Reiji Mitsurugi

Height: 178 cm 510 Reiji Mitsurugi is an esteemed prosecutor and an old friend of Ryuuichi Naruhodou. During his first four years as a prosecutor he had a perfect win record and he was a ruthless man who would do anything to get a guilty verdict for the defendant. This all ended when Naruhodou defeated him. Later Mitsurugi became a defendant being represented by his enemy Naruhodou. After prosecuting in one more case Mitsurugi left the prosecutors office to find out what being a prosecutor really meant. He later returned and by the time of the MaskDeMasque trials had become known as the top prosecutor in Japan. He also traveled abroad to study international law prosecuting in five other countries. As well he was instrumental in finding the leader of a notorious international smuggling ring and bringing him to court. Mitsurugi is generally seen as a snob due to his skeptical ruthless and generally aloof nature that differs little between everyday life and the courtroom. However he has a strong sense of right and wrong and acts only in ways that he believes are fair and just. He is also shown to care deeply for those he considers friends going to great lengths to assist them when he believes they require it. For example he chartered a private jet to come to Naruhodous aid when the defense attorney was in desperate need of his aid. Generally Mitsurugi is calm and levelheaded when talking with people although he does tend to come off as a little cold and sometimes rather condescending. Mitsurugi is also very insecure in general and hates showing his weaknesses. In court Mitsurugi usually has the trial precisely planned out ensuring his victory. Because of this he tends to become easily ruffled with anything that does not conform to his plan. In particular he tries to stick to standard courtroom proceedings trying to make the witnesses state their names and professions although he regularly has a great deal of difficulty with this task due to the often rather eccentric characters called as witnesses in his cases. Source: MyAnimeList