation that serves as the primary setting for *B. Ichi*.

## Appearance

Toykyo is a major city in Japon. It is run by the Governor and his Vice Governor. It is also the home to numerous dokeshi such as Shotaro and dangerous criminals such as the Tast Brothers and Solence, causing many dokeshi to suffer from intense prejudice from other humans. Yohei Nanami worked in Toykyo for Fear Factory. Mana arrived in Toykyo on the advice of a fortune teller.

The Chinjuku District is a major part of Toykyo, albeit one that is prone to crime including vehicle theft.

Toykyo is about four-and-a-half-day travel by Jeep from I. C. Prefecture in the Tube Region and three-day travel by Jeep from Mt. Fooji in Silent Hill.

### Silent Hill

*Main article: Silent Hill*

**Silent Hill** is a mountainous region in Japon, home to ogres. One of its major locations is Mt. Fooji. Mt. Fooji is about three-days travel by Jeep from Toykyo and one-day travel by Jeep from I. C. Prefecture in the Tube Region.

### Tube Region

*Main article: Tube Region*

*Main article: I. C. Prefecture*

A notable location in Tube Region is the **I. C. Prefecture**, a highly technological center for communications and electronics. It is home to the Happy Factory, a technologies business that is actually a cover for the criminal Dokeshi organization Fear Factory. It is about four-and-a-half-day travel by Jeep from Toykyo and one-day travel by Jeep from Mt. Fooji in Silent Hill.

## Trivia

* Throughout *B. Ichi*, Ohkubo uses near-anagrams for the names of settings rather than their actual real-world counterparts. Japon is based in name and appearance on the real-world nation of Japan.

### Connections to Ohkubo's Later Works

* In the initial trilogy of *Soul Eater*, Ohkubo also used near-anagrams of real-world locations for settings. For example, in Chapter 0.3, Death the Kid and the Thompsons visit not Egypt but **Hegypt** (ヘジプト *Hejiputo*) to assassinate the Wrath of the Pharaoh. This near-anagram was not retained in Yen Press's English release of *Soul Eater*.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 1
2. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 2
3. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 1
4. ↑ *B. Ichi* Volume 1: Yen Press English ebook, Page 189
5. ↑ *Soul Eater* Manga: Chapter 0.3
Atsushi-Ya

*This article refers to Atsushi-Ya as it appears in the manga* B. Ichi. *For more information on its appearances in* Soul Eater *and* Soul Eater NOT! *please visit the* Soul Eater Wikia.

**Atsushi-Ya** is a fictional bar that appears at the end of each volume of the manga *B. Ichi*. It is referred to by its proprietor, Usher, as “a lovely bar where those who peek in on the adventures of Shotaro and friends gather for a drink.”

 Introduced in *B. Ichi*, Atsushi-Ya and its characters will go on to appear at end of volumes in Atsushi Okubo's subsequent manga series, *Soul Eater* and *Soul Eater NOT!*

## Description

Usher claims Atsushi-Ya provides milk for its underage visitors.
Toykyo Metropolitan Government Building

**The Toykyo Metropolitan Government Building** is the seat of government for the city of Toykyo, Japon. Located in Chinjuku, the building includes offices for the Governor and Vice Governor, and it was the location where Shotaro and Mana defeated the Tast Brothers' plan to impersonate the Governor.

## Appearance

The building resembles two towers--with giant sneakers attached at the top.

## Part in the Story

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Trivia

* The Toykyo Metropolitan Government Building in Chinjuku resembles in name and appearance the real-world Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku, minus the giant sneakers atop it.

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 1, Chapter 1, Yen Press English eBook, Pages 35, 189
Fujin

**Fujin** is one of Emine's techniques as part of his Dokeshi ability to weaponize his own blood to draw upon the power of the Bai Ze. This technique transforms his blood along his hand into a large, powerful fan, whose gusts of wind can knock back an opponent.

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 20
2. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 4, Yen Press English eBook, Pages 171, 205
Raiju

*This article refers to the spirit within Rodigy, who is also known as the Raiju.*

**The Raiju** is a spirit residing within Rodigy, serving as an alias for Rodigy himself, 'Lightning Beast.' It resides within Rodigy's dimension and lays dormant until Rodigy calls upon his power.

## Personality

Though while not much of Raiju is shown, it can be assumed that he is just as pessimistic and destructive as Rodigy himself, if not more.

## Appearance

The raiju has a very thick, spiny pelt with various black lines representing thunder on his fur, large eyes and a sharp black claws.

## Trivia

The Raiju is a mythical yokai spirit said to have a body similar to that of a fox, wolf, or dog taking the form of a ball of lightning.
Bassai

**Passai** (拔塞/パッサイ also **Bassai** / バッサイ) is the name of a group of kata practiced in various martial arts. Passai focuses on the idea of changing disadvantage into advantage by strong and courageous response, switching blocks and differing degrees of power. The feeling of kata should be precise, with fast execution of technique and attention given to appropriate balance between speed and power.

## Types

### Yama-tsuki

*Main article: Yama-tsuki*

Yama-tsuki is a two-level double punch.

## References

1. ↑ "Passai." *Wikipedia*. 10 Jan 2015. Accessed 30 Oct 2015.
Christina S. Imbroglia

**Christina S. Imbroglia** is a Dokeshi fortune teller. While her daily condition as a Dokeshi is not revealed at this time, her Dokeshi ability seems to be the ability to predict the future. She is a minor character in *B. Ichi*.

## Personality

From her brief interaction with Shotaro and Mana Hinoki, Imbroglia carries herself with a calm, serious demeanor.

### Relationships

* **Shotaro**: Imbroglia claims she is not able to assist Shotaro with a fortune to locate Emine until he overcomes the four darknesses within himself. While her remark frustrates Shotaro, Imbroglia largely presents herself calmly and without intending to insult Shotaro, only offering facts that may be helpful towards him eventually finding Emine, even if Shotaro is not yet willing to accept this advice.

* **Mana Hinoki**: While her fortune with Imbroglia is not shown, Mana seems to accept the fortune teller's information as accurate, not without concern for what that means about how wicked Shotaro may be. Nevertheless, Imbroglia's fortune does not dissuade Mana from pursuing a friendship with Shotaro.

## Appearance

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Abilities

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## History

This section of the article is incomplete and requires more information before it can be considered **complete**.

## Quotes

### Connections to Okubo's Later Works

* Christina is very similar physically to Arachne Gorgon the Spider Witch, the sister of Medusa Gorgon and Shaula Gorgon.
Gaiden 4

**Gaiden 4** is the fourth and final Atsushi-Ya story to be appear in Atsushi Okubo's *B. Ichi*, published in Volume 4. However, *Gaiden* would continue in *Soul Eater* and *Soul Eater NOT!* beginning with Volume 1.

## Featured Appearances

### Characters

* Usher
* You

### Objects

* Soccer ball
* Guitar
* Skateboard

## Plot

Atsushi-Ya is introduced as "a pretty nice little bar, a gathering place for people who want to see this series get somewhere as a manga."

And inside, Usher has finally figured it out: You must be trying to take over his position as manager of Atsushi-Ya! Usher shows a soccer ball at his feet, preparing to kick his Bullet Shot as a challenge: whoever wins this battle will become the manager of the bar, and the loser will be only the bartender!

You is shocked to see the soccer ball coming at her. She pulls something from behind her counter: a guitar, which she flings at Usher. She dodges the soccer ball, which hits into the wall behind her. But Usher is smacked by the guitar, which lands right between his eyes.

Although bleeding from his forehead wound, Usher continues to stand. He criticizes You for still saying only "Mm-hmm." He intends to defeat her by continuing to talk and talk, even if her vocabulary is so limited. While Usher is ranting, he fails to notice You has grabbed a skateboard, which she smacks into his face, knocking off his glasses.

Without his glasses, Usher turns into a bird again. He complains that he is too weak: he is only 176 cm tall, 53 kg, a Virgo, with blood type B. But as he is still manager, he has decided the future of this bar.

Usher therefore closes Atsushi-Ya.

## Trivia

### References in Okubo's Later Works

*Main article: References to B. Ichi in Okubo's Later Works*

* *Gaiden* and its characters of Atsushi-Ya, including Usher and You, go on to appear at the end of volumes of *Soul Eater* and *Soul Eater NOT!*
Dokeshi

**Dokeshi** are humans who're capable of utilizing more than 60% of their brains, allowing them to unleash amazing powers granted by their Spirits, but only if they can fulfill a daily requirement.

## History

Within the series not much is revealed about when or where Dokeshi first appeared.

## Trivia

* "*Dokeshi*" in Japanese normally means "*Clown*", usually written with the characters for "*Path*", "*Transform*", and "*Master*." The definition of Dokeshi as clown is alluded in some portions of *B. Ichi*, such as when Rodigy refers to the daily conditions put upon Dokeshi are "foolish".

## References

1. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Volume 1, Page 189
2. ↑ *B. Ichi* Manga: Chapter 5