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==An Ending to End All Endings==

Kenji has what can be defined as his own "route", including an [[The Deep End/Transcript|ending]], which is colloquially known as "death". On the day of the festival, [[Hisao Nakai]] finds he has nothing planned for the day, so Kenji invites him to his "fort" on the roof of the school. The two boys have a "manly picnic" on the roof, complete with whiskey and pretzels. Hisao, in a drunken state, listens intently to Kenji's insane feminist conspiracy ramblings. When he suggests going trawling for women, Kenji leans uncomfortably toward Hisao. ~~He leans~~ back, ~~falls~~ off the roof of the building, and dies.

Kenji has what can be defined as his own "route", including an [[The Deep End/Transcript|ending]], which is colloquially known as "death". On the day of the festival, [[Hisao Nakai]] finds he has nothing planned for the day, so Kenji invites him to his "fort" on the roof of the school. The two boys have a "manly picnic" on the roof, complete with whiskey and pretzels. Hisao, in a drunken state, listens intently to Kenji's insane feminist conspiracy ramblings. When he suggests going trawling for women, Kenji leans uncomfortably toward Hisao. Hisao tries to lean back with Kenji leaning forward, causing the former to accidently fall off the roof of the building, and dies.

It is worth noting that, in [http://katawashoujo.wikia.com/wiki/Act_2_-_Form Act 2 of Emi's route], during the scene ''Piracy on the High Seas'', Kenji mentions how "if I were going to kill someone, I'd do it by throwing them off a roof and making it look like an accident," setting sinister undertones to the end results of his "route."

It is worth noting that, in [http://katawashoujo.wikia.com/wiki/Act_2_-_Form Act 2 of Emi's route], during the scene ''Piracy on the High Seas'', Kenji mentions how "if I were going to kill someone, I'd do it by throwing them off a roof and making it look like an accident," setting sinister undertones to the end results of his "route." However, the game never states that Kenji pushed Hisao off the roof when you get Kenji's ending, and Hisao doesn't realize he's falling to his death until it's too late, implying that Hisao's death really was an accident.

The player has four opportunities in [[Act 1 - Life Expectancy|Act 1]] to make a "bad choice" (depending on previous choices).

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==A Gruesome Past==

In "[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]]", Kenji reveals that he once had a girlfriend, about a year before Hisao transferred to Yamaku. According to him, he had sexual intercourse with her one time. After the experience, Kenji claims he felt more fatigued than expected.

In "[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]]", Kenji reveals that he once had a girlfriend, about a year before Hisao transferred to Yamaku. According to him, he had sexual intercourse with her one time. After the experience, Kenji claims he felt more fatigued than expected. This of course reveals Kenji's misogyny stems from a combination of his own ignorance of how tiredness is a natural effect of sexual activity and his own poor stamina.

From this, he believed that there was something "sinister was in the works" and formulated a theory that "women are dangerous, sapping the life force of all men through the one commodity that is almost solely theirs to control".

From this, he believed that there was something "sinister was in the works" and formulated a theory that "women are dangerous, sapping the life force of all men through the one commodity that is almost solely theirs to control". This is later contradicted by his claim that women created industrialization to cover their tracks, which ignores how such a thing wouldn't have been allowed by the men of that era.

Many fans speculate that the ex-girlfriend was [[Yuuko|Yuuko Shirakawa]] and this was true in the beta, but it was removed from the finished game.

Many fans speculate that the ex-girlfriend was [[Yuuko|Yuuko Shirakawa]] and this was true in the beta, but it was removed from the finished game. Some fans believe however that Kenji is deep in the closet and that his misogyny is a cover for his homosexuality. Evidence for this is that Kenji may've been planned to be the game's "gay route" originally, him appearing buck naked to Hisao in the bathroom asking him for money to buy a pizza and his "manly picnic" ends with him leaning in toward Hisao with the song "To Become One" (the game's resident sex scene song) playing as Hisao falls to his death.

== Etymology ==

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* According to a fan poll on 4chan, Kenji is the most liked secondary character.

* Kenji's black hair, round glasses and red-and-yellow scarf gives him something of a resemblance to Harry Potter of the ''Harry Potter'' series, with the scarf being similar to those provided to students belonging to House Gryffindor.

*To Become One's usage at the end of Kenji's route seems weird and out of place until you remember a few things: To Become One can be read as Two Become One, reflecting Kenji's belief that he's the last sane man in an insane world, To Become One is used for sex scenes, and Kenji's "sex scene" is averted by it's ironic usage for Hisao's demise and To Become One is exactly what happens when Hisao dies, leaving Kenji as the only one left on the school roof.

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 ==An Ending to End All Endings==
-Kenji has what can be defined as his own "route", including an [[The Deep End/Transcript|ending]], which is colloquially known as "death". On the day of the festival, [[Hisao Nakai]] finds he has nothing planned for the day, so Kenji invites him to his "fort" on the roof of the school. The two boys have a "manly picnic" on the roof, complete with whiskey and pretzels. Hisao, in a drunken state, listens intently to Kenji's insane feminist conspiracy ramblings. When he suggests going trawling for women, Kenji leans uncomfortably toward Hisao. He leans back, falls off the roof of the building, and dies.
+Kenji has what can be defined as his own "route", including an [[The Deep End/Transcript|ending]], which is colloquially known as "death". On the day of the festival, [[Hisao Nakai]] finds he has nothing planned for the day, so Kenji invites him to his "fort" on the roof of the school. The two boys have a "manly picnic" on the roof, complete with whiskey and pretzels. Hisao, in a drunken state, listens intently to Kenji's insane feminist conspiracy ramblings. When he suggests going trawling for women, Kenji leans uncomfortably toward Hisao. Hisao tries to lean back with Kenji leaning forward, causing the former to accidently fall off the roof of the building, and dies.
-It is worth noting that, in [http://katawashoujo.wikia.com/wiki/Act_2_-_Form Act 2 of Emi's route], during the scene ''Piracy on the High Seas'', Kenji mentions how "if I were going to kill someone, I'd do it by throwing them off a roof and making it look like an accident," setting sinister undertones to the end results of his "route."
+It is worth noting that, in [http://katawashoujo.wikia.com/wiki/Act_2_-_Form Act 2 of Emi's route], during the scene ''Piracy on the High Seas'', Kenji mentions how "if I were going to kill someone, I'd do it by throwing them off a roof and making it look like an accident," setting sinister undertones to the end results of his "route." However, the game never states that Kenji pushed Hisao off the roof when you get Kenji's ending, and Hisao doesn't realize he's falling to his death until it's too late, implying that Hisao's death really was an accident.
 The player has four opportunities in [[Act 1 - Life Expectancy|Act 1]] to make a "bad choice" (depending on previous choices).
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 ==A Gruesome Past==
-In "[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]]", Kenji reveals that he once had a girlfriend, about a year before Hisao transferred to Yamaku. According to him, he had sexual intercourse with her one time. After the experience, Kenji claims he felt more fatigued than expected.
+In "[[The Deep End/Transcript|The Deep End]]", Kenji reveals that he once had a girlfriend, about a year before Hisao transferred to Yamaku. According to him, he had sexual intercourse with her one time. After the experience, Kenji claims he felt more fatigued than expected. This of course reveals Kenji's misogyny stems from a combination of his own ignorance of how tiredness is a natural effect of sexual activity and his own poor stamina.
-From this, he believed that there was something "sinister was in the works" and formulated a theory that "women are dangerous, sapping the life force of all men through the one commodity that is almost solely theirs to control".
+From this, he believed that there was something "sinister was in the works" and formulated a theory that "women are dangerous, sapping the life force of all men through the one commodity that is almost solely theirs to control". This is later contradicted by his claim that women created industrialization to cover their tracks, which ignores how such a thing wouldn't have been allowed by the men of that era.
-Many fans speculate that the ex-girlfriend was [[Yuuko|Yuuko Shirakawa]] and this was true in the beta, but it was removed from the finished game.
+Many fans speculate that the ex-girlfriend was [[Yuuko|Yuuko Shirakawa]] and this was true in the beta, but it was removed from the finished game. Some fans believe however that Kenji is deep in the closet and that his misogyny is a cover for his homosexuality. Evidence for this is that Kenji may've been planned to be the game's "gay route" originally, him appearing buck naked to Hisao in the bathroom asking him for money to buy a pizza and his "manly picnic" ends with him leaning in toward Hisao with the song "To Become One" (the game's resident sex scene song) playing as Hisao falls to his death.
 == Etymology ==
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 * According to a fan poll on 4chan, Kenji is the most liked secondary character.
 * Kenji's black hair, round glasses and red-and-yellow scarf gives him something of a resemblance to Harry Potter of the ''Harry Potter'' series, with the scarf being similar to those provided to students belonging to House Gryffindor.
+*To Become One's usage at the end of Kenji's route seems weird and out of place until you remember a few things: To Become One can be read as Two Become One, reflecting Kenji's belief that he's the last sane man in an insane world, To Become One is used for sex scenes, and Kenji's "sex scene" is averted by it's ironic usage for Hisao's demise and To Become One is exactly what happens when Hisao dies, leaving Kenji as the only one left on the school roof.
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