Ichimatsu

Ichimatsu Matsuno (松野まつの 一いち松まつ Matsuno Ichimatsu) is a character in the series Osomatsu-kun. He is one of the sextuplets. His signature color is purple. His name derives from 市松 (ichimatsu, "checkered"), referring to a check pattern, but with the first kanji replaced with that for "one" reflecting how that kanji is often used in boy names. It is said that he hates his name to be misspelled in the checkered way. Although his place in the order of the sextuplets was ambiguous and not of importance in early media, he is established as the fourth-born son in recent works, most notably the counterpart in the 2015-2018 spinoff Osomatsu-san. Among the sextuplets, Ichimatsu was given the trait of being the "#1 serious" brother by Akatsuka, which has remained consistent to modern descriptions by Fujio Pro. He is usually not name-dropped in outside appearances, or is left to blend in with the rest of his brothers unless there is specific need to identify him. Ichimatsu's appearance differs very little, if at all, from that of his brothers. He wears the same clothing, and his proportions are subject to vary depending on the artist. In the Takeshobo reprints in 1995, he was assigned orange as a color and appeared with his uniform shirt colored that way on a cover (as opposed to the usual blue shirt). Ichimatsu is the most serious and strong-willed of the boys. He is described to be very intelligent, although as he can be as poor as the others at studies and education, it is likely only a marginal amount in comparison. Otherwise, he mostly acts in tandem with the other five. He can act as an older brother-type to younger children and show a kind and caring demeanor [1], but can be just as merciless and violent as his brothers. Because of his practical nature, he tends to have the most money saved up (in one instance 50 yen[2], in another 400 yen[3]).