Kenzou Kawahori

""Asshole!""

- Kenzou and Kouichi almost come to blows at the inn.

Kenzou Kawahori (川堀 健三, Kawahori Kenzou) was a student of 9th Grade Class 3 in 1998 and a member of Soccer Club at Yomiyama North Middle School.

Appearance
Kenzou is a young man of slightly above average height and dark complexion. He had short black hair and gray eyes, bearing a certain similarity to Junta Nakao.

He was seen wearing the standard male uniform, being one of the few students to wear the unbuttoned Gakuran. During the school trip, he was seen wearing a red t-shirt underneath his school shirt and light blue shorts.

Personality
He was shown as a person who was unconcerned about his studies, being an athlete, active and somewhat impulsive. He had a good relationship with his schoolmates, however this loyalty seemed to have been lost at the last moment, as he was seen abandoning his friends in order to save himself, ironically resulting in his death.

Plot
Kenzou makes his appearance in Rough Sketch, appearing as one of the members of Class 3, is seen talking to Shigeki Yonemura, and then leaves the room.

In Sphere Joint he and the other students watched Mr. Kubodera's death, and helped Daisuke Wakui leave the classroom shortly after witnessing the gruesome scene.

Later in Makeup, after hearing Takako Sugiura's broadcast, he thought that Mei Misaki was the dead person and confronts her. When Ms. Mikami is hit by Yukito Tsuji, Kouichi Sakakibara attacks Yukito out of rage. Kenzou stands in front of him to protect Yukito from Kouichi.

Finally in the Episode 12, he, along with Yukito, San Watanabe, and Sayuri Kakinuma, were attempting to escape the building, when a chandelier fell on them. However, Kenzou wasn't pinned down. He gets up and tries to escape, abandoning his classmates and running for the exit, only to be crushed to death by a pillar.

Etymology

 * The name Kenzou means "healthy, strong" (健) (ken), and "three" (三) (zou)
 * Kenzou's surname Kawahori means "stream, river" (川) (kawa), and "moat, cana;" (堀) (hori)

Trivia

 * He is ranked B in Another characters ranking.
 * He is the second tallest student in the class, with a height of 177 cm/5' 9½".
 * His home address is 6-8 Seitencho Yomiyama City.

Gallery

 * Main article: Kenzou Kawahori/Image Gallery