Hiroomi Kanbara

"*Even a child that receives one bit of praise has the ability to excel in a single talent, and those who receive regular encouragement can feel confidence, achieve success, and become leading members of society. Because they don’t believe they are worthless, they don’t need to raise a fist and have vengeance against fate or the world at large…"*"

— Hiroomi to Naoya Zenin about the latter's so-called "genius."

## Professional Status

### Occupation

Jujutsu Sorcerer
Student

### Affiliation

Kyoto Metropolitan Curse Technical College

### Partner(s)

Mitou Retsune
Ukiyo Yashiki

### Grade

Grade 1

**Hiroomi Kanbara** (神原博臣(かみはらひろおみ), *Kanbara Hirōmi*?) is the tritagonist of the *Jujutsu Majin* fanfiction. He is a first-year student and grade 1 jujutsu sorcerer at Kyoto Jujutsu High studying under Mitsuki Naze alongside Ukiyo and Mitou.

## Appearance

Hiroomi is a fairly tall young man, standing at approximately 6 feet (183 centimeters) in height. His lean-built physique suggests a combination of athleticism and grace. The most striking feature of Hiroomi is his spiky white hair, which stands out prominently against his peach skin. His face is characterized by a symmetrical structure and a defined jawline. Hiroomi's brown eyes, framed by well-groomed eyebrows, hold a warmth and intelligence within them. With a straight nose and soft, peachy lips, Hiroomi's facial features are harmonious and balanced. His skin has a healthy complexion, radiating a natural glow.

Hiroomi often chooses slim fitting clothes that accentuate his physique. His fashion choices tend to reflect a modern and trendy aesthetic. Whether it's a fitted shirt that highlights his lean torso or a well-tailored pair of pants that flatter his legs, his attire showcases his attention to detail and personal style.

## Personality

Hiroomi possesses a personality that intertwines contradicting traits. At his core, he is thoroughly cynical and nihilistic, often harboring a bleak outlook on life and questioning the meaning of existence. His bitter nature stems not from personal experiences but from his role as a Paradoxical Sorcerer, a paradoxical existence born from a cursed spirit while spending his life hunting down other spirits. This duality within him fuels his cynical perspective. Although he was constantly betrayed by those around him, he never held any grudges towards anyone. He believed that gaining power as a sorcerer would help him save everyone, but it was a mere continuation of his life's work where he had to sacrifice a minority for the good of the majority. In the end, he was even betrayed by the one ideal he believed in.

Despite his cynicism, Hiroomi possesses a strong sense of devotion and protectiveness towards those he cares about. He may be guarded and secretive, but he genuinely means well and strives to safeguard those around him. This sense of duty often manifests in his willingness to sacrifice and take risks for the greater good. His protective nature also gives rise to a slightly childish side, making it difficult for others to harbor ill feelings towards him.

While Hiroomi refrains from outright lying, he has a propensity for keeping secrets and telling half-truths, making it challenging to discern his true intentions and motivations. Despite this, he values honesty and authenticity in others, even if he struggles to fully embody these qualities himself. When it comes to offering advice, Hiroomi's sarcasm shines through. Although he genuinely wants to help others, his cynicism often colors his guidance with a biting and sarcastic tone. This facet of his personality can make his advice come across as harsh, even if his intentions are rooted in a desire to assist.

In the face of adversity, Hiroomi maintains a cool and collected demeanor, remaining unfazed even in life-threatening situations. His ability to neutralize mental interference during battles showcases his strong mental fortitude and unwavering resolve.

Interestingly, while Hiroomi may not be inherently interested in video games, he is willing to engage in them once he gets started. This highlights his adaptable nature and willingness to participate in activities that others enjoy, even if they don't initially captivate his interest. Moreover, Hiroomi finds joy and takes pride in housework, particularly in the realm of cooking. Despite denying his enjoyment, he willingly contributes to running Jujutsu High's cafeteria, showcasing his nurturing side and dedication to creating a comfortable environment for others.

## Abilities and Powers

### Overview

According to Mitsuki, Hiroomi's most astounding ability is his growth rate; he grasps the basic control of advanced techniques in days where it would take several years for even the most gifted sorcerer. Shortly after learning of Jujutsu and with no previous training, he began learning advanced cursed energy sensing techniques by sheer instinct. While it takes most from even sorcerer families at least 5 years to form an Innate Technique, he did so in two-and-a-half days. He gains considerable experience in the use of swordplay while training with Mitsuki. During his first fight with Monstro, he is instantly incapacitated by one cursed energy blast, but only a few hours later, he withstands another blast without undergoing transformation, and can analyze Monstro's movements much better than before, when he had "felt like [he] was fighting a machine or a statue" and failed to predict and counter his attacks. His latent abilities have been recognized by the Big Three Sorcerer Families as potent enough to make him a potential Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer.

### Physical Prowess

**Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Physically, Hiroomi's Human body is in top form. Hiroomi has been trained in martial arts since he was a small child, both professionally and by his father. He has repeatedly shown great agility and coordination in his attacks. In addition to having powerful kicks and punches, Hiroomi is proficient in counterattacks, takedowns, and body locks. He has repeatedly caught an opponent's weapon strikes with a single hand. He effortlessly defeats multiple bullies and gangsters on a regular basis, and is a better martial artist than Yuji Itadori, who is seemingly the strongest human in all of Japan without using cursed energy. Combined with his speed, he effortlessly knocked out three professional sorcerers in rapid succession, while bare-handed, with a single strike each before the first sorcerer even touched the ground. While he has stopped training, constant attacks from cursed spirits and his sister keep his skills fresh.

**Enhanced Strength**: Even while not in his half-curse form, Hiroomi is deceptively strong, smashing a man's head through a concrete road with a single kick, and later kicking Kinji Hakari from the roof of the building into the street without injuring his leg from the man's rough cursed energy. He has knocked out three professional sorcerers with a single punch each, one of which shattered one of their cursed tool at the same time. His strength is great enough to easily stop repeated axe blows from Mei Mei before shattering her axe in a single swing, and hurl Ui Ui a dozen meters into Mei Mei's arms and send them both skidding several meters more, achieving both feats with a single hand. With a single kick, he can break down and launch a large chunk of a stone wall. One swing from his Grass-Mowing sword produced a shockwave powerful enough to overwhelm Yuta Okkotsu, making the Special grade sorcerer mistake it for a Special grade cursed tool.

**Enhanced Speed & Reflexes**: Even before learning Burst Step, Hiroomi is a very fast and agile fighter. Hiroomi possesses great reflexes, dodging a strike with no wasted effort and immediately counterattacking. He can strike quickly, without warning, and in rapid succession. His speed allows him to follow the movements of faster opponents to better analyze their movements, and block otherwise fatal strikes. Even when struck by surprise by Naoya Zenin, who is fast enough to outpace Maki Zenin, Hiroomi counterattacked and injured Naoya without anybody else noticing. Hiroomi managed to dodge a surprise point-blank shot to the head and attempt to perform a counter against Naoya, who was fast enough to match and pressure Ogi Zenin in terms of speed. Though not particularly versed in its various techniques, Hiroomi is proficient enough in the footwork of Burst Step to keep up with and even surprise high-level curses with his speed. Byakuya Yashiki, one of the fastest Curse User in the Camino Syndicate, complimented Hiroomi's growing mastery of the technique. During his first demonstration of this skill, he knocked out three sorcerers and grabbed his cursed tool before any of them hit the ground. Hiroomi has further refined his skill in Burst Steps, moving several miles in a single leap while simultaneously bypassing the perception of multiple Hei members.

**Enhanced Durability**: While only a teenage Human, Hiroomi is a highly resilient young man, safely breaking free from a binding spell (albeit a low-level one) and withstanding an assault from a large curse even before beginning his jujutsu training. He was able to take multiple attacks from Aoi Todo and remain standing, despite coughing up a lot of blood. Even Choso's poison blood and the hole in his leg from Choso's Piercing Blood didn't slow him down, as noted by Mitou. He also survived an assault from two Grade 2 curses: Lariat and Bug God, though he was put in a near-death state.

**Master Swordsman**: In terms of fighting style as a sorcerer, Hiroomi relies mainly on swordplay. Aside from his initial training with Mitsuki, he is essentially on a "learn as you go" training regimen; thusly, his skill has developed by fighting rather than formal instruction, becoming even more capable with every fight. His overall skill allows him to fight evenly against sword masters of Byakuya Yashiki and Ogi Zenin's caliber. While usually fighting right-handed, Hiroomi appears to be ambidextrous, as he is proficient in wielding Oni Butcher in his left hand.

In terms of pure swordsmanship, Hiroomi, was not only the greatest in both Kyoto and Tokyo's branch of Jujutsu High, but very likely, the most skilled swordsman in modern history. When he was a child, he would hide himself away deep in the mountains and spend his days swinging his sword, with little interest in anything else. He never desired or attempted to show his hard-earned sword skills to anyone, so he was truly a nameless and meaningless existence. There is a Japanese proverb that says you can fend off any enemy if you have the right skills. Even if you can’t claim victory, you can at least chase them away. Hiroomi's style of defense is more of an offensive-defensive style, where instead of protecting himself from his opponent's strikes, he takes the stance of, *“If you come any closer, I’ll probably die but I most certainly will take you with me.”*

He calls his sword a heresy, and says it will slice the head of one of average skill. Although a Sorcerer born with immeasurable cursed energy, he does not employ cursed techniques, instead frequently choosing to fight face-to-face. During battle, Hiroomi counters the opponent’s attack with sword techniques and his Mind's Eye, or simply by dodging. If he detects an opening, he would decapitate the opponent with the Grass-Mowing sword with certainty. Also, Hiroomi can deliver slashes even while standing idly, without assuming any stances. His technique is extremely swift, and very difficult to read.

His strikes that aim for the head means that they must retreat instead of press forward, but his unrelenting assaults' leaves them unable to dodge to the side. They are left retreating to the same spot, all the while he has no need to move from his position unless he wishes to unleash his ultimate technique. His swordplay is fast enough that even Maki Zenin has trouble following it. He works his sword like a hurricane, using elastic tracks to parry blows from opponents stronger and faster than himself, all while flowing toward the opponent's neck to decapitate them with certainty should he detect an opening. Each of his attacks are fatal, meant to take the opponent's life by decapitation, so it is not possible to employ a strategy like taking a strike to then overpower him during the aftermath. He strikes with a curved path, a graceful arc that does not take the shortest route to the opponent.

### Intelligence

Despite his somewhat punkish attitude, Hiroomi's intelligence is his primary source of expertise as a sorcerer, being very analytical, perceptive, and deductive. In his middle school, Hiroomi's grades are almost always near the top, despite his part-time jobs. Aside from that, Hiroomi can determine the pattern of his opponent's battle methods and form a proper counter-strategy to defeat his opponent's attacks. Hiroomi has an aptitude for predicting outcomes, which he himself admits is one of his strong qualities, if not his strongest.

Even with just the knowledge of how to hold a sword properly and go into a stance, he was able to instantly overpower a trained sword instructor, causing him to go unconscious and inflicting many injuries all over his body. His unique intellect brought about his Feather Style as he invented the Breathing Styles and modified the original Breathing Technique to suit the abilities and individual strengths of others. Furthermore, he was able to surmise that Monstro's weaknesses were his 12 organs and created an entirely new technique in that split second to overwhelm him.

Along with his incredible intellect, Hiroomi possesses incredible intuition, meaning he will always take the most optimal decisions, ensuring his victory in a fight. With just his intuition, he can instantly tell the physical condition of his opponents in battle, by how their bodies feel when he hits them with a weapon. By simply following his sixth sense, Hiroomi easily traversed through an entire city in a mere thirty seconds

Thanks to his observation skills and keen eye, Hiroomi can predict movements of the opponent by analyzing their line of vision, posture, muscle tension, breathing, energy, movement patterns, and center of gravity, thus allowing him to effectively counter-attack them.

**Mnemonic Device**: Hiroomi has a constant habit of tapping his fingers as though he's typing. He says that doing so is a way of inputting data into the hard drive that is his brain, much like one can type and then save a document onto a computer. This method helps him to remember details of his cases and people he meets, even after many years have passed. His procedure is questioned by forensic psychologist Rudy Gillen, who suggests that in doing so, the information he enters into his brain becomes tainted with his own personal beliefs and opinions, unlike his own habit of bringing a cassette recorder in every time he needs to talk with certain people whose words are vital in an investigation or diagnosis.

**Inhuman Deduction**: His uncanny aptitude, allows him to deduce the "truth" about any situation by giving him every information about it such as where to find evidence and who the culprit is within a matter of seconds. Hiroomi is able to find information and clues about a certain situation no matter how small, and with them instantaneously make extremely precise predictions. In fact, so far none of his deductions have been known to be erroneous or inaccurate.

### Jujutsu

 **Fifth Form: Swallow Reversal** (燕返し, *Tsubame Gaeshi*?): It is not a cursed technique that manifests supernatural phenomenon, but it has reached a level comparable to one out of pure godlike skill. It is a technique where three concurrent arching blades close on the enemy from all sides to create a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. While he downplays it as simply successive slashes done "quickly", it is actually bending the laws of physics to multiply its existence. It starts with a flash from this world, followed by two absolutely simultaneous, over-lapping flashes that disregard the concept of time and space, producing a slash attack that arrives from three different directions, transcending speed, dexterity, feints, and many other elements.

## Trivia

* Hiroomi's surname contains the kanji "god" (神 *kan?*) and "field, plain" (原 *hara/bara?*), while his given name means "command, esteem" (博 *hiro?*) and "minister" (臣 *omi?*). Altogether, *Hiroomi Kanbara* could be interpreted as "*acclaimed attendant of god's field.*"
* According to the Jujutsu Kaisen Official Fanbook:
	+ Enrollment method: Mitsuki's recommendation.
	+ His hobby is housework, but he denies it.
	+ Favourite drink: Japanese tea.
	+ Least favourite drink: Plum kelp tea.
	+ Cause of stress: Mitsuki Naze.