Fuuchouin Kazuki (fuuchouin) is from Yuya Aoki's Getbacker's series -- Kazuki is the scion of the noble Fuuchouin family, and his fighting abilities derive from the family school, which emphasizes grace (麗). He is graceful and charming, and is often mistaken for a woman because of his long hair and feminine face. But when angered, his fury is such that his notorious other title is "Prince of Fear". He's also one of the characters who's frequently drawn, as he's the butt of many gay / woman jokes. It does not help that he sometimes does wear women's clothes in his line of job as an annaya (information seeker), as is shown when he coerces information about the Hall of Hell out of an Ura follower in a bar (*manga only*).
Kazuki is also often depicted as a naïve person in terms of his relationships. He trusted his friends even after they betrayed him, leading to him being taken advantages by the likes of Saizou Toufuuin and Toshiki Uryuu. However, it is also his unerring trust that keeps his friends and followers to flock to him. Due to his job as an annaiya or information seeker, Kazuki knows a lot of things concerning the Infinite Fortress.
His family house was destroyed, and his family killed, in a mysterious fire when Kazuki was in his early teens (which was revealed to be an attack by an enemy clan, who uses black strings); he subsequently fled to the Infinity Fortress with Juubei and Sakura Kakei, where he led a gang known as 'Fuuga' (風雅 Fūga, translation: 'Elegance') before joining Volts under the Thunder Emperor. He left the Infinity Fortress after the departure of Ginji and Shido, leaving Juubei behind. However, the IL retrieval brought them back together. Kazuki is usually an ally of the GetBackers, due to his friendship with Ginji. He and Ban tolerate each other, but are not close; Ban's unflattering nickname for him is "Ito-maki" (thread spool). As the leader of Fuuga, he once ascended into the Beltline to test his strength.
Kazuki uses white koto strings (in the manga's English translation, they were described as harp strings) in battle; the strings also have other uses such as listening in on distant conversations. The Fuuchouin String Arts is regarded as one of the most versatile fighting techniques in the Infinity Fortress as it comprises attack and defense using the same weapon. Because of these skills, he is often called "Ito no Kazuki" (絃の花月 Kazuki of the Strings), an epithet which, albeit sounding harmless enough, is one of the most feared names of the Infinite Fortress. The strings are stored in two bells tied to the front right strand of his hair to ease manipulation (most of the time, Kazuki is portrayed as a dominantly left-handed person, as he wields the bells among his left fingers and manipulate them with his right—a task usually linked with the less dominant hand. However, in his battle against Saizou, he displays some dexterity with his right hand). Ayamine Rando once joked that Kazuki's strings come from the fourth dimension (referring to Doraemon; Kazuki's bells are resemblant to that of the blue cat robot).
The reason for Kazuki's strings' unnatural strength is the amount of vibration applied on them by Kazuki's fingers. Though it is hard to imagine how to make the countless strings vibrate whilst performing the intricate techniques, Kazuki seems to be able to do so naturally (One theory is that he focuses his "qi" through his strings. Indeed, he could often be seen concentrating before unleashing his moves. If so, Juubei's notion that 'the Fuuchouin and the Kakei are derived from the same style, which, if combined, will have enormous power' is true, as the Kakei-ryuu is often shown as a 'qi' manipulation technique). This vibration technique must be particularly potent as Kazuki's string shields can protect him from virtually any physical attack, as was shown when he protected Ginji and Kuroudo from Semimaru Kanade, the most powerful of the Kiryuudo 7, in the 'Get Back the Eternal Bond' arc, and even explosions, as was shown when he, Shido and Ren were caught off-guard by Masaki Kurusu in the latest arc. However, it has been shown that this shield can be broken by sufficient strength, or completely by-passed (by Masaki's "light", for example)
Among the Fuuchouin-ryuu techniques commonly used by Kazuki are:
- Rain Showers or Rain Spears (multitude of strings falling on an assailant whenever the subject moves. Used on Kakei Juubei, Toshiki Uryuu, and Saizou Toufuuin), This seems to be Kazuki's signature attack as it is the most commonly used. In retrospect, however, the effect of this technique is trivial compared to other styles.
- Misty Rain (a technique in which the strings seem to disappear only to attack the assailant from an unexpected direction. Kazuki explained that the technique resembles a wet man trapped in a mist; allowing no chance whatsoever of escaping. Used as the final coup de grâce against Juubei in IL arc
- Jade Shield (strings emanating from the bell in Kazuki's hand form an inverted triangle. Used for frontal attack. Has been compared to the Santen Kesshun technique of Orihime Inoue) *manga only*
- Cursed Binds (to paralyze enemies. Said to cut enemies into seven pieces if he or she moves. Also used by Saizou Toufuuin to bind Emishi Haruki)
- String Coccoon (strings surround Kazuki and anyone else and protect him (them) from any attack. Used against Semimaru Kanade).
- Gunshot Water
- Muddy Steam
- Whirlwind
Kazuki is played by Jean.

Game canon (stuff that has happened in the game)
* Kazuki arrives on Moksa - meets Gray
* Attends Truth or Dare game - has to sit on Gray's lap for the rest of the night (still ongoing - very epic LOL and OTL)
* Dared Gray to waltz and serenade Mikuru
* Thinks Gray has a LOVELY singing voice *snckrs* XD
* Has Gray show him around campus and gets to know Gray a bit better; goes Ice Boarding
* Is now rooming with Gray insteaed of in the girls' dorm like he was first assigned
* Fight against Dartz
* Having tea with Mikuru and Gray
* Observing (and may) participate in Eiji's tumbling class
* Handcuff Event (Kazuki / Nakuru)
LOGS
- Arrival
- Truth or Dare ( Kazuki's Dare / Dare to Gray )
- Campus Tour
- Soul Stealing Event - Final Fight
- Soul Stealing Event - Gray/Mikuru/Etc
- Tea Time
- Cafeterial Encounter
- Handcuff Event
CHARACTER RELATIONS
- Kikumaru - Thinks he's amusing
- Gray - Likes to tease him, but is glad that he's friends with him
- Mikuru - Wants to get her and Gray together (although he's not sure that'll happen...yet)
- Dartz - knows he's a baddie
- Tsuzuki - Thinks the other has hidden stuff inside...
- C. C. - mysterious
- Frau - he's trouble, even if he's not caused any for him himself
- Teito - neutral; doesn't know him well enough to draw any conclusions yet
EDUCATION
Kazuki'll be taking the following classes: World Religions / Magic Theory / Home Ec / World History
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