Kentarō Ishizaka

"*Here's the thing about fashion, it's quite difficult to know, but once you managed to get the hang of it, it's actually calming, and no, I'm not talking about my little friend in pants-*"
—Kentarō Ishizaka, before he got punched to the face.

**Kentarō Ishizaka** (石坂 建太郎. *Ishizaka Kentarō*) of Class 1-E located in Kunugigaoka Junior High School, can be best described by the following; insane and very obsessive when it comes to fashion, if he room isn't any indication. Hoping to be a fashion designer (going to the path of his mother), he aims to go to a prestigious art university where he would be the one to start making clothes that are not only stylish but are also quite comfortable. And while that dream died when he landed himself into Class E, when he heard about the possible reward for the assassination of an entity that destroyed the literal Moon, that being Korosensei, Kentarō Ishizaka took the initiative and prepared himself to be very, very rich, hopefully to start his fashion designing career.

## Appearance

From his appearance, it would look as though Kentarō has light brown hair, with sky-blue eyes. His hair looks to be unkempt, and he has a bit of a tan on his skin. Kentarō Ishizaka, from a distance, you look like a foreigner, as to make it even more obvious, he has light brown hair, something that is often associated with people not from Japan.

## Personality

Best described through his insane designing when it comes to clothing, Kentarō is shown to be much interested when it cones to clothing that is often exotic from different countries, in the hopes he can "capture the essence and the rich history" of the clothes he makes. But often times, he wishes that he can surpass Hayate Hoshina, as it turns out, the two of them are opposites of one another.

## History

Kentarō's story can start with his birth from a family, whose mother is a fashion designer. Always inspired by what his mother can make up with her hands, he hopes to one day emulate that style of designing, something that would make his mother proud.

## Abilities

**Designer:** Rather due to his passion for fashion design, Kentarō is seen making very high quality clothing, so much so that much of Class A are secretly buying said clothes from Kentarō, which might have been the reason why Kentarō got himself into Class 1-E.

**Intelligence:** In spite of his rather *eccentric* personality, it is shown that Kentarō Ishizaka has some level of intelligence, being able to disseminate which length the clothes would be and the amount of people that would get into said clothing.

## Etymology

* Kentarō's surname **Ishizaka** means "stone" (石) (**ishi**) and "hill" (坂) (**zaka**).
* His first name **Kentarō** means "build, establish, erect, found" (建) (**ken**), "thick, big, great" (太) (**ta**) and "son" (郎) (**rō**).

## Trivia

* Kentarō Ishizaka is often most seen with Erika Ukita, mostly by flirting her.
* According to Akeno Sakata, Kentarō Ishizaka has a fear of spiders, probably due to arachnophobia.

## Behind the Scenes

* He is physically based off of Junpei Niina from **Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 3rd Story**.
* His first name comes from manga artist **Kentaro Miura**, known for his manga series **Berserk**.
* His surname comes from **Kimishige Ishizaka**, a Japanese immunologist who along his wife Teruko Ishizaka, discovered the antibody class Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in 1966–1967.
* His ranking of 96 comes from Li Li from Water Margin.
* Yes, his birthday is the same as Kentaro Miura, but it also happens to be the same day that the Battle of Fort Stevens occured right during the American Civil War.
* His birthday happens to correspond with the same day that the expedition of Zheng He started, when Kokichi Mikimoto obtained a cultural pearl, and when Italy beats England in the UEFA Euro 2020 final.