Shigeru Aoki

Shigeru Aoki (青木 繁) is one of the executives of the House of Wolves. He is the head of the Acquisition team, working to find rare artifacts to sell to the black market.

He is also a Talent which is able to manipulate the age of things, though its name is currently not known.

Appearance
Shigeru is a young man with pale skin, his hair is purple with bangs extending down to his forehead. He also wears a pair of glasses with a circular rim.

His outfit is strange consisting of a light blue sleeveless shirt covered by a poncho with a high collar and a long flowing cape with tassels on its end. On his left shoulder are amaranth flowers, Shigeru's favorite flowers. He wears long brown pants and brown boots.

Personality
Shigeru Aoki is usually a calm and collected person, speaking in a rather monotone voice and very rarely shows any emotions. However, when something doesn't go the way he wants to he is known to lash out violently, using his Talent to weaken his targets and hurt them in various ways. To him, the only thing he cares about is his items and himself, not particularly concerned with the many troubles of life.

He also speaks of historical events in ways that make it seems like he was there when it happened, a quirk which Genpei calls weird.

Talent
Shigeru owns a Talent which is able to manipulate the age of an item or a person, though its name is currently not known.

Background
Shigeru was originally a museum curator who works at the National Museum of Art in Osaka until he was hired into the House of Wolves to work as the head of the Acquisition team. Shigeru decided to join since the pay is much higher than his job as a curator, because of his knowledge in archeology and history, the House of Wolves are able to obtain many rare items through the black market.

Beginning
Shigeru is first seen at the Yakiniku store eating with Fujio and Chū. When Yoshitoshi and Genpei arrives, he was furious at Yoshitoshi for destroying his cargo when he fought against Hokusai.

Appearances
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Gutai & the House of Wolves
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 * Chapter 8 - House of Wolves

Trivia

 * His alias is Riichi Urahara (浦原 利一)
 * Riichi (利一) is taken taken from the word 利 (Ri) which means advantage and 一 (Ichi) which means "one". The name is taken from Japanese writer
 * Urahara (浦原) is taken from the word 浦 (Ura) which means bay and 原 (Hara) which means meadow.