Orphanage Director

The orphanage director (孤児院の院長,) headed the institution where Atsushi grew up.

Appearance
He has an angular, plain face with dark brown bowl-cut. He either wears robes in the orphanage or later: a plain suit (tan overshirt, black dress shirt, and red tie).

Personality
He is cold and abusive, from Atsushi's perspective, though he seems to take no joy in being so. He eventually gets to smile when he heard the news about Atsushi saving Yokohama and his character and personality are expanded on a bit more, from a cold and abusive orphanage director to that much more of a adoptive father figure.

Background
The orphanage director grew up in an orphanage where he experienced a hellish life and ruthless violence. After graduating from the orphanage, he and five others joined and worked in the criminal underground during a time of war. Hence, there was a scarcity of supplies, and corpses of children were found everywhere on the roadsides. Moreover, his companions were driven to desperation and died one after another, leaving him the sole survivor out of the group.

Atsushi Nakajima
He is Atsushi's adoptive father. Their relationship is abusive at best when he is first introduced, and later the "best" becomes him wanting to visit Atsushi after he lands in the newspaper. However negative their relationship, Atsushi is shown crying over him later in the franchise.

Appearances
Main= {{Appearance
 * Chapters =

The Guild Arc

 * Chapter 28 - The Emergancy Plan (vision)
 * Chapter 34 - The Last Tycoon (mentioned)

The Guild Aftermath Arc

 * Chapter 39 - Portrait of a Father

Cannibalism Arc

 * Chapter 51 - Echo, Part 1 (flashback)
 * Chapter 52 - Echo, Part 2 (vision)
 * Chapter 53 - Echo, Part 3 (vision)
 * Episodes=

The Guild Arc

 * Episode 22 - Part 1: Poe and Rampo; Part 2: Moby Dick, Swimming in the Sky (vision)

The Guild Aftermath Arc
}}
 * Episode 31 - Part 1: Herurisu! / Part 2: Portrait of a Father
 * -| BEAST =

Quotes

 * (to Atsushi Nakajima) "Maintain this posture and reflect a bit."
 * (to Atsushi Nakajima) "In the outside world, there are demons lurking about that are more cruel than me. Atsushi, someday you will go to the outside world. When that time comes, Atsushi, you must hate me. You definitely cannot hate yourself."
 * (to Atsushi Nakajima) "Are you up for it? Refuse. He's giving you too much credit. You can't do it. You'll only ever be a useless piece of scum in an orphanage."