Chūya Nakahara

Chuuya Nakahara (中原 中也,) is a member of the Port Mafia as well as Dazai's former partner. He is one of the five Executives in the Port Mafia.

Appearance
Chuuya is shown to be quite short with a petite, yet muscular build. He has blue eyes (grey in the manga) and light brown/orange hair that frames his face, with a longer section that falls just past his left shoulder. He wears a black hat with a red hatband, and a thin silver chain that hangs over the brim. His outfit consists of a white button up shirt under a charcoal grey vest, a black choker in the style of a pet collar, a black ribbon bolo tie held together with a small silver buckle, an open black cropped jacket with the sleeves rolled up at the elbows, black slacks, a black belt hanging off his right hip and black low-arch shoes. He is almost always seen wearing black gloves. Chuuya also sports an thigh-length black coat with light-coloured lining and lapels that he wears around his shoulders like a cape.

Personality
I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me I still feel your touch in my dreams Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why Without you it's hard to survive 'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling And every time we kiss I swear I could fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last Need you by my side 'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static And every time we kiss I reach for the sky Can't you hear my heart beat so I can't let you go Want you in my life Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky They wipe away tears that I cry The good and the bad times we've been through them all You make me rise when I fall 'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling And every time we kiss I swear I could fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last Need you by my side 'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static And every time we kiss I reach for the sky Can't you hear my heart beat so I can't let you go Want you in my life 'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling And every time we kiss I swear I could fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last Need you by my side

Ability
His ability, For The Tainted Sorrow (汚れっちまった悲しみに,), revolves around gravity-manipulation, allowing him to manipulate and make gravitons, as well as alter the gravity of anything he touches, keeping it that way until a certain period of time. He is also capable of standing and walking upside down from ceilings.

Corruption (汚濁, Ojoku) is the true form of Chuuya's ability and is exceedingly dangerous. It is activated by the verses:

汝、陰鬱なる汚濁の許容よ、 Oh, Grantors of Dark Disgrace,

更めてわれを目覚ますことなかれ Do Not Wake Me Again.

This ability allows him to manipulate the gravitons in his surroundings. By increasing his own density, he is capable of crushing a tank with his bare hands. He is also able to shoot balls of compressed gravity that act as black holes that swallow anything. However, he has no control over his Ability's true form; he will continue in that state if his Ability is not nullified until he dies.

Background
It is shown on the cover of chapter 31 that Chuuya was taken in by Ozaki as a child, so it is possible he was raised by her during his childhood, while Dazai goes in the opposite direction with Mori and Q.

His past before joining the Mafia and how he was raised within the organization is unknown.

He and Dazai used to be partners during the latter's days in the Mafia, and together—after they had decimated the entirety of an enemy organization in one night—they became notoriously dubbed as the "Criminal Underworld's worst enemy", earning the title Soukoku (双黒).

Plot
I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me I still feel your touch in my dreams Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why Without you it's hard to survive 'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling And every time we kiss I swear I could fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last Need you by my side 'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static And every time we kiss I reach for the sky Can't you hear my heart beat so I can't let you go Want you in my life Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky They wipe away tears that I cry The good and the bad times we've been through them all You make me rise when I fall 'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling And every time we kiss I swear I could fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last Need you by my side 'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static And every time we kiss I reach for the sky Can't you hear my heart beat so I can't let you go Want you in my life 'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling And every time we kiss I swear I could fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last Need you by my side

Trivia

 * He, along with several other characters, made a guest appearance in the mobile game Love Heaven as a limited time character.
 * The chanting required in order to activate Corruption, originates from a stanza in Sheep Song ; a poem from Chuuya Nakahara to Yoshihiro Yasuhara.
 * In chapter 31, he taunts Dazai as 'Enemy of Women'. This might be due to Dazai's womanizing habits.
 * His JP voice actor, Taniyama Kishou, is the singer of Granrodeo who sung the OP theme of Bungou Stray Dogs season 1 - TRASH CANDY.
 * Despite liking alcohol, he tends to get drunk pretty easily.
 * Based on the cover panel for Chapter 31, he was likely raised by Kouyou (as opposed to Dazai who seems to have been raised by Mori.)