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“	Anyone past this point who causes pain, who brings destruction, who holds evil in their heart, will be purged by Bofurin without exception.	”
— Bofurin's sign at the entrance of Makochi^[1]

Bofurin (防風鈴, Bōfūrin^?) is a local delinquent group formed by the students of Furin High School with the objective of protecting the town of Makochi from harm. It is led by Hajime Umemiya.

Background

Bofurin was formed by the students of Furin High. Two years prior to the main storyline, the citizens of Makochi named the group as such for protecting their town. The name Bofurin alternatively means "wind breaker" (風鈴, furin^?, lit. "wind bell"), referring to a Japanese wind chime.

Structure

Compared to most other groups in the series, Bofurin has a larger, more decentralized chain of command due to its much larger membership. It is currently led by a leader (also known as the "school rep" or representative of the school) with the "Four Heavenly Kings" who serve under him.^[2]^[3] These four individuals are the initial allies of current Bofurin rep., Hajime Umemiya who eventually united most of the students of Furin High after a year-long campaign.^[4] According to Nirei, they serve as the "core members" of Bofurin.^[5]^[6]

Bofurin is divided into four groups of three classes,^[2]^[3] based on either age or how long they have been in the school. Given that all students of Furin High are members of Bofurin, each class is assigned its own Grade Captain and two Vice-Captains who work under him.^[7]^[8] The four kings, who are all in their 3rd year at Furin High, each serve as a captain of their own class.^[2]^[3] Authority of captains within their own group is based on seniority (i.e., 2nd year captain having higher authority over the 1st year^[9]^[8] and the 3rd year having authority over both captains).

The breakdown of the groups and classes are as follows (Format: Class year-Group Team):^[2]^[3]^[10]

Tamon Team (1), lead by Toma Hiragi (1-1 (First year), 2-1 (Second year), 3-1 (Third year)),
Jikoku Team (2), lead by Tasuku Tsubakino (1-2, 2-2, 3-2),
Zojo Team (3), lead by Takumi Momose (1-3, 2-3, 3-3),
Komoku Team (4), lead by Saku Mizuki (1-4, 2-4, 3-4),

According to Hiragi, patrolling the town (even in small groups) is meant to inspire confidence in the locals and to ward off smaller troublesome groups at the sight of Bofurin's uniforms. Therefore, in Hiragi's opinion, either a raid or striking first is not necessary and that getting into fights is for the sake of protection only.^[2]^[3]

Story

Introduction arc

Appearance

Bofurin's uniform is the official school uniform of Furin High School, notably consisting of the gakuran jacket. The bottoms and inner shirt differ from every individual according to their personal preference. Its logo is a decorated Japanese wind breaker with its name in katakana (ボウフウリン, boufuurin^?) written vertically downward in the middle.