Kiminobu Kogure

Japanese name:

木暮 公延

Kiminobu Kogure is Shohoku's vice-captain and a good friend to Akagi since Middle School. He and Akagi are the only two players who have been on the team for all three years - Mitsui left during their first year, while other players quit the team because they found Akagi's training regimen to be too strenuous.
Appearance
Kogure has medium length dark brown (arguably black) hair, with a middle parting. He has glasses, and wears the red or white Shohoku High jersey with the number 5.

Personality
Along with Miyagi and Ayako, he always tries to bring out the best of Hanamichi's talent. He is gentle, empathic, and always friendly, and is almost never seen without his glasses on (that is why Sakuragi calls him "Megane-kun" which translates to "glasses-wearing guy" or "four-eyes"). However, when needed, he shows notable willpower and brutal honesty, such as when he barely flinched after being slapped twice and cruelly insulted by the embittered Mitsui during the gym fight.

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