Kurozumi Kanjuro

Evening Shower Kanjuro is Kin'emon's fellow samurai who was captured by Doflamingo's crew.

Appearance
Kanjuro's appearance matches the stereotype of a traditional Kabuki poser. He has long light colored hair down to the floor with the front hair sticking outward and down to his chest, with big lips and blush marks on his cheek in a similar manner to Bentham.

He wears a traditional samurai outfit with a bow in the middle and zori for footwear. On his back Kanjuro carries a large brush which he keeps in usage for his powers.

Personality
Kanjuro seems quite caring, since he suggested that they leave the island and devised a plan to do so. He is also very brave, since he sacrificed himself to let his fellow samurai escape.

Devil Fruit
Kanjuro ate a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit that allows him to turn everything he draws into a three-dimensional real object, or even a living organism by saying "Appear" (出でよ). Created materials also has the same abilities with the original ones such as flying ability of a bird. This also allows him to affect his own body, as he hid inside a wall as a drawing to avoid detection. Due to his lack of knowledge about Devil Fruits, he calls his ability "sorcery".

Ironically, despite his Devil Fruit ability, Kanjuro is bad at drawing, which seem to compromise the full potential of his creations.
 * Nuke Suzume (抜け雀): Kanjuro draws a large sparrow on the wall and brings it to life and rides it in order to escape a confined area. However due to his poor drawing skill, the sparrow cannot fly very well. He first used to escape Dressrosa's prison with Kin'emon.

Weapons
In order to utilize his Devil Fruit powers, Kanjuro keeps a giant ink brush with him. It has a katana hilt and guard, with a tassel tied to the pommel. He wields it in a manner similar to a sword, instead of how one would hold a brush.

Past
Kanjuro, alongside Kin'emon, Momonosuke, and another samurai were heading to Zo, but ended up shipwrecked and drifted ashore to Dressrosa. Once there, they were chased by Dressrosa's guards. Kanjuro chose to be apprehended to cover Kin'emon, allowing him to escape and pursue Momonosuke on a ship that was headed toward Punk Hazard.

Dressrosa Arc
Kanjuro was being held prisoner at the SMILE Factory under the guise of a toy house.

By the time Kin'emon reached the royal palace to search for him, Kanjuro had apparently disappeared from the scrapheap.

When Kin'emon arrived at the scrapheap, it was shown that Kanjuro was hiding in the walls, and the two samurais had a happy reunion. Kanjuro and Kin'emon prepared to leave on a bird Kanjuro brought to life using his Devil Fruit ability, but the trapped citizens and Dressrosa soldiers begged to be taken along.

Major Battles

 * Kanjuro vs. Dressrosa's guards

Trivia
In Kanjuro's first flashback appearance, he appeared to have his hair back in a pony tail. However, in the volume release of the chapter, Oda made a change to Kanjuro's shadowed appearance. In the revised chapter he seemed to have some type of helmet or hat on his head. It could also possibly be a tengai or reed hood worn by komusō.

When Kanjuro was seen for the first time, he resembled neither of these silhouettes.

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