Akuji Yamamoto, heir to Osaka’s Wakame-Gumi yakuza clan, began as a juvenile delinquent who abandoned academia for underworld temptations and an obsessive fixation on childhood friend Haku Minka. Her platonic regard for him clashed with his spiraling criminality, which escalated to acts of sexual violence that solidified his reputation for unchecked desire. Seeking redemption, he enlisted in the military to prove himself to Minka, vowing to return. Captured during Japan’s defeat by WIME, he endured three years as a prisoner of war before returning to an Osaka transformed under WIME’s matriarchal rule. His clan now answered to Ran Ichihashi, his grandfather’s former lover, who expelled him. Stripped of power, he allied with medic Youko Aoba, plotting to overthrow WIME and reclaim his birthright. His strategies exploited manipulation and seduction of female captives, a tactic honed by his family’s legacy, though he casually discarded the names and promises these encounters entailed. Muscular and scarred, with black hair swept into sharp sideburns, Akuji fought with a lazy ferocity, favoring kicks while his hands stayed pocketed—reserving fists for moments of lethal intent. Though morally fluid, he displayed fierce loyalty to those who earned his trust. Minka’s rejection of his yakuza ties initially fueled his ruthlessness, yet her influence slowly softened his edges. In one narrative thread, her steadfast presence culminated in marriage following his tentative reform, positioning her as his emotional cornerstone. Alternate depictions prioritized tensions with figures like Toko, underscoring varied romantic entanglements across media. The postwar rise of female authority galvanized his crusade to reinstate male dominance through calculated alliances and violent opposition. His cravings for takoyaki and Minka’s ramen anchored him to Osaka’s streets and her lingering hold on his identity, symbols of a past he both resented and sought to reclaim.