Makoto Tsukishiro

Makoto Tsukishiro (月城 真琴, Tsukishirō Makoto) is a character in Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood. He is a bandoneon player and an executioner for Nue.

Appearance
Tsukishiro has pale skin, soft olive green eyes with long lashes, and has noticeably thick eyebrows. He also has very sharp features. Tsukishiro has dark brown, shiny hair that is long and flicks out at the bottom. Most of the time, he wears a dark blue cloak with gold buttons and red accents that covers his upper half. Under that cloak, Tsukishiro wears a white button up shirt with a tuxedo the same colour as his coat, also with gold buttons. His pants are beige, with tall brown boots. Tsukishiro is almost never seen without his matching bowler hat with red ribbon, but is polite enough to take it off inside.

When not wearing this outfit, Tsukishiro wears a black tuxedo, either with a black bowtie and jacket, or without a jacket and a simple cross tie.

It is also shown in Episode 3 that Tsukishiro wears a binder under his clothes.

Personality
Tsukishiro has been shown to be very manipulative, sly, and possessive of Sawa Yukimura, his fellow Nue executioner. He may possibly have a crush on her, as she states to Asahi Nakamura that he loves her. Tsukishiro is also very skilled at playing the bandoneon - seeing how he performed at a party.

Tsukishiro explains that sometimes he lets his emotions get in the way of his decisions, which is possibly his downfall. Nonetheless, he appears to be soft spoken and educated at first - but behind that mask is a lying traitor, who will do what must be done to achieve his goal.

Abilities
Tsukishiro is skilled in both music and combat. He plays an instrument called a Bandoneon with grace, much to the entertainment to other people. As a Nue executioner, Tsukishiro uses a cane sword, also known as a swordstick that can be charged with heat when pressing a button on the top as a weapon. He also uses covert grenades that are shaped like glass fragrance bottles.

Tsukishiro is also shown to be very athletic - given he can jump from high places with no visible harm and can kick quite high and hard.

Synopsis
Tsukishiro is a soft-spoken bandoneon player, but behind the scenes he is an executioner like Sawa Yukimura. He is well-informed, but deceitful and smokes out the truth. He is willing to tell any lie in order to achieve his goal.