Wakasa Imaushi

Wakasa Imaushi, or Waka (ワカ), is the Commando Unit Captain of the Kanto Manji Gang. He was also a founding member and the former Special Attack Unit Captain of Black Dragon and a Top Executive in Brahman.

Appearance
Wakasa is a short man with slightly feminine features. He wears a customized version of the Brahman uniform with flowers and butterflies embroidered on the sleeves. Underneath the oversized hoodie, he wears a large white crew-neck shirt and a pair of sandals for footwear. His hair is fashioned in a striped pattern dyed in the colors of purple and blond and is often tied in a ponytail with a loose strand of each color cascading the sides of his face. He has droopy lilac eyes, prominent eyelashes, and a dango skewer in between his lips. He wears a red drop earring on his left earlobe.

During his time in the First Generation Black Dragon, Wakasa had tousled light hair. He wore the traditional uniform with his signature earring. When he was the leader of Kodo Rengo, he wore the gang uniform in the color white.

Personality
Wakasa appears to be bored most of the time. He is unexcited by the prospect of fighting despite being highly confident in his abilities and bears an exhausted expression even in battle. He is exceptionally reliable in commanding Brahman and has gained the trust of his subordinates over time. Wakasa is also an avid follower of the First Generation Black Dragon's principles and cares for his friends indefinitely.

Authority
As a former executive in Brahman, Wakasa has a huge influence and control over the gang. He was also displayed as a fearsome leader who commanded Kodo Rengo, a gang that was assembled through the unification of twelve smaller organizations in East Kanto, and a diligent captain of the Special Attack Unit during his time in Black Dragon. His former and current positions imply that he is well-respected in Tokyo's delinquent world, and has control over a few formidable gangs in the city. As a former executive of Brahman, he influences one of the three current strongest gangs and has immense authority over it.

Fighting Prowess
Wakasa was able to effortlessly sneak up to Kakucho, who is an overwhelmingly powerful fighter, unnoticed. He specializes in Kickboxing and Bajiquan. His fighting style is an evasive and acrobatic one. He can easily execute high-level maneuvers in battle as well as make it very difficult to hit him. As one of Black Dragon's first captains, he is implied to be a legend in terms of fighting ability and reputation. Together, with Benkei, they were able to effortlessly defeat about 100 of Rokuhara Tandai's men. He was also able to take on South Terano in a fight later on with Benkei, although they are soon defeated by South with ease.

Appearances
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Three Deities Arc

 * Chapter 213 - Living legends
 * Chapter 214 - The engine fired
 * Chapter 224 - Cutthroat
 * Chapter 225 - Free-for-all
 * Chapter 226 - Dynamic duo
 * Chapter 227 - Gangster
 * Chapter 228 - Beat hell out of
 * Chapter 229 - Go easy on
 * Chapter 230 - Get stuck-up
 * Chapter 233 - Better late than never
 * Chapter 234 - There is no mending (flashback)

Kanto Manji Arc

 * Chapter 243 - Wide array of
 * Chapter 244 - The showdown battle
 * Chapter 245 - Grow up to
 * Chapter 248 - Long time no see
 * Chapter 250 - Turn the table
 * Chapter 251 - Get out of hand
 * Chapter 252 - Bring back
 * Chapter 253 - The worst is come
 * Chapter 259 - Like a something demoniac
 * Chapter 260 - Squaring off against
 * Chapter 268 - Another such
 * Chapter 269 - All things must pass (flashback)
 * Chapter 270 - Worth my while (flashback)
 * Chapter 271 - Empty wish (flashback)
 * Chapter 273 - Carry on
 * Chapter 274 - No holding back
 * Chapter 278 - Revengers}}

Etymology

 * The surname Imaushi means "now" (今) (ima) and "cow/cattle" (牛) (ushi).
 * The name Wakasa means "young" (若) (waka) and "narrow" (狭) (sa).

Trivia

 * According to the official character book:
 * Wakasa's image color is white gold.
 * He likes trolling.
 * He dislikes bugs, especially caterpillars and house centipedes.
 * His special skill is riding technique.
 * The person he respects or admires is Shinichiro Sano, Kaizo Arashi and Matsukata Hiroki
 * The person he dislikes or fears is no one.
 * His dream is to be a malt and drown in beer.
 * His heroic/failure story: I drank until morning in Shinjuku, lost my memory, and found myself sleeping on the yellow Braille blocks at Hachioji station, trying not to stick out from the top of the blocks.
 * A day in the life:
 * I had a one-week holiday, so I went on a quick trolling trip to Okinawa. I wanted to enjoy fishing alone, but Takeomi and Benkei came along. The aim this time was yellowfin tuna. Takeomi got tired of not being able to catch anything after 3 hours on the boat and said he wanted to go home, while Benkei was seasick and exhausted. I knew I shouldn’t have brought them along.
 * Wakasa ranked 16th in the Character Popularity Poll with a total number of 630 votes.