Kenta Kurama

Kenta Kurama, is a protagonist of Hellbound: Kōsede no Tabi.

Appearance
Kenta is a little tall for his age, his round face is layered beneath dark brown hair which spikes upwards, giving him a few more inches of height. He has a tanner complexion than his brother, as well much more open, circular-shaped eyes, their irises share the same color his his hair. His soft appearance corresponds to his innocent behavior.

Kenta first appears wearing a dark brown cloak over a baggy black uniform and dark pants that have white bands looped around his calves, leaving his sleeves open. Once he removes the cloak he can be seen with a small necklace with four comma-shaped gems linked on it.

When out on the field, Kenta places on a red fox mask with white streaks, the kanji for eleven is placed on the forehead of the mask. He shifts the black uniform to cover his head and raises his sleeves to open his forearms.

Personality
Kenta is a youthful individual with a sparking amount of energy. Contrary to his brother, Ryoshi, Kenta is enthusiastic and quick to action. He thinks strongly of himself and the self-proclaimed muscle between him and his brother given his abundance of aura. However, despite his overzealous nature, Kenta is quite impatient and rarely thinks before doing. He fears not living up to his expectations, thus determined in his goals to become one of the 12 Demigods, the strongest of the strong.

Kenta's most notable attribute his creativity. He enjoys the variety of skills he can perform and does so in expressive ways. Kenta's quick to adjust to new people, making him easy to befriend and to friend. He believes in freedom for everyone, even for animals locked away. Ryoshi admires Kenta's personality, but limits his interactions out of fear how he could be manipulated.

While out on the field, Kenta works in conjuncture with his brother when out bounty hunting. Performing various techniques determined by his brother to be advantageous over their targets. After their hunts, training, or whenever he has the time, Kenta will commonly be snacking on something, even his brother's rations which he gets nagged for when caught.

Abilities
Overall Abilities: Kenta's greatest asset the amount of vitality he's able to produce for his age. Kenta spent time training at the Zodiarch Guild, leading him to be able to apply such a variety of techniques. Even though he hasn't unlocked his own unique vitality, he is able to use a variety of elements. To further explore his training, Kenta is taught a variety of methods to perform techniques.

After his induction into the Zodiarch Guild as an acolyte, Kenta went under the tutelage of the 5th Generation Dog Zodiarch and Bunjiro, the leader of the group. At the age of 13, the title of the Dog Zodiarch was passed to him, making him the youngest Zodiarch in history. The Dog Spirit, Yukimachi, was fused into his back, becoming a tattoo. With his given skill set, Kenta joined his brother as a bounty hunter, tracking and capturing criminals and Demons. Together they had completed many missions, becoming skilled and stronger.


 * Enhanced Sense of Smell: Kenta had a heightened sense of smell since his childhood, but even furthered after his training under the predecessor of the Dog Zodiarch. His ability to track from distances helps him in finding targets. He thinks Demons have a very stingy smell.

Immense Aura: Kenta has notable amount of aura which he can produce for his age. He can cast multiple techniques in succession without break. Though this makes him easy to notice by individuals who can sense or see aura. Evidently Kenta doesn't seem to be aware of this.

Vitalities
Primary Vitality

Elemental: Kenta is able to transform his vitality to manifest or manipulate the natural elements of the world. He uses a variety of element types to utilize when out on the field, performing them when called for by his brother. While commonly those who use more than one element have weaker effectiveness because of the need to change properties, Kenta is able to do so without drawback.

Techniques

 * Spirit Equip: Yukimachi: Kenta activates the tattoo on his lower back, the mark spreads over his arms and waist before becoming a forearm gauntlet and belt. The gauntlets grow claws and pipes across it to exhaust energy, giving him a boost in speed and power.
 * Fireball: Kenta performs hand signs to focus his energy into the palms of his hands, creating a ball of fire.
 * Clay Shell: Kenta performs hand signs then touches the floor to manipulate the earth to create a dome around himself and allies.
 * Vapor Mist: Kenta performs hand signs then inhales before releasing a stream of mist to cloud the field and vision.

Equipment

 * Yukimachi: A black tattoo on Kenta's lower back, given to him the day he joined the Zodiarch Guild. He can activate the tattoo and manifest clawed-gauntlets and belt made of Spirit Metal.
 * Magatama Necklace: A special necklace made with four jade magatamas. He finds it of value as it was given to him by his mother before they left.

Battles & Events
Arc
 * Battle/Event
 * A vs. B

Trivia

 * Kenta's favorites:
 * His favorite food is roasted meat.
 * His favorite animals are dogs.
 * His favorite element is fire.

Quotes

 * (To Bunjiro) "100% Completion!" Chapter 1