yamada umeko

Yamada Umeko, known by her stage name "Sawamiya Erina," is a 16-year-old idol who has gained fame through her appearances in commercials and as a new personality on the Hot-Blooded Banish Academy variety show. On the show, she co-hosts a segment focused on girls who play sports. Naturally athletic, Umeko had a different path before entering the world of idols.

Before becoming an idol, Umeko was a national-level kendoka. Her ability to score a point against Sakaki Ura earned her the title of the "second genius." However, her frustration at not being able to defeat Sakaki Ura led her to quit kendo. This decision marked a turning point in her life, leading her to pursue a career as an idol instead.

Characters

Azuma Satori

Main

Satori Azuma, a first-year high school student (that is, in the anime), is the fifth and the last person to join the Kendo Club. She is very talented in kendo. In fact, Satori is the second strongest in the club, with Tamaki being the strongest; however, ...
Chiba Kirino

Main

Kirino Chiba is a second-year high school student, and the captain of the kendo club. Energetic and enthusiastic, she dreams of leading the team to the nationals. Her family owns a deli named "Chiba Deli." Kirino is very happy that Kojirou has finally beg...
Eiga Danjuurou

Main

Danjuurou Eiga is a round and plain-faced first year who joins the Kendo Club with Yuuji. He originally wanted to join the Ping Pong Club, but there was no such club in the school. He shocks Yuuji and Kojirou when he brings his pretty girlfriend Miyako to...
Ishida Toraji

Main

Otherwise known as "Kojirou," Toraji Ishida is a politics and economics teacher, and also the Kendo Club instructor of Muroe High School. He is perpetually broke and lives from paycheck to paycheck. He often does not have enough left over for food after p...
Kawazoe Tamaki

Main

Tamaki Kawazoe is a first year high school student who is nicknamed "Tama-chan" for short. Despite being a kendo prodigy, she does not see it as a hobby, but rather just as a household chore honed at her home, which happens to be a kendo dojo led by her f...
Kuwahara Sayako

Main

Sayako Kuwahara is a second year high school student who is described as being random and spontaneous, often changing her interests and goals. During her first year, she joins the Kendo Club, but would sometimes disappear for short periods of time, claimi...
Miyazaki Miyako

Main

Miyako Miyazaki is a first year high school student nicknamed "Miya-Miya." She is introduced as a very pretty and friendly girl, and to the surprise of many, the girlfriend of Danjuurou; however, in reality, she possesses a very dark and sadistic personal...
Nakata Yuuji

Main

Yuuji Nakata is a kind, cheerful, and helpful first year student who joins the Kendo Club. He was a member of his junior high school's kendo club and had also attended the Kawazoe Dojo. He had reached the top eight in the prefectural games during junior h...
Andou Yuuri

Supporting

Yuuri Andou, the first second-year student on the team, is a girl who seems to zone out most of the time and seems not to care much about winning, but her looks can deceive others greatly. She is rather skilled at kendo and is quite sadistic, like Miyako ...