Minori Kushieda

She studies in class 2-C, the same class as Ryuuji and is best friends with Taiga Aisaka. She is also the captain of the school's softball club, although at the same time she carries out many part-time jobs. At the same time, she holds many part time jobs, like a mobile phone stylist, a waitress at a family restaurant, a clerk at a convenience store, as well as roles at a shabu-shabu joint and a karaoke box. she is working hard because she does not want to be a hindrance to anyone. Her ultimate goal for saving money is to get into a sports university and aim for the national softball league. She is a glutton when it comes to food, but is also constantly combating with dieting, calling herself a 'diet warrior'. This (again) reflects her energetic personality.

Appearance: Minori is a girl of medium height. Her amaranth pink hair reaches her shoulders, with a fringe that covers part of her forehead, Her hair is pink-colored amaranth and her eyes are the same color. She is usually shown wearing her school uniform. Occasionally, she is shown wearing jeans with flashy blouses and when she is at her part-time jobs, she wears the uniform of each respectively.

Personality: Minori is very athletic and is the captain of the girl's softball club at school, and, in the later part of the series, the captain of the merged boys and girls softball team. Her energy is a never-ending flow, and this energy is extremely shown in her personality. She is usually cheerful, if not always and knows exactly how to turn a mistake into a thing to be happy about or laughed at. She gets a thrill out of being scared, unlike most people. She also seems to have a very high amount of skill in that regard. Whether it's acting scared or scaring others. Despite her air-headed tendencies, she is very perceptive, It is implied that her air-headed tendencies is a façade, to hide the deepest sadness in her heart that she doesn't want to show. This is shown when she gets nosebleeds sometimes.