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Description
Genichiro Miyanomori, 64, is the grey-haired, grey-bearded patriarch of the Miyanomori family and chairman of Miyanomori Assets, typically clad in a black kimono. His background includes marriages to at least seven women—Sanae, Toki, Shizoku, Fumiko, Chiyoko, and Yoshi—resulting in multiple sons; he divorced six wives. He positions his sons primarily as inheritors of the family business empire rather than individuals, measuring their worth through competitive succession tasks. This stems from his calculated strategy to secure capable successors by deliberately provoking intense rivalry among them. His motivations center on maintaining family power and testing his sons' resilience, exemplified by marrying geisha Shizuko to observe how her son Shigeru endured societal prejudice.
Personality-wise, Genichiro exhibits strictness, a utilitarian view of family, and a demanding work ethic. He displays kindness to household staff but emotional detachment towards wives and sons, frequently manipulating them for his objectives. He initiates competitions where sons must earn points by entertaining him, with the first to reach ten points becoming successor; he restarts these contests annually with altered rules, like providing funds for entertainment, to fuel rivalry. His personal hobbies include painting and collecting art.
Key relationships define his interactions. With his sons, interactions are transactional and psychologically taxing: he pits them against each other, dismisses their emotional struggles, and observes their conflicts, such as rewarding Shigeru with points after an assassination attempt, interpreting it as resolve. With ex-wives, initial animosity sometimes transitions to reconciliation, alliances, or mutual understanding post-divorce. He tests household servants like Haru Asagi for suitability but delegates daily management largely to senior staff like Chitomi.
Significant events shape his narrative. His retirement announcement triggers the succession competitions central to the series. He faces assassination attempts from sons like Shigeru, responding with indifference or amusement. Later, he reintroduces Mamoru, a previously unknown seventh son with a violent background, into the succession race to intensify rivalry. He eventually dies from cancer during Masashi's route, where Masashi succeeds him after a protracted power struggle. Posthumously, his legacy perpetuates familial tension through unresolved resentments, though some members achieve personal growth independently.
Across all media, his consistent role is that of an instigator of familial discord through manipulation and emotional absence, aimed at elevating the Miyanomori dynasty's status regardless of the human cost.
Personality-wise, Genichiro exhibits strictness, a utilitarian view of family, and a demanding work ethic. He displays kindness to household staff but emotional detachment towards wives and sons, frequently manipulating them for his objectives. He initiates competitions where sons must earn points by entertaining him, with the first to reach ten points becoming successor; he restarts these contests annually with altered rules, like providing funds for entertainment, to fuel rivalry. His personal hobbies include painting and collecting art.
Key relationships define his interactions. With his sons, interactions are transactional and psychologically taxing: he pits them against each other, dismisses their emotional struggles, and observes their conflicts, such as rewarding Shigeru with points after an assassination attempt, interpreting it as resolve. With ex-wives, initial animosity sometimes transitions to reconciliation, alliances, or mutual understanding post-divorce. He tests household servants like Haru Asagi for suitability but delegates daily management largely to senior staff like Chitomi.
Significant events shape his narrative. His retirement announcement triggers the succession competitions central to the series. He faces assassination attempts from sons like Shigeru, responding with indifference or amusement. Later, he reintroduces Mamoru, a previously unknown seventh son with a violent background, into the succession race to intensify rivalry. He eventually dies from cancer during Masashi's route, where Masashi succeeds him after a protracted power struggle. Posthumously, his legacy perpetuates familial tension through unresolved resentments, though some members achieve personal growth independently.
Across all media, his consistent role is that of an instigator of familial discord through manipulation and emotional absence, aimed at elevating the Miyanomori dynasty's status regardless of the human cost.