Appearance
Masahide Tokuda (Japanese: 徳田 マサヒデ, Tokuda Masahide), also known as Toku (徳, Toku), is an employee at the professional kaiju cleaning company Monster Sweeper Inc. He is a tall man with black, afro-styled curly hair, a mild mustache, a goatee, and a missing tooth, and is noted for his animated facial expressions and large eyes. During work, he wears the standard coveralls of Monster Sweeper Inc.
Personality
Masahide Tokuda is a loud yet gentle man, known for speaking the truth even when it may hurt others. He becomes easily irritated when his colleagues lose confidence in difficult situations and places great trust in the Defense Force. Despite this, he demonstrates a deeply selfless side, often helping bystanders during kaiju attacks and showing a willingness to sacrifice his life to protect his daughter, Chieko Tokuda. According to his subordinates, he can appear remarkably composed at times, despite being a heavy drinker and a gambler who never borrows more than 50,000 yen from his colleague Ichitaka Mitsuike.
Plot
The Man Who Became a Kaiju Arc
Masahide Tokuda and his colleagues at Monster Sweeper Inc. witnessed the Third Division neutralize a massive kaiju in Yokohama, after which they assisted in disposing of the kaiju’s corpse, collaborating with Iida Cleaners to strip its arms. Later, Leno Ichikawa joined Monster Sweeper Inc. as a part-timer, with Masahide introducing him to Kafka Hibino. Together, Masahide’s team, Leno, and Kafka disposed of another kaiju, only to be attacked by a different kaiju afterward. At a later point, a mysterious new employee joined Monster Sweeper Inc., who was secretly a shape-shifting kaiju.
Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak Arc
Months later, after Kafka Hibino and Leno Ichikawa joined the Defense Force, Masahide Tokuda and his colleagues observed the battle against an enormous Fungal-type kaiju alongside the Third Division, noting from a distance the absence of a new member. Later that day, they were visited by Third Division Vice-Captain Soshiro Hoshina and Konomi Okonogi to discuss the new employee, Takamichi Hotaka, and his unusual behavior.
Kaiju Weapon Arc
In the aftermath of the battle between the First Division and the Ant-type kaiju guided by Kaiju No. 9 in Shinagawa, Masahide Tokuda and his colleagues at Monster Sweeper Inc. were tasked with disposing of the kaiju’s corpse. While cutting up the remains, Masahide reprimanded his team for losing confidence following the death of Defense Force Director General Isao Shinomiya and the subsequent evacuations abroad due to Kaiju No. 9, expressing his belief that the Defense Force and Kafka Hibino would ultimately defeat No. 9, allowing Monster Sweeper Inc. to complete the disposal.
Cataclysms Arc
Masahide Tokuda was attending his daughter Chieko Tokuda’s wedding when a kaiju attacked the venue. As the creature threatened Chieko, Masahide attempted to distract it, but when his efforts failed, he witnessed Captain Gen Narumi intervene to save Chieko and slay the kaiju.
Trivia
Masahide Tokuda enjoys gambling, drinking alcohol, watching variety shows, and working.
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Name Origin
The name Masahide is written in katakana (マサヒデ) and does not carry a specific meaning. His surname Tokuda is written with the kanji 徳 (toku), meaning “virtue” or “ethics,” and 田 (ta/da), meaning “field” or “rice paddy.”