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Yukichi Fukuzawa (福ふく沢ざわ 諭ゆ吉きち, Fukuzawa Yukichi?) is the president of the Armed Detective Agency

Fukuzawa is a tall man who almost always has a stern expression on his face. He has long silver hair, which ends just above his shoulder, and metallic blue eyes, which appear to have wrinkles eyebags under them.

He is always seen wearing a green yukata under a black haori (a traditional Japanese thigh-length kimono-style jacket, commonly worn by men) with golden borders with a zigzag pattern, and zori (flat sandals) with white tabi (toe-divided socks).

Twelve years ago, before the Agency was founded and Fukuzawa was still under Sōseki Natsume's tutelage, he wore a black hakama (a pair of large, pleated, traditional trousers), a kimono underneath a longer haori and a small scarf with a circle pattern on it. His hair was also shorter, just reaching past the nape of his neck.[5]

Fukuzawa is, as expected from the president of the Agency, a serious man, capable of maintaining his calm expression at every time, even in front of an adversary.[9] As a leader, he prioritizes the welfare of his subordinates, especially seen when he once ordered all the personnel from the Agency to focus on finding and rescuing Atsushi Nakajima and put their ensuing work to a freeze.[10]

Fukuzawa enraged Fukuzawa enraged. Moreover, he places great value in the Agency and its members,[11] unyielding to give them up even in crucial situations[9][11] and once threatening some assassins to target him alone rather than involve the Agency.[12] Hence, he naturally became indignant when he learned that the Port Mafia lured in the Guild with their Agency clerks, even breaking a pen with his bare hands out of rage.[13]

Fukuzawa instructs Ranpo to use his ability Fukuzawa seeks Ranpo's deduction prowess for help. His undisputed authority is prevalent over his subordinates, to the point that even the confident Ranpo Edogawa dropped the idea of finding a murder case to solve rather than helping look for Atsushi after Kenji Miyazawa warned him against Fukuzawa's wrath if he did so.[10] Moreover, Fukuzawa has a rather commanding aura within him that some Agency members, including Doppo Kunikida[12] and Atsushi,[14][15] occasionally flinch possibly out of intimidation whenever in the presence of the President. Nevertheless, he knows his subordinates' capabilities and will not hesitate to seek them out when the situation calls for it.[10][16]

Fukuzawa orders not to fight the Port Mafia Fukuzawa orders his subordinates not to fight the Mafia to maintain order within Yokohama. As one-third of the constituents of the Tripartite Framework, Fukuzawa has an overflowing regard for the order and peace of Yokohama and for wanting justice to prevail in however way he can, which ultimately caused Fukuzawa to found the Agency.[5] He further asserts that praise and rewards are a "light drizzle"[1] to their primary endeavor of preventing chaos to ensue within the city. Even when afflicted with the Cannibalism virus, Fukuzawa strugglingly issued out the orders to his subordinates not to fight the Port Mafia in protecting him, lest it disrupt the balance and tranquility of Yokohama.[17]

While Fukuzawa is emotionally reserved and impassive, he can display a scathing sense of humor: twelve years ago, while he was on his way to save Ōgai Mori from low-level criminals, the criminals threatened to kill the doctor and Fukuzawa wished them to have fun doing so,[18] though this may be also be partly out of his hunch that Mori could handle the situation himself. When reunited with his childhood friend Ōchi Fukuchi, while Fukuzawa complemented the latter for being a Hunting Dogs commander, he nonetheless claimed that his leadership is "five times better" than Fukuchi, albeit admitting that it had quite dropped.[11]

Fukuzawa holds up a dried fish Fukuzawa tries to feed a cat. He's never seen smiling, although it's heavily implied he has a soft spot for cute things. After Kyōka Izumi makes a cute face while asking the President to let her stay in the Agency, he hires her on the spot;[19] Jun'ichirō Tanizaki remembered this instance and even attempted to ask Kyōka to apologize to the President on their behalf when they disobeyed his orders.[20] Notably, he also has a fondness for cats to the point of keeping treats for them in the sleeves of his yukata. Mori is especially aware of this penchant that he even humored Fukuzawa during their confrontation if he was still "talking to cats".[21]

Armed Detective Agency welcoming Kyoka Fukuzawa and the Agency formally welcome Kyōka. Moreover, he does not fail to participate in some moments of merriment especially in the Agency, such as attending Kyōka's welcome party[22] and, in the anime, joining in the Agency cruise aboard S.S. Zelda after the Cannibalism incident.[7]

His ability, All Men Are Equal (人上人不造ヒトノウエ二ヒトヲツクラズ, Hito no Ue ni Hito o Tsukurazu?), allows him to suppress the abilities of those in the Armed Detective Agency. According to Dazai, it can "adjust the power of their abilities so that they may be controlled." However, applicants have to pass an "exam entrance" (i.e. they have to display values compatible with the Agency's in perilous situations) to fall under the range of the ability.

Martial Arts: Fukuzawa proficiency in martial arts since a younger age are unmatched, as seen at his past before founding the agency. He possesses enough strength and reflexes to take on a group of assassins.[5] As such, he is noted to have never lost a match to his mentee, Kunikida,[12] and keep a intense combat against Mori even facing his unpredictable fighting style. Kote gaeshi: One of Fukuzawa's trademark defenses is kote gaeshi (小手返, lit. "forearm return"), a throwing technique in aikido that uses an opponent's momentum against them.[5] Seoi nage: Fukuzawa is also proficient in seoi nage (背負投, lit. "shoulder throw"), a shoulder throw (throwing technique) in jujutsu.[5] Iaido: Fukuzawa also has a mastery of iaido[5] Shukuchi: Fukuzawa can close the distance between himself and other using this martial arts technique that uses the body's weight to instantly bring them into range with their opponent.[5] Muto Dori: Fukuzawa also knows the technique muto dori (無刀捕, lit. "No sword capture"), a jujutsu technique for grappling and disarming an opponent wielding a sword.[11] Swordsmanship Skills: Fukuzawa used to practice swordsmanship, trained at a government-run school of martial arts and was one of the greatest swordsmen in the government known as Goken.[5]