Minori Kushieda

Minori Kushieda is one of the series' female protagonists. She is a student in Class 2-C and the best friend of Taiga Aisaka. Minori is a girl of average height. Her hair is shoulder length, she has a medium-long fringe that covers a small part of her forehead, after Episode 20 her fringe is slightly shorter. Her hair is pink-colored amaranth and her eyes are the same color. She is usually shown wearing the school uniform. Occasionally, she is shown wearing jeans with flashy blouses and when she is on her part-time jobs, she wears the uniform of each respectively. 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. 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. Later on in the series, she reveals that 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. 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, and is one of the few people to see Ryuuji for the gentle person he is, and is also not fooled by Ami's acts of innocence. Her intuition is very noteworthy, and she can question a single act down to the point where it can be answered with simple responses. She also sees and knows that Ryuuji and Taiga love and care for each other deeply despite Taiga's acts of pushing Ryuuji and Minori to be together. 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.