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Kenka Banchō 3 cast
Rashin Koko (Rashin High School)
The school where the main character comes from, which goes to Kyouto for a week-long school trip. The school's prefecture of origin must be chosen before playing the game, and the very first boss of the game will be the region's respective banchō.
The 18-year old banchō of Rashin High School.
Takashi's best friend and classmate, a lively troublemaker.
A classmate of Takashi, she's in love with him and follows him even if he doesn't behave well. One of Takashi's possible love interests.
Takashi Sakamoto
- Living Legend: Catches the attention of all the bancho in Kyouto after defeating his prefecture's bancho in the station.
- To Be a Master
Yōhei Sawakita
Manami Fujisawa
Reito Kagenuma
A classmate of Takashi, and a model student that loathes him. He's also in love with Manami.- Insufferable Genius: Always looks at an excuse to blame to Takashi to tell Suzuki to.
- Covert Pervert
Toshirō Suzuki
A teacher of Rashin High, known as "Suzukin" (Tin Suzuki) / "Suzumecium". He threatens to not graudate Takashi unless he goes to the school trip to Kyouto.Kiyoshi Furuya
A teacher of Rashin High, known as "Kiyo-chan". He's mild-mannered in comparison to Toshirō, and more understanding of students. Shinsengumi / Ikeda Kōkō (Ikeda High School)
A organization of Kyouto ruffians, who have the tradition of challenging other banchōs that come from other regions — so far, they've been undefeated in ten years. They belong to Ikeda Kōkō, the school with the most powerful Banchōs in Kyouto.
A 17-year-old student of Ikeda High, although she tends to skip classes. She's a friend of Kotone, and tries to protect her from possible ruffians. One of Takashi's possible love interests.
Isami Kondō
The banchō of Ikeda High, and therefore the strongest banchō in the country. He's Aya's older brother.Toshizō Hijikata
The sub-leader of the Shinsengumi, and a man who values harsh discipline.- Anti-Villain: He's not interested in fighting against foreign banchos, and offers the main character to have a truce.
Sōji Okita
Shinsengumi's #3, who is in charge of Ikeda High whenever his two superiors are out.Aya Kondō
Kashitarō Itō
A Ikeda High student who asks Takashi to defeat Hijikata.- The Starscream: He asks the main character to rid of his superiors probably either to ascend within the Shinsengumi, and/or get revenge from being expelled from Ikeda high.
Other characters
Ryujiro Sakamoto
Takashi's father, and the head priest of a buddhist temple. However, he's rather accquainted with violence. He appears later in Kyouto looking for souvenirs for his neighbors, but he's obviously watching his son's progress.Kotone
Yoshio Chiba
A returning character from the first two games, who continues his role as an information dealer. He's in the lobby of the ryokan (Japanese inn) where the Rashin High students are lodged.Iwaoka Tetsuo
A juvenile division detective feared all over the country, known as "Gantetsu". Yohei and Manami mistake him for a gangster.Mizoguchi Makoto
A guest character from Fighter's History, who overheard the oncoming fight of banchos of all the nation and wanted to participate.- Optional Boss: He can be fought against after defeating the bancho of every prefecture.
Kenka Banchō Bros. cast
Kenka Banchō Bros. cast
Kazuki Sanada
Kōsuke Takaya
Risa Aida
Mondo Owada
Daiya Owada
The 47 nationwide banchōs
The Series Mascot of the franchise's games developed by studio Bullet (Kenka Banchō 3, 4, 5 & Bros.). They first appear in the third game as banchō representatives of The 47 Prefectures in a school trip to Kyouto, and the player character has the possibility of defeating every one of them. In the sequels, they appear as extra characters, although Bros. introduces a new set of 47 rivals, this time in Toukyo. Hokkaidō & Tōhoku regions
Kumajūrō Hanyu (Hokkaidō — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Gentle Giant: Tough enough to withstand against a bear, but gentle nonetheless.
- Held Back in School
Masao Higuchi (Hokkaidō — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kengo Kasai (Aomori — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Challenge Seeker: He doesn't start up fights, but is always ready to accept one.
- Wolf Pack Boss: Fights along two enemy mooks.
Reiko Aiba (Aomori — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kyōhei Kuji (Iwate — Kenka Banchō 3)
- The Quiet One: Lets his underling speak for him, unless he loses.
Shouta Kumagai (Iwate —Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Ichirō Aizawa (Miyagi — Kenka Banchō 3)
- The Fashionista: He's for some reason incredibly interested in the protagonist's fashion style.
Masaharu Kikuchi (Miyagi — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kenji Kusanagi (Akita — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Blood Knight: Likes to hurt people, and doesn't even care for the bancho contest.
Daigo Miura (Akita — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Takuya Hoshikawa (Yamagata — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Reluctant Warrior: Even if he's good at fighting, he's not interested in doing so unless he's challenged. Somehow, he became the top bancho of Yamagata.
Tsurunosuke Ito (Yamagata — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Ryōji Shishido (Fukushima — Kenka Banchō 3)
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Awesome Ego: Has a massive ego (and isn't a bad fighter), but even if he prefers to leave his minions to fight, he values their loyalty.
Kunio Kanno (Fukushima — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kantō region
Atsushi Onizawa (Ibaraki — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Grammar Nazi: He's not interested in fighting at all, avoiding it at all costs... Until the main character mispronounces Onizawa's prefecture.
- Patriotic Fervor
Akira Watabiki (Ibaraki — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Junya Akutsu (Tochigi — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Combat Pragmatist: He suspects himself to be weaker than the protagonist, so doesn't bother to fight one-on-one.
Tōru Tezuka (Tochigi — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Sayo Jinguu (Gunma — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Action Girl: She's an old-school sukeban who's underestimated by the main character simply for being a woman.
Shunsuke Kitazune (Gunma — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Naoya Arai (Saitama — Kenka Banchō 3)
Tsuyoshi Iwasaki (Saitama — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Naoki Shinozuka (Chiba — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Blood Knight
- Combat Pragmatist: Doesn't hesitate to attack first, or to do it with weapons.
Takanobu Sakuma (Chiba — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Masahi Honbashi (Tokyo — Kenka Banchō 3)
- A Father to His Men: Likes his minions and he likes them back.
Ren Hironaka (Tokyo — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kazuya Nīkura (Kanagawa — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Constantly Curious: Asks too many things to the main character, just to know if he has any chance at victory.
Ryōta Sagami (Kanagawa — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Chūbu region
Keisuke Sasagawa (Niigata — Kenka Banchō 3)
Hakkai Soga (Niigata — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Yūji Arisawa (Toyama — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Nobody Touches the Hair: Takashi constantly picks on his mohawk, calling him chicken. Needless to say, he doesn't take it well.
Takumi Inagaki (Toyama — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Tatsuya Taniuchi (Ishikawa — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Upper-Class Twit: Fitting to his backstory, he has too much ego and no fighting skills to back it up.
Daichi Nishide (Ishikawa — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Nobuo Shirasaki (Fukui — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Stealth Expert: Stays hidden in Kyouto all week, except when trying to catch by surprise a rival bancho.
Shun Shirosaki (Fukui — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Asago Ōshiba (Yamanashi — Kenka Banchō 3)
- No-Nonsense Nemesis: Doesn't bother to play much with the main character, preferring to showcase his strength.
Kōhei Kyōchū (Yamanashi — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Tadanobu Katsuno (Nagano — Kenka Banchō 3)
- No Sense of Humor: He doesn't take kindly to the protagonist's joke of wearing a boy's clothes yet looking like an old man.
Yūto Todoroki (Nagano — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kōji Mabuchi (Gifu — Kenka Banchō 3)
- A Father to His Men: His minions respect him, and he doesn't want to dissapoint them.
Naoki Shiotani (Gifu — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kyōji Sone (Shizuoka — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Gratuitous English: In the Japanese version. In the translation, he speaks all the time with -izzle.
- Reluctant Warrior: Doesn't really want to fight the main character, but feels obligated to do so after his boss' orders.
Seiya Mochizuki (Shizuoka — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Hiroki Inukai (Aichi — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Bad Boss: He treats everyone else below him — even the main character, after being defeated.
Tsubasa Kanamiya (Aichi — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kinki (Kansai) region
Noritaka Hamachi (Mie — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Real Men Wear Pink: Has a tough appearance, but talks in a very effeminate way.
Daiki Shiroyama (Mie — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Ryūsuke Nishihori (Shiga — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Awesomeness by Analysis: He's more of an analyser than a fighter.
Riku Hongō (Shiga — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Hiroyuki Shitaka (Kyōto — Kenka Banchō 3)
- In-Joke: The trip to Kyouto absoultely bores him, and he'd rather fistfight. This makes sense, since Kyouto is an obvious No Communities Were Harmed version of his hometown, Kyoto.
Daisuke Nishijin (Kyōto — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Hajime Inui (Ōsaka — Kenka Banchō 3)
- The Prankster: As expected from a Osaka character, he's a jokester, although his idea of being funny (asking for money) looks more like stupidity.
Atsufumi Toyozaki (Ōsaka — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Suguru Tabuchi (Hyōgo — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Spoiled Brat: He wears a high-class school uniform and isn't interested in fighting against the protagonist unlike other banchos, since he thinks Takashi is beneath him.
Keigo Inobe (Hyōgo — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Daisuke Fukunishi (Nara — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Small Reference Pools: Resembles the famous Nara daibutsu, one of Nara's best-known tourist sights.
- We Have Reserves: He's got a massive bancho gang, and lets many of his peons fight the main character to test his strength, and to get rid of him.
Itsuki Tatsumi (Nara — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Ryūji Furukubo (Wakayama — Kenka Banchō 3)
Kotarō Enomoto (Wakayama — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Chūgoku & Shikoku regions
Shūhei Miyakoda (Tottori — Kenka Banchō 3)
Hayato Kageyama (Tottori — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Airi / Eri Sumikawa (Shimane — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Gyaru Girl
- Tsundere: Seems to admire the protagonist, and is eager to fight him.
Chieri Sumikawa (Shimane — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Tarō Kurozumi (Okayama — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Shout-Out: He's called Taro and calls his minions "dog", "pheasant" and "monkey", just like Momotarō.
Ryō Imō (Okayama — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Daigo Kanbara / Kamihara (Hiroshima — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Hair-Trigger Temper: He has a bit of a indecisive passive-agressive temper, fighting the main character almost by accident.
Satoshi Kuroda (Hiroshima — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Torakichi Fukuda (Yamaguchi — Kenka Banchō 3)
Naoya Saikyō (Yamaguchi — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Shin'ya Amō / Shinya Amou (Tokushima — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Soul Brotha: Has a bit of the vibe, being cool and smart... Although he has no problem selling his boss if defeated.
Hikaru Miuma (Tokushima — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Masaki Tao (Kagawa — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Dirty Coward: Wants to run away from Takashi's fight, from sending his peons to running away from him.
Takaaki Manabe (Kagawa — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Mitsuru Sogabe (Ehime — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Flunky Boss: Lets his minions fight for him at first, but has no problem fighting one-on-one when the main character's strength is proven.
Shingo Ochi (Ehime — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Yōsuke Kariya / Karitani (Kochi — Kenka Banchō 3)
- To Be a Master: He's stubbornly focused on defeating the Shinsengumi.
Yō Ogasawara (Kochi — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kyūshū & Okinawa regions
Kenta Ishimatsu (Fukuoka — Kenka Banchō 3)
Kazuma Koga (Fukuoka — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Toshiki Jinnai (Saga — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Good Old Ways: Talks and behaves in an old-fashioned way, even wanting to commit seppuku after losing.
Taichi Ichinose (Saga — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Tetsuya Fukabori (Nagasaki — Kenka Banchō 3)
- I Just Want to Have Friends: He's bored with his acquintances, and is interested in knowing the protagonist.
Norimasa Ura (Nagasaki — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Kōichi Koga (Kumamoto — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Casanova Wannabe: Not successful at all as a casanova.
Sōichirō Sonoda (Kumamoto — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Akira Mitarai (Ōita — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Small Name, Big Ego: Tries to force the protagonist to worship him.
Minoru Umeki (Ōita — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Shingo Kanemaru (Miyazaki — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Reluctant Warrior: Isn't interested at all in fighting, and wants to avoid being defeated by the protagonist at all costs.
Fumiya Hikada (Miyazaki — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Takamori Kajiya (Kagoshima — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Terse Talker: Although he has a little bit of a Miles Gloriosus side.
Yoriki Samejima (Kagoshima — Kenka Banchō Bros.)
Shigenori Higa (Okinawa — Kenka Banchō 3)
- Graceful Loser
- I Know Karate: Knows Okinawan karate.
