He is the captain of the Kamakura-Kita High School track club and the object of Hitomi Kanzaki's affection. As a sprinter holding a national record and an overall amiable individual, Amano has garnered significant popularity among his peers at Kamakura-Kita High School. His presence plays a pivotal role in Hitomi's decision to join the track club, and her feelings for him become evident not only to Yukari Uchida, her best friend, but also to Amano himself. However, upon learning that Amano plans to leave the country to study abroad, Hitomi resolves to ask him for her first kiss if she can run 100 meters in 13 seconds. The unexpected arrival of a dragon and a prince leads Amano to attempt to grab Hitomi, but she vanishes, pulling Amano into the unfolding drama.
(Source: Visions of Escaflowne Wiki)
In the 1994 manga, he appears with largely the same role, albeit with a few minor differences.
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