| “ | I said shut up! You don't get to choose my goal for me! No matter where I fall... I won't hand my fate or ego to God! | ” |
— Yukimiya[1]
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Kenyu Yukimiya (
Yukimiya, a stubborn and highly-driven forward who suffers from an eye condition known as optic neuropathy, is fighting with everything he has to become the best striker in the world before his time runs out. When first introduced, he was ranked #5 during the Third Selection and he later played as a left winger for the match between Blue Lock Eleven and the Japan U-20 team.
Following the end of the 5th round of the Neo Egoist League, and being ranked 14th, Yukimiya qualified to become one of the 23 players for the new Japan U-20.
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What position does Kenyu Yukimiya play in the Blue Lock Project?
In the Blue Lock Project, Kenyu Yukimiya competes as a left-back for Germany's Bastard München in the Neo Egoist League. His gameplay is characterized by his forward position and the use of techniques like dribbling, the gyro shot, and the sword screw.
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Who does Kenyu Yukimiya play for in the Neo Egoist League?
In the Neo Egoist League, Kenyu Yukimiya serves as a forward. Despite battling optic neuropathy, he remains dedicated to becoming the world's top striker. He held the #5 rank during the Third Selection and played left wing in the match between Blue Lock Eleven and the Japan U-20 team.
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What is Kenyu Yukimiya's ultimate goal in his soccer career?
In his soccer career, Kenyu Yukimiya strives to master his distinct style, derived from street football, and achieve the perfect goal. He leverages his skills and his team's strengths to create goal-scoring opportunities. When faced with challenges, he resorts to the Flow State to guide him towards the next optimal goal.
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How does Kenyu Yukimiya's eye condition affect his performance on the field?
Kenyu Yukimiya, a self-proclaimed strongest player in Japan, manages his deteriorating vision by wearing specialized windproof glasses, or striker sunglasses, during games. These glasses likely safeguard his vision and could influence his on-field performance. He sported various jerseys during the Second and Third Selections, and donned the official Blue Lock uniform for the Japan National Representative Match.
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Appearance[]
Yukimiya is tall, with a slim and lightly toned build. He has orange eyes, and his hair is brown and stylized. When outside of a match, it is groomed and straight, whereas during a match, it is wilder and messier. He wears round spectacles in daily life but a pair of specialized windproof glasses when on the pitch to protect his deteriorating vision.
During Second Selection, he wore Team Red's #23 jersey, and during Third Selection, he wore Team C's #23 jersey. When the Japan National Representative Match begins, he dons the official Blue Lock uniform with jersey #5.
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Team C uniform (Manga)
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Team Red Uniform
Blue Lock Eleven Uniform (Anime)
Personality[]
Yukimiya is highly confident in his own abilities, declaring himself the strongest player in Japan when it comes to one-on-one battles. He also has a kind and charismatic personality, appearing to make friends easily, such as with Seishiro Nagi, Jyubei Aryu, and Tabito Karasu. In addition to this, Yukimiya likes to banter even with his opponents, indicating a playful element to his personality.
Yukimiya claims that he is a pacifist, which forms part of his ego, as he thinks the easiest and most peaceful way to score would be to do so himself. He is also highly inquisitive, often being the first to ask Jinpachi Ego questions about his selection criteria. At the same time, however, he is not afraid of confrontations, as seen when he questions Noel Noa, the current world No. 1, about his decision to sub in Yoichi Isagi instead of him during Bastard München vs. FC Barcha. Another incident when Yukimiya angrily berates Isagi on teaming up with him and declares that Isagi is the same selfish and hypocrite as Kaiser.
Like most strikers in Blue lock, Yukimaya seeks to be the best striker in the world. He becomes jealous of Isagi becoming the favored player in Bastard Munchen while he was excluded. Despite his condition, he wants to achieve this dream. Yukimiya has a different 'ideal' or way in becoming the best in the world due to his weakness. He wants to overcome this hurdle and prove his existence.
Abilities[]
Archetypes[]
- Forwards: Also known as strikers, have the main objective of scoring goals. They are often the players who get the most attention since their role is designed to be in a scoring position. They also take part in penalty kicks and corner kicks when the opposing team kicks the ball out of bounds. They are normally the players in charge of starting off the game at the start and halftime.
- Mobile Striker: A striker that benefits from the space behind the opposing defensive line. Often reached with long balls from central defenders or defense splitting through balls from creative midfielders. The mobile striker is often a highly technical and dynamic player who distinguishes himself in one-on-one duels with a last-minute defender or goalkeeper. A mobile striker is often used to exploit the fast transition phases from defense to offense.
- Yukimiya's reputation on one-on-one duels comes from the fact it is difficult to defeat him in a situation where he is in possession of the ball. His street dribbling style revolves around him shifting his opponents center of gravity in order to allow him to drag the ball around them before rushing past them with the use of his incredible speed.
Skills[]
- 1-on-1 Emperor Style: Yukimiya's core style involves bringing a confrontation to the individual level, where he can use his rigid dribbling to get past his opponents in succession He has dribbled against multiple players in Blue Lock including Rin and Ryusei Shido, confidently proclaiming there is no one better than him in a 1-on-1 in all of Japan. Reo mentioned that Yukimiya was a hardcore infighter, with his physique being key to his dribbling ability. Yukimiya however is vulnerable should the confrontation be 2-on-1.
- Drag Scissors: Yukimiya performs a scissor feint to shift his opponent's center of gravity before using his explosive speed to break past them.
- La Boba: A feint that uses the sole of the foot. He pulls the ball backwards before tapping it to the side and rushing in the same direction as the ball.
- Immense Speed: Yukimiya has immense speed, being able to get past the speedster defender Neru as well as beat him in the Bastard München obstacle course. Additionally, Yukimiya crossed from one side of the field to the other to defend against Chigiri, who can run 50 meters in 5.77 seconds, before he could reach his golden zone.
- Gyro Shot: A high shot with an incredible spin that at first looks like it will be a miss-kick but will eventually curve left or right to the goal at a very sudden moment. When using this shot in the Third Selection, it would have scored if not for Nagi trapping it and then scoring himself. Its range is at least 30 meters. Compared to the traditional curved shot, the ball itself is actually rotating, as opposed to the ball's arc. Providing rotation to the ball itself does allow it to curve; however, the ball's curvature is very sudden and drastic.
- Flow State: Flow, as Ego describes it, is the state of "total immersion" or "being in the zone." It is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. Yukimiya entered the Flow state while resorting to his street style like dribbling during the U-20 match, enabling him to break through their defense and launch a gyro shot, quickly changing his aim at the last second. Against Manshine City, his Flow state allowed him to not only dribble through five professional U-20 club defenders but also awaken a new shooting technique.
- Street Football Style: In contrast to his usual 1-on-1 style, when Yukimiya accesses the Flow state, he can dribble with more precise movements, cutting into the spaces between both friends and foe. Through focus and analysis, Yukimiya can determine the best route to take in order to penetrate the defense, yet still adapt his decision-making, running through people as if dodging obstacles in the street.
- La Croqueta: A feint that knocks the ball one way with one foot, then the other way with the other. This can be used to feint going outside before cutting, or vice versa. Yukimiya can use this technique multiple times in succession while at full speed.
- Sword Screw: Unlike Yukimiya's Gyro Shot, which has a horizontal rotation, this shot provides the ball with a vertical rotation that causes it to drop drastically towards the ground before shooting directly into the top corner of the goal after making contact. Chris Prince's knuckle shot inspired this shot.
- Street Football Style: In contrast to his usual 1-on-1 style, when Yukimiya accesses the Flow state, he can dribble with more precise movements, cutting into the spaces between both friends and foe. Through focus and analysis, Yukimiya can determine the best route to take in order to penetrate the defense, yet still adapt his decision-making, running through people as if dodging obstacles in the street.
- Predator Eye: Described as the complete opposite of Metavision, instead of expanding his vision, Yukimiya drastically narrows its range down, focusing solely on the goalkeeper, and waiting patiently for the opponent to drop his guard and score a goal. With this, he is able to shoot goals in tight spaces. Yukimiya managed to gain the predator eye during the final minutes in the match against PXG, only to be met with the misfortune of his shot being blocked by Charles Chevalier.
Manga Appearances[]
| 87. Luck | |
| 88. World All-Stars | |
| 89. Demon | |
| 90. Third Selection | |
| 91. Divine Speed | |
| 92. The Closest | |
| 93. Gathering | Debut |
| 94. Time has Come | Appears |
| 95. Tryouts | Appears |
| 96. Chosen Path | Appears |
| 97. Last Ticket | |
| 98. Villain | |
| 99. The Assassin and the Ninja | |
| 100. Optimal X Supreme - Worst | |
| 101. New Relation | |
| 102. The World of Feeling | |
| 103. Total Sensory Experience | |
| 104. Trance | Appears |
| 105. 5 X 6 | Appears |
| 106. Chameleon | Appears |
| 107. All Matches Over | Appears & Cover |
| 108. Top 11 | Appears |
| 109. Battle Group | Appears |
| 110. Newcomer | |
| 111. FLOW | Appears |
| 112. Grand Stage | Appears |
| 113. Cops and Robbers | |
| 114. Quartet | Appears |
| 115. Sae Itoshi | |
| 116. Revenger | Appears |
| 117. Nice to Meet You | Appears |
| 118. Warped | Appears |
| 119. Third Arrow | |
| 120. Blue Genes | Appears |
| 121. 1st HALF | Appears |
| 122. Headliner | |
| 123. World's Best | Appears |
| 124. Night Snow | |
| 125. Ruin | |
| 126. 2nd HALF | Appears |
| 127. Dragon Drive | Appears |
| 128. Dramatic Exchange | Appears |
| 129. Cool Head and Chameleon | Appears |
| 130. The World Doesn't Know Me Yet | |
| 131. What You Taught Us | Appears |
| 132. Dictator | Appears |
| 133. Extreme Focus | Appears |
| 134. Flowers | Appears & Cover |
| 135. Shachihoko | Appears |
| 136. Culmination | |
| 137. Last Step | |
| 138. One Mind in Two Bodies | Appears |
| 139. Synchronize | Appears |
| 140. Essence | Appears |
| 141. Monster Trance | |
| 142. World Standard | Appears |
| 143. Not Alone | Appears |
| 144. Disposition | |
| 145. Born Slippy | |
| 146. Final Match-up | |
| 147. Last Attack | Appears |
| 148. Declaration | Appears |
| 149. Complete | Appears |
| 150. Holiday | Appears |
| 151. Changing World | Appears |
| 303. Blue Lock Japan | |
| 304. Benefactor of my Dream | |
| 305. ✖ 23 | Appears |
| 306. Hello | |
| 307. Bunny | |
| 308. Pride Chicken | |
| 309. Reunion | Appears |
| 310. Give It Up | |
| 311. Side-B | Appears |
| 312. U-20 World Cup | |
| 313. Opening Warriors | |
| 314. Core | |
| 315. What the Hell?! | |
| 316. I'm Here | |
| 317. I've Got This on Lock | |
| 318. I Want to Win | Appears |
| 319. The Fanaticism Formula | |
| 320. Hero or Death | |
| 321. Insatiable | |
| 322. Myself | |
| 323. Shining Hope | |
| 324. Afterglow | |
| 325. The Student Becomes the Master | |
| 326. Cola | |
| 327. Birdcage | |
| 328. God | |
Anime Appearances[]
| 1. Dream | Absent |
| 2. Monster | Absent |
| 3. Soccer's "Zero" | Absent |
| 4. Premonition and Intuition | Absent |
| 5. To Be Reborn | Absent |
| 6. I'm Sorry | Absent |
| 7. Rush | Absent |
| 8. The Formula for Goals | Absent |
| 9. Awakening | Absent |
| 10. Just the Way It Is | Absent |
| 11. The Final Piece | Screen |
| 12. The Second Selection | Absent |
| 13. TOP3 | Absent |
| 14. The Geniuses and the Average Joes | Absent |
| 15. Devour | Absent |
| 16. Tri-Fusion | Absent |
| 17. Donkey | Absent |
| 18. The Stage for the Lead | Absent |
| 19. Dancing Boy | Absent |
| 20. Super Link-Up Play | Absent |
| 21. I'm Not There | Absent |
| 22. Voice | Absent |
| 23. Luck | Absent |
| 24. The Time Has Come | Debut |
| 25. Tryouts | Appears |
| 26. The Assassin and the Ninja | Appears |
| 27. The World of Feeling | Appears |
| 28. Chameleon | Appears |
| 29. Flow | Appears |
| 30. Grand Stage | Appears |
| 31. Sae Itoshi | Appears |
| 32. Blue Genes | Appears |
| 33. Night Snow | Appears |
| 34. Dramatic Exchange | Appears |
| 35. What You Taught Us | Appears |
| 36. Flowers | Appears |
| 37. You're Not Alone | Appears |
| 38. Last Attack | Appears |
Etymology[]
- His given name, Kenyu (
剣 優 ?), means "an excellent sword", "graceful sword", or "gentle sword".
- His surname, Yukimiya (
雪 宮 ?), means "a snow shrine".
- His name can thus be interpreted as "a gentle sword of the snow shrine".
Quotes[]
- (To Shido) "Football's most basic form is the 1-on-1. If I can drag the situation on, then I can say for certain that I'm the strongest in Japan".[12]
- (To himself) "Give me back... my dream".[13]
- (To himself) "Before my fading dream disappears completely... I'm gonna become the world best's striker!!!".[13]
- (To himself) "I'm fully prepared to die alongside my ideals!!!".[13]
- (To his doctor) ""God never gives you trials you can't overcome" Isn't that what they say? So i believe that this (the eye disease) was given to me as a fate I can overcome".[14]
Trivia[]
- The majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
- Kenyu is not only a football player but also a model in his private life.
- He was former teammates with Tabito Karasu (ranked 3rd) and Eita Otoya (ranked 4th) during the Second Selection.
- His best time for a 50-meter race is 5.91 seconds.
- His favorite animal is the penguin. He likes the contrast between their adorable waddling on land and their incredible speed in the water.
- His favorite football player is Edgar Davids.
- His strength, according to himself, is self-discipline and a world-class competitive mindset. His weaknesses, according to himself, are being his own worst enemy and a lack of interest in the lives of others.
- His favorite song is "不死鳥" (Fushichou/Phoenix) by Sekai no Owari (the lyrics refer to God and discuss mortality and human limitations).
- His favorite celebrity is Yō Yoshida ("Handsome women are somehow cool").
- His favorite brand is Oakley, the brand of his goggles.
- His favorite food is blueberries because they're good for the eyes. His least favorite food is garlic because he suspects that it turns his vision yellow.
- His favorite food to have with rice is shirasu ("Pickled egg together with scallion-fried shirasu is terrific; would you like to try some yourself?").
- If he'd been given 100 million yen, he wouldn't know what to do with it because he's not interested in money.
- His favorite manga is Oyasumi Punpun (Good Night, Punpun) (a dark coming-of-age story with overt religious themes, written and illustrated by Inio Asano. The protagonist is often depicted as a bird in it).
- His favorite movies are the Evangelion movies ("The old series. Asuka's death scene in The End of Evangelion (1997) is good.") (Yukimiya refers to the scene as "burial-by-bird").
- He does not know the exact number of chocolates he got during Valentine's Day, but he ate a lot. The chocolates were sent to his agency (probably his modelling agency office).
- Yukimiya was the first Blue Lock player to get into Flow State during the U-20 match.
- He is from Miyazaki prefecture.
- He seems to understand German since he was the only one who understood Noa's instructions in Chapter 156.
- His motto is "to put forth every moment in that moment," otherwise interpreted as "to give one's all in every moment".
- Yukimiya started playing soccer at the age of 7. It was his mother who introduced him to the sport.
- He played for Soranin High School Soccer Club before entering Blue Lock.
- His hobby is modeling.
- He likes spring because of the ephemerality of cherry blossoms.
- His favorite TV show is FOOT x Brain, a TV show about soccer.
- His favorite subjects are Science, Japanese literature, and PE. His worst subject is Arts because it strains his eyes.
- He likes ephemeral things such as sakura blossoms and sparkler fireworks (Senko Hanabi) (see also: Mono no Aware).
- He feels happy when someone cheers for him warmly and sad when someone beats him in a 1-on-1 match.
- His type is someone who laughs a lot and will always watch over him.
- The first time he fell in love was with his friend's 16-year-old sister when he was 10. He also received a forehead kiss from her, which made him so embarrassed that he ran away.
- On the question "Who is the best gentleman?" Yukimiya takes first place in the "Three Best" list.
- Yukimiya sleeps for 8 hours a day.
- On the last time he cried, "There's no way I would answer that, is there? It's too embarrassing".
- If it were his last day on Earth, Yukimiya would tell his parents, "Thank you for giving birth to me".
- He spends his day off reading and likes reading about the lives of important people.
- At a minimarket, he would buy a hot eye mask because it warms his eyes.
- By the end of the Neo Egoist League, Yukimiya got a ¥42,000,000 offer from "Ajajax" (アジャジャックス Ajajakkusu?) [15]. Ajajax is based on AFC Ajax.
References[]
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 202.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Character profile from Egoist Bible
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 298.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 246.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 240.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 204.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 95.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 93.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 312.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 288.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 108.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 105.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Chapter 172
- ↑ Chapter 195
- ↑ Volume 35
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| Japan U-20 | |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Jinpachi Ego · Anri Teieri · Hirotoshi Buratsuta |
| Players | Rin Itoshi · Yoichi Isagi · Ryusei Shido · Shoei Baro · Meguru Bachira · Hyoma Chigiri · Reo Mikage · Rensuke Kunigami · Eita Otoya · Oliver Aiku · Tabito Karasu · Gin Gagamaru · Jyubei Aryu · Kenyu Yukimiya · Ikki Niko · Yo Hiori · Shuto Sendo · Ranze Kurona · Zantetsu Tsurugi · Gen Fukaku · Jingo Raichi · Jin Kiyora · Nijiro Nanase · Sae Itoshi |
| Former Faculty | Yasumori Hoichi |
| Former Players | Haru Hayate · Itsuki Wakatsuki · Kazuma Nio · Kento Cho · Miroku Darai · Teppei Neru · Teru Kitsunezato · Takeshi Bito · Ryuhei Osuna · Iito Morita · Shinsuke Hekisa · Takayuki Tokorojoji · Ryu Kamioka · Imaru Akashi · Beita Tsuru · Kiyoshi Yasushi · Ken Andatte Shimura · Taisho Hagimoto |
| Bastard München | |
|---|---|
| Master Striker | Noel Noa |
| U-20 Regulars | Alexis Ness · Ali · Bachman · Benedict Grim · Birkenstock · Erik Gesner · Igor Schneider · Mensah · Michael Kaiser · Ndiaye · Theo Sachs |
| Blue Lock | Gin Gagamaru · Gurimu Igarashi · Jin Kiyora · Jingo Raichi · Kenyu Yukimiya · Ranze Kurona · Rensuke Kunigami · Teppei Neru · Yo Hiori · Yoichi Isagi |
| Blue Lock Eleven | |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Jinpachi Ego · Anri Teieri |
| Starters | Gin Gagamaru · Jyubei Aryu · Ikki Niko · Hyoma Chigiri · Kenyu Yukimiya · Tabito Karasu · Seishiro Nagi · Meguru Bachira · Eita Otoya · Rin Itoshi · Yoichi Isagi |
| Substitutes | Reo Mikage · Yo Hiori · Shoei Baro |
| Bench | Aoshi Tokimitsu · Gurimu Igarashi · Jingo Raichi · Nijiro Nanase · Yukio Ishikari · Zantetsu Tsurugi · Ranze Kurona · Jin Kiyora · Reiji Hiiragi |
| Team C | |
|---|---|
| Captains | Kenyu Yukimiya · Seishiro Nagi |
| Members | Aiki Himizu · Akira Endoji · Gin Gagamaru · Junichi Wanima · Meguru Bachira · Reo Mikage · Shingen Tanaka · Taiga Tsunzaki · Zantetsu Tsurugi |
| Top 6 |
|---|
| Rin Itoshi · Ryusei Shido · Tabito Karasu · Eita Otoya · Kenyu Yukimiya · Seishiro Nagi |
| Team Red | |
|---|---|
| 1st Clear Team | Aoshi Tokimitsu · Jyubei Aryu · Meguru Bachira · Rin Itoshi · Yoichi Isagi |
| 3rd Clear Team | Aiki Himizu · Eita Otoya · Haruhiko Yuzu · Kenyu Yukimiya · Tabito Karasu |
| 5th Clear Team | Hajime Nishioka · Ikki Niko · Kairu Saramadara · Yo Hiori · Yukio Ishikari |
| 6th Clear Team | Gin Gagamaru · Jingo Raichi · Junichi Wanima · Kyohei Shiguma · Shingen Tanaka |