Kenya Kobayashi

Kenya Kobayashi is Satoru's primary school classmate and best friend who has a strong sense of justice. He is an aspiring lawyer who has a keen eye, and noticed abnormalities due to Satoru acting much more mature than he was after "Revival". He offered a lot of help to Satoru in stopping the possible kidnapping attempts.

As an adult, Kenya became a lawyer.

Personality
Kenya is usually seen wearing a neutral expression on his face. He is quite sharp and smart for his age. He is a calm and level headed person and usually stops Satoru from doing reckless things, along with being the first to realize Satoru's strange behavior such as his frequent staring at Kayo which Kenya understood was not due to romantic affection. He is very mature and adult like. He is very observant of others, being the only one to notice Kayo was being abused and noticing Satoru's strange behavior. However, he did nothing about the former because he felt the teacher should act first and he felt he couldn't do much, showing he is cautious and careful though he admits it was because he was a coward who believed he could be happy if he stayed away from danger. He is very studious, often studying in his youth and also vying to be number one in things such as sports and academics, but felt empty regardless of how much praise or good results he received. He tended to look down on others as he felt he was special though never said or showed this through his actions. However, after becoming friends with Satoru and the others he grew to loosen up and understand friendship. He admits part of the reason he likes hanging out with them is because they all have different interests and each had a different quality he never had, causing him to be more humble. He also grows to realize he wanted true friends. Through Satoru's actions, he also begins to become more brave, willing to take action rather than play it safe and ignore the kidnappings and Kayo's abuse. When Satoru wakes up after his 15 year coma, he realizes Satoru has his memories back and offers his full support, as he does not want his friend to be injured trying to take everything on himself.

Background
He comes from a house with a lawyer father and a homemaker mother and younger sister. His father works hard and rarely interacts with his family, but Kenya respects him because he works hard to bring money and food to the table. His mother preferred wearing plain clothes and cooked him good meals. He also grew up distant to his younger sister though he often took care of her.

History
He is first seen with Satoru's group of friends, reading a book. He was the first one to notice Satoru's interest in Hinazuki. He was also the one who stopped their friends from teasing him about it. Since he had a keen eye, he had already noticed Kayo's bruises and quickly noticed the difference in his friend's behavior and confronted him about it. After Satoru explains things to him, he offers to help him achieve his goal. He stopped Satoru when he tried to attack Kayo's mother and suggested the hideout for Kayo after he heard of Satoru's plans.

After Satoru wakes up, Kenya visits his old friend multiple times, and works with him to catch Yashiro.