Ginji Matsuzaki

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Ginji Matsuzaki
Alias	Jumbo Hitokiri Ginji
Origin	Black Lagoon
Occupation	Assassin Bodyguard
Powers / Skills	Peak human reflexes and speed Exceptional swordsmanship
Hobby	Assisting Revy.
Goals	Rescue Yukio from Chaka (succeeded).
Crimes	Murder
Type of Villain	Honorable Assassin

Ginij Matsuzaki is the acting wakagashira (underboss) of Washimine Group, and is Yukio's most loyal and humble personal bodyguard, and possibly love interest.

He was voiced by the late Kiyoyuki Yanada in the Japanese version of the anime, and Michael Adamthwaite in the English version, who also played Andy Connors and Rick DeGroot in Smallville, Sergeant Night in Mega Man: Fully Charged, Ribbons Almark in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Byakuya in Inuyasha: The Final Act, one of the Giants in The BFG and the Skull of Hazza D'ur and Min-Droid in Master of the Mountain of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu.

Overview

He worked as a street stall vendor, but was formerly an assassin nicknamed "Hitokiri Ginji" (Manslayer Ginji) due to his use of a katana in combat. His skills in its use are exceptional, manifesting themselves in such feats as cleaving bullets in two in mid-flight. Coupled with his ability to evade gunfire from multiple foes, Ginji almost completely eschews the use of firearms.

Ginji had protected Yukio for a long time and hoped that she would live out her life normally despite her family's criminal background. He seems to regret his past as a murderer, but was willing to take up arms again for those he cares for. He is killed by Revy in a prearranged duel after he and Yukio realize that they couldn't defeat Balalaika and the rest of Hotel Moscow.

So far, Ginji is the only one whom Revy admits had the perfect chance to kill her. After shattering Revy's cutlass and forcing her to fall back, Ginji proceeds to stab Revy in spot; if he was not distracted by Yukio, Revy would have had no way to defend herself. Ginji is also the only opponent of Revy's who maintains sanity till the end; Roberta's sanity deteriorates rapidly after the death of Diego Lovelace.

Trivia

• It is interesting to note that although Revy called Ginji "Jumbo" because of his height, the name "Jumbo" may also refer to Takeshi Takeda (AKA "Jumbo") from the Yotsuba&! manga series with whom he shares an uncanny resemblance.