Kensuke Ohshiba

**Kensuke Ohshiba** (大柴健介 *Ōshiba Kensuke*) is a main character in *Hitorijime Boyfriend*, as well as a secondary character in *Hitorijime My Hero*. He is dating Asaya Hasekura.

## Appearance

Kensuke has brown hair, brown eyes and he is often seen with a smile on his face. He is usually seen wearing his school uniform, but he likes to wear mostly sweaters or t-shirts with text or pictures on, along with shorts or jeans, for casual clothing.

## Personality

Kensuke is a hyper and cheerful person. He likes animals and spending time with Asaya Hasekura (Kensuke's childhood friend and current boyfriend) and Masahiro Setagawa (Kensuke's best friend), as well as his other friends from school.

He is very caring, showing concern for the people around him, such as Hasekura when he was sick, Yoshida when he was following Masahiro around, and Masahiro when his relationship with Kousuke briefly ended.

It is also shown he is extremely stubborn and dense, like when he was oblivious to Hasekura's feelings or the relationship between Kousuke and Masahiro.

As the series progresses, he becomes more mature, whilst still maintaining his usual energetic, childlike personality. Despite blushing heavily and appearing shy when faced with affection or engaging in intimate acts, he's actually very confident when it comes to the romantic and sexual aspects of his relationship, often initiating or encouraging any kind of intimacy.

## History

Kensuke's childhood friend is Asaya Hasekura and they were very close before Hasekura moved away, later reuniting in high school and becoming a couple. He experienced all things a normal kid would, he had two parents and a very protective older brother.

He and Hasekura have been friends since they were very young, they enjoyed going on adventures and playing, and once got stuck on a mountain together, though his brother eventually came and saved them. The two of them created the book Tales of Bravery, which consisted of all the fun things they did together as children. It's revealed early on that Hasekura had a crush on Kensuke ever since they were kids, and later confirmed that Kensuke actually had a crush on Hasekura too when they were kids, however he didn't realize how long his romantic interest in Hasekura had existed until much later on.

His father is shown as a very dedicated man towards his job, and he is rarely shown due to that job, which he has to go abroad to do. Although he is never there, Kensuke says that it's amazing that he is so dedicated to work and admires him deeply. His mother has a very kind heart and is very loving.

He and Masahiro Setagawa met when he found a kitten, who was near death in the bushes. Masahiro ended up going to Kensuke's house and they became friends.

## Relationships

### Asaya Hasekura

Asaya and Kensuke are dating. They were childhood friends until Hasekura was forced to move away, Kensuke hated Hasekura because of this. When Asaya moves back, Kensuke feels guilty for hating Hasekura and he avoids Hasekura. Hasekura finally talks to Kensuke he tells Kensuke that he likes him and he wants to pursue him. At first, Kensuke believes Asaya is just joking. It takes Kensuke time to realize Hasekura's intentions and his own feelings about Hasekura. Kensuke realizes his feelings and they start dating.

### Masahiro Setagawa

Masahiro and Kensuke met when they found Sasa. Kensuke brought Masahiro and Sasa in. That was also when Masahiro and Kousuke met. Masahiro and Kensuke are very close, they eat together and Masahiro often comes over and makes dinner. Kensuke support Masahiro and Kousuke's relationship. Masahiro also gives advice to Kensuke when Kensuke is unsure about his feelings with Hasekura. Kensuke is oblivious to Masahiro being in gang and when he gets stabbed. Masahiro and Kensuke are really close and when Masahiro distances himself from Kensuke and the others, Kensuke gets upset. Masahiro is Kensuke's best friend and when Masahiro is away, Kensuke misses Masahiro and often reminisces about Masahiro. Kensuke also supports Masahiro when Masahiro and Kousuke break up.

### Kousuke Ohshiba

Kensuke and Kousuke are brothers. Kensuke looks up to his brother. When Kousuke comes back from school, Kensuke is not excited about Kousuke being his teacher. Kousuke encourages Kensuke about his relationship with Hasekura.

### Miho Ohshiba

Miho is Kensuke's mother. Miho is not a great cook but Kensuke eats her cooking anyways because he is used to it.

### Mitsuru Fukushige

Shige and Kensuke are good friends. Shige often comes over and they hang out at school. When Shige finds out about Masahiro and Kousuke's relationship, he reacts poorly. Due to this, it puts a strain on Shige and Kensuke's relationship because Kensuke is offended that Shige called Masahiro and Kousuke's relationship disgusting. After Shige apologizes, their relationship is back to normal.

### Tsuyoshi Yamabe

Kensuke and Yamabe are friends. Yamabe also comes over often and stays for dinner. They also hang out at school.

### Jirou Yoshida

Yoshida and Kensuke are friends, Yoshida starts coming over when Kensuke sees Yoshida following Masahiro around. They become good friends. Kensuke finds out from Yoshida that he saw Kousuke and Masahiro kissing.

## Trivia

* Kensuke’s favorite food is katsudon.
* The kitten that Kensuke and Masahiro rescued is named Sasa.
* Kensuke eats most foods.
* Kensuke can be very bad at hiding his feelings and expresses them freely.
* Ever since Kensuke was a kid, he was always terrified of his brother. Even as a high school student, he is still terrified.
* Although Kensuke claimed that he was 170 cm, he is actually only 160 cm.
* Kensuke loves video games, and is often seen playing them.
* Hasekura has compared Kensuke to a panda, saying that Pandas can only mate during a few days in a year, are cute, and want to play all the time.

## Gallery

### Anime

Kensuke panicking after realizing his brother will get back soonKensuke hugging MasahiroKensuke seeing Hasekura after a long timeKensuke attempting to kiss HasekuraKensuke peeking out from his futonKensuke halfbodyKensuke angryYoung KensukeKensuke flusteredKensuke talking
## References

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1. ↑ Volume 8, Chapter 37