Kisumi Shigino

Kisumi Shigino (鴫野貴澄 Shigino Kisumi) is one of the supporting characters of the anime series Free! and the second volume of the light novel High☆Speed!. Kisumi went to Junior High with Haru, Makoto, Ikuya & Asahi and is currently studying at Hidaka University alongside Haru and Asahi.

Appearance
Kisumi is a tall, young man with wavy, messy, salmon pink hair that goes down between his purple eyes. His usual school uniform consists of black trousers, a white shirt and a red necktie with yellow stripes.

Personality
Kisumi is said to be a refreshing boy who's overly friendly around others. He's talkative and, even though it seems like he doesn't want to, he sometimes insults others without knowing, like he once told Haru he was miserable after Rin left, which made Haru feel irritated. He's a responsible older brother who deeply cares for Hayato and blames himself for his fear of swimming.

History
Kisumi was a part of the basketball club back in Iwatobi Junior High School.

Trivia

 * People often make jokes out of his name because it sounds like English "kiss me".
 * Haru doesn't particularly like Kisumi for the reason being that during middle school, Makoto started hanging out with him too, making him jealous.
 * His uncle runs a small real estate buisness that he often helps with.
 * He's kept in touch with Asahi Shiina since Iwatobi Junior High School and they're still good friends.
 * Kisumi has admitted to Haruka in middle school that he admires the “natural Asahi” who is free, straightforward and always cheerful while he himself is just trying to look good.