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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (
Appearance
Tanizaki has a slim, average build with orange hair, hazel eyes and pale skin. His hair is parted in the middle with its spikes sweeping downwards, along with a light grey bobby pin clipped on his left. He wears earrings with the corresponding color of his pin.
His attire consists of an oversized, off-white V-necked sweater with a black stripe on the collar, light blue pants, and brown shoes. A red sweater is wrapped around his waist. Tanizaki also dons a black tank top underneath his sweater.[note 1]
After the cannibalism, Tanizaki wears a formal suit during the agency's celebration.[4]
After the Armed Detective Agency is framed as terrorists, he suddenly wears a white hood suit[5] and changes into a riot gear with black boots and black gloves, originally belonging to the military police.[6]
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Others
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Personality
Tanizaki sincerely apologizes to Atsushi.
Tanizaki is arguably one of the most "average" members of the Agency, not being eccentric or loud like any of the other members. However, he does go along with their shenanigans, especially when specifically instructed by his senior members like Doppo Kunikida.[7] He once hinted on feeling quite mediocre as a detective with an ability "not too useful for battle", albeit afterwards assuring the newcomer Atsushi Nakajima that he was able to last quite long in their rather dangerous line of work. He also does not hesitate to apologize for his behavior when necessary, specifically when he apologized to Atsushi for his rude character in his entrance exam, even when that was what was expected of him for his role.[8]
Tanizaki acting as a bomber with a vendetta on the Agency.
Tanizaki also has an aptitude to adapt to his surroundings, which is usually complemented by his illusory ability. As such, he is one of the agents sent in for reconnaissance missions.[9][2] Moreover, Tanizaki appears to make a convincing actor, such as being a bomber[10] even if he and Kunikida originally did not plan him to take on such role.[7]
Tanizaki's nervousness in piloting the Night Crow.
Nevertheless, he has the occasional tendency to get nervous. He admitted being quite nervous whenever he goes to the library that serves as one of the Ministry of Home Affairs' secret bases, as well as when he anxiously flew a plane by himself and was referred to as the "wimpiest in the east" (探偵社・
Tanizaki's willingness to kill an afflicted Mori to save Fukuzawa in return.
However, he cares deeply for the well-being of his fellow Agency members, but he has a very fragile sense of morality, in which he quickly takes the path that is most likely to preserve himself and the Agency, even if it includes highly immoral behavior, including harming civilians,[11] aiming to kill his enemies,[8][11][1] and planning on joining the Mafia.[12] Such impulsive actions risk endangering even his own colleagues, the Agency's reputation, and Yokohama as a whole, making Tanizaki one of the more dangerous members of the Agency in terms of liability.
Tanizaki threatens the Black Lizard not to lay a finger on Naomi.
Despite being the humble and somewhat carefree type, Tanizaki would get extremely violent and bloodthirsty towards those who hurt his sister Naomi. He tends to get embarrassed by his sister's constant antics and physical intimacy,[10][8][13][14] but he nonetheless cares deeply for her. He even stated that things such as morality, ego, and pride do not matter to him compared to Naomi and would gladly burn the world for her.[11] Even against the Mafia's Black Lizard commanders, Tanizaki did not waver in displaying his murderous intent and threatened to kill them should they ever lay a finger on Naomi.[1]
Ability
- Main article: Light Snow
His ability, Light Snow (
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Manga Debut: | Chapter 4 |
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| Anime Debut: | Episode 3 | |
| Ability: | Illusion Creation | |
Skills
- Cooking Skills: Tanizaki is fairly good at cooking. He can cook some dishes including Hayashi rice.[14]
Background
Tanizaki lives alone with his younger sister Naomi. Nothing has been revealed about their past yet or what has happened to their parents, except that he was a student before joining the Agency.[8] His Agency entrance exam was apparently noted to be quite harsh and severe[2] to the point that Tanizaki has buried his memories of that day in his subconscious and that remembering it might only bring out underlying trauma.[7]
Battles
- Main article: List of Battles
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki vs. Ichiyō Higuchi | Unsettled (interrupted by Akutagawa) |
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Atsushi Nakajima and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki vs. Lucy Maud Montgomery | Win |
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Doppo Kunikida and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki vs. John Steinbeck and Howard Phillips Lovecraft | Win |
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki vs. Ryūrō Hirotsu, Gin Akutagawa, and Michizō Tachihara | Win |
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki and Kyōka Izumi vs. Kōyō Ozaki | Unsettled (escaped) |
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Akiko Yosano, Kenji Miyazawa, and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki vs. Port Mafia | Unsettled (interrupted by Motojirō Kajii's appearance |
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Appearances
- Chapter 2 - A Certain Explosive
- Chapter 3 - Yokohama Gangster Paradise, Part 1
- Chapter 4 - Yokohama Gangster Paradise, Part 2
- Chapter 7 - Kill A Man and Die Thee Too, Part 1
- Chapter 10 - Detective Boys
- Chapter 11 - Back in the Day... (flashback)
- Chapter 13 - The Rupturous Detective Agency
- Chapter 15 - Constantly Pushed to the Past, Part 1
- Chapter 16 - Constantly Pushed to the Past, Part 2
- Chapter 17 - The First Job
- Chapter 19 - The Three-Way Battle
- Chapter 22 - The Strategoy of Conflict
- Chapter 23 - The Grapes of Wrath Ripen in His Eyes, Part 1
- Chapter 24 - The Grapes of Wrath Ripen in His Eyes, Part 2
- Chapter 28 - The Emergancy Plan (flashback)
- Chapter 30 - The Silent Tower and the Raven's Feast
- Chapter 33 - A White Whale, into the Oceans of Heaven
- Chapter 35 - Rashomon, the Tiger and the Last Tycoon (flashback)
- Chapter 36 - If I May Lay Down This Burden Today
- Chapter 37 - Closing the Party
- Chapter 38 - Slap the Stick
- Chapter 39 - Portrait of a Father
- Chapter 40 - Walking Alone
- Chapter 46 - The Masked Assassin
- Chapter 47 - Mutual Destruction, Part 1
- Chapter 48 - Mutual Destruction, Part 2
- Chapter 49 - Mutual Destruction, Part 3
- Chapter 50 - Mutual Destruction, Part 4
- Chapter 52 - Echo, Part 2
- Chapter 53 - Echo, Part 3
- Chapter 56 - The Perfect Murder, The Perfect Killer, Part 3 (cameo)
- Chapter 58 - Sunday Tragedy, Part 2
- Chapter 59 - Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 1
- Chapter 60 - Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 2
- Chapter 61 - Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 3
- Chapter 62 - Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 4
- Chapter 63 - Enemies of Society
- Chapter 65 - Dreaming of Butterflies, Part 1
- Chapter 66 - Dreaming of Butterflies, Part 2
- Chapter 67 - The Sadness of Those Without Wings, Part 1
- Chapter 70 - The Escape, Part 2 (flashback)
- Chapter 77 - Skyfall, Part 4 (image)
- Chapter 78 - To Threaten God, Part 1 (image)
- Chapter 81 - The Strongest Man, Part 2 (cameo
- Chapter 83.5 - Toward the Complete Answer, Part 2 (picture)
Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc
- Chapter 88 - As If Hurtling Downward (flashback)
- Chapter 89 - Hero War, Gang War (cover)
- Chapter 91 - At the Detective Agency Anew
- Chapter 92 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 1
- Episode 2 - A Certain Bomb
- Episode 3 - Yokohama Gangster Paradise
- Episode 4 - The Tragedy of the Fatalist
- Episode 8 - Teaching Them to Kill; Then to Die
- Episode 9 - The Beauty Is Quiet Like a Stone Statue
- Episode 11 - First, an Unsuitable Profession for Her / Second, an Ecstatic Detective Agency
- Episode 12 - Borne Back Ceaselessly into the Past
- Episode 17 - Three Companies Conflict
- Episode 18 - The Strategy of Conflict
- Episode 19 - Will of Tycoon
- Episode 21 - Double Black
- Episode 22 - Part 1: Poe and Rampo; Part 2: Moby Dick, Swimming in the Sky
- Episode 23 - Rashoumon, The Tiger, and The Last Emperor (memory)
- Episode 24 - If I May Shed Away My Burden Now
- Episode 30 - Slap the Stick & Addict
- Episode 31 - Part 1: Herurisu! / Part 2: Portrait of a Father
- Episode 33 - The Masked Assassin
- Episode 34 - Cannibalism (Part 1)
- Episode 35 - Cannibalism (Part 2)
- Episode 37 - Echo
- Episode 42 - A Perfect Murder and Murderer (Part 2) (cameo)
- Episode 43 - Tragic Sunday
- Chapter 2 - A Certain Bomb
- Chapter 3 - The White Reaper
- Chapter 4.1 - The Target <First Part>
- Chapter 4.2 - The The Target <Second Part> (cameo)
- Chapter 5 - The Conditions
- Chapter 6 - Half
- Chapter 7 - The Wall of Ideals
- Chapter 9.2 - A Chance Meeting <Second Part>
- Chapter 11 - [BEAST Chapter 11
Etymology
- The name Jun'ichirō means "wet, moisture" (潤) (jun), "one" (一) (ichi) and "son" (郎) (rō).
- Jun'ichirō's surname Tanizaki means "valley" (谷) (tani) and "cape" (崎) (saki/zaki).
Namesake
- Main article: Real-life References#Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki (July 24, 1886 - July 30, 1965)
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Trivia
- Tanizaki's dislike of earthquakes[3] may be a nod to his real-life counterpart who had a lifelong fear of earthquakes due to his home being destroyed by the 1894 Meiji Tokyo earthquake that destroyed several major cities including Yokohama.[16]
- Tanizaki's author counterpart was a novelist who was inspired by and wrote about a vast variety of topics but is noted most prominently for his sexual fantasies and charismatic female protagonists that he created (also a likely influence for the behavior of Naomi, who is named after one such protagonist).[16] Tanizaki's ability is named after his novel on the lives and social state of three sisters during the war, entitled Sasame Yuki (細雪, lit. "Light Snow") but translated as The Makioka Sisters in English, due to difficulty in translating the intricacies of the Japanese title appropriately.[17]
- The unit number of the Tanizaki siblings' residence is 203. A pun on the word brother (兄さん, nii-san?) as 2 (二?) can be read as ni and 3 (三?) can be read as san.[14]
Notes
- ↑ In the anime, Tanizaki doesn't have a blank top underneath his sweater.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 48.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 33.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Volume 3.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 53.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 59.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 60.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bungo Stray Dogs: The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 3.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 10.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 2.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 24.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 65.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 15.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 17.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Volume 5, Author Guide.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Makioka Sisters. Wikipedia.