


When Fei Long was telling Akihito how he and Asami can't solve their past issues just by a simple talk, Akihito burst into tears saying he's making things complicated by hurting each other. He first meets Akihito when he learns that Akihito has a CD of information that was stolen from Fei Long. Ever since Fei Long's father and adoptive father died, Fei Long and Asami have become rivals, and they are currently residing in different countries. By the time that he met Akihito, Fei Long has deep-rooted desire to make Asami pay for what Fei Long believes was betrayal on Asami's part which led to the death of his adoptive father which Fei Long held dear in his heart as well as the time that he spent in prison.įei Long believed that Asami killed his adoptive father because his adoptive brother told him so, but the truth was that the adoptive brother himself was responsible for their father's death (which led Asami to shoot the adoptive brother for what he did).

He sometimes uses techniques akin to a spy while gathering information for investigative photography jobs.įei Long is a powerful Chinese boss who is the leader of Baishe. Takaba is shown to be a fast runner and can carry out feats as extreme as jumping from rooftops. He is fairly athletic, a quality which has assisted him in times of danger. In addition to his expertise in photography, Takaba has other abilities that he uses while searching for a great scoop. Through his photographs, Takaba exposed corruption and scandals relating to Japan's criminal underworld. He also undertook more risky jobs as an investigative photographer. His various photography jobs included magazine pictures, catalog photos and pictures of weddings. Takaba started to live alone in Tokyo after high school. His photography skills were not self-taught, as he had a teacher. But under the influence of his father, he began to aim towards becoming a photographer after graduating. During his high school years, he was a trouble-making delinquent. However, his recovery from the ordeal displayed the strength of his character.Īt the beginning of the story, Takaba was a freelance photographer who had only recently began to work on his own. After being kidnapped and taken to Hong-Kong by Liu Fei Long, Takaba was shown to have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Although Takaba acts good-humored and boisterous around his friends, being around Ryūichi Asami brought out a range of different emotions in him.

His unruly personality is occasionally hindered by how his choices might affect the people around him, showing his caring nature. Takaba is also very stubborn, and often disobedient of orders by authoritative figures. This is sometimes due to his own investigations into the world of crime, but also because of his involvement with Ryūichi Asami. Takaba often finds himself in trouble during the course of the story. He is described by the mangaka as having a positive outlook on life and he does not brood on things. Takaba is a very unwavering person with a cheerful personality. Takaba often dresses casually a t-shirt, a jacket, jeans, tennis shoes, and he is frequently shown carrying his camera with him. Takaba is a fair-skinned young man with dirty light blonde/silver hair, hazel eyes (blueish-gray eyes in the Animix), a slender build, he is about an inch over the average height of a Japanese man, and he is often described as having a pretty face.
