Aiji Yanagi

Aiji Yanagi (柳 愛時, Yanagi Aiji ) is a main character in Collar x Malice. He is a chainsmoking, 28-year-old former cop who used to work in the Investigations Section 1 unit.

History
Aiji Yanagi was originally assigned to work in Investigations Section 1, but decided to leave to independently go after X-Day incidents. He formed a team consisting of Mineo Enomoto, Takeru Sasazuka, and Kageyuki Shiraishi.

When Yanagi was younger, he was a delinquent. Although he didn't dye his hair or wield a bat, he did ride a motorcycle. This clashed with the ideals of his family, who disapproved of this behavior. When Yanagi was 16, he witnessed a young girl being kidnapped. The girl was taken to a cathedral in Shinjuku park, where she was put in chains. Yanagi snuck in behind her and tried to rescue her, but he failed and was captured too. This aggravated the kidnapper, who knocked out the two of them. When Yanagi came to, the kidnapper was beating the still-passed-out girl, so Yanagi broke free and started rampaging on the kidnapper. Even when the man pled and begged for mercy, Yanagi continued to attack the man. During this time, the girl woke up and became frightened of Yanagi, who was shocked to realize that, in her eyes, he was the scary one.

While this event was ruled as self-defense, it still resulted in Yanagi obtaining a criminal record. From the youth rehabilitation center, he was eventually scouted by Hajime Morioka to join the police force. Around this time, Yanagi broke off all ties with his family. To this day, he periodically visits the comatose kidnapper in the hospital.

Personality
Aiji a natural leader, although he is reluctant about his position as leader. He is level-headed, thoughtful, and reliable. He tends to avoid jumping into conflict and would rather listen to both sides of the story before coming to conclusions.

Appearance
Aiji has black hair that goes down to his ears with purple eyes.

Trivia

 * His favorite season is winter.