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"One's lament is nothing to compare to the pleasure of protecting civilians."

— Jōno's reason for becoming a Hunting Dog.[1]

Saigiku Jōno ( (じょう) () (さい) (ぎく), Jōno Saigiku?) is a member of the Hunting Dogs special unit and has the ability Priceless Tears.

Appearance

Jōno is a young man who has white hair with tips that fade into red. Along with his Hunting Dogs uniform, he wears a long earring with a bell attached to it on his right ear.

Personality

Jono arrests Dazai

Jōno's nonchalant expression while arresting Dazai.

Upon first appearance, Jōno has the calmest, most composed personality of the Hunting Dogs unit. However, he does not take interruptions nor injustice lightly. As such, he nonchalantly arrests Osamu Dazai upon their first meeting, expressing his thoughts against Dazai's blood-covered past with great disapproval.[5]

Jōno hides a fierce temper behind composed expressions, mixing them with harsh threats and remarks towards his comrades. Tetchō Suehiro finds himself on the receiving end of much of these remarks due to his offbeat nature, easily exasperating Jōno. He even subtly scolds his commander Ōchi Fukuchi for the latter's theatrics towards military troops and afterwards threatens to shoot him from behind, showing that his violent tendencies are no different from his comrades. He also tends to either silently or vocally wish ill will towards other people with a rather antagonistic attitude towards him, including Tetchō and even a government official.[6] Sensitive to his surroundings, Jōno also detests intense emotions and abrupt changes in moods from those around him.[7]

Quite contrary to Tetchō's nature during interrogations, Jōno has a sadistic side to him in extracting information from his targets. As noted by Tetchō, he has an infamous habit of tormenting others until they are forced to spill his needed details during investigations, which he seems to find amusement in.[8] Hence, with such a sharp persistence in information extraction, Jōno believes that he must be the "strongest Hunting Dog" among the team for his expertise in investigating and capturing criminals.[6]

Ability

Main article: Priceless Tears

Jōno's ability, Priceless Tears ( (せん) (きん) (なみだ), Senkin no Namida?), allows him to manipulate and disintegrate his own body into particles that lets him slip through small spaces such as air conditioners and gaps of doors to avoid attacks. This cluster of particles is said to appear like an afterglow that cannot be affected by guns or swords.

Priceless Tears ( (せん) (きん) (なみだ), Senkin no Namida?)
Criminal attacks Jono Manga Debut: Chapter 61
Anime Debut: Episode 44
Ability: Self-Disintegration

Skills

Jono locates the Agency's vehicle

Jōno locates the Agency's vehicle through the ground.

  • Heightened Senses: To compensate for his blindness, Jōno claims his other senses, including his smell and hearing, are incredibly strong that allow him to sense people's body processes like perspiration, body temperature, muscle sounds, heartbeat, breathing, and even their resentment and inner emotions.[9][10][11][12][13] This also enables him to "hear" the secrets of his targets, making him quite invaluable during interrogations.[7] As such, illusions have no effect on him, which makes him immune to Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's illusions. In addition, Jōno can track certain targets' locations by sensing their presences through the ground, which is helpful during their hunting operations.[10]
  • Interrogation Expertise: He is also adept and invaluable during investigations, most especially in extracting information and secrets from fugitives and other targets, a skill which he combines with his ability for efficient and speedy results. Notably, his interrogation tactic is quite opposite to Tetchō's sympathetic negotiation approach.[8]

Background

A few years ago, Jōno worked as an executive in a criminal organization. Then, six years ago Fukuchi saw great potential in Jōno, especially in his hearing and his Ability. Because of this, Fukuchi decided to recruit him into the Hunting Dogs while also seeing potential in him becoming a member of the Decay of the Angel.[14]

Battles

Main article: List of Battles
Hunting Dogs Arc
Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc

Appearances

Manga Appearances
Chapters in order of appearance

Hunting Dogs Arc

Sky Casino Arc

Kamui Revelation Arc

Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc

Anime Appearances
Episodes in order of appearance

Quotes

  • (To Doppo Kunikida) "Your ideals are as broad and lofty as a balloon, but in time, that balloon runs out of fuel and crashes to the ground. You lived always petrified of that day."[15]
  • (To Tetchō Suehiro) "Look, your strength is good for, say, killing a herd of wild boars. But the Hunting Dogs are about investigating and making arrests. […] My point is I am the greatest Hunting Dog!"
  • (To Tetchō Suehiro) "Oh… It's just that you say something reasonable only about once a month. I better mark this on my calendar."[16]
  • (To Aya Kōda) "Certainly, it could be that the Agency is not an evil organization and the mastermind is someone else. There are those who claim that. But, you see, either way is fine by me. Whether the detectives are evil or not… I simply want to hear someone's anguished voice."[13]
  • (To Aya Kōda) "I just want to hurt people in the name of the law, corner them, and hear the sound of their destruction. […] I am a public evil. No matter how many criminals I torment, society will only give me praise and success for it."[13]

Etymology

  • The name Saigiku means "to gather" (採) (sai) and "chrysanthemum" (菊) (kiku).
  • The surname Jouno means "paragraph" (条) (jou) and "field" (野) (no).

Trivia

  • According to the 5th official guidebook:
    • What are your strengths and weaknesses? "My strength is my good hearning, my weakness is my blindness."
    • What's your motto? "I'll beat Tetchō up."
    • What's something that you want now? "A criminal that I can torture to death without being charged with a crime.
    • What made you laugh recently? "Captain snuck up behind me and tickled me."

References

  1. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 93.
  2. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 93.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bungo Stray Dogs Official Guidebook Gongeroku.
  4. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 69.
  5. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 57.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 71.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 60.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 72.
  9. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 57.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 61.
  11. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 71.
  12. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 72.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 92.
  14. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 92.5.
  15. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 62.
  16. Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 88.

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