Here are the characters of Bamboo Blade B.
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Main Characters
Yuu Ookido
A first year at Hirin Middle School. She is 12-years-old and very tall for her age. Because of her height a lot of the clubs involving sports want her to join them. The problem is, she does very bad at all sports except running. Her and her childhood friend Kenta usually do kendo together, even though she absolutely hates kendo.- Embarrassing Nickname: Because of her height, raw power and long reach, other kendoka refers to Yuu as Gorilla. She doesn't like it at all.
- She Is Not My Girlfriend: Somewhat subverted. Every time someone refers to Kenta as her boyfriend, not only Yuu never denies it, she seems to like the idea.
Kenta Sasamori
A 6th grader at Hinawa Elementary School. He is Yuu's childhood friend and cares for Yuu, but doesn't show it. He is very into kendo and makes Yuu do kendo with him, even though she hates it. He is shown to like anime as well.- Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Got traumatized after seeing many girls his age who came to to the dojo to train ended up in tears after sparring with him. Now, he just froze every time he have to fight a girl. Yuu is the only exception.
Renji Itou
A second year at Hirin Middle School.Nagakura Jin
A second year at Hirin Middle School. Hirin Middle School
Ayumu Mochida
He is a new teacher at Hirin Middle School and the advisor of the newly combined boys' and girls' kendo club. He is a former inter-high best 4, who is proficient in the ascension stance. He loves cactus.Suzuri Kawakami
A second year at Hirin Middle School. She is a member of the Home Economics and Kendo Clubs. Renji's childhood friend.Taiga Sasaki
A third year at Hirin Middle School. The captain of the boy's kendo club.Shunsuke Endou
A third year at Hirin Middle School.Teruki Arima
A third year at Hirin Middle School.Tatsumi Miyamoto
A third year at Hirin Middle School. The captain of the girls kendo club. She used to be member of the manga illustration club in her first year, but switched to the girls' kendo club because of her admiration for the captain, Chiba Kirino.Sariko Kikukawa
A third year at Hirin Middle School.Mayu Tanizaki
A third year at Hirin Middle School.Kiyomu Ono
A second year at Hirin Middle School.Komichi Sugiyama
A second year at Hirin Middle School.Kiba Nana
A first year at Hirin Middle School. She and Yuu have been friends for awhile, but Yuu didn't notice her when she first saw her. Nana completely changed her look from the last time Yuu saw her, replacing her eye glasses with contacts and styling her hair similarly to idol, Sawamiya Erina. She is into music. She is no longer interested in things that Yuu currently likes, because she believes those are for children.Kei Endou
A first year at Hirin Middle School. Shunsuke's younger sister. Her brother forbids her to join the kendo club until he retires from the club.Ayako Sumi
The former adviser to the Hirin Middle School Girl's Kendo Club. She lost her position as adviser when the Girl's Kendo Club and the Boys Kendo Club merged into a single club and a new adviser was appointed. Although she is not a very good kendoka, she cares deeply about the club and its students. She was the adviser of the girl's kendo club when Chiba Kirino attended Hirin Middle School.Shirou Takenaka
The former advisor to the Hirin Middle School Birl's Kendo Club. He lost his position as advisor when the Boys' Kendo Club and the Girls' Kendo Club merged into a single club and a new adviser was appointed.Kirino Chiba
An alumnus of Hirin Middle School, former kendo club captain. Currently a second year student at Muroe Highschool. Only appears in flashback.Sayako Kuwahara
An alumnus of Hirin Middle School. Currently a second year student at Muroe Highschool. Only known by name. Yuu and Kenta Relatives
Yuu's Mother
No name given, work as an instructor at a cooking school.- Catchphrase: "Let's Cooking!"
- Feminine Women Can Cook
Yuu's Father
No name given, work as a salaryman.Kenzou Sasamori
The owner of the Sasamori Dojo. Kenta and the Saimura siblings grandfather.Kaguya Saimura
- Gamer Chick: The national champions of the game Mononofu Blade.
- In-Series Nickname: "The Second Ura", "Monster".
- Never Bareheaded: Almost never seen without her crescent moon hair ornament, she even attach it in her head protector.
Yo Saimura
A 6th grader, Kaguya's younger brother and Kenta's cousin. The current Japan elementary national champion. Ten'ou Middle School
Shoutarou Satou
A second year student at Ten'ou Middle School. A member of Kouinryuu Dojo.- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: After he decided to get serious, he goes all the way to won the Japanese National Inter Middle Tournament
Keisuke Tsujimura
A second year student at Ten'ou Middle School. A member of Kouinryuu Dojo.Ryuuji Yoshida
A third year student at Ten'ou Middle School.Hajime Baba
A third year student at Ten'ou Middle School. The captain of the kendo club.Hime Okuzono
A second year student at Ten'ou Middle School. Used to go to the same dojo as Renji and Jin and the reason they got kicked out from that dojo.- Lawful Stupid: The most by-the-book person in the series, she doesn't care if someone do something bad or outside of common-sense as long as they don't break the written rules.
Chiru Masago
A second year student at Ten'ou Middle School.Chika Konuma
A third year student at Ten'ou Middle School.Kyouko Kawabata
The advisor of Ten'ou kendo club. Gen'ei Academy
Suiren Yaginuma
- The Fighting Narcissist: A positive one. Somewhat vain and obsessed with her own beauty, yet a genuinely skilled kendoka and a graceful loser. Defeating her is much more likely to convince her that she's still lacking in "beauty" and make her more determined to improve herself.
- Passionate Sports Girl: She dedicates herself to pursue true beauty through the mastery of kendo.
Sae Nemoto
A third year student at Gen'ei Academy.Kaneto Ozeki
A second year student at Gen'ei Academy. A member of Kouinryuu Dojo.- Would Hit a Girl: He simply doesn't hold back and always giving his all in a match, even against women or children.
Shirokiji Academy
Souji Kazami
A third year student at Shirokiji Academy.Kousei Watanabe
A third year student at Shirokiji Academy. Other Characters
Hibachi Matsuno
A third year student. A member of Kouinryuu Dojo.Kou Murayama
