“
Ah, I am so beautiful and melding with the exquisite environment around me enhances my stellar looks. I am the pinnacle of beauty. ”
— Rokusuke Kōenji, Episode 9 |
Appearance
Rokusuke is a tall and well-built young man with straight shoulder-length blonde hair and maroon-gradient eyes.
He is often seen wearing the standard school uniform.
Personality
Rokusuke comes across as arrogant, self-entitled, and overconfident, no doubt due to his family's wealthy status and pedigree. When he was first introduced, he speaks to Kikyō Kushida with a contemptuous and sarcastic gentleman-like way of speaking while refusing to move from his position even though there was an elderly lady in need of a seat.
Rokusuke's egotistical and pompous nature and his inability to work with others can be a foil as it is what landed him in D-Class in the first place but he appears to not pay it any mind. He looks down on his classmates as shown when he taunted Ken Sudō about his imminent possible expulsion after his fight with C-Class. His self-inflated view of himself was further shown when on the cruise, he repeatedly complimented his looks in a mirror and when he refused to dry himself since it was menial work unworthy of him, causing onlookers to scorn at his blatant narcissism.
Unsurprisingly, Rokusuke has a self-serving and vainglorious nature as he later abandoned his class during the survival test so that he would not have to participate in it which caused the class to lose points. He showed no remorse in and after the act, revealing how selfish he can truly be at times. In some aspects, he is quite similar if not worse than Kiyotaka, where he doesn’t like to be disturbed and treasure his own personal time. He also couldn’t care less of what others thinks of him nor does he care what happens to them as long as nothing happens to him.
Unlike the other students in his class, he does not worry himself about earning points as his family can simply buy them for him.
Rokusuke's personality and abilities allows him to be completely unaffected by any sort of attack or threat as he just laughs it off or turns the tables around on his attackers.
Rokusuke has a habit of nicknaming others like:
- Kikyō Kushida - Pretty Girl
- Kiyotaka Ayanokōji - Elevator Boy
- Ken Sudō - Red Hair
- Arisu Sakayanagi - Little Girl
- Kakeru Ryūen - Dragon Boy and Mr. Naughty
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He is just as egotistical in the light novels, showing no care for any one but himself.
He seems to have a caring, gentlemanly side since he lifted Mei when she falls off, while getting displeased at Hirata for carelessly causing it without apologizing. It is unknown why he helped Mei, as he had no reason or gain from this. However, he still showed his prideful side by saying that Hirata was an annoying sight and tells him to not be in his line of sight. [1]
Spoilers end. Click here to hide spoilers.Plot
In Episode 1, he is first introduced on the bus, where he speaks to Kikyō Kushida. Here he refuses to move from his position even though there was an elderly lady in need of a seat. Eventually another person volunteers their seat.
Rokusuke volunteered to join Yōsuke Hirata's plan to explore. He passed through the forest by doing an acrobatic-movement along the trees, outpacing Kiyotaka Ayanokōji and Airi Sakura enough to vanish from sight range. He then dropped out of the camp by swimming and escaping to a nearby ship, causing a loss of 30 S-points to D-Class. At night, he complimented the beauty of the moon, while on the island his classmates were upset.[2]
After the class returns from the island, Rokusuke compliments them on coming back victorious once they uncovered all the class leaders. Ken confronts him on ditching them, as he laughs this and defends his act by stating he was ill and needed to recover, while the class were not convinced.[3]
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Rokusuke's plan for getting into Class A revolved around having third year students give him their private points, in exchange for monetary reinbursements by his family once they graduated. Since Kōenji was listed as the future president of his family's company, many students seem to have agreed to this deal. This strategy is, however, in jeopardy since Miyabi Nagumo figured out his strategy by observing Kōenji and is now going to introduce school rules that will prevent the implementation of such a strategy.[4]

Rokusuke picking up Mei from the ground
Abilities
Academic Abilities
Rokusuke is adept in his academics as he was able to score a passing grade on the mid-term. He was one of the few people who didn't take and memorize the old test answers from Kikyō Kushida. According to Honami Ichinose, the leader of Class B, Rokusuke is one of the few students in Class D that should be watched out for, implying that he could be somewhat of a threat even to those of the advanced classes. However, his poor character is an impediment for his class, limiting his chances of demonstrating his true capabilities.
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In the light novels, Rokusuke is shown to possess great observation skills. In Volume 4, During the Cruise Ship Special Test, Rokusuke, without much effort, correctly guessed the 'VIP' of his group (Monkey), in less than a day.
Rokusuke is shown to have great intuition as he was immediately able to deduce that Kiyotaka Ayanokōji was the 'X' person that is rumored to rule D Class from behind the scenes. This was deduced just after Ayanokōji gripped his arm.This is especially notable as the entire C-class was applauded by such a notion and found it unbelievable before Kiyotaka showed his true abilities.
Spoilers end. Click here to hide spoilers.Physical Abilities
As seen in Rokusuke's physique, he is very athletic as it was shown in the first volume of the light novel, that he's the fastest swimmer in his class, with a speed of 2.153 meters/second, which is considered to be on the tier of the World's best swimmers needing the amalgamation of techniques, precision and considerable strength. After taunting Ken Sudō and almost getting into a brawl, Kiyotaka Ayanokōji remarked that if Ken had attacked him, Rokusuke would have retaliated and defended himself, hinting that he is a more than the average fighter but that has yet to be seen.
He has great speed and acrobatic skills as shown when he went ahead of his class in the forest by jumping from tree to tree in the survival test.
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In volume 5, Kōenji easily blocked Ken's punch with just the palm of his hand. According to Kiyotaka, who witnessed the entire scene play out, Sudō wasn't holding back in his attack. However, Rokusuke was still able to effortlessly block a punch from a relatively strong opponent. He also has good reflexes, easily preventing Hirata from grabbing his collar by stopping his arm.
Spoilers end. Click here to hide spoilers.Name Etymology
- The name Rokusuke consists of kanjis that mean "six" (六) (roku) and "assistance" (助) (suke).
- Rokusuke's surname Kōenji consists of kanjis that mean "temple, shrine, palace" (高) (kō), "circle" (円) (en) and "temple" (寺) (ji).
Trivia
- As D-Class is a class for people with defective traits, Rokusuke has an egotistical nature and his inability to work with others.
- For the 2nd Year arc, when asked about his aspirations for the next year, he answered 'Aspirations? I have nothing of that sort. I just want to be myself and continue to spend my days of FREEDOM.'[5]
Featured
Light Novel Appearances
1st Year 2nd Year
Anime Appearances
1st Year
Episode 1 | Debut |
Episode 2 | Flashback |
Episode 3 | Appears |
Episode 4 | Appears |
Episode 5 | Absent |
Episode 6 | Absent |
Episode 7 | Flashback |
Episode 8 | Appears |
Episode 9 | Appears |
Episode 10 | Absent |
Episode 11 | Absent |
Episode 12 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 1 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 2 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 3 | Absent |
Season 2 Episode 4 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 5 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 6 | Absent |
Season 2 Episode 7 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 8 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 9 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 10 | Absent |
Season 2 Episode 11 | Appears |
Season 2 Episode 12 | Absent |
Season 2 Episode 13 | Flashback |
Season 3 Episode 1 | Appears |
Season 3 Episode 2 | Absent |
Season 3 Episode 3 | Absent |
Season 3 Episode 4 | Absent |
Season 3 Episode 5 | Absent |
Season 3 Episode 6 | Appears |
Season 3 Episode 7 | Appears |
Season 3 Episode 8 | Appears |
Season 3 Episode 9 | Appears |
Season 3 Episode 10 | Appears |
Season 3 Episode 11 | Absent |
Season 3 Episode 12 | Absent |
Season 3 Episode 13 | Absent |
Manga Appearances
1st Year
Room 0.5 | Absent |
Room 1 | Debut |
Room 2 | Absent |
Room 3 | Mentioned |
Room 4 | Absent |
Room 5 | Flashback |
Room 6 | Absent |
Room 7 | Appears |
Room 8 | Absent |
Room 9 | Absent |
Room 10 | Absent |
Room 15 | Absent |
Room 16 | Absent |
Room 17 | Appears |
Room 18 | Fantasy |
Room 19 | Flashback |
Room 20 | Absent |
Room 21 | Absent |
Room 22 | Absent |
Room 28 | Appears |
Room 29 | Absent |
Room 30 | Absent |
Room 31 | Mentioned |
Room 32 | Appears |
Room 33 | Mentioned |
Room 34 | Mentioned |
Room 35 | Absent |
Room 36 | Absent |
Room 37 | Absent |
Room 38 | Absent |
Room 39 | Absent |
Room 40 | Absent |
Room 41 | Absent |
Room 42 | Fantasy |
Room 43 | Absent |
Room 44 | Absent |
Room 45 | Absent |
Room 46 | Absent |
Room 47 | Absent |
Room 48 | Absent |
Room 49 | Absent |
Room 50 | Mentioned |
Room 51 | Absent |
Room 52 | Absent |
Room 53 | Absent |
Room 54 | Absent |
Room 55 | Absent |
Room 56 | Absent |
Room 57 | Absent |
Room 58 | Appears |
Room 59 | Appears |
Room 60 | Absent |
Room 61 | Absent |
Room 62 | Absent |
Room 63 | Appears |
Room 64 | Appears |
Room 65 | Mentioned |
Room 66 | Absent |
Room 67 | Absent |
Room 68 | Absent |
Room 69 | Absent |
Room 70 | Mentioned |
Room 71 | Absent |
Room 72 | Absent |
2nd Year
References
Homeroom Teacher | Sae Chabashira |
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Class Representatives | Suzune Horikita • Yōsuke Hirata |
Students | Kiyotaka Ayanokōji • Kikyō Kushida • Airi Sakura • Kei Karuizawa • Rokusuke Kōenji • Ken Sudō • Kanji Ike • Haruki Yamauchi • Teruhiko Yukimura • Akito Miyake • Haruka Hasebe • Mei-Yu Wang • Kokoro Inogashira • Maya Satō • Hideo Sotomura • Chiaki Matsushita • Satsuki Shinohara • Kayano Onodera • Nene Mori • Wataru Ijūin • Ryōtarō Hondō • Sōshi Miyamoto • Kyōsuke Okitani |
Homeroom Teacher | Sae Chabashira |
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Class Representatives | Suzune Horikita • Yōsuke Hirata |
Students | Kiyotaka Ayanokōji • Kikyō Kushida • Airi Sakura • Kei Karuizawa • Rokusuke Kōenji • Ken Sudō • Kanji Ike • Teruhiko Yukimura • Akito Miyake • Haruka Hasebe • Mei-Yu Wang • Kokoro Inogashira • Maya Satō • Hideo Sotomura • Chiaki Matsushita • Satsuki Shinohara • Kayano Onodera • Nene Mori • Wataru Ijūin • Ryōtarō Hondō • Sōshi Miyamoto • Kyōsuke Okitani |