Kureishi Mitsuyo (
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Appearance[]
Mitsuyo is a muscular individual with a youthful visage, long red hair that he ties into a ponytail with two long bangs framing his face, and countless battle nicks covering his skin. The scar that runs horizontally across his nose was earned from Hayakuwa Samato. While fighting strong opponents, he is known to pull facial expressions that indicate his ecstasy and enjoyment.
Personality[]
Mitsuyo is an eccentric individual with a noticeably prominent fight-loving streak; he holds a belief that martial arts are meant for killing.[7] Kureishi also has a 'fetish' for breaking other people's bones, something he realised at the tender age of 2, and gets visibly aroused when fighting strong opponents[6]
Over the years, Kureishi seems to have mellowed, becoming a sarcastic yet confident individual. He also enjoys relaxing and does not like doing things that are not in his own interests.
History[]
At the age of 2, Kureishi's talent was revealed, in the eyes of the boy Kureishi, everything was like a collection of bones[6]
Since the age of 16, Kureishi has been practicing MMA[2].
When he was younger, Kureishi once fought as one of Purgatory's gladiators, if only because he was desperate for cash.[8]
At some point, Kureishi participated in "Cage Fight" and slowly rose to 5th in the lightweight rankings with a record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 5 KOs[3].
Mitsuyo was approached to by Nishihonji Akira to be an affiliated fighter for Nishihonji Security Services but Kureishi declined and instead introduced Nishihonji to Imai Cosmo.[9]
Plot[]
Fist of the Seeker[]
Having been called by Ito Juttosai for an offline meet-up, Kureishi met up with him and Ikeuchi Mentaro. On Ikeuchi's insistence, he and Kureishi had a 5 minute sparring match under MMA rules. During sparring, as he was being overwhelmed, Kureishi was left in surprise when he realised the progress Ikeuchi had made. Before he could get really serious, time ran out; accepting his loss to Ikeuchi, he left with a smile. Outside, Kureishi mused that he had come very close to "breaking" Ikeuchi and took out his frustrations on a random passerby.
Some days later, he met up with Ito and mentioned he was hoping to invite Ikeuchi to the upcoming Rokushin Kaikan Tournament.
On the day of the tournament, Kureishi encountered Ikeuchi arriving. Noting that Ikeuchi was fighting first, Kureishi asked about Yamada Kentaro Ikeuchi would be facing (as he was not familiar with the karate world). He then watched as Ikeuchi took on Kentaro.
Kengan Ashura[]
Mitsuyo appeared relaxed, sitting next to Kurachi Karugo, watching an end-of-round closing show whilst Hayami Katsumasa's attempted coup was going on.
On the final day of the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, Kureishi watched as Imai Cosmo won a sparring match against Okubo Naoya in order to decide who would represent Nishihonji Security Services. He then watched Cosmo's quarter-final match against Tokita Ohma, with his student eventually taking a defeat. After the fight, Kureishi wilfully helped with Ohma's injuries by applying some first aid.
After the tournament, Kureishi took on Adam Dudley as a student, with the latter wanting to learn martial arts so he could make a comeback in the Kengan matches.
Kengan Omega[]
Mitsuyo spent his time ice skating flamboyantly whilst Adam Dudley was 'training' Narushima Koga. After making his presence known to Koga, Mitsuyo continued skating flamboyantly with Imai Cosmo in tow.
Later, at his dojo, Mitsuyo helped Adam train his ability to strike from odd positions. With Adam finishing up, Mitsuyo then gave Koga a task that he managed to accomplish after being given a hint. Impressed, Mitsuyo then began their training session. Afterwards, he told them they should go and watch Gaoh Ryuki's Kengan match.
After Koga had successfully passed his final exam with the SJPW boys, he visited Mitsuyo. Now knowing Koga's connection to Narushima Joji, Mitsuyo brought him to the Rokushin Kaikan headquarters, to Koga's terror. Mitsuyo brought Koga to his uncle Joji, who continued Koga's karate training.
On the day of Koga's fighter employment exam, Mitsuyo observed the fledgling fighter's performance and eventual win alongside Joji, Cosmo and Adam.
Mitsuyo helped train Koga for the three months after his fighter employment exam.
He and Joji were present in the stands during the Kengan Association VS Purgatory Tournament with Koga and Akiyama Kaede. After the tenth match, Kureishi and Joji decided to leave the stands to look for the Worms who injured Koga before the tournament.
Power & Abilities[]
Mitsuyo is a powerful fighter with at least 10 years experience in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts.[2] He is also known as a prodigy in the Japanese MMA sphere, being considered one of the top 10 MMA fighters in Japan, and later during the events of Kengan Omega, is also considered to be “at the top of his class” in the middle-to-lightweight divisions of Japanese MMA.
Befitting his position as Cosmo's teacher, Mitsuyo specializes in grappling (particularly Brazilian-Jiujitsu). He’s also quite proficiency in striking, with his punches being described as ‘lethal’[2] Later in Kengan Omega, Mitsuyo even applies his in-depth knowledge of chiropractic to his martial arts skills, as demonstrated when after Ohma dislocated his elbow after Mitsuyo attempted to break his fingers, Mitsuyo proceeded to relocate his elbow with little to no effort and continue their sparring match.
During a sparring match with Ohma, Mitsuyo was able to give him an incredibly difficult time, pushing him far harder than either of his previous sparring partners. Despite Ohma being physically faster and stronger, Mitsuyo's wisdom and experience in fights make him able to go toe-to-toe against Ohma, with the latter even going so far as to say this outright.
Etymology[]
- Kureishi means "living/livelihood/make a living, spend time" (暮) (kure) and "stone, volume measure" (石) (ishi).
- Mitsuyo means "light" (光) (mitsu) and "world" (世) (yo).
Notes & Trivia[]
- Mitsuyo thinks that curry rice is the best food on Earth and his skills include breaking bones.[4]
- Mitsuyo has a couple of national certifications for chiropractic practices and he runs a chiropractic clinic on the side of his martial arts career.[10]
- He notes that he only became a chiropractor after learning efficient ways on how to break people.[11]
- Mitsuyo is a major character from Fist of the Seeker, Sandrovich Yabako's earlier webcomic. He also makes a cameo in Danberu Nan-Kiro Moteru? as an osteopathic clinic director, and another cameo in ST✰R: Strike it Rich, as Nozomi's trainer, making him the only character to appear in all four of Sandrovich's works.
- His dojo and orthopedic clinic are in adjacent buildings.[12]
- He does not like the idea of fighting for someone else.[9]
- Mitsuyo was the most popular character in Fist of the Seeker in the Seeker popularity polls.
References[]
- ↑ Chapter 50 (Seeker)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 3 (Seeker)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Fist of the Seeker: Rokushin Kaikan Tournament character profiles
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kureishi Mitsuyo's profile
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 5 (Seeker)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chapter 29 (Seeker)
- ↑ Chapter 6 (Seeker)
- ↑ Chapter 21 (Omega)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 125
- ↑ Chapter 229
- ↑ Chapter 21 (Dumbbell)
- ↑ Chapter 36 (ST✰R)
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| Fist of the Seeker Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Karate Schools | ||
| Gadokan | Murakami Koji | |
| Meido Kaikan | Koyasu Shingoro | |
| Nakachi Style | Igo Nagare | |
| Nito Style | Futoyama Baitatsu · Ikeuchi Mentaro | |
| Rokushin Kaikan | Akanishi Tsutomu · Ao Kenji · Ando Rei · Kaibara Dozan · Kameda Yasushi · Motoyama Jin · Muto Shinya · Nanbu Ryuta · Narushima Joji · Ohta Masao · Oshio Gaku · Shido Hishiyasu · Takayama Riki · Tatsuyoshi Katsuya · Totsugawa Keiji · Wajima Ken'ichi · Yamada Kentaro · Yanagi Roken | |
| Other Combat Forms | ||
| Boxing | Mabi Hagura | |
| Hatsumi-style Aikido | Hatsumi Koichiro · Hatsumi Ryozo | |
| Japanese Kenpo | Horita Masafumi | |
| Kickboxing | Sawamoto Tadashi | |
| MMA | Kureishi Mitsuyo | |
| Muay Thai | Hayakuwa Samato | |
| Paolin Kung-Fu | Zong Longshen | |
| Pro Wrestling | Jose Kanzaki · Kurachi Karugo | |
| Shunputei Itto-ryu | Ito Juttosai | |
| Sumo | Hanayama Koji | |
| Unknown | Daimon Heito · Nagata Manabu · Najima Haneto · Sasada Tsuyoshi | |
| Other Characters | ||
| Miscellaneous | Chono Kensuke | |