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Kenichi Mitsuba
Character-6

Occupation

Student
Paperboy
Photographer for the school magazine

Relatives

Kentaro Mitsuba (father)
Mrs Mitsuba (mother)
Unnamed Uncle
Kanzo Hattori and Shinzo Hattori (foster brothers)

Permanent residence

Mitsuba family's house

First appearance

I am a Ninja

Voiced by

Masako Sugaya (1981 anime)
Tomomi Tenjinbayashi (2012 anime)

Played by

Yuri Chinen (2004 live action film)

Gender

Male

Friends

Hattori, Shinzo, Shishimaru, Yumeko

Kenichii

Kenichi in the manga

Kenichi Mitsuba is the deuteragonist of the Ninja Hattori-kun franchise. He is an eleven-year-old boy who goes to the local comprehensive school. His parents are Kentaro Mitsuba and Mrs Mitsuba. He often gets low marks in his exams. He fancies Yumeko Kawai, however, his arch-rival Kemuzou Kemumaki is always after her. He is also seen in "D se Dab."

Physical appearance[]

Kenichi is slim, tall, round-faced, has small black eyes, rounded square glasses with a flat top, pale skin and black hair with three fringes at the forehead. He often wears a sky-blue long-sleeved T-shirt with red-and-yellow stripes, white underpants, dark green shorts, and light blue shoes. When he is outside or in public, he wears a white cap with a blue “K” on it.

Personality[]

Often mistaken for a ne'er-do-well, Kenichi is quite clumsy and often messes up and getting his pants pulled down or taken off. He does very poorly in his studies and often gets low marks. He doesn't follow his parents' advice properly and often gets into trouble. However, even though he doesn't study well, Kenichi's heart is in the right place, and he helps people when they are in need. He is mostly Kemumaki's prey.

Kenichi is also clearly in love with Yumeko, though she rarely sees the good in him. A long-time homework hater, Kenichi turns to Shinzo and Shishimaru when Hattori refuses to help him. However, he is a troubled character - innocent, insecure and lacking confidence.

Kenichi is also bugged by others, particularly Hattori, to be a "man." This just goes on to show that Kenichi is mostly the butt of a joke.

He's also quite workshy, and frequently asks Hattori to help him in any situation. He frequently tries to cheat with the help of his foster brother, just to prove that Kemumaki is a loser.

Relationships[]

Family[]

Kenichi loves his family, as anyone would. Despite his parents repeatedly telling him off for getting low marks, they genuinely care for him.

Kanzo Hattori, Shinzo Hattori and Shishimaru[]

Kenichi is Hattori and Shinzo's best friend. He often seeks help from Hattori, and he seldom refuses, but when he does, he sticks to his word. Shinzo is less serious than his brother and goes out of his way to help Kenichi, which sometimes leads to disaster.

Shishimaru, Kenichi's gluttonous pet dog often annoys Kenichi with his greediness. However, he and Kenichi are close friends and once lived together in a giant pipe.

Yumeko Kawai[]

Kenichi is close friends with Yumeko Kawai and has a crush on her. He always tries to woo her. He marries Yumeko at the end. She is unafraid to reciprocate these feelings, though she becomes jealous when he talks to other girls.

Kemumaki and Kagechiyo[]

Kemumaki is Kenichi’s bully. Kenichi has a very dangerous feud with him and Kagechiyo - it started when he kept winning Yumeko's heart and being a goody-goody two shoes in front of others - while making Kenichi's life a misery. Eventually, Hattori came to his aid. They both fight Kemumaki and his cat Kagechiyo together - though Kenichi does join forces with Kemumaki at times to solve problems. They both also pull the zipper down and take off Kenichi by his pants which exposes his white brief

History[]

Ninja Hattori-kun (1981 Anime)[]

One day, while watching a ninja movie on TV, he encountered Kanzo Hattori, a real ninja, at his window. His family decided to foster him and from that point onwards, they became friends.

Quotes[]

  • "Yahoo, we did it!" (the first line, said while watching television)

Other information[]

  • Kenichi dislikes carrots and tomatoes. He also dislike peeing his pants, peeing his bed, his white brief exposed when others take off his pants.
  • line in the show. He also had his pants pull down a bit when his white brief exposed a little bit.

Skills[]

  • Life Skills: Kenichi isn't very good at life skills, possibly because of his lack of confidence.
  • Sports: Kenichi isn't very good at sports, also because of his lack of confidence.
  • Photography: Kenichi is a pretty good photographer; however, sometimes, his pictures don't turn out well.
  • Mechanical skills: Kenichi is pretty good at designing and repairing mechanical machines.

Etymology[]

  • Kenichi or Ken'ichi is a common masculine name in Japan. According to Mrs. Mitsuba, it means "the healthiest one".
  • Mitsuba either comes from Mitsuba Mitsuba (aka Japanese parsley) or partly from Mitsubishi, a Japanese carmaker.

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