Denki Kaminari

## Family

* Raiden Kaminari (Grandfather)
* Raitarō Kaminari (Father)
* Mikoto Kaminari (Mother)

**Denki "Den" Kaminari** (雷電気, Kaminari Denki) is one of the main protagonists in Matsunami. He is the son of Raitarō Kaminari and Mikoto Kaminari. A fourth-year at Namikaze Academy, he is friends with Jin Nuhoko, Atsui Hitomi, and Mei Kasumi.

## Background

Denki was born to the Kaminari family, a powerful a three-fold generation of powerful Lightning Artists. His birth date fell on February 11th, which happens to be the National Founding date of Japan. Although his full name is Denki Kaminari, his mother shortened it to "Den" (電, Den).

From a young age, Den was eager to learn an Element, especially the Lightning Art so he could be like his father. At first looks, Den had notable skill. Just through small instruction, Den was able to shift the electrons in the air just enough to create small static bursts.

Still naïve, Den decided to practice indoors and caught their house on fire. Raitarō Kaminari returned from his job at that time to find his house ablaze and rescued his son from the flames, nearly dying in the process. Denki gave up on perfecting his Elemental Art for the time being. Mikoto Kaminari's childhood friend, Asami Hitomi pleaded a case to her neighbor's landlord, having them forcibly evicted so that the Kaminari family could live in the neighboring house. For this reason, Den grew particularly close to their daughter, Atsui Hitomi. Den could not pronounce the name Atsui, so his pen name for her became "Ami", which stuck. The pen name is used to refer to Atsui more than her actual name in the novels.

At age 5, Den was enrolled into Namikaze Primary school where he was picked on by a few of his peers, including an irrelevant character at the moment. One of Den's best friends, aside from Atsui, was Hayate Tengoku, who was also bullied for being weak. Eventually, still in Primary school, Den became fond of a boy named Jin Nuhoko. They became like brothers, though Jin didn't like to admit it. In Junior High school, Atsui befriended a young and friendly girl by the name of Mei Kasumi. Mei deeply annoyed Den at first. Even though they grew closer, she continues to annoy him. Eventually, Den would come to accept her as part of the club.

Also in Junior High, Den developed a crush on a girl named Akari Hajime. At some point, Akari revealed that she had a crush on Den as well, but then she would proceed to date Mokuzai Kodama, which broke Den's heart. Apparently, Denki buried these emotions and couldn't remember that he had a crush on Akari until his third year of High School. Den was like everyone else in that he held resentment toward Akari's twin brother, Yami Hajime. They all feared him for his strength and made sure to stay out of his way. Denki is a member of the Namikaze baseball team.

## Personality

Den is a sincerely caring person. He's not like other protagonists in that he is intelligent and cunning. He does not often show a menacing side to him, which is why he is feared for his anger. His traumatic near-death experience in fire affected him more than it initially seems. He has something of a fear of fire, which is why Ami Hitomi tends to not be around him when using her Arts.

Because of his past dealings with being bullied, Den is fearful of fights and would prefer to run from them. If pushed enough, though, he will fight to his hardest, especially if his friends are in need.

## Trivia

* According to the creator:
	+ Den's hobbies include playing on his electric guitar, skateboarding, writing music, and eating. He also enjoys watching anime.
	+ His favorite food is Nigiri Sushi, but he also quite likes Cheesy Ramen, and Wasabi Ketchup Burgers. His choice in meals are a subtle reference to the Naruto and Boruto series respectively. Also, Den fancies Dumplings with soy sauce. His favorite drink is tea.
	+ His least favorite food is unrevealed.
	+ Den's favorite colors are yellow and blue.
	+ He is left handed.
	+ The name Denki means "electric" in Japanese, and Kaminari means "thunder". This is clearly a nod to his Element.
	+ Dengeki Kaminari is loosely inspired by Masashi Kishimoto's Boruto Uzumaki.
	+ Dengeki is one of four characters to have never had their forename changed.
		- Den's surname has changed quite a few times before Kaminari was settled upon.
	+ Den's birthdate is February the 11th, shared by the creator of Matsunami.
	+ Den's favorite song is "Numb" by Linkin Park.
	+ Denki is below-average height, being 5 foot and 5 inches tall. He is slightly underweight for his age, weighing in at 127 pounds, and has a body fat percentage of 13.4%.