Kousuke Shiratsuki

Kousuke Shiratsuki
Personal info
Japanese name:	白築 耕介
Birthday:	May 10
Family:	Nana Shiratsuki (sister) Shino Shiratsuki (niece)
Location:	Shimane Prefecture
Media
Debut:	Shinohayu the Dawn of Age ch 1
Mahjong

Kousuke is uncle and caretaker to Shino Shiratsuki and brother to Nana Shiratsuki. He used to be in a band and was called Richardson. He hates tomatoes.

Appearance

Kousuke has short dark hair and green eyes.

Personality

He seems to love food (as long as it does not involve tomatoes) and deeply cares for his niece Shino, though he seems to be struggling with being a parental figure to her after her mother's disappearance.

Plot

Introduction Arc

Kousuke is first introduced playing with his neice when she was a baby. Years later, he comes to visit his sister and brings her a present before playing three player mahjong with Nana and Shino. After being beaten by Shino, he notes that she has improved her mahjong skill as well as her cooking. When Nana went missing, Kousuke became Shino's caretaker.

A year later, he is shown eating Shino's food and asks her to go with him to the shrine and pray. The next morning he notices Shino's mahjong tile set and sells them when she is at school. When he gets home, he notices that Shino is in a panic about her tiles and he informs her that he sold them because he thinks a reminder of her mother is hurting her ability to move on. Kousuke is next shown getting up early to take Shino to the shrine. He then stops to get her something to drink only to notice that she has vanished.

Children's Tournament Arc

Flustered, Kousuke rushes into Sudou's Pawn Shop and asks if he has seen his neice, thinking that she came there to buy her mahjong set back. WhenSudou answers no, he then gives him the drink he intended for Shino before departing. He then travels to her elementary but has no luck in finding her. Kousuke then goes to the house and searches everywhere before uncovering her paper mahjong set and a flyer for the children's tournament. When he arrives he sees Shino on the big screen and realizes that she is having fun. Kousuke then finds himself a seat to watch her play in the finals.

When Shino isn't doing so well, he says that just getting fourth overall is impressive. He then proceeds to get annoyed at the people making comments behind him, but then brags about his neice when she starts to do well. After the game, Kousuke apologizes to Shino for telling her to quit mahjong and not being there for her. He also says that he's glad that she had fun and that he is going to support her from now on. Later that night he gives back her mahjong set.

Idol Arc

Before Shino could get to the door, Kousuke opens it to welcome her and is greeted by her and her friends. He then wonders where she got the yukata.