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|jpname=巽 完二
|jpname=巽 完二
|names=The Bloodcurdling Beefcake Emperor{{Exp App|P4A|P4AU}}
|names=The Bloodcurdling Beefcake Emperor{{Exp App|P4A|P4AU}}
|dob=January 19, 1996<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Date of Birth: January 19, 1996|translquote=|des=|chapter=1|book=Persona 4: Official Design Works|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}, also displays when entering a match with Kanji in {{Link|Game|P4AU}}.</ref>
|dob=January 19, 1996<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Date of Birth: January 19, 1996|translquote=|des=|chapter=Chapter 1: Main Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}, also displays when entering a match with Kanji in {{Link|Game|P4AU}}.</ref>
|age=15-16{{Exp App|P4|P4G|P4A|P4AU|P4D|PQ1|PQ2}}{{Note|Kanji turns 16 at the end of {{Link|Game|P4G}}, and off-screen in {{Link|Game|P4}}. He is 15 in {{Link|Game|PQ1}}, {{Link|Game|PQ2}}, and most of ''Persona 4'' and ''Persona 4 Golden''. He is 16 in {{Link|Game|P4A}} and {{Link|Game|P4AU}}, as well as {{Link|Game|P4D}}.}}
|age=15-16{{Exp App|P4|P4G|P4A|P4AU|P4D|PQ1|PQ2}}{{Note|Kanji turns 16 at the end of {{Link|Game|P4G}}, and off-screen in {{Link|Game|P4}}. He is 15 years old in {{Link|Game|PQ1}}, {{Link|Game|PQ2}}, and most of {{Link|Game|P4}} and {{Link|Game|P4G}}. He is 16 in {{Link|Game|P4A}}, {{Link|Game|P4AU}}, and {{Link|Game|P4D}}.}}
|height=183 cm (6’0”) <ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Height: 183cm|translquote=|des=|chapter=1|book=Persona 4: Official Design Works|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref>
|height=183 cm (6’0”) <ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Height: 183cm|translquote=|des=|chapter=Chapter 1: Main Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref>
|weight=65 kg (143 lbs) <ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Weight: 65kg|translquote=|des=|chapter=1|book=Persona 4: Official Design Works|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref>
|weight=65 kg (143 lbs) <ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Weight: 65kg|translquote=|des=|chapter=Chapter 1: Main Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref>
|bloodtype=A<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Blood Type: A|translquote=|des=|chapter=1|book=Persona 4: Official Design Works|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref>
|bloodtype=A<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Blood Type: A|translquote=|des=|chapter=Chapter 1: Main Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=|volume=|edition=|page=70|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref>
|relative=[[Kanji's Mother|Unnamed Mother]]
|relative=[[Kanji's Mother|Unnamed mother]]<br/>Unnamed father†
|school=[[Yasogami High School]]
|school=[[Yasogami High School]]
|occupation=Tatsumi Textiles
|occupation=Tatsumi Textiles
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|actor=[[Youichirou Ohmi]]{{Exp App|stage1=vp4|stage2=vp4e}}<br/>[[Eiji Takigawa]]{{Exp App|stage1=P4U|stage2=P4UU}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a character in {{Link|Game|P4}}. Kanji is a first year at [[Yasogami High School]] and a member of the [[Investigation Team]]. He is the son of the owner of Tatsumi Textiles in [[Inaba|Inaba's]] [[Central Shopping District]].
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a major character in {{Link|Game|P4}}. Kanji is a 1st year student at [[Yasogami High School]] and a member of the [[Investigation Team]]. He is also the son of the owner of [[Tatsumi Textiles]].
 
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==Profile==
==Profile==
Kanji is a 1st year student at Yasogami High who has been absent from school since the start of the school year. He has a reputation around Inaba as a delinquent who beat up a biker gang all by himself. With his dyed hair, skull T-shirt, black leather jacket, and bullet necklace, he shows the exterior of the tough delinquent people stereotype him to be. [[Kanji's Mother]] owns [[Tatsumi Textiles]], and the two live together at the shop that doubles as their family home in the [[Central Shopping District]]. His father died a long time ago, and it is said that his mother is frequently apologizing on behalf of her son.
Kanji is a 1st year student at Yasogami High School. He has a reputation around Inaba as a violent student delinquent after stories spread of him beating up an entire biker gang all by himself. He lives with [[Kanji's Mother|his mother]] at [[Tatsumi Textiles]] in [[Inaba|Inaba's]] [[Central Shopping District]]. The building serves as both the family's home and a storefront.


Kanji's personality is hot-blooded. He can be loud and easily gets riled up, especially by [[Yosuke Hanamura]]. At one point, Kanji reacts poorly after mistakenly thinking Yosuke calls him "strange" and chases the group off. Kanji is also a fan of wrestling, evident by how he sometimes uses Japanese wrestling terminology.{{Note|Kanji says words like セメント, or cement, which is used in pro wrestling to describe a serious match.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote= Kanji: おーおー、早速セメント前みたいな空気んなってるっスねー。|translquote= |title= Persona 4|developer= Atlus|publisher= Atlus|platform= PlayStation 2|version= |lang= Japanese|transl= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3 ガチンコ]|archive= |published= |retrieved= June 4, 2024|site= Wikipedia|type= }}</ref> His usage of wrestling words continues in his ''Arena'' and ''Arena Ultimax'' lines.}} After his experience in the [[TV World]], Kanji wears his heart on his sleeve and speaks what is on his mind instead of trying to conform to people's mental image of him as a delinquent. As the [[Yu Narukami|protagonist]] can discover, on the inside, Kanji adores cute things, has a sweet tooth for foods like pudding, and is especially good at knitting. He has other mannerisms that seem unbefitting of his appearance, like having a children's cracker snack and searching for the rare shape in the box.
Personality-wise, Kanji is hot-blooded, loud and gets riled up easily, especially by [[Yosuke Hanamura]]. At one point, Kanji loses his temper after Yosuke calls him "strange", chasing him off and making threats in the process. Even if most people see him as a violent punk, Kanji is generally respectful towards other people, including his classmates, his mother, and the neighborhood children. He addresses the 2nd year students at his school, such as [[Yu Narukami]], as ''senpai''. He also speaks more casually towards [[Rise Kujikawa]] and is generally unphased by her status as an idol. He seems to have a close bond with [[Naoto Shirogane]], and has also known [[Yukiko Amagi]] since he was younger.<!--why was him and yukiko being childhood friends removed from his profile?-->


Kanji's family is acquainted with the Amagis, and he and [[Yukiko Amagi]] know each other before the story begins. Being a year younger than the rest of the Investigation Team when he first joins, he respectfully calls the 2nd years all ''senpai''. He speaks more casually when fellow 1st year [[Rise Kujikawa]] joins and is unphased by her being a famous idol, and he has a closer bond with the final member, [[Naoto Shirogane]], whom he meets in May.
After confronting [[Shadow (Persona)|his Shadow]] in the [[TV World]], Kanji now wears his heart on his sleeve and speaks his mind instead of trying to conform to other people's image of him. Deep down, Kanji adores cute things, has a sweet tooth for foods like pudding, and is especially skilled at knitting and other textile crafts. He has other mannerisms that seem unbefitting to his appearance, such as eating animal crackers and wanting to find the rare shape.{{Note|The rare cracker shape is a submarine in the Japanese script. This was changed to a penguin in the English script.}} Kanji also appears to be a wrestling fan, evident by how he sometimes uses Japanese wrestling terminology.{{Note|Kanji says words like セメント, or cement, which is used in pro wrestling to describe a serious match.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote= Kanji: おーおー、早速セメント前みたいな空気んなってるっスねー。|translquote= |title= Persona 4|developer= Atlus|publisher= Atlus|platform= PlayStation 2|version= |lang= Japanese|transl= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3 ガチンコ]|archive= |published= |retrieved= June 4, 2024|site= Wikipedia|type= }}</ref> His usage of wrestling terminology continues in his ''Arena'' and ''Arena Ultimax'' dialogue.}}


When designing Kanji, Soejima made him intentionally look over the top with elements like the skull t-shirt and the way he wears his school uniform jacket all to hint at Kanji's rebelliousness all being an act. In doing so, he made Kanji look like something of a silly caricature of a person trying to look manly without knowing what that really means. Due to the rumors about Kanji, he also made his eyes look intimidating, as if people would be able to believe all of the made up things about him based purely on his looks.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Chapter: Main Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 69|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref>
Kanji has dyed hair and wears his Yasogami school jacket on his shoulders with a skull t-shirt underneath it. He accessorizes with rockabilly-inspired fashion, such as pointed shoes and a leather jacket. In the TV World, he wears a pair of tinted glasses.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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==={{Link|Game|P4A}}===
==={{Link|Game|P4A}}===
In {{Link|Game|P4A}}, Kanji serves as the resident grappler character, with high damage output and defense, but low mobility. While his mobility tools and projectile options aren't as limited as similar characters like Potemkin from ''Guilty Gear'' or Iron Tager from ''BlazBlue'', Kanji's playstyle and toolkit ultimately lends very well to him being up in his opponent's face constantly.
In {{Link|Game|P4A}}, Kanji serves as the archetypal grappler character, with high damage output and defense, but low mobility. While his mobility tools and projectile options aren't as limited as similar characters like Potemkin from ''Guilty Gear'' or Iron Tager from ''BlazBlue'', Kanji's playstyle and toolkit ultimately lends very well to fighting at close range.
 
==== Kanji's Story Mode ====
Kanji's story mode unlocks after completing one of the four initial story modes.
==== Other Characters ====
Kanji appears in the story modes for some of the other characters.
==={{Link|Game|P4AU}}===
==={{Link|Game|P4AU}}===
====Episode P4====
====Episode P3====
==={{Link|Game|PQ1}}===
==={{Link|Game|PQ1}}===
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==={{Link|Game|PQ2}}===
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===''[[CR Persona 4 The Pachinko]]''===
===''[[CR Persona 4 The Pachinko]]''===
Kanji is one of the selectable avatars for the pachinko machine. When selected, his mini-portrait will appears on the player's stat screen and he does the voice over for the machine's functions. He is the subject of some probability events, such as when he tries to make a stuffed animal, or when Rise stands on his back to get a One More out of a tree.
Kanji is one of the selectable avatars for the pachinko machine. When selected, his mini-portrait will appear on the player's stats screen, and he does the voice over for the machine's functions. He is the subject of some animated events, such as when he tries to make a stuffed animal, or when Rise stands on his back to get a One More out of a tree.
===''[[blazbluewiki:BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle|BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle]]''===  
===''[[blazbluewiki:BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle|BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle]]''===  
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*Some printings of [[Persona 4 Official Design Works]] mistakenly list Kanji's birth year as 1995, which would make a 2nd year student rather than a 1st year student at the start of ''Persona 4''. This has since been fixed for the eBook and other prints. Books released later, such as [[Persona Club P4]], also correctly list his birth year as 1996.
*A printing of the [[Persona 4 Official Design Works]] mistakenly lists Kanji's birth year as 1995, which would make a 2nd year student rather than a 1st year student at the start of ''Persona 4''. This has since been fixed for the eBook and other prints. Books released later, such as [[Persona Club P4]], also correctly list his birth year as 1996.
*According to the art director for {{Link|Game|P4}}, [[Shigenori Soejima]], Kanji was designed to look intentionally over-the-top, with elements like his skull T-shirt and the way he wears his school uniform jacket to hint at Kanji's rebelliousness being an act. In doing so, Soejima made Kanji look like something of a silly caricature of someone trying to look "manly" without knowing what that really means. Due to the rumors about Kanji, he also made his eyes look intimidating, as if people would be able to believe all of the made up things about him based purely on his appearance.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Chapter 1: Main Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 69|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref>
*Early in development, Kanji was supposed to be older than the main cast rather than younger. Soejima had an image in his head of Kanji being like an outlaw. But Kanji was also a school student, and Soejima thought an "outlaw student" would be someone who plays music. Additionally, for ''Persona 4'' he had decided on a retro look to fit the outdated countryside image of Inaba. Combining music and retro together, Soejima came up with the idea of Kanji's design being American 1950s rockabilly style.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Chapter 1: Main Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 77|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Chapter Extra: Interview with Shigenori Soejima|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 188|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref>
*In his Yasogami High social media profile in [[Persona Club P4]], Kanji lists his favorite foods as Ototo{{Exp|Animal crackers in the English localization}} and Homerun Bars.{{Exp|Topsicles in the English localization's dialogue, Homerun Bars in the Dojima family fridge}} His hobbies are sewing, knitting, and peeling wrappers off of Homerun Bars. The social groups he is part of are "Let's Sew!", "Knitting Cafe", "Delicious Shops in the Central Shopping District", and "Hawaiian Quilt Lovers". And his ideal fight would be one without rules. In his inbox, he has a message from Yosuke, bragging about finding the rare Ototo submarine shape.{{Exp|Rare penguin animal cracker in the English localization}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Chapter 1: Characters|book=[[Persona Club P4]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Staff|publisher=Famitsu (2009)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 44|transl=|isbn=475774630X}}</ref> Kanji's ''Arena Ultimax'' remastered profile lists his favorite things and things he is good at as sewing and knitting, adds that he is good at cooking and fighting, and he generally loves cute things.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://twitter.com/p_kouhou/status/1473126082744180739 Kanji Tatsumi Character Introduction]|archive= |published= December 20, 2021|retrieved= August 26, 2024|site= Twitter|type= }}</ref>
*The developer Q&A about Kanji reveals some background information:<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |translquote= |des= |chapter= Chapter 1: Kanji Tatsumi: Questions We Asked the Developers|book= {{link|book|pcp4}}|author= |publisher= |lang= |volume= |edition= |page= p. 48|transl= |isbn= }}</ref>
** Kanji picked his silver necklace because he liked the design, not knowing it was a locket that can hold a photo until his mother pointed it out to him. A fan asked if he perhaps kept a photo of his late father in there, but Atlus responds that Kanji is more likely to put cute cat photos in there to look at when he is feeling down.
** Kanji doesn't want to join the craft club because he knows he would scare the other members, but he is oblivious to how him staring through the window into their club room already scares them.
* In ''Dancing'', Kanji's initial LMB Stage Outfit has the numbers "1+3" on it. This can be read as 13 for the [[Death (Arcana)|Death]] arcana, inspired by Kanji's shirt in ''Persona 4'' having a skull and the skull being a symbol associated with death. Or it can be read as "1 + 3 = 4" for Kanji's [[Emperor (Arcana)|Emperor]] arcana.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Stage: Design Works: Costume Reference Sheets|book=[[Persona 4 Dancing All Night Official Visual Book]]|author=Atlus|publisher=Kadokawa (2015)|lang=Japanese|page=p. 139|transl=|isbn=978-4047330627}}</ref>


==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
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[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 (Manga)]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 (Manga)]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4: Yasoinaba Case File]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 Arena (Manga)]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 Arena (Manga)]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Manga)]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Manga)]]

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Kanji Tatsumi is a major character in Persona 4. Kanji is a 1st year student at Yasogami High School and a member of the Investigation Team. He is also the son of the owner of Tatsumi Textiles.

Profile

Kanji is a 1st year student at Yasogami High School. He has a reputation around Inaba as a violent student delinquent after stories spread of him beating up an entire biker gang all by himself. He lives with his mother at Tatsumi Textiles in Inaba's Central Shopping District. The building serves as both the family's home and a storefront.

Personality-wise, Kanji is hot-blooded, loud and gets riled up easily, especially by Yosuke Hanamura. At one point, Kanji loses his temper after Yosuke calls him "strange", chasing him off and making threats in the process. Even if most people see him as a violent punk, Kanji is generally respectful towards other people, including his classmates, his mother, and the neighborhood children. He addresses the 2nd year students at his school, such as Yu Narukami, as senpai. He also speaks more casually towards Rise Kujikawa and is generally unphased by her status as an idol. He seems to have a close bond with Naoto Shirogane, and has also known Yukiko Amagi since he was younger.

After confronting his Shadow in the TV World, Kanji now wears his heart on his sleeve and speaks his mind instead of trying to conform to other people's image of him. Deep down, Kanji adores cute things, has a sweet tooth for foods like pudding, and is especially skilled at knitting and other textile crafts. He has other mannerisms that seem unbefitting to his appearance, such as eating animal crackers and wanting to find the rare shape.[b] Kanji also appears to be a wrestling fan, evident by how he sometimes uses Japanese wrestling terminology.[c]

Kanji has dyed hair and wears his Yasogami school jacket on his shoulders with a skull t-shirt underneath it. He accessorizes with rockabilly-inspired fashion, such as pointed shoes and a leather jacket. In the TV World, he wears a pair of tinted glasses.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Kanji Tatsumi.

Kanji is the Emperor Social Link. He becomes a playable party member in June with the Persona Take-Mikazuchi.

Manual

Manual Descriptions
Persona 4 A first-year student at Yasogami High. It's rumored that in middle school, he defeated an entire gang on his own; he's since garnered a reputation as a notorious punk.
Persona 4 Arena A young man once feared as a violent punk. Despite his looks, he is goodhearted and a skilled knitter. He prefers fighting up close with powerful throws, and his Persona is the thunderous powerhouse Take-Mikazuchi.
Persona 4:
Dancing All Night 		A second-year high schooler, one year younger than Yu. Despite the way he looks and acts, he has a surprising softer side, and enjoys knitting and cooking. His powerful muscles and large frame lend themselves to a powerful dance style.

Game Appearances

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Persona 4

Persona 4 Golden

Persona 4 Arena

In Persona 4 Arena, Kanji serves as the archetypal grappler character, with high damage output and defense, but low mobility. While his mobility tools and projectile options aren't as limited as similar characters like Potemkin from Guilty Gear or Iron Tager from BlazBlue, Kanji's playstyle and toolkit ultimately lends very well to fighting at close range.

Kanji's Story Mode

Kanji's story mode unlocks after completing one of the four initial story modes.

Other Characters

Kanji appears in the story modes for some of the other characters.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Episode P4

Episode P3

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Anime Appearances

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Persona 4 The Animation

Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope

Persona 4 The Golden Animation

Manga Appearances

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Persona 4

Persona 4: Yasoinaba Case File

Persona 4 Arena

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Roundabout

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Side:P3

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Side:P4

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Roundabout SP

Audio Drama Appearances

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Persona 4 Drama CD Vol. 1

Persona 4 Drama CD Vol. 2

Persona 4 Drama CD Vol. 3

Persona 4 Golden Drama CD Vol. 1

Persona 4 Golden Drama CD Vol. 2

Persona 4 The Animation Drama CD #1

Persona 4 The Animation Drama CD #2

A Day of the May Fool

Perfect Delivery

A Sense of Gratitude

Boo: I Bear a Grudge On You

Novel Appearances

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Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena

Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold

Other Appearances

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Weiß Schwarz

Persona 4 The Slot

CR Persona 4 The Pachinko

Kanji is one of the selectable avatars for the pachinko machine. When selected, his mini-portrait will appear on the player's stats screen, and he does the voice over for the machine's functions. He is the subject of some animated events, such as when he tries to make a stuffed animal, or when Rise stands on his back to get a One More out of a tree.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

For more information on this subject in BlazBlue, see Kanji Tatsumi on BlazBlue Wiki.

Kotodaman

Trivia

  • Some printings of Persona 4 Official Design Works mistakenly list Kanji's birth year as 1995, which would make a 2nd year student rather than a 1st year student at the start of Persona 4. This has since been fixed for the eBook and other prints. Books released later, such as Persona Club P4, also correctly list his birth year as 1996.
  • According to the art director for Persona 4, Shigenori Soejima, Kanji was designed to look intentionally over-the-top, with elements like his skull T-shirt and the way he wears his school uniform jacket to hint at Kanji's rebelliousness being an act. In doing so, Soejima made Kanji look like something of a silly caricature of someone trying to look "manly" without knowing what that really means. Due to the rumors about Kanji, he also made his eyes look intimidating, as if people would be able to believe all of the made up things about him based purely on his appearance.[7]
  • Early in development, Kanji was supposed to be older than the main cast rather than younger. Soejima had an image in his head of Kanji being like an outlaw. But Kanji was also a school student, and Soejima thought an "outlaw student" would be someone who plays music. Additionally, for Persona 4 he had decided on a retro look to fit the outdated countryside image of Inaba. Combining music and retro together, Soejima came up with the idea of Kanji's design being American 1950s rockabilly style.[8][9]
  • In his Yasogami High social media profile in Persona Club P4, Kanji lists his favorite foods as OtotoAnimal crackers in the English localization and Homerun Bars.Topsicles in the English localization's dialogue, Homerun Bars in the Dojima family fridge His hobbies are sewing, knitting, and peeling wrappers off of Homerun Bars. The social groups he is part of are "Let's Sew!", "Knitting Cafe", "Delicious Shops in the Central Shopping District", and "Hawaiian Quilt Lovers". And his ideal fight would be one without rules. In his inbox, he has a message from Yosuke, bragging about finding the rare Ototo submarine shape.Rare penguin animal cracker in the English localization[10] Kanji's Arena Ultimax remastered profile lists his favorite things and things he is good at as sewing and knitting, adds that he is good at cooking and fighting, and he generally loves cute things.[11]
  • The developer Q&A about Kanji reveals some background information:[12]
    • Kanji picked his silver necklace because he liked the design, not knowing it was a locket that can hold a photo until his mother pointed it out to him. A fan asked if he perhaps kept a photo of his late father in there, but Atlus responds that Kanji is more likely to put cute cat photos in there to look at when he is feeling down.
    • Kanji doesn't want to join the craft club because he knows he would scare the other members, but he is oblivious to how him staring through the window into their club room already scares them.
  • In Dancing, Kanji's initial LMB Stage Outfit has the numbers "1+3" on it. This can be read as 13 for the Death arcana, inspired by Kanji's shirt in Persona 4 having a skull and the skull being a symbol associated with death. Or it can be read as "1 + 3 = 4" for Kanji's Emperor arcana.[13]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 巽 完二 Tatsumi Kanji. The family name means "southeast trigram," and the given name means "perfect two."

Gallery

Notes

  1. ↑ Kanji turns 16 at the end of Persona 4 Golden, and off-screen in Persona 4. He is 15 years old in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, and most of Persona 4 and Persona 4 Golden. He is 16 in Persona 4 Arena, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and Persona 4: Dancing All Night.
  2. ↑ The rare cracker shape is a submarine in the Japanese script. This was changed to a penguin in the English script.
  3. ↑ Kanji says words like セメント, or cement, which is used in pro wrestling to describe a serious match.[5][6] His usage of wrestling terminology continues in his Arena and Arena Ultimax dialogue.

References

  1. ↑ "Date of Birth: January 19, 1996" "Chapter 1: Main Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, ATLUS. Published by ATLUS. 70. ISBN-13: 978-1926778457., also displays when entering a match with Kanji in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.
  2. ↑ "Height: 183cm" "Chapter 1: Main Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, ATLUS. Published by ATLUS. 70. ISBN-13: 978-1926778457.
  3. ↑ "Weight: 65kg" "Chapter 1: Main Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, ATLUS. Published by ATLUS. 70. ISBN-13: 978-1926778457.
  4. ↑ "Blood Type: A" "Chapter 1: Main Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, ATLUS. Published by ATLUS. 70. ISBN-13: 978-1926778457.
  5. ↑ "Kanji: おーおー、早速セメント前みたいな空気んなってるっスねー。" Persona 4 (PlayStation 2). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. Japanese.
  6. ↑ ガチンコ. Retrieved June 4, 2024. Wikipedia.
  7. ↑ "Chapter 1: Main Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 69. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
  8. ↑ "Chapter 1: Main Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 77. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
  9. ↑ "Chapter Extra: Interview with Shigenori Soejima", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 188. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
  10. ↑ "Chapter 1: Characters", Persona Club P4, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Staff. Published by Famitsu (2009). Japanese. p. 44. ISBN-13: 475774630X.
  11. ↑ Kanji Tatsumi Character Introduction. Published December 20, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2024. Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Chapter 1: Kanji Tatsumi: Questions We Asked the Developers", Persona Club P4. p. 48.
  13. ↑ "Stage: Design Works: Costume Reference Sheets", Persona 4 Dancing All Night Official Visual Book, Atlus. Published by Kadokawa (2015). Japanese. p. 139. ISBN-13: 978-4047330627.
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