Touji Souya

Touji Souya (宗谷 冬司 Sōya Tōji) is a professional shogi player who holds the title of Meijin. He is one of five shogi players in history who went pro in middle school, and he became the youngest Meijin ever. His appearance hasn't changed much since he was a teenager, so he looks very young. He has been compared to a god in shogi, but he's a bit absent-minded. After his match with Kiriyama, it was revealed that he has some sort of intermittent hearing loss of unknown cause.

Appearance
Souya is a man described as having an appearance that has changed very little since he was a teenager. He has a thin build with short white hair and grey eyes. He is usually dressed in a formal manner, and wears thin-rimmed rectangular glasses. He is often seen with a stoic expression.