The matchmaker in Don't Stay Gold and the protagonist of Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu and its sequel Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai, Yashiro is a sadomasochist who feels the need for people to view him in an obscene light. Through his somewhat cheerful facade lies a broken man with a past of abuse and feels no inclanation to fix his emotional detachment with people. After graduating from High School, Yashiro becomes the young leader of Shinseikai, a yakuza group under Doushinkai. Feeling a strong attraction towards his new attendant and bodyguard, Doumeki, Yashiro decides to distance himself in fear of becoming attached, having already experienced an unrequited love.

Yashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist. Yashiro makes advances toward Doumeki, but Doumeki has mysterious reasons for denying. Yashiro, who abuses his power just to abuse himself, and Doumeki, who faithfully obeys his every command, begin the tumultuous affair of two men with songs in their hearts and no wings to fly. 
(Source: Juné Manga) 
Note: Volume 1 includes the one-shots "Don't Stay Gold" and "Tadayoedo Shizumazu, Saredo Naki mo Sezu" (Though They Drift, They Do Not Sink, But Nor Do They Sing).

Yakuza bosses are supposed to be tough, ruthless, and treat their men like cogs in a callous criminal machine. When former cop and ex-con Chikara Doumeki accepts his latest bodyguard assignment, however, he realizes that there’s something different about his new boss, Yashiro. Because while Yashiro may seem as emotionally distant as his counterparts, he’s also a closet masochist who enjoys receiving pain as much as his job involves bringing it. 
 
Yashiro’s feelings for a least a few of his men also extends far beyond what’s normally extended to other members of the same crime family… a group that now includes Chikara. Of course, Chikara’s got his own issues, and nobody can beat an ex-cop when it comes to putting the lockdown on a relationship.
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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__Non-Anime Roles:__
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Yashiro wants to recruit the violent punk Kuga into the ranks of the yakuza, but Kuga resists every attempt. Things change, however, when he meets Kageyama, the doctor to the yakuza who might just be able to cool Kuga's fiery temper.
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
 
Note: Released on DVD with a special edition of the seventh volume of the original manga.

The sequel to Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather.

Mini anime to promote the incoming movie "Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather", in which the characters turned into cats and dogs. Note: Includes 5 extra episodes released on Blu-ay/DVD.

The story reveals Doumeki's first encounter with Yashiro prior to becoming his underling.
 
Note: A bonus manga booklet that came with the limited edition of volume 4 of the manga.