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A formidable rival is also like a good friend. I hope I'll find someone like that.
Hairo Kineshi
Character Name
Full Name Hairo Kineshi
Kanji 灰呂 杵志
Furigana はいろ きねし
Personal Info
Epithet The Mr. Never Gives Up[1]
Age 16-17
Birthday June 18
Sign ♊ (Gemini)
Blood type AB
Gender Male
Height 171 cm (5'7" or 5 ft. 7 in.)
Weight 58 kg (127.9 lbs)
Affiliation Tennis Club
Occupation Student
Education
School PK Academy
Year/Course
  • Year 3 Class 1 1 (Currently)
  • Year 2 Class 3 3 (Formerly)
Media
Manga Debut Chapter 6
Anime Debut Episode 2
English Voice Kyle Phillips
Japanese Voice Satoshi Hino
Live Action Kasahara Hideyuki

Kineshi Hairo (灰呂 杵志, はいろ きねし lit. Hairo Kineshi) is Kusuo's classmate and the class representative of class 2-∭. Due to his kindness and leadership, he's well-trusted by his classmates. Kineshi is one of the main characters of the series and was played by Kasahara Hideyuki in the live action of the series.

Appearance[]

Hairo Kineshi Full Design

Kineshi sports spiky maroon hair, weird eyebrows, and usually has a band-aid on top of his nose. He usually rolls up the sleeves of his uniform as he mostly exercises in school corridors.

Personality[]

Kineshi can pretty much be defined by three characteristics: being hot-blooded and energetic, being obsessed with tennis, and constantly having his pants fall down to expose his butt. He is very reliable and is always looking after others or trying to do the right thing. There are times when he gets too fired up, but in the end, he's still nice to everyone, even to Kusuo's little group of outcast friends. He loves all sorts of sports, even if they are meant for children, such as dodgeball.

Kineshi is one of the more normal, reasonable characters in the manga, although he still has a few areas where he lacks common sense; for example, he isn't able to cook. Even though he's weird and fired up all the time, Kineshi is really popular with all the other kids in his class. He is the one teenage boy besides Kusuo who shows no interest nor attraction to Teruhashi Kokomi, despite her beauty being well known. Kineshi was once thought to be gay by Aren and Shun. However, he clarifies he isn't gay, and he doesn't have any thoughts about love due to never experiencing it towards either sex.[2] Kineshi's enthusiasm makes him a very influential role model but not a very strategic leader; he even admits that his class has never won a special event before despite having the motivation to win in the first place.

His enthusiasm is also his greatest weakness and causes him to do unnecessary work, such as getting too many gas canisters or vigorously finishing a sports event pedestal despite Sports Day being a month away. He is extremely reckless and downright impulsive; on one occasion, he damaged a shutter during a fire drill under the idea that it was a test of physical strength, which could have been avoided if he had listened to the announcements. He even gets himself a buzzcut for losing at the Sports Day, only for him, Saiki, Nendou, and Kaidou to realize they only had to do it if they lost to Class 2. In one part of the manga, Hairo's hot-blooded personality becomes a problem during a snowball fight since his body temperature is so high that he melts the snow around him.

Abilities[]

  • Athletic Strength: Kineshi has incredible strength and stamina, but not nearly as much as Riki, mostly due to overworking himself.
  • Heat Generation: Kineshi has the ability to generate heat by working out. It is hot enough to melt snow in seconds and warm up an entire classroom. It is never explained how he can do this.

History[]

Rivalry

Kineshi hangs out with Kusuo and his friends occasionally, but not as frequently as Nendou Riki, Kaidou Shun, or Kuboyasu Aren. At some point, he starts to one-sidedly consider Riki as his rival, thus constantly challenging him to all sorts of sporty challenges (though Riki usually wins).

He recruits Kusuo and Riki for his tennis camp.

Quotes[]

  • (to his classmates) "Let's do it! Give it everything we've got! Acting like kids is fine!! Let's regain the innocence of youth!! Come, let's seat it out together!!
  • (to Riki) "Nendou Riki, I've fallen for your principles in life."
  • (to a classmate) "Why are you giving up! You can do it. Cold is just a matter of mind!"
  • (New Years wish) "A formidable rival is also like a good friend. I hope I'll find someone like that."

Trivia[]

  • His name, Hairo Kineshi, is a pun on the word Pyrokinesis, (パイロキネシス lit. Pairokineshisu).
  • Furigana of his name is written in katakana instead of hiragana.[3]
  • His guardian spirit is Shuzo Matsuoka[4], a highly enthusiastic retired tennis player. He is the only known character to have a guardian spirit who is still alive.
  • He cannot stay up any later than 8:00 p.m.; he immediately falls asleep.
  • His aura is literally on fire.
  • His favorite sport is tennis.
  • He has a blackbelt in Judo.
  • He is so enthusiastic that he frequently inspires his classmates to become enthusiastic as well.
  • His willpower apparently allows him to melt snow.
  • He is unfazed by Kokomi's looks, though oddly she does not try to catch his attention.
  • While brash and slightly unrealistic, he is academically gifted and managed to rank 6th in the exams.


References

Navigation[]

v · e 2nd Year
Class 1-1: Kihachi Bunta · Nishi Soujirou · Sugiyama Haruo · Tanaka Ichirou
Class 2-2: Itano Yoriko · Ooshima Yuuji · Oohori Kouichi · Satou Hiroshi · Shinoda Takeru · Nakanishi Shinya · Maeda Takayuki · Suzumiya Hii · Toritsuka Reita
Class 3-3: Aiura Mikoto · Akechi Touma · Hairo Kineshi · Kaidou Shun · Kuboyasu Aren · Mera Chisato · Murata Shuuji · Nendou Riki · Saiki Kusuo · Saiko Metori · Sawakita · Takahashi · Teruhashi Kokomi · Yokota Jaga · Yumehara Chiyo · Zolbe Kageyukouji Saberlight
Class 4-4: Haruno Akio · Hotei Tomotaka · Tanihara Kenji
Class 5-5: Kumi Kouji · Matsuda Ippei · Mikami Aiko · Mishima Nobuaki
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