Rokkaku

Also known as 六角 (Rokkaku)

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Rokkaku means “Hexagonal” in Japanese.

Distinguishing Features

You can usually spot Rokkaku by his wide jawline, thick glasses and pimply face.

Status: Minor Star (★)

Rokkaku is the consummate traditional Japanese student. A little absent-minded and slow on the uptake, likely because of all the hours he spends hunched over a desk, he’s usually given the role of someone’s “friend from school” or some other kind of nondescript man-in-the-crowd. When he’s not playing the role of a B-level student, his roles tend towards teachers or some other official with a modest level of authority.

Notable Roles

Rokkaku made his subtle debut in Next World (1951) as of of the residents of the tenement. Although he’s never had a starring or recurring role, he’s popped up as Shibugaki‘s classmate in the Astro Boy (1952-68) chapter “Electro”. He was also one of the teachers, along with Noracula, in Microid S (1973).

Manga Appearances

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1951

Next World as “one of the tenement residents”

1952

A Man From Mars

1955

Astro Boy (“Electro”) as “a student at Shibugaki‘s house”

1958

Pin Pin Sei-chan

1966

Flying Ben as “a man in the neighborhood”

1973

Microid S as “a teacher”

1974

Black Jack (“Burned Doll”) as “a doctor”

1975

The Three-Eyed One (“Bolbock, the Monstrous Plant”)

1977

Black Jack (“There Were Two Films”) as “the man talking to the reporters”
Black Jack (“The Robin and the Boy”)