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* [[The Lancer]]
 
* [[The Lancer]]
 
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: In the first season, she's almost always itching to take a shot as soon as she has the ball. She changed for the better in the second season.
 
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: In the first season, she's almost always itching to take a shot as soon as she has the ball. She changed for the better in the second season.
* [[Long-Range Fighter]]: Specializes in long-range jump shots in the first season of the anime.
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* [[Long-Range Fighter]]: Specializes in long-range jump shots in the first season of the anime. No longer needed to in the second season with the arrival of [[Crippling Overspecialization|Masami]].
 
* [[The Nicknamer]]
 
* [[The Nicknamer]]
 
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: The most touchy-feely one towards Subaru among her teammates.
 
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: The most touchy-feely one towards Subaru among her teammates.
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{{quote| '''Jersey Number:''' 6}}
 
{{quote| '''Jersey Number:''' 6}}
{{quote| '''Jersey Number:''' Shooting Guard (Season 1, up to Episode 11) -> Point Guard (Season 1, Episode 11 onwards; Season 2)}}
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{{quote| '''Position:''' Shooting Guard (Season 1, up to Episode 11) -> Point Guard (Season 1, Episode 11 onwards; Season 2)}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Youko Hikasa]]}}
 
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Youko Hikasa]]}}
 
A smart, nerdy kid and team strategist.
 
A smart, nerdy kid and team strategist.
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* [[Gentle Giant]]
 
* [[Gentle Giant]]
 
* [[Glass Cannon]]/[[Stone Wall]]: Her size makes her an ideal center, but she's so anxious about her size and does not like getting hit on the court. It took a [[Secret Test of Character]] from Aoi to help her overcome these problems and prepare her into her best-suited role.
 
* [[Glass Cannon]]/[[Stone Wall]]: Her size makes her an ideal center, but she's so anxious about her size and does not like getting hit on the court. It took a [[Secret Test of Character]] from Aoi to help her overcome these problems and prepare her into her best-suited role.
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* [[Heroic Second Wind]]: Pulls one after a pep talk from her big brother Banri to utterly destroy the opposing center from Ryuichi's gang.
 
* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: As tall as Subaru, point in fact.
 
* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: As tall as Subaru, point in fact.
 
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]/[[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Easily has the best figure of the entire cast (Aoi and Nayu included), and hence falls victim to ''majority'' of the show's fanservice humor.
 
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]/[[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Easily has the best figure of the entire cast (Aoi and Nayu included), and hence falls victim to ''majority'' of the show's fanservice humor.
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** Performed a crazy [[Offhand Backhand]] that [[Spanner in the Works|pretty much blasted away]] Suzuridani's calculated tactics.
 
** Performed a crazy [[Offhand Backhand]] that [[Spanner in the Works|pretty much blasted away]] Suzuridani's calculated tactics.
 
* [[Fake Weakness]]: Uses it to great effect, as Suzuridani found out the hard way.
 
* [[Fake Weakness]]: Uses it to great effect, as Suzuridani found out the hard way.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: While not exactly known for her speed, her small size allows her to get past [[Mighty Glacier|bigger defenders]] on offense, and she can be quite the formidable defender on the court despite her poor health.
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* [[Fragile Speedster]]: While not exactly known for her speed, her small size allows her to get past [[Mighty Glacier|bigger defenders]] on offense, and she can be quite the pesky defender on the court despite her poor health.
 
* [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]]
 
* [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]]
 
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]
 
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]
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* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Subaru.
 
* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Subaru.
 
* [[Cute Sports Club Manager]]: She wanted to be this for her school's boys' basketball team ([[Suspiciously Specific Denial|of course, Subaru's presence]] [[Tsundere|has nothing to do with it]]), long before the scandal that caused the team to be given a year-long ban.
 
* [[Cute Sports Club Manager]]: She wanted to be this for her school's boys' basketball team ([[Suspiciously Specific Denial|of course, Subaru's presence]] [[Tsundere|has nothing to do with it]]), long before the scandal that caused the team to be given a year-long ban.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Becomes this to the five girls after becoming a confidant to Subaru's double life.
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* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Becomes this to the five main girls after becoming a confidant to Subaru's double life.
 
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Her reaction to anyone insinuating that something's going on between her and Subaru.
 
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Her reaction to anyone insinuating that something's going on between her and Subaru.
 
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: By way of accidentally flaunting her panties every time she kicks.
 
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: By way of accidentally flaunting her panties every time she kicks.
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A French-Japanese exchange student in Kagetsu's class. Because of her father's job, she has to stay in Japan for a while.
 
A French-Japanese exchange student in Kagetsu's class. Because of her father's job, she has to stay in Japan for a while.
 
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* [[The Ace]]: Stated to be better than Tomoka individually, but lacks the team spirit to take her talents to the next level.
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* [[The Ace]]: Stated to be better than Tomoka individually, but lacks the team spirit to take her game to the next level.
 
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Born to a French father and a Japanese mother.
 
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Born to a French father and a Japanese mother.
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* [[Force and Finesse]]: The Finesse to Rena's Force. While Rena's playing style revolves around her plowing through the defense and making a beeline towards the basket, Mimi's playing style focuses on [[Spin Attack|flashy spin moves]] no ordinary grade school girl could ever pull off.
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* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Standing at only 135 cm (4-5), she is one of the best players on the Keishin team, if not the entire series.
 
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Goes up to her waist.
 
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Goes up to her waist.
* [[Signature Move]]: [[Spin Attack|Un Deux Trois]]
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* [[Signature Move]]: [[Spin Attack|Un Deux]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Trois]]
 
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
 
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
   
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Saki's neighbor and rival. Her family owns a sushi shop just in front of the Nagatsukas' okonomiyaki shop. She resents Saki for beating her at pretty much anything, from studies to cooking. After seeing Saki make a jump shot during the Girls vs. Boys match, she trains herself to shoot from a much longer range than Saki (stated to be behind the three-point line in regular basketball) in hopes of finally beating her at something.
 
Saki's neighbor and rival. Her family owns a sushi shop just in front of the Nagatsukas' okonomiyaki shop. She resents Saki for beating her at pretty much anything, from studies to cooking. After seeing Saki make a jump shot during the Girls vs. Boys match, she trains herself to shoot from a much longer range than Saki (stated to be behind the three-point line in regular basketball) in hopes of finally beating her at something.
 
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Downplayed. Since mini-basketball does not implement the three-point line, her long-range shooting is not as useful as a three-point play (Making a field goal after drawing a foul, then making the resulting extra free throw) for scoring in a hurry, [[This Looks Like a Job For Aquaman|it does have some use in catching zone defenses off-guard]].
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Downplayed with her long-range jump shot. Since mini-basketball does not implement the three-point line, it's not as useful as a three-point play (Making a field goal after drawing a foul, then making the resulting extra free throw) for scoring in a hurry, [[This Looks Like a Job For Aquaman|but it does have some use for catching double teams and zone defenses off-guard]].
 
* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]: Easily the best pure long-range shooter on the Keishin team, but other than that she pretty much has ''nothing else''.
 
* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]: Easily the best pure long-range shooter on the Keishin team, but other than that she pretty much has ''nothing else''.
 
* [[Hair Decorations]]: She wears a ponytail with a long white ribbon.
 
* [[Hair Decorations]]: She wears a ponytail with a long white ribbon.
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* [[Rapunzel Hair]]
 
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]
 
* [[The Resenter]]: Due to being [[Always Second Best]] to Saki.
 
* [[The Resenter]]: Due to being [[Always Second Best]] to Saki.
* [[The Rival]]: To Saki. Not that she really cares...
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* [[The Rival]]: To Saki. She does care for her like an older sister to a younger one, though.
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]
   
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* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Keeps teasing Subaru about being a [[Lolicon]] after the scandal that brought a year-long suspension to his team.
 
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Keeps teasing Subaru about being a [[Lolicon]] after the scandal that brought a year-long suspension to his team.
   
 
=== Banri Kashii ===
 
Airi's older brother. He is partly responsible for the accident which caused her hydrophobia when they were younger, thus creating a wedge between them. His introduction into the series focuses on him trying to make amends with her as she finds the strength she needs to take her game to the next level.
 
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* [[Accidental Misnaming]]: Subaru and Aoi thought his surname was Kashima, until Banri cleared it up for them. Cue an [[Oh Crap]] reaction from Subaru.
 
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Eventually becomes this for Airi.
 
* [[Dare To Be Badass]]: Pulls one to trigger Airi's [[Heroic Second Wind]] against the center player of Ryuichi's gang.
 
* [[The Big Guy]]: As a high school freshman, he already stands at 195 cm (6-5). [[In The Blood|It runs in the family, indeed]].
 
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: When he gets a hold of a basketball.
 
* [[Manly Tears]]: Since his introduction, [[So Proud Of You|he goes into this every time Airi does something awesome]].
 
* [[Red Baron]]: The Great Wall of China, a pun on his given name.
   
 
== Relatives ==
 
== Relatives ==
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* [[Like Father, Like Son]]: Subaru inherits his looks and basketball skills.
 
* [[Like Father, Like Son]]: Subaru inherits his looks and basketball skills.
 
* [[The Mentor]]: To Subaru, Mimi, and for a short time, the other 5th graders.
 
* [[The Mentor]]: To Subaru, Mimi, and for a short time, the other 5th graders.
 
=== Banri Kashii ===
 
Airi's older brother. He is partly responsible for the accident which caused her hydrophobia when they were younger, thus creating a wedge between them. His introduction into the series focuses on him trying to make amends with her as she finds the strength she needs to take her game to the next level.
 
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* [[Accidental Misnaming]]: Subaru and Aoi thought his surname was Kashima, until Banri cleared it up for them. Cue an [[Oh Crap]] reaction from Subaru.
 
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Eventually becomes this for Airi.
 
* [[Dare To Be Badass]]: Pulls one to trigger Airi's [[Heroic Second Wind]] against the center player of Ryuichi's gang.
 
* [[The Big Guy]]: As a high school freshman, he already stands at 195 cm (6-5). [[In The Blood|It runs in the family, indeed]].
 
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: When he gets a hold of a basketball.
 
* [[Manly Tears]]: Since his introduction, [[So Proud Of You|he goes into this every time Airi does something awesome]].
 
* [[Red Baron]]: The Great Wall of China, a pun on his given name.
 
   
 
=== Fuuga Misawa ===
 
=== Fuuga Misawa ===
Maho's father. A renowned fashion designer who runs a sports gear line called ForM.
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Maho's father. A renowned fashion designer who runs the sports clothing line ForM.
 
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* [[Big Fancy House]]: He's the owner of one.
 
* [[Big Fancy House]]: He's the owner of one.
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* [[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]
 
* [[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Her reaction to Airi curbstomping her in their tournament match.
   
 
=== Misuzu Kuumoto ===
 
=== Misuzu Kuumoto ===
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* [[Bifauxnen]]: Looks like a boy at first glance.
 
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Looks like a boy at first glance.
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* [[No Name Given]]:
   
 
=== Ran Yahagi ===
 
=== Ran Yahagi ===
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=== Momoe Tachibana ===
 
=== Momoe Tachibana ===
 
{{quote| '''Jersey Number:''' 8}}
 
{{quote| '''Jersey Number:''' 8}}
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{{quote| '''Position:''' Power Forward}}
 
Starting power forward of Suzuridani.
 
Starting power forward of Suzuridani.
 
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* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: An already minor character in the first season who gets sidelined even more in the second season, even going as far as losing her starting spot to Rena in the second half of their tournament match.
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
   
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Suzuridani's rookie center player. She used to be a member of the gymnastics team, until she hit a growth spurt which hindered her routines.
 
Suzuridani's rookie center player. She used to be a member of the gymnastics team, until she hit a growth spurt which hindered her routines.
 
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* [[Discard and Draw]]: She had to leave from gymnastics when she could no longer do her usual routines when she got taller. At first, she suffered confidence issues as she learns the basics of basketball. After playing Airi for the first time, she improved so well within a short period of time she could now go toe-to-toe with her idol.
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* [[Discard and Draw]]: She had to leave gymnastics when she could no longer do her usual routines as she got taller. At first, she suffered massive confidence issues as she learns the basics of basketball. After playing Airi for the first time, she improved so well within a short period of time she could now keep up with her idol.
 
* [[Friendly Rivalry]]: With Airi.
 
* [[Friendly Rivalry]]: With Airi.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: A big yellow ribbon tied on her waist-length hair
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* [[Hair Decorations]]: A big yellow ribbon tied on her waist-length hair.
 
* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: Slightly shorter than Airi, standing at 167 cm at age 11.
 
* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: Slightly shorter than Airi, standing at 167 cm at age 11.
 
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]
 
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]
 
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
 
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
* [[Token Good Teammate]]: While the Suzuridani players aren't evil per se, Aya seems to be the most feminine and mild-mannered among her teammates.
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* [[Token Good Teammate]]: While the Suzuridani players aren't exactly evil, Aya seems to be the most feminine and mild-mannered among her teammates.
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* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] where she calls Rena out for dragging their team down with her selfishness.
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
   
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* [[Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy|Arrogant Kung-Fu Gal]]: She's basically Miyu cranked [[Up To Eleven]].
 
* [[Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy|Arrogant Kung-Fu Gal]]: She's basically Miyu cranked [[Up To Eleven]].
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* [[Attack, Attack, Attack]]: She is so confident in her one-on-one game she refuses to back down even when up against ''five defenders at once''.
 
* [[Badass Decay]]: After beating TsubaHii one-on-two, she lost one-on-five to the Keishin 5th grade team, and ''then'' got her ass handed to her by Maho and Tomoka in the 2nd half of their tournament game.
 
* [[Badass Decay]]: After beating TsubaHii one-on-two, she lost one-on-five to the Keishin 5th grade team, and ''then'' got her ass handed to her by Maho and Tomoka in the 2nd half of their tournament game.
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* [[Force and Finesse]]: The Force to Mimi's Finesse. While Mimi has some [[Spin Attack|flashy spin moves in her arsenal]], Rena's playing style pretty much revolves around [[Attack, Attack, Attack|making a beeline towards the basket]], the defense is just an obstacle in her way.
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* [[Nice Hat]]: Wears a black-and-pink cap with the words '''DARK STAR NIGHTS''' on it in her civilian outfit.
 
* [[OralFixationFixation]]: Often seen with a lollipop on her mouth.
 
* [[OralFixationFixation]]: Often seen with a lollipop on her mouth.
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Rena is an unstoppable beast on the hardcourt at only 135 cm.
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* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Rena is an absolute beast on the hardcourt at only 135 cm.
 
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: To Miyu after her [[Face-Heel Turn]].
 
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: To Miyu after her [[Face-Heel Turn]].
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: She's unstoppable in isolation (one-on-one) plays, but is pretty much useless when playing with a team.
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* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Unstoppable in isolation (one-on-one) plays, pretty much useless playing with a team.
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Wears a pair of thigh-high red-and-black socks in her civilian outfit.
   
 
=== Manaka Nobidome ===
 
=== Manaka Nobidome ===
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* [[Cool Big Sis]]: To the entire Suzuridani team.
 
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: To the entire Suzuridani team.
* [[Famed In-Story]]: Subaru knows her as a [[Long-Range Fighter|fearsome three-point shooter]] in middle school.
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* [[Famed in Story]]: Aoi recognizes her as a [[Long-Range Fighter|fearsome three-point shooter]] in middle school. It took quite a while for Subaru to do the same, though.
 
* [[Game-Breaking Injury]]: Had to walk on a pair of pimp canes as a result. She recovered just in time for the regional tournament.
 
* [[Game-Breaking Injury]]: Had to walk on a pair of pimp canes as a result. She recovered just in time for the regional tournament.
 
* [[Green Eyes]]
 
* [[Green Eyes]]
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* [[Green Eyes]]
 
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Stern Teacher]]
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* [[Stern Teacher]]: In the first season.
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
 
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
   
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== Rivals ==
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=== Ryuichi Suga ===
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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''': Shintaro Asanuma}}
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Subaru's rival in middle school. He currently attends the school Subaru was supposed to be in, until the latter decided to attend Nashiba to follow his father's footsteps.
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* [[Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy]]: Treats his teammates as nothing more than his supporting cast.
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: He's basically [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight|Gilgamesh]] if he's into basketball.
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* [[I Work Alone]]: See [[Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy]] above.
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* [[Sore Loser]]: Really hated it when he lost to Subaru during their rematch.
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=== Nana Yotsuya ===
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Ryuichi's cousin, a first year middle school (7th grade) student who claimed the rooftop court Subaru and his gang were practicing for themselves. She is matched up against Tomoka in their 3-on-3 matches against Subaru's team.
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* [[Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy|Arrogant Kung-Fu Gal]]
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: Apparently, 7th grade students are adults just because they could board a train using adult tickets. (Hint: they are not, ''yet''.)
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Grade A white socks with [[Twin Tails]].
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=== Mayumi Odaka ===
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Nana's friend.
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* [[The Big Guy]]: In Ryuichi's gang.
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* [[Dull Surprise]]
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* [[Force and Finesse]]: The Force to Airi's Finesse. Mayumi plays an up-close, physical game similar to that of a traditional back-to-basket center, which clobbered Airi until her [[Heroic Second Wind]] allows her to play a keep-the-ball-away face-up game that rendered Mayumi's physical style useless.
 
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A list of characters appearing in Ro Kyu Bu!


Keishin Private Academy Girls Basketball Team

Subaru Hasegawa

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 Position: Head Coach

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 Voiced by: Yuuki Kaji

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The protagonist and a freshman at Nashiba High School, whose dreams of playing in their boys' basketball team took a heartbreaking blow when the team was meted out a year-long suspension for its captain allegedly hitting on their adviser's daughter, a sixth-grade schoolgirl. In the meantime, he reluctantly accepts his aunt Mihoshi's part-time job offer as coach of her school's girls' basketball team, of which she is the adviser.


Tomoka Minato

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 Jersey Number: 4

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 Position: Small Forward (Season 1) -> Shooting Guard (Season 2)

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 Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

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Keishin's star female basketball player who, ironically, has misgivings about her skill.


  • A-Cup Angst: Feels rather uneasy about her bust size, and gets teased about it by her teammates from time to time.
  • All of the Other Reindeer: Her obsession with winning has cost her friends back at her previous school.
  • Beauty Mark: Below her left eye.
  • Broken Ace: Very skilled in basketball, able to take boys her age head-on and win...and has lost many friends from her previous school because of her over-competitiveness.
  • Determinator: Accepts Mihoshi's 50-consecutive-jumpshot challenge and goes to great lengths to achieve it, in order to convince Subaru to continue coaching the team.
  • The Heroine: The most experienced player and de facto team captain.
  • I Just Want to Have Friends: ...Even if it means giving up her favorite sport. Subaru helps her balance out friendships and basketball.
  • Lightning Bruiser: She's a beast on the hardcourt. Too bad she's prone to calling plays out loud.
  • Mentor Ship: Her friends ship her with Subaru.
  • Nice Girl
  • One-Girl Army: Defeats the boys' basketball team all by herself.
  • Power Gives You Wings: She sprouted wings from her back when she performed the Scoop Shot for the first time during their official match against the 5th graders.
  • Precocious Crush: Out of all the girls, she is the one closest to Subaru, after he vows to protect her dream of playing basketball.
  • Rose-Haired Girl
  • Ryu and Ken: The Ryu to Maho's Ken in the second half of the story. They have similar defensive abilities and lateral speed, but Maho is more athletic while she changes directions faster, handles the ball better, and has a more reliable long-range shot, thus making her playing closer to that of the Swingman (SG/SF hybrid).
  • Signature Move: The Scoop Shot, learned from Subaru.

Maho Misawa

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 Jersey Number: 5

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 Position: Power Forward

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 Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi

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An energetic blonde kid from a rich family.


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 She's very optimistic and tries to think that it's a mistake.

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  • Power Blonde
  • Primal Fear: The dark.
  • Ryu and Ken: The Ken to Tomoka's Ryu in the second half of the story. They have similar defensive abilities and lateral speed, but Tomoka changes directions faster, handles the ball better, and has a more reliable long-range shot; while Maho is more athletic and is capable of playing the high post on offense and shutting down the opponent's top scoring threat on defense, making her playing style closer to that of the Cornerman (SF/PF hybrid).
  • Spoiled Sweet
  • Took A Level In Badass: In the first season, she was very prone to committing errors due to her impulsiveness. Come the second season, she turned out to be about just as good as Tomoka, even going as far as completely shutting Rena down when the entire 5th grade team could barely keep up with her.

Saki Nagatsuka

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 Jersey Number: 6

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 Position: Shooting Guard (Season 1, up to Episode 11) -> Point Guard (Season 1, Episode 11 onwards; Season 2)

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 Voiced by: Youko Hikasa

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A smart, nerdy kid and team strategist.


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 "Eh? Already?"

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Airi Kashii

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 Jersey Number: 7

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 Position: Center

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 Voiced by: Rina Hidaka

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An unusually tall, busty girl with issues concerning her figure.


Hinata Hakamada

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 Jersey Number: 8

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 Position: Point Guard (Season 1, up to Episode 11) -> Shooting Guard (Season 1, Episode 11 onwards} -> Small Forward (Season 2)

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 Voiced by: Yui Ogura

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An unusually tiny girl with a love of stuffed toys.


Aoi Ogiyama

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 Position: Assistant Coach

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 Voiced by: Kanae Ito

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Subaru's childhood friend and prospective manager of their school's boys' basketball team. She later enters the team as the coach of the 5th grade team.


Kagetsu Hakamada

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 Jersey Number: 9 (previously 8)

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 Position: Forward-Center

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 Voiced by: Asami Seto

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Hina's younger sister. She eventually joins the girls basketball team with four other 5th grade girls.


  • The Big Girl: Of the 5th grade team.
  • Big Little Sister
  • Lightning Bruiser: Although shorter than Airi, she's still pretty big for her age (160 cm at age 11). She makes up for her lack of size for the Center position with higher stamina, foot speed and jumping ability.
  • My Greatest Failure: Fell asleep one snowy day alone at home, only to find out later that Hinata lay freezing and unconscious outside all this time, which she believed to have resulted in her sister's frail constitution.
  • Rose-Haired Girl

Mimi Balguerie

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 Jersey Number: 10 (previously 33)

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 Position: Small Forward

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 Voiced by: Misaki Kuno

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A French-Japanese exchange student in Kagetsu's class. Because of her father's job, she has to stay in Japan for a while.


  • The Ace: Stated to be better than Tomoka individually, but lacks the team spirit to take her game to the next level.
  • But Not Too Foreign: Born to a French father and a Japanese mother.
  • Force and Finesse: The Finesse to Rena's Force. While Rena's playing style revolves around her plowing through the defense and making a beeline towards the basket, Mimi's playing style focuses on flashy spin moves no ordinary grade school girl could ever pull off.
  • Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Standing at only 135 cm (4-5), she is one of the best players on the Keishin team, if not the entire series.
  • Rapunzel Hair: Goes up to her waist.
  • Signature Move: Un Deux Trois
  • White-Haired Pretty Girl

Tsubaki and Hiiragi Takenaka

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 Jersey Numbers: 11 and 12 (previously 6 and 9, 7 for Hiiragi during the ForM tournament)

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 Position: Forward-Guard

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 Voiced by: Minami Tsuda and Aya Suzaki

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Natsuhi's twin sisters, massive bro-cons who hate Maho's guts for obvious reasons.


  • Confusion Fu: The twins are so in sync with each other they are capable of performing combination plays designed to confuse the hell out of their opponents.
  • The Dividual: They are often inseparable, hence their In-Series Nickname TsubaHii.
  • Identical Twin ID Tag: Tsubaki wears a yellow flower hairpin on the left side of her hair, while Hiiragi wears a pink flower hairpin on the right side of her hair.
  • The Rival: To Maho.
  • Single-Minded Twins: To the point both of them can be considered a single person.
  • Theme Naming: Named after the camellia and holly flowers, respectively.

Masami Fujii

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 Jersey Number: 13 (previously 1)

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 Position: Shooting Guard

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 Voiced by: Risa Taneda

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Saki's neighbor and rival. Her family owns a sushi shop just in front of the Nagatsukas' okonomiyaki shop. She resents Saki for beating her at pretty much anything, from studies to cooking. After seeing Saki make a jump shot during the Girls vs. Boys match, she trains herself to shoot from a much longer range than Saki (stated to be behind the three-point line in regular basketball) in hopes of finally beating her at something.


Keishin Private Academy Students, Faculty, and Staff

Mihoshi Takamura

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 Voiced by: Shizuka Ito

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Subaru's aunt, younger sister of his mother Nayu, and advisor of Keishin Girls' Basketball Team.


Natsuhi Takenaka

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 Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki

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Maho and Saki's childhood friend and star player of Keishin's Boys' Basketball Team.


Touko Hatano

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 Voiced by: Rina Sato

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Head of Keishin's infirmary.


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 "I love little girls, but I especially love you." (To Mihoshi)

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Nashiba High School

Kazunari Uehara

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 Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

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Subaru's best friend.


Banri Kashii

Airi's older brother. He is partly responsible for the accident which caused her hydrophobia when they were younger, thus creating a wedge between them. His introduction into the series focuses on him trying to make amends with her as she finds the strength she needs to take her game to the next level. ---

  • Accidental Misnaming: Subaru and Aoi thought his surname was Kashima, until Banri cleared it up for them. Cue an Oh Crap reaction from Subaru.
  • Big Brother Mentor: Eventually becomes this for Airi.
  • Dare To Be Badass: Pulls one to trigger Airi's Heroic Second Wind against the center player of Ryuichi's gang.
  • The Big Guy: As a high school freshman, he already stands at 195 cm (6-5). It runs in the family, indeed.
  • Hot-Blooded: When he gets a hold of a basketball.
  • Manly Tears: Since his introduction, he goes into this every time Airi does something awesome.
  • Red Baron: The Great Wall of China, a pun on his given name.

Relatives

Nayu Hasegawa (nee Takamura)

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 Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

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Subaru's mother and Mihoshi's older sister.


Ginga Hasegawa

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 Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

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Subaru's father who works in Hawaii.


Fuuga Misawa

Maho's father. A renowned fashion designer who runs the sports clothing line ForM. ---

  • Big Fancy House: He's the owner of one.
  • Hospitality For Heroes: As gratitude for taking care of Maho, the man offers Subaru anything he wants, including bringing the US Dream Team to Japan just for him! Fortunately, Subaru only needs his help in organizing an invitational tournament to serve as exposure for Keishin's two five-person teams.

Suzuridani Girls' Academy

Miyu Aida

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  Jersey Number: 4

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  Position: Shooting Guard

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  Voiced by: Mariya Ise

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Team captain of the Suzuridani Team.


Kumi Tsukada

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  Jersey Number: 5

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  Position: Center

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The starting center of Suzuridani.


Misuzu Kuumoto

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  Jersey Number: 6

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  Position: Small Forward

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The starting small forward of Suzuridani.


Ran Yahagi

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  Jersey Number: 7

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  Position: Point Guard

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The starting point guard of Suzuridani.


Momoe Tachibana

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  Jersey Number: 8

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  Position: Power Forward

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Starting power forward of Suzuridani.


  • Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: An already minor character in the first season who gets sidelined even more in the second season, even going as far as losing her starting spot to Rena in the second half of their tournament match.
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Aya Miyakoouji

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  Jersey Number: 12

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  Position: Center

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  Voiced by: Yumi Hara

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Suzuridani's rookie center player. She used to be a member of the gymnastics team, until she hit a growth spurt which hindered her routines.


Rena Ashihara

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  Jersey Number: 13

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  Position: Small Forward

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  Voiced by: Akiko Hasegawa

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A short 5th grade player from Suzuridani.


  • Arrogant Kung-Fu Gal: She's basically Miyu cranked Up To Eleven.
  • Attack, Attack, Attack: She is so confident in her one-on-one game she refuses to back down even when up against five defenders at once.
  • Badass Decay: After beating TsubaHii one-on-two, she lost one-on-five to the Keishin 5th grade team, and then got her ass handed to her by Maho and Tomoka in the 2nd half of their tournament game.
  • Force and Finesse: The Force to Mimi's Finesse. While Mimi has some flashy spin moves in her arsenal, Rena's playing style pretty much revolves around making a beeline towards the basket, the defense is just an obstacle in her way.
  • Nice Hat: Wears a black-and-pink cap with the words DARK STAR NIGHTS on it in her civilian outfit.
  • OralFixationFixation: Often seen with a lollipop on her mouth.
  • Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Rena is an absolute beast on the hardcourt at only 135 cm.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To Miyu after her Face-Heel Turn.
  • Weaksauce Weakness: Unstoppable in isolation (one-on-one) plays, pretty much useless playing with a team.
  • Zettai Ryouiki: Wears a pair of thigh-high red-and-black socks in her civilian outfit.

Manaka Nobidome

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  Position: Head Coach

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Second Year, Suzuridani Girls' Academy High School Department. She assumes head coaching duties for Suzuridani's Elementary Basketball Team.


Hatsue Nobidome

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Manaka's sister and advisor of Suzuridani Girls' Academy Elementary Basketball Team.


Rivals

Ryuichi Suga

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Subaru's rival in middle school. He currently attends the school Subaru was supposed to be in, until the latter decided to attend Nashiba to follow his father's footsteps.


  • Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Treats his teammates as nothing more than his supporting cast.
  • Captain Ersatz: He's basically Gilgamesh if he's into basketball.
  • I Work Alone: See Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy above.
  • Sore Loser: Really hated it when he lost to Subaru during their rematch.

Nana Yotsuya

Ryuichi's cousin, a first year middle school (7th grade) student who claimed the rooftop court Subaru and his gang were practicing for themselves. She is matched up against Tomoka in their 3-on-3 matches against Subaru's team.


  • Arrogant Kung-Fu Gal
  • Blatant Lies: Apparently, 7th grade students are adults just because they could board a train using adult tickets. (Hint: they are not, yet.)
  • Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A white socks with Twin Tails.

Mayumi Odaka

Nana's friend.


  • The Big Guy: In Ryuichi's gang.
  • Dull Surprise
  • Force and Finesse: The Force to Airi's Finesse. Mayumi plays an up-close, physical game similar to that of a traditional back-to-basket center, which clobbered Airi until her Heroic Second Wind allows her to play a keep-the-ball-away face-up game that rendered Mayumi's physical style useless.