Chikara Katsumata

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Chikara Katsumata

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Profile
Japanese name: 勝又 力
(Katsumata Chikara)
Age: Mid 50s
Gender: Male
Date of birth: unknown
Relatives: Mina Katsumata (daughter)[1]
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 899
Anime: Episode 785
Appearances: Chapters: 7
Episodes: 5
Cases solved: 0
Keyhole number: Volume 85
Actors
Japanese voice: Minoru Inaba

Chikara Katsumata (勝又 力 Katsumata Chikara?) is a famous shogi player.

Background

Chikara Katsumata was the holder of one of the seven most prestigious shogi titles, the Meijin[2], which he lost to Shukichi Haneda. He currently holds the Osho title, having usurped it from Shukichi in a title defense match.

Personality

Chikara Katsumata is a skilled shogi player with a cool, logical temperament. He is focused and speaks respectfully of Shukichi who is his rival. He is also fair, seen when he suggested an early adjournment for lunch after he noticed Shukichi was distracted.[3]

Appearance

Chikara is a bulky middle-aged-looking man with a clean-shaven strong jawline, short hair, and receding hairline. He wears glasses. In tournaments, he wears very traditional Japanese clothing: a wide-sleeved kimono covered by a dark colored haori with wide sleeves.

Appellations

Plot overview

Meijin Shogi Tournament (Manga: 899-902, Anime: 785-786)

Chikara is challenged by Shukichi Haneda, who wishes to obtain the last of the seven shogi titles he needs to becomes meijin. On the day of the final game, they are tied 3-3. Chikara is unaware that Shukichi's love, Yumi Miyamoto, has been kidnapped. Shukichi leaves the match and the building immediately, surprising Chikara, and spends almost all of his assigned thinking time looking for Yumi's whereabouts. Chikara waits patiently for Shukichi to return. Despite effectively having to play a one-sided speed match against Chikara, Shukichi wins and claims the seventh title.

Revenge Match (Manga: 946-947, Anime: 849-850)

Shukichi loses his title defense match for the Osho title against Chikara and subsequently only holds six titles at the moment.

Name origin

The kanji in Chikara Katsumata's name (勝又 力) literally means "win-again strength".

Trivia

  • Chikara was not introduced with a suspect box, so his age and other pertinent details are still unknown. He spoke his own name in one panel.

References

  1. ^ Manga Volume 98, File 7 (1043)
  2. ^ Manga Volume 85, File 7 (900), pg 5: "Check"
  3. ^ Manga Volume 89, File 9 (946), pg 5: "The True Married Couple"

See also

Supporting Characters
Family & friends Fusae CampbellMidori MegureShiro SuzukiAyako SuzukiTomoko SuzukiRuri UjoMisae YamamuraKazumi TsukamotoAsami TsuburayaGenji KojimaCoeurHiroshi YagisawaTamanosuke ItoMegumi ItoRenge KataokaSayo OhashiMidori KuriyamaMaroKatsumasa OguraTaiiGoroLupinMrs. TsuburayaMrs. SatoIsokichi KamoiYuzo TomizawaHina WadaYujiro TamakiIchiro TamakiMichiko YoshikawaMina KatsumataShinobu OoeSakura Toyama
Law enforcement Officer TomeInspector MomoseFemale forensics memberMasayoshi SatoOfficer NumataTsujimuraReiko KujoSasaki
Schools Ryujiro UematsuMaria HigashioTakuma SakamotoChiharu MatsubaraYumi SekizawaNatsuko ShibuyaToya
Media Naomichi MugikuraKoji YatsukawaMikihiko KamisuwaKaoru KodaMiyuki Tabeta
Case aquaintances Tohei BenzakiTeiji MoriyaNarumi AsaiRay CurtisKyosuke HagaNatsuki KoshimizuJunya TokitsuMinerva GlassReiko Akiba
Others Soshi OkitaSamizu KichiemonHikaru YasumotoChikara KatsumataTakeshi OnimaruShimogasa TwinsSatoru MaedaOsamu KenzakiHiroki OiKeita KanekoGomeraDetective SamonjiNight Baron
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