In Kyoto where he was born, Anri’s father runs a Kabuki theatre. Kabuki, is a form of theatre where all the roles are played by males, therefore, when he was given a son, he was overjoyed. His child would be able to follow in his footsteps. It takes a certain type of man, to be able to play a woman’s role effectively and he hoped that his son would be that type of man. . . Fairly feminine. For those hopes of his, he passed on the name Anri which he felt recently was a more feminine name even if it was unisex.

His father was happy though. Glad to have his hopes fulfilled, he moulded his son to fill an Onnagata role. As an impressionable child, he was happy to do so. Schoolchildren on the other hand, were not so happy with him. They found him too feminine to be a man which made he an outcast for some of his first years of school. He stayed at it however, despite the opinions of his peers and eventually it didn’t matter as everyone forgot about it.

In Middle School it really didn’t matter as most of the people that made him an outcast went to different schools. Some of the others that followed along with the “leader” kids apologized early on in the year and Anri accepted them. Meanwhile, in his practice with his father, his skills improved. He also practiced his voice with some of the other actors to control a more masculine voice or feminine voice on command.

In High School, he had been “taught” most of what could be taught and was put on stage. Many had described his performance as “beautiful” others simply said it was “good”. Regardless, Anri was happy. Still, he had free time now. He asked around a few of his friends and they introduced him to this new-fangled thing called “anime” and “manga”. If nothing else, he appreciated the pictures to them and wished he could do some much as that. As much as he tried, he found he didn’t have the talent to do so.

During high school, he joined a crafts club to learn how to make outfits. He was interested in cosplay, after all. Unbeknownst to him however, the girls in the Crafts Club had a plan for him. They practically forced female clothes and costumes on him. He was more irritated than angry though. Somehow, he ended up crossplaying more than cosplayed. . . The odd thing was it seemed to work well. He liked the attention. . .

Toward the end of high school he decided that he wanted to study other types of theatre, like western theatre. Kabuki was all he knew after all. Hesitatingly, his father agreed to let him go to college in order to study more, on the grounds that he also study a few other specific things as well. Slightly confused, Anri agreed to his father’s terms and went.

Appearance details: Has a generally thin physique, but can surmount a notable amount of strength. His hair is bleached grey, complimented by vibrant cyanic eyes.