Tokyo Revengers Manjiro Sano (佐野 万次郎) Profile And Details

Manjiro Sano (佐野 万次郎)

Tokyo Revengers (東京卍リベンジャーズ)

Manjiro Sano (佐野 万次郎) or Mikey (マイキー), is a founding member and the former leader (総長, Sōchō?) of the Tokyo Manji Gang. In a past timeline, Mikey was the leader of the Kanto Manji Gang. He is the deuteragonist of the Tokyo Revengers manga series and its anime adaptation.

TOKYO REVENGERS MANJIRO SANO INFO

TOKYO REVENGERS MANJIRO SANO APPEARANCE

Mikey is a teenager of below average height with pitch black piercing eyes and long blond hair that is only tied at the top with the hair on the sides moving freely.

In the original timeline, adult Mikey’s hair was slicked back, and he still had his CB250T motorcycle.

In his second appearance as an adult, Mikey appears with short black hair and a dragon tattoo on his neck similar to the ones Draken and Takashi Mitsuya have. He rides a CB205T owned previously by his brother, Shinichiro Sano.

In the latest present timeline, he has short white hair with a middle part undercut hairstyle and a Bonten tattoo on his nape with a design similar to his adoptive brother’s, Izana Kurokawa’s, earrings. He is noted to be thinner, deranged and with heavy bags under his eyes.

TOKYO REVENGERS MANJIRO SANO PERSONALITY

Mikey is usually a carefree teenager who loves to joke and play pranks around those he considers his close friends. He cares for them greatly and is determined to protect their honor. He rarely shows any sign of weakness, as he believes himself to be the foundation and support for Toman, and if the pillar himself were to display weakness, Toman would also be weakened.

As Toman’s leader, his aura changes dramatically, becoming imposing and commanding. While Toman’s members respect Mikey, they also hold a degree of fear towards him and his immense prowess. Mikey is also concerned for Toman on an individual level, as shown when he decides to rally the entire gang to seek revenge for one of its member’s friend. Despite his imposing aura as Toman’s leader, Mikey is still a child at heart. He has childish tendencies and loves to sleep whenever he feels like it.

The events that transpire throughout the story force Mikey to quickly mature. He is still an incredibly charismatic leader, but there is now an underlying melancholy beneath the surface. Indeed, within Mikey, there exists a great darkness. He is forced to carry the burdens of a troubling past, teetering between treading the right path and succumbing to that darkness. He usually hides this with his carefree grin. Without the right people to guide him, he becomes corrupted, turning into one of the most heinous criminals in the present. It is a large mission of Takemichi to make sure Mikey never veers off the right path ever again.

Even in instances where Mikey succumbs to that darkness, there are conflicting aspects of his personality and contradicting behavior. He is seen to be attracted to and seeking to embrace a life of violence, committing multiple atrocities or otherwise enabling his enforcers to carry them out without any apparent sign of emotional response, acting with indifference and a cold poker face, being even capable of hurting or even gunning down dear friends of his. At the same time, he tries to distance himself from his friends, likely knowing he won’t be able to control his impulses, trying to separate himself from taking central command of his crew, and even going as far as attempting suicide as a means to seek both solace and a way to put an end to the chaos he helps create.

The central catalyst for this darkness is loss. As Mikey’s loved ones either suffer or die, it affects Mikey on a very personal level, to the point he later claims their souls guide him[7], much to the surprise and worry of everyone present who question the veracity of said statements. Along with the increasing body count, Mikey’s mental and emotional state deteriorate accordingly. Although he is still capable of acting composed and normal the effects of this growing darkness become more apparent even to Mikey himself. It is as a result of this loss, that renders Mikey vulnerable to manipulation and subsequently degrading his moral compass. In fact, in every timeline with a dark future, the cornerstone was triggered through the death of those closest to Mikey which allowed third parties to fill the void in his heart with evil.

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