Kouzou Asagami (浅上康蔵, Asagami Kōzō?)[1] is the head of the Asagami family.
Profile
Background
Kouzou is the head of the Asagami family, the branch family of the Demon Hunter Organization Asakami family, and president of Asagami Construction.[2] As of the modern day, the Asakami family collapsed[3], but Kouzou married Miyuki Asakami for their remaining assets.[2]
Asagami Construction is a sponsor of Reien Girl's Academy[4] and the Broad Bridge is their largest project.[2]
Appearance
Personality
Kouzou only married Miyuki for the Asakami assets, entirely disregarding Fujino. Upon learning of the incidents involving Fujino, his only comment is to "kill that monster." Fujino notes that the bridge she destroys in her battle with Shiki Ryougi is that on which Kouzou worked the hardest out of his construction projects.[2]
Role
Aware of the abilities of the Asagami family, Kouzou hires Garan no Dou to deal with Fujino's actions, wishing for them to kill her.[2]
Development
References
- ↑ Fujino Asagami investigation document
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Kara no Kyoukai - Volume 3
- ↑
[] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:
Q: Asakami, Fujou, Ryougi, Nanaya are natural enemies of Half-Blood. Besides Nanaya, do the other three houses still hunt Half-Bloods?Q: Asakami, Fujou, Ryougi, Nanaya are natural enemies of Half-Blood. Besides Nanaya, do the other three houses still hunt Half-Bloods?
A: The other three houses have done so in the past. However, it is no longer necessary as time goes on. The cash cow... and the basis of the existence of the four houses ----- the enemy known as Half-Blood, have slowly morphed from an evil that threatens the society to a necessary evil.
The Half-Bloods were no longer worshiped because the existence of the nation, so they compromised with the human society and became organized. They skillfully brought those in positions of power to their cause, and became the ones in power.
As a result, the Four Demon Hunter Houses could no longer maintain themselves. Some became fallen, others reestablished themselves through other means.
In the end, the only ones battling the Half-Bloods were the Nanayas. As to why, it was because that was all they were good at.
The Ryougis and Fujous possessed other "useful" skills besides fighting Half-Bloods, so they focused on those areas instead and survived.
The fall of Asakami was self-inflicted. They worshiped the captured Half-Bloods as guardian gods, and their lineage became diluted due to the continued interbreeding. In the end, they almost became Half-Bloods themselves. The mummy-hunter became the mummy, such is the tragedy of the Asakamis.Ｑ：浅神、巫浄、両儀、七夜は混血の天敵だぞうですか、七夜以外の三家も混血狩りのようなことをしていたのでしょうか？
Ａ：ぞりゃ残り三家もしていましたとも。しかし時代が進むにつれ需要を失ったのです。四家の飯の種......もとい、敵である混血たちはいつの間にか社会悪から必要悪にシフトていました。
国から天神地祇が失われ、混血たちは人間社会と折り合いをつける為に組織化し、巧みに権力者たちを取り込み、権力を使う側になっていったのです。
そうなると退魔四家に居場所があるはずもない。あるものは没落、あるものは違う方法で家をもり立てていきました。最後まで混血退治を請け負っていたのは七夜だけ。なぜって、彼らには“それ”しか取り柄がなかったから。
両儀や巫淨は、退魔の他にも“使い道のある”技があったのでそちらをメインにして生き残りました。
浅神の衰退は自業自得。あれは捕まえた混血を家の守り神として飼育、ないし配合していくうちに血が薄れ、最後には自分たちもほとんど混血になっていた、というミイラ取りがミイラになったパターンです。 - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai Special Pamphlet - Encyclopedia: Reien Girls' Academy [Place name], p.044 [T] Reien Girls' Academy [Place name]
Kokutou Mikiya's sister, Kokutou Azaka's school.
A mission style all-girls academy. A sterile boarding school.
Originally it was a sister school of some seminary in England, but recently other girls' academies had emerged using Reien as the template. The sponsor seemed to be Asagami Fujino's father.礼園女学院【れいえんじょがくいん】【地名】
黒桐幹也の妹、黒桐鮮花が通う学校。
ミッション系のお嬢様学院で、全寮制の無菌室。
もともとはイギリスにある神学校の姉妹校なのだが、最近は礼園を手本にした女学院が出来たらしい。出資者は浅上藤乃のお父さんだとか。
| Main characters: Shiki Ryougi • Mikiya Kokutou • Touko Aozaki • Azaka Kokutou Secondary characters: Cornelius Alba • Daisuke Akimi • Fujino Asagami • Kirie Fujou • Lio Shirazumi • Mana Ryougi • Misaya Ouji • Mitsuru Kamekura • Satsuki Kurogiri • Shizune Seo • Souren Araya • Tomoe Enjou |