yamada kenzo and ishikawa kanade! they have existed for 3 months...they are the bestest of friends forever

kanade is stone-faced but he gets into just as much trouble as yamada.

he has no doubts about if his decisions are correct, so he always leaps into action when he needs to. hes a bit of an oddball and its hard to read him, but hes a good guy.

yamada is an idiot, but a very kindhearted and righteous one! he doesnt turn a blind eye to people in need, and he likes lunging into trouble. he ran away from home at a young age and got wrapped up in the yakuza.

he sometimes regrets not living a normal life and mourns what he could've achieved. his closest relative is his grandma. he has an air of profound sadness about him!

after being long committed to his clan in kyoto, yamada accidentally murders a man from a rival clan and starts to become delirious with guilt and regret.

he begins questioning his stubborn code of honor and if its possible for him to continue trying to be good while following down the path of yakuza, filled with crime and corruption.

why did yamada join the yakuza in the first place? hmm... maybe i'll tell you soon...

kanade doesnt have a drivers license! yamada has to drive for him. he is a terrible driver.

yamada likes going out to collect protection money from the local businesses around town because he likes talking to random people. kanade hates it and nags him to hurry up.

yamada likes sleeping on the sofa at their headquarters. kanade has a home, but he rarely ever goes there. yamada is his unofficial roommate.

kanade acts as the clan's treasurer. hes quite smart, so he handles most administrative duties. yamada is just as smart as kanade, but he does a lot of grunt work instead!

kanade wouldnt like to admit it, but yamada is his only friend. its hard to get to know him because he's quite a closed off person.

barely anyone, not even kanade, calls yamada by his first name. only his grandma does, who he hasn't seen since he turned to crime.

yamada has two scars on the side of his jaws that reach all the way to his mouth from a knife fight. he refused to go to the hospital, so his scars are slightly raised.

yamada has a bunch of scars from various fights he's been in all over his body. he likes showing them off to intimidate people.

kanade has no work-life balance. his work is his life. he takes digs from his superiors all the time, but he secretly wants to knock their teeth out.

kanade is a scruffball. he goes to karaoke bars on his own to get away from work. sometimes he sings.

yamada is kind to average civilians. he hates thugs and delinquents, despite the fact that he used to be one.

they have known each other for 7 years.

yamada likes manga, eating good food, baseball, working out, dazai osamu's books, saving money, and picking fights.

kanade likes betting on horseracing, writing short stories, managing their finances, people watching, and origami.

yamada is 32. kanade is 36.

yamada's name in kanji is 山田 憲造.

kanade's name in kanji is 石川 叶奏.

i put some thought into their names, so their name relates to their character quite a lot!