Zakuro Oshigiri

> *"There is something I must do and I won't go home until I complete that."* ― Zakuro (From chapter 9)
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**Oshigiri Zakuro** (忍霧・ ザクロ) a stealth-type game uploader, characterized by his masked mouth and ability to conceal his presence well even in real life. He is often stoic but harbors a shy side especially around women, which makes him a target of Yuzu's teasing.

## Appearance

￼Zakuro is light-skinned and has a slender figure. It is said that his hair color is between blond and silver while his eye color is purple. He always wears a black mask that he never pulls down (but he takes it off at home and school). Underneath the black mask is scars that were left there and caused by his sister by accident. His style is originally western-styled, but now it looks like 8th grader syndrome.

### Outfits

* **Usual Outfit:** He often wears a black V-neck top with low-hip black jeans supported by a belt. He also wears a white jacket with simple black stripes on the sleeves with a high collar and an attachable hood. He wears black boots (the shoe laces are special made) and white socks. He also wears two black rings on his left index and middle finger.
* **Summer Version:** He wears his usual outfit without the hoodie.
* **Winter Version**

## Personality

Zakuro has a strict & serious personality and he is easily swayed by the others. His behavior is very different between dealing with guys and dealing with girls, as he is quite rough with the boys (except Makino & Akatsuki) but shy with girls. He is not used to communicating with girls and blushes easily around them, he will jump off if he touches a girl (it's usually okay if he doesn't see them as a "woman"). Zakuro is also shown being quite naive, such as simply believing Roromori that girls carry poison for self-defense. Zakuro falls easily to Anya's provocation which indicates that he is short-tempered. Despite that, Zakuro also has a caring personality as he is often seen looking out for Makino and his sister, Sakura.

## History

In the manga, it was shown that Zakuro got his scar when his twin sister, Sakura, attempted to cut his hair but the former resisted; causing Sakura to injure the side of his mouth instead. His sister then went missing after playing *Naka no Hito Genome* two years ago. For two years he found no clue about his sister's whereabouts, even both the police and his parents had already given up on looking, so he clung to his only ray of hope by playing the samein order to purposely let them kidnap him so that he could search for his twin sister.

## Facts

**Favorite Subject:** Geography

**Favorite Game:** Stealth Game

**Hobbies:** Jogging

**Favorite Food:** Mushrooms

**Disliked Food:** Spicy Food

**Handedness:** Right-handed

**Weakness:** Women

**Weapon:** Folding Knife, Smoke Bombs, Hidden Weapons (such as charging needles)

**Family Structure:** Father, Mother (Misa), Twin Sister (Sakura)

A second-year student at a private male high school, Zakuro’s best subject is geography and he is skilled at stealth games. He always wears a black mask. He has a serious personality and is bad when it comes to women. A part of him has "Eighth-Grader Syndrome" and that part is showing often.

## Character Stats

The perfect score is 3.

 Communication
 Perception
 Mental
 Wisdom
 Agility

## Character Impressions

Volume 5

* Zakuro→ Karin: Keeping distance
* Zakuro → Akatsuki: "I want to believe in him"
* Zakuro → Kaikoku: Friends
* Zakuro → Yuzu: Relatively good friends
* Zakuro → Punitsuki: "I'm not good with mushy insect"
* Zakuro → Paca: "I will stab him someday"

Volume 6

Volume 7

## Trivia

1. The kanji for his name was supposed to be "石榴", but Osora wanted to write Makino and Kaikoku's names in katakana so everyone's first name is changed into katakana.
2. He bought his folded knife on the internet.
3. He hides a lot of things in his long hoodie.
4. He hides a knives in the heels of his boots.
5. His belt is a special made with hidden blade in the buckle.
6. His black rings are also specially made with hidden needles.
7. He keeps Sakura's bracelet in a hidden pocket.
8. Osora said Zakuro is drawn with the image of a western doll.
9. Zakuro always carries emergency rations.
10. His birth flowers are holly (protection, family happiness) & blue daisy (genuine, bliss)
11. His birthstone is chiastolite (stability)
12. His birth color is *nasukon* or dark purple that resembles eggplant (worrier)
13. Zakuro's dog (a doberman) is named **Alexander**.
14. Zakuro has two masks, one for which there are straps instead of hooks. He uses it whenever he has a headache.
15. Osora said the reason Zakuro's wearing a mask is because it would be troublesome if people keep asking about the scar near his mouth (for the mask to be black was his own choice).
16. Because his hair is naturally wavy (like Makino & Yuzu's hair), his hair will be fluffy on rainy days.
17. He met Makino & Yuzu at his first stage. They're the earliest to arrive so the three of them spent one day earlier together in the tower. That's why they already got along.
18. He's the "annoying drunk" type.
19. He doesn't hate women.
20. Zakuro is the smallest and the most slender male member in the group.
21. Zakuro can touch cicadas and crickets with bare hand, but he isn’t good with mushy insect like caterpillar.
22. On the hot spring bonus chapter cover, Osora said that the thing Kaikoku passed to Zakuro was planned to be 100 yen coin, but if you think about it there's no currency there (the facility) so they decided to just call that "trash".
23. The reason why he's the only person who gets called with his surname by Akatsuki is because Osora forgot that Akatsuki's calling everyone by their first name. At the time they realized it, it was already too late to change

Extra Information Series:

1. In "13th District: toothache", After clearing his mind (something like meditating from any mundane thought to the point of not feeling anything) he will go to the dentist.
2. In "13th District: two-person haori tournament", Zakuro is paired up with Karin and they got last place (Zakuro collapses due to various reasons).
3. In "13th District: waiting 30 minutes for someone who oversleeps", Zakuro will stand while folding his arms as he waits for the person.
4. In "13th District: childhood dreams", his childhood dream is to be a spy.
5. in "13th District: seeing price tag on someone's clothes", Zakuro will be bothered by it that he keeps on glancing.
6. In "13th District: attaching message to friendship chocolate", Zakuro writes "Just a small gift" for the message.
7. On Valentine's Day, he found a chocolate in his shoe locker and he got nervous because his school is an all-boys school (Zakuro will give his chocolate to Sakura).
8. On White Day, he will give 3 times as much the amount Sakura gave to him.
9. His wish for tanabata is so that his sister is doing fine.
10. Zakuro uses tameguchi (talks like equal friends) to everyone. The way he talks also belongs to the "Going My Way" group along with Kaikoku, Makino Yuzu, and Anya.
11. In "13th District: going to movie theater", Zakuro will make loud noise at tense scenes.
12. In "13th district: When their friend is feeling down/depressed", Zakuro will be bothered and hovers around (occasionally offers advise).
13. In "13th District: how they share halfsies taiyaki", Zakuro will make an accurate vertical cut from head to tail.
14. In "13th District: finding Anya sleeping in the hallway", Zakuro will hold his nec-(censored).
15. In "13th District: Shaved Ice", Zakuro likes the refreshing taste of lemon on top of his ice.
16. In "13th District: Getting Papercut on Finger", Zakuro will take out a band-aid from his wallet.
17. In "13th District: taking care of sales phone call", Zakuro will ask the salesperson to use email or letter instead.
18. In "13th district: what gets them in a high spirit", it's when his height grows a little in the morning.
19. In "13th district: getting beans thrown at them (setsubun thing)", Zakuro will react between "BASTARD!!" at the guys (minus Makino) and "S-stop it..." at the girls.
20. In "13th district: Spots to find them", Zakuro is usually in the lounge or the library.
21. In "13th district: Voting for the strongest person in the group", Zakuro voted for Kaikoku because he looks like he's the strongest physically.
22. In "13th district: Sleeping Habit", Zakuro sleeps while curling up into a blanket or keeping it between his legs.
23. In "13th district: waking Anya up", Zakuro will refuse.
24. In "13th district: waking Makino up", Zakuro will try calling his name gently (even though it doesn't work) but he refuses to give up.
25. In "13th district: strategy to capture them if this was a dating-simulation game", Zakuro will be level B (second easiest) and the way to capture his heart is you have to treat him with sincerity.
26. Zakuro can cook chinese food.
27. His first impression of Anya: "I don't fit with this guy..."
28. His first impression of Karin: "A woman..."
29. His first impression of Akatsuki: "He's enthusiastic."
30. His first impression of Kaikoku: "He's an unreadable guy.
31. Self-Confidence comparison: Kaikoku >>> Yuzu > Anya > Akatsuki & **Zakuro** & Karin > Makino & Himiko >>> Murasaki
32. Curious & Adventurous comparison: Yuzu > Akatsuki > Kaikoku > Anya > Himiko > **Zakuro** > Karin > Makino
33. Pervert comparison: Kaikoku (proud about it) > Akatsuki (obvious about it) > **Zakuro** (closet pervert) >>> Anya > Makino (not interested)
34. Anger comparison: Anya > Karin > **Zakuro** > Himiko (scolds rather than getting angry) > Kaikoku (gets angry quietly) > Yuzu (gets angry quietly) > Makino (has a hard time getting angry) > Akatsuki (doesn't know how to get angry)
35. Shyness (not comfortable around strangers) Level comparison: Himiko > Anya & Kaikoku > Makino & Karin & **Zakuro** > Yuzu > Akatsuki

## Nicknames

 Akatsuki Iride
 Karin Sarayashiki
 Anya Kudou
 Yuzu Roromori
 Himiko Inaba
 Makino Aikawa
 Kaikoku Onigasaki
 Paca
 Sakura Oshigiri