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Youth with shaggy orange hair and dark red eye markings in a purple jacket, sitting on a wooden porch at night beside a glowing paper lantern with fireflies in the dark garden behind.
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Yoshikichi

Character

Yoshikichi is the drummer of Brave Force, one of the band's four recurring players. Their music is potent enough to reach the world of the dead, yet he himself carries no spiritual sensitivity at all.

Status: Alive
Race: Human
Home Planet: Earth
Gender: Male
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 18: We Became a Family
Allegiances: Toshiro, Hideji, Patarson
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Appearance

The source provides no detailed description of his features. He is presented as part of Brave Force, a group whose look Seiko herself flags as decidedly non-traditional, so unconventional that she at first mistook the band for intruders when they arrived for a job.

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Personality

Among the four core members of Brave Force, Yoshikichi keeps to his role behind the drum kit. Notably, although the band's playing carries enough force to stir the land of the dead, he himself holds no spiritual awareness and remains oblivious to that side of their work.

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History

During the Evil Eye Arc, Seiko hires the crew to exorcise the Evil Eye lodged inside Jiji. After a mix-up over their unusual appearance nearly gets them turned away, the band launches into a thunderous set that has everyone moving, until Jiji, sympathizing with the spirit, begs them to stop and Seiko calls it off. In the Onbusuman Arc they return to pry the Onbusuman off Rin Sawaki's back, with Yoshikichi drumming on the lower platform of a float while the others perform up top. Their music raises a protective barrier against the spirits of Kami High, and after Toshiro is knocked out by flung concrete and Rin steps in as vocalist, the group ends the operation with a massive blast that wipes out the pursuing spirits. Afterward, during the Danmara Arc, the band and the Float Pullers gather with the others at the Kumamori Shrine to share a meal. His character takes after Yoshiki, the drummer behind the band X Japan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Yoshikichi in Dandadan?

Yoshikichi is the drummer of Brave Force, one of the band's four recurring players. Their music is potent enough to reach the world of the dead, yet he himself carries no spiritual sensitivity at all.

Does Yoshikichi have spiritual powers in Dandadan?

No, Yoshikichi holds no spiritual awareness and remains oblivious to that side of Brave Force's work. He keeps to his role behind the drum kit even though the band's playing carries enough force to stir the land of the dead.

What can Brave Force's music do in Dandadan?

Brave Force's music carries enough force to reach the world of the dead. During the Onbusuman Arc their playing raised a protective barrier against the spirits of Kami High and ended an operation with a massive blast that wiped out pursuing spirits.

Who is Yoshikichi based on in Dandadan?

Yoshikichi's character takes after Yoshiki, the drummer behind the Japanese band X Japan.

What arcs does Yoshikichi appear in?

Yoshikichi appears with Brave Force during the Evil Eye Arc, when Seiko hires them to exorcise the Evil Eye inside Jiji, and again in the Onbusuman Arc to pry the Onbusuman off Rin Sawaki's back. The band later gathers with the others at the Kumamori Shrine during the Danmara Arc.

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