Furumi Heihachi (古海 平八, Furumi Heihachi; "Heihachi Furumi") is the CEO of Furumi Pharmaceuticals, a member of the Kengan Association, a fellow member of the Four Dragons along with Nogi Hideki, and a lifelong friend, father-figure and employer of Wakatsuki Takeshi. He is considered a revolutionary who is dissatisfied with the way the Kengan Association was being run.[2]
Appearance[]
Furumi is a portly individual with a round chubby face with generally round facial features including a round nose and round eyes. He has thick black eyebrows and a thick black Jewfro.
He is almost always seen wearing a smart formal business suit.
Personality[]
Furumi is a casually jovial individual in general. He is a very compassionate person who acts on his sense of duty;[2] this can be seen when he mentioned that as he runs a pharmaceutical company, he will treat anyone regardless of who they are, even if they are a criminal on death row.[3] Much like many of the Kengan Association members, Furumi is very composed, casually conversing with Dazai Yukio despite being threatened.[3] He describes himself as an "active fatty", but is concerned about his non-stop weight gain.[1]
History[]
At the age of 28, Furumi first met Wakatsuki Takeshi where he indirectly taught him how to control his strength by letting the boy hit him. As a result of the strike, Furumi was hospitalized for 6 months.[4] The day he left the hospital, he went to play catch with Wakatsuki but ended up getting hospitalized again for a further 2 months.[5] The next time Furumi left the hospital, he went bowling with Wakatsuki but ended up spraining his ankle, needing two weeks to recover.[6]
At the age of 41, he took over from his uncle and became the CEO of Furumi Pharmaceuticals.[4]
Plot[]
Etymology[]
- Furumi means "old, antiquity, ancient time, used, secondhand" (古) (furu) and "sea, ocean" (海) (mi).
- Heihachi means "flat, broad, level, even, peaceful" (平) (hei) and "eight" (八) (hachi).
Notes & Trivia[]
- Furumi is Wakatsuki's benefactor, acting like a good elder brother/father-figure to him.[1]
- He played rugby in middle and high school, was a catcher in little league baseball and was in the judo circle at university;[4] he was apparently a black belt.[7]
- Furumi graduated university at 29 after four gap years, two repeated years and a deferred year (due to being hospitalised by a 7 year old Wakatsuki).[4]
- His favourite singer is Inoue Yōsui.[1]
- Furumi was modeled after Sandrovich's friend from his hometown.[1]
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