Kazuma Asōgi

Kazuma Asōgi was a student at Teito Yūmei University, as well as a defense attorney during Japan's Meiji period.

Asōgi met Ryūnosuke Naruhodō during a speech competition. Asōgi was unable to complete his speech and, after five minutes of struggle, Naruhodō came in to help. They became friends afterward. Months later, Asōgi returned the favor, standing by Naruhodō's side when the latter was put on trial after getting caught up in a murder. Asōgi was later killed during a steamboat trip to England, in an incident that turned out to be accidental. Naruhodō then continued his friend's dream of becoming a worthy defense attorney.

Personality/Notes

 * Asōgi has a hard time with tongue twisters.
 * Although not revealed to be his least favourite food, he appears to dislike chicken.
 * The sword he holds is named Karuma (狩魔), which has the exact same Kanji characters as the Von Karma family.

Name
Shu Takumi stated in an issue of Nintendo Dream that the surname comes from the word 阿僧祇 asōgi. Additionally, the word 葬儀 sōgi means "funeral". The kanji for 双義 sōgi in the name can be directly translated as "dual justice".

Development
His clothes were designed with more of both western and eastern influences than Ryūnosuke Naruhodō's were. His headband is animated to flutter in the wind even though he is mostly seen indoors. This animation was only doable in 3D and was something that art director Kazuya Nuri really wanted.