The long-awaited anime adaptation of The Fable will be released in 2024, but have you checked out the characters that will appear in the work beforehand? This work depicts the relationship between Sato Akira, who lives as an ordinary citizen while hiding his true identity as a hitman, and the various organizations that operate behind the scenes around him. Since it is a work close to the so-called yakuza, many organizations and characters appear, and there are probably many fans who were confused by the original work. The diversity of the characters in this work is what makes it interesting, but at the same time, it can also be said that it is an element that makes it difficult. So, for fans who want to enjoy the new anime version of The Fable, I would like to briefly introduce the characters that will be active in the first season of the anime. Each character is a unique character with a quirk, so once you understand them, I think you will be able to enjoy the anime version of this work to the end without getting bored.
Akira Sato
Akira Sato is the protagonist of this work and a legendary assassin who is feared in the underworld as a "fabulous (fictional story)". This work begins with the boss giving the legendary assassin Akira a mission to hide his identity and live as an ordinary person. The main focus of this work is whether Akira, who usually lives as a hitman, can live as an ordinary person.
Killing genius
Akira is an unquestionable killing genius, and by flipping the switch inside himself, he can play completely different characters (as he says), and is recognized by those around him as someone who can kill any enemy with one shot within six seconds. He has never lost in the work, and even in situations where he cannot use a handgun as an ordinary person, he has the ability to easily defeat gangsters and hitmen.
In daily life,,
On the other hand, he is a clumsy person in daily life, has obsessions that ordinary people don't have, and is too careless about common sense, making him a character with an unexpected gap. Therefore, his daily life is also interesting to watch, and one of the features of this work is that you can enjoy the actions of Akira, who is perfect as a killer but makes unexpected mistakes in daily life.
Yoko Sato
This is Yoko Sato, who lives with Akira as his work partner. Just like Akira, who was ordered to live as an ordinary person, Yoko also lives as an ordinary person, and in the setting, she is Akira's younger sister. She is a beautiful woman with distinctive under-eye bags, and there are depictions in the story of her making many men fall in love with her, so she seems to be a very attractive woman.
High combat ability
Basically, he is paired with Akira, so he does not kill anyone, but instead works behind the scenes, helping Akira with his transportation and preparations. For this reason, many fans may think that his combat ability is not high, but he is also a person with very high combat ability, as he was taught by the boss just like Akira. In the story, he defeats a mid-level assassin with one punch, showing his overwhelming difference in rank.
Instant Memory
You could say that Yoko Sato's strength is her instant memory. Instant memory is a type of disorder that refers to the condition of being able to remember something in an instant, regardless of the situation. It is a disorder that also exists in the real world, and while it has the advantage of having a better memory than ordinary people, it is also a disorder that makes people more susceptible to depression and symptoms such as headaches due to the huge number of memories. She herself makes full use of this instant memory and is active in her work, so it seems that she is making great use of its advantages.
Misaki Shimizu
Misaki Shimizu is the only main character in this work who is an honest person. She is a working adult who works at a company called Octopus, and she met Akira by chance. She is very popular as a female character because she has good looks and a good personality. She gets involved in various incidents in the story, but Akira helps her in many scenes.
Putting Akira on the Honest Path
She is also the person who introduced Akira to her company, Octopus, and has contributed greatly to Akira's living an honest life. After all, you can't live an ordinary life by asking the yakuza, so the cooperation of ordinary people like her is essential. After that, she continues to act with Akira in various situations, helping him live an ordinary life.
Feelings of affection for Akira
Misaki continues to work with Akira throughout the story, and gradually begins to develop feelings for him. It may be very difficult to be with Akira, who is an assassin, but the answer to her and Akira's relationship is clearly depicted in the story, so be sure to enjoy this work while paying attention to their relationship. This article also includes an introduction to the contents of the first season of the anime, so we will not touch on the answers to the relationship between the two that is not depicted in the first season of the anime.
Boss
He is the person who ordered Akira to live as an ordinary person. He took in Akira and Yoko, who lost their parents at a young age, and raised them, teaching them various killing skills in the process. He is a hitman himself and has deep knowledge of the industry, so he can be said to be a key figure in the story of this work.
Some say he was the strongest in the past, but...?
Even in the story, he is the only person who can speak his mind without being intimidated by Ming, who has one of the most powerful abilities. As the person who taught Ming how to kill, his abilities are solid, and some have said that the boss was the strongest in the past. As he is a character who has not yet been depicted in a serious battle scene in the story, his true abilities are still unknown.
Yamaoka
Yamaoka is a senior member of the organization whose boss Akira also belongs to. He was originally a professional assassin, so he is known not only for his own high killing skills, but also for his meticulous planning skills that he has developed from his wealth of experience. He is also the commander of two skilled assassins, Eucalyptus and Azami, so he can be said to be one of the characters with the best fighting abilities in this work.
A real psychopath
Yamaoka himself says that he has a brain disorder and does not seem to feel any fear. As a result, he tends to prioritize his own curiosity in his actions, and he can easily commit any kind of cruel act. He is truly a psychopath, and in the story, his abnormal curiosity and obsession are directed towards Akira.
Azami
Azami is a direct subordinate of Yamaoka, who was introduced earlier, and is an assassin with overwhelming fighting power. He is one of the most skilled characters in the work, and it is said that his fighting power is comparable to Akira's. On the other hand, he leaves the behind-the-scenes work to Yukari, so it can be said that he is inferior to other characters in terms of intelligence such as advance planning ability.
Eucalyptus
Like Azami, Eucalyptus is also a direct subordinate of Yamaoka. He is the person who backs up Azami, who has overwhelming fighting power, and has overwhelming strategy and memory. Although he is not excellent in simple fighting power, he can be said to be a very troublesome character in that Azami makes up for that disadvantage.
Hamada Hiroshi
Hamada Dai is the fourth generation boss of the Makuro Group, and is the person who directly gave Akira a life as an ordinary citizen. He seems to have a long relationship with the organization to which Akira belongs, and it seems that it was Akira's efforts that allowed the Makuro Group to survive without being absorbed by other organizations. Although he is the boss of a yakuza group, he is relatively friendly towards the Sato family, including Akira, and can be said to be one of the few trustworthy characters in this work.
Hiding Akira
Basically, the house Akira lives in was prepared by Hamada. If you look at it from the premise that Akira lives as an ordinary person, you might think that he is not an ordinary person when he has the yakuza prepare his house for him, but if you start thinking that way, there is no end to it. Even in the story, there are times when the yakuza prepare the life of an ordinary person, and Akira gets involved in various yakuza-related incidents. If the boss clearly wanted him to live the life of an ordinary person, he should have made him live somewhere that had no contact with the yakuza...
Tsuyoshi Ebiwara
Tsuyoshi Ebiwara is a character who appears as the underboss of the Makuro-gumi. He is a hardcore fighter with five criminal convictions, and it can be said that he is one of the most powerful yakuza. At the beginning of the story, he is extremely wary of Akira, who is famous as a hitman, and he secretly takes photos of Akira's real life, so he is not a very likable character.
Reconciliation with Akira
At first, Hamada was wary of Akira as an assassin, but as he gradually realized that Akira was not dangerous, he changed course and came to understand him. Despite his appearance, he has surprisingly many kind sides, making him one of the most deeply explored characters in the story. He will be a very important character in the story of this work and in the future of the Makkuro Group, so be sure to keep an eye on him in the anime version.
Kuroshio
Kuroshio is a young member of the Makkuro Group. He was originally a delinquent, so he still has a youthful side to him. When he found out that Akira was a legendary assassin, he tried to become his apprentice, and there are many depictions of him admiring assassins. He is also a comic relief character in this work, so if you like comedic depictions, be sure to check him out.
Takahashi
Takahashi is a new member of the Makuro Group. Like Kuroshio, he is a subordinate of Ebihara and is active on the front lines as a low-ranking member. He is a character who has appeared in the Makuro Group since the beginning, and he also plays an active role as a supervisor when Hamada is watching over Akira. While he is active on the front lines, he is also considered to be "useless" by the higher-ups, which makes him a pitiful character.
Kojima
Kojima is a character who plays an active role as Ebiwara's younger brother. In the story, he has been in prison for 15 years and is released in the middle of the story. In the story, he rampages within the organization and eventually kidnaps Misaki to work as a delivery health worker, and is a pretty free-spirited character. After kidnapping Misaki, he is noticed by Akira and gets beaten up by him.
Maybe he will play an active role in the first season of the anime? ?
Kojima is the person who caused the internal division of the Makuro Group, and is the very culprit behind Akira getting caught up in a Yakuza-related incident in the story. He goes on a rampage quite early on, so it seems likely that he will be a great fit for the role in the first season of the anime. Among the enemy characters that appear in this work, he is a relatively small character, but he is one of the more distinctive characters that appear early on, so be sure to remember him.
Mizuno
Mizuno is a character who plays an active role as an executive of the Makuro Group. He has a rather punchy hobby of wearing maid uniforms, and can be said to be the most perverted character in the work. He is a character who attracts attention for his perversion rather than his activities as a yakuza, so he is often treated as a joke character on social media. Although he is a person with a very unique personality, his abilities must be certain considering that he is an executive of the Makuro Group.
Sunagawa
Like Mizuno, Sunagawa is an active member of the Makuro Group. His abilities as a yakuza are very high, and he seems to be recognized as a candidate for the position of wakagashira. In the story, he plots an internal conflict within the union and plans to take over the Makuro Group. However, since the upper echelons of the Makuro Group have the legendary assassin Akira on their side, it can be said that he is at a disadvantage. Since he is a candidate for the position of wakagashira, I think it would be more realistic for him to simply work his way up to boss, but why are the people within the Makuro Group so keen for internal conflict?
Summary
What did you think? This time, we have introduced various characters that appear in this work "The Fable". Since many yakuza and assassins will appear in this work, there are many characters with very strong quirks. There are many characters with strong quirks that we could not introduce here, so if you are interested in the characters of this work after reading this article, please check out the anime version.
