Kenyu Yukimiya

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**Kenyu Yukimiya** (雪 (ゆき) 宮 (みや) 剣 (けん) 優 (ゆう) , *Yukimiya Kenyū*?) 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 #5 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.

## Appearance

Yukimiya is tall, with a slim and lightly toned build. He has orange eyes and 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.

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## 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.

## Abilities

### 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.

* **Sword Screw**: Inspired by Chris Prince's knuckle shot, this shot has an increased oblique rotation that drops down further.

* **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.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Kenyu** (剣 (けん) 優 (ゆう) , *****Kenyu*****?), means "excellent sword," "graceful sword," or "gentle sword."
	+ **Ken** (剣 (けん) , *****Ken*****?) means "sword, blade," in particular, "long, double-bladed swords."
	+ **Yu** (優 (ゆう) , *****Yu*****?) contains a variety of meanings, such as "excellence, gentleness, cordiality, elegance, and skillfulness."
* His surname, **Yukimiya** (雪 (ゆき) 宮 (みや) , *****Yukimiya*****?), means "snow shrine."

## Quotes

* (To Ryusei) *Football's most basic form is the 1-on-1. If I can drag the situation on, then I can say for certain that I'm the strongest in Japan.*
* (To Reo) *Nah, no way. I'll be more peaceful If I just score by myself.*

## Trivia

* Majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
	+ 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 football player 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.
	+ His favorite food is blueberries because they're good for the eyes. His disliked food is 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'd 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 (*Senko 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 for 8 hours a day.
	+ On the last time he cried: "There's no way I would answer that, is there? It's too embarrassing."
	+ If it were his last day on 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.
	+ At a minimarket he would buy a hot eye mask because it warms his eyes.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 195.
2. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
3. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
4. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 246.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 204.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 95.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 173.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 108.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 105.