Kuma talking to Minami
Kuma is the son of Sayuri Kumai. He's the larger of the group and has blondish looking hair. He's been friends with Shin dating back since grade 5. Like Ucchi and the others, he looks up to Shin immensely.
Appearance
Kuma has short pale blond hair in a style of a mini mohawk and black eyes. He was usually seen in his Shirokin High School uniform and his jacket covers his red T-shirt.
His live-action counterpart remains largely the same as his anime counterpart only his blond hair is now styled into a military crew cut and brown eyes. When wearing the Shirokin High School uniform, his jacket is open to show his red T-shirt.
Background
Large and tough, Kumai (called "Kuma", or "Bear" by everyone) always seems to be getting into trouble. He's either getting into fights, or being accused of theft, or being attacked by a rival school. Kuma and Shin are best friends. They grew up together, and Kuma calls Shin "Shin-chan". Even Kuma's mother was friends with Kumiko at Yasue's club. He is also the only former student of Yankumi's shown in the drama version's sequel. In the second series he is revealed to be married to the girl he had a crush on in the first season, and in the third season he becomes a father. Throughout the seasons he helps Yakumi when he sees her students getting into some kind of trouble and becomes a mentor to them as well. In each new series of the drama there is always a kid who greatly resembles Kuma in Yankumi's class.
History
Kuma is being currently raised by his single mother Sayuri. Not much is entirely known about his father. Only that his father apparently ran out on them. According to Kuma, he and his mother are now paying for his debts; this could mean he left due to financial troubles. Due to the recession, Sayuri's previous business as a bar owner hit hard and she had to close it.
Relationships
Sawada Shin
Shin is Kuma's best friend. Kuma disliked Shin at first, because Shin got good grades despite his minimal effort in class and how Shin attracted girls even though he treated them poorly. Overtime, Kuma grew fond of Shin when he figured out that Shin is the type of a person who will always stand up for his friends[1].
In the live action, Kuma defended Shin by saying that Shin often gets mixed up in fights. Kuma even admitted that "Shin is da man"[1].
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