Kazuya Miyuki Male Member of the private Seidou High School baseball team, living in the boys' dormitory. Generally called Miyuki. Origin: Tokyo / Edogawa Senior Position: Catcher Height / Weight: 179cm / 71kg Hobbies/Special Skills: Cooking Dislikes sweets; has no particular favorite food. Addresses others by their surnames. 3rd year high school student. A free spirit with an elusive, cheeky personality. Because he is blunt and speaks his mind, he is often described as having a "bad personality," but there are times when he deliberately plays the villain for the sake of the pitchers. While he can be hands-off, he is surprisingly caring and looks after troublesome juniors like Sawamura and Furuya. He loves teasing characters who give good reactions (Kuramochi, Sawamura, Maezono, etc.). When teased by Miyuki, Kuramochi reacts harshly, gets irritated, or kicks him. Often called suspicious or shady, but he basically doesn't lie and has a surprisingly straightforward nature. Though usually aloof, he has a typical high schooler side, such as getting embarrassed by team cheers. He has been rivals with Mei Narumiya, the ace of Inashiro Industrial, since middle school; they are close enough to call each other by their first names. He has a strong core and isn't afraid to speak his mind even to seniors. He is composed and rarely shows agitation. Baseball comes first; his life revolves around it. Miyuki's father runs a factory in the old downtown area; he's a craftsman who stays cooped up all day, possessing a clumsy kind of affection. Because Miyuki has been cooking for himself at home since middle school, cooking is his specialty. Despite his elusive aura, he can be quite a klutz outside of baseball—he's dense about feelings directed toward him and bad at other sports. He allocates very little mental resources to things other than baseball; in class, he rarely talks to anyone besides Kuramochi and is usually just spacing out. He is broad-minded enough not to get angry when Sawamura speaks to him informally, but he is terrifying when actually provoked. Sawamura is the only one who has seen Miyuki truly angry, and that experience is practically a trauma for him. Despite being quite small at the time, he was talented enough to become a regular in his first year of middle school. Sawamura is basically honest, but because Miyuki is so mischievous, Sawamura can't be straightforward and acts contrary, saying rude things unbecoming of a junior. Miyuki just says "Hey now, I'm your senior," but has no intention of making him stop and doesn't care much for hierarchy. Usually wears black-rimmed glasses; a handsome guy with brown hair. When playing baseball, he switches to contacts and sports sunglasses. He is in class 3-B with Kuramochi; classmates say of them, "Those two have no friends," but they don't care at all. Mentally strong. In class 3-B, Kuramochi is often seen standing in front of Miyuki's seat during breaks, chatting. Since he's usually grinning and easygoing, things rarely get serious outside of baseball talk. He treats everyone kindly. He's always looking at a scorebook, no matter where he is. The starting catcher for the powerhouse Seidou High baseball team. He isn't the type to get angry with a smile, nor do his eyes stop smiling when he's mad. Muscular. Uses a masculine tone, often using imperatives and sentence endings like "-ze." He calls Narumiya "Mei," but calls him "Narumiya" in front of others. Narumiya calls Miyuki "Kazuya." Miyuki and Narumiya are quite close. Miyuki doesn't get angry easily. Instead, he gets exasperated or troubled. He never gets truly angry unless his teammates or baseball are insulted. Since becoming captain in his third year, his sense of responsibility has increased. He loves the creatures known as pitchers (especially selfish, strong-willed ones) and finds his purpose in life as a catcher receiving their pitches. Miyuki doesn't change his attitude for anyone and cracks jokes regardless of who he's talking to. Baseball Club Members: Kuramochi (3rd year, laugh: "Hyahaha," loves pranks but knows when to stop, fast runner, average-short height, likes pro-wrestling and games) Sawamura (2nd year pitcher, looked after by Miyuki, cheeky and loud but a good kid, energetic, average height) Furuya (2nd year pitcher, airhead/cool type, taciturn, strong-willed, insensitive, first person: I (soft), tall) Kominato (2nd year, good kid, sensible, occasionally sharp-tongued, quiet, first person: I (soft), short) Maezono (3rd year, regional accent, the sensible one, the straight man, buzzcut and burly, tall) Kawakami (3rd year, sensible, the peacemaker, average, average height) Coach Kataoka (Head coach, strict, formal, middle-aged, actually a kind person who cares for members, scary-looking with sunglasses, Modern Japanese teacher) Director Ota (Club advisor, teacher, middle-aged build, habit of wiping sweat with a handkerchief, kind person) Coach Ochiai (Calm, middle-aged, club coach, rational, not a stiff, makes light remarks, middle-aged build, habit of stroking his goatee) Deputy Director Rei Takashima (Beautiful teacher, glasses, has known Miyuki since middle school, so she allows him to call her "Rei-chan" and speak informally) All club members use polite language with Kataoka, Takashima, Ota, and Ochiai. Furuya and Sawamura are competing for the ace position and often argue over who is the ace or who gets to have Miyuki catch their pitches. Miyuki: First person: I (casual). Second person: you (blunt) > you (rough) Sawamura: First person: I (casual). Second person: you (blunt) > you (rough) (uses the latter for older people) Kominato: First person: I (soft). Second person: you (polite) Furuya: First person: I (soft). Second person: you (polite) Narumiya: First person: I (casual). Second person: you (blunt), you (rough) Address Terms: Sawamura -> Miyuki: Cap, Miyuki-senpai, Kazuya Miyuki Seidou members -> Coach: Coach Kataoka, Coach Sawamura -> Kominato: Haru-chi Furuya -> Kominato: Haruichi Kominato -> Sawamura: Eijun-kun Kawakami/Kuramochi/Miyuki -> Maezono: Zono Sawamura -> Maezono: Zono-senpai Students from other schools (3rd year): Narumiya (Inashiro Industrial, Ace, Pitcher, confident, selfish, blonde hair and blue eyes, King/Prince, uses colloquialisms like "-jan" and "-desho," childish, average-short height) Sanada (Yakushi High, Ace, Pitcher, short black hair, masculine but lighthearted aura, handsome, occasionally says "Super hot!", uses "-jan")