Kouhei Imamura

* Manga
* Anime
* Live-Action

**Kōhei Imamura** (今村(いまむら) 耕平(こうへい), *Imamura Kōhei*? ) is one of the major characters of the manga series Grand Blue. He is a first year Mechanical Engineering student at Izu University.

## Appearance

Kouhei is a handsome young man who is relatively lean and muscular medium build. He has dark blonde hair that is swept to the right and dark gold eyes. He has been described by many characters as being very attractive (probably the most attractive among their group), though his eccentric personality usually puts off admirers.

He is usually seen wearing shirts sporting anime characters and when drinking with the diving club, he is usually naked or in his boxers.

## Personality

Kouhei is a diehard *otaku* and is considered a lolicon by his friends. He is particularly obsessed with the little sister character trope (explaining his obsession with Shiori Kitahara). While many are repulsed by his *otaku* lifestyle, he is indifferent to how he is perceived by others. He is also easily manipulated when bribed with things such as meeting with *seiyuus*. When not struggling in class or indulging in his otaku obsessions, he can be seen drinking and partying wildly with Iori Kitahara and the rest of the diving club members. Kouhei is quite introverted and cannot speak to newly met people, whether casually or professionally.

Several of his skills can also be attributed to his 2D hobbies, such as cooking, which he claims to be vital for a desirable male to have. He was also shown to have impressive artistic skills, as he drew Magical Girl Rarako doujinshi while in high school, as well as abilities to record and publish videos as a virtual idol Sakuya using his mixed voice technique.

## Relationships

### Peek-a-Boo members:

* **Iori Kitahara**: Kouhei's fellow classmate and club member whose relationship begin with a rough start with him being swindled by Iori into joining Peek-a-Boo against his will. Despite this, he and Iori were able to get along just fine, though they can be at each other's throats due to their eccentric and silly antics. While Iori finds his hobbies to be creepy he still admires his passion for it, as he has stated that he likes people who pour their hearts out to something they love. He even poured a drink on Sakurako after she stole his ticket, which should've secured him a slot on the front seat.

* **Ryūjirō Kotobuki**:

* **Shinji Tokita**:

* **Chisa Kotegawa**: Kouhei and Chisa share a rather reserved friendship, granted that they have continued to address each other by their surnames and don't necessarily seek each other out. Their relationship is considered amicable.

* **Azusa Hamaoka**: Kouhei respects Azusa, as she brings his idol and favourite seiyuu, Kaya Mizuki.

* **Aina Yoshiwara**: Kouhei and Aina indulge in their bond as intimate friends, the former even going so far as to aid her in her romantic conquest with Iori Kitahara. During his hypnosis, Iori asks Kouhei to direct his love for anime to the second most important thing in his life, and Kouhei directs it towards Aina which indicates Kouhei may have feelings for her.

### Grand Blue employees:

* **Toshio Kotegawa**:

* **Nanaka Kotegawa**:

### Classmates:

* **Hajime Nojima**:

* **Shinichirou Yamamoto**:

* **Yuu Mitarai**:

* **Kenta Fujiwara**:

## Etymology

* The name **Kouhei** means "till/tillage, plow, cultivate" (耕) (**kou**) and "flat, broad, level, even, peaceful" (平) (**hei**).
* Kouhei's surname **Imamura** means "now" (今) (**ima**) and "town, village" (村) (**mura**).

## Trivia

* Rarako is the girl on Kouhei's shirt and she is a magical girl.
* In between Episode 9 and live action, Kouhei wants a try to wear Asuka Langley Sohryu and Rei Ayanami's themed wetsuit in Neon Genesis Evangelion (in the manga and anime) or Zero Two and Ichigo's themed wetsuit in Darling in the Franxx (in the live action), but he forced himself to didn't want a try to wear that wetsuits because it was only females are able to wear the wetsuits.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 39 "Auction House."
2. ↑ Chapter 44 "Life Consultation."