Katai Tayama

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Katai Tayama
Kanji	田山 花袋
Rōmaji	Tayama Katai
Also Known As	Katai-kun (by Dazai)
Namesake	Katai Tayama (Japanese novelist)
Personal Information
Status	Alive
Gender	Male
Birthday	January 22
Age	23
Height	175 cm (5'9")
Weight	53 kg
Blood Type	B
Likes	Being in his futon, hot springs, red-bean jelly, traditional dark-haired Japanese beauties
Dislikes	Dealing with others, crooked things
Professional Information
Ability	Futon
Reference	Futon (蒲団,, Futon?)
Occupation	Information Broker
Affiliation	Armed Detective Agency (former)
Appearances
Manga Debut	Chapter 41
Anime Debut	Episode 30
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Kenichi Suzumura
English Voice	Steve Staley

Katai Tayama (田 (た)山 (やま) 花 (か)袋 (たい),, Tayama Katai^?) is an information broker. He is a former member of the Armed Detective Agency. He has the ability named Futon.

Appearance

Katai has black hair and wears small circular glasses and is often found resting in his futon within the comfort of his home. His attire consists of a white button-up shirt, a patterned robe over his shoulders, and dark pants.

Personality

He is an anxious, nervous, easily stressed out and unmotivated man, who lies in his futon all day, refusing to go outside or communicate with others. Because of this, Kunikida described him as a hikikomori for reclusively shutting himself at home for extended periods of time, isolating himself from society.

Ability

Main article: Futon

His ability, Futon (蒲 (ふ)団 (とん), Futon^?), allows him to manipulate electrical signals which he can use to control any electronics within sight. His ability also enables him to process information dozens of times faster than an average human.

Additionally, it seems that Katai can only concentrate wherever his body and mind are most relaxed. Although Kunikida mentioned that he can only activate his ability when he’s wrapped in his futon, Katai has shown to be able to use his ability and change the signal of a pedestrian traffic light even without it.

Futon (蒲 (ふ)団 (とん), Futon?)
	Manga Debut:	Chapter 41
	Anime Debut:	Episode 30
	Ability:	Electrical Signal Manipulation

Background

Katai and Kunikida first met each other 10 years ago. According to Kunikida, when Katai was dragged out of his room to join the Agency, he laid out a futon in his office and began living there and even locked himself in his room to avoid going out.

Appearances

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

The Guild Aftermath Arc

• Chapter 41 - Addict

Cannibalism Arc

• Chapter 49 - Mutual Destruction, Part 3 (cameo)
• Chapter 50 - Mutual Destruction, Part 4
• Chapter 51 - Echo, Part 1

Kamui Revelation Arc

• Chapter 79 - To Threaten God, Part 2
• Chapter 80 - The Strongest Man, Part 1
• Chapter 81 - The Strongest Man, Part 2

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

The Guild Aftermath Arc

• Episode 30 - Slap the Stick & Addict

Cannibalism Arc

• Episode 35 - Cannibalism (Part 2) (flashback)
• Episode 36 - Cannibalism (Part 3)

Etymology

• The name Katai means "flower" (花) (hana/ka) and "sack" (袋) (tai).
• The surname Tayama means "rice field" (田) (ta) and "mountain" (山) (yama).

Namesake

Main article: Real-life References#Katai Tayama

Katai Tayama (January 22, 1872 - May 13, 1930) Born into a samurai family, Tayama later moved to Tokyo and began his journey as an aspiring writer, rubbing elbows with the likes of Kōyō Ozaki and Doppo Kunikida. His works paved the way for Japanese auto-biographical I-novels. They were inspired by his turbulent love relationships, his main work, "Futon", detailing a middle-aged author's attraction toward a younger student.

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