Hanamura, Yousuke

花村陽介

A boy with slightly unkempt reddish-brown hair, who typically walks around with a music player and red/orange headphones around his neck. In battle, he dual-wields blades ranging from knives to daggers.
He is generally very clumsy and often serves as comic relief through physical comedy. When traveling from place to place, he is usually on his bike. Yosuke is the most vocal member of the investigation team, and he is the one who often creates theories about the murders as well as pieces evidence together.
Although it often falls to the player to decipher the clues Yosuke ponders, his deductive skills allow him to form solid theories, and he acts as the self-appointed second in command, often saying what the player is unable to.
His Persona is Jiraiya of The Magician Arcana, whose head vaguely resembles that of a cartoon frog, and who wears a white disco suit with a distinctive "V" on its chest along with a red scarf. Jiraiya uses wind spells and is also able to use minor healing spells. Once his Social Link, The Magician Arcana, is maxed out, Jiraiya will evolve into Susanoo.
Yosuke's Shadow takes the form of a cartoon frog with a body on top; the body and frog resemble his Persona. It represents his resentment of living in a small country town with little to do, as well as his inner wish for something exciting to happen.
The Protagonist helps Yosuke face his issues regarding his sadness over his unrequited feelings for Saki Konishi, the second victim of the murders, in the course of the Magician S.Link.
Also in one of the Social Links, Yosuke told the Protagonist that he was fighting Shadows for no reason. He just feels that it is the right thing to do. He doesn't even know what he is fighting for, similar to Junpei Iori on Persona 3.