Masato Tachibana

Masato Tachibana is Hinata and Naoto Tachibana's father.

Appearance
Masato is a middle-aged man who notably resembles his son Naoto Tachibana. He has his hair gelled to the left and commonly wears a formal business attire with a pair of glasses.

Personality
Masato is a polite and refined man. He has excellent manners and often presents himself professionally. He is also studious and work-oriented, as he had confessed to the difficulties of spending time with his children.

Valhalla Arc
Masato is seen at his daughter Hinata Tachibana's funeral.

Black Dragon Arc
Masato meets Takemichi Hanagaki and invites him over at a cafè to speak with him. He thanks Takmeichi for encouraging his son Naoto to become a police officer and pleads with him to break up with Hina. He reasons that he wants to exclude her from harm as Takemichi is a delinquent.

Etymology

 * Masato's given name is comprised of the kanji for "correct, positive, permanent" (正) (masa) and "person" (人) (to).
 * His surname Tachibana means "orange, tangerine" (橘).