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“Chihiro, will you let me keep fighting wth you? I... want to keep proving the value you saw in me.” ― Chapter 44
Hakuri Sazanami (
After allying with Chihiro during the Rakuzaichi Arc, Hakuri becomes a significant ally of him during the rest of the series as a whole.
Appearance[]
Hakuri is a teenager of average height and build. He has blue eyes and messy blond hair with right side of which is tied by several hairties. He wears a white collared shirt under a black haori and tan trousers with black suspenders dangling down on both sides.
Personality[]
Hakuri is a resilient and determined individual, as seen in his desire to put a stop to the human and item trafficking conducted by the Sazanami clan, despite facing disapproval and mistreatment from his family. He exhibits a strong sense of justice and compassion, rescuing a girl and attempting to stand up against several assailants, even though his skills in sorcery were lacking.
Hakuri also demonstrates a sense of loyalty and willingness to help others, as seen through his agreement to share valuable information with Chihiro and his later decision to assist in Chihiro's cause. Despite being disowned by his family, he remains conflicted about his past and shows courage in speaking out against their unethical practices.
Relationships[]
Abilities[]
Overall Abilities: Despite hailing from the Sazanami Clan, a family renowned for its powerful sorcery, Hakuri initially displayed little talent for sorcery, failing at using his family's signature technique, Isou when he attempted it. However, through discussion with Shiba and Chihiro, Hakuri learned he had the ability to use sorcery and that his own feeling of worthlessness was holding him back.[1]
Eventually he was able to overcome his self-doubt and make use of his spirit energy to launch a successful Isou against Soya, albeit one with low power.[2] Hakuri has also accomplished the first stage of spirit energy usage over the last few years, by unconsciously circulating spirit energy throughout his body, reinforcing it, as he was being assaulted by his siblings.
Hakuri is one of the incredibly few individuals capable of two types of unique sorcery rather than one, wielding both Isou and the space-manipulation necessary to create a subspace. Hakuri had subconsciously developed this subspace since he started being abused by Soya, and much of his spirit energy was allocated towards the subspace, further limiting the amount of spirit energy that Hakuri could make use of. Once he had recognised the spirit energy dedicated to his subspace, Hakuri was able to redirect it and use it to strengthen his Isou.[3]
Enhanced Durability: Hakuri's durability is notable: he took a direct punch from Hiyuki's Flame Bone, and was only knocked on the verge of unconsciousness, where most people would have likely died.[4][5] Shiba surmises this durability was built up unconsciously during years of violence at the hands of his siblings.[6]
Sorcery[]
Initially, Hakuri was only able to subconsciously make use of his spirit energy, with most of it dedicated to maintaining his subspace and the remainder used to defend his body from attacks inflicted by his siblings. As a result of this as well as his lack of confidence in his abilities, any attempts at Isou that Hakuri made resulted in failure. However, through Shiba's teaching, Hakuri was able to overcome his self-doubt and improve his use of his spirit energy, eventually identifying the spirit energy powering his subspace and redirecting it to his Isou.
Storehouse: Hakuri Sazanami possesses the same space-manipulation sorcery as the first clan head, and unconsciously managed to develop a Storehouse-like subspace of his own, though the 'island' contained within was far smaller than the Storehouse passed down through his family's clan heads. While he is accessing his Storehouse, a white eyepiece adorns Hakuri's left eye; identical to the one worn by clan heads in charge of the Clan's Storehouse.
Before Hakuri became aware of his Storehouse, multiple objects that Soya Sazanami had used to physically abuse Hakuri over the years were located within; all of which had 'mysteriously disappeared'. The vast majority of Hakuri's spirit energy had been used by Hakuri to maintain the Storehouse, but Hakuri was able to reallocate this spirit energy upon becoming aware of his subspace during his clash with Soya.
Hakuri's and Kyora's Storehouses are separate subspaces, and the two of them are unable to interact with the other's registered items and people. However, Hakuri is able to send his own registered entities into Kyora's Storehouse, such as a pair of pliers and Chihiro, although it took a large amount of effort to do so.
Hakuri has displayed the following abilities involving the Storehouse:
- Registration: One of the fundamental abilities of the Storehouse. The owner must touch the item or person they wish to register in order to register them. The registration can be counteracted by sorcerers, as the registration will be overridden by any spirit energy used to oppose it. Items imbued with foreign spirit energy cannot be registered; but on the other hand, items imbued with the spirit energy of registered sorcerers are registered as well.[7]
- Transportation: After registering an item or person, Hakuri can transport them into or out of the Storehouse at will and place them wherever he chooses; the chosen item or person emerging from and disappearing into black clouds or bubbles. Consciously, Hakuri has used this to move grenades away from Chihiro as well as move Kyora's former prisoners out of his Storehouse.
- Hakuri was able to send his own registered entities into Kyora's Storehouse, such as a pair of pliers and Chihiro, although it took a large amount of effort to do so.[8]
- Communication with Registered People: Hakuri is able to speak to any people they have registered over any given distance, and can hear their voices as well; even if the registered individual is within another person's Storehouse, as was the case during Chihiro's intrusion into Kyora's Storehouse. Hakuri retained awareness of Chihiro's surroundings to a degree, as seen by Hakuri's support of Chihiro during his battle with Kyora.[9] Maintaining this connection can be physically and mentally draining over a long period of time.[10]
- Image Projection: The user can project holographic images of anything within the Storehouse to the real world or a different location within the Storehouse. Hakuri made use of this to create a diversionary image of Chihiro to distract Kyora while the real Chihiro made his own attack.[11]
Isou: As a member of the Sazanami Clan, Hakuri is able to use the family's signature technique, which allows him to create and manipulate shockwaves. Although he was initially held back by his subconscious feeling of worthlessness and misfired every Isou he attempted, he was able to conquer his hesitation and use it successfully against his brother Soya, though it only blasted him back a few metres. Upon improving his understanding and control of his spirit energy and redirecting the spirit energy originally powering his Storehouse, the strength of his shockwaves greatly increased; while not quite as powerful as Soya's, they were enough to knock a wounded Soya out.
Etymology[]
The name Hakuri Sazanami (漣伯理 Sazanami Hakuri) can be broken down into the following:
- The surname Sazanami (漣) means 'ripples'.
- His given name, Hakuri (伯理) consists of the character for 'chief' (伯) as in a high level official and 'logic' or 'truth' (理).
References[]
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 32 (Page 16).
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 32 (Page 18-19).
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 36 (Pages 2-14).
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 21.
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 32 (Page 14).
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 32 (Page 15).
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 38 (Page 4).
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 37 (Pages 9-12).
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 38.
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapters 38-39.
- ↑ Kagurabachi Manga: Chapter 39 (Pages 15-16).
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List of Characters | |||
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Chihiro's Allies | Rokuhira Swordsmith | Chihiro Rokuhira • Kunishige Rokuhira† | |
Sorcerers | Togo Shiba • Azami • Hakuri Sazanami • Hiyuki Kagari • Tafuku Mihara | ||
Other | Hinao • Char Kyonagi | ||
Kamunabi | Leaders | Azami | |
Anti-Cloud Gouger Special Forces | Ikuto Hagiwara • Kazane Machi • Shiyumi Harima† • Hajime Kugara† • Kiyohiko Uzuki† • Makoto Kasahara† | ||
Other Members | Hiyuki Kagari • Tafuku Mihara | ||
Former | Togo Shiba | ||
Enchanted Blade Wielders | Yoji Uruha • Seiichi Samura • "Master Swordsman" | ||
Hishaku | Yura • Hishaku Sorcerer • Hiruhiko | ||
Sazanami Clan | Kyora Sazanami† • Soya Sazanami‽ • Tenri Sazanami† • Tamaki Sazanami • Enji Sazanami | ||
Other Characters | Sojo's Group | Genichi Sojo† • Norisaku Madoka† • Mohawk Henchmen† | |
Independent Sorcerers | Puppet Sorcerer† • Trauma Sorcerer† • Oni Mask Sorcerer | ||
Non-Sorcerers | Yuu |