Ushio Azabu (麻布 汐, azabu ushio) is a 3rd-year student and the president of the Japanese Culture Research Club, also a member of the Kendo Club.
Appearance[]
Ushio has lavender hair, a chin-length bob and an uneven fringe trimmed slightly above his eyes. He has dark purple-blue eyes and a mole under his left eye.
Ushio wears the blue tie designed for 3rd-year students, a white undershirt, dark pants and brown leather shoes. He also can be seen in the Tensho Academy black jacket uniform.
Personality[]
As the president of the Japanese Culture Research club, Ushio has a lot of appreciation towards traditional Japanese culture, even scolding Kaoru Narugo for eating Western sweets instead of Japanese ones, and mixing elements of Japanese and Western cultures. He does his best to be a reliable and respected senior, but he is often enraged by Kaoru and Minori Shido's antics.
While he is a rather serious person, he is honest with his feelings and quick to show them. For instance, he cried when his club members bumped into his morning glories.
He is unable to use any sort of technology, often breaking it due to a mix of frustration and being unaware on how use it properly.
Story[]
Episode 7 - Concerto[]
While Saku Otonomiya and Hinata Mitsutsuka visit the Japanese culture research club, Ushio scolds Kaoru for mixing Japanese and Western sweets and tea, claiming Japanese sweets should be paired with Japanese tea, even trying to strike Kaoru with a Kendo shinai. This encounter helps Saku with his troubles.
Episode 12 - Piacere[]
With everyone in a panic because of the government taking a hold of Tensho Academy, Ushio and other students infiltrate the school so the Singing Contest may take place. While others run ahead of him, Ushio holds off guards and strikes them down with the back of his katana, with the secret help of Keishi Harumoto, eventually giving him delusions of grandeur and bragging to Kaoru and Minori who make fun of him.
Relationships[]
Kaoru Narugo[]
Kaoru and Ushio get into arguments quite a bit, surrounding Kaoru's sweet tooth and Ushio's obsession with only consuming Japanese things. These arguments come from a good place with both of them thinking their ideals will benefit one another.
Minori Shido[]
Minori gladly talks about his perverted interests in front of Ushio, much to his dismay. He enjoys poking fun at his club president.
Tamotsu Araki[]
Tamotsu greatly admires Ushio as a senior and is extremely dedicated to him to the point of fawning over the pictures he has of him and showing them to his friends. He has an exaggerated view of him and is oblivious to what Ushio actually acts like.
Ushio supports Tamotsu's endeavors of becoming manlier and tries to give him advice, which he eagerly follows.
Tamotsu has also begged Ushio to let him join the Japanese Culture Research Club, which Ushio refuses since he does not want Tamotsu to be near the rest of his clubmates.
Likes and Interests[]
- Favorite food: Vegetarian food
- What I like: A Tour of the Famous Sites
- What I'm not good at: Electronic equipment in general
Quotes[]
- "The friendship between men has always been a passionate legacy in Japan. And you are doing everything you can to conserve this legacy... You are truly the epitome of a Japanese gentleman!" (To Saku Otonomiya)
- "Kaoru, you should learn from him!" (To Kaoru Narugo)
- "Stop using these foreign words that are hard to understand." (To Kaoru)
- "You dare deceive me!" (To Kaoru)
- "Nay, I do not see the Japanese sunrise beyond those horizons!" (To Kaoru)
- "Are you betraying us or committing treason?" (To the guards)
- "Quit complaining and start climbing!" (To Koya Ashihara)
Etymology[]
- The name Ushio means "eventide, tide, salt water, opportunity" (汐).
- Ushio's surname Azabu means "linen, hemp, cloth" (麻布).