Ayumu Kouda

Ayumu Kouda (幸田 歩 Kōda Ayumu) is the son of Masachika Kouda, the younger brother of Kyouko Kouda and the adoptive younger brother of Rei Kiriyama.

Appearance
Ayumu is a boy with short brown hair, green eyes and freckles.

Etymology

 * The name Ayumu means "walk, step, foot soldier" (歩) and it is written with the kanji used for the pawn in shōgi.
 * The kanji "歩" is derived from the Pawn piece (歩兵), the fuhyo. Like Kyouko Kouda, this has only be explicitly pointed out in the live action adaptation.
 * Ayumu's surname Kouda means "happiness, good luck" (幸) (kou) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Trivia

 * Ayumu is the same age as Rei Kiriyama.
 * After losing to Rei in shogi, Ayumu stopped playing at all and afterward started confining himself to his room and only playing video games.