Garaku Utagawa

Garaku Utagawa (歌川画楽, Utagawa Garaku) is an ayakashi born from an ink brush, who has a human form and identity as a famous painter.

Appearance
Garaku is a tall ayakashi. He wears a pair of glasses along with a beret on his head. He usually wears a traditional yukata representing the edo era in which he was born. His hair is brown, being short but having strands of hair on his face.

Personality
Garaku is a cunning person, when he shows an attitude his intentions can really be other (like the time he betrayed Matsuri and company to help Shadow Mei when in reality he wanted them to help Shadow Mei to reconcile with humans and act as a double agent). Garaku is capable of making quick decisions as well as thinking of strategies and performing with great speed. When talking about art or something related, her serious attitude changes to a happy and excited one showing her contentment when talking about the subject. He is always seen drawing either people or ayakashis for which he is known as a famous artist.

Art Reflects Reality Jutsu
Thanks to the brush, Garaku is able to materialize everything he draws, being a wall, chains or animals. Due to his artistic abilities, Garaku can create his drawings at great speed. According to Garaku, this jutsu is effective with humans since what's the point of drawing something if they can't see it.

Chirizika Kaiou
He was Garaku's teacher during his childhood, teaching him how to act like an ayakashi.

Mei Hirasaka
Garaku and Mei met after she exorcised his teacher, after which both would stay together being Mei's only real friend, although unknown to Mei, Garaku was completely in love with her.