Yuuichi Katagiri is a Japanese journalist and author who has written extensively on the Japan-China relationship. He has been a senior correspondent for the Japan Times since 1995, and has also worked as an editor at the Asahi Shimbun and the Mainichi Shimbun. In addition to his work as a journalist, he is also an author, having written two books on China and Japan. Katagiri’s work in journalism has earned him several awards, including the prestigious Yomiuri Prize in 2006. He is also a member of the Japan Press Club and the Asia Society.
Appearance Of Yuuichi Katagiri
As a child, Yuuichi had scruffy, short black hair. He grew his hair longer as he grew older.
Child Yuuichi was more comfortable wearing a regular tee-shirt. Older Yuuichi wore a regular t-shirt during the Tomodachi Game versions.
Yuuichi is tall and lanky. Yuuichi’s facial features are some of the most prominent in the series. His jaw, eyebrows and eye shape are all well-defined. His expressions are also varied. He has a tendency to show more joyous and softened expressions when he is surrounded by his friends. He has a crazy slasher smile, which he often shows when he is serious about a game.
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Personality Of Yuuichi Katagiri
Yuuichi is a happy, diligent student who strives to make it to school on time. Through the entire story, Yuuichi values his friends very highly. He is kind and willing to sacrifice his life for the benefit of his friends.
Yuuichi’s dark side begins to emerge as the story progresses. His dark side is most likely due to his difficult upbringing with a con-man/swindler father figure and teacher, and an adoptive mother who had her body sold. He is not remorseful for his devious acts and can appear sadistic when he enjoys the miseries of his adversaries. He will use any means necessary to reach his goals, including threatening Kaidou’s murder or using Kokorogi as blackmail to a teacher.
Tomodachi Game: Are Yuuichi’s Judges Right?
Episode 5 sees Yuuichi’s plan for trapping the traitor come to fruition. But is he really doing it for his friends or himself? Or is the monster real?
With the most thrilling development to date, the second event of Tomodachi Game‘s title competition draws to an end. Tenji tries to seize Sawaragi and break her bonds with the other players, but Yuuichi takes his plan to incriminate him.
The balance of power in the group is shifting between them, but the unnamed moderators believe Yuuichi may be more cruel than he admits. Could the seemingly good-hearted Yuuichi be hiding something sinister?
Shibe struggles desperately to defend himself against a Bad Mouth slip that accuses him of murder. Although it’s not clear who made the allegation but Tenji seems to believe it was part of Yuuichi’s dark plan to make him leave the shadows and become a traitor. It is difficult to believe that Yuuichi, a close friend, could be capable of torturing Shibe after learning about his father’s caddish nature.
Yuuichi uses the rumor to get the other players to agree with him, regardless of whether or not he was responsible. Yuuichi, desperate to help Shibe, suggests to them all that everyone disparage each other to even the score and complete the game together. Tenji, despite his seemingly innocent plea, shuts Yuuichi down. He exploits a loophole and submits ten secrets in one round.
Tomodachi Game hints at Yuuichi’s darker side, but the initial appeal is far from the evil mastermind that the show’s animation portrays. Yuuichi, regardless of how calculated his move may be, seems determined to end the tie and allow the traitor to make amends. This is especially true if you assume that Yuuichi already knows the true role of Tenji as the initiator behind the games.
Although this initial idea seems to be against Tenji’s, the observers judging the games claim that they see Yuuichi in all his glory. The Bad Mouth Board Game’s end is near, and the administrators look deeper at Yuuichi’s profile and footage to uncover a shocking truth. These are not explained in Episode 5. However, the revelations disturb them enough to call Yuuichi “human monstrosity.”
The final round of the game is approaching and Sawaragi appears to be one space away from defeat. This would mean that she will have to play the Tomodachi Game by herself. Yuuichi has one last idea. Yuuichi uses the rule that any verifiable lies submitted will result in a penalty for those who wrote them. Yuuichi then tells everyone to claim that they were the ones who applied for Tomodachi Game. This would lead to a loss for everyone, except the true traitor.
This puts Tenji in a difficult position as such a resolution would not just reveal him as the traitor but also leave him out all future rounds. This would also remove Sawaragi’s control, which would mean that he could no longer get the revenge he feels deserved. Tenji decides to make a deal and show emotion by writing the truth about his betrayal. He also prepares a pity speech about being forced to participate in the game. However, his hopes are crushed when he finds out that he is the only one who submitted anything, in spite of everyone’s cooperation.
Yuuichi’s terrifying abilities are revealed at this moment. After grabbing Tenji by the scalp and demanding an explanation, Yuuichi’s savage demeanor was enough to bring out genuine tears in Tenji. Although Episode 5 doesn’t fully explain how Yuuichi wrapped Tenji in his arms or the implications of this for the game’s outcome, it is evident that Yuuichi has skillfully orchestrated things to work in his favor.
As in the first game, Yuuichi’s rather appalling face-heel turn was motivated by his desire to defend Kokorogi. This latest tactic may be to save Sawaragi as well as the collective friendship of all the other players. The arbitrators may be right to see more than meets the eye, but it is possible that he has much more. Although there is still much to learn about Yuuichi’s character, at least it is obvious that he is not a victim of Tomodachi Game.
Histories
Although it is well-known that Yuuichi Katagiri has killed three people, and that he doesn’t know his true parents, the past of Yuuichi is still somewhat mysterious. Yuuichi’s adopted mother Katagiri Yuka was his mother. She had to sell her house to make enough money. Shiba Taizen, a con artist who swindled him of money, was his father figure. He taught him many mentalist and psychoanalytic tricks. These techniques are used to great effect throughout the series. However, Taizen is not respected in his memory. Although he seemed to admire him as a child he later called him a devilish and scum character at different points. Satone reveals Taizen as one of the three victims he killed when he attempts to persuade Satone to stop playing.
After he killed Taizen he returned to the “normal world” and started attending school, while also making paper flowers to pay his living expenses. He made friends with Shibe and Tenji after he entered high school. This friendship was continued until the Tomodachi Games.
Plot
Yuuichi finishes his newspaper delivery and his boss comments that he did twice as much as he normally does. His friend Shibe commented that he could have loaned Yuuichi the funds if he needed to after Yuuichi had turned in the money at school. He receives a letter from Shiho asking him to meet Shiho at school at a specific time later in the day. He arrives late and finds all his friends assembled. They all seem confused and claim that he invited them. He takes the letters and becomes anxious. But before he can do anything, however, he is hit from behind, and his friends are dragged away.
He wakes up in a room without any friends. The group is all confused and start to wonder what happened. But then, a cartoon character appears and greets them. Yutori reveals that he is Makoto. Makoto is a cartoon character known for stealing from his friends. Makoto informs them that one of their friends owes 20 million yen in debt. If they leave the 2 million-yen entrance fee, the person will keep the debt. Yuuichi wants to know who did it. Shiho replies that because they are friends, there is no reason to question or doubt. Everyone agrees to play the game.
Abilities
Intelligence
Yuuichi is one of the most intelligent characters in the series, if not the greatest. He claims that Kei Shinomiya is better in cognitive skills than Yuuichi, despite his intelligence and victory over him. He claims that he won’t win simply because he is smart. His school grades are lower than Makoto Shibe’s.
His ability to manipulate people is remarkable. He can also create complex plots around these manipulations. Yuuichi allows his enemies to underestimate him as a way to deceive him. Although he is not as technical as Tenji but Yuuichi does have a lot of practical knowledge and an understanding of the underworld. If they are not revealed as part of a larger scheme, his machinations will be difficult to see through.
Ruthlessness
Although it is not a common ability, Yuuichi has been able to demonstrate his absolute ruthlessness throughout the series. Yuuichi is not afraid to make threats or follow through on them for his goals. Yuuichi has been described by many as “evil”, ‘horrible”, “monster”, or “devil” to this extent.
Physical Ability/Pain Tolerance
Yuuichi briefly showed some athletic ability, including running and knocking down others in short runs. Yuuichi’s incredible tolerance for pain is perhaps the most impressive aspect. This is most evident in the Weakling Game against Kuroki. Yuuichi is able to keep his composure and plot to destroy Kuroki, despite being puched three more times, having three of his nails torn off and having his hand stabbed with a knife. When he was cornering Captain K of Hide and Seek, Yuuichi also broke his finger.
