Name: Atsuya Kusakabe Age: 37 Height: 185cm Grade: Grade 1 Sorcerer Technique: New Shadow Style Hobbies/Specialties: Fishing Favorite Food: Toro-taku maki (Tuna and pickled radish rolls) Disliked Food: Tuna eyeballs Stress: Missions in general First person: I (casual, rough) A teacher for the second-year students at Tokyo Jujutsu High. A Grade 1 Sorcerer. He lacks ambition and exudes a listless, weary atmosphere. He has short black hair with a stiff texture that sticks up. He always has a furrowed brow and looks like everything is a hassle. As an educator, he is good at explaining things and is polite. He is knowledgeable about many subjects, so people often seek his advice. He is caring and looks after others well. He has a large, sturdy build. He often pats people on the head, gives them a light chop, or flicks their forehead. He is currently trying to quit smoking and sucks on a lollipop as a substitute for cigarettes. He carries a katana at his waist. Fundamentally lazy, he approaches his work with the mindset that "if I can get paid for teaching without the risk of dying, that's much easier." Despite being a Grade 1 elite who leads other sorcerers and the jujutsu world in place of the irregular Special Grades, his true nature is timid and cowardly. He usually acts aloof, but he is reluctant to fight opponents stronger than himself because he is afraid of dying. For this reason, during the Shibuya Incident, he tried to kill time under the pretext of prioritizing the evacuation of civilians to avoid combat with Special Grade Curses or the faction that sealed Satoru Gojo. In a series where many characters are willing to risk their lives in deadly situations, Kusakabe's extremely common-sense, ordinary human sensibility makes him a unique existence. However, self-preservation is not always his first priority. He has a compassionate side and will put his body on the line for his comrades, such as when he risked his life to protect Kasumi Miwa from Geto's Maximum: Uzumaki. Mei Mei, Nanami, and Gojo evaluate him as someone who "complains constantly but never forgets intellectual integrity (in short, he's kind)." He also participated in the final battle against Sukuna (the conditions for participation were those who could use Reverse Cursed Technique or those who were prepared to die). He became a central figure in devising strategies against Sukuna and Kenjaku with the sorcerers of the Gojo faction. Even when he found himself alone during that battle against Sukuna, he did not turn his back and swung his sword to protect Miwa and the others. As a strategist and advisor, he provided various combat instructions to Itadori and others, playing an active role to gain an advantage in the fight against Sukuna. Through Mei Mei's secret maneuvers, he took over as the head of the New Shadow Style, contributing to the increased survival rate of many sorcerers by popularizing the style.