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“He's giving it his all. That's admirable. Honestly, he's cool.” ― Tafuku compliments Chihiro despite them being enemies.[source]
Tafuku Mihara (
Initially introduced as a minor antagonist, he becomes a supporting ally of Chihiro in the Rakuzaichi Arc and Sword Bearer Assassination Arc.
Appearance
Tafuku is a tall man standing about half a head taller than his partner Hiyuki, with black hair tied in a chonmage topknot, who is built similary to a rikishi, or a sumo wrestler. He wears a black vest with white dots and no undershirt, with the bottom half of his attire consisting of a partial robe tied with a white rope. He dons standard black shoes.
Personality
Relationships
Allies
Hiyuki Kagari
Chihiro Rokuhira
Hakuri Sazanami
Abilities
Overall Abilities: As an elite sorcerer working for the Kamunabi, Tafuku is a powerful combatant. He was easily able to eliminate several sorcerers at the Rakuzaichi, and was trusted enough by the Kamunabi to work alongside Hiyuki Kagari, the organization’s strongest combatant.
Combat Prowess
Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Tafuku primarily relies on hand-to-hand combat in fights, not carrying weapons and simply fighting with his limbs, such as when delivering powerful palm strikes.
Sorcery
Battle Dimension: Tafuku's sorcery allows him to create a space outside the real world, being a dimension where the same structures exist though constructed with different materials. Tafuku can allow specific people to enter the space while excluding others, though apparently needs to be consciously aware of their presence in order to do so, as when first confronting Chihiro, Tafuku included Hakuri in the room despite Hiyuki and Tafuku only targeting Chihiro.
Tafuku's space is considered akin to a 'match'; as such, as soon as an individual within the space is considered to have 'lost', such as being knocked unconscious, the space will immediately disappear, all individuals within returning to corresponding locations within the real world. It is unknown how long Tafuku can maintain his spaces for, nor how often he can create one, though it appears he cannot instantly create a space after one is rendered inert, as Tafuku did not set one up when Hakuri was knocked unconscious and Chihiro began escaping.[1] He does not appear to be capable of cancelling it voluntarily, as he brought a yakuza member into his space when he and Hiyuki were negotiating with Chihiro and knocked him unconscious to cancel the space.[2]
Etymology
- Tafuku's surname Mihara (美原) consists of the kanji for 'beauty' (美) and 'meadow' (原).
- Tafuku's given name Tafuku (多福) consists of the kanji for 'many' (多) and 'fortune' (福).
Trivia
- Tafuku resembles Kuro from one of Takeru Hokazono's one-shots CHAIN.