Kenma Kozume

Haikyuu

He is depicted as having average height, a small build, and has an unstable stance. He has many outstanding features, including his golden cat-like eyes and his blonde hair with black roots (sometimes referred to as "Pudding Head"). He dresses casually and his Nekoma uniform is the standard white and red jersey. He is usually seen carrying around a handheld game console and a cell phone. He has naturally dark hair which he had dyed in his first year of high school, claiming that he did not want to "stand out" after Yamamoto pointed out that he resembled Sadako in the Haikyuu Extra Pudding Head story. Kenma also stated that he keeps his hair at its current length as he does not like his field of vision being too wide. Sometime after the events of the Spring Tournament, Kenma allowed his hair to grow a little longer and appears to be letting it return to its natural dark color; though there is still some blonde left.

Personality

He usually has a calm, collected, and analytical personality. He rarely loses his temper and usually doesn't get too excited or enthusiastic about most things; with a few exceptions being video games, Hinata, Lev - in The Arrival of Haiba Lev (OVA) and Yamamoto during his first year in high school. Due to his reserved nature, Kenma does not often voice his opinions as he is afraid of what others might think of him and does not like to stand out or be noticed in any way. His shy tendencies also prevent him from being very approachable and because of this, he has a hard time making friends; Kuroo is said to have been the only friend he has made since elementary school. He also dislikes the authority that comes with being an upperclassman and does not expect his third-year students to automatically respect him; he often reminds Lev that he does not need to be so formal with him. Kenma rarely tends to show much emotion, which usually makes him seem like he's giving off a cold impression to others. However, it is shown that he does care about his friends and notices small annoyances in their behavior. One example is when they were younger, Kuroo's team had badly lost a volleyball match and he was feeling depressed. Kenma noticed this feeling and despite not caring about volleyball, he asked Kuroo if he would like to practice and "level up", which he eagerly agreed to. Another can be seen later in the manga when he admits that he tries hard to win for his friends. Despite his modest personality, Kenma is quite skilled at volleyball with his extraordinary game sense, technique, and strong strategic skills, which make up for his lack of power, speed, and stamina. Although he seems somewhat apathetic about it, Kenma is the type of person who only does things he enjoys, and thus would quit volleyball if he didn't enjoy it a bit; which he claimed was the aspect of improving.