sprinteur | (=・∞・) TIGER FACTS

BIRTHDAY | August 28th
HOMETOWN | Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan
SIGN | Virgo
BLOOD TYPE | B
HEIGHT | 165 cm (5' 5")
WEIGHT | 56 kg (123 lbs)
CYCLIST TYPE | Sprinter
BICYCLE | Pinarello (black and white)
VOICE ACTOR | Fukushima Jun

TRIVIA

LIKES
-Bread, or rather, he likes milk. Since he wants to grow bigger, he eats a lot of calcium
-Fireworks (owns his own yukata)

COLLECTS
-Red things
-Flashy things

TALENTS
-Setting up barbecue the right way

BEST SUBJECT
-Likes geography

FAMILY
-His family is poor in comparison to the other team members' families.
-Naruko lives with his grandparents in addition to his primary family.
-Naruko has four siblings (totaling five), he is the second oldest; with one older sister, a younger brother in Junior High, and two younger brothers in Elementary School.
-Takes good care of his younger brothers
-His younger brothers look up to him
-He always carries candies around to give to them

MISC
-He hates to lose; when he was an elementary school student, everyone called him "Speed-eating and Speed-drinking Shou-chan"
-Naruko is the only member of team Sohoku who has a Kansai accent because he is from Osaka. This accent is characterized as being both more melodic and harsh by speakers of standard Japanese.
-Naruko is good at Onsen Table Tennis as well
–Likes girls who like to look after you.
–Naruko can cook since he is often responsible for taking care of his brothers. Onoda and Imaizumi have yet to eat his home cooking. Naruko’s specialty dish is sweet and sour pork.
-If Naruko were to go professional his team would be Blitzen because it’s red, Sensei says.
-He doesn’t share a room with his siblings.
–Naruko’s parents bought him his Pinarello as a reward after getting 100 on his exams.
–Naruko’s first love was in fourth grade (at the age of 7), the daughter of a candy shop that he often went to.
-Naruko grew 2cm after the 1st inter-high.
–Naruko’s weakness is running into a girl just as he’s coming out of the bathroom after taking a dump. He can’t stand the embarrassment from that.
–Really looked down on Teshima at first.
–Besides bikes, the other sport he’s good at is hot springs ping pong and baseball.
–Naruko dyed his hair ever since he was a kid because he wanted to stand out.
–Imaizumi, Onoda, and Naruko often go to play at Naruko’s house when they are not playing at Onoda’s house. At Naruko’s house, they play games like Othello. Since Naruko has brothers, he is the best at Othello. Imaizumi comes in second, and Onoda loses in Othello every time.
–Naruko’s father works in a company office, which is why his family moves a lot. His family is poor in comparison to the other characters’ families. Both of Naruko’s parents work.
–Naruko’s height does not include his hair.
–Tadokoro and Naruko still keep in contact with each other. Naruko doesn’t seem to keep in touch with many other people.
–When Naruko won the training camp race and got to order Imaizumi around, the kind of things he ordered Imaizumi to do was (1) Wash his bicycle, (2) Give him his side dishes, (3) Take his pillow. Naruko used two pillows so he could sleep with his head a little higher. Imaizumi didn’t have a pillow that night.
–Naruko does not own a pet.
–Naruko is very ticklish, especially around the stomach.
–Naruko had a rival, much like Imaizumi, during his time in Osaka.

Sources: one | two