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A list of characters appearing in Ro Kyu Bu!


Keishin Academy Girls Basketball Team

Subaru Hasegawa

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Position: Head Coach / Point Guard (Nashiba Men's Team)
Height: 172 cm (5 feet 8 inches)
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.


Aoi Ogiyama

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Position: Assistant Coach / Center (middle school)
Height: 163 cm (5 feet 4 inches)
Blood Type: O
Voiced by: Kanae Ito

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Subaru's childhood friend and prospective manager of their school's boys' basketball team.


Tomoka Minato

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Number: 4
Position: Shooting Guard (previously Small Forward)
Height: 142 cm (4 feet 8 inches)
Class: 6-C
Birthdate: September 9th (Virgo)
Blood Type: A
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

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


  • The Ace/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.
  • A-Cup Angst: Feels rather uneasy about her bust size, and gets teased about it by her teammates from time to time.
  • Adaptational Badass: Appears as a playable character in the crossover Fighting Game Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, with her basketball team as Assist Characters.
  • All of the Other Reindeer: Her obsession with winning has cost her friends back at her previous school.
  • Beauty Mark: Below her left eye.
  • 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 Know Madden Kombat: In Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax: her fighting style is based on her position as captain of her basketball team, as she throws basketballs as projectiles, or passing them to her partners for varied attacks. One of her super moves is a reference to her Scoop Shot Signature Move, as she catches her opponent into a basketball, dribbles and throws him/her high above, all while wings sprout from her back.
  • 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.
  • Nice Girl
  • One-Girl Army: Defeats the boys' basketball team all by herself.
  • 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. Tied at lateral speed (i.e. in a straight line), but Tomoka changes directions more quickly and has a more reliable long-range jump shot.

Maho Misawa

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Number: 5
Position: Power Forward
Height: 145 cm (4 feet 9 inches)
Class: 6-C
Birthdate: July 2nd (Cancer)
Blood Type: AB
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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Saki Nagatsuka

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Number: 6
Position: Point Guard (previously Shooting Guard)
Height: 148 cm (4 feet 10 inches)
Class: 6-C
Birthdate: July 1st (Cancer)
Blood Type: O
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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Number: 7
Position: Center
Height: SECRET [~170 cm (~5 feet 7 inches)]
Class: 6-C
Birthdate: April 5th (Aries)
Blood Type: A
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka

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


Hinata Hakamada

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Number: 8
Position: Small Forward (previously Point Guard and Shooting Guard)
Height: 137 cm (4 feet 6 inches)
Class: 6-C
Birthdate: March 3rd (Pisces)
Blood Type: O
Voiced by: Yui Ogura

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An unusually tiny girl with a love of stuffed toys.


Kagetsu Hakamada

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Number: 9 (previously 8)
Position: Center
Height: 160 cm (5 feet 3 inches)
Class: 5-D
Blood Type: O
Voiced by: Asami Seto

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Hina's younger sister.


  • Badass on Paper: Stated to be Keishin's marathon champion in the first season, but gets tired just as quickly as everyone else in the 5th grade team in the second season. It is possible that basketball training may be much more grueling than running in a marathon.
  • Big Little Sister: Easily One Head Taller than her older sister Hinata.
  • 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.
  • Lightning Bruiser: Shorter, but faster than Airi.
  • Rose-Haired Girl

Mimi Balguerie

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Number: 10 (33 in France, 4 in the ForM tournament)
Position: Small Forward
Height: 135 cm (4 feet 5 inches)
Class: 5-D
Birthdate: February 3rd (Aquarius)
Blood Type: AB
Voiced by: Misaki Kuno

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A 5th-grade French-Japanese transfer student at Keishin Academy.


Tsubaki and Hiiragi Takenaka

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Numbers: 11 (Tsubaki) and 12 (Hiiragi) (previously 6 and 9, 7 for Hiiragi in the ForM tournament)
Position: Power Forward / Point Guard
Height: 140 cm (4 feet 7 inches)
Class: 5-A
Birthdate: January 1 (Capricorn)
Blood Type: B
Voiced by: Minami Tsuda (Tsubaki) and Aya Suzaki (Hiiragi)

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Natsuhi's younger twin siblings.


Masami Fujii

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Number: 13 (previously 1)
Position: Shooting Guard
Height: 143 cm (4 feet 8 1/2 inches)
Class: 5-B
Blood Type: O
Voiced by: Risa Taneda

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Saki's neighbor and self-proclaimed rival. Her family owns a sushi shop just in front of the Nagatsukas' okonomiyaki shop. Saki beats her at everything, but when she saw her make a jump shot in a game against the Keishin boys' team, she trains herself to shoot from a much longer distance than Saki can.


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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 Height: 154 cm (5'0")

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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

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 Height: 200 cm (6'7")

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 Voiced by: Kenji Hamada

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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. ---

Relatives and Friends

Nayu Hasegawa (nee Takamura)

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 Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

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Subaru's mother and Mihoshi's older sister.


Satsuki "Zono" Kakizono and Tae "Shouji" Mishouji

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 Voiced by: Asuka Oogame and Ai Kayano

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Those Two Girls who are friends and middle school teammates of Aoi. They are aware of Aoi's crush on Subaru and try to help her get together with him.

Ginga Hasegawa

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 Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

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Subaru's father who works in Hawaii.


Shinobu Minato

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 Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu

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Tomoka's father. He is really against Tomoka playing basketball after the incident in her old school which scarred her for life, until Subaru convinces him to reconsider after she gains the courage to return to the sport alongside her new-found friends.

  • Blind Without'Em: So much he couldn't recognize Subaru when they met again, this time with Tomoka and her friends.
  • Henpecked Husband: Implied to be this in the Light Novels, as he simply couldn't disagree with his wife about anything, especially regarding their daughter.
  • Overprotective Dad: Seems to be really against Tomoka playing basketball, at least until Subaru convinces him to reconsider.
  • Samurai: His old-fashioned clothes and ways of thinking definitely gives some samurai vibes from him.
  • Scary Shiny Glasses
  • Strong Family Resemblance: His daughter Tomoka gets her hair style from him.

Kaori Minato

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 Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama

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Tomoka's mother and Shinobu's wife who first appears by surprise at Subaru's house to thank him and his mother for taking care of her daughter.

Fuuga Misawa

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 Voiced by: Teruyuki Tanzawa

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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.

Kuina "Yanbaru" Hijiri

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 Voiced by: Ayane Sakura

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The Misawa residence maid.

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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  Voiced by:: Chieko Kagose

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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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  Voiced by:: Naoko Sugiura

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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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  Voiced by:: Arisa Nishiguchi

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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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  Voiced by:: Rei Mochizuki

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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

Nobue Okuda, Yume Nakano, and Wakana Kitano

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  Jersey Numbers: 9, 10, and 11

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  Voiced by:: Yuiko Tatsumi, Haruka Yamazaki, and Ari Ozawa

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Three Suzuridani 5th graders who got teamed up with Rena and Aya in the second quarter of their tournament match against Keishin.

  • What the Hell, Hero?: All three of them call Rena out for dragging down the team with her selfish antics.

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.


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  Aya: Which do you prefer: have the team win because of you, or lose because of you?

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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.
  • 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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  Voiced by: Satomi Satou

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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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  Voiced by:: Ayako Kawasumi

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


Rivals

Ryuichi Suga

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  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.


Nana Yotsuya

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  Voiced by:: Asami Shimoda

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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.


Mayumi Odaka

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  Voiced by:: Yuiko Tatsumi

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Nana's friend.


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