


Inquiring at the orphanage, Kou receives a letter, which was apparently written by his real parents and addressed to him. Having his interest back, Kou came to the realization that since his 'mask' is gone, he might as well search for his true parents. Kou and the protagonist's team lost the match, but Kou felt relieved, and thanked Daisuke and the protagonist. The protagonist and Daisuke later invite Kou to participate in the match, much to Kou's surprise. Worried about Kou, Daisuke proposes a plan to fire up Kou's interest in basketball again, by blackmailing other members to have a match. The second time he participates in practice, Kou is shown spacing out, without realizing that the practice is over. Kou eventually becomes disinterested in basketball and skips practice. However, as the protagonist interacts with Kou, Kou's feelings become conflicted he is happy that he does not have to hold the responsibilities as the heir, but at the same time, he felt shunned by his family.
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Kou concludes that being the blood relative, the burden of becoming the heir would fall to her, and he is free to do as he pleases. But the moment he was adopted, his mother gave birth to a girl. He was actually adopted since his parents did not have an heir to carry on the Ichijo name. Kou reveals that not all is lost, however. Because of her strict traditional ways, she frowns upon Kou's participation in basketball, calling the sport "barbaric." The family is led by the grandmother, who decides for the family and is pretty much the defacto head of the House. Kou's life at home revolves around tea ceremonies and other traditional activities. He is apparently from the House of Ichijo, a distinguished family in Inaba who keeps strictly to age-old traditions and customs. Social Link Main article: Social Link/Kou Ichijoīy interacting with Daisuke, however, it is revealed that Kou keeps a lot to himself. He could also be seen chatting with other students or on the basketball court.

Aside from this, he also has a lot of admirers. Kou is frequently seen with Daisuke Nagase, who was childhood friends with him since they were young. When the protagonist officially joins, this will unlock the Strength Arcana Social Link. Kou was glad to have the protagonist on the team, as the basketball team has very few members to keep it afloat. When the protagonist decided to join the basketball team, he meets Kou Ichijo, the spirited team leader.

His favorite restaurant is Chinese Diner Aiya. He has a crush on Chie Satonaka and was shown flustered about it. During one of the conversations, Kou also expresses his dislike towards his name, as he believes that the name 'Kou' sounds bland and boring. With a cheerful and carefree personality, Kou would always attempt to joke around to lift up the mood around his friends. In the summer he wears a white shirt with a blue and white striped collar along with brown pants. When he is in basketball practice he wears a white v-neck tank top with red lines on the sides and short black pants with yellow lines. In Persona 4 The Animation he has dark grayish indigo hair with similarly colored eyes. On the weekends off, he wears a short sleeved white polo shirt and black pants. During basketball club he wears the black basketball uniform with the name of the school. At school he wears the standard Yasogami High school uniform.
