Name: Akatora
Breed/Species: Kai Ken
Affliation: Formally wild dog, currently Ohu
Meaning of Name: "Red Tiger"
Age: Unknown
Sex: Male
First Appearence:
Manga
Anime GNG Ep. 9
Last Appearence:
Manga
Anime GNG Ep. 21
Status: Deceased (Killed by Akakabuto)
Family or Owners: Brothers - Kurotora and Chutora
Nephews - Kagetora, Harutora, Nobutora, Shigure, Shouji, Buru, and Dodo
Voiced by: Kouji Totani

Apperence: Red with black stripes and reddish eyes.

Short Description: The Kai Ken brothers. As pups, the three were saved by Ben from Tin, the murderer, but not before Kurotora's left eye was blinded. Akatora ("Red tiger"), the oldest of the three, is killed in the final battle; he sacrificed himself to take out Akakabuto's left eye, leaving the bear totally blind. Originally, his intentions in this attack were simply to save the life of Ben.

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Akatora is the oldest of the Kai Brothers. At a month old, Akatora and his brothers Kurotora and Chutora were abandoned in the mountains. They had to fend for themselves in the wild and were eventually attacked by a marten, who took out Kurotora's eye and ripped Chutora's ear. Luckily, before any more injury could be sustained, Ben came to their rescue.
Years later, they meet Ben again, and this time with his platoon. They don't recognize Ben and attack him and his group, and they don't stop until they realize that Ben is the one who saved them. The Kai Brothers then join Ben's platoon.
Akatora stays loyal to Ohu, but unfortunately, he meets a tragic end in episode 21. During the battle against Akakabuto, his eye is gouged out by the bear's claws. Thinking that there's only one way to fight when your eye is gone, Akatora jumps at Akakabuto and takes his revenge by biting the remaining eye of his enemy, permanently blinding him. Akatora had lost too much blood from being impaled on the giant bear's claws (in the manga, part of his chest and his legs were torn off messily from Akakabuto's claws), and he died a hero.

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Quotes: "I will protect him (Ben) even if it costs me my life!" - Akatora
"Red snow? So appropriate." Akatora's final words