Kenma Kozume

Kozume Kenma is a second-year student from Nekoma High. He is the Volleyball Team's setter and was referred to as the "heart" and "brain" of the team by his teammates.

Kenma’s birthday is October 16th and he is 17 years old. He is 5’6, a small build, and has an unsteady posture. He has many outstanding features, including his cat-like golden eyes and blond hair with black roots. He dresses casually, and his Nekoma uniform is the standard black and red jersey. He is usually seen carrying a portable game console and a cellphone with him. He has naturally dark hair that 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 looked similar to Sadako. Kenma also stated that he keeps his hair at its current length because it makes him anxious when his field of vision to be too broad. He doesn’t really like to talk to people and doesn’t like attention on him. He likes apple pie and playing video games.

Personality: Kenma usually has a quiet, composed and analytical personality. He rarely loses his temper, and usually does not get too excited or fired-up about most things, with a few exceptions being video games. Because of his reserved nature, Kenma does not often voice his opinions since he is afraid of what others might think of him and does not like standing out or being noticed in any way. His shy tendencies also prevent him from being very approachable and because of this, he has a difficult time making friends, with Kuroo being stated to have been the only friend he's made since elementary school. He also is not fond of the authority that comes with being an upperclassman and doesn't expect his junior's to automatically respect him, often reminding Lev that he does not need to be so formal with him. Kenma rarely tends to show many emotions which usually causes him to look like he is giving a cold impression to others. However, it is shown that he does care about his friends and notices small upsets in their behavior. An example is when they were younger, Kuroo's team had badly lost a volleyball match and was feeling down. Kenma noticed this feeling and, despite not caring for volleyball, asked if Kuroo would like to practice and "level up" to which he agreed eagerly. Despite his modest personality, Kenma is quite skilled in volleyball with his extraordinary game sense, technique, and strong strategic abilities, which make up for his lack of power, speed, and stamina. Although he seems somewhat apathetic about it, Kenma is the type of person to only do things he enjoys and would therefore quit volleyball if he didn't enjoy it somewhat, which according to him was the aspect of improving his skills in the same sense as a video game. However, despite having a tough time admitting his feelings, the real motivation behind his continuation of volleyball is his friends. Kenma is also shown to be quite competitive.

Background: When Kenma was younger, he was shy and unable to make friends on his own. His only friend back then was Kuroo, who was around his age and lived next door. Though the two seemingly had little in common besides their age, they spent a lot of time together which at first had mostly consisted of playing video games. Then one day, Kenma asked Kuroo if he had something in mind that he had wanted to play. Kuroo was timid, but excited, as he introduced Kenma to volleyball. Around his time as a first-year, he also ran into Yamamoto and was quickly annoyed by his overzealous behavior and constant talk about "willpower". Yamamoto himself was annoyed at Kenma for being good despite his lack of passion or enthusiasm. He has no siblings but a mom and dad. Kuroo is the captain of Nekomas volleyball team and he’s the perfect person for it. Kuroos black hair is naturally messy and spikes upwards due to his bed head. He also has a fringe on his right side that partially covers his eye. He has a laid back, sly and mischievous personality.

The members of the Nekoma volleyball team are Kenma Kozume, Tetsuro Kuroo, Yaku, Lev, Yamamoto, Fukunaga and Shibayama. Their team represents cats.