Kazuma Kuwabara

Kuwabara as most people call him is the secondtoughest kid in Sarayashiki Junior High School and is always trying to usurp Yusuke Urameshi039s position as the toughest. In the mangachp.1 he says he never lost a fight until he met Yusuke.He leads a gang consisting of himself Kirishima Okubo and Sawamura In the English dub Komada. He has a soft spot for kittens including his own Eikichi and an iron code of honor. He develops a minor crush on Botan when he first meets her but later harbors intense feelings on the ice apparition Yukina but is unaware that she is Hiei039s sister. Kuwabara has a tough older sister named Shizuru Kuwabara. She and Yukina are the only characters known to call him by his given name. In the anime Kazuma and Shizuru039s parents never appear and are rarely if ever even acknowledged. His father does makes a brief appearance in the final volume of the manga to reveal that Yukina is going to be living with them and appears to be aware of the Reikai etc. As the show progress Kuwabara039s and Yusuke039s relationship evolves from rivals to best friends although the two still disagree constantly. Kuwabara and Kurama are quite cordial with each other but Kuwabara shares no love for Hiei and both will readily mention their hatred of the other although in truth deep down they are friends. Kuwabara039s most unusual ability is his sensitivity to Reiki or Spirit Awareness. He and his band of friends call this quotthe Tickle.quot Kuwabara has the ability to sense when ghosts and the paranormal are around can see spirits and other demons and can predict motives of others. Kuwabara can also create a blade out of his own spirit energy known as the Rei Ken or Spirit Sword. Although he first needed a piece of wood as a physical entity to create it Kuwabara was able to practice and be able to create his own after one month six months in the English anime. During his training Kuwabara039s sword is able to extend and shrink to his whim and he can even create two one in each hand. Kuwabara is not as strong as the rest of his teammates but can be quite crafty in battle when he needs to be and he is widely considered as the nicest of the four.