Fifth dan. He has a striking appearance with a shaved head and no eyebrows. Although he has been stalled at the rank of fifth dan, he has won the Newcomer Tournament four times, leading those around him to mockingly say that one more victory will make him an "Eternal Newcomer King." As he begins to sense the limits of his own shogi abilities, he grows increasingly jealous and envious of Rei Kiriyama and Harunobu Nikaidō, but after facing them in the Newcomer Tournament, he resolves to start anew. Although he wins his match against Harunobu Nikaidō by a repetition draw that worsens Nikaidō's health, Nikaidō is subsequently hospitalized. Secretly, he delivers a bouquet of hydrangeas to Nikaidō's hospital room, though Nikaidō is aware of the sender's identity.
Aside from shogi, his hobby is raising racing pigeons, a pastime he learned from his grandfather. He became fascinated by it because the more effort he put in, the better the results he achieved.
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