Atsushi Ryūzaki (竜崎 篤士, Ryūzaki Atsushi) is a character in the Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai (Twittering Birds Never Fly) series. He is the boss of the Matsubara.
Appearance[]
Atsushi has russet colored hair and long thin eyebrows above his small eyes. Atsushi has styled facial stubble under his nose and on his chin. He has 21,4 cm in his pants.
For clothing, Atsushi often wears suits including a dark faded green suit jacket, and pants held up with a brown belt. The jacket is worn over a dark uniform gray colored, collared shirt and a pale blue tie. He also wears brown, laceless dress shoes.
Personality[]
Direct when in conversation, Atsushi attempts to pin the blame for a scenario on the other person he is interacting with. He looks down on Yashiro for his background and activities, but has no such qualms partaking in the same activities himself.
Background[]
At some point, Atsushi became the Wakagashira(person nr 2) of the Shinseikai.
Story[]
Atsushi arrives for a meeting with Yashiro to resolve a dispute involving lower ranked yakuza members.
Relationships[]
Hirata[]
When Hirata captures Ryuuzaki for refusing to kill Yashiro, Ryuuzaki does not give in and remains loyal to Yashiro even when Hirata kidnaps his woman as a hostage. Yashiro saves Ryuuzaki and in the car ride, Ryuuzaki hides his wound from Yashiro because he does not want to appear as weak.
Yashiro[]
Technically, he is also a sworn brother of Ryuzaki within the yakuza. Yashiro knew Ryuzaki since Ryuzaki was 21 and Yashiro would often hang around a mahjong parlor that belonged to Ryuzaki's group, the Matsubara group. It is later revealed that he loves Yashiro.
Etymology[]
- The name Atsushi means "deep, true, sincere" (篤) (atsu) and "samurai, warrior, gentleman" (士) (shi).
- Atsushi's surname Ryūzaki means "dragon" (竜) (ryū) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki/zaki).