Shin Asakura

Basic data

Birthday June 7 [1] Age 20 [1] (Chapter 1 - ?) 21 [2] (from Chapter 58 - ?) Gender Male Height 172 centimeters [1] Weight 67 kilograms [1] Eye color Black Hair color Blond Professional situation State Alive Relatives Asakura (Foster Father) Tasuku Ando (Father) Occupation Sakamoto Store Employee (current) Hitman (formerly) Affiliation Sakamoto's shop JAA (formerly) JCC (formerly) Okutabi Lab (formerly)

Origin

Shin-Asakura (朝倉あさくら, Shin Asakura (シン, Shin Asakura?), also known as the Clairvoyant 千里眼の, is the deuteragonist in the Sakamoto Days series. Shin is a former hitman and employee of Sakamoto's Store who was once a former classmate and former student of Taro Sakamoto. After failing to kill Sakamoto, Shin joins him and his family. Before being adopted by Asakura, his biological name was Shin Ando. Starting with the TCG Infiltration Arc, Shin became a first-year student at the TCG.

Appearance

Shin is a thin, childlike young man of average height. He has medium-length blonde hair and large, black eyes. In his first appearance, Shin wears an open leather jacket along with a simple t-shirt, baggy dark pants, and brightly colored tennis shoes. He later often appears in his work attire, which consists of a collared dress shirt, a pair of slacks, and a green apron. His outfit tends to vary as the chapters progress, but still maintains the same basic green apron pattern.

Personality

Shin is an honest, straightforward, and composed young man. He usually remains calm and composed even in serious situations, though occasionally this can be interrupted by comical outbursts of anger, irritation, or fear at mundane stimuli. Shin is confident but not arrogant, and remains analytical in fights. He takes pride in his clear-sightedness, knowing his strengths and limitations and how to apply them in battle. Shin has immense determination and willpower. This, coupled with his loyalty, kind nature, and value for life, allows him to continue fighting against all odds. Like many others, Shin respects and admires Sakamoto.

Relations

Tasuku Ando Shin's current feelings towards his biological father, Tasuku, are unknown. As a child, he goes to find Ando, ​​believing that someone connected to him by blood would understand and accept him. [3][4] After being ignored by Tasuku, he becomes angry at him and refers to him as scum. [4][5] Despite that, he does not want Sakamoto to kill him. [4][5] Asakura Asakura is like an uncle and father figure to Shin, having looked after him throughout his childhood. During Asakura's research into developing superhuman powers, a young Shin became interested in seeing his success. Shin continued to protect Asakura's work, whether when other researchers showed doubts or, once it was proven successful and Shin was able to read thoughts, Asakura regretted it after his colleagues began to avoid him. On the contrary, Shin wanted Asakura to be happy that his work was successful and even rejected his wish to reverse the effects. [6] Years later, Shin met Asakura during a mission to save Lu Shaotang and praised his research. This time, recognizing how Shin had been able to tap into his clairvoyance, Asakura agreed. Taro Sakamoto Shin was the partner of legendary hitman Taro Sakamoto during Sakamoto's time as a hitman. He now works as a clerk at Sakamoto's shop, with Sakamoto as his boss. The two have fought together with extreme efficiency. Aoi Sakamoto His boss's wife, Shin greatly respects her as the woman who reformed Sakamoto. Hana Sakamoto Hana Sakamoto is the daughter of Taro Sakamoto and Aoi Sakamoto. Shin is like an older brother to her and appreciates her as well.

Relationships part 2

Lu Shaotang Lu Shaotang is the daughter of a triad family. She currently works alongside Shin as a shop assistant at the Sakamoto store and can be considered part of the Sakamoto family. While the two often fight, they value each other highly and can work as an effective team. Heisuke Mashimo Shin finds Heisuke annoying and doesn't like reading his thoughts. However, he still considers Heisuke a valuable companion. Akira Akaō Shin met Akira during the JCC exams. When Shin went to the JCC assassin classes, he met Akira and they became friends. Natsuki Seba Shin and Seba met while he and Sakamoto were on a mission to save Lu. After their fight, the two met again at the TCG and due to certain circumstances, Seba ended up offering him help. They fought together and became partners. Tenkyu Shin met Tenkyu in the JAA prison while Tenkyu was sleeping. Shin discovered that Tenkyu was in the prison to find the JAA fortune teller and use her to figure out how he could reconcile with Uzuki and the other orphans, due to him being expelled for the danger he posed. Shin lied about being the fortune teller in order to not reveal that he and Heisuke were allies of Sakamoto. However, Shin was unmasked when Tenkyu revealed that the specific reason he had been expelled was that he wanted to kill Hana and Aoi Sakamoto in order to lure Taro out. Shin beat Tenkyu up and declared that he would take his own life, being open about his hatred for the latter. At the end of their arduous battle, Shin fully expresses his lack of hesitation in regards to killing Tenkyu as well.

Skills

Overall Skill Level: Shin is a competent clairvoyant in hand-to-hand combat. Sakamoto's final evaluation during the infiltration of the JCC[7] places Shin slightly above the level of the average JAA master, except for exceptional cases such as the late Satoda. As part of the Sakamoto family, Shin refrains from killing anyone. Enhanced Strength: Shin has managed to handle dangerous serial killers such as Saw, as well as land powerful enough blows on Shinaya that Gaku (who was controlling Shinaya and capable of fighting members of the Order) decided to take him more seriously. Shin was also able to dive underwater, retrieve an unconscious Toramaru, and swim back to the surface. [8] In his battle with Haruma, Shin punched him and threw Haruma out of the arena (sumo), Haruma admits that shin punches are surprisingly powerful, shin punches caused Tenkyu's mouth to bleed and knocked out one of his teeth. Enhanced Speed: In addition to his clairvoyance, Shin was able to avoid blows from Toramaru and Shinaya, both of whom were JAA Special Recommendation applicants. During a fight on a roller coaster track, Shin was able to dodge an incoming cart and evade throwing knives in mid-air[9] as well as an airsoft bullet fired by Kill Baby even while wearing a blindfold. [10] In his battle with Tenkyu, Shin commanded his mind to operate at maximum power; in other words, Shin can boost his brain to process at maximum speed, this caused everything he saw to slow down. Enhanced Durability: Shin was able to take hits from Shinaya, who was able to send other assassins flying with one hand. After being sent flying through a theme park and crashing into a stage, Shin got up without difficulty.

Skills part 2

Clairvoyance: Shin can read and sense the minds/thoughts of people within a 400 meter radius (Chapter 193). It works by tuning into their minds like a radio. He can identify specific people due to their emotional state, usually using this to predict enemy movements or deduce what they are thinking. However, Shin's clairvoyance is less beneficial if the person's thoughts are too overwhelming for him to read (e.g. Lu Wutang),[12] or if the opponent is too fast for him to react anyway. His ability relies on electromagnetic brain waves; Natsuki Seba's hood, which blocks such waves, can prevent Shin from reading her mind.[13] Precognition: By reading a person's motor readiness potential (i.e. the peak of activity in the motor areas of the brain before a muscle movement), Shin can see someone's future actions. In the manga, this precognition is visualized by various juxtapositions of what will happen. However, overuse of this ability causes great pain. Grandma Miya comments that Shin should only use his precognition for 5 minutes a day. [14] Mind Control: He can forcibly rewrite his thoughts, forcing them to comply with the new action. [15][16] The drawback of this command is that he cannot use this ability on the same person multiple times, as shown in his battle against Tenkyu where he was unable to stop him after stopping him once before, this drawback however is not present when he rewrites his own thought, meaning he can use it on himself as much as he wants. [17]

Skills part 3

Miscellaneous Assassin Training: As an Assassin, Shin also acquired several essential skills, such as basic martial arts, weapons handling, and a degree of tolerance to poison. Swimming Skills: Even after falling into the lake on the lowest floor of the JAA Prison as a result of falling into a crater in the ground created by Tenkyu, Shin somehow manages to display some great swimming skills. [18]

equipment

Power Glove - Created by Natsuki Seba, the glove gives Shin access to enhanced strength by deactivating the limiter in his brain to utilize his latent potential. When attacking with the glove, there is a delayed reaction that requires Shin to look into the future to use it properly. The longer the delay, the more powerful the attack. When initially receiving the glove, the delay is set to 0.5 seconds. [19]

Curiosities

In his first appearance, Shin used to be a smoker, but seems to have quit smoking since he started working at Sakamoto's. Shin likes cotton candy. Because he cannot understand his thoughts, Shin is afraid of Wutang. Shin likes cute dogs. The age difference between Shin and Sakamoto is only 6 years.

Japan Clear Creation (JCC)

The JCC (Japan Clear Creation) is an academy for aspiring assassins. It is described as the foremost assassin training program in Japan. According to Natsuki Seba, the JCC has been around for about 50 years. JCC has an enrollment of nearly 1,000 students with an 8:2 male-to-female ratio, 35 faculty members, and a four-year curriculum. The graduation rate is 10%, with the remaining 90% of students dying or dropping out of school. All students live in dormitories, as JCC is located on a remote island. The academy trains aspirants in a variety of assassin skills ranging from firearms handling, hand-to-hand combat, and practical training. The JCC is described as having an extreme training regimen and students often do not survive to see graduation. However, students who perform well are able to acquire an assassin's license during their time at the JCC. The JCC is famous for training extremely powerful assassins such as Taro Sakamoto and Nagumo. Some teachers, like Satoda-sensei, are retired assassins, and teachers who want to work at the JCC can do so with an internship. Despite their harsh personalities, difficult classes, and teaching styles, they care primarily about their students and do not want to see them hurt or killed. Entry into the JCC is through a practical exam that applicants must take. The exams can be repeated if not passed, but they are different each year and have a high mortality rate. According to JCC regulations, applicants cannot have a reward at the time of application. Fights between students are not allowed, but it seems that this is not enforced very regularly. Both students and teachers are allowed to carry weapons.

Japanese Association of Assassins (JAA)

The Japan Assassins Association (SundayYoButThe殺ころThe屋The連MorePleaseBut¿ Nihon Koroshiya Renmei? , lit. "Japan Hitman League/Federation") — JAA for short ( Satsuren (殺サツ連レン, Satsuren ? ) in Japanese) is an official assassin organization based in Japan. It is the largest of its kind, with a total of 1,000 members, of which nearly 400 are professional assassins. Due to the actions of Slur and his group, more than a quarter of the JAA assassins have been purged. As Japan's largest assassination organization, the JAA effectively has a monopoly on the business. The JAA is described as an extremely wealthy organization; the JAA's Tokyo Office is vast and sprawling, with enough infrastructure to resemble part of a city. In addition to assassination jobs, the JAA offers a more diverse range of services, including weapon manufacturing or repairing public spaces damaged during assassination missions. Clients pay a fee to the JAA for these jobs, who then pass the task on to the appropriate person. The information is passed on discreetly to the killers. Examples include expensive movie rentals and coded scratch cards. Uda describes the JAA as having good salaries and benefits, although the JAA supposedly takes 30% of a killer's earnings and refusal to pay this fee results in death. The JAA is allowed to outsource its clients' requests to agencies in exchange for a commission. However, due to the actions of Slur and his group, many of these agencies have disappeared. The only agency mentioned is Dondenkai Ltd , of which Boiled and Obiguro are members. Nagumo mentions at least 30 agencies, all of which disappeared following Slur's attacks.