Chifuyu Matsuno
The word, Chifuyu means “thousand” and Matsuno means “pine tree”.
Chifuyu Matsuno is the vice-captain of the Tokyo Manji Gang’s First Division. Throughout the series, Chifuyu has been there for his gang members. All of the gang members think highly of Chifuyu which proves that he’s a significant individual. He’s a self-sufficient person who doesn’t like relying on others, instead, he likes helping others.
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He made his first appearance on the ground of the broken-down arcade surrounded by the members of Valhalla. Chifuyu gets beaten up very badly by Keisuke Baji to prove his loyalty to Valhalla. Throughout the interaction of Takemichi with Valhalla, Chifuyu remains unconscious.
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Appearance
Chifuyu Matsuno is a young boy with average height. His eye color is blue and he also has pale skin. One of his ears is pierced with a silver earring hanging from it. Chifuyu has a choppy undercut hairstyle, with the top hair dyed blonde and the sides of his head are kept natural.
In the past timeline, he was seen wearing the Toman standard uniform which included the standard mechanic-like black outfit with the white boots and belt. While outside the gang activities, most of the time, Chifuyu wore a white sweater, plain pants with tennis shoes.
Chifuyu was also seen wearing his middle school uniform. His outfit consisted of a navy blue blazer with similarly colored pants. On the inside, he wore a loose basic white shirt and a red necktie (Chapter 58). Chifuyu was also seen wearing his high school uniform which looked the same as Takemichi’s (Chapter 207).
In the future timeline, when Chifuyu and Takemichi became Top Admins of the Tokyo Manji Gang, Chifuyu wore a striped tailored suit. He kept his piercing on his left ear and had the same undercut hairstyle. However, his hair is now black and he also looks more mature (Chapter 70).
Lastly, as a bonus, Chifuyu also appeared on the cover of Volume 9 of the Tokyo Revengers Manga. This time, he wore an oversized cream-colored knitted hoodie. Chifuyu paired this with blue pants with a checkered design and a streetwear vibe (Manga Cover Vol. 9).
Alive
Birth: December 19, 1991
Age: 13 (Past)
15 (Final Arc)
25 (Future)
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Blonde (Past)
Black (Present
Eye Color: Blue
Blood Type: O
Height: 168cm
Weight: 58kg
Profession: Pet Shop Owner
Tokyo Manji Gang:
First Division Vice-Captain (Former)
Top Admin (Alternate Timeline)
Manga Debut: Chapter 41
Anime Debut: Episode 5
Japanese: Shou Karino
Personality
Loyal to his gang, Chifuyu always does his best for Toman. For the sake of his gang, he has rendered so many services, even if those included endangering his own life.
Chifuyu wears very calm and warm expressions. He likes to think with his brain instead of his heart. So, he’s a very logical person. Although he can break down when the situation calls for it, yet he likes to keep everything (his emotions) balanced.
Whether he gets beaten up by his friends or for his friend’s sake, he still prefers to stick by them. Chifuyu is the type of person who tends to throw himself in dangerous situations without fearing anyone. He doesn’t even shy away from helping others. One example of this was during Baji’s initiation to Valhalla. Even he was beaten to a pulp, he never thought of getting revenge on Baji, but instead, he saw right through him and came to the conclusion that Baji was targeting Kisaki (Chapter 45).
Being the best friend of Takemichi, he’s always advising him. They both make plans before taking any action. He’s composed even in the most dangerous situations. Even though he acts competent and level-headed yet sometimes he makes decisions impulsively, which results in unfortunate events. At some point, when both of them were at death’s door after Kisaki captured them, Chifuyu made sure to cheer Takemichi up and never leave his side (Chapter 73).
Even though he hates those people who take advantage of their powers, yet he used to be like that in middle school. But slowly, he changed and becomes compassionate.
Strengths and Skills
Fighting Prowess
Chifuyu’s fighting prowess is better than your average delinquent. Despite having so much strength and stamina, Chifuyu never acted mighty. As a middle-schooler, he was able to conquer the whole school! He defeated every student who challenged him, even his upperclassmen (Chapter 67).
During the confrontation against the Black Dragons on Christmas, Chifuyu gave Hanma a lot of trouble before Hanma eventually tied him up (Chapter 94). This proves that his fighting abilities are not to be looked down upon as even Draken couldn’t knock out Hanma, no matter how many times he landed a hit.
Even in the fight against Tenjiku, he was able to keep up with Mochi for a short amount of time, despite the difference in their attack powers. Mochi is one of the Four Heavenly Kings while Chifuyu is just a Vice-Captain, but somehow Chifuyu managed to keep him busy (Chapter 160).
Endurance and Determination
Just like Takemichi, Chifuyu can endure a lot of hits before he goes down and when paired up with his unyielding determination, he can keep going even when he’s bloodied and bruised.
Although he doesn’t have the same level of willpower as Takemichi, he’s undoubtedly close to his level. Even when he was tied up by Hanma and Kisaki, he still managed to escape and join the fight against the Black Dragons (Chapter 97). When all of the odds were stacked against them and the rest of Toman thought Takemichi was crazy, Chifuyu stood still and was willing to fight Tenjiku even if there were only two of them (Chapter 152). In the battle against Tenjiku, where it was 50 vs. 400, Chifuyu carried on fighting until he no longer had the strength to stand up.
Facts
- Chifuyu Matsuno was the strongest student in his middle school.
- He believes that everybody is scared to fight.
- Chifuyu knows about the secret of Takemichi’s time leaping abilities.
Past/History
On the first day of middle school, he was called an infamous punk. Chifuyu beat up one of his “Senpais” as he was called up by the upperclassmen. He declared that he’s not very polite and has authority. But later on, he started to hate those who take advantage of power. Therefore, he stopped everyone from following him. Later that day, one of his friends told him about Baji. He walked up to Baji only out of curiosity and found out that he’s a delinquent but not a “point-dexter”, as he was reading and writing. Chifuyu left but came back again to help Baji to write a letter (Chapter 67).
At the end of the day, Chifuyu got surrounded by a bunch of bikers from the Mandala gang. They start fighting against him but he gets shocked by the number of members. However, after some time, Keisuke Baji shows up and helps him by declaring himself the captain of the Tokyo Manji Gang and Chifuyu’s friend (Chapter 67).
Affiliations
Relationships
Keisuke Baji
Keisuke Baji and Chifuyu met back in the days. When they both were 12 years old, Chifuyu was surrounded by one of the most dangerous biker gangs, Mandala. Since Chifuyu beat up a member of their gang, they decide to take revenge. That’s when both of them became friends (Chapter 67).
Earlier that day, Chifuyu went to see Keisuke Baji out of curiosity as one of his friends told him about Baji. He saw that Baji was reading and writing something and goes back. However, he comes back and helps Baji to write the letter (Chapter 67).
Then during the interaction of Takemichi and Valhalla, Keisuke Baji and Kazutora struggled on tackling the Tokyo Manji Gang. Chifuyu tries to stop Baji but fails. Keisuke Baji making the use of his last strength, stabs himself to spread a certain message then falls. Chifuyu runs up to him and holds him with a pool of blood around him. And indeed, Keisuke was very dear to Chifuyu. Baji speaks about “splitting Peyoung Yakisoba” (Chapter 61). And after his death, Chifuyu completes the request and gives half of his Peyong Yakisoba to Baji’s grave (Chapter 64).
Takemichi Hanagaki
Takemichi Hangaki and Chifuyu Matsuno become good partners in the future. Chifuyu learns that Takemichi can leap through time as he sees him struggling very hard for the sake of saving others (Chapter 81).
In the future timeline, Takemichi and Chifuyu go to an admin meeting at a restaurant with the members of Black Dragons. However, Tetta Kisaki calls both of them to discuss something in private. Kisaki leads them to an office and apologizes for everything while offering them a drink. Both of them pass out as they were drugged by Kisaki. When they woke up, they were tied to two chairs, and Chifuyu was beaten up badly. Kisaki beats him up as he ratted out to the cops about Toman’s affairs. Kisaki then aims for his head, before he gets killed he tells Takemichi about how things for Toman changed for the worst and leaves Keisuke Baji’s will up to him (Chapter 73).
Tokyo Manji Gang
Chifuyu Matsuno rendered great services for Tokyo Manji Gang. Since he has always been a loyal fellow who makes sure that no word comes out about the Tokyo Manji Gang. He’s such a kind and compassionate vice-captain who leads other people on the clean path!
In an alternate future where the Tokyo Manji Gang was corrupted by Kisaki Tetta, he worked in the shadows with Kazutora so that they could overthrow Kisaki and restore Toman to what it used to be (Chapter 73). His loyalty is so unwavering to the point where he died just so the Tokyo Manji Gang would lose its evil ways.
Plot
Chifuyu first appeared during Baji’s initiation ritual to Valhalla where he was beaten half to death by Baji (Chapter 41). After both of them were released by Valhalla, Chifuyu and Takemichi hatch up a plan to take Baji back and ultimately defeat Kisaki if possible (Chapter 45).
During the battle against Valhalla, Takemichi and Chifuyu worked side by side, watching each other’s backs, while they try to lend a hand to Baji (Chapter 52). In order to avoid suspicion, Baji rejects their help, beats both of them, and soon after got stabbed by Kazutora in the back (Chapter 57). As the battle slowly entered its final stages, Chifuyu is sitting on the ground, laying Baji’s head on his knees. Baji eventually dies and Chifuyu cries in anguish as his most trusted friend passes away in his hands (Chapter 62).
After the Bloody Halloween Incident, Chifuyu nominated Takemichi as the First Division Captain and the two formed a very strong bond (Chapter 69). They soon fought against Taiju Shiba and the Black Dragons where Chifuyu was severely injured after fighting against Hanma and then Inui (Chapter 99).
Every time Takemichi and Chifuyu fought together, they become closer. From partners, they now see each other as brothers-in-arms. Even in the future, where Takemichi himself was corrupted by Toman, Chifuyu did his best to protect him (Chapter 76).
During the battle against Tenjiku, Chifuyu fought with Takemichi and the rest of the First Division. He fought head-to-head against Mochi, but was eventually brought down (Chapter 160). After Toman turned the tables against Tenjiku, won, and eventually disbanded, Takemichi went back to the future where he saw Chifuyu along with the other members of Toman attending Pah-Chin’s wedding (Chapter 192). Chifuyu now owns a pet store along with Kazutora (Chapter 193).
After Takemichi was killed by Mikey and went back to the past, he meets Chifuyu who goes to the same high school as him. They both come up with an idea on how to get Mikey back (Chapter 207, Chapter 209). Chifuyu never stopped becoming Takemichi’s partner even when he went back to the future.
Voice Actor
Shou Karino
Chifuyu Matsuno’s official Japanese Voice Actor is Shou Karino. Shou Karino voiced other supporting characters in other anime series like Detective Conan, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, and The iDOLM@STER SideM.
Coming soon
Japanese – Shou Karino
English – Coming Soon
Final Verdict
References
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Manga Cover Vol. 9
- Tokyo Revengers Anime: Episode 5
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 41
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 45
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 52
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 57
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 58
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 61
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 62
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 64
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 67
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 69
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 70
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 73
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 76
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 81
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 94
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 97
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 99
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 152
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 160
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 192
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 193
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 207
- Tokyo Revengers Manga: Chapter 209
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Chifuyu is the best boy!