Yūji

Yūji (ゆうじ,) is one of Akutagawa's friends in the slums.

Appearance
He wears a on his head. He also wears a sweater and pants.

Personality
Nothing is known about his personality.

Background
He has been living in the slums with Akutagawa and Gin, together with 7 other children.

History
He was seen walking with 7 other children after getting paid from work. They were then intercepted by older men who also live in the slums and stole the money, injuring one of his friends, Takahiro in the process. Takahiro was then hold captive by the older men and threatens the other children stating that they will be bringing their pay to them. Yūji and the other children were soon saved by Akutagawa's appearance.

Later at their turf, one of them shows a diamond he got during his break at work when some mobsters are talking about an illegal deal and happened to drop the diamond. Soon after, their turf was raided by the men who are responsible for the illegal deal, fearing that they will be reported to the police. Yūji and others were killed while Akutagawa and Gin managed to escape.

Etymology

 * The name Yūji is written in hiragana (ゆうじ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (祐二, 雄二, 右二, 有二, 優司, 裕治, 勇治, 雄次, 祐志 or 裕士), it could possibly mean:
 * 祐二 - "help" (祐) (yū) and "two" (二) (ji).
 * 雄二 - "hero, manly" (雄) (yū) and "two" (二) (ji).
 * 右二 - "right" (右) (yū) and "two" (二) (ji).
 * 有二 - "exist" (有) (yū) and "two" (二) (ji).
 * 優司 - "excellence, superiority, gentleness" (優) (yū) and "officer, boss" (司) (ji).
 * 裕治 - "abundant" (裕) (yū) and "cure" (治) (chi/ji).
 * 勇治 - "brave/bravery, courage" (勇) (yū) and "cure" (治) (chi/ji).
 * 雄次 - "hero, manly" (雄) (yū) and "next" (次) (ji).
 * 祐志 - "help" (祐) (yū) and "will, purpose" (志) (shi/ji).
 * 裕士 - "abundant" (裕) (yū) and "samurai, warrior, gentleman" (士) (shi/ji).

Trivia

 * Prior to the BEAST manga, the names of Akutagawa's friends in the slums are not revealed or mentioned in the novel.