Kyouichi

Origin

At beginning of the episode, Kyouichi has given up on using his natural talents as a painter. As Bashou Matsuo's haiku poetry becomes more and more popular at the Far End Cafe, Kyouichi's love of art is reinvigorated and his passion as an artist returns.

Creation

Kyouichi's character design in the anime series is credited to Katsunori Shibata. He makes his first appearance in the Sengoku Collectionepisode Refined Bard where is he is voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma.