Kyouji Hashimoto

Kyouji Hashimoto is Yamato Kidou's partner. He was previously Naoya Saeki's partner before the latter became a senior officer.

Appearance
Kyouji has teal coloured hair which is gelled back so that his bangs doesn't fall over his forehead. He has hazel brown coloured eyes and round glasses with a dark brown frame.

He wears the standard TOKKOH uniform of the policeman cap with a dark green band and several additions to the usual button-up coat. He has a gold chain pinned to his second button which extends to his shoulder blade and two medals (one green and the other being red) attached to the right side of his chest with a gold embellishment being just above it. He also has a large strap that extends across his chest that's the colour of greyed-silver and crimson red. The symbol of 12-Story Prison has also been attached to it.

Personality
Often seen as a big brother and saviour by Yamato Kidou.

Character Gallery Card 2
"'He is the secret boss character. His real name is Akira Kagesa. I tried not to make him an obviously shady character, but when I asked my friends 'Which is shadier, a bobbed hair style or straight back hair?' they said 'Both.' so I gave it up. 'YOZAKURAKAI' has a model organisation that actually existed. It's mostly fantasy and parody, but even if they are dogmatic, the goal of 'Making Japan better' was the same. He tried to use Yamoto as his tool, but he failed before. He is cold-hearted and ambitious but he can't trust people even though he wants to. Maybe it's his last conscience.'"

Special Story
Kyouji was the son to a regular family of farmers with no wealth or status. He thought that in order to change this 'normal', he first had to learn. He did not want to be used and thrown away as other 'normal' people were - he pursued knowledge in order to go up in the world by himself. Not only did he want to change his life, he wanted to change the future as well. The Kagesa family, who had supported his education in school, adopted him into the family. This was the first prominent change in Kyouji's life.

At first, he had believed himself to be 'remarkable', but soon came to realize his position after his adoption. The Kagesa family had three biological children who were not happy with the fact that Kyouji had been adopted into the family - they were envious because Kyouji was more intelligent than them. Kyouji notes that despite being 'remarkable', he could not win over those who had wealth and status. As a result, Kyouji felt that he also needed to be socially skilled in order to change his position and 'play his cards right'.

Alongside the Kagesa's family's children, Kyouji became a bureaucrat. Upon his change in position, he noticed that the Japan was corrupted to the very core. He saw things such as the abuse of power, bribery, embezzlement, and the concealing of these activities, which is why the wealth gap between the rich and the poor will never be bridged. At this time, the military was allowed to possess weaponry, but could not participate in government affairs. The government was mainly controlled by noble and imperial families.

In order to change Japan and break the system, Kyouji believed that Japan needed to become a militarist nation. He notes that he himself has no power, but the organization (YOZAKURAKAI) has the power to change everything. He says that he will lead Japan to victory and change the world by becoming a militarist nation.

His first step in doing this was charging the Kagesa family for a corrupt act, which subsequently removed both their status and their wealth. He himself had nothing to lose because he was a commoner. Kyouji got rid of the arrogant people and gained power alongside a high position in the Metropolitan Police Department. After he secured this position, he created YOZAKURAKAI in order to lead Japan towards militarism.

Abandoning the name Akira Kagesa, Kyouji became a TOKKOH officer in order to 'open a new page'. Using General Kongou as a front, he started to develop a chemical weapon from Hades grass. In his own words, "To change the present situation, a huge sacrifice is necessary". He says that it is "absolutely imperative" in order to change the world.

Trivia

 * His surname, Hashimoto, is written as 橋本, with "橋" meaning bridge and "本" meaning "base". His given name, Kyouji, is written as 恭司, with "恭" being modest and "司" being to preside over.