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Kenji Harima is the deuteragonist of the School Rumble anime and manga.
Kenji is a delinquent and an aspiring mangaka who's head over heels for Tenma Tsukamoto. Has a younger brother named Shuuji.
In the AWA fics, Kenji is a student at the AWA Academy and is part of Class 2.
In the XP4 fics, Kenji debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries.
Appearance[]
Kenji is a tall, young man. He has has a black hair with a headband on top, his eyes are covered with sunglasses. He wears a black open-uniform jacket over a red shirt, black pants and black shoes.
Personality[]
He's surprisingly nerdy and self-conscious, he is not very bright, getting graded very poorly in everything except art and sports class. He's good-looking, strong, athletic and something of a chick magnet in school, but this falls apart because of his antisocial nature, numerous misunderstandings, and sheer idiocy. He has a tendency to make loud declarations while something explodes in the background. He's a bit of a prick and he'll fight anyone who pisses him off, but for the most part he's an extremely good person who would do anything for his friends.
XP4 Fanfics[]
Kenji is part of the Heroes Coalitions and is a member of The Bullies. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.
XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries[]
In Chapter 31, Kenji is present inside the auditorium of the Training Camp where he witnessed the formation of the New Age Avengers.
DreamTheater Intermix: The World Within[]
Kenji is a student in the City Saints Academy.
Biography[]
In Chapter 21, Kenji is seen having a conversation with Kevin Dorscherr, Leon Kuwata and Mondo Oowoda in the cafeteria of the Corona House.
Abilities[]
Harima’s indisputable talent is fighting. Even though he never studied any form of martial art, his fighting skills, developed through constant street-fighting, matching those of a black belt. Even though he’s fought many times with Haruki Hanai, a black belt in Kempo and Aikido, their matches always end up in a draw.
At some point in the story, Harima develops the ability to communicate with animals, turning him into a sort of psychic, and he uses this to do fortune-telling on the streets. This unusual talent draws the attention of Tenma’s younger sister, Yakumo, who always wanted to read her cat’s mind. He also has a large number of animals.
Trivia[]
- Despite being a main character, Harima is not introduced until the second chapter of the manga.
- In the AWA fics, Kenji is childhood friends with Roka Shibasaki from D-Frag!.
- In the AWA fics, Kenji confessed his feelings to Tenma Tsukamoto only to be rejected... badly.
- In the AWA fics, Kenji is currently dating Eri Sawachika.