Keiji's Shikai

Joukaku's sealed form has a slight variation to its shape, bearing no cross-guard and only possessing tightly wrapped black and red cloth a few inches higher than most blades. This reduces the total length of cutting edge, and there seems to be no reason other than personal preference of the blade; as it reminds Keiji of the poverty he had gone through, and the weapons he was forced to use. His relationship with Joukaku is extremely well, and is the only reason the sword was compliant with such a change.

The weapon spirit itself is a product of mythology, appearing as a detail-less visage in a room with several kabuki and oni masks. While typically voiceless, the faint shadow will place a mask on itself and gain audibility, able to mock the mood and orientation of each mask. Rarely does he deviate from two typical masks; a red oni, and a blue oni - being the absolutes of a moral spectrum. He is generally a level headed entity, though is extremely expressive when need be.

Once Keiji utters the word, "dekakeru" or depart, splits into two separate katars, sometimes referred to as Ao and Aka or rather, the two oni's that Joukaku adorns himself with. The appearance of each katar is similar in make, though varies slightly in design. Ao (Upper weapon) is a slightly shorter blade, and wider in design. It is a heavier weapon, and provides more defense than its counterpart, Aka. Aka (the lower weapon), is sharpened, and slim, meant for quick strikes and lacerations. The defensive abilities of such wain in comparison to Ao, but it hardly finds itself in such a situation. 

• 出口DEGUCHI (GATEWAY): A passive ability, and the bread and butter to Joukaku. It allows the minor tearing of space, and can momentarily open up gaps between a domain. In a twenty-meter diameter, Joukaku is able to puncture space, and collapse the distance between an intended point, his weapon breaking through in another position in the domain of deguchi. If attempting to move beyond twenty meters while a limb is suspended between space will result in the barrier restricting around his arm, and eventually disallowing him to move beyond the boundaries. This gaps appears as a rip in reality, and are near-instantaneous between transfer, allowing him to deliver contact from any direction. The limits to such an ability requires him to have visual contact in one form or another of the place he is puncturing. In addition, the subject matter must not be in a solid state (he cannot force his hand to appear in the middle of a body, or in the middle of brick). The rips will repair themselves immediately once his body is not in contact with them, and they cannot grow any larger than his initial punch size.