Ichihara Ryuji

Ichihara Ryuji (市原竜二, Ichihara Ryūji) is a fictional character in the manga series of Shaman King. He is a gang leader and calls himself "Wooden Sword" Ryu II(二代目 木刀の 竜, Nidaime Bokutō no Ryū).

Appearance
Ryuji is bulky and large man. He fashions himself after Umemiya Ryunosuke, carrying a wooden sword and even has a foot-long pompadour, though his is more curly. He is always wearing sunglasses.

Personality
Ryuji is an ambitious person who together with his gang wish to rule Nishitokyo. He is also rather violent and short tempered. But despite these traits he also has a soft spot for people that he believe is lonely and or is bullied by others.

He is an admirer of the so called "legendary bad boy" Umemiya Ryunosuke, and looks forward to become strong as him.

Abilities and Powers
He carries a wooden sword similar to Ryunosuke, and is known for being a skilled swordsman. Later he displays the ability of seeing spirits, but it's currently unknown if he possesses the potential for becoming a shaman.

Flowers
He and his gang appears before Asakura Hana in the cemetery wanting to take the title of "Funbari's Strongest" from him. They are however all beaten by Hana combined with Amidamaru.

While recuperating at the hospital he meets Hana again again and is about to start a fight with him again, until Umemiya Ryunosuke steps in between them and drags Hana away. Recognising him as the first "Wooden Sword" Ryu, he wonders who Hana actually is.

Later he is approached Asakura Luca, who asks him to dispose of Hana. Luca and Ryuji later meet Hana and Yohane at the Funbari Mall, where Luca manages to trap both Amidamaru and Daikyoh, turning them into hitodama stones. Without his spirit to fight, Hana is mortally wounded by Ryuji, much to his surprise. The shock of seeing Hana in a pool of blood awakens Ryuji's hidden ability to see spirits, and Luca explains that Hana's strength comes from Amidamaru.