Kojiro Nanjo (Joe)

Status: Alive Birthday: July 7 Age: 26 Talent: Cooking Gender: Male Eye Color: Red Hair Color: Dark Green Weight: 84kg Height: 186cm Kojiro Nanjo (南なん城じょう 虎次こじ郎ろう, Nanjō Kojirō?), known in "S" as Joe (ジョー, Jō?), is a character in the SK8 the Infinity anime series. He is a skilled skater and one of the founding member of "S" who uses his unique build and stature to skate in an aggressive, movement-orientated fashion. Kojiro is a tall and muscular slightly tan-skinned man with wavy hair of a dark forest-green color that is short aside from a small section at the back of his head that reaches down past the base of his neck with bangs hanging down on the left side of his face, red eyes that slope gently outwards where he almost always bears an easygoing expression and he has a black sun-shaped abstract tattoo on his left shoulder.

Outside of "S", his usual attire consists of blue plain jeans and an orange & white striped shirt, although he's been seen wearing a different array of dark colored T-shirts and other colored shirts.

When working at Sia la luce, he usually wears a white double-breasted chef's top (although he was seen wearing a swamp-green t-shirt in Episode 5), black pants and a long, dark red apron tied at his waist.

As Joe, he ties the longer section of his hair in a low ponytail and he wears only a pair of plain baggy white pants, a white and blue jacket that is left unzipped to reveal his torso with an orange lining on the collar with a small white tribal sun on the back, black fingerless gloves and he sports a number of dark bands around his neck and waist. Whenever he is skateboarding, he usually has his jacket slung off his shoulders (as seen in Episode 2, Episode 4, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9 and Episode 12; although he only did this when watching Langa Hasegawa's final beef with Adam).

During his high school years, Kojiro had shorter hair with bangs hanging above his eyebrows on the left side and he was much less muscular than he is now as an adult.[5][6][7]

In his clothing choices, he shows a lot of skin and the reason why he’s always undressed is because he has so much muscle that it's uncomfortable for him to wear tight clothing. His clothing, no matter how beat up are brand named, shows how he always tries to dress for his best.

In "S", Joe seems to be a playboy who likes to charm and have fun with many women. This is shown at the beginning of Episode 1 when he kisses 2 girls simultaneously and he is seen flirting with countless girls episodes later. Joe is able to charm women easily and at least two women are often seen with him, much to the annoyance of Shadow and Reki Kyan.

Despite his aura of hostility towards Cherry Blossom, they are good friends who have the utmost trust in each other and their abilities. He is shown to deeply care for Kaoru, being the person Kaoru sneaks out of the hospital for after he's injured [7] and the one who carried Kaoru when he passed out after Adam's attack [9]. Kojiro & Kaoru have been shown to be close, using each other's first names alongside the childhood friends aspect. Kojiro is extremely loyal to Kaoru and likewise for Kaoru. Kojiro has a "papa bear" mentality and appears as a father figure to the younger boys, offering advice and noticing when things are off about them. He is very open-minded and kind towards the younger boys trying to help them whenever he can.

He helps Reki overcome his doubt and often comes to find him when he's worried that he's doing something reckless. He speaks to Reki when he's down, trying to help him with his self-worth. He notices the small things in the younger boy's behavior and his playboy persona sheds as he shows his support. He also not only helps Reki, but helps Langa Hasegawa with the rekindling of his friendship with Reki.

He often has a teasing aspect of his entity, but beneath the playboy persona, he is a very loyal, watchful & relaxed guy who enjoys helping others.

Joe is one of the strongest and more muscular skaters in "S". Having been into the sport since his teenage years [7], it can be inferred that he's spent much time honing his skills, even into his adult life. He is well-known in "S" as the 'Six-Pack Skater' due to the unusual, strength-orientated style he uses when skating.[7] General Prowess: A skilled skater and a founding member of "S", Joe is a proficient skater capable of dominating almost every race he's challenged to [6], even wrangling himself up an "S" fan club where his supporters are mostly women.[10] He can skate along "S"'s dangerous tracks and perform dangerous tricks with ease thanks to his absolute control over his body, which, when added to the raw amount of skill he's been seen to have, makes him a very formidable opponent in beefs.

Unique Style: Joe skates in a style that takes full advantage of his large and muscular build that would be considered reckless if it came from any other skater. He uses his unique strength to overcome difficult terrain, shown using only his legs to propel himself off a wall and a girder while going full speed.[7] He includes biking moves into his style such as the superman in which the person will plank to gain speed by being more aerodynamic; without the bike handles or seat to hold onto, he uses his brute strength alone to suspend himself above his board. Named Moves: Like Langa Hasegawa, Joe only has one named move so far. Power Break: A move that requires him to go at an insane speed to make a turn considered to be "impossible", eventually going so fast that it seems like he's going to hit a wall. He then uses his strength to lift him off to get ahead of his opponent. Cherry Blossom states that it's so impossible to do and only Joe could pull it off because of his sheer power.[6] Kojiro has been skateboarding ever since he was a teenager alongside Kaoru Sakurayashiki; his childhood friend. He and Kaoru met Adam when Kaoru challenged Adam to a beef and the three soon became inseparable friends with Adam even telling the two that they were special and different to everyone else he knew.[7] At some point, they formed "S" together and it was during his time with the pair that Adam began to spiral out of control, which concerned Kojiro as he and Kaoru kept stumbling across him injuring other skaters during beefs.[6] Adam then suddenly left for America, abandoning the two, which affected them a lot.[5]

This is the reason for Kojiro and Kaoru's bad blood with Adam and the explanation for why they want to beef against him so badly; they feel betrayed by their former friend.

Kojiro grows up to become a professional chef and opens his own Italian restaurant called Sia la luce after studying culinary in Italy and returning back to Japan. Even as a busy adult and chef, he still dedicates a lot of his time to skating alongside Kaoru at "S" where he is among the top skaters.

He appears as laidback and flirty, but underneath that, he is very attentive and worrisome for his friends as he is shown to be constantly trying to indirectly protect Reki Kyan and the others; from other people and from themselves. He is seen as figure of respect and advice to the youngsters.