Kenyu Yukimiya

"God only gives us trials that we can overcome."

**Kenyu Yukimiya** (雪(ゆき)宮(みや) 剣(けん)優(ゆう), *Yukimiya Kenyū*?) is a main character in the fan-made series **Universal Warriors**, and member of the **Kanto Manji Gang** and he is a major supporting character of the **Blue Lock**.

Yukimiya is a contender of the Blue Lock Project, who currently plays as a left-back for Germany’s Bastard München during the Neo Egoist League.

A stubborn and highly driven forward who is chained down by an eye condition known as optic neuropathy, Yukimiya is fighting with everything he has to become the best striker in the world before his time runs out. When first introduced, he was ranked #6 during the Third Selection and he later played as a left wing for the match between Blue Lock Eleven and the Japan U-20 team.

## Personality

Yukimiya is highly confident in his own abilities, declaring himself the strongest player in Japan when it comes to one-on-one battles. He is also a likable and charismatic personality, appearing to make friends easily, such as with Seishiro Nagi, Jyubei Aryu, and Tabito Karasu. In addition to this, Yukimiya likes to banter even with his opponents, indicating a playful element to his personality.

Yukimiya claims that he is a pacifist, which forms part of his ego, as he thinks the easiest and most peaceful way to score would be to do so himself. He is also highly inquisitive, often being the first to ask Jinpachi Ego questions about his selection criteria. At the same time, however, he is not afraid of confrontations, seen when he questions Noel Noa, the current world No.1, on his decision to sub in Yoichi Isagi instead of him during Bastard München vs. FC Barcha.

## Character Design

Yukimiya is tall, with a slim and lightly toned build. His hair is black and stylized. When outside of a match, it is groomed and straight, whereas during a match, it is more wild and messy. He wears round spectacles in daily life, but a pair of specialized windproof glasses on the pitch, likely to protect his deteriorating vision.

During Second Selection, he wore Team Red’s # 23 jersey and during Third Selection, he wore Team C’s #23 jersey. When the Japan National Representative Match begins he dons the official Blue Lock uniform with the jersey #5.

## Abilities and Equipment

### Archetype

* **Mobile Striker**: A striker that benefits from the space behind the opposing defensive line. Often reached with long balls from central defenders or defense splitting through balls from creative midfielders. The mobile striker is often a highly technical and dynamic player, who distinguishes himself in one-on-one duels with a last defender or goalkeeper. A mobile striker is often used to exploit fast transition phases from defense to offense.

### Skills

* **Rigid Dribbling**: In contrast with Bachira’s technical dribbling, Yukimiya’s dribbling relies on his own physique, to push past opponents with power and speed.

* **1-on-1 Emperor Style**: Yukimiya’s core style involves bringing a confrontation to the individual level, where he can use his rigid dribbling to get past his opponents in succession. He has shown that he can overcome Rin and then Shido whilst doing this, proclaiming that in a 1v1 he is the strongest player in Japan (although this was likely a boast). Reo mentioned that Yukimiya was a hardcore infighter, with his physique being key to his dribbling ability. It is suggested that, at least within Blue Lock, there is no player he cannot dribble past. However, this style can be countered by simply bringing the encounter back to a 2-on-1, as shown when Rin used Igarashi to overcome Yukimiya’s dribbling.

* **Drag Scissors**: Yukimiya performs a scissor feint to shift his opponent’s center of gravity, before using his explosive speed to break past them.
* ***La Boba***: A feint that uses the sole of the foot. Yukimiya is able to use this to break past an opponent.

* **Gyro-Shot**: This is a high shot, with incredible spin, allowing it to drop sharply in midair, while moving to the outside. When Yukimiya used this shot, it was very nearly going to score, if not for Aryu and Nagi reading its path. Based on what Reo said, its range is at least 30 meters.

* **Flow State**: Flow, as described by Ego, is the state of “total immersion” or “being in the zone”. It is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
Yukimiya entered the flow state, whilst resorting to his street dribbling during the U-20 match, enabling him to break through their defense and launch a gyro shot, quickly changing his aim at the last second.

* **Street Football Style**: In contrast to his usual 1-on-1 style, when Yukimiya accesses the flow state, he can dribble with more precise movements, cutting into the spaces between both friends and foe. Through focus and analysis, Yukimiya can determine the best route to take in order to penetrate the defense, yet still adapt his decision-making, running through people as if dodging obstacles in the street.
	+ ***La Croqueta***: A feint that knocks the ball one way with one foot, then the other way with the other. This can be used to feint going outside before cutting, or vice versa. Yukimiya can use this technique multiple times in succession whilst at full speed.

## Relationships

### Universal Warriors

* Main Characters
* The Another World

* Jennifer Amantea
* Natsu Dragneel
* Lucy Heartfilia
* Gray Fullbuster
* Erza Scarlet
* Wendy Marvell
* Aladdin
* Alibaba Saluja
* Morgiana
* Hakuryuu Ren
* Kouha Ren
* Sinbad
* Kougyoku Ren
* Gingka Hagane
* Kenta Yumiya
* Madoka Amano
* Yu Tendo
* Masamune Kadoya
* Benkei Hanawa
* Kyoya Tategami

* Rebecca Bluegarden
* Juvia Lockser
* Cana Alberona
* Mirajane Strauss
* Levy McGarden
* Zeref Dragneel
* Mard Geer Tartaros
* Seilah
* Sonya
* Animus
* Suzaku
* Elie
* Lucia Raregroove
* Weisz Steiner
* Homura Kōgetsu
* Sister Ivry
* Holy
* Eraser
* Feather
* Mashima Heroes
* Yoh Asakura
* Tao Ren
* Horokeu Usui
* Silva
* Hao Asakura
* Genjo Sanzo
* Snow
* Nanashi
* Sakura Li
* Kurogane
* Fai D. Fluorite
* Eren Yeager
* Mikasa Ackerman
* Annie Leonhart
* Reiner Braun
* Sasha Blouse
* Hange Zoë
* Zeke Yeager
* Pieck Finger
* Porco Galliard
* Colt Grice
* Yelena
* Cecily Fairchild
* Anavel Gato
* Aina Sahalin
* Gym Ghingham
* Cagalli Yula Athha
* Mu La Flaga
* Neil Dylandy
* Lyle Dylandy
* Allelujah Haptism
* Patrick Colasour
* Ali al-Saachez
* Full Frontal
* Akihiro Altland
* Gaelio Bauduin
* Zoltan Akkanen
* Lane Aim
* Suletta Mercury
* Miorine Rembran
* Guel Jeturk
* Elan Ceres
* Shaddiq Zenelli
* Yukimura Sanada
* Nobunaga Oda
* Ieyasu Tokugawa
* Shiemi Moriyama
* Shura Kirigakure
* Cheng-Long Liu
* Ri Shin
* Duke Hyou
* Ou Ki
* Ou Sen
* Kan Ki
* Ou Hon
* Mou Ten
* Ri Boku
* Ordo
* Ka Rin
* Kan Mei
* Slaine Troyard
* Elizabeth Liones
* Escanor
* Derieri
* Tristan Liones
* Ikoma
* Mumei
* Ayame Yomogawa
* Biba Amatori
* Meteora Österreich
* Vladilena Milizé
* Anju Emma
* Lü Bu
* Kojiro Sasaki
* Poseidon
* Raiden Tameemon
* Qin Shi Huang
* Tomoe Gozen
* Elizabeth Bathory
* Cleopatra
* Mata Hari
* Mary Read
* Musashi Miyamoto
* Kaolan Wongsawat
* Brunhilde
* Suì-Fēng
* Isane Kotetsu
* Sosuke Aizen
* Momo Hinamori
* Sajin Komamura
* Toshiro Hitsugaya
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Noelle Silva
* Manjiro Sano
* Keisuke Baji
* Chifuyu Matsuno
* Kazutora Hanemiya
* Seishu Inui
* Hajime Kokonoi
* Hyoma Chigiri
* Tokaku Azuma
* Reo Mikage
* Rin Itoshi
* **Kenyu Yukimiya**
* Tabito Karasu
* Oliver Aiku
* Yo Hiori
* Michael Kaiser
* Haruka Sakura
* Hajime Umemiya
* Kyotaro Sugishita
* Hayato Suou
* Ren Kaji
* Yuna Akashi
* Kazumi Asakura
* Akira Okouchi
* Misora Kasuga
* Madoka Kugimiya
* Chizuru Naba
* Fuka Narutaki
* Fumika Narutaki
* Haruna Mutsuishi
* Maika Takatori
* Aya Kamuro
* Riko Hinakura
* Mei Toomi
* Meguru Bachira
* Tatsuomi Uesugi
* Tsubasa Tokugawa
* Soma Date
* Seiroku Inukawa
* Aijiro Inue
* Imari Inuyama
* Towa Higurashi
* Akira Renbokoji
* A-drei
* H-neun
* Naotora Takeda
* Sae Itoshi
* Gashin Tezuka
* Shion Shishibe
* Brad Watt
* Alexei Zelenoy
* Ryoma Nagare
* Tetsuya Tsurugi
* Adeltrud Alter
* Anya Alstreim
* Susumu Kodai
* Atlee Ariel
* Zetsu Daidan
* Fine Forte
* Yue Ayase
* Ako Izumi
* Honoka Tsukii
* Chisa Akagawa
* Airi Eniwa
* Miharu Yomine
* Rinne Myojin
* Makie Sasaki
* Tughril Mahmut
* Lelederik of Ellvaldez
* Al-Kaplan Balaban
* Nancy Schaal Bancroft
* Samidare Asahina
* Daryun
* Shimon Ikaruga
* Fena Houtman
* Alisha Diphda
* Adele von Ascham
* Mischa
* Tenma Tsukamoto
* Suou Pavlichenko
* Koumei Ren
* Lenalee Lee
* Kei Mizusawa
* Virgo Fudō
* Torque
* Mora Chester

## Trivia

* Kenyu is not only a football player, but also a model in his private life.
* He was former teammates with Tabito Karasu (ranked 3rd) and Eita Otoya (ranked 4th) during the Second Selection.
* His best time for a 50-meter race is 5.91 seconds.
* His favorite animal is the penguin. He likes the contrast between their adorable waddling on land and their incredible speed in the water.
* His favorite footballer is Edgar Davids.
* His strength, according to himself, is self-discipline and world-class competitive mindset.
* His weaknesses, according to himself, are being his own worst enemy and a lack of interest in the lives of others.
* His favorite song is ‘不死鳥’ (Fushichou/Phoenix) by Sekai No Owari (The lyrics refer to God, and discusses mortality and human limitations).
* His favorite celebrity is Yō Yoshida (“Handsome women are somehow cool”).
* His favorite brand is Oakley, the brand of his goggles.
* He likes blueberries because they’re good for the eyes.
* He dislikes garlic because he suspects that it turns his vision yellow.
* His favorite food to have with rice is *shirasu* (“Pickled-egg together with scallion-fried shirasu is terrific, would you like to try some yourself?”).
* If he’s given 100 million yen, he wouldn’t know what to do with it because he’s not interested in money.
* His favorite manga is Oyasumi Punpun (Good Night, Punpun) (A dark coming-of-age story with overt religious themes, written and illustrated by Inio Asano. The protagonist is often depicted as a bird in it).
* His favorite movies are the Evangelion movies (“The old series. Asuka’s death scene in The End of Evangelion (1997) is good.”) (Yukimiya refers to the scene as “burial-by-bird”).
* He does not know the exact number of the chocolates he got during Valentine’s Day but he ate a lot. The chocolates were sent to his agency (probably his modelling agency office).
* Yukimiya was the first Blue Lock player to get into Flow state during the U-20 match.
* He is from Miyazaki prefecture.
* He seems to understand German since he was the only one who understood Noa’s instructions in Chapter 156.
* His motto is: “To put forth every moment in that moment”, otherwise interpreted as “To give one’s all in every moment.”
* Yukimiya started playing soccer at the age of 7. It was his mother who introduced him to the sport.
* He played for Soranin HS Soccer Club before entering Blue Lock.
* His hobby is his modeling jobs.
* He likes spring because of the ephemerality of cherry blossoms.
* His favorite TV show is “FOOT x Brain”, a TV show about soccer.
* His favorite subjects are Science, Japanese Literature, and PE.
* His worst subject is Art because it strains his eyes.
* He likes ephemeral things such as *sakura* blossoms and sparkler fireworks (Senkou Hanabi) (See also: Mono no aware).
* He feels happy when someone cheers for him warmly and feels sad when someone beats him on a 1-on-1 match.
* His type is someone who laughs a lot and will always watch over him.
* The first time he fell in love was with his friend’s 16-year-old sister when he was 10. He also received a forehead kiss from her, which made him so embarrassed that he ran away.
* Yukimiya sleeps 8 hours a day.
* On the last time he cried: “There’s no way I would answer that, is there? It’s too embarrassing.”
* On the last day of earth, Yukimiya would tell his parents: “Thank you for giving birth to me.”
* He spends his day off reading and likes reading about the lives of important people.