Shishitoren

This article is about the delinquent group. For the fifth chapter of the WIND BREAKER manga, see Shishitoren (chapter). For the story arc, see Shishitoren arc.

“	Shishitoren was a team...that simply wanted to seek strength.	”
— Hiragi's comment on Shishitoren.^[2]

Shishitoren (獅子頭連, Lion Head Group^?) is a delinquent gang. It is led by Choji Tomiyama.

Background

Shishitoren is said to only have fought to seek strength.^[2] While they still got into heated encounters, notably an all-out brawl against Bofurin, they did not involve civilians. During their introduction, they are shown to be apathetic, violent and cruel, chasing elementary-aged Sasaki and laughing at one of their own, when said member had been knocked down by Sakura and Sugishita.^[3]

Structure

Shishitoren has a leader alternatively known as the first-in-command at its top. It has a Vice-Leader as the second-in-command, who also leads the rest of the gang.

Story

Shishitoren arc

The group of Sakura, Hiragi, Suou, Nirei and Sugishita are out on patrol when they see three members of Shishitoren chasing someone at the train crossing border between Shishitoren and Bofurin's territory. They attack the Shishitoren members to protect the victim, which draws out Togame, vice-leader of Shishitoren. Later, they report this incident to Umemiya. Tomiyama, Shishitorin's leader, comes to Bofurin to provoke Umemiya into a 1-on-1 brawl. They decide to hold 5 1-on-1 brawls at Shishitoren's base, "The Cage", with the match-ups of: Sugishita vs Arima, Hiragi vs Sako, Suou vs Kanuma, Sakura vs Togame, Umemiya vs Tomiyama.

Appearance

Uniform

The jackets of Shishitoren are in the style of jerseys, with significant embroidery details. Their logo is embroidered on the back of the jacket, while two traditional lions are embroidered on the chest area at the front of the jacket. They come in various sizes (i.e., "S/M/L/XL").^[4] They are mostly a combination of white (mainly as stripes on the collar, wrists, waist area, and long ones spanning from the length of the shoulders downwards to the wrists) and bright orange.

Apart from the jackets, many of the Shishitoren members wear common street styles tops and bottoms with no strict rules to their fashion (i.e., all members are free to wear anything they want).^[4]

Logo

The logo of Shishitoren is a traditional Japanese lion head, resembling Komainu, with the kanji of "Shishitoren" incorporated into the logo. They are depicted as black-colored on the uniform.^[4]