Senzaemon Nakiri Husbando

Senzaemon Nakiri is a highly respected culinary expert in the world. He was the Director of Tōtsuki Culinary Academy until he was usurped of the position by his son-in-law, Azami Nakiri until his defeat. He later appointed his granddaughter, Erina Nakiri as the new Director under the suggestion of Sōma Yukihira. Senzaemon is an elderly man, who has long spiky gray hair with a mustache and a beard. He also has a scar on his right eye running diagonally from the middle of his forehead down to just above his right cheekbone. Despite his advanced age, Senzaemon is incredibly fit and muscular. Senzaemon has a very intense, intimidating look when most students look at him, though he can sometimes have comical and softer expressions. His wardrobe consists of an olive-colored yukata tied by a white obi and normally walks around with geta sandals. During the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election Quarterfinals, Senzaemon wore a haori over his yukata. He also apparently wears a fundoshi. As one of the most highly regarded figures in the culinary world, Senzaemon is treated with the utmost respect by those in the industry. As a former director of Tōtsuki Culinary Academy, Senzaemon holds an iron-clad philosophy in regard to culinary arts with the strict policy that his academy is infamous for. He has high expectations for his students and does not tolerate failure. He highly values tenacity, spirit, and courage, especially those who display such mettle in the face of adversity. He has taken a special interest in the 92nd Tōtsuki Generation which currently hosts a wide variety of students who come from various backgrounds and have continued to innovate and exceed his expectations. Senzaemon is a particularly hard individual to impress given his notoriety. Should a student manage to impress him, Senzaemon has the unusual habit of stripping off the top part of his yukata as a clear sign that he is impressed. In rare instances, Senzaemon may not disrobe himself, but his fundoshi may unravel instead. Though the crowd may not notice it, Senzaemon will be the only person to notice this and takes this as a sign of great hidden potential in a student. Senzaemon is a loving family man and is particularly fond of his maternal granddaughter, Erina Nakiri, as he wasted no time to foster her extraordinary ability, God's Tongue. He has shown to have a solid bond with his paternal granddaughter Alice Nakiri. However, he is not biased by their familial relationship as he overruled Erina's decision to deny Sōma entrance into Tōtsuki and declared that Alice's dish was inferior to Sōma's dish during the Autumn Election. He also excommunicated his son-in-law, Azami Nakiri, when his demented ideologies of cooking were being forced onto Erina, putting her well-being in jeopardy.