Izana was abandoned when he was 7 which is young but not young enough for him to not understand what was happening to him back then. He was pretty much left to rely on himself and actually did a favour to Kakucho by taking him under his wing. This was until he met Shinichiro, the big brother that he dreamed about and while Shinichiro did care for him, I have no doubt, he certainly wasn’t the best caretaker for Izana. He taught Izana all the gang lifestyle as a way to bond I assume which obviously Izana could only take extremely seriously considering he never had anyone he could look up to. Unfortunately, we know how it goes, Shinichiro doesn’t have any excuses as to why he never introduced Izana to his family considering that Izana was old enough to leave the orphanage, to begin with, and Shinichiro was of legal age. Now it’s not to shift the blame on Shinichiro but he definitely played a major role in what led Izana to turn into the way he turned. He didn’t even know when Izana got out of juvie and it’s him that sought Shinichiro out which is when he learned that he was only second in the eyes of the person he loved the most and thought actually loved him too. So of course he’s going to be furious and shift the blame to Mikey because it’s too painful to imagine that this big brother who was supposed to love him as no one else did might not have cared as much as Izana thought he did. I also have to add that once he lost his brother he had nothing and it was Kisaki that used him as he was vulnerable and gave him an outlet for his pent up anger. Izana is quite frankly awful for his crimes but he was someone who had nothing and with his gang, he built trust and loyalty which he values more than anything else. Then he took what no one was ever going to give him. I personally am in love with his passion as well as the values we share, which are the importance of trust and loyalty. That’s more superficial but he’s also really beautiful and charismatic. He’s confident too and knows how to get things done. I think winning his heart would be quite the privilege actually despite his dirty history and he would treat me better than anyone else.

Taiju’s violent nature can be blamed on his environment and the lack of parental figures around. His father was absent, and his mother died of a sickness when he was young, so he didn’t have the main two protectors most children have in their life. Due to that he was forced to protect himself and his siblings in the only way he knew how, and that was through violence. Which isn’t all that crazy considering he grew up in a gang inflicted environment, it was only natural that he’d see that and follow that same path as well. He probably saw how strong these gang members were, and saw how no one crossed them, and figured the only way to demand that same respect and stay safe was to replicate their harsh ways.