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Leon Kuwata Character Analysis

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Leon Kuwata -Leon Kuwata hates baseball. So much, in fact, that he has never attended a practice session in his life. He enrolled in Hope’s Peak as an excuse to quit. However, after attending Hope’s Peak for a short time, he realized that he enjoys the game aspect of baseball, and he hopes that his former coach will welcome him back to the team upon his escape.

-Kuwata’s dream is to become a musician. A punk musician, to be exact.

-Kuwata hated shaving his head for the baseball photoshoot.

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