__Height:__ 5'6"

Akira Saionji is a former professional woman's soccer player, and junior high soccer coach. Prior to her coaching the Hiba Junior High soccer team, Saionji was a Japanese female representative. One of her games was viewed by Yuki, a future student at Josui Junior High. After retiring from professional soccer, Saionji went on to coach the successful Hiba team. She was later offered a job as the assistant coach for the Tokyo Select team, an offer she accepted.

She likes Tofu and hates mice. Her hobby and special skills are collecting teddy bears and Kendo.

Everybody has a dream, and for Sho Kazamatsuri, that dream is simple: he wants to be the best soccer player he can possibly be. He's the spirited leader of the Josui Junior High team and everyone looks up to him. In turn, he tries to keep the team together at any cost!
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(Source: Viz Media)

Kazamatsuri Shou's dream has always been to become a professional soccer player, but he has one problem: he's not very good at the game. He was accepted to the prestigious Musashi no Mori Junior High, known for its top rate soccer team, but he was never able to rise beyond the rank of third stringer. After transferring to Sakura Jousui Junior High, he can finally play soccer. And, with the support of his new friends and teammates, his strong determination, and lots of hard work, his soccer skills are developing rapidly and setting Shou well on his way to achieving his dream.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

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Sonozaki went under a hiragana writing of her name as a stage name before she became a regular in TV series and drama outside of anime, whereupon she switched to using her real name.
