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“
I was planning on punching the both of you! 'cause I'm not too smart, you know? (２人ともブン殴るつもりだったんだよ。俺頭ワリイからよ〜〜〜〜。)
”
—Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 314: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 8

Okuyasu Nijimura (虹村 億泰, Nijimura Okuyasu) is a primary ally featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable.

Introduced as an antagonist, Okuyasu soon becomes Josuke Higashikata's best friend. They stay close friends and tackle malevolent Stand users together. He is Keicho Nijimura's younger brother and a Stand user wielding the space erasing The Hand.

Appearance

 

Okuyasu is a young man of above-average height and medium to athletic build.

Two fine lines cross his face in semicircles passing the inner corners of his eyes. He sports a small, dark pompadour with the sides lighter in color and two spiked rattails in the back. In his initial appearance, his hair's temporal points have pin-like objects in them and the back has notably more spikes.

He wears a dark, modified Japanese school uniform, featuring a double-breasted jacket, which he decorates with metallic, golden emblems, including a yen (¥) sign on the right of his collar and a dollar ($) sign on his left (more accurately, a cifrão; with two vertical lines). He also has a larger dollar sign on the middle of his chest. His right shoulder has "億" ("Oku", the kanji for 100,000,000) printed in large, light letters between his shoulder and elbow, mirroring the word "BILLION" on his left. In the animated adaptation, his jacket has white piping.

He wears two slim, sagging belts at the top of wide-legged pants.

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaAnimeFilmAll-Star BattleEyes of Heaven
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Black, white on the sides)
Eyes(Light Purple)
Outfit
(Purple uniform with gold accessories, dark magenta undershirt, green belts and dark green shoes.)
Skin(Slightly Tan)
Hair(Black, gray on the sides)
Eyes(Gray)
Outfit
(Blue uniform with light gray piping and white lettering, gold accessories, purple undershirt, lime green belts and dark green shoes.)
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Black, gray on the sides)
Eyes(Dark Brown)
Outfit
(Bluish-black uniform with gold accessories. Black shoes.)
Skin(Slightly Tan)
Hair(Black, white on the sides)
Eyes(Olive)
Outfit
(Indigo uniform with gold accessories, magenta undershirt, dark green belts and vermilion shoes.)
Skin(Slightly Tan)
Hair(Black, gray on the sides)
Eyes(Pale Brown)
Outfit
(Indigo uniform with gold accessories, mauve undershirt, green-gray belts and orange shoes.)

Personality

“
I'm just dying to erase your goddamn existence, motherfucker!
”
—Okuyasu with Red Hot Chili Pepper at his mercy, Chapter 309: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 3

Okuyasu Nijimura is an impulsive and violent teenager with a nonetheless good heart.

 
Amazed at how delicious Tonio's food is

The word that describes Okuyasu the best could be "childish", as he possesses several traits hinting to a certain immaturity. Okuyasu is a very extroverted and impulsive man, acting by his own words "with his heart". He consistently shows his emotions, which are more extreme than for the average individual, being ecstatic when he is happy, in tears when he is sad, and enraged when angry. Okuyasu frequently acts out of impulses and rarely takes the time to observe or reflect in a fruitful manner.

Okuyasu has been known to be "not good at making decisions" and being generally dimwitted, although he has moments of genuine ingenuity. Constant reliance on his big brother Keicho Nijimura and belittling from him made Okuyasu unable to make decisions that do not come out of instinct and is self-conscious about this limitation.[6] This results in him repeatedly and openly stating his lack of intelligence. His inability to think was exploited on three occasions, and during all this, he was easily psyched out by his opponent. However, Okuyasu eventually grows out of it: at the end of the part, when Okuyasu was hanging between life and death, he took the decision to live and save Josuke.[7]

Okuyasu is a very curious person, showing deep interest in any new sight, which has led him toward Tonio Trussardi's restaurant[4] and a crop circle where Mikitaka Hazekura rested.[8] This curiosity extends to having a habit to try and learn the bottom line of anything, notably asking Josuke persistently why he helped heal his wounds when Keicho shot them both and why he couldn't heal his own wounds,[9] which is one of the reasons why he has such difficulties at making decisions when opponents try to manipulate him.

 
Okuyasu is prone to punching people whom he dislikes

Okuyasu also possesses a confrontational and violent side, possibly due to his abusive childhood. On top of being foul-mouthed, he regularly issues threats to those that anger him and has on several occasions hit people out of pure anger, notably Tamami Kobayashi[10] and Shigekiyo Yangu.[11] In battle, Okuyasu is very aggressive and has little qualm using The Hand to lethal goals, although he seldom succeeds in hurting anyone but himself. After Akira Otoishi and Yoshikage Kira murder his brother Keicho and friend Shigekiyo, respectively, Okuyasu shows a desire for vengeance. In fact, Okuyasu is noticeably more serious and cold during these moments of rage, a fact which makes him frightening to those around him.[12] When he first meets Mikitaka, he quickly gets annoyed with him and keeps asking Josuke if he should punch him or kick his ass, with Josuke frequently telling him to calm down.

However, Okuyasu possesses a truly kind and honorable personality, first visible after Josuke healed his wounds; he then helped Josuke save Koichi[9] and tried to reason with his brother over no longer using the Bow and Arrow.[13] He regularly shows great care for his friends and family, caring for his father and tried to end his misery. Though when he learned his father had some humanity left in him, Okuyasu tried to convince his brother to find a way to at least restore their father's memories and personality rather than try to end him. Later on, Okuyasu is never shown hesitating to help a friend in need, notably saving Koichi from many tight spots and helping Josuke throughout his many battles. In addition, despite his confrontational personality, he has been shown to have a good understanding of morality. Okuyasu knew full well his older brother Keicho did a number of awful crimes and despite loving him, he understood that he would be killed by someone someday and deserved to die because his crimes would catch up with him.

 
Okuyasu is easily charmed by pretty girls

Okuyasu regularly laments that he doesn't have a girlfriend, being disappointed not to have lived 15 years ago so he would know Reimi Sugimoto,[14] and being mildly jealous of Koichi's relationship with Yukako Yamagishi.[15]

He is also mildly stingy, refusing to share his food with Josuke[16] and quietly planning to refuse to lend Josuke money after hearing about how his mother froze his account.[8] In addition, it is implied he is conservative with his money as he tells Josuke after they excitedly win the lottery that he is putting it in savings.[17] He currently only has five to six years of savings which he is living off of.

On a side note, he likes Italian design and hates spicy food, preferring curry with honey and apples.[4][18] He also likes choco strawberry cone flavored ice cream. In addition, he cooks at home for his father and himself.[4]

Abilities

Stand

Main article: The Hand

Okuyasu's Stand, The Hand, "cuts" out or "scrapes away" space and replaces it with redistributed neighboring space, or simply eradicates it. Its ability can also be limited to physical substance removal without outright eliminating the affected space, as seen in a few occasions, functioning identically to Cream's void.

The Hand (ザ・ハンド（手）)Link to this section
 
Debut
Chapter 274 / DU Episode 3
Type
Close-Range, Artificial Humanoid[19]
Ability
Erasure of Space
PWR
B
SPD
B
RNG
D
STA
C
PRC
C
DEV
C

Mastery

Although The Hand is a highly powerful Stand, Okuyasu's slow wits make it so its potential is left unfulfilled. Case in point his first fight has him knock himself out by mistakenly teleporting flower pots into his face.

Nonetheless, Okuyasu then shows that he is proficient at wielding his Stand. Okuyasu usually doesn't hesitate to use lethal force by trying to swipe The Hand through an enemy. Moreover, he exploits well the unique properties of his erasure power to teleport in the middle of a battle, surprising Red Hot Chili Pepper that way, and tactically erase space to teleport key objects toward himself and seize them. This illustrates that The Hand can not only erase space that it touches, but it also can dictate how the neighboring space is joined together.

Relationships

Family

  • Keicho Nijimura: Okuyasu looked up to his big brother as a role model and relied on him to make decisions, though acknowledged that his wrongdoings would lead to his own downfall. Regardless, Okuyasu mourned his death when it actually happened. In their younger years, Keicho was shown to be protective of Okuyasu, often protecting him from their father's abuse though in the recent years he was more strict with him, at one point not hesitating to shoot Okuyasu when he was aiming for Josuke and threatening to kill him for trying to take the arrow away from him. Despite this, he still loved Okuyasu as he protected him from Red Hot Chili Pepper at the cost of his own life. In turn, Okuyasu loved his brother and every time he tried to make a decision he thinks of what his brother would do. He even sought revenge against Otoishi for killing his brother. Near the end of Part 4, a vision of Keicho goads Okuyasu, then in a state between life and death, to choose for himself whether he dies or lives.
  • Father: When he was younger his father often abused him. Despite this, Okuyasu was horrified when his father mutated into a mindless monster and helped his brother Keicho try to find a Stand user who could kill him to end his suffering. Upon learning his father had some humanity left in him, he tried to convince Keicho to spare their father and find a way to restore his humanity. After his brother's death, he often takes care of his father, showing he still loves him.
  • Mother: While there was no interaction shown between the two, he seems to have loved her as he cried when she died. He mentions her in the Let's go Eat Italian arc, thanking her for giving birth to him so he could eat Tonio's delicious cooking.

Allies

  • Josuke Higashikata: The two initially met as enemies, but they quickly became friends together, joining each other in their daily misadventures and eventually becoming close. The two often get along well, with Josuke being more intelligent, quick-witted, mature and calmer than Okuyasu often times having to calm Okuyasu down. However, Josuke shares in his greedy and mischievous ways and the two often work well together against other stand users. When Okuyasu was presumably killed by Kira, Josuke still took the time to save him and drag his body down, despite doing so causing him to slow down during his critical battle with Kira.
  • Koichi Hirose: The two are good friends, and care for each other's well being, with Okuyasu and Josuke as older brother figures to Koichi. Though Okuyasu is jealous of Koichi's relationship with Yukako as he had never been romantically involved with a girl.
  • Shigekiyo Yangu: Okuyasu originally saw Shigechi as an annoying kid; infuriated with his stingy and greedy behavior. However, in later chapters, he is seen hanging out with him and Josuke. Okuyasu does not take Shigechi's death lightly, developing a grudge against his murderer, Kira.
  • Mikitaka Hazekura: When Okuyasu first met Mikitaka, he originally thought of him as a joke, not believing his claims of being an alien. Later, he starts to view Mikitaka as a good friend, and gains respect for him, after witnessing his attempt to save Josuke.
  • Rohan Kishibe: While their relationship is not greatly explored, it is evident the two do not like each other as Okuyasu still holds a grudge on Rohan for nearly making him commit suicide while Rohan dismisses Okuyasu as an idiot.
  • Jotaro Kujo: Though the two had little interaction Okuyasu seemed to see Jotaro as a mentor figure though he did ignore his advice and went after Red Hot Chili Pepper on his own. Jotaro is exasperated by his temper and lack of intelligence but seems to see him as an ally nonetheless.
  • Joseph Joestar: The two had little interaction but Okuyasu was annoyed by Joseph's deafness, wondering if he was alright in the head. However, he did answer Joseph's questions regarding Josuke and protected him from Otoishi.
  • Reimi Sugimoto: While the two had little interaction, he has shown mild attraction toward her, calling her beautiful and wishing he was born 15 years ago to meet her. He listened to her advice regarding the serial murder in Morioh and bid her farewell as she ascended to heaven, stating he would miss her.
  • Tonio Trussardi: Okuyasu was curious of learning a new restaurant opened and opted to try it out. He was somewhat annoyed at first when Tonio refused to give him a menu. However, when he tried Tonio's cooking he instantly became a fan and continued eating despite the fact his body began acting weird such as crying heavily, skin ripping from his shoulders, his teeth falling out, and his guts being blown. He often complimented Tonio's cooking, calling him a genius and being grateful he lived in the same town as him while Tonio greatly appreciated the praise he received and treated Okuyasu as a valued customer.
  • Stray Cat: After The Hand removes Stray Cat from Killer Queen and Kira is defeated, Okuyasu gives the plant to his father. Stray Cat seems to get along with Father Nijimura, and shows no ill-will towards Okuyasu afterwards.

Enemies

  • Akira Otoishi: As the man who killed his brother, Okuyasu greatly despised Otoishi, having developed a grudge deep enough to put Okuyasu in a bad mood at the mere thought of him. While Otoishi has admitted that he respects Okuyasu's Stand abilities, he otherwise thought that Okuyasu was nothing but a fool. Later arriving with Jotaro to the ship transporting Joseph to the docks, Okuyasu confronted Otoishi, who was posing as Speedwagon Foundation member, and defeated him before his Stand could kill Joseph.
  • Yoshihiro Kira: While investigating Yoshikage Kira's house to learn more about him, Okuyasu and his allies came under attack by the killer's father, who trapped and prepared to kill Josuke and Jotaro first. Okuyasu was helpless to rescue the two once he unknowingly ran into the glass attempting to erase the photo. After Yoshihiro was defeated, Okuyasu poked fun at him by placing tacks all over the edges of the photo, only for him to escape the heroes' grasp and mock them.
  • Yoshikage Kira: After learning he murdered Reimi and Shigechi, Okuyasu would vow to kill Kira to avenge them. After Hayato alerted Josuke and Okuyasu to Kira's location, the two confronted him. Kira supposedly killed Okuyasu during their fight, and Okuyasu contributed to his defeat by saving Josuke from his air bomb and taking Stray Cat away from him.


Chapters / Episodes

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Part 4OVA
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The BookTSKR Collection
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Episodes in order of appearance

Quotes

Quote.png Quotes
  • “
    Josuke Higashikata... I, Okuyasu Nijimura will eliminate you with my Stand, The Hand!
    ”
  • “
    Whatever my right hand touches will disappear! The edge of the erased space will then join together to restore the gap! As for the parts that are cut off... Even I don't know where they end up!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 275: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2
  • “
    My brother was like that... he was destined to have a bad ending... but... but in the end... in the end he still tried to protect me! You saw it, right?!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 283: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 10
  • “
    Looks like a nice place, huh? I've always liked Italian design and stuff.
    ”
    —Okyasu Nijimura, about Trattoria Trussardi, Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
  • “
    It's like...like, an elegant feeling, packed in water! I mean, for example, it's the kind of water a princess from the Alps would drink while playing her harp! It's just... crisp! Like how water would taste after you've been wandering around in the desert for three days!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura about water at Trussardi's, Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
  • “
    The juiciness of the tomato melds with the freshness of the chesse! The cheese enhances the tomato! The tomato enhances the cheese! It's like, what do you call it?! Harmony! A harmony of taste! It's like a Simon and Garfunkel duet! The U-chan and Nan-chan of food! The Tetsuo Chiba to Asao Takamori's "Ashita no Joe"! That's how it tastes!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura about tomato mozzarella at Trussardi's, Chapter 304: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 2
  • “
    I can't get enough of it! It's like, once I taste it, it sucks me in... It's like when you have to eat your age's worth of setsubun and once you start eating, before you realize it, you've eaten the whole damn bag! And you don't even like those goddamn beans!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura about spaghetti alla puttanesca, Chapter 305: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 3
  • “
    I'm just dying to erase your goddamn existence, motherfucker!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura to Red Hot Chili Pepper, Chapter 309: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 3
  • “
    This bastard killed my bro! I'm going to finish him off! That's the only thing I can be certain of! That's what I know in my heart!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 310: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 4
  • “
    I'll have to surpass my bro. Thanks for the tip, Red Hot Chili Pepper
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 310: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 4
  • “
    Don't think you can use your bullshit on me twice! I'm Okuyasu Nijimura, bastard!... You wanna know [how I knew who was the enemy]? I was planning on punching the both of you! 'cause I'm not too smart, you know?
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura to Akira Otoishi, Chapter 314: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 8
  • “
    Yeah! We are the invincible trio!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 336: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 2
  • “
    You're already in The Hand's range!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 341: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 7
  • “
    Man, shut up. I already said you're done. Leave the roughhousin' to us!
    ”
    —Okuyasu Nijimura, Chapter 400: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 3

Trivia

  • Araki chose Okuyasu's surname, "Nijimura" after deciding that it would be interesting to use the kanji for rainbow (虹, niji) in a character name. The name "Nijimura" was then derived from a Kanji dictionary.[3]
  • Okuyasu Nijimura's voice actor for the TV anime and multiple other media is Wataru Takagi. Previously, he voiced several characters in the game Heritage for the Future: Arabia Fats, Boingo, Cameo and Kenny G.

References

  1. ↑ Based on birth year and zodiac in JoJo 6251. Part 4 ended in July before Okuyasu's birthday, as he is a Libra.
  2. ↑ Takes place 7 years after Part 4
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 JoJo 6251
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
  5. ↑ Chapter 414: Cheap Trick, Part 3
  6. ↑ Chapter 314: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 8
  7. ↑ Chapter 435: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 8
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 378: I'm an Alien, Part 1
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 277: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 4
  10. ↑ Chapter 285: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 2
  11. ↑ Chapter 339: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 5
  12. ↑ Chapter 308: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2
  13. ↑ Chapter 283: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 10
  14. ↑ Chapter 334: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 5
  15. ↑ Chapter 294: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 1
  16. ↑ Chapter 304: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 2
  17. ↑ Chapter 337: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 3
  18. ↑ Chapter 305: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 3
  19. ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS, p.104

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