Chisei Kuzuryu

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## Profile

Chisei's affinity with phantometal is overwhelmingly high, and despite having no trauma, he can create powerful phantoms (illusions). The music he released with his outstanding musical sense fascinated people all over the world and pushed Buraikan as a world-class name.

(Translated by @nikkitranslates)

## Appearance

Chisei is a tall male with a slender yet muscular build. He is fair-skinned and has short, dirty blonde hair with lighter blonde streak highlights and deep purple eyes. In his typical Buraikan outfit, he wears a black tank top and a black jacket with golden and purple accents which he wears off the shoulders. He wears baggy black pants, also with golden and purple accents, and one purple sock on his right foot with black and gold stripes. His shoes are white and black sneakers with gold accents. His accessories include a great variety of gold and silver chain necklaces, including his Phantometal, and belts. He has many tattoos on his left cheek, neck, right arm, left shoulder, and left leg.

# The Origin and the Summit

## Phantometal

Chisei’s Phantometal is a necklace with a thick, golden curb chain and a large, circular pendant with an eastern dragon emblem.

His phantom is a large golden eastern dragon surrounded by lightning.

## Appears In

### Voice Dramas

*This section is a work-in-progress.*

* "LIVE" - Part4

## Appellations

Partner (相棒)
Haruomi (晴臣)

## Etymology

* The name **Chisei** means "wisdom, intellect" (智) (**chi**) and "life, living" (生) (**sei**).
* Chisei's surname **Kuzuryu** means "nine heads" (九頭) (**kuzu**) and "dragon" (竜) (**ryu**).
* Chisei's MC name, Yasha (夜叉), is derived from Yaksha, a race of benevolent yet mischievous spirits in Buddhism and other Indian religions.

## Trivia

* Chisei and Haruomi's color palettes complement each other:
	+ Chisei has blonde hair, which contrasts with Haruomi's dark hair that ranges from ink blue to black in his younger appearance.
	+ Chisei has purple eyes whereas Haruomi has golden eyes, which are opposite colors on the color wheel.
* Chisei has the same purple star tattoo as Haruomi. It's located on his shoulder meanwhile Haruomi's is located on his hand.
* Chisei is implied to be left handed, or at least have a preference for using his left hand.
	+ He holds his pen with his left hand in the AnimaxCafe collaboration illustration.
	+ The glass on the table in the Buraikan Blu-ray release commemorative merchandise illustration is placed to his left.
* In Vibes, and further confirmed by the visual sequence in Episode 11 of the anime, it is mentioned that Chisei was once affected by metal corrosion.
	+ Due to this incident, a legend about how Shura of Buraikan saved his partner had spread, although it is unclear if he was actually successful in saving him.
* Chisei once proposed a drag race between him and Haruomi when they couldn't decide on who would get the first verse of a song. Despite winning, Haruomi ultimately chose not to release the song.

## Sources

1. ↑ https://gcrest.store/collections/paradoxlive/products/gcp20220135dp
2. ↑ Voice Drama “SHOWDOWN” – Buraikan Part
3. ↑ https://youtube.com/shorts/OAFQtd02rW0?si=vnUFdPwU0duBg0Bv
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Voice Drama “REVOLUTION” – Buraikan Part
5. ↑ https://www.sweets-paradise.jp/collaboration/paradoxlive2023
6. ↑ https://paradoxlive.jp/animation/goods/list.php?id=1002262
7. ↑ 4th Anniversary Shingu Haruomi and Kuzuryu Chisei Heads Meeting YouTube Community Post