Kenma Kozume

Kenma usually has a calm, collected and analytical personality. He rarely loses his temper and generally doesn't get overly excited or enthusiastic about most things; with a few exceptions being video games, Hinata, Lev - in The Arrival of Haiba Lev (OVA) and Yamamoto during his first year in high school.

Due to his reserved nature, Kenma does not often express his opinions as he is afraid of what others may think of him and does not like to stand out or be noticed in any way. His shy tendencies also prevent him from being very approachable and because of this, he has a hard time making friends; Kuroo is said to have been the only friend he has made since elementary school. He also doesn't like the authority that comes with being a senior and doesn't expect his juniors to automatically respect him; he often reminds Lev that he doesn't need to be so formal with him.

Kenma rarely tends to show much emotion, which usually makes him seem like he is giving a cold impression to others. However, it is shown that he does care about his friends and notices small annoyances in their behavior. An example is when they were younger, Kuroo's team had badly lost a volleyball match and he was feeling depressed. Kenma noticed this feeling and, despite not caring about volleyball, asked Kuroo if he would like to practice and "level up", to which he eagerly agreed. Another can be seen later in the manga when he admits that he tries hard to win for his friends.

Despite his modest personality, Kenma is quite skilled at volleyball with his extraordinary sense of play, technique, and strong strategic skills, which make up for his lack of power, speed, and stamina. Although he seems somewhat apathetic about it, Kenma is the type of person who only does things he enjoys and would therefore quit volleyball if he didn't enjoy it a little; which according to him was the aspect of improving his skills in the same sense as a video game. However, despite having difficulty admitting his feeling