The story’s lead protagonist…although he suits the category of anti-hero better. In the original story, Akutagawa was one of the Port Mafia’s most formidable fighters, though striving to impress his former mentor, Dazai Osamu, who’s approval he could never seem to obtain. Though he still maintains a tragic backstory in BEAST, he role-reversal entails him as a new member of the Armed Detective Agency, learning under Odasaku. Now his one and only goal lies in finding his sister Gin, who, to his surprise, has become a member of the Port Mafia. Akutagawa has a hostile, however tactical personality. His voice should be low and husky, as though he’s threatening even his allies despite no genuine intention to do so.