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Hanzou Hattori (八鳥 半蔵 Hattori Hanzo) is a supporting character in the Nanbaka Web Manga and anime. He is the former manager of Tsukumo[1].
Appearance[]
Hanzou is a young man with a slightly tanned Caucasian complexion and spiky, pale blond hair with pink tips; his hair is tied into multiple small ponytails with pink bands. He has blue eyes and wears a pair of yellow-framed glasses with purple arms. He wears a second pair of glasses with purple lenses on his head and sports a blue necklace. He wears four leopard-print wristbands on each wrist: turquoise, pink, yellow, and dark blue in color. He has silver hoop earrings and wears a silver ring on the index finger of his right hand. His nails are painted pink.
Hanzou wears a light blue floral patterned shirt open, exposing his chest, and black shorts.
Personality[]
Hanzou is portrayed as an upbeat, cheerful individual who seems genuinely impressed with the talent of others[1]. However, he is also smug and arrogant, assuming that others will bend to his will without persuasion; he joined his coworkers in abusing Tsukumo's talents and fears for personal gain, indicating that he is somewhat manipulative and selfish[2].
Background[]
A younger Hanzou watches his manager
Hanzou was Tsukumo's manager and assisted a director and assistant in pretending that the former was Tsukumo's biological mother. He watched Tsukumo perform many roles and was impressed with his talent and work ethic, but was also envious due to the affection he received from the director.
When Tsukumo was arrested, Hanzou learned that he'd been arrested and told the media that he was missing, leading him to gather more notoriety while Hanzou tried to find out which prison he'd been sent to. He eventually tracked him down to Nanba Prison.
Plot[]
Part Two[]
Hanzou visits Tsukumo
Hanzou appears in Nanba Prison to visit Tsukumo, who immediately tries to leave and refuse communication with him. Hanzou convinces him to stay and compliments his retained character and work ethic. Tsukumo behaves coldly towards him, but Hanzou continues and reveals that he claimed him to be missing while trying to find which prison he'd been sent to. He then attempts to convince Tsukumo to return to work after his release; Tsukumo flatly refuses before revealing his discovery that the director who'd claimed to be his mother had been lying to him[1].
While initially feigning ignorance, Hanzou mockingly congratulates him on learning the truth but tells him that he still shouldn't consider quitting given that acting is his only talent. Revealing his pride and jealousy towards Tsukumo, he notes that he has nothing outside of his acting career and that he would be alone if he quits[2].
Part Three[]
Hanzou appears in the visitation room once again, arguing with Tsukumo, who refuses to take up any of the job offers he has been given.
Trivia[]
- Honzou's name consists of the kanji 半 han meaning "half" and 蔵 zou meaning "wearhouse". His surname is written with the characters 八 hat meaning "eight" and 鳥 tori meaning "bird".
- Hanzou is based of Hattori Hanzō, a famous Samurai of the Sengoku era who is credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasuand helping him to become the ruler of united Japan.
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