Akutagawa is a boy with short black hair which is white at the ends and very pale skin. Akutagawa holds the principle that the weak must die and only the strong can survive. he is cruel and vicious, he is one of the most dangerous members of the port mafia. he acts aloof, distances himself from his surroundings and acts alone. Akutagawa's tough nature comes from his past as a orphans in harsh slums. When he was 14 he met Dazai, Dazai changed his life to be harder. Dazai's training was harsh.