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Nasu Squad[edit source]
Rei Nasu[edit source]
Nasu and Kumagai share a strong friendship and care deeply for one another, so much so that Nasu was outraged by Wen Sō disguised herself as Kumagai[1] and, right before defeating the Neighbor, she claimed that she was taking revenge for the injuries she had inflicted on her friend.[2] In combat Kumagai often serves as Nasu's bodyguard.[3] Nasu calls Kumagai by her nickname followed by the diminutive suffix -chan,[4] while the latter calls her by her first name, without honorifics.[5]
Akane Hiura[edit source]
Hiura was scouted by Kumagai,[6] who is classmates with her brother.[3] Kumagai is somewhat of a mentor figure to her and directs her in combat.[7][8][9][10] As with the other members of the squad, however, their relationship also extends beyond that into friendship, with Kumagai being genuinely saddened at the prospect of Hiura leaving the team.[11][12] Hiura addresses Kumagai by her surname followed by the honorific -senpai,[8][13] while Kumagai uses her first name, without honorifics.[14]
Sayoko Shiki[edit source]
Kumagai is the one who scouted Shiki and brought her on as the squad's Operator.[15][16] The two seem to be the most active while brainstorming the squad's strategies.[17] They appear to be close, as Kumagai addresses Shiki by her first name, without honorifics.[18]
Others[edit source]
Yūichi Jin[edit source]
Jin has a history of catching Kumagai by surprise and smacking her backside without her consent, which she occasionally reacts to by punching him in the face and warning that she will report him if he keeps it up. However, she does not appear to genuinely resent him, as she immediately dropped the discussion when Jin advised her that the aces her squad would be up against in the next match were currently sparring in a solo rank war. He addresses her by her nickname followed by the suffix -chan, while she uses his surname and appends the honorific -san.[19]
Kei Tachikawa[edit source]
Tachikawa calls Kumagai by her nickname "Kuma," without honorifics.[20] He does so because, in spite of having been corrected by her six times in a row in the past, he is unable to read the characters in her surname, and Kumagai has come to accept it.[21] In his commentary of Nasu Squad's match against Tamakoma Second and Suzunari First Tachikawa bluntly stated that feelings hardly impact the outcome of a battle when Kaho Mikami praised Kumagai's resolve,[22] but he later pointed out that thinking the opposite would equate to holding that the loser did not want the victory enough, implying that it would be a disservice to Kumagai, whereas he was actually quite impressed by her passion.[23]
Kuniharu Kakizaki and Ryō Utagawa[edit source]
Kakizaki, Kumagai, and Utagawa play basketball together in their free time.[24]
References[edit source]
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 126 (p. 14)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 130 (p. 15)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 World Trigger Manga — Vol. 12 Character Profile
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 95 (p. 12)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 126 (p. 13)
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: How and when did Akane become Narasaka's disciple? Does Narasaka have any other disciples?
A: When Akane was invited to join Nasu Squad (when Kumagai brought her along), Nasu asked her cousin Narasaka to make her his disciple. By the way, his other disciple besides Akane is the Four-Eyes with a promising future, Shōhei Kodera.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 302, Question 127 - ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 95 (p. 10-11)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 96 (p. 16)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 98 (p. 6-7)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 98 (p. 12)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 94 (p. 15)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 96 (p. 7-8)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 98 (p. 6)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 95 (p. 10)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 176)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 178)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 94 (p. 11-15)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 130 (p. 6)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 93 (p. 16-17)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 99 (p. 3)
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Tachikawa called Kumagai "Kuma", but what relationship do they have?
A: The relationship of a college student who read the kanji for "Kumagai" wrong 6 times in a row, and a broad-minded female high schooler who tolerates that.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 293, Question 52 - ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 99 (p. 10)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 99 (p. 17)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Vol. 16 Character Profile
