Barazō Mankanshoku

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Barazō Mankanshoku is a doctor that runs a back-alley clinic in Hannō City's slums, the husband of Sukuyo Mankanshoku and the father of Mako Mankanshoku and Matarō Mankanshoku.

Appearance
Barazō is a tall, overweight man with a rather slick-back brown hair, brown eyes and thick eyebrows that appear to be shaped like sushi.

Generally, he is seen wearing a tan jacket with a white shirt and a black tie along with a pair of salmon color shorts with blue stripes and a pair of white slippers.

Personality
Barazō is a very loose, cheerful and slightly perverted man. Being a back-ally doctor, he jokingly states that he killed more people than he saved and does not worry about it. He loves to eat large portions of food; talking with a mouth-full of it during dinner conversations.

History
Barazō is the patriarch of the Mankanshoku Family who works as a back-alley doctor, although it is claimed that he has killed more patients than he had tried to save.

Sukuyo Mankanshoku
Sukuyo is Barazō's wife.

Mako Mankanshoku
Mako is Barazō's daughter.

Matarō Mankanshoku
Matarō is Barazō's son.

Memorable quotes
"I've got two questions. Are the girls still alive?... Question two! Is the festival gonna be catered?"

- In response to Ira Gamagōri's demand that the Mankanshoku family atone for Ryūko Matoi and Mako Mankanshoku's traitorous behavior.

Trivia

 * Barazō has no qualms about peeking on Ryūko Matoi undressing along with his son Matarō Mankanshoku.

Name Origin

 * The name Barazō means "rose" (薔薇) (bara) and "warehouse, storehouse, hide, own, have, possess" (蔵) (zō).
 * Barazō's surname Mankanshoku means "full, fullness, enough, satisfy" (満) (man), "ship, warship" (飾) (kan) and "decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish" (飾) (shoku), which literally means "full ship decoration" altogether.