Chifuyu Matsuno

Chifuyu Matsuno is a major character who is the vice-captain of the First Division of the Tokyo Manji Gang.

Appearance
Chifuyu is a young man of average height with light blue eyes, light skin, and a piercing in his left ear. As a child, he wore his hair in a choppy undercut style, with the top dyed blonde and the sides kept his natural black. He is often seen dressed in the Toman uniform, but outside gang activities wears a large, white sweater, plain dark pants, and tennis shoes.

In the present, Chifuyu still wears an undercut hairstyle, but it is black and noticeably neater than in his youth. When meeting with Takemichi, he wears a pinstriped suit.

Personality
Chifuyu is a loyal person who sports a calm, logical demeanor. He is unwilling to leave the sides of his friends and refuses to fight those he considers close to him. He is willing to let his emotions shine when a situation calls for it and doesn't shy away from helping out others blindly. Even if he gets beat up by or for friends, he still sticks by their sides.

He typically acts as an adviser for Takemichi and makes plans before jumping into action. He's usually composed under high-pressure situations that might even cost him his life. Though he acts knowledgeable and levelheaded, he is naive at times and doesn't always plan things meticulously, which has lead to unfortunate consequences at times.

Chifuyu is also very willing to go against those who are doing morally reprehensible things even if they are in a position of higher power.

During the his first year in middle school, Chifuyu displayed himself as someone who was against higher authority that abused their power and therefore, acted cold but compassionate. However, despite having strength, he never wanted to take control of his school, seeing students who look down on other students as losers which is why he hated prideful, boastful upperclassmen the most.

Authority
As Toman's first division vice captain, he has control and command over the division.

Fighting Prowess
As a middle-schooler, Chifuyu was a strong enough fighter to conquer his school, making even upperclassmen afraid of fighting him. Thus, he is a competent fighter who is able to hold his own in a fight. Though he is not among the strongest, his fighting prowess is not to be underestimated.

Etymology

 * The name Chifuyu means "thousand" (千) (chi) and "winter" (冬) (fuyu).
 * Chifuyu's surname Matsuno means "pine tree, fir tree" (松) (matsu) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Trivia

 * According to the official character book:
 * His image color is light blue.
 * The person he respects or admires is Baji Keisuke.
 * The people he dislikes or fears are Kazutora and Nostradamus (because he was afraid of prophecies. He couldn't sleep at night).
 * He likes playing with Peke J, Aviation Magazine, and Yazawa Ai's works (manga).
 * He dislikes hierarchical relationship.
 * His dream is to be a pilot.
 * His special skill is talking with animals (having a hunch).
 * His heroic story (or failure story): He fell from second floor of the apartment complex while running after Peke J, but he wasn't injured at all.
 * His favorite spot is the landing on the stairs of the apartment complex where he had a chat with Baji-san until morning.
 * A daily activity of a certain day (from morning till bedtime):
 * He woke up and took a bath with Peke J and played with Peke J until it was noon, so he gave up school and went straight to Takemicchi-san's house. He was hungry, so when he opened the refrigerator, there was a Mille Crêpes with "my" written on it, so he ate it without permission. Takemicchi noticed it and challenged him to a duel, he got angry and cried after being screwed in a fighting game at the game arcade, so he brought him chocopa on the way home.
 * From the question "Who’s the fastest runner?", Chifuyu is ranked number 3 from Top 3 Best Runner.
 * From the question "Who’s strong in arm wrestling?", Chifuyu is ranked number 3 from the Top 3 Worst.
 * From the question "Who do you want as subordinate?", Chifuyu is ranked number 1 from the Top 3 Best.
 * He really likes animals and taking care of them.
 * He has a cat named Peke J.
 * He really likes animals and taking care of them.
 * He has a cat named Peke J.