Syunto Sudou

Syunto Sudou (周藤 瞬斗 Sudō Syunto) is the owner of a pawn shop and a friend of Kousuke Shiratsuki.

Appearance
Syunto has short dark hair and dark eyes with glasses.

Introduction Arc
When Kousuke Shiratsuki walk into his pawn shop, Syunto immediately calls him Richardson and says that Kousuke is a boring name. After he is handed a mahjong set, he says that it probably won't sell much and has a tile missing. Sudou then hears of Shino Shiratsuki and asks to get hooked up with her before being told she was in elementary school. He is also shocked to find out that it is Nana Shiratsuki's kid and wonders why it couldn't have been him to marry her.

Children's Tournament Arc
Syunto begins to welcome a customer only to find out its Kousuke Shiratsuki who wants to know if he had seen Shino Shiratsuki. Syunto then asks if he thinks a elementary school kid would go to a pawn shop. Before Kousuke departs he gives Syunto the drink intended for his niece. He says that was nice but spits it out immediately and asks if he was trying to poison him.

Idol Arc
Syunto appears along with Kousuke Shiratsuki to greet Shino Shiratsuki and her friends and tells her that he can see the resemblance with Nana Shiratsuki. Shino then confuses him as the guy who stole her mahjong set.

Yue's Arc
Syunto appears at the 12th annual Matsue Children's Mahjong Tournament with Kousuke Shiratsuki.

Girls of Yumachi Arc
After noticing Shino Shiratsuki doesn't have a bicycle, Kousuke Shiratsuki calls Syunto to order one. When he says he doesn't have one, he buys her a new one. While thanking each other, Syunto thinks to himself that they are weird.

City Tournament Arc
Syunto decides to accompany Kousuke Shiratsuki to the matches. When Syunto comes back with drinks, Kousuke tells him of how the vanguard match ended. When Kanna Ishitobi passes by he says that she is Shino Shiratsuki's friend but it's hard to say anything to her at the moment.

After arriving home from school, Shino finds her uncle and Syunto in the kitchen. She figures out that they are making ramen because that's the only thing he can do better than Shino. They then begin eating the meal and Shino admits defeat. Syunto says that that is the first one he has one and was on a losing streak. They then watch television until Syunto decides to leave.

Shimane Tournament Arc
Syunto is running with Kousuke Shiratsuki saying they overslept and even took the wrong road to get to the tournament hall. Later, he is seen laughing at Kousuke shouting Shino Shiratsuki's name at two onlookers.

Back at the house, he offers support for Kousuke when he shows Shino some of the old pictures the agency found of her.

Etymology

 * The name Syunto means "wink, blink, twinkle" (瞬) (syun) and and "" (斗) (to).
 * Syunto's surname Sudou means "lap, circumference, surroundings" (周) (su) and "wisteria" (藤) (dou).

Trivia

 * According to Ritz, Syunto likes younger women.