Yamada Asaemon Gagaimo

Yamada Asaemon Gagaimo
Kanji	山田浅ェ門 蘿麾
Alias	Jet-Black Shinigami (漆黒の死神, Shikkoku no Shinigami)
Biological Information
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	16
Height	172 cm
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Elemental Attribute	Fire
Class	Rōnin
Occupation	Samurai Yamada Asaemon
Rank	6th
Affiliation	Yamada Clan
Debuts
Manga Debut	Asaemon Chapter

Yamada Asaemon Gagaimo (山田浅ェ門 蘿 (がが) 麾 (いも) ) is the 6th rank Asaemon of the Yamada clan.

Appearance

Gagaimo is a young man with long black hair and dark eyes. As an Asaemon he wears the clan's standard attire, which is a white robe with a red lining running down the collars, a hakama with a single red band at the left gusset that is held together with a red waist cord, and a funerary bell tied to a red piece of cloth at the center of his collar. Instead of the standard dark haori, Gagaimo wears one that is clear and has a floral pattern.

Personality

Gagaimo is a fully devoted follower of Shugen who is willing to support him wherever he goes, even declaring to him that he would enter the cauldron of Hell if he were to say the word.

History

Asaemon Chapter

Before allowing him to depart to Kotaku, Gagaimo and Tsumutsumu beg Shugen to have them accompany him. Despite their plea, the two agreed upon Shugen's request to watch over the household while he is away.

Abilities and Powers

As the sixth ranked Asaemon, Gagaimo is viewed as being one of the next suitable heads of the Yamada clan.

Kenjutsu

Further information: Tameshi Ittō-ryū

Like every Asaemon, Gagaimo has the capabilities of decapitating his victims with a single cut of his sword. According to Shugen, Gagaimo's swordsmanship is viewed as a treasure of the Yamada clan that is able to attract the attention of swordsmen and the local town girls to the execution site.

Trivia

• Gagaimo's given name is made of the compound kanji for "Metaplexis japonica" , or a "rough potato". (蘿麾 gagaimo).
• Though he received praise from Shugen, Gagaimo's skills on whether or not he is a strong samurai as the Asaemon claims to be is questionable due to the nature of the hierarchy within the Yamada clan that focuses less on a member's fighting abilities to become the next head of the clan. There is a possibility that Gagaimo falls within this circumstance as Jikka thought to himself that the Asaemon was too weak to join the Additional Landing Party.
• According to the Asaemon Chapter:
  • Gagaimo's specialty is making connections with people.
  • Gagaimo's hobbies are calligraphy and burei-uchi.
  • Gagaimo's favorite phrase is "Flowers will decay" (き花は朽ちよ).
  • Gagaimo has no interest in women who are somewhat sickly.