Yashiro's brother (also known as The Killer's brother), is the older brother of Gaku Yashiro. He is one of the main reasons for Gaku's villainy.
Biography[]
Before Gaku's time as a serial killer, he had a brother who was rather abusive towards him and forcibly makes him his accomplice as he is tasked to keep guard of their household's shed while he proceeds to either rape or molest many girls his brother lured in. The brother would rape any girl Yashiro would lure in monthly and have his brother convince them to keep the truth to themselves, that is until the older brother unintentionally choked his recent victim to death when the mother was outside.
Upon fearing the consequences of his actions, the older brother decided to pin the blame for his murder onto his younger brother instead. However Gaku tricked him and hanged the latter with a noose in order to make it look like he committed suicide out of guilt for his murder.
Although he died, the older brother's actions left an impact on how Gaku would become the serial killer he is today and start the events onward.
Trivia[]
- He is the only antagonist to be absent from the 2016 anime series. He also didn't appear in the 2016 film live action adaptation.
- Gaku's backstory was not included in these adaptations, so the reasons behind him becoming a serial killer are unknown.
- He is the only ERASED antagonist to die (since both Akemi and Gaku were both arrested and brought to justice).
- He is the only antagonist to not face the hero (Satoru), since he had been long dead by the time the events of the series.
- In the manga was never explained why he was abusive towards Gaku. In the Netflix adaptation, it is explained that the brother was jealous of Gaku, who used to be spoiled by their parents.
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Male | Gaku • Hiromi • Jun • Kazu • Kenya • Mirai • Osamu • Satoru • Takahashi • Sawada • Yashiro's Brother |
| Female | Airi • Akemi • Aya • Kayo • Kumi • Misato • Sachiko |