ons ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁g hou ls ' ▁k ag une ) ▁and ▁while ▁fighting ▁T ō ka ▁and ▁Hin ami , ▁he ▁let ▁his ▁guard ▁down ▁by ▁his ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁the ▁latter , ▁being ▁killed ▁by ▁them . ▁His ▁daughter , ▁A ki ra , ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁partner ▁K ō tar ō ▁Am on ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁His ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁reven ge ▁on ▁the ▁One - E yed ▁O w l ▁for ▁killing ▁his ▁wife . ▁Despite ▁his ▁mer cil ess ness ▁towards ▁g hou ls , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁lov ing ▁and ▁devoted ▁father , ▁seen ▁when ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁got ten ▁promoted ▁beyond ▁First - Class ▁but ▁dec ides ▁to ▁decl ine ▁the ▁promotion ▁because ▁it ▁would ▁mean ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁face ▁more ▁dangerous ▁advers aries ▁which ▁would ▁increase ▁his ▁ch ances ▁of ▁dying ▁and ▁leaving ▁his ▁daughter ▁behind , ▁even ▁though ▁such ▁a ▁promotion ▁would ▁have ▁also ▁increased ▁his ▁ch ances ▁for ▁an ▁encounter ▁with ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁k iller . ▁ ▁A ▁First - Class ▁Investig ator , ▁and ▁former ▁partner ▁to ▁Ar ima . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Ward , ▁and ▁an ▁exception ally ▁sk illed ▁f ighter . ▁In ▁the ▁sequ el ▁his ▁squad ▁is ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁O ro chi ▁Case , ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁handling ▁S as aki ▁should ▁he ▁lose ▁control . ▁He ▁gets ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁S 3 ▁Squad ▁after ▁the ▁Au ction , ▁leaving ▁his ▁squad