Izumo Kusanagi

"Relax and take your time to remember."

- Izumo to a gang member in Knight

Izumo Kusanagi is a character in K. He is a member of Homura and acts as a bartender for the group's bar. He is the brains of Homura and is quite capable of managing things, like idea planning and financials. He's the closest in rank to Suoh, being the No.2 of Homura. This makes him the group's second strongest member.

Appearance
Izumo has short blonde hair and brown eyes, which is usually covered with purple-tinted shades. He wears a black jacket with a white shirt underneath. He also wears blue jeans and black and white shoes.

Personality
Everyone in Homura looks up to Izumo like an older brother, since he's the oldest member. Even though they look up to him, they are still a little scared of him, because even though he is kind he can be a little scary to be around due to his pessimistic personality.

Plot
Following the attack of fellow member Tatara Totsuka, Homura launches an "interrogation" on a gang leader residing in one of the city's hotel suites, with Izumo leading a team to stage the inside operations. They manage to break inside just quick enough for Yata to stage out his part, which is to beat up the gang members inside.

The then group waits for Mikoto and Anna to arrive and begin the "interrogation". While they await the two's arrivals, Izumo takes the time to research on their captive, additionally telling the said interrogate to take his time to remember anything he could tell the group. Soon after, Mikoto and Anna appear, causing Izumo to comment on the former's earliness. The "interrogation" soon begins but the group are unable to scavenge any information, and so they leave.

Izumo and the others are confronted by SCEPTER4 in the hotel's lobby and prepare to fight them. However, after unknown circumstances, Mikoto is locked up in jail, while the others return to their daily lives as members of Homura. It is not long after, however, that they find a person who coincidentally looks like their target, resulting in a pursuit of the white-haired teenager. Izumo joins Yata, Rikio and Shouhei in the chase; together, they corner him in an alley, where Izumo attacks with fireballs ignited from the sparks of his cigarette. However, their target is saved by the unexpected Kuroh Yatogami, causing Izumo to take action with their Plan B.

Later that day, an unidentified individual hijacks the city's network, displaying a video of Tatara Totsuka being shot by the Homura's target. Izumo makes note of it.