Shinobu Echigo

Raised in a family that runs a kendo school, Echigo has practiced kendo herself since childhood. She joins New Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling at roughly the same time as Hikaru Ogawa. Not long after her arrival, Echigo takes over from Kayo Ozawa as dorm prefect. She and Chizuru Nagahara win the IWWF Asia Tag Team Champions after it is vacated by the previous title-holders Mighty Yukiko and Bomber Kishima. During the JWI fiasco, not only does Echigo loudly condemn the very idea of defecting to JWI, but she moreover makes it a point to punish returning defectors with extra dorm chores after JWI imploded. Later, Echigo and Nagahara are one of the tag teams invited to the "Strongest Tag League" battle. Echigo is extremely serious, demands discipline both from herself and from others, and possesses unshakable loyalty to New Japan. Of all the dorm prefects, she is by far the strictest in enforcing of dorm rules. To emphasize this, she wears a kendo uniform and carries a bamboo sword as her standard casual dress around the dorm. Although those under her charge find her overbearing, her presence in New Japan is invaluable in maintaining high morale. In the ring, Echigo excels in defense but is poor in offense. Lacking in imagination, she is often stuck with basic moves even when great opportunities present themselves.