This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.
Soichiro, about his rifle
Soichiro Kumatori (Kumatori Soichiro) is a middle-aged matagi who is dead set on hunting Noko Shikanoko during the fourth Tuesday of every month, Deer Day.
He is a minor character who makes his official debut in Chapter 30 of the manga, and in "The pursuer and the pursued." of the anime.
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Skillset[]
- Hunting skills - TBA
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Family[]
Unnamed wife[]
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Members of the Deer Club[]
Noko Shikanoko[]
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Torako Koshi[]
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Neko Nekoyamada and Tsuchi[]
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Hino Minami High's principal[]
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Gyaru students[]
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Trivia[]
- In the original, Soichiro, is also shown to be able to speak English - as revealed during his speech about his rifle.
- His speech about the rifle is based on The Creed of a United States Marine, also known as the Rifle Creed.
- Additionally, this is also a reference to the Riflemen's creed scene from Full Metal Jacket.
- His speech about the rifle is based on The Creed of a United States Marine, also known as the Rifle Creed.
- His name, Soichiro, may mean "Prominent son of a family", whereas his surname, Kumatori means "to take" - befitting of his job as a hunter, wherein he takes the lives of wild animals.
- Despite being incarcerated at the end of his debut episode, he is shown to be out of jail in the folllwing episode, "Farewell, Nokotan!? The Deer Club Forever". Though, it is never explained how he got freed so fast.
- It is also revealed in the same episode that he and Noko are in contact via email.
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