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. Being a Tsukumogami, its appearance and personality is formed based on the owner who used to use it in the past. According to Shirogane, Garaku's owner used to be a cat lover.

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, his serious attitude changes to a happy and excited one showing his contentment when talking about the subject. He is always seen drawing either people or ayakashis for which he is known as a famous artist. According to Soga, even though the association has known him for a long time, they have ignored him due to his calm nature. Despite this, Matsuri mentions that he is classified as a high-ranked ayakashi.

History
Garaku is a Tsukumogami, that is to say, an ayakashi born from a tool or item, Garaku was born from a brush that due to the prolonged use of its owner was obtaining the shape of an ayakashi. Garaku was born in the Edo period and has been known as a painter ayakashi ever since.

During his childhood, he met his teacher Chirizika, who would teach him to steal for a long time. One day his teacher Chirizika would be exorcised by the Ayakashi Medium Mei Hirasaka who would become his first and only love. Garaku would follow Mei becoming her friend and advisor to her, Garaku would accompany Mei until their adolescence.

One day the villagers would kidnap Mei from her and throw her into a river killing her in the process. Since then Garaku has been wandering Japan painting what he sees. Currently learning about the existence of Suzu Kanade, he would travel to her high school to see her abilities.

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.