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Tsurumi Tokushirou
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kanji: 鶴見中尉 Katakana: ツルミ トクシロウ Hiragana: つるみちゅうい Romaji: Tsurumi Tokushirō Latin Alphabet: Tokushirou Tsurumi |
| Occupation: | Japanese Military Commander, former Spy |
| Relationships: | Tsukishima Hajime (former right-hand man; alive) Usami Tokishige (one-sided crush on Usami's side; deceased) 7th Division (former leader) |
| Fandom: | Golden Kamuy |
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Tsurumi Tokushirou is a major antagonist from the manga Golden Kamuy. He opposes Asirpa and Sugimoto Saichi in the Ainu gold hunt, wanting the gold for himself to overthrow the Japanese army. He has his own support network, the 7th Division, which he leads.
Tsurumi is last seen in an omake manipulating dealings in the United States for his own gain after fleeing Japan.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role]
TBA
Relationships
Over the course of Golden Kamuy, it is revealed that Tsurumi has a cult of personality. Specifically, he heavily manipulates four of his own soldiers for his personal gain, which are: Usami Tokishige, Tsukishima Hajime, Koito Otonoshin and Ogata Hyakunosuke. Tsurumi's most popular pairings are between himself and one of these four, as all four in canon are largely implied to have feelings for him, though some much more than others. Tsurumi x all four characters may be referred to as the "Tsurumi Harem" by fans.
Other members of the 7th include Nikaidou Kouhei and Tanigaki Genjirou, the latter of whom defects near the beginning of the manga. Neither are in common Tsurumi ships.
Other Notable Relationships
Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.
| With... | Full Label | Type | Portmanteau / Phrase | Kanji or Katakana | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usami Tokishige | Tsurumi Tokushirou/Usami Tokishige | BL | Tsuruusa, Usatsuru | 鶴宇佐 (Tsuruusa), 宇佐鶴 (Usatsuru) | Tsurumi considers him his Number One Person.[notes 1] |
| Ogata Hyakunosuke | Ogata Hyakunosuke/Tsurumi Tokushirou | BL | TsuruO, Otsuru | 鶴尾 (TsuruO), 尾鶴 (OTsuru) | Tsurumi manipulated him into killing his brother and father, later allies planning to take over the Japanese army. |
| Koito Otonoshin | Koito Otonoshin/Tsurumi Tokushirou | BL | Tsurukoi, Koitsuru | 鶴鯉 (Tsurukoi), 鯉鶴 (Koitsuru) | Tsurumi manipulated Koito into having a hero worship of him. |
| Tsukishima Hajime | Tsukishima Hajime/Tsurumi Tokushirou | BL | Tsurutsuki, Tsukitsuru | 鶴月 (Tsurutsuki), 月鶴 (Tsukitsuru) | Tsurumi manipulated him into being his right-hand man by saving him from death row. |
| Sugimoto Saichi | Sugimoto Saichi/Tsurumi Tokushirou | BL | Tsurusugi, Sugitsuru | 鶴杉 (Tsurusugi), 杉鶴 (Sugitsuru) | Heads of rival factions throughout the AInu gold hunt, along with Hijikata Toshizou. |
| Asirpa | Asirpa/Tsurumi Tokushirou | NL | Tsururipa | 鶴リパ (Tsururipa) | Enemies. Both lead rival factions in the Ainu gold hunt, along with Hijikata Toshizou. |
| Asirpa | Asirpa & Tsurumi Tokushirou | Combi | (n/a) | (n/a) | Enemies. Both lead rival factions. |
| Nikaidou Kouhei | Nikaidou Kouhei/Tsurumi Tokushirou | BL | Tsurukou | 鶴浩 (Tsurukou) | (n/a) |
| Edogai Yasaku | Edogai Yasaku/Tsurumi Tokushirou | BL | Tsuruedo | 鶴江渡 (Tsuruedo) | Tsurumi manipulated him into making fake skins for him to fool Sugimoto and Hijikata. |
| Koito; Tsukishima | Koito Otonoshin/Tsukishima Hajime/Tsurumi Tokushirou | Poly | Tsurutsukikoi | (n/a) | Combines three popular pairings into one ship. |
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Brain Fluid
Something unique to Tsurumi is his odd habit of fluid "leaking" from his head injury when he is excited. It is a common trope in explicit fanworks, or even just as a gag, and Brain Fluid (Golden Kamuy) is a wrangled tag on Archive of Our Own.
Tsurumi x older characters
In the English-speaking GK fandom, there's a small community for fanworks involving Tsurumi with other characters his age rather than his canonical cult of personality. These characters are all minor in their roles in fanworks elsewhere, and include Heiji Koito, Narizou Arisaka, Kouji Wada, Shirosuke Inudou and Koujirou Hanazawa. In fanworks where Tsurumi is paired with one these characters, he is often paired with many of them.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Wikis
References
- ^ 一番のひと, Ichiban no hito, volume edition of chapter 256