Shūji Sakaki

Shūji Sakaki
Kanji	賢木 修二
Rōmaji	Sakaki Shūji
The Explorator
Age	22 (debut)
Gender	Male
Height	185 cm (6'1")
Weight	72 kg (159 lbs)
Birth Date	June 28
Blood Type	A
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown
Status	Active
Level	6
Power(s)	Psychometry
Occupation	Physician
Affiliation	B.A.B.E.L.
Anime Debut	Episode 2
Seiyū	Kishō Taniyama

Shūji Sakaki (賢木 修二, Sakaki Shuuji) is an Esper from B.A.B.E.L. and long time friend of Kōichi Minamoto. He is a Level 6 Psychometric.

Personality

Despite being Kōichi Minamoto's closest friend, Sakaki have the personality that is almost the exact opposite of Minamoto. He is a Playboy type and loves flirting with almost every beautiful women. He even flirt with director Tsubomi Fujiko when they first met but stopped doing so as soon as he learned her age. He is hot blooded and almost got into a fight every time someone makes him angry. 

Abilities

Medicine

Despite the fact that he is just 22, he has already graduated school of medicine with the help of his Psychometry. He is shown to be able to diagnose illness from ranging from physical to mental as wel as being able to perform surgical operations. With this he is given responsibility over the well being of higher level espers of B.A.B.E.L.

Psychometry

Like Shiho, Sakaki posses the ability to read a person or object. Sakaki also know how to apply the use of Psychometry into studying which helped him progressed well during his years in medical school.

Body function control

An ability that Sakaki kept secret only revealed when in dire situation. Combining psychometry with his secret psychokinesis ability, Sakaki can control body's function to a certain limit preventing internal damages or even death for a limited amount of time.

Combat

Sakaki knows how to fight hand-to-hand combat while his psychometry allows him to foresee his enemy's next movement. Oftenly, he is seen fighting with a long iron bar which further extends his psychometry's range.

Relationships

Kōichi Minamoto

Best friend

Trivia

• In Volume 18, Shūji and Fujiko Tsubomi became supporters of "The Children" and he gained the codename "The Exploratory".
• In Volume 31, Shūji almost died, but "The Children", Feather and Kyōsuke Hyōbu saved him.
• His name is a based from the  10th chapter of the Tale Of Genji, Sakaki.